পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (ত্রয়োদশ খণ্ড).pdf/৭৭৫

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747 ংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ ত্রয়োদশ খন্ড officials of the Government concerning the modalities of international humanitarian help to East Pakistan. I arrived in Islamabad in the afternoon of 3" June and the following morning I was received by President Yahya Khan. There was full agreement on the manner in which the relief operation, should be organized and the President asked me to convey to the Secretary-General that he shared the Secretary General's concern that the United Nations should be in a position to assure the international community as a whole, and the donors in particular, that all relief assistance from and through the United Nations system would reach its intended destination-the people of East Pakistan. In accordance with this agreement and as a first step in the planning of relief operations the Secretary -General designated a Representative in East Pakistan who forthwith travelled to Dacca to take up his responsibilities. His main function is to act as the focal point for ensuring co-ordination of the work of the agencies and programmes of the United Nations family which will provide assistance in their respective fields. At the same time, a counterpart Pakistani Government inter departmental committee comprising senior officials of the Central and Provincial Government was established, and the two groups have thereafter been working closely together in planning and organizing the relief operations. A direct and reliable communications link was established between the Secretary General's Representative in Dacca and the United Nations in New York and Geneva. On 18th June the Secretary-General appointed a Headquarters Coordinator who exercises his functions within the framework of the office for Inter-Agency Affairs. Since the end of June he has been operating here in Geneva. An inter-agency working group has been set up with a similar structure as that of the standing inter-agency consultation unit. On 16 June the Secretary-General issued an appeal to all Governments, interGovernmental and non-Governmental organizations, and to private institutions and donors, to alleviate the suffering which had be fallen the population of East Pakistan by making contributions in cash or in kind. He expressed the hope that donors would avail themselves to the largest extent possible of the established procedures of the United Nations family, particularly those of the World Food Programme and UNICEF. And stressed his belief that the international community would once again adhere to the spirit of human solidarity and international co-operation which arc enshrined in the Charter. The basic framework for the provision of relief assistance from and through the United Nations has thus been established and in the month that has elapsed since the Secretary-General issued his appeal a sustained effort has been made in co-operation with the Government, to evaluate and assess the nature and extent of humanitarian assistance required. The information gathered regarding the food, transportation and health conditions prevailing in East Pakistan and indication of the assistance needed to alleviate the hardship of the people there, are contained in a report which is being released today. The Secretary-General has availed himself of this opportunity to renew his urgent appeal to contribute to this humanitarian endeavor that constitutes one of the major challenges that the United Nations system of organizations and programmes has faced. Inasmuch as the afore-mentioned report is now available. I need not got into any detail about food, transportation, and health conditions in East Pakistan and the magnitude