Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

Endorses the report of the Executive Committee on the work of its 56th session; reaffirms the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol thereto as the foundation of the international refugee protection regime; re-emphasizes that the protection of refugees is primarily the responsibility of States; urges all States and relevant non-governmental and other organizations, in conjunction with the Office of the High Commissioner to cooperate and to mobilize resources with a view to enhancing the capacity of, and reducing the heavy burden borne by, countries that have received large numbers of refugees and asylum seekers; strongly reaffirms the fundamental importance and the purely humanitarian and non-political character of the function of the Office of the High Commissioner; condemns all acts that pose a threat to the personal security and well-being of refugees and asylum-seekers, such as refoulement, unlawful expulsion and physical attacks, and calls upon all States of refuge, in cooperation with international organizations where appropriate, to take all necessary measures to ensure respect for the principles of refugee protection, including the humane treatment of asylum-seekers; requests the High Commissioner to report on his activities to the General Assembly at its 61st session.

Adopted without vote, 64th plenary meeting

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Issued in GAOR, 60th sess., Suppl. no. 49.