Speaker. today. July 1. is a significant occasion. It marks the advent of World Refugee Year. This day was so designated. and the year thus established. by a United Nations General Assembly resolution of December 5. 1958. Americas recognition of this memorable event was proclaimed on May 19. 1959. by President Eisenhower. In his Proclamation. the President declared that the aims of the World Refugee Year "are to focus interest on the refugee problem. to encourage additional financial contributions from governments. voluntary agencies and the general public for solution of the problem. and to provide additional opportunities for permanent refugee solutions. through voluntary repatriation. resettlement or integration. with due regard for humanitarian considerations and in accordance with the freely expressed wishes of the refugees themselves.". In his statement accompanying the Proclamation. President Eisenhower reminded us that the World Refugee Year is a year to channel the concern and to focus the ingenuityand the generosityof the world on the continuing problem of refugees. "Much has been done." he stated. "but the refugee problem remainsacute and chronicand it. will remain so long as the world suffers from political unrest and aggression. CV790
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