A UNITED NATIONS General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/RES/48/236 18 March 1994 Forty-eighth session Agenda item 178 RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY [without reference to a Main Committee (A/48/L.54)] 48/236. Emergency assistance to Uganda The General Assembly, Deeply concerned about the extensive damage and devastation caused by the major earthquake that recently struck western Uganda, Noting with concern the urgent need to address the immediate relief requirements of thousands of residents in the Kabarole, Bundibugyo and Kasese districts, Bearing in mind the negative impact of the earthquake on development efforts and on the environment, Recognizing the efforts of the Government and people of Uganda to respond to the present crisis, Conscious of the financial, organizational and technical constraints that have hampered those efforts, Aware of the additional pressure on the infrastructure of Uganda resulting from increased inflows of refugees from neighbouring countries in recent years, 1. Declares its solidarity with the Government and people of Uganda in their affliction; 2. Notes with satisfaction the national efforts of Uganda to provide assistance to the victims of the earthquake; /...