United Nations
A/RES/59/215
General Assembly
Distr.: General
8 February 2005
Fifty-ninth session
Agenda item 39 (b)
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 22 December 2004
[on the report of the Second Committee (A/59/479 and Corr.1)]
59/215. Humanitarian and special economic assistance to Serbia
and Montenegro
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolution 46/182 of 19 December 1991, and reaffirming that
humanitarian assistance should be provided in accordance with the guiding
principles contained in the annex to that resolution,
Recalling also its resolutions 54/96 F of 15 December 1999, 55/169 of
14 December 2000, 56/101 of 14 December 2001 and 57/148 of 16 December 2002,
Deeply appreciative of the humanitarian assistance and the rehabilitation
support rendered by a number of States, in particular major contributors,
international agencies and organizations and non-governmental organizations to
alleviate the humanitarian needs of the affected population in Serbia and
Montenegro, in particular emergency assistance provided by the European Union
and various countries,
Recognizing the role of the Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe and the
stabilization and association process for the western Balkans in assisting Serbia and
Montenegro in its efforts in further promoting democratic and economic reforms
and in intensifying regional cooperation,
Recognizing also the need to ensure the effective and smooth transition from
humanitarian to development efforts in Serbia and Montenegro, including with
respect to the humanitarian and rehabilitation needs of refugees and internally
displaced persons, in particular the most vulnerable,
Aware of the weakness of the economy and basic services, which exacerbates
further the situation of socially and economically vulnerable segments of the
population, including refugees and internally displaced persons, and which is
coupled with limited basic social services capacity, especially in the health sector,
Acknowledging that still a large number of refugees and internally displaced
persons remain in Serbia and Montenegro and that assistance requirements will
include local integration, whenever refugees and internally displaced persons are not
willing to return to their places of origin,
Recognizing the role of the United Nations in helping Serbia and Montenegro
to achieve a successful transition from humanitarian assistance to development
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