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2.
Congratulates the Secretary-General on the efforts he has made to
draw the attention of the international community to the humanitarian
situation in Rwanda, requests him to provide all possible assistance and
encourages him and his Special Representative to continue to coordinate the
activities of the United Nations in Rwanda, including those of the
organizations and agencies active in the humanitarian and developmental field
and of the human rights officers;
3.
Welcomes the increased commitments and funds pledged for the
Government’s Programme of National Reconciliation and Socio-Economic
Rehabilitation and Recovery, and calls on the international community to
continue to support Rwanda’s rehabilitation process and to translate these
pledges into urgent concrete assistance;
4.
Also welcomes the commitment of the Government of Rwanda to
cooperate with and to take all necessary measures to ensure the safety and
security of all humanitarian personnel, including personnel of
non-governmental organizations, operating in the country;
5.
Urges all States, United Nations organizations, specialized
agencies and other intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations and
the international financial and development institutions to continue to
provide all possible financial, technical and material assistance, bearing in
mind that sound economic foundations are vital for achieving lasting stability
in Rwanda and for the return and resettlement of Rwandan refugees;
6.
Calls upon the international community to continue its assistance
with a view to alleviating the intolerable conditions in Rwandan prisons and
to expediting the processing of cases, and encourages the Government of Rwanda
to continue its efforts to improve the situation in the prisons and to
expedite the processing of cases;
7.
Welcomes the indictments recently issued by the International
Tribunal for Rwanda, calls upon all States to cooperate with the Tribunal, in
accordance with Security Council resolutions 955 (1994) of 8 November 1994 and
978 (1995) of 27 February 1995, by arresting and detaining persons suspected
of genocide and other serious violations of international humanitarian law,
and encourages the Government of Rwanda to work cooperatively with the
Secretary-General and the Tribunal to establish an effective protective force
for the Tribunal;
8.
Urges all States, in particular donor countries, to contribute
generously to the trust fund established by the Secretary-General on
14 July 1994 to finance humanitarian relief and rehabilitation programmes to
be implemented in Rwanda;
9.
Calls upon all States to act in accordance with the
recommendations adopted by the Nairobi Summit of January 1995 and the Regional
Conference on Assistance to Refugees, Returnees and Displaced Persons in the
Great Lakes Region, held at Bujumbura in February 1995, and with those
contained in the Cairo Declaration, and to continue efforts with regard to the
search for peace in the Great Lakes region;
10.
Requests the Secretary-General to consult with the Government of
Rwanda and with the relevant United Nations agencies on the nature of a
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