Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

E/RES/965 (XXXVI)

A ANNUAL REPORT OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES

The Economic and Social Council,

Having considered the report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees with the annexed report of the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner's Programme on its ninth session,¹

Takes note of the report prepared by the High Commissioner for transmission to the General Assembly at its eighteenth session.

1296th plenary meeting,
25 July 1963

B REVIEW OF THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE PROGRAMME OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES

The Economic and Social Council,

Noting that the General Assembly at its seventeenth session decided to continue the mandate of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees for a period of five years from January 1, 1964,²

Noting further that the review of the membership of the Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees was postponed until the General Assembly had taken action on the future of the Office of the High Commissioner, but not later than 31 December 1963,

Being aware of the increased interest of Member States in the work of this Office and the increase in the membership of the United Nations,

1. Requests the General Assembly to amend resolution 1166 (XII) of 26 November 1957 to enlarge the Executive Committee to thirty members;

2. Decides;

(a) To reconfirm the existing membership of the Committee for the duration of the High Commissioner's mandate, and

(b) To elect at the resumed thirty-sixth session the five additional members of the Committee, in the event the General Assembly approves the Council's recommendation for enlargement.

1296th plenary meeting,
25 July 1963

1 Official Records of the General Assembly, Eighteenth Session, Supplement No. 11 (A/5511), and appendix.

2 General Assembly resolution 1783 (XVII), of 7 December 1962.