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Situation of African Refugees

A/RES/34/61View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 83 Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, published in 1979.

What subjects does this mandate have?

3 subjects
AfricaAfrican RefugeesRefugee Assistance

What’s in this document?

8 operative paragraphs
1
Fully endorses the recommendations adopted by the Arusha Conference on the Situation of Refugees in Africa;
2
Expresses its appreciation to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and his staff for the work they have done in the care of African refugees;
3
Calls attention to the urgent need for increased resources to care for the ever-growing number of African refugees which to date is about four million;
4
Appeals to all Governments, international organizations and non-governmental organizations to intensify their activities and programmes in support of African refugees;
5
Stresses the urgent necessity for consideration by the international community of ways and means by which a constant flow of resources to the Office of the High Commissioner can be secured for the implementation of long-term programmes;
6
Calls upon the Secretary-General and the specialized agencies to assist the High Commissioner in giving the widest possible dissemination of information on the plight of the African refugees;
7
Requests the High Commissioner to report to the General Assembly at its thirty-fifth session on the contributions made by his Office towards the implementation of the recommendations of the Arusha Conference on the Situation of Refugees in Africa;
8
Further requests the High Commissioner to make every effort to mobilize additional resources for African refugees in collaboration with the specialized agencies
concerned and non-governmental organizations and to report to the General Assembly at its thirty-fifth session.
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