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Special Economic Assistance to Guinea-Bissau

A/RES/37/156No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

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

What other versions does this mandate have?

5 versions · 1982–1986
This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/40/225
  • 1986A/RES/40/225Special economic assistance to Guinea-BissauLatestCompare with previous version
  • 1985A/RES/39/186Special economic assistance to Guinea-BissauCompare with previous version
  • 1984A/RES/38/221Special economic assistance to Guinea-BissauCompare with previous version
  • 1983A/RES/37/156Special economic assistance to Guinea-BissauCompare with previous version
  • 1982A/RES/36/217Special economic assistance to Guinea-Bissau

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

What subjects does this mandate have?

3 topics
Economic AssistanceFood AidGuinea-Bissau

What does this mandate say?

11 operative paragraphs
Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General for the steps he has taken to mobilize assistance to Guinea- Bissau;
2
Endorses fully the assessment and recommendations contained in the annex to the report of the Secretary-Genera.167 and draws the attention of the international community to the requirements for assistance for the projects and programmes identified therein;
3
Expresses its appreciation to those States and organizations that have provided assistance to Guinea-Bissau in response to appeals by the General Assembly and the Secretary-General;
4
Calls upon Member States and the international organizations concerned to be generous in granting Guinea- Bissau the food aid it needs;
Renews its urgent appeal to Member States, regional 5. and interregional organizations and other intergovernmental bodies to continue providing financial, material and technical assistance to Guinea-Bissau to help it overcome its economic and financial difficulties and to permit the implementation of the projects and programmes identified in the annex to the report of the Secretary-General;
6
Appeals to the international community to contribute to the special account established at United Nations Headquarters by the Secretary-General, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 32/100, for the purpose of facilitating the channelling of contributions to Guinea-Bissau;
7
Invites the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Children's Fund, the World Food Programme, the World Health 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 special needs of Guinea-Bissau and to report the decisions of those bodies to the Secretary- General by 15 July 1983;
8
Requests the appropriate specialized agencies and other 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;
9
Requests the Secretary-General:
a
To continue his efforts to mobilize the necessary resources for an effective programme of financial, technical and material assistance to Guinea-Bissau;
b
To keep the situation in Guinea-Bissau under constant review, to maintain close contact with Member States, the specialized agencies, regional and other intergovernmental organizations and the international financial institutions concerned, and to apprise the Economic and Social Council, at its second regular session of 1983, of the status of the special programme of economic assistance for Guinea- Bissau;
c
To arrange for a review of the results of the round table of donors scheduled to be held during the first half of 1983, and of the progress made in organizing and implementing the special programme of economic assistance for Guinea-Bissau in time for the matter to be considered by the General Assembly at its thirty-eighth session.

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