Assistance for Humanitarian Relief and the Economic and Social Rehabilitation of Somalia

A/RES/57/154View 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?

12 versions · 1994–2006

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/60/219

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2006	A/RES/60/219	Assistance for humanitarian relief and the economic and social rehabilitation of Somalia	1,254	43%Compare
2005	A/RES/59/218	Assistance for humanitarian relief and the economic and social rehabilitation of Somalia	960	72%Compare
2004	A/RES/58/115	Assistance for humanitarian relief and the economic and social rehabilitation of Somalia	797	30%Compare
2003	A/RES/57/154	Assistance for humanitarian relief and the economic and social rehabilitation of Somalia	1,389	30%Compare
2002	A/RES/56/106	Assistance for humanitarian relief and the economic and social rehabilitation of Somalia	1,499	85%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

2 reports · 2003–2006

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2006	A/61/209	Humanitarian assistance and rehabilitation for selected countries and regions report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/60/219
2003	A/58/133	Assistance for humanitarian relief and the economic and social rehabilitation of Somalia report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/57/154

What’s in this document?

16 operative paragraphs

Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General for his continued and tireless efforts to mobilize assistance for the Somali people;

Encourages the further implementation of its resolution 47/160 to rehabilitate basic social and economic services throughout Somalia;

Reiterates its full support for the peace process sponsored by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development and the efforts of the Technical Committee coordinated by Kenya, and invites the Intergovernmental Authority and its member States to continue their efforts to promote national reconciliation in Somalia;

Welcomes the Declaration on Cessation of Hostilities and the Structures and Principles of the Somalia National Reconciliation Process,3 and other agreements reached thus far in Eldoret as an important step towards the overriding objective of ending the violence affecting and the suffering of the Somali people, recognizes that they provide new and significant opportunities for the solution of the Somali crisis, and calls upon all the Somali parties to make the most of the current momentum and to do everything in their power to ensure that the conference continues its work and its success;

Also welcomes the strong support of the United Nations, the African Union, the League of Arab States, the European Union, the Organization of the Islamic Conference, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development and its Partners Forum, the Movement of Non-Aligned States and others for their positive contribution to the peace process in Somalia, and appeals to all countries and the international organizations to continue to exercise their influence to support the peace conference and to consolidate the reconciliation process;

Calls upon all Somali parties, including the Transitional National Government, individuals, political leaders and factions in Somalia, to respect the security and safety of the personnel of the United Nations, specialized agencies and non-governmental organizations and to guarantee their complete freedom of movement and safe access throughout Somalia, and welcomes the commitment taken in that respect by all Somali parties at the Eldoret conference;

Welcomes the strategy of the United Nations focusing on the implementation of community-based interventions aimed at rebuilding local infrastructures and increasing the self-reliance of the local population, and the ongoing efforts by the United Nations agencies, their Somali counterparts and their partner organizations to establish and maintain close coordination and cooperation mechanisms available for the implementation of relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction programmes;

Recognizes that a comprehensive programme of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of militias is a condition for sustainable peace and stability in Somalia;

Notes the incremental and prioritized approach of the United Nations system to addressing the continuing crisis and needs in Somalia while maintaining long-term commitments to rehabilitation, recovery and development activities;

Urges the international community to provide as a matter of urgency humanitarian assistance and relief to the Somali people to alleviate in particular the consequences of the prevailing drought;

Emphasizes the principle that the Somali people have the primary responsibility for their own development and for the sustainability of rehabilitation and reconstruction assistance programmes, and reaffirms the importance it attaches to the creation of a workable arrangement for collaboration between the United Nations system and its partner organizations and their Somali counterparts for the effective creation of rehabilitation and development activities in those parts of the country in which peace and security prevail;

Urges all States and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations concerned to continue to implement further its resolution 47/160 in order to assist the Somali people in embarking on the rehabilitation of basic social and economic services, as well as institution-building aimed at the restoration of structures of civil governance at all levels in all parts of the country in which peace and security prevail;

Calls upon the Secretary-General to continue to mobilize international humanitarian, rehabilitation and reconstruction assistance for Somalia;

Calls upon the international community to provide continuing and increased assistance in response to the United Nations 2003 Consolidated Inter-Agency Appeal for relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction assistance for Somalia;

Commends the Secretary-General for the establishment of the Trust Fund for Peace-Building 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 fifty-eighth session.

Assistance for Humanitarian Relief and the Economic and Social Rehabilitation of Somalia

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