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International co-operation to avert new flows of refugees

Publisher UN General Assembly
Author UN General Assembly (39th sess. : 1984-1985)
Publication Date 14 December 1984
Citation / Document Symbol A/RES/39/100
Reference 39
Cite as UN General Assembly, International co-operation to avert new flows of refugees, 14 December 1984, A/RES/39/100, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3b00f00918.html [accessed 23 May 2023]
 

RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
International co-operation to avert new flows of refugees

 

The General Assembly,

Reaffirming its resolutions 36/148 of 16 December 1981, 37/121 of

16 December 1982 and 38/84 of 15 December 1983 on international co-operation to avert new flows of refugees,

Having examined the report of the Group of Governmental Experts on International Co-operation to Avert New Flows of Refugees,

Considering the urgency, magnitude and complexity of the task before the Group of Governmental Experts,

Welcoming the fact that experts coming from least developed countries were enabled to participate in the 1984 sessions of the Group,

Recognizing the necessity of having all the experts participate in the future sessions of the Group,

1. Welcomes the report of the Group of Governmental Experts on International Co-operation to Avert New Flows of Refugees, including its recommendations, as a further constructive step in the fulfilment of its mandate;

2. Reaffirms and extends the mandate of the Group of Governmental Experts as defined in General Assembly resolutions 36/148 and 37/121;

3. Calls upon the Secretary-General, without prejudice to the rule contained in resolution 36/148, to continue to assist, as far as possible and by way of exception, the experts coming from least developed countries, appointed by the Secretary-General, to participate fully in the work of the Group of Governmental Experts, in order to fulfil its mandate;

4. Requests the Secretary-General to prepare a compilation of the comments and suggestions he may receive from Member States on this item;

5. Calls upon the Group of Governmental Experts to work expeditiously on the fulfilment of its mandate in two sessions of two weeks' duration each during 1985 and to make every effort to conclude its comprehensive review of the problem in all its aspects;

6. Requests the Group of Governmental Experts to submit a report on its work in time for consideration by the General Assembly at its fortieth session;

7. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fortieth session the item entitled "International co-operation to avert new flows of refugees".

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