CONCLUSIONS ADOPTED BY THE EXECUTIVE ... - UNHCR

1986 (Executive Committee—37 th Session)
No. 45 (XXXVII) MILITARY AND ARMED ATTACKS ON REFUGEE CAMPS AND
SETTLEMENTS ∗ (1986)
The Executive Committee,
Recalling the continuous efforts undertaken by the Executive Committee to draft a set of principles or
conclusions on the subject of military and armed attacks on refugee camps and settlements;
Commending the Chairman of the Executive Committee and the High Commissioner for their efforts to
promote agreement on a draft set of conclusions on this subject;
Regretting that after so much debate it has not been able to arrive at a common position;
Noting that the General Assembly had by consensus adopted resolution 39/140, of which paragraph 3, inter
alia, relates to military and armed attacks on refugee camps and settlements;
Gravely concerned that despite the development and further strengthening of established standards for the
treatment of refugees, the basic rights of refugees in different areas of the world have continued to be
disregarded as evidenced, in particular, by the large number of victims and material damage occasioned by the
various military and armed attacks on refugee camps and settlements which continue to occur;
(a) Stressed the urgency and importance of the question of military and armed attacks on refugee camps and
settlements being kept under constant review by the Executive Committee with a view to reaching agreement on
a set of principles or conclusions in order to reinforce the international protection of refugees; and
(b) Requested the Chairman and the High Commissioner to continue consultations on this matter, review
developments and submit detailed reports in accordance with their respective mandates on the various aspects of
the subject to the thirty-eighth session of the Executive Committee.
∗ 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
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