United Nations
General Assembly
A/RES/60/219
Distr.: General
31 March 2006
Sixtieth session
Agenda item 73 (b)
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 22 December 2005
[on the report of the Second Committee (A/60/496 and Corr.1 and 2)]
60/219. Assistance for humanitarian relief and the economic and
social rehabilitation of Somalia
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolution 47/160 of 18 December 1992 and subsequent relevant
resolutions, in particular resolutions 56/106 of 14 December 2001, 57/154 of
16 December 2002, 58/115 of 17 December 2003 and 59/218 of 22 December 2004,
Noting with serious concern the effects of the civil war in Somalia and in
particular the destruction of the physical, economic and social infrastructure of
Somalia,
Underlining the urgent need for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the
infrastructure,
Also underlining the urgency in rebuilding State institutions and in
strengthening the capacity of those institutions,
Welcoming the continued efforts of the African Union and the
Intergovernmental Authority on Development towards the successful conclusion of
the peace process for Somalia,
Deeply concerned that the collateral effects of the ongoing drought continue to
worsen, as evidenced by the high levels of malnutrition ranging from 19 to
22 per cent,
Noting with grave concern the effects of the 2004 tsunami, which threaten the
livelihoods and environment of the coastal population and have had a negative
impact on the Somali economy,
Underlining the urgent need for humanitarian assistance and continued relief,
reconstruction and livelihood assistance, as well as equitable resource allocation to
vulnerable communities, such as destitute pastoralists and internally displaced
persons,
Concerned that shipments of illegal nuclear and toxic waste dumped along the
coastline of Somalia and stirred up by the tsunami, as reported by the United
Nations Environment Programme Asian Tsunami Disaster Task Force, have caused
health and environmental problems and can cause serious long-term effects on
human health, that they pose a very serious environmental hazard, not only in
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