| Date | 15 December 1999 |
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| Started | 15:00 |
| Ended | 19:00 |
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Agenda item 20 (continued)
Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance
Draft resolution (A/54/L.70)
(b) Special economic assistance to individual countries or regions
Draft resolutions (A/54/L.29/Rev.1, A/54/L.66, A/54/L.67, A/54/L.68, A/54/L.69)
(e) Assistance to the Palestinian people
Draft resolution (A/54/L.52)
The President
I call on the representative of Finland to introduce draft resolutions A/54/L.70 and A/54/L.52.
Ms. Rasi (Finland)
I have the honour to introduce, on behalf of the European Union and the other sponsors, the following two draft resolutions: the draft resolution contained in document A/54/L.70, entitled "Safety and security of humanitarian personnel and protection of United Nations personnel", and the draft resolution contained in document A/54/L.52, entitled "Assistance to the Palestinian people".
Since the publication of draft resolution A/54/L.70, entitled "Safety and security of humanitarian personnel and protection of United Nations personnel", the following countries have joined the sponsors of the draft resolution: Bangladesh, Costa Rica, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, the Republic of Moldova and Thailand. In order to make the text consistent with the version finalized in negotiations and submitted to the Secretariat, I wish to make the following revisions to the text:
The seventh preambular paragraph should begin as follows:
"Deeply concerned by the growing number of complex humanitarian emergencies in the last few years, in particular armed conflicts, and in post-conflict situations ..."
The thirteenth preambular paragraph should begin as follows:
"Recognizing the fundamental requirement that consideration for appropriate modalities ..."
Moreover, the personnel associated with the United Nations are referred to in two ways. Wherever the title of the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel is cited, reference is made to "United Nations and associated personnel"; in all other instances, reference should be made to "United Nations and its associated personnel". The word "its" thus needs to be inserted in the appropriate places in the ninth, eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth preambular paragraphs and in operative paragraphs 5 and 10.
The corresponding correction -- the insertion of a third- person possessive pronoun or equivalent -- should be made consistently in all language versions, covering all paragraphs where the formula occurs, except of course where the name of the Convention is quoted.
The sponsors share the Secretary-General's concern at the increasing insecurity under which humanitarian personnel and other United Nations associated personnel have to conduct their duties in the field. The numerous incidents in which humanitarian personnel have lost their lives this year have again testified to the intolerable level of risk often involved in humanitarian action. This seriously hinders the ability and effectiveness of the Organization to provide protection and assistance to civilians. Without safe and secure access for humanitarian personnel, the suffering of civilians and vulnerable populations can only increase.
The aim of the sponsors was to strengthen the text of the draft resolution relative to last year's in order to reflect the sense of urgency with regard to measures needed to enhance the safety and security of humanitarian personnel, including locally recruited personnel. The lengthy negotiations resulted in a stronger text, which we hope will lead to practical measures to enhance the safety and security of personnel.
I would like to comment on some of the new elements contained in this year's draft resolution. The draft resolution recalls the primary responsibility of Governments for the security and protection of humanitarian personnel and calls upon them to ensure the safe and unhindered access of humanitarian personnel to populations in need of assistance. It also urges all other parties involved in armed conflicts to ensure the security and protection of personnel. It recognizes that the appropriate modalities for the safety and security of humanitarian, United Nations and its associated personnel are to be incorporated into all new and ongoing United Nations field operations and that the Office of the United Nations Security Coordinator needs to be strengthened.
With regard to legal protection, the draft resolution recognizes the urgency of consulting further to address the recommendations contained in the Secretary-General's report (A/54/154/Add.1), and requests the Secretary-General to submit by May 2000, for the consideration of the General Assembly, a report containing a detailed analysis and recommendations addressing the scope of legal protection under the 1994 Convention on the Safety of the United Nations and Associated Personnel. The draft resolution also contains a request to the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth session a comprehensive report on the safety and security situation of humanitarian personnel and protection of United Nations personnel, including an account of the measures taken by Governments and the United Nations in the prevention of and in response to individual security incidents.
Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere thanks to all the delegations that actively took part in the negotiations on this draft resolution, as well as to the representatives of the Secretariat for their valuable advice. We are looking forward to continued cooperation to further enhance the safety and security of humanitarian and other United Nations personnel.
Now I will turn to the draft resolution "Assistance to the Palestinian People", contained in document A/54/L.52. The authors of this draft resolution continue to attach particular importance to providing assistance to the Palestinian people.
In this draft resolution, the General Assembly expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General, the Member States, United Nations bodies and intergovernmental, regional and non-governmental organizations for their efforts and continuous assistance to the Palestinian people.
Furthermore, the General Assembly calls upon relevant organizations and agencies of the United Nations system to intensify their assistance in order to meet the urgent needs of the Palestinian people in accordance with priorities set forth by the Palestinian Authority, with an emphasis on institution- and capacity-building. It also calls upon the international donor community to expedite the delivery of pledged assistance to the Palestinian people to meet their urgent needs.
The draft resolution notes the appointment by the Secretary-General of the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the Secretary-General to the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority. We hope that this appointment will have a positive impact on questions related to assistance to the Palestinian people.
The draft resolution welcomes the meeting of the consultative group in Frankfurt on 4 and 5 February 1999, in particular the pledges of the international donor community and the presentation of the Palestinian Development Plan for the years 1999-2003.
Furthermore, the recent meeting of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee held at Tokyo on 14 and 15 October 1999, and the signing of the updated Tripartite Action Plan and the proposal to hold the next meeting in Lisbon are welcomed in the draft resolution.
It is the hope of the authors this draft resolution, like those of previous years, can be adopted without a vote.
The President
I give the floor to the representative of the Russian Federation to introduce draft resolution A/54/L.66.
Mr. Nebenzia (Russia)
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