Membership of the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner's Programme

UN General Assembly, Membership of the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner's Programme, A/RES/1958, UN General Assembly, 12 December 1963, https://www.refworld.org/legal/resolution/unga/1963/en/7200 [accessed 13 January 2025]
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XVIII. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE THIRD COMMITTEE
1958. Membership of the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner's Programme

The General Assembly, Having considered Economic and Social Council resolution 965 B (XXXVI) of 25 July 1963, Recalling its resolution 1166 (XII) of 26 November 1957, which provided for the establishment of an Executive Committee of the High Commissioner's Programme to consist of representatives of from twenty to twenty-five States Members of the United Nations or members of any of the specialized agencies, to be elected by the Economic and Social Council on the widest possible geographical basis from those States with a demonstrated interest in, and devotion to, the solution of the refugee problem, Recalling its resolution 1783 (XVII) of 7 December 1962 relating to the continuation of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Noting that the Executive Committee has at present a membership of twenty-five, Bearing in mind the continued interest of Member States in the work of the Office of the High Commissioner and the increase in the membership of the United Nations,

1. Decides to enlarge the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner's Programme to thirty members so as to achieve the widest possible geographical representation;

2. Requests the Economic and Social Council to elect the five additional members of the Executive Committee during its resumed thirty-sixth session.

1279th plenary meeting,
12 December 1963.
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