Assistance for Humanitarian Relief, Rehabilitation and Development for East Timor

A/RES/56/104View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 20b Special economic assistance to individual countries or regions, published in 2002.

What other versions does this mandate have?

3 versions · 2000–2002

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2002	A/RES/56/104	Assistance for humanitarian relief, rehabilitation and development for East Timor	1,321	41%Compare
2001	A/RES/55/172	Assistance for humanitarian relief, rehabilitation and development for East Timor	1,316	—
2000	A/RES/54/96[H]	Assistance for humanitarian relief, rehabilitation and development for East Timor	—	–

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

2 reports · 2001–2002

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2002	A/57/353	Assistance for humanitarian relief, rehabilitation and development in East Timor report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/56/104
2001	A/56/338	Assistance for humanitarian relief, rehabilitation and development in East Timor report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/55/172

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16 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General;²

²A/56/338.

Encourages the United Nations, other intergovernmental organizations, Member States and non-governmental organizations, with the coordination of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor, and in close consultation and cooperation with the East Timorese people, to continue to collaborate to address the remaining longer-term vulnerabilities of East Timor, including in the area of preparedness and response capacity for addressing humanitarian emergencies, and to support the transition from relief and rehabilitation to development;

Emphasizes the importance of continuing close consultation with and participation of East Timorese institutions and civil society, including local non-governmental organizations, in the planning and delivery of rehabilitation, reconstruction and development assistance to East Timor;

Urges United Nations 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;

Welcomes the convening of donor meetings for East Timor in Tokyo in December 1999, Lisbon in June 2000, Brussels in December 2000, Canberra in June 2001 and Oslo in December 2001, which focused on the national budget and the transition towards independence in East Timor in four key areas, political, public administration, public finances, and economic and social reconstruction, and urges the international community to fulfil its pledges to meet the external requirements for rehabilitation, reconstruction and development activities for East Timor;

Also welcomes the official launching of the joint appeal for East Timorese refugees, presented by the Government of Indonesia and the United Nations in Jakarta on 27 November 2001;

Further welcomes the successful holding, on 30 August 2001, of the elections for the East Timor Constituent Assembly and the appointment, on 20 September 2001, of the all-East Timorese Second Transitional Government;

Acknowledges that the establishment of an effective and functioning governmental administration is crucial to fostering a stable and secure social, economic and political environment in East Timor, and in this regard urges the international community to continue to support efforts aimed at institution-building and the training of civil servants, in particular in the areas of public finances, the judiciary, senior management and the development and maintenance of the central administrative systems of government;

Welcomes the continuing response to food aid needs by the international community, and calls upon the United Nations, other intergovernmental organizations, Member States and non-governmental organizations to assist the East Timorese in ensuring sustainable development in the areas of agriculture, livestock and fisheries;

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;

Commends the rapid international response in terms of providing health services to the general population, including the early deployment of immunization and disease prevention programmes, and reproductive health care and child nutrition programmes, while recognizing the need for further assistance to rebuild hospitals and train health-care professionals and enhance capacity-building to meet the challenge to public health posed by diseases such as tuberculosis, malaria and the human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS);

Welcomes the ongoing reopening of schools, the supply and distribution of educational materials, and teacher training, while emphasizing the need for capacity-building, particularly in the area of secondary and higher education, and for continued attention to the rehabilitation needs, including psychosocial support, of children affected by the violence;

Acknowledges the efforts of the Government of Indonesia, in cooperation with the Transitional Administration, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the International Organization for Migration and other humanitarian organizations, to facilitate organized and spontaneous returns of East Timorese refugees from West Timor, and encourages the Government of Indonesia to continue its efforts to establish effective security in and around the refugee camps in West Timor in order to facilitate safe and voluntary returns of refugees;

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), encourages the Government to continue its efforts in that regard in full cooperation with Member States, the United Nations system and non-governmental organizations, and underscores the importance of continued international assistance to support the efforts of the Government of Indonesia and relevant organizations to meet the needs of East Timorese refugees in West Timor, inter alia, by assisting their voluntary repatriation or resettlement, and by contributing to humanitarian assistance needs in the camps in West Timor;

Urges the United Nations 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 fifty-seventh session.

Assistance for Humanitarian Relief, Rehabilitation and Development for East Timor

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