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situation. They should include, as necessary, emergency, financial and technical assistance, assistance in kind and advance pledging of further financial or other assistance beyond the emergency phase until durable solutions are found, and where voluntary repatriation or local settlement cannot be envisaged, the provision for asylum seekers of resettlement possibilities in a cultural environment appropriate for their well-being.
Consideration, should be riven to the strengthening of existing mechanisms and, if appropriate, the setting up of new arrangements, if possible on a permanent basis, to ensure that the necessary funds and other material and technical assistance are inmediately made available.
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In a spirit of international solidarity, Governments should also seek to ensure that the causes leading to large-scale influxes of asylum seekers are as far as possible..removed and, where such influxes have occured, that conditions favourable to voluntary repatriation are established.
PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE RESCUE OF ASYLUM SEEKERS IN DISTRESS AT SEA
The Executive Committee'
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Adopted the following conclusions on problems related to the rescue of asylum seekers in distress at sea.
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It is recalled that there is a fundamental obligation under international law for ships masters to rescue any persons in distress at sea, including asylum seekers, and to render them all necessary assistance, Seafaring States should take all appropriate measures to ensure that masters.of.vessels observe this obligation strictly.
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Rescue of asylum seekers in distress at sea has been facilitated by the willingness of the flag States of rescuing ships to provide guarantees of resettlement required by certain coastal States es a condition for disembarkation. It has also been facilitated by the
agreement of these and other States to contribute to a pool of resettlement guarantees under the DISERO scheme which should be further encouraged. All countries should continue to provide durable solutions for asylum seekers rescued at sea.
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In accordance with established international practice, supported by the relevant international instruments, persons rescued at sea should normally be disembarked at the next port of call. This practice should also be applied in the case of asylum seekers rescued at sea. In cases of large-scale influx, asylum seekers rescued at sea should always be admitted, at least on a temporary basis. States should assist in facilitating their disembarkation by acting in accordance with the principles of international solidarity and burden sharing in granting resettlement opportunities.
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