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Assistance to Botswana

A/RES/33/130No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1979.

What other versions does this mandate have?

6 versions · 1978–1983
This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/37/148
  • 1983A/RES/37/148Assistance to BotswanaLatestCompare with previous version
  • 1982A/RES/36/222Assistance to BotswanaCompare with previous version
  • 1981A/RES/35/98Assistance to BotswanaCompare with previous version
  • 1980A/RES/34/125Assistance to BotswanaCompare with previous version
  • 1979A/RES/33/130Assistance to BotswanaCompare with previous version

iVersions are identified automatically by matching titles within the same organ (~97% accuracy on a manual audit).

What subjects does this mandate have?

2 topics
BotswanaDevelopment Assistance

What does this mandate say?

13 operative paragraphs
Expresses its full support for th~ Govern~ent of Botswana in its efforts to safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity and to carry out its planned development programme;
2
Endorses fully the revised programme of assistance contained in the report of the Secretary-General and draws the attention of the international community to the outstanding needs for assistance identified in it;
3
Notes that, while the response from some Member States and international organizations to the appeals of the Secretary-General has been encouraging, there is urgent need to maintain the flow of contributions to carry out the remainder of the emergency programme, the implementation of parts of which has now become a critical necessity;
4
Draws the attention of States and international and intergovernmental organizations particularly to_ the projects in the field of transport and commumcations recommended in the report of the Secretary-General;
5
Reiterates its appeal to all States and intergovernmental organizations to provide generous assistance to enable Botswana to carry out the remainder of its planned development projects as well as those made necessary by the current political situation;
6
Calls upon Member States, regional and interregional organizations and other intergovernmental bodies to provide financial, material and technical assistance to Botswana to enable it to carry out its planned development programme without interruption;
7
Urges Member States and organizations which are already implementing or are negotiating assistance programmes for Botswana to expand these, wherever possible;
8
Invites the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Children's Fund, the World Food Programme, the World Health Orgnization, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the World Bank and the International Fund for Agricultural Development to bring to the attention of their governing bodies for their consideration the assistance they are rendering to Botswana, for which the General Assembly has requested the Secretary-General to implement a special economic assistance programme, and to report the results of that assistance and their decisions to the Secretary-General in time for consideration by the Assembly at its thirty-fourth session;
9
Draws the attention of the international community to the special account established at United Nations Headquarters by the Secretary-General for the purpose of facilitating the channelling of contributions to Botswana;
10
Requests the appropriate specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system to co-operate closely with the Secretary-General in organizing an effective international programme of assistance to Botswana and to report periodically to him on the steps they have taken and the resources they have made available to assist that country;
Requests the Secretary-General:

V.

a
To continue his efforts to mobilize the necessary resources for an effective programme of financial, technical and material assistance to Botswana;
To pursue with the Government of Botswana (b) the question of organizing a meeting of donors and, in this respect, to co-ordinate efforts with the United Nations Development Programme, the Economic Commission for Africa and the World Bank;
c
To ensure that adequate financial and budgetary arrangements are made to continue the organization of the international programme of assistance to Botswana and the mobilization of assistance;
To keep the situation in Botswana under ( d) constant review, to maintain close contact with Member States, regional and other intergovernmental organizations, the specialized agencies and international financial institutions concerned and to apprise the Economic and Social Council, at its second regular session of 1979, of the current status of the special economic assistance programme for Botswana;
( e) To arrange for a review of the economic situation of Botswana and the progress made in organizing and implementing the special economic assistance programme for that country in time for the matter to be considered by the General Assembly at its thirty-fourth session.

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