Consideration of the Economic and Social Situation in the Sudano-Sahelian Region Stricken by Drought and Measures to Be Taken for the Benefit of that Region

A/RES/3054(XXVIII)No PDF available

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1974.

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3 versions · 1974–1976

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1976A/RES/3512(XXX)Consideration of the economic and social situation in the Sudano-Sahelian region stricken by drought and measures to be taken for the benefit of that regionLatestCompare with previous version
1975A/RES/3253(XXIX)Consideration of the economic and social situation in the Sudano-Sahelian region stricken by drought and measures to be taken for the benefit of that regionCompare with previous version
1974A/RES/3054(XXVIII)Consideration of the economic and social situation in the Sudano-Sahelian region stricken by drought and measures to be taken for the benefit of that region

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9 topics

Desertification Development Assistance Disaster Relief Drought-Stricken Areas Food Aid Humanitarian Assistance Medium-Term Plan Programmes of Action Sudano-Sahelian Region

What does this mandate say?

19 operative paragraphs

Welcomes the complete co-operation of all Gov-

Recalling further Economic and Social Council resoernments, organizations of the United Nations system, lutions 1759 (LIV) of 18 May 1973 and 1797 (LV) of and ,all the intergovernmental and non-governmental 11 July 1973 in which the Council appealed to all Memorganizations concerned; ber States and to all the international organizations and

Notes with interest the establishment within the programmes concerned within the United Nations sys- United Nations Secretariat, of a Special Sahelian Office tem to devote the largest possible volume of their finanresponsible for co-ordinating the medium-term and cial, technical and other resources to meeting the relong-term assistance activities of the organizations of quests of Governments of affected countries of the the United Nations system, invites them to co-operate Sudano-Sahelian region for medium-term and long-

fully with that Office and authorizes the Secretary-Genterm assistance, as soon as such requests are submitted,

eral to utilize the necessary resources for carrying out

Noting the prompt and pertinent measures taken by that work; the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United

Notes also i·1ith interest the recommendations and Nations, with the help of other institutions and donor resolutions of the heads of State of the drought-stricken countries, to organize and supervise emergency relief countries, including the medium-term and .Jong-term operations in the affected region,

action programme, and the establishment of the Perma•

Noting also with appreciation the dispatch, at the nent Inter-State Committee on Drought Control in the request of the Permanent Inter-State Committee on Sabel, which is to co-ordinate national and regional Drought Control in the Sahel, of a multi-donor mission action; to visit the Sahelian countries in order to a5sess their

Urges all Member States, and the developed food and nutritional requirements for 1973-1974,

countries in particular, to take promptly all measures

Noting with concern the great and disquieting magnecessary to help these countries to implement the i1itu.ie of the effects of the drought in the Sudanomedium-term and long-term measures identified by Si,helian region, in particular the enormous loss of them by supplying long-term financial assistance on very human lives and of livestock, and the serious shortages favourable terms and by simplifying procedures for the of food-stuffs,

granting of assistance;

Invites the Governments of developed countries and the international financial institutions to adapt the 1 A/9178.

terms and volume of their assistance to the countries of the Sudano-Sahelian region to the needs of these countries, their financial situation and their external indebtedness, not excluding the consolidation of debts in the multilateral sphere;

Invites all the international financing institutions, m particular the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Finance Corporation, the International Development Association and the African Development Bank, to intensify, as a matter of urgency, their assistance to these countries by appropriating additional investment and development funds for their projects and programmes aimed at rebuilding and improving their production, in accordance with the national and regional priorities established by these countries;

Requests the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme to grant high priority during the 1970s to regional development programmes directly or indirectly concerned with the drought problem, particularly those for developing livestock breeding, increasing food production and developing water resources in the Sudano-Sahelian region;

Invites the Governing Council of the United N atio■s Development Programme, in collaboration with the other organizations concerned within the United Nations system, to intensify current research on developing grain varieties suitable for the Sudano-Sahelian region and to give its full financial and technical support to the establishment of national and regional institutions designed to produce better knowledge of and solutions for short-term and long-term problems created by the drought;

Requests the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme to give priority to the search for a medium-term and long-term solution to the problems of desert encroachment in the countries bordering on the Sahara and other areas with similar geographical conditions and to take all necessary measures to help the countries concerned to implement their action program.me;

Requests the developed countries and the specialized agencies of the United Nations to grant those countries affected by the drought which do not enjoy them benefits similar to those given to the least developed countries with respect to the specific consequences of the drought and until those consequences are eliminated;

Requests the Secretary-General of the United Nat ions and the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to use their experience of emergency relief operations in continuing advance planning and the provision of temporary assistance in order to overcome the problems of supply, storage and distribution in 1974;

Appeals to Governments and intergovernmental and non-govemmenta.l organizations to give the most favourable response possible to the recommendations m:1de by the mission of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in order to ensure that the food and nutritional needs of the populations of 1.hese countries are met in 1973-1974;

Invites all other organizations of the United 1\fations svstem, particularlv the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Development Association. the International Monetary Fund, the United Nations Children's Fund, the International Labour Organisation, the World Health Organization, the World Meteorological Organization, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Fund for Population Activities, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research, to devote as much as possible of their resources, within their respective programmes, to responding to requests for assistance from countries in the Sudano-Sahelian region for reconstructing the economies of these countries;

Further invites all Member States to give substantial financial and technical assistance for the improvement and construction of road and rail networks at the national and regional levels;

Urges the Secretary-General to give effective help to the mobilization of the resources and efforts of the international community and of the international financial institutions with a view to the complete and rapid implementation of the action programme decided on by the countries concerned;

Invites all Governments and intetgovernmental and non-governmental organizations to co-operate fully with the co-ordination system set up by the Permanent Inter-State Committee, in liaison with the Special Sahelian 0£1ce;

Invites the executive heads of the specialized agencies and other organizations and programmes of the United Nations system to continue intensifying their efforts, under the guidance of the Secretary-General, to ensure full co-ordination of the assistance provided by or through those agencies, organizations and programmes to the drought-stricken countries; .

Invites Member States and the Secretary-General to continue providing the Permanent Inter-State Committee with aU the support it needs to carry out the task assigned to it;

Requests the Secretary-General to report periodically on the efforts of the international community to aid in the reconstruction and economic and social development of the drought-stricken Sudano-Sahelian region and to report to the General Assembly through the Economic and Social Council.

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