A/RES/49/7
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1.
Expresses profound satisfaction to the Government and people of
Burundi for their commitment to national reconciliation, and invites the
parties concerned to continue their efforts to re-establish peace and
democracy in the country;
2.
Congratulates the political leaders of Burundi on the happy
conclusion of the negotiations on the re-establishment of the normal
functioning of institutions, and urges all the parties to comply scrupulously
with the provisions of the Convention of Governance signed on
10 September 1994 and its subsequent additional protocols;
3.
Encourages the new coalition Government of Burundi to continue
relentlessly to fight against warmongers and to disarm the people’s militias
and other extremist groups which are threatening the country’s security;
4.
Requests Member States, the bodies of the United Nations system
and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to provide Burundians
with:
(a)
Assistance in the reconstruction of the country and emergency
assistance for its social and economic recovery, the revitalization of the
economy and the resumption of development;
(b)
Support for the national programmes to restore confidence among
the various elements of the Burundian people, especially by deploying civilian
human rights observers to back up the local administration;
(c)
Appropriate financial and technical assistance to strengthen the
capacity of the country’s judicial system in order to break the cycle of
impunity and enable the Burundian authorities to bring to justice the
perpetrators of the attempted coup d’état of October 1993 and of the
subsequent ethnic massacres;
(d)
Assistance in the dismantling of the secret pirate radio station
"Rutomorangingo", which is inciting ethnic hatred and violence, and of any
other instrument of propaganda which is undermining the patient efforts to
achieve national reconciliation;
5.
Endorses fully the wish of the heads of State and Government of
African countries to convene a regional conference for assistance to refugees,
returnees and displaced persons in the Great Lakes region;
6.
Invites the competent bodies of the United Nations system to take
part in the implementation of such an initiative;
7.
Requests Member States to furnish generous assistance for the
implementation of the initiative;
8.
Expresses appreciation to all the States, United Nations bodies
and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations which have provided
emergency humanitarian assistance to Burundi since the beginning of the crisis
and invites them to redouble their efforts during the forthcoming phase of
reconstruction and economic recovery;
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