Humanitarian Assistance to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

A/RES/57/148View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 21b Special economic assistance to individual countries or regions, published in 2003.

What other versions does this mandate have?

4 versions · 2000–2003

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2003	A/RES/57/148	Humanitarian assistance to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia	1,136	72%Compare
2002	A/RES/56/101	Humanitarian assistance to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia	935	62%Compare
2001	A/RES/55/169	Humanitarian assistance to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia	725	—
2000	A/RES/54/96[F]	Humanitarian assistance to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia	—	–

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

2 reports · 2001–2002

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2002	A/57/174	Humanitarian assistance to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/56/101
2001	A/56/361	Humanitarian assistance to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/55/169

What subjects does this mandate have?

19 subjects

Coordination Within UN System Development Assistance Displaced Persons Emergency Relief Financial Assistance Former Yugoslavia Situation Humanitarian Assistance Intergovernmental Organizations Non-Governmental Organizations Post-Conflict Reconstruction Refugee Assistance Refugees Regional Cooperation Regional Organizations Repatriation Resident Coordinators Social Integration Specialized Agencies Yugoslavia

What’s in this document?

8 operative paragraphs

Calls upon all States, regional organizations, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations and other relevant bodies to continue to provide humanitarian assistance to alleviate the humanitarian needs of the vulnerable refugees and internally displaced persons, bearing in mind in particular the special situation of women, children, the elderly and other vulnerable groups, while seeking durable solutions for a safe return of refugees and internally displaced persons to their places of origin, or for settlement at their place of refuge for those who want to integrate locally, in cooperation with the local authorities;

Also calls upon all States, regional organizations, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations and other relevant bodies to offer support to the Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in its efforts to ensure the transition from relief to the long-term goals of the rehabilitation, reconstruction and development of the country;

Welcomes the continued commitment of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and encourages it to cooperate further with the United Nations system and humanitarian organizations to address the humanitarian needs of the affected population, including refugees and internally displaced persons, and urges the relevant authorities and the international community to support programmes that will ensure that the humanitarian needs of the vulnerable refugees and internally displaced persons in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia are met and to pursue durable solutions to their plight, in particular voluntary repatriation and reintegration, stresses the need to create conditions that are conducive to their safe return, and emphasizes in this regard the importance of regional cooperation in the search for solutions to the plight of refugees;

Calls upon all Member States and international intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to assist financially and otherwise in the establishment of durable solutions for the refugees and internally displaced persons, inter alia, through the implementation of the National Strategy for Resolving Problems of Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia;

Calls upon the Secretary-General, as well as the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and other agencies, to continue to mobilize the timely provision of international humanitarian and development assistance to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia;

Recognizes that there will be no United Nations consolidated humanitarian appeal for 2003 and nevertheless emphasizes the importance of the coordination of humanitarian assistance to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, inter alia, through the mechanisms of the United Nations resident coordinator system;

Requests the United Nations and the specialized agencies to continue their efforts to assess the humanitarian needs, in cooperation with the Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, relevant international and regional organizations and bodies and interested States, with a view to ensuring effective links between relief and longer-term assistance to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, taking into account the work already carried out in this field and the need to avoid duplication and the overlapping of efforts;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit to it at its fifty-ninth session, under the item entitled “Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance”, a report on the implementation of the present resolution.

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