Assistance to the Drought-Stricken Areas in Djibouti, Somalia, the Sudan and Uganda

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Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 64Special economic and disaster relief assistance, published in 1980.

What subjects does this mandate have?

7 topics

Africa Aid Programmes Djibouti Drought-Stricken Areas Somalia Sudan Uganda

What does this mandate say?

10 operative paragraphs

Expresses its deep sympathy to the pcople and Governments of Djibouti, Somalía, the Sudan and Uganda for the loss of human and animal lives caused by the drought;

Endorses the recommendations made by the multiagency mission in the reports annexcd to the relevant reports of the Secretary-Gcneral; ""

Commends the Secretary-General for his speedy and positive response to the urgent situation of the drought-stricken countries of Djibouti, Somalía, the Sudan and Uganda. and for his action in dispatching a multiagency mission to those countries to ascertain their immediate needs for assistance to the affected populations;

Notes with appreciation the measures already taken by the Secretary-General, in co-operation with the Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Coordinator and other agencies and organizations of the United Nations system, to ensure the speediest and most effective relief aid for the victims of drought and other natural disasters in Djibouti, Somalia, the Sudan and Uganda;

Appeals to Member States and to international governmental and non-governmental organizations to make generous contributions towards helping the affected populations in the form of financia!, material and technical assistance, as described in the reports of the multiagency mission;

Recommends that Governments of the droughtstricken countries of the region should consider thc establishment of an intergovernmental body with the responsibility for co-ordinating and supporting the countries' efforts to combat the effects of drought and other natural disasters and to deal with the problem of medium-term and long-term recovery and rehabilitation;

Requests the Secretary-General, in consultation with the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme and other organizations concerned within the United Nations system, to assign, as early as possible, the responsibility for assisting those countries in the region to the appropriate body, within the system, which will be funded from voluntary contributions, will be responsible for the co-ordination of the activities of the United Nations system in support of the recovery and rehabilitation efforts of the countries con cerned and will also provide direct assistance to the Governments of those countries in co-ordinating inputs from donor sources and in strengthening their national and regional

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capabilities to mitiga te the effects of future droughts and promote sustained economic and social development;

A/so requests the Secretary-General:

To mobilize international assistance for the populations affected as a result of drought and other natural disasters in the four countries concerned;

To send, as a matter of urgency, a multiagency mission to Djibouti, Somalia, the Sudan and Uganda to assess the medium-term and long-term needs of the Governments of those countries for their droughtafflicted populations;

Further requests the Secretary-General to report to the Economic and Social Council at its second regular session of 1981 on the results of the multiagency mission concerning the medium-term and long-term needs of the Governments concerned and also to the General Assembly at its thirty-sixth session on the progress achieved in the implementation of the present resolution.

84th p/enary meeting 5 December I 980

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