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7.
Further welcomes the successful holding, on 30 August 2001, of the
elections for the East Timor Constituent Assembly and the appointment, on
20 September 2001, of the all-East Timorese Second Transitional Government;
8.
Acknowledges that the establishment of an effective and functioning
governmental administration is crucial to fostering a stable and secure social,
economic and political environment in East Timor, and in this regard urges the
international community to continue to support efforts aimed at institution-building
and the training of civil servants, in particular in the areas of public finances, the
judiciary, senior management and the development and maintenance of the central
administrative systems of government;
9.
Welcomes the continuing response to food aid needs by the international
community, and calls upon the United Nations, other intergovernmental
organizations, Member States and non-governmental organizations to assist the East
Timorese in ensuring sustainable development in the areas of agriculture, livestock
and fisheries;
10. Recommends that outstanding infrastructure needs remain an essential
focus of international assistance in such areas as the reconstruction and
rehabilitation of public buildings, educational facilities, roads and public services,
including water and sanitation and the supply of electricity;
11. Commends the rapid international response in terms of providing health
services to the general population, including the early deployment of immunization
and disease prevention programmes, and reproductive health care and child nutrition
programmes, while recognizing the need for further assistance to rebuild hospitals
and train health-care professionals and enhance capacity-building to meet the
challenge to public health posed by diseases such as tuberculosis, malaria and the
human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS);
12. Welcomes the ongoing reopening of schools, the supply and distribution
of educational materials, and teacher training, while emphasizing the need for
capacity-building, particularly in the area of secondary and higher education, and
for continued attention to the rehabilitation needs, including psychosocial support,
of children affected by the violence;
13. Acknowledges the efforts of the Government of Indonesia, in cooperation
with the Transitional Administration, the Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees, the International Organization for Migration and other
humanitarian organizations, to facilitate organized and spontaneous returns of East
Timorese refugees from West Timor, and encourages the Government of Indonesia
to continue its efforts to establish effective security in and around the refugee camps
in West Timor in order to facilitate safe and voluntary returns of refugees;
14. Reaffirms the need to ensure safe and unhindered access of humanitarian
personnel and assistance to all those in need, recognizes in this regard the
continuing implementation by the Government of Indonesia of Security Council
resolution 1319 (2000), encourages the Government to continue its efforts in that
regard in full cooperation with Member States, the United Nations system and nongovernmental organizations, and underscores the importance of continued
international assistance to support the efforts of the Government of Indonesia and
relevant organizations to meet the needs of East Timorese refugees in West Timor,
inter alia, by assisting their voluntary repatriation or resettlement, and by
contributing to humanitarian assistance needs in the camps in West Timor;
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