European Refugee Campaign 1966 organised by the voluntary refugee agencies
- Author(s):
- Parliamentary Assembly
- Origin
- Assembly Debate on 29th September 1966 (14th Sitting) (see Doc. 2129, report of the Committee on Population and Refugees). Text adopted by the Assembly on 29th September 1966 (14th Sitting).
The Assembly,
1. Having learnt that a European Refugee Campaign 1966 is being organised by the voluntary agencies, chiefly for refugees in Africa and Asia ;
2. Noting that this Campaign fills a genuine need and that it is supported by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ;
3. Considering that this action is likely to raise substantial funds which will help to finance permanent solutions for refugees both inside and outside Europe ;
4. Noting that the voluntary agencies have entrusted the practical conduct of the Campaign to a working party under the Chairmanship of H.R.H. the Prince of the Netherlands ;
5. Observing that a large number of European countries, including most member States of the Council of Europe, are keen to contribute to the success of the European Refugee Campaign 1966 ;
6. Congratulates the voluntary agencies on this generous venture which will be launched on 24th October 1966, the day which the United Nations General Assembly has dedicated to refugees ;
7. Requests its members to make every effort in their own countries to promote the success of this purely humanitarian cause.
