A/RES/58/123 its limited resources, and expressing the hope that conditions will be created that facilitate a safe and voluntary return of refugees, Recalling that the Democratic Republic of the Congo is a least developed country with severe economic and social problems arising from its weak economic infrastructure and aggravated by the ongoing conflict, Bearing in mind the close interrelationship between ensuring peace and security and the ability of the country to meet the humanitarian needs of its people and to take effective steps towards the rapid revitalization of the economy, and reaffirming the urgent need to assist the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the rehabilitation and reconstruction of its damaged economy and in its efforts to restore basic services and the infrastructure of the country, 1. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General; 1 2. Welcomes the conclusion of the Global and All-Inclusive Agreement on the Transition in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, signed in Pretoria on 17 December 2002 and the subsequent establishment of the Government of National Unity and Transition, and encourages the effective establishment of all transitional institutions; Also welcomes the declaration of Principles on Good-Neighbourly 3. Relations and Cooperation between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda, 2 which marked the successful conclusion of the high-level meeting held on 25 September 2003 under the auspices of the SecretaryGeneral; Further welcomes the efforts of the Republic of South Africa, the 4. Republic of Angola, and all the Central African countries, as well as the important role of the Secretary-General, in facilitating the adoption of these agreements; Urges all parties concerned in the region to cease military activities and 5. to cease any support for armed groups, and rather to use their influence to support the transition and bring all within the dynamic of the transition; Strongly condemns the acts of violence, including the latest massacres in 6. Ituri, systematically perpetrated against civilians, including the massacres, as well as other atrocities and violations of international humanitarian law and human rights, in particular sexual violence against women and girls, stresses the need to bring to justice those responsible, including those at the command level, and urges all parties, including the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to take all necessary steps to prevent further violations of human rights and international humanitarian law, in particular those committed against civilians; Welcomes the work of the Interim Emergency Multinational Force in 7. Bunia led by the European Union, and the subsequent efforts of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to help secure the Ituri region; Recognizes the importance of an effective withdrawal of all foreign 8. troops from the territory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo; _______________ 1 2 2 A/58/273. A/58/428-S/2003/983, annex.