GENERAL COMMISSION
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Draft Resolution on refugees
The Twenty-fifth International Conference of the Red Cross
recalling Resolution XXI and the accompanying statement of policy on International Red Cross aid to refugees, adopted by the Twenty-fourth International Conference of the Red Cross,
conscious that the number of refugees, asylum-seekers and displaced persons has steadily grown over the past five years, creating ever greater requirements for humanitarian aid,
especially among the most vulnerable groups including women who are alone or who are single heads of families, unaccompanied children, the physically and mentally handicapped, and the elderly,
recognising that movements of refugees will continue
until their causes are eliminated,
recognising that persons displaced within their own country do not always benefit from the protection and assistance with which the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is at all times willing to provide them,
sharing the concerns expressed by the 37th session of the UNHCR Executive Committee that military or armed attacks on refugee camps and settlements continue, and claim many victims particularly among women, children and the elderly,
recalling the primary function of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in the field of
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international protection of and material assistance to refugees, persons displaced outside their countries of origin and j returnees, and in the search for lasting solutions, has the discretion to extend suck and proteots I mat, assistance to to
1. invites governments and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement to pursue their efforts in disseminating knowledge of international humanitarian law and the Fundamental Principles of the Red Cross in order to avoid situations
creating refugees and to ensure greater respect for the human person,
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encourages the movement both to step up its own information and training activities and to take a greater part in providing information aimed at better understanding and mutual acceptance between refugees and their host communities,
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