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3.
Commends the efforts being deployed by the United Nations Mission in
Liberia (UNMIL) in support of the peace process and encourages the parties to
the Peace Agreement to continue to abide by their obligations and to fully
cooperate with UNMIL and other members of the international community;
4.
Appeals to the Member States and the wider international community to
render the requisite humanitarian assistance to refugees and internally displaced
persons;
5.
Urges the countries and institutions which made pledges during the
International Conference for Reconstruction in Liberia, held in New York, on 5 - 6
February 2004, to honour the commitments made, as soon as possible.
C.
ON THE CRISIS IN THE DARFUR REGION OF THE SUDAN:
The Peace and Security Council,
1.
Expresses its concern and preoccupation over the grave humanitarian
situation in Darfur;
2.
Welcomes the signing, on 8 April 2004, in N’djamena, Chad, of a
Humanitarian Ceasefire Agreement between the Government of Sudan (GoS), on
the one hand, the Sudan Liberation Army/Movement (SLA/M), and the Justice
and Equality Movement (JEM), on the other;
3.
Congratulates the Government of Chad for the tireless efforts deployed
to secure that Agreement and commends the Mediation Team for the
successful conclusion of the first phase of the negotiations;
4.
Urges the Parties to fully and scrupulously implement the Agreement, so
as to pave the way for the immediate and unhindered delivery of the urgently
needed relief to avert further aggravation of the humanitarian crisis in Darfur.
The Peace and Security Council also urges the Parties to commit themselves to
the respect for international humanitarian law and human rights;
5.
Takes note of the statement by the Government of Sudan on the
establishment of a Ministerial Committee invested with the following tasks:
control and disarmament of militia and non-regular forces; opening of all relief
corridors to secure unimpeded access to the area, for humanitarian assistance;
provision of basic needs for the affected population in the area, in order to