76. Mr. REISCH (Austria), stressing the urgency of the need to find durable solutions, said that voluntary repatriation, though the most desirable form of durable solution, presupposed the termination of the root causes that had compelled the refugee to leave his;, country*'Once those causes had disappeared, and the High Commissioner was free:to take асЬхрп to promote repatriation, the effectiveness of that action v.-ouli c':pr.nd on;th.2 willingness of the countries of origin and asylum to co-operate. In the absence of such v;illingnessj a particular Government might wish to offer its good offices, as his Government, for its part, would be prepared to do. In other instances, the international community would have to be more closely involved particularly if long-term assistance of a development character was necessary. 77. The second type of durable solution, known as local integration and resettlement, involved the difficult process of integration into a new environment, and the effectiveness of that process depended not only on the willingness of"the réfugié himself to start a new life^ but alsofen substantial assistance and tiolerance on the part of the asylumr;Countrie,8 and their population. Where those factors were present, local integration and resettlement could providé an'equally desirable solution. In many situations however, the case-load of refugees vastly exceeded the capacity of the asylum country to accept refugees. The capacity of absorption of developing countries could, however, be increased significantly by assistance of basically the development-type. In the absence of capacity of absorption and willingness of refugees to integrate locally, resettlement remained the only durable solution. Resettlement opportunities were becomirtg increasingly •rare, however, and the only way of reversing that trend was by influencing public opinion. 78. The High Commissioner's report (A/AC.96/620) revealed, that, in the'vast majority of cases, no durable solution had been found. His delegation supported 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the theme of refugee solutions, highlighting the importance of finding durable solutions for refugees. The focus is on the willingness of countries of origin, asylum, and the international community to cooperate, as well as the need for substantial assistance and tolerance from asylum countries and their populations. The text also touches on the challenges of integrating refugees into new environments and the need for public opinion to be influenced to reverse the trend of decreasing resettlement opportunities.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Education