Assistance for humanitarian relief, rehabilitation and development for East Timor : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

Urges UN organizations, the international community and non-governmental organizations to continue their efforts aimed at the enhanced ownership and participation of all East Timorese, including women and vulnerable groups, in the rehabilitation, reconstruction and development of East Timor, and in this regard stresses the need for continued international assistance to support local capacity-building, inter alia, in areas such as education, health, agriculture and rural development, the judiciary, governance and public administration, security and law and order; recommends that outstanding infrastructure needs remain an essential focus of international assistance in such areas as the reconstruction and rehabilitation of public buildings, educational facilities, roads and public services, including water and sanitation and the supply of electricity; reaffirms the need to ensure safe and unhindered access of humanitarian personnel and assistance to all those in need, recognizes in this regard the continuing implementation by the Government of Indonesia of Security Council resolution 1319 (2000); urges the UN to continue to address the rehabilitation, reconstruction and development needs of East Timor; requests the Secretary-General to prepare a report on the implementation of the present resolution for consideration by the General Assembly at its 57th session.

Adopted without vote, 87th plenary meeting

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