Assistance to displaced persons in Ethiopia

  • Author: UN General Assembly (38th sess. : 1983-1984)
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  • Date:
    16 December 1983
 

RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Assistance to displaced persons in Ethiopia

  The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 35/91 of 5 December 1980, 36/161 of 16 December 1981 and 37/175 of 17 December 1982 and Economic and Social Council resolutions 1980/54 of 24 July 1980 and 1982/2 of 27 April 1982, Recalling also 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 of the report of the Secretary-General on assistance to displaced persons in Ethiopia, Recalling further the appeal of the Secretary-General contained 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 statement made before the Third Committee on 14 November 1983 by 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 receive an adequate response, Aware of the heavy burden placed on the Government of Ethiopia in caring for displaced persons and victims of natural disasters,

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 of the United Nations and specialized agencies 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 and voluntary returnees in Ethiopia;

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

5. Requests the Secretary-General, in co-operation with the High Commissioner, to report to the Economic and Social Council at its second regular session of 1984 and to the General Assembly at its thirty-ninth session on the implementation of the present resolution.

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