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of her Office, inter alia, through increased cooperation with bodies and
organizations concerned with human rights and humanitarian law;
17.
Urges States, the Office of the High Commissioner and nongovernmental organizations to pursue their efforts to foster greater public
understanding and acceptance of people of different backgrounds and cultures,
with a view to dispelling hostile, racist or xenophobic attitudes and other
forms of intolerance towards foreigners, including refugees and asylumseekers, displaced people and persons belonging to minorities;
18.
Notes the relationship between safeguarding human rights and
preventing refugee problems, and reiterates its support for the High
Commissioner’s efforts to increase cooperation between her Office and the
Commission on Human Rights, the Centre for Human Rights of the Secretariat and
other relevant international bodies and organizations;
19.
Welcomes the further progress made by the High Commissioner in
enhancing the capacity of her Office to respond to humanitarian emergencies
and encourages her to provide full support to the coordination role of the
Emergency Relief Coordinator, especially in major and complex emergencies;
20.
Encourages the High Commissioner to continue to cooperate fully,
including within the framework of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, with
United Nations agencies, intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental
organizations, in order to ensure an effective response to complex emergency
situations;
21.
Welcomes the establishment by the High Commissioner of the
Partnership in Action Process in conjunction with the International Council of
Voluntary Agencies as a means of strengthening and improving collaboration
between the Office of the High Commissioner and non-governmental organizations
in meeting greatly increased demands, expresses its support for the process of
consultations through regional preparatory meetings as well as for the global
conference at Oslo in June 1994 and invites Governments to provide financial
support to this important initiative;
22.
Expresses deep concern at conditions in a number of countries and
regions that seriously endanger the delivery of humanitarian assistance and
the security of the staff of the High Commissioner and other relief workers,
deplores the recent loss of lives among personnel involved in humanitarian
operations, urges support for initiatives taken by the High Commissioner and
within the General Assembly and the Security Council concerning the safety of
United Nations and associated personnel, in particular the consideration of
new measures to enhance the safety of such personnel, and calls upon States
and all parties to conflicts to take all necessary measures to ensure safe and
timely access for humanitarian assistance and the security of international
and local staff undertaking humanitarian work in the countries concerned;
23.
Calls upon all Governments and other donors to contribute to the
programmes of the High Commissioner and, taking into account the need to
achieve greater burden-sharing among donors, to assist the High Commissioner
in securing additional and timely income from traditional governmental
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