Assistance to unaccompanied refugee minors : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1999
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SymbolA/RES/54/145
TitleAssistance to unaccompanied refugee minors : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
Other titles
Assistance to unaccompanied refugee minors
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Summary
Expresses its deep concern at the continued plight of unaccompanied refugee minors, and emphasizes once again the urgent need for their early identification and for timely, detailed and accurate information on their number and whereabouts; stresses the importance of providing adequate resources for programmes of identification and tracing of unaccompanied refugee minors; calls upon the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, in cooperation with other relevant UN bodies, to incorporate into its programmes policies that aim at preventing the separation of refugee families, conscious of the importance of family unity; urges the Office of the High Commissioner, all UN and other international organizations and non-governmental organizations concerned to take appropriate steps to mobilize resources; calls upon all States and other parties to armed conflict to respect international humanitarian law and to respect fully the provisions of the Geneva Conventions of 12 Aug. 1949 and related instruments; condemns all acts of exploitation of unaccompanied refugee minors, including their use as soldiers or human shields in armed conflict and their forced recruitment into military forces, and any other acts that endanger their safety and personal security; calls upon the Secretary-General, UN bodies and other international organizations to mobilize adequate assistance to unaccompanied refugee minors in the areas of relief, education, health and psychological rehabilitation.
Action note1999-12-17
Vote summary
Adopted without vote, 83rd meeting
DraftA/C.3/54/L.94
Committee reportA/54/600
Meeting record
A/54/PV.83
Date[New York] : UN, 22 Feb. 2000
Description
3 p.
Notes
Adopted at the 83rd plenary meeting, 17 Dec. 1999.