Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

A/RES/39/140View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1985.

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36 documents · 1953–1986

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Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1986	A/RES/40/118	Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	—	–
1985	A/RES/39/140	Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	938	–
1984	A/RES/38/121	Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	516	–
1983	A/RES/37/195	Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	—	–
1982	A/RES/36/125	Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	1,221	–

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Displaced Persons Humanitarian Assistance International Cooperation International Instruments Refugee Assistance Refugee Camps Refugee Protection Refugees Repatriation

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Strongly reaffirms the fundamental nature of the High Commissioner's function to provide international protection and the need for Governments to continue to co-operate fully with his Office in order to facilitate the effective exercise of this function, in particular by acceding to and fully implementing the relevant international and regional refugee instruments and by scrupulously observ ing the principles of asylum and non-refoulement;

Condemns all violations of the rights and safety of refugees and asylum-seekers, in particular those perpetrat ed through military or armed attacks against refugee camps and settlements and other forms of brutality and by the failure to rescue asylum-seekers in distress at sea;

Urges all States, in co-operation with the Office of the High Commissioner and other competent interna tional bodies, to take all measures necessary to ensure the safety of refugees and asylum-seekers;

Also urges all States to support the High Commis sioner in discharging his responsibility to pursue durable solutions to the problem of refugees and displaced persons of concern to his Office, primarily through voluntary repatriation or return, including assistance to returnees, as appropriate, or, wherever appropriate, through integration in countries of asylum or resettlement in third countries;

Expresses deep appreciation for the valuable mate rial and humanitarian response of many receiving countries, in particular those developing countries that, despite serious economic crises and limited resources, con tinue to admit, on a permanent or temporary basis, large numbers of refugees and displaced persons of concern to the Office of the High Commissioner, and, reaffirming the principle of international solidarity and burden-sharing, urges the international community to assist receiving countries in order to enable them to cope with the addi tional burden created by their presence;

Notes with satisfaction the initiatives taken by the High Commissioner in developing the concept of develop ment-oriented assistance to refugees and returnees,

wherever appropriate, and urges him to pursue those efforts in co-operation with interested Governments, as well as with the World Bank, the United Nations Develop ment Programme and other developmental organizations, including non-governmental organizations;

Commends all States that facilitate the attainment of durable solutions and contribute generously to the High Commissioner's programmes;

Notes with appreciation the support consistently giv en to the High Commissioner by agencies of the United Nations system, as well as intergovernmental and non governmental organizations, in carrying out his humanita rian task and requests the High Commissioner to continue to co-ordinate his efforts with those agencies and organizations;

Calls upon all States to promote durable solutions and to contribute generously to the High Commissioner's humanitarian programmes in order to assist persons of concern to the High Commissioner in a spirit of interna tional solidarity and burden-sharing.

198 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-ninth Session, Supple 201 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 189, No. 2545, p. 137. ment No. 12 (A/39/12).

202 Ibid., vol. 606, No. 8791, p. 267.

199 Ibid., Supplement No. 12A (A/39/12/Add.l).

203 See A/39/402 and Add. I and 2. 200 Ibid., Thirty-ninth Session, Third Committee, 36th meeting, paras.

204 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-ninth Session, Supple 1-12.

ment No. 12A (A/39 I 2/ Add. I), para. 185.

ANNEX

Draft Convention aplnst Traffic In Narcotic Drop and Psychotropic Substances and Related Activities Preamble The States Parties to the present Convention,

Concerned that illicit traffic in and use of narcotic drugs and psycho tropic substances transcend the sphere of the physical and moral well-being of mankind and are detrimental to the identity and integration of peoples, since they constitute a factor of dependence and corruption which under mines their spiritual, cultural, social and economic values, and aware that such problems must be dealt with within the framework of international co-operation and global geopolitics, since drugs are goods used to weaken the legitimate economies of the countries and to undermine their sover eignty, and that such practices are impeding development, especially in the countries of the Andean region, agree to declare illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, the fundamental means of promoting illicit use of such substances, which use is inflicting serious harm on the youth of the world, to be a grave crime against humanity under interna tional law, having regard to the following considerations:

Whereas illicit traffic in and use of such substances are detrimental to the integrity and identity of our peoples since they undermine their spiri tual, historical and social values, and, as a result of technical advances in the communications media, unprecedented expansion in untoward cross cultural influences, increase in organized crime and other factors, have reached proportions too great to be dealt with through the isolated demands and actions of States,

Whereas there is clear evidence that illicit trafficking is closely linked to the designs and actions of some aimed at subverting the legal order and social peace in our countries in pursuit of their despicable commercial aims, and that it constitutes a factor of dependence for developing peoples and impedes economic integration in keeping with their common interests,

Whereas it is clearly established that illicit trafficking operates by corrupting the political and administrative structures of producing and consuming countries and undermines the security and defence of peoples by sapping their military strength and affecting their sovereignty,

Whereas there is a need for international legislation that would pro vide a basis for effective action to combat illicit trafficking in and use of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances beyond national boundaries, and for punishing those responsible wherever they may be.

205 N39/407, annex.

207 United Nations publication, Sales No. E.77.XI.3, p. 13. 206 N39/55 I and Corr. I and 2. annex.

208 United Nations publication. Sales No. E.78.XI.3. p. 7.

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