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Taking note of General Assembly resolution 36/136 of 14 December 1981 on a new

international humanitarian order,

Disturbed by the continuing scale and magnitude of the exoduses and displacements

of populations in many regions of the world,

Gravely concerned with the human suffering of the millions of refugees and

displaced persons in all regions of the world,

Noting the heavy burden imposed upon the international community as a whole by

these sudden and massive movements of population and more particularly on developing

countries with limited resources of their own,

Recalling the fundamental principles established for the international protection

of refugees and the necessity that these principles be fully respected and maintained,

Commends the Special Rapporteur for the study on human rights and massive

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exoduses;

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2. Requests the Secretary-General to transmit the study to the General Assembly

for consideration at its thirty-seventh session;

3. Requests the Secretary-General to bring the study as soon as possible to the

attention of the Group of Governmental Experts on International Co-operation to Avert New Flows of Refugees, established by the General Assembly by its resolution 36/148

of 16 December 1981;

4. Invites interested Governments, United Nations agencies or departments

concerned, specialized agencies, international organizations and non-governmental

organizations to communicate their views on the study and the recommendations contained

therein to the Secretary-General;

5. Requests the Special Rapporteur, in order to facilitate consideration by the

General Assembly of his study, to explore further with interested Governments, the

Secretary-General, United Nations agencies and specialized agencies, intergovernmental

organizations and non-governmental organizations the study and the recommendations

contained therein, to convey their observations together with his comments to the General Assembly in the course of introducing his study and to remain available for

consultations with the Group of Governmental Experts as required;

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6. Decides to review the question of human rights violations and mass exoduses at

its thirty-ninth session.

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Document E/CN.4/1503* of 31 December 1981.

E/CN.4/1503*.

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