Assistance to the Drought-Stricken Areas of Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, the Sudan and Uganda

A/RES/37/147View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 74b Special programmes of economic assistance, published in 1983.

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4 versions · 1983–1986

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/40/221

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1986	A/RES/40/221	Assistance to the drought-stricken areas of Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, the Sudan and Uganda	570	19%Compare
1985	A/RES/39/205	Assistance to the drought-stricken areas of Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, the Sudan and Uganda	549	—
1984	A/RES/38/216	Assistance to the drought-stricken areas of Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, the Sudan and Uganda	—	—
1983	A/RES/37/147	Assistance to the drought-stricken areas of Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, the Sudan and Uganda	906	–

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9 subjects

Djibouti Drought-Stricken Areas Economic Assistance Ethiopia Intergovernmental Bodies Kenya Somalia Sudan Uganda

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Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General for the steps he has taken to mobilize assistance to Sao Tome and Principe;

Endorses fully the assessment and recommendations contained in the annex to the report of the Secretary-General;

Expresses its appreciation to those Member States and international organizations which have contributed assistance to Sao Tome and Principe;

Renews its appeal to Member States, the appropriate organs, organizations and programmes of the United Nations system, regional and interregional organizations and other intergovernmental bodies and non-governmental or - ganizations, as well as international financial institutions, to assist in the development of Sao Tome and Principe through bilateral and multilateral channels, as appropriate;

Requests the Secretary-General:

To keep the situation in Sao Tome and Principe under constant review and to apprise the Economic and Social Council, at its second regular session of 1984, of the current status of the special economic assistance for Sao Tome and Principe;

To report on the progress made in the economic situation of Sao Tome and Principe and 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-ninth session.

37 /147.

Assistance to the drought-stricken areas of Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, the Sudan and Uganda

Reaffirms its resolution 36/221 on assistance to the drought-stricken areas of Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, the Sudan and Uganda;

Endorses the recommendations made by the multiagency mission to Ethiopia;42 3.

Takes note of the ongoing consultations between the Governments concerned on the establishment of the intergovernmental body to combat the effects of drought and other natural disasters and urges them to finalize, as soon as possible, the necessary arrangements for the establishment of that body;

Notes that the Secretary-General has made arrangements with the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, subject to the availability of funds, for a unit within the programmes administered by the Administrator to be assigned responsibility for assisting the affected countries in the region and for co-ordinating the activities of the United Nations system in support of recov · ery and rehabilitation in those countries;

Appeals to Member States to provide the Secretary General with the resources required to meet the operational costs of such a unit as soon as the intergovernmental hody is established;

Requests the Secretary-General, in close co-ordina tion with the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme and the appropriate specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system, to continue to extend all necessary assistance to thrn,e countries in their efforts to combat the effects of drought on the hasis of the recommendations of various multi-agency missions. pending the establishment of the intergovernmental body:

Also requests the Secretary-General, in close co ordination with the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme and the appropriate specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system, to assist the Governments of the region, at their request. in establishing or improving national machinery to rnmbal the effects of drought and other natural disasters and to report to the Economic and Social Council, at its second regular session of I 983, and to the General Assembly at its thirty-eighth session on the progress achieved in the implc mentation of the present resolution.

109th plenary mel'ting 17 Decemher /9~2

37/148. Assistance to Botswana The General Assembly.

Recalling Security Council resolutions 403 ( 1977) ut 14 January 1977 and 406 (1977) of 25 May 1977, which

concerned the complaint by the Government of Botswana regarding acts of aggression committed against its terrilor) by the illegal regime in Southern Rhodesia,

Recalling also Security Council resolution 460 ( 1979) ol 21 December 1979, in which all Member States and spe cialized agencies were called upon to provide urgent assist ance to Zimbabwe and the front-line States,

Recalling its resolutions 32/97 of 13 December 1977, .BI 130 of 19 December 1978 and 34/ 125 of 14 December 1979, in which the General Assembly, inter alia, recognized the special economic hardship confronting Botswana as a result of diverting funds from development projects to effective arrangements for security against attacks and threats by Southern Rhodesia, and endorsed the assessments and rec· ommendations contained in the notes of the Secretary. General dated 28 March l 9774 ~ and 26 October 197744 and in his reports of 7 July 197845 and 28 August I 979, 40

Having examined the report of the Secretary-General ot 16 August 1982, 47 to which was annexed the report of the mission which he sent to Botswana in response to General Assembly resolution 36/222 of 17 December 1981 ,

Taking into account the fact that Botswana's economic situation has been further aggravated by a serious drought and a sharp fall in export earnings,

43 Official Record., of the Security Council. J'/1irn• .. ,e, ,md !'ear. \111' plement for January, February and March 1977. document S112307 44 Ibid., Supplement for October, November and Deamha /977. dol· ument Sil 2421.

"'A/33/166 and Corr. I 41 N37/122 and A/37/198.

46 A/341419-S/13506. 42 See A/37/198, annex.

47 A/37/132-S/1531 I

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