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14. Condemns all acts that pose a threat to the personal security and
well-being of refugees and asylum-seekers, such as refoulement, unlawful expulsion
and physical attacks, deplores, in particular, the armed attacks that took place in the
Gatumba transit centre in Burundi in August 2004, calls upon all States of refuge, in
cooperation with international organizations, where appropriate, to take all
necessary measures to ensure respect for the principles of refugee protection,
including the humane treatment of asylum-seekers, notes with interest that the High
Commissioner has continued to take steps to encourage the development of
measures to better ensure the civilian and humanitarian character of asylum, and
encourages the High Commissioner to continue those efforts in consultation with
States and other relevant actors;
15. Encourages the Office of the High Commissioner to continue to improve
its management systems and to ensure effective and transparent use of its resources,
recognizes that adequate and timely resources are essential for the Office to
continue to fulfil the mandate conferred upon it through its statute 10 and by
subsequent General Assembly resolutions on refugees and other persons of concern,
recalls its resolutions 58/153 and 58/270 of 23 December 2003, concerning the
implementation of paragraph 20 of the statute of the Office, and urges Governments
and other donors to respond promptly to the annual and supplementary appeals
issued by the Office for requirements under its programmes;
16. Requests the High Commissioner to report on his activities to the General
Assembly at its sixtieth session.
74th plenary meeting
20 December 2004
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