A/RES/53/145 Page 2 recommended the appointment of a special representative in Cambodia, and the subsequent appointment by the Secretary-General of a special representative, Recognizing that the tragic history of Cambodia requires special measures to assure the promotion and protection of the human rights of all people in Cambodia and the non-return to the policies and practices of the past, as stipulated in the Agreement signed in Paris on 23 October 1991, Desiring that the United Nations respond positively to assist efforts to investigate the tragic history of Cambodia, including responsibility for past international crimes, such as acts of genocide and crimes against humanity, Welcoming the continuing role of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in the promotion and protection of human rights in Cambodia and her visit to Cambodia in January 1998, Welcoming also the agreement by the Government of Cambodia to extend the mandate of the office in Phnom Penh of the High Commissioner until March 2000, enabling the office to continue its operations and to maintain its technical cooperation programmes, 1. Requests the Secretary-General, through his Special Representative for human rights in Cambodia, in collaboration with the office in Cambodia of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, to assist the Government of Cambodia in ensuring the protection of the human rights of all people in Cambodia and to ensure adequate resources for the continued functioning in Cambodia of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and to enable the Special Representative to continue to fulfil his tasks expeditiously; 2. Welcomes the report of the Secretary-General on the situation of human rights in Cambodia,6 in particular the section concerning the role of the Office of the High Commissioner in assisting the Government and the people of Cambodia in the promotion and protection of human rights, and encourages the Government of Cambodia to continue to cooperate with the Office; 3. Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Special Representative on the situation of human rights in Cambodia,7 and notes in particular his concerns about political violence, the problem of impunity, the independence of the judiciary and the establishment of the rule of law, the use of torture, the administration of prisons and the ill-treatment of prisoners, child labour, child prostitution and trafficking, workers’ rights and the freedom to form independent trade unions, media freedom and the situation of women, including violence against women, and minorities; 4. Welcomes the holding of national elections by the Government of Cambodia on 26 July 1998 and its efforts to ensure the safety of national and international observers of the elections; 5. Notes that the elections demonstrated the clear desire of the Cambodian people for democracy, stresses the need for the constructive engagement of all parties in order to fulfil the objective of the elections, the formation of an elected, constitutional government, and, in this context, welcomes the agreement reached between political parties to convene the National Assembly and to establish a coalition government; 6 A/53/400. 7 E/CN.4/1998/95. /...