Calls upon all States to refrain from measures that jeopardize the institution of asylum, in particular the return or expulsion of refugees and asylum-seekers; urges all States to establish quick and effective procedures for determining refugee status and granting asylum; condemns violations of the rights and safety of refugees and asylum-seekers, in particular those perpetrated by military or armed attacks against refugee camps and settlements, forced recruitment into armed forces and other forms of violence; urges the Member States of relevant bodies to ensure that their delegates to such bodies as the Development Assistance Committee of the OECD, the World Bank and regional development banks and multilateral agencies are made aware of the refugee-related conclusions of the Executive Committee of the Programme of the High Commissioner at its 40th session and urges them to use their good offices to ensure the adoption of policies and the establishment of mechanisms that will provide for co-ordinated and expeditious implementation of development initiatives related to refugees and returnees; calls upon all Governments to contribute to the High Commissioner's programmes and to assist the High Commissioner in securing additional income from traditional governmental sources, other Governments and the private sector.

Adopted without vote, 82nd meeting

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Adopted at the 82nd plenary meeting, 15 Dec. 1989.
In: Resolutions and decisions adopted by the General Assembly during its 44th session, Volume 1, 19 September-29 December 1989. - A/44/49. - 1990. - p. 214-216. - (GAOR, 44th sess., Suppl. no. 49).