United Nations
A/RES/71/172
General Assembly
Distr.: General
3 February 2017
Seventy-first session
Agenda item 60
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 19 December 2016
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/71/478)]
71/172. 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 t he
work of its sixty-seventh session 2 and the decisions contained therein,
Recalling its previous annual resolutions on the work of the Office of the
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees since its establishment by the
General Assembly,
Expressing deep concern that the number of people who are forcibly displaced
owing to, inter alia, conflict, persecution and violence, including terrorism, has
reached the highest level since the Second World War,
Noting with grave concern that, despite the tremendous generosity of host
countries and donors, including unprecedented levels of humanitarian funding, the
gap between needs and humanitarian funding continues to grow,
Recognizing that forced displacement has, inter alia, humanitarian and
development implications,
Expressing its appreciation for the leadership shown by the High Commissioner,
Commending the staff of the Office of the High Commissioner and its partners
for the competent, courageous and dedicated manner in which they discharge their
responsibilities,
Underlining its strong condemnation of all forms of violence to which
humanitarian personnel and United Nations and associated personnel are
increasingly exposed,
Reaffirming the need for consistency with international law, including
international refugee law, and relevant General Assembly resolutions that may
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Official Records of the General Assembly, Seventy-first Session, Supplement No. 12 (A/71/12).
Ibid., Supplement No. 12A (A/71/12/Add.1).
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