Conscious of the human sufferings that result from such large-scale exoduses,
Noting with serious concern the continuing great distress of refugees and displaced persons in various regions of the world,
Noting the immense burden imposed on the first host countries and territories which receive the victims of these sudden and massive movements of population,
Concerned by indications that such large exoduses of persons and groups are frequently the result of violations of human rights,
Considering the responsibility of the international community to render protection and assistance to victims of such exoduses and to share in the burden being imposed on first host countries,
Considering further the responsibility of the international community to help in alleviating the conditions which cause these exoduses,
Noting the active role played by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in providing assistance to refugees and displaced persons and the purely humanitarian nature of his activities,
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Calls upon all States to promote and encourage respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms for all, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and with the relevant international instruments, particularly the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenants on Human Rights, the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid and the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War of 12 August 1949;
2. Further calls upon all States, intergovernmental and humanitarian organizations and in particular the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to provide relief and assistance to refugees and displaced persons in various parts of the world and to share in the burden imposed upon the first host countries by large-scale exoduses;
3. Urges those States which are the source of the exodus or the place of refuge of persons and groups involved in large-scale exoduses to co-operate fully among themselves and with other States, intergovernmental and humanitarian organizations, on the basis of the principles of the Charter of the United Nations, in rendering protection and assistance to victims, in searching for enduring solutions for these situations, and in helping to prevent and eliminate conditions which may precipitate such exoduses;
4. Requests the Secretary-General, in cases where any such large-scale exoduses become a matter of international concern and solidarity to consider establishing direct contacts with appropriate Governments, to assess the relationships between the situation and full enjoyment of human rights and to make concrete recommendations for ameliorating such situations;
5. Requests the Secretary-General, where warranted, to submit to the next session of the Commission, or General Assembly as appropriate, a summary of his findings and recommendations to assist Governments in restoring full enjoyment of human rights;
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Decides to consider at its thirty-seventh session the question "Human Rights and Massive Exoduses" when considering item 12 of the agenda.