A/RES/50/178 Page 2 Bearing in mind the role and responsibilities of the United Nations and the international community in the process of the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Cambodia, Recognizing that measures to assure the people in Cambodia and past, as stipulated in the tragic recent history of Cambodia requires special promotion and protection of the human rights of all the non-return to the policies and practices of the the Agreement signed in Paris on 23 October 1991, Commending the continued operation in Cambodia of the office of the Centre for Human Rights of the Secretariat, Welcoming the understanding reached between the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General and the Government of Cambodia in May 1995 regarding increased consultations between the Centre for Human Rights and the Government of Cambodia, 1. Requests the Secretary-General to assure the protection of the human rights of all people in Cambodia and to ensure adequate resources, from within existing United Nations resources, for the enhanced functioning of the operational presence in Cambodia of the Centre for Human Rights of the Secretariat; 2. Welcomes the report of the Secretary-General on the role of the Centre for Human Rights in assisting the Government and people of Cambodia in the promotion and protection of human rights; 6/ 3. Welcomes also the continuing role of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in the promotion and protection of human rights in Cambodia; 4. Welcomes and encourages the efforts of individuals, nongovernmental organizations, Governments and international organizations involved in human rights activities in Cambodia; 5. Takes note with appreciation of the most recent report submitted by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, 7/ and endorses his recommendations and conclusions, including those aimed at ensuring the independence of the judiciary and the establishment of the rule of law, good governance, freedom of expression and the promotion of an effectively functioning multi-party democracy; 6. Notes that communal elections are due to be held in 1996 or early 1997 and National Assembly elections in 1998, and urges the Government of Cambodia to promote and uphold the effective functioning of multi-party democracy, including the right to form political parties, stand for election, take part freely in a representative government and to freedom of expression, in accordance with the principles set out in paragraphs 2 and 4 of annex 5 to the Agreement signed in Paris on 23 October 1991; 6/ A/50/681/Add.1. 7/ See A/50/681. /...