Special Assistance for the Economic Recovery and Reconstruction of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

A/RES/58/123View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 40b Special economic assistance to individual countries or regions, published in 2004.

What other versions does this mandate have?

7 versions · 1998–2004

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2004	A/RES/58/123	Special assistance for the economic recovery and reconstruction of the Democratic Republic of the Congo	1,699	42%Compare
2003	A/RES/57/146	Special assistance for the economic recovery and reconstruction of the Democratic Republic of the Congo	1,226	56%Compare
2002	A/RES/56/100	Special assistance for the economic recovery and reconstruction of the Democratic Republic of the Congo	1,135	57%Compare
2001	A/RES/55/166	Special assistance for the economic recovery and reconstruction of the Democratic Republic of the Congo	925	—
1999	A/RES/54/96[B]	Special assistance for the economic recovery and reconstruction of the Democratic Republic of the Congo	—	—

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

2 reports · 2002–2003

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2003	A/58/273	Special assistance for the economic recovery and reconstruction of the Democratic Republic of the Congo report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/57/146
2002	A/57/377	Special assistance for the economic recovery and reconstruction of the Democratic Republic of the Congo report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/56/100

What’s in this document?

32 operative paragraphs

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

²A/58/273.

Welcomes the conclusion of the Global and All-Inclusive Agreement on the Transition in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, signed in Pretoria on 17 December 2002 and the subsequent establishment of the Government of National Unity and Transition, and encourages the effective establishment of all transitional institutions;

Also welcomes the declaration of Principles on Good-Neighbourly Relations and Cooperation between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda,³ which marked the successful conclusion of the high-level meeting held on 25 September 2003 under the auspices of the Secretary-General;

³A/58/428-S/2003/983, annex.

Further welcomes the efforts of the Republic of South Africa, the Republic of Angola, and all the Central African countries, as well as the important role of the Secretary-General, in facilitating the adoption of these agreements;

Urges all parties concerned in the region to cease military activities and to cease any support for armed groups, and rather to use their influence to support the transition and bring all within the dynamic of the transition;

Strongly condemns the acts of violence, including the latest massacres in Ituri, systematically perpetrated against civilians, including the massacres, as well as other atrocities and violations of international humanitarian law and human rights, in particular sexual violence against women and girls, stresses the need to bring to justice those responsible, including those at the command level, and urges all parties, including the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to take all necessary steps to prevent further violations of human rights and international humanitarian law, in particular those committed against civilians;

Welcomes the work of the Interim Emergency Multinational Force in Bunia led by the European Union, and the subsequent efforts of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to help secure the Ituri region;

Recognizes the importance of an effective withdrawal of all foreign troops from the territory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo;

Urges all parties concerned in the region to cease any recruitment, training and use of child soldiers, which are contrary to international law, welcomes the initial steps taken by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to demobilize and reintegrate child soldiers, in particular through education, and urges the Government and all parties to continue their efforts in this context, and to take into account the particular needs of girl ex-combatants;

Invites donors to strengthen their support for the efforts of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to demobilize and repatriate armed groups currently in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and to encourage the transitional Government and all parties to the conflict to cooperate with the Organization Mission in achieving a climate of security and trust, the support of neighbouring countries in this process being essential;

Emphasizes that the consolidation of peace and the resumption of economic activity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are inextricably linked, and calls for further international economic assistance in this regard;

Encourages the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to pursue the implementation of economic reforms aimed at stabilizing the macroeconomic framework so that conditions for sustainable growth can be created;

Urges all parties to fully respect international humanitarian law and to ensure the safe and unhindered access of humanitarian personnel to all affected populations throughout the territory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the safety of United Nations and humanitarian personnel;

Calls upon the international community to increase its support for humanitarian relief activities within the Democratic Republic of the Congo;

Urges all parties to permit free and unhindered movement of the population, which is essential, inter alia, to the resumption of economic activities;

Expresses its deep concern especially at the very serious, dire humanitarian situation in Ituri, and calls on all Congolese parties on the ground to cooperate fully, in general, with the institutions of the transition, and, in particular, with the Ituri Pacification Commission;

Also expresses its deep concern over the dire humanitarian situation throughout the country and the very high number of internally displaced persons in the eastern part and, in particular, in the Ituri region, and urges all parties to avoid further population displacement and to facilitate the safe and voluntary return of refugees and internally displaced persons to their places of origin;

Stresses the importance of the restoration of river traffic, welcomes in this regard the reopening of the Congo and Oubangui Rivers, and expresses its support for the establishment of a Congo River Basin Commission;

Calls for the reopening of the Kisangani-Kindu rail and river link to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian assistance, as well as the resupply access for humanitarian personnel;

Encourages the continued cooperation of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo with the United Nations, the specialized agencies, international financial institutions and other organizations, including non-governmental organizations, in addressing the need for rehabilitation and reconstruction, and welcomes in this regard their renewed dialogue and cooperation;

Renews its urgent appeal to the executive boards of the United Nations funds and programmes to continue to keep under consideration the special needs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and stresses the need to mainstream an appropriate gender perspective within overall reconstruction efforts;

Welcomes the inclusion of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative;

Urges the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to implement national comprehensive strategies to monitor and manage external liabilities, embedded in the domestic preconditions for debt sustainability, including sound macroeconomic and public resource management;

Welcomes initiatives that have been undertaken to reduce outstanding indebtedness, and invites further national and international measures in that direction, including, as appropriate, debt cancellation and other arrangements;

Invites the development partners to cover the funding shortfall of the Emergency Multisectoral Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Programme and support civil service reform and efforts to reunify the country;

Invites Governments to continue providing support to the Democratic Republic of the Congo;

Requests the Secretary-General:

To ensure through his Special Representative for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, who convenes the International Committee in Support of the Transition, the coordination of all the activities of the United Nations system in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the facilitation of the coordination with other national and international actors of activities in support of the transition, and welcomes to that effect the adoption of new coordination mechanisms aimed at ensuring a coherent and effective response to the multifaceted humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo;

To continue to consult with regional leaders, in coordination with the President of the African Union, about ways to bring about a peaceful and durable solution to the conflict;

To continue to consult with regional leaders, in coordination with the President of the African Union, in order to prepare an international conference on peace, security and development in Central Africa and in the Great Lakes region, under the auspices of the United Nations and the African Union, to address the problems of the region in a comprehensive manner;

To keep under review the humanitarian and economic situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo with a view to promoting participation in and support for a programme of financial and material assistance to the country to enable it to meet urgent needs in terms of economic recovery and reconstruction;

To submit to the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session a report on the actions taken pursuant to the present resolution.

Special Assistance for the Economic Recovery and Reconstruction of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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