Fight Against Locust and Grasshopper Infestation in Africa

A/RES/41/185View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 12 Report of the Economic and Social Council, published in 1987.

What subjects does this mandate have?

12 subjects

Africa Cooperation Between Organizations Coordination Within UN System Early Warning Systems Grasshoppers Information Exchange Locusts Pest Management Plant Protection Public Information Resources Mobilization Sectoral Support

What’s in this document?

8 operative paragraphs

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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;

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;

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;

Encourages the donor community to continue to marshal its resources in support of the affected countries to bring locusts and grasshoppers under control;

Encourages also 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;

Urges ali parties concerned to establish and strengthen early warning systems in respect of the affected countries and to co-ordinate their efforts in this regard;

Requests the 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;

Invites the 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.

36 See Official Records of 1he Economic and Social Council, /986. Supp/eme111 No. 9 (E/1986/29), annex l.

31 A/C.2/41/3.

38 Report ofthe United Nalions Conference on Science and Techno/ogy for Development,

Vienna,

20-31 August 1979 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.79.1.21 and corrigenda), chap. VII.

41 Scc Unitcd Na11011, Educational, Scicntitic and Cultural Or- 40 Sec United Nations Educational, Scientitic ,111d Cultural Organization, Record., o} the Ge11crul Co11jere11ce, Twe111y-wcond Sessio11, ganization, World Co11jere11ce 011 Cu/1ural Policies, Mexico Ciry, 26 vol. 1, Re.10/a1io11s, sect. 11. July-6 A ugu,r 1982. Final Reporr (CLT /MD/ 1, Pari,, Novernher 1982),

42 /bid., Twenry-rhird Ses,ion, vol. 1, Resolurio11s, scct. 111. part V 4•1 E/llJKó/l..10. anne,

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

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