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8.
Encourages continued international support in all sectors, including
agriculture, infrastructure, health and education to assist the efforts of East Timor
towards sustainable development, particularly in its transition to independence;
9.
Welcomes the immediate response to food aid needs by the international
community, urges it to continue to ensure food security for the remaining vulnerable
groups in need, and calls upon the United Nations, other intergovernmental
organizations, Member States and non-governmental organizations to assist the East
Timorese in ensuring sustainable development in the areas of agriculture, livestock
and fisheries;
10. Recommends that outstanding infrastructure needs remain an essential
focus of international assistance in such areas as the reconstruction and
rehabilitation of public buildings, educational facilities, roads and public services;
11. Commends the rapid international response in terms of providing health
services to the general population, including the early deployment of immunization
and disease prevention programmes, and reproductive health care and child nutrition
programmes, while recognizing the need for further assistance to rebuild hospitals
and for training health-care professionals;
12. Welcomes the ongoing reopening of schools, the supply and distribution
of education materials, and teacher training, while emphasizing the need for
capacity-building, particularly in the area of secondary and higher education, and for
continued attention to the rehabilitation needs, including psychosocial support, of
children affected by the violence;
13. Stresses the urgent need for sustained and enhanced efforts by the
Government of Indonesia, the Transitional Administration and the international
community effectively and comprehensively to resolve the question of the East
Timorese refugees by the repatriation or resettlement of all those refugees, in
conditions of safety and security at all stages, and based on their voluntary
decisions, through the efforts of the Government of Indonesia to guarantee effective
security in the West Timor camps, by the promotion of a credible and internationally
observed registration process, and by the promotion of and support for reconciliation
among all East Timorese;
14. Acknowledges the efforts of the Government of Indonesia, in cooperation
with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the
International Organization for Migration and other humanitarian organizations, to
facilitate organized and spontaneous returns of East Timorese refugees from West
Timor, including the repatriation of the former Indonesian military reservists known
as Milsas, and underscores the importance of continued international assistance to
support the efforts of the Government of Indonesia and relevant organizations to
meet the needs of East Timorese refugees in West Timor, inter alia, by assisting their
voluntary repatriation or resettlement;
15. Reaffirms the need to ensure safe and unhindered access of humanitarian
personnel and assistance to all those in need and to ensure the safety and security of
all humanitarian personnel in West Timor, recognizes in this regard the steps taken
and the efforts being made by the Government of Indonesia to implement Security
Council resolution 1319 (2000), such as the ongoing disarming and disbanding of
the militias, the deploying of additional security apparatus and the bringing to
justice of those found guilty, and calls upon the Government to continue to
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