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12. Calls upon the authorities of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) to return
or to facilitate the fair, unbiased and accurate restoration or reconstruction of Kosovar documentation and
legal records taken or destroyed during the conflict;
13. Stresses the importance of and the responsibility of all parties to create a secure environment in
Kosovo that will allow refugees and displaced persons to return and allow all those who wish to remain in
Kosovo a genuine possibility to do so, irrespective of their ethnic origin;
14. Requests the Secretary-General to pursue his humanitarian efforts in Kosovo through the Office
of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the World Food Programme, the United Nations
Children’s Fund, other appropriate humanitarian organizations and the Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights and to continue to take the urgent practical steps to meet the critical needs
of the people in Kosovo and to assist in the voluntary return of displaced persons to their homes in conditions
of safety and dignity;
15. Encourages the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of
Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory
of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991 to continue investigations at all levels concerning official individuals
or private citizens with regard to serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in Kosovo,
and reaffirms that the investigation of such crimes falls within the jurisdiction of the Office;
16. Demands that the authorities of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) and
the Kosovar Serb and Albanian leaderships and all others concerned cooperate fully with the International
Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and honour all obligations towards it;
17. Reiterates its call upon the authorities of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and
Montenegro) to live up to their commitment to provide financial and material assistance to those residents
of Kosovo whose homes have been damaged;
18. Calls upon the authorities of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) to
provide information on the fate and the whereabouts of the high number of missing persons from Kosovo,
and encourages the International Committee of the Red Cross to pursue its clarification efforts in this regard,
in cooperation with other organizations such as the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe;
19. Encourages the ongoing cooperation provided by the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and
Montenegro) regarding the visits to some two thousand prisoners, mainly of Kosovar Albanian origin, carried
out by the International Committee of the Red Cross and held under the authority of the Ministry of Justice
of Serbia;
20. Welcomes the efforts made by the international community, and calls for continuing support for
the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and other agencies engaged in the effort
to provide those in need in Kosovo with proper accommodation, in particular with a view to facilitating the
preparation and provision of adequate winter accommodation;
21. Urges all parties involved in Kosovo to support the efforts of the United Nations Children’s Fund
to ensure that all children in Kosovo return to school as soon as possible and to contribute to the rebuilding
and repair of schools destroyed or damaged during the conflict in Kosovo;
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