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The Executive Committee, 1980 (Executive Committee—31 st Session) No. 19 (XXXI) TEMPORARY REFUGE ∗ (1980) (a) Reaffirmed the essential need for the humanitarian legal principle of non-refoulement to be scrupulously observed in all situations of large-scale influx; (b) Recalled the conclusions on the question of temporary refuge adopted by the Executive Committee at its thirtieth session and, in particular: (i) that in the case of large-scale influx, persons seeking asylum should always receive at least temporary refuge; and (ii) that States which, because of their geographical situation or otherwise, are faced with a largescale influx, should as necessary and at the request of the State concerned receive immediate assistance from other States in accordance with the principle of equitable burden-sharing; (c) Took note of the extensive practice of granting temporary refuge in situations involving a large-scale influx of refugees; (d) Stressed the fundamental importance of the provisions of the 1951 United Nations Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol, and of the 1967 United Nations Declaration on Territorial Asylum and the need for constant advice by UNHCR on the practical application of these provisions by countries exposed to a large-scale influx of refugees; (e) Stressed the exceptional character of temporary refuge and the essential need for persons to whom temporary refuge has been granted to enjoy basic humanitarian standards of treatment; (f) Recognized the need to define the nature, function and implications of the grant of temporary refuge; (g) Considered that the practice of temporary refuge had not been sufficiently examined and should be further studied, particularly in regard to (i) procedures for the admission of refugees, (ii) their status pending a durable solution, (iii) the implications of temporary refuge for international solidarity, including burden sharing; (h) Decided to request the High Commissioner to convene as soon as possible a representative group of experts to examine temporary refuge in all its aspects within the framework of the problems raised by largescale influx and to provide the group with all possible assistance. ∗ CONCLUSION ENDORSED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE HIGH COMMISSIONER’S PROGRAMME UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE ON INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION OF REFUGEES 24
The Executive Committee, 1980 (Executive Committee—31 st Session) No. 20 (XXXI) PROTECTION OF ASYLUM-SEEKERS AT SEA ∗ (1980) (a) Noted with grave concern the continuing incidence of criminal attacks on refugees and asylum-seekers in different areas of the world, including military attacks on refugee camps and on asylum-seekers at sea; (b) Expressed particular concern regarding criminal attacks on asylum-seekers at sea in the South China Sea involving extreme violence and indescribable acts of physical and moral degradation, including rape, abduction and murder; (c) Addressed an urgent call to all interested Governments to take appropriate action to prevent such criminal attacks whether occurring on the high seas or in their territorial waters; (d) Stressed the desirability for the following measures to be taken by Governments with a view to preventing the recurrence of such criminal attacks: (i) increased governmental action in the region to prevent attacks on boats carrying asylum-seekers, including increased sea and air patrols over areas where such attacks occur; (ii) adoption of all necessary measures to ensure that those responsible for such criminal attacks are severely punished; (iii) increased efforts to detect land bases from which such attacks on asylum-seekers originate and to identify persons known to have taken part in such attacks and to ensure that they are prosecuted; (iv) establishment of procedures for the routine exchange of information concerning attacks on asylum-seekers at sea and for the apprehension of those responsible, and cooperation between Governments for the regular exchange of general information on the matter; (e) Called upon Governments to give full effect to the rules of general international law – as expressed in the Geneva Convention on the High Seas of 1958 – relating to the suppression of piracy; (f) Urged Governments to co-operate with each other and with UNHCR to ensure that all necessary assistance is provided to the victims of such criminal attacks; (g) Called upon the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in co-operation with the International Committee of the Red Cross and other interested organizations actively to seek the co-operation of the international community to intensify efforts aimed at protecting refugees who are victims of acts of violence, particularly those at sea. ∗ CONCLUSION ENDORSED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE HIGH COMMISSIONER’S PROGRAMME UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE ON INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION OF REFUGEES 25
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