text: / UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ,ASSEMBLY Distr. GENERAL A/AC.96/661 26 July 1985 Original: ENGLISH EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE HIGH COMMISSIONER'S PROGRAMME Thirty-sixth session Report on the resettlement of refugees (Submitted by the High Commissioner) I. INTRODUCTION 1. UNHCR promotes and assists the resettlement of an individual refugee or a refugee group once it has been determined that neither voluntary repatriation nor local integration are a feasible durable solution. In such situations. the need for resettlement is determined by the conditions prevailing in countries of first asylum and the specific needs of refugees in these situations. and not primarily by the desire of refugees for resettlement or their wish to migrate elsewhere. 2 • UNHCR acknowledges that countries which operate immigration programmes continue to receive refugees within the framework of policies based on demographic and economic considerations and that factors affecting ease of integration and the potentiel economic contribution of refugees are therefore taken into account. While in previous years such resettlement programmes contributed significantly toward solving refugee problems. these policies no longer address to the same extent the needs of refugees who are in need of resettlement today and who in general. present different demographic characteristics from most of the refugees resettled in the past. 3. In order for resettlement to provide a humanitarian solution to refugee problems. UNHCR feels that additional provision should be made to facilitate the admission of refugees who lack the necessary gualifications for admission under current criteria. UNHCR also continues to stress its desire that Governments distinguish clearly between refugees and immigrants. A policy of immigration control should not preclude generous treatment of refugees and their resettlement. G3.85-02164 A/AC.96/661 page 2 II. REVIEW OF OPERATIONS 4. In 1984, UNHCR helped to resettle some 124,500 refugees including over 
analysis: The text appears to be focused on the resettlement of refugees, discussing the criteria and policies surrounding this process. The language used is formal and official, suggesting that it is a report or document from an international organization. The content is more concerned with the humanitarian and social aspects of refugee resettlement rather than economic or technological aspects.