Mass exoduses.

35. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE THIRD COMMITTEE
196. Mass exoduses

The General Assembly, Mindful of its mandate under the Charter of the United Nations to promote and encourage respect for human rights and for fundamental freedoms for all, Disturbed by the scale and magnitude of the exoduses and displacements of populations involving hundreds of thousands of men, women and children in many regions of the world, Noting the immense burden imposed on the first host countries and territories which receive the victims of these sudden and massive movements of population, Bearing in mind the resolutions of the Economic and Social Council concerning international efforts to meet humanitarian needs in emergency situations, Recalling Commission on Human Rights resolution 30 (XXXVI) of 11 March 1980[1] concerning human rights and massive exoduses,

1. Expresses deep concern at the continued incidence of large-scale exoduses and displacements of populations and the resulting hardships and problems for the persons and States concerned;

2. Expresses its determination to facilitate solutions to the problems caused by these large-scale movements of population;

3. Endorses the requests of the Commission on Human Rights in its resolution 30 (XXXVI);

4. Requests the Commission on Human Rights to examine the report of the Secretary-General to be submitted to it at its thirty-seventh session and, on the basis of that report, to make recommendations for further action;

5. Decides, in light of the consideration given this question by the Commission on Human Rights, to consider the question at its thirty-sixth session under the item entitled "Report of the Economic and Social Council".

96th plenary meeting
15 December 1980

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[1] See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 1980, Supplement No. 3 (E/1980/13 and Corr.1), chap. XXVI, sect. A.