1. Commends the State Party for the rapidity of its intervention and for the detailed study provided summarizing the important damage caused by the winds;

2. Recommends that the requested emergency assistance be granted in order to finalize the work as soon as possible;

3. Requests the State Party to submit by 1 February 2003, a detailed progress report on the restoration works, for examination at its 27th session in June/July 2003.