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required for specific purposes.
In this regard, and in the
context of a bi-multi approach to international aid., it would
be worthwhile if the potential bilateral donors were
were to pool
their human resources with the international mission sent to
assess the mass exodus. This might to some extent limit
mercifully for the receving country, the endless stream of
missions witnessed in all mass exodus situations.
The
resulting "integrated multi-disciplinary planning team" would
help not only in eliminating duplication but also in maximizing
the overall impact of international involvement including, in
particular, the search for durable solutions, as well as the
containment, if possible, of the exodus. Ideally, such a
team, under the guidance of the Secretary-General and his
special representative, should visit both the country of asylum
and the country of origin at the same time.
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110. In the introduction to his Annual Report on the Work of
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on the question of security, stated:
"It has until now been generally accepted that security and peace-keeping are political matters and separate from emergency humanitarian efforts, although past experience has shown that when the two have happened to coincide the humani- tarian task has been greatly facilitated by the presence of peace-keeping operations.'
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