United Nations General Assembly A/RES/59/219 Distr.: General 11 February 2005 Fifty-ninth session Agenda item 39 (b) Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 22 December 2004 [on the report of the Second Committee (A/59/479 and Corr.1)] 59/219. Assistance for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Liberia The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 45/232 of 21 December 1990, 46/147 of 17 December 1991, 47/154 of 18 December 1992, 48/197 of 21 December 1993, 49/21 E of 20 December 1994, 50/58 A of 12 December 1995, 51/30 B of 5 December 1996, 52/169 E of 16 December 1997, 53/1 I of 16 November 1998, 55/176 of 19 December 2000 and 57/151 of 16 December 2002, Having considered the report of the Secretary-General, 1 Commending the Economic Community of West African States and the International Contact Group on Liberia for facilitating the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in Accra on 18 August 2003, 2 which, inter alia, provided for the formation of the National Transitional Government of Liberia and the holding of democratic elections in October 2005, and for continuing their collaborative efforts with the transitional authority in peacebuilding and security in Liberia, Welcoming the establishment of the United Nations Mission in Liberia in accordance with Security Council resolution 1509 (2003) of 19 September 2003, whereby an enabling environment for the restoration of peace and stability in the country was created, Also welcoming the formal completion of the disarmament and demobilization operations of the Mission on 31 October 2004 and the subsequent official dissolution of factions on 3 November 2004, Considering that the holding of free and fair presidential and general elections in October 2005 is a vital undertaking for ensuring national unity, peacebuilding and reconstruction, Deeply concerned about the recent violence in the city of Monrovia and its environs, which poses a serious threat to the peace process, _______________ 1 2 04-48940 A/59/293. See S/2003/850.