Continuation of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 87 Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, published in 1978.

What other versions does this mandate have?

9 versions · 1963–2003

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/57/186

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2003	A/RES/57/186	Continuation of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	269	76%Compare
1998	A/RES/52/104	Continuation of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	213	—
1993	A/RES/47/104	Continuation of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	—	—
1988	A/RES/42/108	Continuation of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	210	—
1983	A/RES/37/196	Continuation of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	—	—

What subjects does this mandate have?

2 subjects

Refugee Assistance Refugee Protection

What’s in this document?

2 operative paragraphs

Decides to continue the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees for a further period of five years from 1 January 1979;

Decides to review, not later than at its thirtyseventh session, the arrangements for the Office of the High Commissioner with a view to determining whether the Office should be continued beyond 31 December 1983.

39 See Official Records of the General Assembly Thirty-

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