The Executive Committee,

(a)      Recognized the complexity and gravity of the refugees situation in the Central American region which has recently received special attention;

(b)      Acknowledged the provisions relating to refugees in the Contadora Act for Peace and Co-operation in Central America;

(c)      Noted with interest the Cartagena Declaration, embodying the conclusions of the Colloquium on International Protection of Refugees in Central America, Mexico and Panama: Juridical and Humanitarian Problems, held in Cartagena, Colombia from 19 to 22 November 1984, under the auspices of the Government of the Republic of Colombia;

(d)      Welcomed the use of regional approaches in resolving refugee problems of regional scope, as amply demonstrated by the Colloquium.