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

A/RES/40/221View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1986.

What other versions does this mandate have?

4 versions · 1983–1986

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	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

13 subjects

Budget Contributions Development Assistance Disaster Relief Djibouti Drought-Stricken Areas Ethiopia Intergovernmental Organizations Kenya Non-Governmental Organizations Programme Implementation Somalia Sudan Uganda

What’s in this document?

9 operative paragraphs

Reaffirms its resolutions 35/90, 35/91, 36/221. 37/ 14 7, 38/216 and 39/205 on assistance to the droughtstricken areas of Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, the Sudan and Uganda;

Takes note of the note by the Secretary-General on 2. assistance to the drought-stricken areas of those countries;

Commends the Governments of Djibouti, Ethiopia,

Kenya, Somalia, the Sudan and Uganda for their decision to establish, in Djibouti, an Intergovernmental Authority for Drought and Development, as initially recommended by the General Assembly in its resolution 35/90;

Notes with satisfaction the decision taken by the Governments of Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, the 4. Sudan and Uganda to meet in Djibouti at the level of Head of State to endorse the agreement on the establishment of the Intergovernmental Authority and to adopt a regional plan of action for the implementation of mediumterm and long-term recovery and rehabilitation programmes of the States members of the Authority;

Notes with appreciation the assistance provided by 5. the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme and by the United Nations Sudano-Sanelian Office in the effort to establish the Intergovernmental Authority, in line with the recommendations of the Secretary-General and pursuant to the resolutions of the General Assembly mentioned above;

Requests the Administrator of the United Nations 6.

Development Programme, pursuant to General Assembly resolution 37/147, to make the necessary arrangements to render operational, as soon as possible, the unit within the United Nations Sudano-Sahelian Office entrusted with the responsibility of assisting the countries members of the Intergovernmental Authority and to pay special attention to the unit so as to ensure that its responsibilities are discharged effectively:

Appeals to all Governments, organizations of the 7.

United Nations system and other intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to contribute generously 111 order to provide the resources necessary for funding the

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operational costs of the unit and for implementing the projects and programmes in the countries members of the Intergovernmental Authority, and requests the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme to intensify his efforts in this regard;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit a report to the Economic and Social Council at its second regular session of l 986 on the progress achieved in the implementation of the present resolution.

148 A/4017 70 146 A/40/441, se<·t Xlll. 147 A/3812 I I, anne.

149 Official Records of the General Assembly, Fortieth Session, Second 150 ,\/40/441, sect. Ii Commillee. 32nd meeting, paras. 7 l and 22.

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