UN Security Council
1996

UNITED NATIONS S Security Council Distr. GENERAL S/RES/1078 (1996) 9 November 1996 RESOLUTION 1078 (1996) Adopted by the Security Council at its 3710th meeting, on 9 November 1996 The Security Council, Gravely concerned at the deteriorating situation in the Great Lakes region, in particular eastern Zaire, and at the effect of the continued fighting on the inhabitants of the region, Recalling the statement of the President of the Security Council on the situation in the Great Lakes region of 1 November 1996 (S/PRST/1996/44) and the letters dated 14 and 24 October 1996 from the Secretary-General to the President of the Council (S/1996/875 and S/1996/878), Particularly concerned at the humanitarian situation and the large-scale movements of refugees and internally displaced persons, Deeply concerned at the obstacles to the efforts of all international humanitarian agencies to provide relief and assistance to those in need, Stressing the need to address, as a matter of urgency, the humanitarian situation, and in this context, underlining the necessity to adopt, in consultation with the States concerned, measures necessary in order to enable