Refugees and Stateless Persons: Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic: Draft resolution

The General Assembly,

Noting that its resolution 8 (I) of 12 February 1946 on the question of refugees, according to which the main task concerning displaced persons is to encourage and assist in every way possible their early return to their countries of origin, has not been fully implemented and that hundreds of thousands of victims of aggression continue to remain outside their countries of origin awaiting return thereto,

Recommends that the States Members of the United Nations implement the resolution of 12 February 1946 so as to complete the repatriation of refugees and displaced persons during 1950;

Requests the Governments of countries Members of the United Nations, in whose territories there are refugees and displaced persons, and the International Refugee Organization to furnish the Secretary-General of the United Nations with complete information concerning the refugees and displaced persons in their territories and camps, as well as information concerning their living conditions;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the tenth session of the Economic and Social Council a report on the information received from Governments and the International Refugees Organization.

 

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