text: convened for the purpose. An action plan had been prepared and he suggested that a preliminary meeting should be held in Geneva in the month of January to discuss procedure. The Office would submit two documents on causes and prevention to that meeting. He suggested that another meeting should be convened in September of a working group to be attended by all members of the Executive Committee. 33. Given the changes in the world today, new approaches would be needed to the problem of refugees. On the basis of the principle that any UNHCR protection of refugees should be based on human rights, the Office had envisaged the problem of refugees from a global perspective, which included the responsibility of the country of origin, development assistance and voluntary return. The task was a lengthy, complex and difficult one but it would be the best way to consolidate international protection and enable the international community to arrive at a consensus on common values and the Office to proceed realistically. 34. Mrs. RUESTA DE FURTER (Venezuela) endorsed the comments on protection by Mr. Arnaout. However, Venezuela attached great importance to the assistance aspects of UNHCR's work and suggested that the time was perhaps ripe for systematizing all the valuable knowledge it had acq[uired. The exercise proposed by Mr. Arnaout should perhaps focus on the sócio-legal values that applied to the overall refugee problem. 35. Mr. ARNAOUT (Director, Division of Refugee Law and Doctrine) said that two important concepts had emerged from the San Remo meeting: the responsibility of the country of origin and its corollary, development aid. In his view, the consensus did not merely concern legal aspects but refugee protection as a whole. In order to carry out that complex and demanding task, the emphasis had initially been placed on the two fundamental factors which 
analysis: The text discusses the protection of refugees and the role of the UNHCR in this context. It highlights the importance of considering the country of origin, development aid, and human rights in addressing the refugee problem. The language used is formal and official, suggesting a meeting or conference where the topic is being discussed.