Expresses its appreciation to donor countries, organizati<:ms _of t_he ~nited. Nations system ~nd ot~er competent mst1tutions m the1r efforts to contam the mfestation;
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Urges!he Food and Agriculture Organization ofthe U~1ted Nahons to strengthen its co-ordinating mechamsms and its technical and field operational support for locust and grasshopper control;
3
Endorses and encourages the continued cooperation of local, regional and global organizations and donors in the campaign to control the current threat to agriculture caused by locusts and grasshoppers, including the exchange and dissemination of information on pests and insects;
4
Encouragesthe donor community to continue to marshal its resources in support of the affected countries to bring locusts and grasshoppers under control;
5
Encouragesalso the affected countries to continue to ensure that adequate resources are made available to combat_ these_ recurrent crises, in particular by strengthening the1r nat1onal plant protection services;
6
Urgesali parties concerned to establish and strengthen early warning systems in respect of the affected countries and to co-ordinate their efforts in this regard;
1
Requeststhe Secretary-General, in consultation with t~e ~irector-Gen~ral of t~e Food and Agriculture (?rg~mza~•~m of the Um~ed Nat1ons, to take catalytic act10n m_ ra1sm~ the co~sc1ous_ness of the world community regardmg thts potenttally d1sastrous situation;
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Invitesthe Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization ofthe United Nations to submit an _up-to-date report on the locust and grasshopper infestatton to the Economic and Social Council at its second regular session of 1987.
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