Assistance for humanitarian relief and the economic and social rehabilitation of Somalia

Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General for his continuing and tireless efforts to mobilize assistance to the Somali people; welcomes the ongoing efforts of UN, OAU, League of Arab States, European Union, OIC, countries members of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, Movement of Non-Aligned Countries and others to resolve the situation in Somalia; also welcomes the strategy of UN focusing on the implementation of community-based interventions aimed at rebuilding local infrastructures and increasing the self-reliance of the local population, and the ongoing efforts by UN agencies, their Somali counterparts and their partner organizations to establish and maintain close coordination and cooperation mechanisms available for the implementation of relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction programmes; emphasizes the principle that the Somali people, in particular at the local level, have the primary responsability for their own development and for the sustainability of rehabilitation and reconstruction assistance programmes; urges all States and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations concerned to continue to implement further its resolution 47/160 in order to assist the Somali people to embark on the rehabilitation of basic social and economic services; calls upon the Secretary-General to continue to mobilize international humanitarian, rehabilitation and reconstruction assistance for Somalia; calls upon the international community to provide continuing and increased assistance in response to the UN Consolidated Inter-Agency Appeal for relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction assistance for Somalia covering the period from Oct. 1999-Dec. 2000.

Adopted without vote, 73rd meeting

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Adopted at the 73rd plenary meeting, 8 Dec. 1999.