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Noting further the efforts made for the benefit of the Sahel by the Office for Sahelian Relief Operations of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and by the United Nations Sahelian Office,
Recognizing the need for active measures to stimulate new economic activities,
Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General of 21 September 19 77, 48 1.
Urges Member States and the relevant international institutions-in particular the United Nations Development Programme, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Fund for Agricultural Development, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, the United Nations Children's Fund, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the World Food Programme and the World Health Organization-to continue to provide effective and continuous assistance to the Government of Cape Verde so that it may deal effectively with the catastrophic situation resulting from the drought, and to ensure the supply of food, medical and other products to that country;
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Requeststhe Secretary-General to send a special mission to Cape Verde with a view to determining, in consultation with the Government, the nature and extent of the development aid needed in order:
a
To expand and strengthen the economic and social base of the country;
b
To initiate an accelerated development programme;
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Decides to include Cape Verde in the list of the least developed countries;
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Requeststhe Secretary-General:
a
To continue his efforts to mobilize the necessary resources for an effective programme of financial, technical and material assistance to Cape Verde;
To ensure that adequate financial and budgetary (b) arrangements are made to continue the mobilization of resources and to co-ordinate the international programme of assistance to Cape Verde;
c
To keep the situation in Cape Verde under constant review, to maintain close contact with Member States, regional and other intergovernmental organizations, the specialized agencies and international financial institutions, and to report on the question to the General Assembly at its thirty-third session.
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Urgently appeals to Member States and the international institutions concerned-in particular the United Nations Development Programme, the international financial institutions, the United Nations Children's Fund, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Food Programmeto assist the Government of Guinea-Bissau in an effective and continuous manner so as to enable it to deal effectively with the difficult situation resulting from the long liberation struggle and the return of large numbers of refugees from neighbouring countries, and to meet its economic development needs;
2
Requeststhe Secretary-General to mobilize the financial, technical and economic assistance of the international community, in particular the developed countries and the appropriate organizations of the United Nations system, with a view to meeting the short-term and long-term development needs of this newly independent country;
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Requeststhe Committee for Development Planning at its fourteenth session, as a matter of priority, to give favourable consideration to the question of the inclusion of Guinea-Bissau in the list of the least developed countries51 and to submit its conclusions to t~e Economic and Social Council at its sixty-fifth sess10n; . 4.
Invitesin the meantime Member States, particularly the developed countries, and the organizations of the United Nations system to grant Guinea-Bissau the same benefits as those enjoyed by the least developed among the developing countries in the light of prevailing conditions in Guinea-Bissau;
5
Requests_the Secretary-General to keep this matter under review and to report to the General Assembly at its thirty-third session on the implementation of the present resolution.
I O 1 sf plenary meeting
13 December 1977
32il01.
Assistance to Seychelles
Approves the Agreement between the United Nations
Noting that Seychelles is faced with certain specific and the International Fund for Agricultural Developtasks arising from its recent attainment of indepenment set forth in the annex to the present resolution. dence,
Recalling its resolution 3421 (XXX) of 8 Decem-
15 December 1977 ber 1975 on the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, in which it urged the specialized agencies and other organizations within the United Nations system to extend assistance to the newly independent and emerging States,
Recalling further recommendation 99 (IV) of 31 May 1976 of the United Nations Conference on Trade of the Charter of the United Nations and of section 1 of and Development,5:i particularly paragraph 4 thereof, in which the Conference recommended that measures of assistance should be undertaken by the appropriate ment"), the United Nations and the International Fund for organs of the United Nations system in favour of the newly independent States in Africa,
1
Urgently appeals to Member States, especially the developed countries, and the international institutions concerned-in particular the United Nations Development Programme, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the United Nations Children's Fund, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Article II Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the International Labour Organisation-to grant Seychelles, in the light of the prevailing conditions, technical and financial assistance in an effective and continuous manner so as to enable it to establish the necessary social and economic infrastructure which is essential for the well-being of its people;
2
Requeststhe Committee for Development Planning at its fourteenth session to consider the question of the inclusion of Seychelles in the list of the least developed countriesM and to submit its conclusions to the Economic and Social Council at its sixty-fourth session;
3
Requeststhe Secretary-General to mobilize the financial, technical and economic assistance of the international community mentioned in paragraph 1 above, to keep this matter under review and to report to the General Assembly at its thirty-third session on the implementation of the present resolution.
32/107. Agreement between the United Nations and the International Fund for Agrit-ultural Development""
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00 See Proceedings of the United Nations Conference 011 Trade and Development, Fourth Session, vol. I, Report and
49 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-first " 2 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirtv-secontl.
ANNEX Agreement between the United Nations and the International Fund for Agricultural Development
PREAMBLE In accordance with the provisions of Articles 57 and 63
article 8 of the Agreement Establishing the International Fund for Agricultural Development (he.reinafter called the "Agree-
Agricultural Development (hereinafter called the "Fund") agree as follows:
Article I RECOGNITION The United Nations recognizes the Fund as a specialized agency, operating in accordance with the Agreement concluded among its member States with the objective of mobilizing additional resources to be made available on concessional terms for agricultural development in developing member States.
RECIPROCAL REPRESENTATION Representatives of the United Nations shall be:
I.
(a) Entitled to attend, and to participate without vote in, meetings of the Governing Council of the Fund;
(b l Invited to participate without vote in broad policymaking meetings of other organs and committees of the Fund.
Representatives of the Fund shall be:
(a) Entitled to attend meetings of the General Assembly of the United Nations for purposes of consultations;
Entitled to attend, and to participate without vote in,
(b) meetings of the Main Committees and other organs of the General Assembly, in particular the World Food Council, as well as meetings of the Economic and Social Council and of the Trusteeship Council and of their respective subsidiary bodies dealing with matters in which the Fund has an interest.
Sufficient advance notice of these meetings and their agendas shall be given so that, in consultation, arrangements can be made for adequate representation.
Written statements presented by either organization to 4. the other shall be distributed by the secretariat of the latter to the members of the appropriate bodies in accordance with their rules of procedure.
Article Ill PROPOSAL OF AGENDA ITEMS Subject to such preliminary consultation as may be necessary, the Fund shall include in the provisional agenda of the appropriate organ of the Fund items proposed by the United Nations. Similarly, the Economic and Social Council and the World Food Council and their subsidiary bodies, as appropriate, shall include in their provisional agendas items proposed by the Fund. 53 See Proceedings of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Fourth Session, vol. I, Report and Annexes (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.76.11.D.10 CO-ORDINATION AND CO-OPERATION In view of the co-ordinating role and global respon- 54 See resolutions 2768 (XXVI) and 3487 (XXX).
I. 55 See also sect. V, resolution 32/53, sect. VIII, resolution sibilities of the United Nations in promoting economic and 32/102, and sect. X.B.7, decision 32/428 A. social development and the need for positive and effective co-
