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17. Welcomes the support given by Member States so far and urges Member States, taking into
account the orders and requests of the International Tribunal, to offer the Tribunal their full support,
including financial support, in order to ensure the completion of the purpose of the Tribunal, and to carry
out their obligations under the statute of the Tribunal and all relevant Security Council resolutions;
18. Requests the Secretary-General to provide, by 1 September 1999, a comprehensive report,
including an assessment, on the events dating from the establishment of the safe area of Srebrenica on
16 April 1993 under Security Council resolution 819 (1993) of 16 April 1993, which was followed by the
establishment of other safe areas, until the endorsement of the Peace Agreement by the Security Council
under resolution 1031 (1995) of 15 December 1995, bearing in mind the relevant decisions of the Security
Council and the proceedings of the International Tribunal in this respect, and encourages Member States
and others concerned to provide relevant information;
19. Reaffirms once again the right of refugees and displaced persons to return voluntarily to their
homes of origin in accordance with the Peace Agreement, in particular its annex 7, and the realization of
the same in cooperation with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and host
countries, calls upon all parties to improve substantially their cooperation with the international community
at the State, entity and local levels, in order to establish immediately the conditions necessary for the
return of refugees and displaced persons to their homes and for the freedom of movement and
communication of all the citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina and upon the relevant international
organizations to enhance the conditions to facilitate return, in accordance with relevant provisions of the
Peace Agreement and its annexes, in particular the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and welcomes
continued and new efforts by the United Nations agencies, the European Union, bilateral and other donors
and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to establish and implement projects designed
to facilitate the early voluntary and orderly return of refugees and displaced persons to all regions of
Bosnia and Herzegovina, including projects that would help to create a safe and secure environment with
increased economic opportunity;
20. Encourages the acceleration of the peaceful, orderly and phased return of refugees and displaced
persons, including to areas where they would be in the ethnic minority, strongly condemns all acts of
intimidation, violence and killings, including those acts designed to discourage the voluntary return of
refugees and displaced persons, and demands that such acts be investigated and prosecuted;
21. Reaffirms once again its support for the principle that all statements and commitments made
under duress, in particular those regarding land and property, are wholly null and void, in accordance with
the relevant provisions of the Peace Agreement, and supports the effective engagement of the Commission
for Real Property Claims of Displaced Persons and Refugees, in compliance with its mandate;
22. Urges the adoption and effective implementation of new non-discriminatory property and housing
legislation in both entities in order to enable refugees and displaced persons to return to their pre-war
homes;
23. Emphasizes the importance of economic revitalization and reconstruction for the successful
consolidation of the peace process in Bosnia and Herzegovina;
24. Recognizes the important contribution of the international community, and invites it to continue
to improve coordination;
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