A/RES/49/7 Page 3 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; /...