Expansion by one of the African membership of the Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Decision 1288 (XLIII)

The Economic and Social Council,¹

Conscious of the heavy burden which devolves upon African countries owing to the intensification of the refugee problem,

Mindful of the exhortation to the Council included in paragraph 7 of General Assembly resolution 2294 (XXII) of 11 December 1967,

Decides to enlarge the membership of the Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees by one African State.

1514th plenary meeting

18 December 1967

In accordance with the above resolution, the Council, at its 1514th meeting, on 18 December 1967, elected Uganda as a member of the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner's Programme.

1 Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, Forty-third Session, Supplement No. 1A (E/4429/Add.1)