Assistance to survivors of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, particularly orphans, widows and victims of sexual violence : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2007
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SymbolA/RES/62/96
TitleAssistance to survivors of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, particularly orphans, widows and victims of sexual violence : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
AccessEnglish: A_RES_62_96-EN - PDF ; Español: A_RES_62_96-ES - PDF ; Français: A_RES_62_96-FR - PDF ; Other: A_RES_62_96-DE - PDF ; Русский: A_RES_62_96-RU - PDF ; العربية: A_RES_62_96-AR - PDF ; 中文: A_RES_62_96-ZH - PDF ;
Summary
Requests the Secretary-General to continue to encourage the relevant agencies, funds and programmes of the UN system to implement resolution 59/137 expeditiously, inter alia, by providing assistance in the areas of education for orphans, medical care and treatment for victims of sexual violence, including HIV-positive victims, trauma and psychological counselling, and skills training and microcredit programmes aimed at promoting self-sufficiency and alleviating poverty; also requests the Secretary-General to continue the activities of the programme of outreach entitled "The Rwanda Genocide and the United Nations" aimed at Rwanda genocide victim remembrance and education, in order to help to prevent future acts of genocide; notes the importance of residual issues including witness protection and victim support, the archives of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, and judicial issues and capacity-building for the Rwandan judiciary, and underlines the need for increased and sustained attention to these issues.
Action note2007-12-17
Vote summary
Adopted without vote, 74th plenary meeting
Meeting record
A/62/PV.74
Agenda information
A/62/251 72 Assistance to survivors of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, particularly orphans, widows and victims of sexual violence. HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE--RWANDA
Date[New York] : UN, 1 Feb. 2008
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2 p.
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Issued in GAOR, 62nd sess., Suppl. no. 49.