A/RES/70/135
United Nations
Distr.: General
23 February 2016
General Assembly
Seventieth session
Agenda item 65
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 17 December 2015
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/70/483)]
70/135. 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 sixty-sixth 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 conflict, persecution, violence and other reasons, 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
Commissioner,
its appreciation
for
the
leadership
shown
by the
High
Commending the staff of the Office of the High Commissioner and of 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,
1.
Welcomes the important work undertaken by the Office of the United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and its Executive Committee in the
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2
Official Records of the General Assembly, Seventieth Session, Supplement No. 12 (A/70/12).
Ibid., Supplement No. 12A (A/70/12/Add.1).
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