Assistance to Madagascar : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

Publisher	UN General Assembly
Author	UN General Assembly (39th sess. : 1984-1985)
Publication Date	17 December 1984
Citation / Document Symbol	A/RES/39/191
Reference	39
Cite as	UN General Assembly, Assistance to Madagascar : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly, 17 December 1984, A/RES/39/191, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3b00f0042c.html [accessed 31 October 2019]

RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Assistance to Madagascar

The General Assembly,

Recalling 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,

Recognizing that these climatic phenomena have resulted in loss of life and the destruction of several towns and have inflicted serious damage on the economic and social infrastructures and on the agricultural, stock-farming, transport and industrial sectors,

Concerned by the fact that the damage caused by these natural disasters is hampering the development efforts of Madagascar,

Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on assistance to Madagascar prepared pursuant to Economic and Social Council resolution 1984/3,

Having considered the special economic assistance programme prepared by the inter-agency mission which visited Madagascar from 24 May to 5 June 1984,

Noting the efforts of the people and Government of Madagascar to deal with the emergency situation and to initiate a reconstruction and rehabilitation programme,

Noting also the emergency assistance provided by several States, international and regional organizations, specialized agencies and voluntary agencies,

Affirming the need for prompt and 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 intergovernmental, non-governmental and voluntary organizations which provided assistance to Madagascar during the emergency;

2. Urges all States to participate generously through bilateral or multilateral channels in projects and 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. Requests 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 and 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 take the necessary steps, 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 1985, of the progress made in the implementation of the present resolution and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its fortieth session.

Assistance to Madagascar : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

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