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Assistance to Cape Verde : 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/39/189
Reference 39
Cite as UN General Assembly, Assistance to Cape Verde : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly, 17 December 1984, A/RES/39/189, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3b00f00a78.html [accessed 7 June 2023]
 

RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Assistance to Cape Verde

 

The General Assembly,

Recalling its resolutions on assistance to Cape Verde, in particular its resolution 38/219 of 20 December 1983, in which the international community was requested to provide an appropriate level of resources for the implementation of the programme of assistance to Cape Verde as envisaged in the reports of the Secretary-General,

Recalling resolutions 142 (VI) and 138 (VI) of 2 July 1983 of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development on the progress in the implementation of the Substantial New Programme of Action for the 1980s for the Least Developed Countries, and on activities in the field of island developing countries,

Noting that Cape Verde is one of the least developed countries and a small archipelagic State, with a fragile and open economy, aggravated by endemic and severe drought,

Reiterating that increased substantial, continuous and predictable assistance from the international community is needed for the effective completion of the First National Development Plan (1982-1985),

Gravely concerned at the critical food situation in Cape Verde resulting from the failure of seasonal rains, the continuing recurrence of drought and the spreading desertification,

Recognizing the strenuous efforts deployed by the Government and people of Cape Verde in the process of the economic and social development of their country despite existing constraints,

1. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on assistance to Cape Verde, to which is annexed the report of the review mission sent to Cape Verde in response to General Assembly resolution 38/219;

2. Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General for the efforts deployed in mobilizing resources for the implementation of the programme of assistance to Cape Verde;

3. Expresses its gratitude to States and to international, regional and interregional organizations and other intergovernmental organizations for their contribution to the programme of assistance to Cape Verde;

4. Reaffirms the need for all Governments and international organizations to implement their commitments undertaken within the framework of the Substantial New Programme of Action for the 1980s for the Least Developed Countries, particularly those undertaken at the round-table conference of Cape Verde's partners in development, held at Praia from 21 to 23 June 1982;

5. Urges Governments and international, regional and interregional organizations and other intergovernmental organizations to extend and intensify substantially their assistance for the early implementation of the programme of assistance to Cape Verde;

6. Invites the international community, in particular donor countries, to take appropriate and urgent measures to support the effective completion of the First National Development Plan (1982-1985) of Cape Verde;

7. Requests the organs, organizations, and bodies of the United Nations system to continue and increase their assistance to Cape Verde, to co-operate with the Secretary-General in his efforts to mobilize resources for the implementation of the programme of assistance and to report periodically to him on the measures they have taken and the resources they have made available to help that country;

8. Calls upon the international community to continue to contribute generously to all appeals for food and fodder assistance made by the Government of Cape Verde, or on its behalf by the specialized agencies and other competent organizations of the United Nations system, to help it cope with the critical situation in the country;

9. Once again draws the attention of the international community to the special account established at United Nations Headquarters by the Secretary- General, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 32/99, for the purpose of facilitating the channelling of contributions to Cape Verde;

10. Invites the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, 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 continue to consider, through their governing bodies, the special needs of Cape Verde and to report the decisions of those bodies to the Secretary-General by 15 July 1985;

11. Requests the Secretary-General:

(a) To continue his efforts to mobilize the necessary resources for implementing the programme of development assistance to Cape Verde;

(b) To keep the situation in Cape Verde under constant review, 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;

(c) To arrange for a review of the economic situation in Cape Verde and, in consultation with the Government of Cape Verde, to make a substantive report on the implementation of the special programme of economic assistance to Cape Verde to be considered by the General Assembly at its forty-first session.

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