A/RES/55/72 United Nations Distr.: General 8 February 2001 General Assembly Fifty-fifth session Agenda item 109 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly [on the report of the Third Committee (A/55/597)] 55/72. Enlargement of the Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees The General Assembly, Taking note of Economic and Social Council decision 2000/302 of 28 July 2000 concerning the enlargement of the Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Taking note also of the request regarding the enlargement of the Executive Committee contained in the letter dated 11 July 2000 from the Permanent Representative of Mexico to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General, 1 1. Decides to increase the number of members of the Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees from fifty-seven to fifty-eight States; 2. Requests the Economic and Social Council to elect the additional member at its resumed organizational session for 2001. 81st plenary meeting 4 December 2000 1 00 56371 E/2000/92.