Assistance to Tonga

Publisher	UN General Assembly
Author	UN General Assembly (37th sess. : 1982-1983)
Publication Date	17 December 1982
Citation / Document Symbol	A/RES/37/164
Reference	37
Cite as	UN General Assembly, Assistance to Tonga, 17 December 1982, A/RES/37/164, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3b00f0183a.html [accessed 1 November 2019]

The General Assembly,

Recalling its resolution 34/132 of 14 December 1979, in which it drew the attention of the international community to the special problems confronting Tonga as a developing island country with a small population and appealed to Member States, regional and interregional organizations and other intergovernmental bodies to provide financial, material and technical assistance to Tonga to enable it to establish the social and economic infrastructure that is essential for the well-being of its people,

Recalling also its resolutions 31/156 of 21 December 1976 and 32/185 of 19 December 1977, in which, respectively, it urged all Governments, in particular those of the developed countries, to lend their support, in the context of their assistance programmes, for the implementation of the specific action envisaged in favour of developing island countries, and urged all organizations of the United Nations system to implement, within their respective spheres of competence, appropriate specific action in favour of developing island countries,

Concerned at the severe constraints on the economic development of Tonga, particularly those arising from its geographical isolation and dispersion, small size, heavy dependence on a limited range of economic activities, and from its economy's susceptibility to factors beyond national control,

Distressed at the devastation, economic loss and suffering wrought by hurricane "Isaac" in March 1982,

Having examined the report of the Secretary-General, prepared in response to General Assembly resolution 34/132, to which was annexed the report of the mission to Tonga, organized by the Secretary-General, which consulted with the Government of Tonga on its most urgent needs,

1. Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General for the steps he has taken to mobilize assistance for Tonga;

2. Endorses fully the assessment and recommendations of the mission to Tonga contained in the annex to the report of the Secretary-General;

3. Also expresses its appreciation to those States, United Nations organizations, and other organizations which have provided assistance to Tonga for the purpose of development and for hurricane relief;

4. Renews its appeal to all States, the appropriate organs, organizations and programmes of the United Nations system, regional and international organizations and other intergovernmental bodies and non-governmental organizations, as well as international financial institutions, to provide financial, material and technical assistance to Tonga to enable it to overcome its serious development constraints and to establish the social and economic infrastructure that is essential for the well-being of its people;

5. Requests the appropriate organizations and programmes of the United Nations system to maintain and increase their current and future programmes of assistance to Tonga, to co-operate closely with the Secretary-General in organizing an effective international programme of assistance and to report periodically to him on the steps they have taken and the resources they have made available;

6. Invites the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, the United Nations Children's Fund, the United Nations Development Programme, the World Food Programme, the International Labour Organisation, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the International Civil Aviation Organization, the World Health Organization, the World Bank, the International Telecommunication Union, the World Meteorological Organization, the International Maritime Organization and the International Fund for Agricultural Development to bring to the attention of their governing bodies, for their consideration, the special needs of Tonga and to report their decisions to the Secretary-General by 15 July

1983;

7. Requests the Secretary-General:

(a) To continue his efforts to mobilize the necessary resources for an effective programme of financial, technical and material assistance to Tonga;

(b) To continue to ensure that adequate financial and budgetary arrangements are made to mobilize resources and to continue the organization of international assistance to Tonga;

(c) To study and apprise the Economic and Social Council, at its second regular session of 1983, of the current status of the special programme of economic assistance for Tonga;

(d) To report on the progress made in the economic situation of Tonga and in organizing and implementing the special programme of economic assistance for that country so that the matter may be considered by the General Assembly at its thirty-ninth session.

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