Special Economic Assistance to Guinea-Bissau

A/RES/36/217View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1982.

What other versions does this mandate have?

5 versions · 1982–1986

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/40/225

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1986	A/RES/40/225	Special economic assistance to Guinea-Bissau	803	65%Compare
1985	A/RES/39/186	Special economic assistance to Guinea-Bissau	832	—
1984	A/RES/38/221	Special economic assistance to Guinea-Bissau	—	—
1983	A/RES/37/156	Special economic assistance to Guinea-Bissau	869	72%Compare
1982	A/RES/36/217	Special economic assistance to Guinea-Bissau	878	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

2 subjects

Economic Assistance Guinea-Bissau

What’s in this document?

10 operative paragraphs

Recalling its resolution 35195 of 5 December 1980, in which it reiterated its appeal to the international community to provide continuous financial, material and technical as sistance to Guinea-Bissau to help it overcome its financial and economic difficulties and to permit the implementation of the projects and programmes recommended by the Sec retary-General in his report of 21 August 1980 submitted in response to General Assembly resolution 341121 of 14 December 1979, 209

Recalling also its resolution 3339 (XXIX) of 17 Decem ber 1974, in which it invited Member States to provide economic assistance to the then newly independent State of Guinea-Bissau, and its resolutions 32/100 of 13 December 1977 and 33/124 of 19 December 1978, in which it, inter alia, expressed deep concern at the serious economic sit uation in Guinea-Bissau and appealed to the international community to provide financial and economic assistance to that country,

Having examined the report of the Secretary-General of 31 July 1981, 210 to which was annexed the report of the mission which he sent to Guinea-Bissau in response to Gen eral Assembly resolution 35/95,

Recalling that Guinea-Bissau is among the thirty-one least developed countries,

Noting with concern that Guinea-Bissau continues to be beset by a wide range of economic and financial difficulties,

Noting that the Government of Guinea-Bissau, by the application of a policy of economic austerity, was able to reduce the budget deficit in 1980 to a level substantially lower than in the two preceding years, although the country will continue to be dependent on external sources for public capital expenditure,

Also noting with concern the chronic deficit in the balance of payments, the substantial increase in loans and the in ordinately low level of foreign exchange reserves,

Noting that Guinea-Bissau again experienced a poor har vest in 1980, owing to irregular and inadequate rainfall, and that the country needs emergency food aid,

Further noting with concern that the response of the in ternational community to date has not been commensurate with the needs of the situation and that many of the projects approved for the special programme of economic assistance by the General Assembly at its thirty-third session have not yet been financed,

Taking note of the results of the United Nations Confer ence on the Least Developed Countries, particularly of the Substantial New Programme of Action for the 1980s for the Least Developed Countrics,211 Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General I. for the steps he has taken to mobilize assistance for Guinea Bissau;

Endorses.fully the assessment and recommendations 2. contained in the annex to the report of the Secretary-General and draws the attention of the international community to the requirements for assistance for the projects and pro grammes identified therein;

Expresses its appreciation to those States and or ganizations that have provided assistance to Guinea-Bissau in response to appeals by the General Assembly and the Secretary-General;

Calls upon Member States and ċhe intei:nationČI or ganizations concerned to be generous m grantmg Gumea Bissau the food aid it needs;

Renews its urgent appeal to Member States, regional and interregional organizations and other intergovernmental bodies to provide continuous financial, n_iaterial and tec_h nical assistance to Guinea-Bissau to help 1t to overcome its financial and economic difficulties and to permit the imple mentation of the projects and programmes identified in the annex to the report of the Secretary-General;

Appeals to the international community to contribute to the special account established at United Nations Head quarters by the Secretary-General, in accordance wičh. GĎn eral Assembly resolution 3 2 /100, for the purpose of fac1htatmg the channelling of contributions to Guinea-Bissau;

Invites the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Children's Fund, the World Food Pro gramme, the World Health Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the World Bank and the International Fund for Agricultural Devel opment to bring to the attention of their govern_ing boďies, for their consideration, the special needs of Gumea-B1ssau and to report the decisions of those bodies to the Secretary General by 15 July 1982;

Requests the appropriate specialized agencies and other competent bodies of the United Nations system to report periodically to the Secretary-General on the steps they have taken and the resources they have made available to assist Guinea-Bissau;

Requests the Secretary-General:

To continue his efforts to mobilize the necessary resources for an effective programme of financial, technical and material assistance to Guinea-Bissau;

To keep the situation in Guinea-Bissau under con stant review, to maintain close contact with Member States. the specialized agencies, regional and other intergovern mental organizations and international financial institutions

concerned, and to apprise the Economic and Social Council, at its second regular session of 1982, of the status of the special programme of economic assistance for Guinea Bissau;

To arrange for a review of the economic situation of Guinea-Bissau and the progress made in organizing and implementing the special programme of economic assistance for that country in time for the matter to be considered by the General Assembly at its thirty-seventh session.

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211 Report of the United Nations Conference 011 the Least Developed Countries, Paris, l~/4 Septemher 198/ (United Nations publication. Sales No. E 82 1.8) part one, sect. A

212 A/36/500.

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