A/RES/57/44 the rule of law and to enhance the implementation of national development programmes, and recognizes efforts made in this regard; 10. Strongly appeals to the United Nations, its related bodies and the international community to cooperate with the Community and its member States in the implementation of appropriate policies for the promotion of the culture of democracy, good governance, respect for human rights and the rule of law, and the strengthening of democratic institutions that will consolidate the broad participation of the people of the Community on these issues in accordance with the purposes and principles of the New Partnership; 1 11. Calls upon the international community to continue to assist the Angolan authorities, especially by providing humanitarian, financial and material assistance, in alleviating the suffering of the Angolan people, in particular children, women and the elderly, and calls upon the Angolan authorities to continue to allocate the necessary financial resources to implement economic and social policies and programmes that will improve the lives of the people of Angola; 12. Calls upon the international community, in particular the United Nations, to continue to contribute to the promotion of peace and stability in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and to assist in the rehabilitation and economic reconstruction of that country; 13. Urges all parties to the Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement,8 as well as the Pretoria Agreement 5 and the Luanda Agreement, to work towards their speedy and full implementation and to cooperate in this regard with the United Nations and the African Union; 14. Emphasizes the crucial need and importance of strengthening the role of the United Nations in the tasks of voluntary disarmament, demobilization and reintegration in contributing to lasting peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; 15. Calls upon the international community to continue to assist those countries receiving refugees in coping with the resulting economic, social, humanitarian and environmental challenges; 16. Appeals to the United Nations and the international community to assist further in the strengthening of the region’s capacity for sustainable water resource management and sanitation as well as to respond generously with respect to the drought situation in southern Africa, by supporting the region in its drought preparedness and management strategies; 17. Expresses its support to the economic reforms being implemented by States members of the Community, in pursuance of their shared vision of creating a regional economic community through deeper economic integration; 18. Calls upon the international community, in this regard, to support the creation of special economic zones and development corridors in the States members of the Community, with the active participation of the private sector, while recognizing the responsibilities and the ongoing efforts of the countries concerned to create the necessary environment, including the appropriate legal and economic framework for such activities; _______________ 8 4 S/1999/815, annex.