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Noting with satisfaction the practical results achieved as a consequence of the Meeting on Re- fugees 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 his staff for the efficient manner in which they continue to discharge their many re- sponsibilities 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 organiza- tions, durable and speedy solutions to refugee pro- blems wherever they occur, and in particular in Africa, Asia and Latin America;
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Urges Governments to intensify their support for the humanitarian activities of the High Commissioner by:.
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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 prin- ciple of non-refoulement;
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;
facilitating his efforts to promote durable so- lutions through voluntary repatriation and assistance in rehabilitation of returnees, inte- gration in countries of asylum or resettlement in other countries;
Further urges Governments to:
strengthen their support to the High Commissioner' efforts on behalf of refugees and displaced person
provide increased opportunities for durable solu- tions for refugees and displaced persons in par- ticular of those who are in Africa, Asia and Latin America;
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