A/RES/56/173 (f) The breaches of freedom of expression, opinion, association and assembly throughout the territory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in particular in the eastern part of the country; (g) The harassment and persecution of human rights defenders and other members of civil society; (h) The acts of intimidation and persecution against representatives of the Churches, as well as the killings of those persons in the eastern part of the country; (i) The severe insecurity, which seriously hampers the ability of humanitarian organizations to secure access to affected populations, particularly in the zones held by armed rebels and under the control of foreign forces, and condemns the killing of six humanitarian workers of the International Committee of the Red Cross on 26 April 2001 in Ituri Province, for which those responsible must be brought to justice; (j) The illegal exploitation of the natural resources of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, demands that such exploitation cease and emphasizes that the natural resources of the country should not be used to finance the conflict there; 3. Urges all parties to the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: (a) To permit the restoration without delay of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in accordance with the Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement and the relevant resolutions of the Security Council; (b) To implement fully the Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement; (c) To cease all military and logistic support as well as all strategic collaboration with the armed groups, particularly those operating in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo; (d) To do everything possible to create the prerequisites for further meetings with a view to advancing the Inter-Congolese Dialogue, with emphasis on ensuring the full participation of women in this process; (e) To protect human rights and respect international humanitarian law, in particular, as applicable to them, the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 for the protection of victims of war 7 and the Additional Protocols thereto, of 1977, 14 the Hague Convention respecting the Laws and Customs of War on Land of 18 October 1907, 15 the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide 16 and other relevant provisions of international humanitarian, human rights and refugee law, and in particular to respect the rights of women and children and to ensure the safety of all civilians, including refugees and internally displaced persons, regardless of their origin; (f) To ensure the safety and freedom of movement of United Nations and associated personnel and to ensure full, safe and unhindered access of humanitarian personnel to all affected populations throughout the territory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo; _______________ 14 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1125, Nos. 17512 and 17513. See Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, The Hague Conventions and Declarations of 1899 and 1907 (New York, Oxford University Press, 1915). 16 Resolution 260 A (III). 15 5