Assistance to refugees, returnees and displaced persons in Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly.
1996
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SymboleA/RES/51/71
TitreAssistance to refugees, returnees and displaced persons in Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly.
AccèsEnglish: A_RES_51_71-EN - PDF ; Español: A_RES_51_71-ES - PDF ; Français: A_RES_51_71-FR - PDF ; Other: A_RES_51_71-DE - PDF ; Русский: A_RES_51_71-RU - PDF ; العربية: A_RES_51_71-AR - PDF ; 中文: A_RES_51_71-ZH - PDF ;
Résumé
Notes with concern that the effects of political instability, internal strife, human rights violations and natural disasters such as drought have led to increased numbers of refugees and displaced persons in some countries of Africa; calls upon UNHCR and other concerned entities to intensify protection activities by, inter alia, supporting the efforts of African Governments through appropriate capacity-building activities, including training of relevant officers, disseminating information about refugee instruments and principles and providing financial, technical and advisory services to accelerate the enactment or amendment and implementation of legislation relating to refugees; appeals to the international community to respond positively to the 3rd-country resettlement requests of African refugees in the spirit of solidarity and burden-sharing; expresses its concern about the long stay of refugees in certain African countries, and calls upon UNHCR to keep its programmes under review in conformity with its mandate in the host countries, taking into account the increasing requirements there; calls upon Governments, UN agencies, non-governmental organizations and the international community as a whole to strengthen the emergency response capacity of the UN system on the basis of the experience of the emergency in the Great Lakes region and to continue to provide needed resources and operational support to refugees and countries of asylum in Africa until a permanent solution can be found; requests all Governments and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to pay particular attention to meeting the special needs of refugee women and children.
Notes sur l'événement1996-12-12
Résumé de vote
Adopted without vote, 82nd meeting
Compte rendu
A/51/PV.82
Date[New York] : UN, 10 Feb. 1997.
Description
4 p.
Notes
Adopted at the 82nd plenary meeting, 12 Dec. 1996.