Having warmly welcomed the admission of the Republic of Djibouti to the United Nations,28
Taking note of the statement made by the President of the Republic of Djibouti in the General Assembly29 on the economic difficulties confronting his country,
A ware of the fact that Djibouti has to tackle certain specific tasks deriving from its reccnt accession to independencc,
Aware also of the need for the improvement and enlargement of the social and economic infrastructure of Djibouti,
Deeply concerned at the situation prevailing in the country, aggravated by drought and other factors seriously affecting its economic and social life,
Recalling also the recent surveys carried out by the United Nations with a vicw to assessing Djibouti's short-term and long-term needs,
Further recalling its rcsolution 3421 (XXX) of 8 December 1975 on the implcmentation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independencc to Colonial Countries and Peoples, in which it urged the specialized agencies and other organizations within thc United Nations systcm to extend-assistancc to the newly independent and emerging States,
Recalling recommendation 99 (IV) of 31 May 1976
adopted by the United Nations Confcrencc on Tradc and Development at its fourth session,30 held at Nairobi from 5 to 31 May 1976,
