United Nations
General Assembly
A/RES/55/172
Distr.: General
28 February 2001
Fifty-fifth session
Agenda item 20 (b)
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
[without reference to a Main Committee (A/55/L.65 and Add.1)]
55/172. Assistance for humanitarian relief, rehabilitation and
development for East Timor
The General Assembly,
Recalling all of its relevant resolutions on the situation in East Timor, in
particular resolutions 54/96 H of 15 December 1999 and 54/194 of 17 December
1999,
Recalling also its resolution 46/182 of 19 December 1991 and the guiding
principles contained in the annex to that resolution,
Recalling further all of the relevant Security Council resolutions and decisions
on the situation in East Timor, in particular resolutions 1272 (1999) of 25 October
1999 and 1319 (2000) of 8 September 2000,
Recalling the establishment by Security Council resolution 1272 (1999) of the
United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor, whose mandate includes
the coordination and delivery of humanitarian, rehabilitation and development
assistance,
Welcoming the response of the United Nations, other intergovernmental
organizations, Member States and non-governmental organizations, with the
coordination of the Transitional Administration since 1 January 2000, and in
cooperation with the East Timorese people, in terms of addressing the humanitarian
relief, rehabilitation and development needs of East Timor,
Acknowledging the progress made in the transition from relief to development
in East Timor and, in this regard, the important role played by the Transitional
Administration in supporting the resilient and determined efforts of the East
Timorese people themselves,
Welcoming the progress that has been made in alleviating the humanitarian
assistance needs of East Timor, while noting continuing requirements for food and
shelter assistance,
Welcoming also the efforts of the Government of Indonesia and relevant
intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations in providing humanitarian
assistance to the East Timorese refugees in the province of East Nusa Tenggara,
West Timor, and in this respect recognizing the importance of the international
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