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refugees, as reaffirmed in the Cairo Declaration on the Great Lakes Region of
29 November 1995, 7/
Noting the United Nations support for all efforts to reduce tension and
restore stability in the Great Lakes region, and supporting initiatives of the
Secretary-General in this regard, particularly in implementing the Cairo
Declaration on the Great Lakes Region and continuing consultations with the
aim of convening a conference on security, stability and development in the
Great Lakes region, as appropriate,
Recalling Security Council resolution 1029 (1995) of 12 December 1995,
in which the Council renewed the mandate of the United Nations Assistance
Mission for Rwanda to exercise its good offices to assist in achieving the
voluntary and safe repatriation of Rwandan refugees within the frame of
reference of the recommendations of the Bujumbura Conference 8/ and the
Cairo Summit of the heads of State of the Great Lakes region, 7/ and in
promoting genuine national reconciliation, to assist the Office of the United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and other international agencies in the
provision of logistical support for the repatriation of refugees, to
contribute, with the agreement of the Government of Rwanda, to the protection
of the International Tribunal for Rwanda as an interim measure until
alternative arrangements agreed with the Government of Rwanda can be put in
place,
Acknowledging
safety and security
Mission for Rwanda,
other international
the responsibility of the Government of Rwanda for the
of all personnel attached to the United Nations Assistance
United Nations agencies and humanitarian organizations and
staff operating in the country,
Recognizing the important role played by non-governmental organizations
in providing humanitarian assistance and contributing to the reconstruction
and rehabilitation of Rwanda,
Recognizing also that effective action must be taken to ensure that the
perpetrators of genocide and crimes against humanity are promptly brought to
justice,
Recognizing further that effective action to prevent further violations
of human rights and fundamental freedoms must be a central and integral
element of the overall Rwandan and United Nations responses to the situation
in Rwanda and that a strong human rights component is indispensable to the
political peace process and the post-conflict reconstruction of Rwanda,
1.
Welcomes the report of the United Nations High Commissioner for
Human Rights on the Human Rights Field Operation in Rwanda, 9/ and takes
note of the reports of the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human
7/
S/1995/1001, annex.
8/
Regional Conference on Assistance to Refugees, Returnees and
Displaced Persons in the Great Lakes Region, held at Bujumbura from 15 to 17
February 1995.
9/
A/50/743, annex.
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