United Nations General Assembly A/RES/59/170 Distr.: General 22 February 2005 Fifty-ninth session Agenda item 100 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 20 December 2004 [on the report of the Third Committee (A/59/498)] 59/170. Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees The General Assembly, Having considered the report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on the activities of his Office 1 and the report of the Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on the work of its fifty-fifth session 2 and the conclusions and decisions contained therein, Recalling its previous annual resolutions on the work of the Office of the High Commissioner since its establishment by the General Assembly, Recalling also its resolution 58/153 of 22 December 2003 on implementing actions proposed by the High Commissioner to strengthen the capacity of his Office to carry out its mandate, Expressing its appreciation for the leadership shown by the High Commissioner, commending the staff and implementing partners of the Office of the High Commissioner for the competent, courageous and dedicated manner in which they discharge their responsibilities, and underscoring its strong condemnation of all forms of violence to which humanitarian personnel and United Nations and associated personnel are increasingly exposed, Endorses the report of the Executive Committee of the Programme of the 1. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on the work of its fifty-fifth session;2 2. Welcomes the important work undertaken by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the Executive Committee in the course of the year, and notes in this context the adoption of the general conclusion on international protection, the conclusion on international cooperation and burdenand responsibility-sharing in mass influx situations and the conclusion on legal safety issues in the context of voluntary repatriation of refugees, 3 which are aimed _______________ 1 Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-ninth Session, Supplement No. 12 (A/59/12). Ibid., Supplement No. 12A (A/59/12/Add.1). 3 Ibid., chap. III, sects. A–C. 2 04-48646