A/RES/54/96E-K Page 12 J EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO THE SUDAN The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 53/1 O of 17 December 1998 and its previous resolutions on emergency assistance to the Sudan, Bearing in mind its resolution 54/192 of 17 December 1999 on the safety and security of humanitarian personnel and protection of United Nations personnel, Welcoming agreed conclusions 1998/1 of the Economic and Social Council,12 adopted by the Council at the humanitarian segment of its substantive session of 1998, in which, among other things, the Council reaffirmed that international cooperation to address emergency situations should be provided in accordance with international law and national laws, and that the affected State has the primary role in the initiation, organization, coordination and implementation of humanitarian assistance within its territory, Welcoming also agreed conclusions 1999/1 of the Economic and Social Council,6 in which the Council addressed the theme of “International cooperation and coordinated responses to humanitarian emergencies, in particular in the transition from relief to rehabilitation, reconstruction and development” in its second humanitarian segment, Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General,15 Welcoming the decision of the Government of the Sudan to provide access to the Nuba Mountains, noting in that regard the results of the inter-agency needs assessment mission undertaken by the United Nations, and calling upon all parties to continue to cooperate with the United Nations in meeting the needs identified in that assessment, Noting the occasional obstacles to the delivery of humanitarian assistance, welcoming the agreements reached by the parties to Operation Lifeline Sudan, among them the Rome protocol, aiming at facilitating delivery of relief assistance to affected populations, as well as the progress made by the Emergency Relief Coordinator and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs of the Secretariat in strengthening the coordination of the Operation, Urging United Nations agencies, non-governmental organizations and donor countries to continue channelling their humanitarian assistance to all affected populations in the Sudan through Operation Lifeline Sudan, Expressing concern over the continued conflict in the Sudan and its negative impact on the humanitarian situation, 15 A/54/295. 00 26240 /...