Assistance for humanitarian relief and the economic and social rehabilitation of Somalia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

Calls upon the Secretary-General to continue to mobilize international humanitarian, rehabilitation and reconstruction assistance for Somalia; calls upon all Somali parties to respect the security and safety of the personnel of UN, the specialized agencies and non-governmental organizations and to guarantee their complete freedom of movement and safe access throughout Somalia; urges the international community to provide: (a) political support to the new Transitional Federal Government; (b) significant financial and technical support for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Somalia; (c) full support to the need for peacebuilding measures and the speedy implementation of programmes for the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of militias throughout Somalia in order to stabilize the entire country and thereby ensure the effectiveness of the new Transitional Federal Government; commends the Secretary-General for the establishment of the Trust Fund for Peacebuilding in Somalia, welcomes the contributions made thus far to the Fund, and appeals to Member States to contribute to it; requests the Secretary-General, in view of the critical situation in Somalia, to take all necessary and practicable measures for the implementation of the present resolution and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its 60th session.

Adopted without vote, 75th plenary meeting

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Issued in GAOR, 59th sess., Suppl. no. 49.