Assistance to Sudanese refugees returning from abroad

2958 (XXVII)

XXVII. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE THIRD COMMITTEE

2958. Assistance to Sudanese refugees returning from abroad

The General Assembly,

Having heard the statement of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees,¹

Recalling Economic and Social Council resolutions 1655 (LII) of 1 June 1972 and 1705 (LIII) of 27 July 1972,

1. Notes with appreciation the efforts of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Sudan in the peaceful settlement of the southern Sudan question;

2. Commends the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees for his efficient role in the coordination of relief and resettlement operations of refugees and other displaced persons;

3. Reaffirms Economic and Social Council resolutions 1655 (LII) and 1705 (LIII) in which the Council, inter alia, urged the organizations associated with the United Nations and all Governments to render the maximum possible assistance to the Government of the Sudan in the relief, rehabilitation and resettlement of Sudanese refugees coming from abroad and other displaced persons.

2107th plenary meeting
12 December 1972

1 Ibid., Twenty-seventh Session, Third Committee, 1954th meeting.