The Executive Committee,

(a)      Reiterated the fundamental importance of the principle of family reunion;

(b)      Reaffirmed the co-ordinating role of UNHCR with a view to promoting the reunion of separated refugee families through appropriate interventions with Governments and with intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations;

(c)      Noted with satisfaction that some measure of progress has been achieved in regard to the reunion of separated refugee families through the efforts currently undertaken by UNHCR.