I.
INTRODUCTION
The Executive Committee of the High Commissioner's Programme held its thirty-seventh session at the Palais des Nations at Geneva from 6 to
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13 October 1986. The session was opened by the outgoing Chairman, Mr. K. Chiba of Japan who welcomed the High Commissioner to his first formal session of the Executive Committee.
2. In his introductory statement Mr. Chiba recalled the major problems confronted
In this by the Office during his tenure, in particular the African emergency. connection he referred to his visit to Ethiopia and Somalia where he had been able to witness the refugee situation at first hand. He commended the efforts of all involved in trying to resolve the problems facing refugees and displaced persons in the two countries, and paid tribute to UNHCR's staff, particularly those in the field.
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The outgoing Chairman underlined the endeavours to strengthen the dialogue between members of the Committee and UNHCR and cited the Informal Working Group on Documentation as a positive example of the involvement of the Committee in UNHCR's work. In concluding he thanked all for the support he had been given during his term of office.
A. Election of Officers
4. Under rule 10 of the Rules of Procedure, the Committee elected the following officers by acclamation:
Chairman:
Mr. H. Charry-Samper (Colombia)
Vice-Chairman: Mr. R. H. Robertson (Australia)
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Rapporteur:
Mr. E. von Schubert (Federal Republic of Germany)
B.
Representation on the Committee
All members of the Committee were represented at the session, as follows:
Algeria
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Brazil
Canada
Iran (Islamic
Republic of)
Israel
Italy
Sudan
Sweden Switzerland
Thailand
Tunisia
China
Colombia
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany, Federal
Republic of
Japan
Lebanon
Lesotho
Madagascar
Morocco
Namibia (represented
by the United Nation s Council for Namibia) Netherlands
Nicaragua
Turkey
Uganda
United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Republic of
Tanzania
United States of America Venezuela
Greece Holy See
Nigeria
Norway
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