A UNITED NATIONS General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/RES/49/174 24 February 1995 Forty-ninth session Agenda item 99 RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY [on the report of the Third Committee (A/49/609)] 49/174. Assistance to refugees, returnees and displaced persons in Africa The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 48/118 of 20 December 1993, Having considered the report of the Secretary-General 1/ and the report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 2/ Bearing in mind that most of the affected countries are least developed countries, Convinced of the necessity to strengthen the capacity within the United Nations system for the implementation and overall coordination of relief programmes for refugees, returnees and displaced persons, Welcoming the prospects for voluntary repatriation and durable solutions throughout Africa, Recognizing the need for States to create conditions conducive to the prevention of flows of refugees and displaced persons and to voluntary repatriation, Bearing in mind that the majority of refugees and displaced persons are women and children, 1/ A/49/578. 2/ Official Records of the General Assembly, Forty-ninth Session, Supplement No. 12 (A/49/12 and Add.1). 95-77023 /...