Assistance to displaced persons in Ethiopia

  • Author: UN General Assembly (37th sess. : 1982-1983)
  • Document source:
    UN General Assembly
  • Date:
    17 December 1982
UN General Assembly (37th sess. : 1982-1983), Assistance to displaced persons in Ethiopia, A/RES/37/175, UN General Assembly, 17 December 1982, https://www.refworld.org/legal/resolution/unga/1982/en/28386 [accessed 16 September 2024]
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  The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 35/91 of 5 December 1980 and 36/161 of 16 December 1981 and Economic and Social Council resolutions 1980/54 of 24 July 1980 and 1982/2 of 27 April 1982, Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on assistance to displaced persons in Ethiopia, prepared pursuant to Economic and Social Council resolution 1980/8 of 28 April 1980, Taking note also of the appeals of the Secretary-General in his note verbale of 11 November 1980 as well as those of the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council, Having heard the statements of the representative of the Secretary-General and of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Recognizing the number of voluntary returnees in Ethiopia, Deeply concerned that the repeated appeals of the Secretary-General, the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council have yet to be adequately responded to,

1. Endorses once again the appeals of the Secretary-General, the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council concerning assistance to displaced persons and voluntary returnees in Ethiopia;

2. Commends the efforts made by various organs and specialized agencies of the United Nations in mobilizing humanitarian assistance to the displaced persons and voluntary returnees in Ethiopia;

3. Appeals once again to the Governments of Member States and to intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations and all voluntary agencies to contribute generously to assist the Government of Ethiopia in its efforts to provide relief and rehabilitation to the displaced persons;

4. Requests the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to intensify his efforts in mobilizing humanitarian assistance for the relief, rehabilitation and resettlement of the number of voluntary returnees, as well as for displaced persons;

5. Further requests the Secretary-General, in co-operation with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, to report to the Economic and Social Council at its second session of 1983 and to the General Assembly at its thirty-eighth session on the implementation of this resolution.

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