Assistance to Madagascar : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
| Publisher | UN General Assembly |
| Author | UN General Assembly (40th sess. : 1985-1986) |
| Publication Date | 17 December 1985 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | A/RES/40/230 |
| Reference | 40 |
| Cite as | UN General Assembly, Assistance to Madagascar : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly, 17 December 1985, A/RES/40/230, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3b00f00074.html [accessed 31 October 2019] |
Assistance to Madagascar
The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 39/191 of 17 December 1984 on assistance to Madagascar, Recalling also Economic and Social Council resolution 1984/3 of 11 May 1984 on measures to be taken following the cyclones and floods in Madagascar in December 1983 and January and April 1984, Concerned by the fact that the damage caused by these natural disasters is hampering the development efforts of that country, Bearing in mind the special economic assistance programme prepared by the inter-agency mission which visited Madagascar from 24 May to 5 June 1984, Taking note of the report prepared by the Secretary-General pursuant to resolution 39/191, Noting the efforts of the people and Government of Madagascar to deal with the emergency and to initiate a reconstruction and rehabilitation programme, Noting also the emergency relief and assistance provided by several States, international and regional organizations, specialized agencies and voluntary agencies, Reaffirming the need for concerted international action to assist the people and Government of Madagascar in carrying out the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the stricken regions and sectors,1. Expresses its gratitude to the States, programmes and organizations of the United Nations system and to other organizations, intergovernmental, non-governmental and voluntary, which provided assistance to Madagascar;
2. Urges all States to participate or continue to participate generously through bilateral or multilateral channels in projects or programmes for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of Madagascar;
3. Requests the international and regional organizations, the specialized agencies and voluntary agencies to continue and increase their assistance in response to the reconstruction, rehabilitation and development needs of Madagascar;
4. Invites the programmes and organizations of the United Nations system, in particular the United Nations Development Programme, the World Bank, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the International Fund for Agricultural Development, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, and all other international and regional financial institutions concerned, to give sympathetic and urgent consideration to requests for assistance submitted by the Government of Madagascar under its reconstruction, rehabilitation and development programmes;
5. Requests the Secretary-General:
(a) To continue his efforts, in collaboration with the programmes and organizations of the United Nations system, to mobilize the resources needed for implementing the reconstruction, rehabilitation and development programmes of Madagascar;
(b) To keep the question of assistance for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of Madagascar under constant review;
6. Further requests the Secretary-General to apprise the Economic and Social Council, at its second regular session of 1986, of the progress made in the implementation of the present resolution and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its forty-first session..
