A/RES/54/96E-K Page 5 F HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 46/182 of 19 December 1991 and reaffirming that humanitarian assistance should be provided in accordance with and with due respect for the guiding principles contained in the annex to that resolution, Recalling also agreed conclusions 1999/1 of the Economic and Social Council6 adopted at the humanitarian affairs segment of its substantive session of 1999, in particular the relevant paragraphs thereof, Stressing the importance of an adequate United Nations presence in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Noting the efforts by the United Nations system to assess the situation in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, starting with the Inter-Agency Needs Assessment Mission dispatched by the Secretary-General to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 16 to 27 May 1999, Taking note of the report prepared by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs of the Secretariat, entitled “Electricity and heating in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia: winter 1999-2000”,7 Also taking note of the report entitled “The Kosovo conflict: consequences for the environment and human settlements”,8 prepared by the Joint United Nations Environment Programme and United Nations Centre for Human Settlements Balkans task force on environment and human settlements, Taking further note of the report of the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro),9 Stressing, in this context, the need to prevent attacks on ethnic minorities which may lead to additional humanitarian needs, Aware of the humanitarian requirements of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Bearing in mind that the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia has been affected by the problems caused by refugee flows from neighbouring countries and has a large number of internally displaced persons, 6 A/54/3, chap. VI, para. 5. For the final text, see Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-fourth Session, Supplement No. 3 (A/54/3/Rev.1). 7 8 See www.reliefweb.int. UNEP/UNCH/(02)/K6. 9 A/54/396–S/1999/1000 and A/54/396/Add.1–S/1999/1000/Add.1; see Official Records of the Security Council, Fifty-fourth Year, Supplement for July, August and September 1999, document S/1999/1000 and ibid., Supplement for October, November and December 1999, document S/1999/1000/Add.1. 00 26240 /...