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Welcoming the conclusions and achievements of the Conference to the Situation of Refugees in Africa held from 7 to 17 May 1979 in Arusha, Uniter Republic of Tanzania, and further welcoming the request to translate the principle of "burdensharing" into action,
Noting with satisfaction the practical results in terms of additional resettlement places and financial contributions so far achieved as a consequence of the Meeting on Refugees and Displaced Persons in South-East Asia, convened by the Secretary-General and held in Geneva on 20 and 21 July 1979,
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Commends the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and hi; staff for the efficient manner in which they continue to discharge their many responsibilities in assisting refugees and displaced persons;
2. Requests the High Commissioner to continue to promote, in close co-operation with Governments, the United Nations system and non-governmental organizations, durable and speedy solutions to problems of refugees and displaced persons wherever they occur;
3. Urges Governments to intensify their support for the humanitarian activities of the High Commissioner among other things by:
(a) Facilitating the accomplishment of his tasks in the field of international protection, in particular by granting asylum to those seeking refuge and by scrupulously observing the principle of non-refoulement;
(b) Considering accession to relevant international instruments notably the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees;
(c) Facilitating his efforts to promote durable solutions through voluntary repatriation or return and assistance in rehabilitation of returnees, integration in countries of asylum or resettlement in other countries;
4. Further urges Governments to:
(a) Strengthen their support to the High Commissioner's efforts on behalf of refugees and displaced persons;
(b) Provide increased opportunities for durable solutions for refugees and /displaced persons in particular of those who are in Africa, Asia and Latin
America;
5. Calls upon Governments to continue to contribute generously towards the financing of the High Commissioner's activities in order to attain the objectives of his humanitarian programmes.