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Secretary-General to mandate his representative for two years to continue his
work aimed at a better understanding of the problems faced by internally
displaced persons and their possible long-term solutions,
Bearing in mind the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, 3/ which
calls for a comprehensive approach by the international community with regard
to refugees and displaced persons,
Welcoming the support provided to the representative of the SecretaryGeneral by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees,
the Department for Humanitarian Affairs of the Secretariat and other
intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations,
Welcoming also the decision by the Executive Committee of the Office of
the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to extend, on a case-by-case
basis and under specific circumstances, protection and assistance to the
internally displaced,
Taking note of the comprehensive study of the representative of the
Secretary-General, 4/ submitted to the Commission on Human Rights at its
forty-ninth session, and the useful suggestions and recommendations contained
therein,
1.
Takes note with appreciation of the report of the representative
of the Secretary-General; 5/
2.
Encourages the representative, through dialogue with Governments,
to continue his review of the needs for international protection of and
assistance to internally displaced persons, including his compilation and
analysis of existing rules and norms;
3.
Invites the representative to present suggestions and
recommendations with regard to ways and means, including the institutional
aspects, of providing effective protection of and assistance to internally
displaced persons;
4.
Calls upon all Governments to continue to facilitate the
activities of the representative, encourages them to give serious
consideration to inviting the representative to visit their countries so as to
enable him to study and analyse more fully the issues involved, and thanks
those Governments which have already done so;
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3/
A/CONF.157/24 (Part I), chap. III.
4/
E/CN.4/1993/35, annex.
5/
A/48/579, annex.
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