Assistance to the Gambia

Publisher	UN General Assembly
Author	UN General Assembly (38th sess. : 1983-1984)
Publication Date	20 December 1983
Citation / Document Symbol	A/RES/38/212
Reference	38
Cite as	UN General Assembly, Assistance to the Gambia, 20 December 1983, A/RES/38/212, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3b00f014c.html [accessed 23 May 2023]

RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Assistance to the Gambia

The General Assembly,

Recalling its resolution 37/159 of 17 December 1982, in which it, inter alia, noted that the Gambia is a least developed country with acute economic and social problems arising from its weak economic infrastructure and that it also suffers from many of the serious problems common to countries of the Sahelian region, notably drought,

Having heard the statement made by the representative of the Gambia before the Second Committee on 11 November 1983 describing her country's serious economic and financial situation and the measures adopted by her Government to deal with these difficulties,

Having considered the summary report of the Secretary-General, which describes the recent economic situation in the Gambia,

Concerned that the Gambia continues to encounter serious balance-of-payments and budgetary problems and noting that the lack of domestic resources is the most important constraint on development since the Government lacks the funds to meet the counterpart costs of donor-assisted projects,

Noting that external assistance is still required to enable the Government of the Gambia to implement the six projects recommended by the Secretary-General in his report,

Aware of the intention of the Government of the Gambia to organize, with the assistance of the United Nations Development Programme, a round-table conference of donors in November 1984 to discuss the country's development needs and to consider ways and means of helping the Government in its efforts to meet those needs,

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

2. Expresses its appreciation also to those States and organizations that have provided assistance to the Gambia;

3. Draws the attention of the international community to the need for assistance for the projects and programmes identified by the Secretary-General in his reports;

4. Renews its urgent appeal to Member States, specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system, regional and interregional organizations and other intergovernmental bodies and non-governmental organizations, as well as international development and financial institutions, to give generous assistance to the Gambia, through bilateral or multilateral channels, and to provide financial, technical and material assistance for the implementation of the projects and programmes recommended by the Secretary-General in his reports;

5. Urges donors, as appropriate, to provide financial assistance to the Gambia to help meet the local counterpart costs of externally-assisted projects, bearing in mind that the Gambia is classified as a least developed country;

6. Urges Member States, organizations and programmes of the United Nations system, regional and interregional bodies, financial and development institutions and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to respond generously to the needs of the Gambia at the round-table conference to be held in November 1984;

7. Requests the appropriate organizations and programmes of the United Nations system - in particular the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Children's Fund, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the International Fund for Agricultural Development - to increase their current and future programmes of assistance to the Gambia, 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 to assist that country;

8. Invites the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Children's Fund, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the World Bank and the International Fund for Agricultural Development to bring to the attention of their governing bodies, for their consideration, the special needs of the Gambia and to report the decisions of those bodies to the Secretary-General by 15 July 1984;

9. 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 the Gambia;

(b) To keep the situation in the Gambia under constant review, to maintain close contact with Member States, the specialized agencies, regional and other intergovernmental organizations and the international financial institutions concerned and to apprise the Economic and Social Council, at its second regular session of 1984, of the status of the special programme of economic assistance for the Gambia;

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

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