(a) Noted with satisfaction the growing interest shown by non-governmental organizations in the promotion and implementation of durable solutions, in co-operation with concerned Governments and the High Commissioner, and appealed to non-governmental organizations to increase their involvement in such programmes,
(e) Took note of the relevant sections of document A/AC.96/677 (Part I) on the resettlement of refugees and encouraged UNHCR to promote resettlement when neither voluntary repatriation nor local integration is a feasible durable solution;
(f) Appealed to Governments to facilitate the admission of refugees by providing adequate resettlement quotas with flexible selection criteria and by clearly distinguishing between refugees in need of resettlement and ordinary immigrants;
(g) Requested UNHCR to consult with interested governments in order to facilitate the admission and resettlement of individual refugees whose presence affects national security in the country of first asylum and refugees whose safety or freedom are jeopardized;
(h) Commended Governments which provide "emergency" resettlement places at short notice at the request of UNHCR, and urged other Governments to consider providing such places;
(i) Expressed concern about the number of so-called "long-stayers" among the Indochinese refugees in camps in South-East Asia, and called on governments who are not yet doing so to participate in the resettlement effort on a regular basis, by, inter alia, applying criteria which allow the admission of refugees who do not have links in any third country;
(j) Considered favourably the admission of larger numbers of disabled refugees in need of resettlement and renewed its appeal to Governments who have not yet increased their participation in the "Ten or More" plan to make it a "Twenty or More" plan and that Governments not already participating join the plan;
(k) Noted the valuable support for the "Disembarkation Resettlement Offers* (DISERO) scheme as well as for the "Rescue at Sea Resettlement Offers" (RASRO) scheme, and recommended that Governments continue their participation, or join in these efforts to provide resettlement places in a spirit of burden-sharing;
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Took note of and commended UNHCR's continuing efforts to promote the Orderly Departure Programme from the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam;
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Refugee aid and development
Having considered the relevant sections of document A/AC.96/677 (Parts I-VII) submitted by the High Commissioner and his oral report on the progress made and future plans for promoting development projects helping refugees and returnees,
(a) Emphasized the essential role of development-oriented organizations and agencies in the implementation of programmes which benefit refugees and returnees and urged them to strengthen their co-operation with the High Commissioner, inter alia, by increasing their direct financial and administrative contributions in support of such programmes and by seeking the most cost-effective methods in their implementation;
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