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regard the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement, 12 takes note of the current
activities of the Office of the High Commissioner related to protection of and
assistance to internally displaced persons, including in the context of inter-agency
arrangements in this field, emphasizes that such activities should be consistent with
relevant General Assembly resolutions and should not undermine the refugee
mandate of the Office and the institution of asylum, and encourages the High
Commissioner to continue his dialogue with States on the role of his Office in this
regard;
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29. Invites the Representative of the Secretary-General on the human rights
of internally displaced persons to continue his ongoing dialogue with Member States
and the intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations concerned, in
accordance with his mandate, and to include information thereon in his reports to
the Human Rights Council and the General Assembly;
30. Requests the Secretary-General to submit a comprehensive report on
assistance to refugees, returnees and displaced persons in Africa to the General
Assembly at its sixty-fourth session, taking fully into account the efforts expended
by countries of asylum, under the item entitled “Report of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees, questions relating to refugees, returnees and displaced
persons and humanitarian questions”.
70th plenary meeting
18 December 2008
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