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12. Requests all Governments and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to pay
particular attention to meeting the special needs of refugee women and children, including those with
special protection needs, as well as internally displaced persons;
13. Supports the recommendation to harmonize current international and bilateral initiatives on Africa
contained in the report of the Secretary-General, and invites African countries and their partners during
the coordination segment of the 1999 substantive session of the Economic and Social Council to identify
and rank priorities in partnership, to define respective responsibilities and to agree on realistic and
measurable targets in priority areas;
14. Requests the Secretary-General to submit a progress report on the implementation of the
recommendations contained in his report to the General Assembly at its fifty-fourth session;
15. Requests the President of the General Assembly, in preparation for the discussion at the fiftyfourth session of the General Assembly, to establish an open-ended ad hoc working group of the General
Assembly to monitor the implementation of the present resolution and, in particular, the recommendations
contained in the report of the Secretary-General to the Security Council and the General Assembly on the
causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa; in this
regard, the Working Group shall determine its mandate and modalities, taking into account the outcome
of the deliberations of the Economic and Social Council on this matter.
81st plenary meeting
7 December 1998