A/RES/54/167 Page 2 Noting the progress made thus far by the representative of the Secretary-General on internally displaced persons in developing a legal framework, analysing institutional arrangements, undertaking dialogue with Governments and issuing a series of reports on particular country situations, together with proposals for remedial measures, Welcoming the cooperation established between the representative of the Secretary-General and the United Nations and other international and regional organizations, in particular the participation of the representative of the Secretary-General in the meetings of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee and its subsidiary bodies, and encouraging further strengthening of this collaboration in order to promote better assistance, protection and development strategies for internally displaced persons, Welcoming also the publication and the wide dissemination of the compilation and analysis of legal norms prepared by the representative of the Secretary-General,2 in particular the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement,3 Recalling its resolution 52/130 of 12 December 1997, 1. Takes note with appreciation of the report of the representative of the Secretary-General on internally displaced persons;4 2. Commends the representative of the Secretary-General for the activities undertaken so far, despite the limited resources available to him, and for the catalytic role he continues to play in raising the level of consciousness about the plight of internally displaced persons; 3. Encourages the representative of the Secretary-General to continue his analysis of the causes of internal displacement, the needs of those displaced, measures of prevention and ways to increase protection, assistance and solutions for internally displaced persons, including their safe return; 4. Also encourages the representative of the Secretary-General to continue to pay specific attention in his review to the protection and assistance needs of women and children, bearing in mind the relevant strategic objective in the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action of the Fourth World Conference on Women;5 5. Welcomes the study prepared by the representative of the Secretary-General to promote a comprehensive strategy for better protection, assistance and development for internally displaced persons;6 2 E/CN.4/1998/53 and Add.1 and 2. 3 E/CN.4/1998/53/Add.2. See A/54/409. 4 5 Report of the Fourth World Conference on Women, Beijing, 4-15 September 1995 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.96.IV.13), chap. I, resolution 1, annexes I and II. 6 Roberta Cohen and Francis M. Deng, Masses in Flight: The Global Crisis of Internal Displacement (Washington, D.C., Brookings Institution Press, 1998). /...