Continuation of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

1783 (XVII)

XVII. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORT OF THE THIRD COMMITTEE

1783. Continuation of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

The General Assembly,

Noting the report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees,¹

Recalling its resolution 1165 (XII) of 26 November 1957, in which it decided to review, not later than at its seventeenth session, the arrangements for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees with a view to determining whether the Office should he continued beyond 31 December 1963,

Convinced of the continuing need for international action on behalf of refugees,

Considering the valuable work which has been performed by the Office of the High Commissioner in providing international protection for refugees and in promoting permanent solutions for their problems, with the joint participation of Governments, international organizations and voluntary agencies,

Commending the High Commissioner for the efforts he has made in finding satisfactory solutions of problems affecting groups of refugees within his mandate and those for whom he lends his good offices,

1. Decides to continue the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees for a further period of five years from 1 January 1964;

2. Requests the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to continue to report to the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner's Programme, and to abide by the directions which the Committee gives him with regard to refugee situations;

3. Invites States Members of the United Nations and members of the specialized agencies to lend their support to the High Commissioner's Programme;

4. Decides to review, not later than at its twenty-second session, the arrangements for the Office of the High Commissioner with a view to determining whether the Office should be continued beyond 31 December 1968.

1187th plenary meeting,
7 December 1962.

1 Official Records of the General Assembly, Seventeenth Session, Supplement No. 11 (A/5211/Rev.1) and Supplement No. 11A (A/5211/Rev.1/Add.1).