United Nations A/RES/58/115 General Assembly Distr.: General 5 February 2004 Fifty-eighth session Agenda item 40 (b) Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 17 December 2003 [without reference to a Main Committee (A/58/L.40 and Add.1)] 58/115. 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 and 57/154 of 16 December 2002, Noting with serious concern that the current four-year drought in Somalia threatens the lives of Somali nomads as well as livestock, Noting with grave concern the high mortality rates of over 80 per cent of livestock in the worst-affected areas of the Sool and Sanaag plateau of Somalia and the high risk of starvation of Somali nomads, Noting with serious concern the threat, as a result of this drought, of an imminent collapse of the Somali economy, and in particular of the pastoral economy and social support systems, Underlining the urgent need for humanitarian assistance, relief and reconstruction, Noting the linkage between the search for peace and alleviation of the humanitarian crisis in Somalia, Welcoming the continued focus of the United Nations, in partnership with civil society at the grass-roots level, on programmes of assistance, including both humanitarian and development approaches, taking into consideration the conditions on the ground, Recalling statements by the President of the Security Council of 31 October 2001 1 and 28 March 2002, 2 by which the Security Council condemned attacks on humanitarian personnel and called upon all parties in Somalia to respect fully the security and safety of personnel of the United Nations, the International Committee _______________ 1 2 03 50148 S/PRST/2001/30; see Resolutions and Decisions of the Security Council, 1 January 2001–31 July 2002. S/PRST/2002/8; see Resolutions and Decisions of the Security Council, 1 January 2001–31 July 2002.