Special economic assistance to Benin
Publisher | UN General Assembly |
Author | UN General Assembly (38th sess. : 1983-1984) |
Publication Date | 20 December 1983 |
Citation / Document Symbol | A/RES/38/210 |
Reference | 38 |
Cite as | UN General Assembly, Special economic assistance to Benin, 20 December 1983, A/RES/38/210, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3b00f01434.html [accessed 27 May 2023] |
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Special economic assistance to Benin
1. Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General for the measures he has taken to organize and mobilize support for the international programme of economic assistance for Benin;
2. Reiterates its endorsement of the assessment and recommendations of the United Nations review mission dispatched to Benin in July 1982, contained in the annex to the report of the Secretary-General;
3. Notes with satisfaction the interest and support for the development plan of Benin expressed by the participants in the round-table Conference;
4. Appeals to Member States, international financial institutions and the organizations and specialized agencies of the United Nations system to respond generously and urgently to the needs of Benin as set out in the country's development plan for 1983-1987;
5. Expresses its appreciation for the assistance already given or pledged to Benin by Member States, organizations of the United Nations system and regional, interregional and intergovernmental organizations;
6. Notes with appreciation the measures that are being taken by the Government of Benin to strengthen the country's economy through financial and administrative reforms;
7. Reiterates the appeal it has addressed to all Member States to provide substantial and appropriate assistance bilaterally and multilaterally, if possible in the form of grants-in-aid or loans granted on favourable terms, in order to enable Benin to carry out fully the recommended special programme of economic assistance;
8. Requests the appropriate bodies and programmes of the United Nations - in particular the United Nations Development Programme, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the International Fund for Agricultural Development and the United Nations Children's Fund - to maintain and expand their programmes of assistance to Benin, to co-operate closely with the Secretary-General in organizing an effective international 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;
9. Requests the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the World Food Programme, the International Fund for Agricultural Development, the United Nations Children's Fund and the World Health Organization to provide all possible assistance to help the Government of Benin to meet the critical humanitarian needs of the population through the provision of food aid, medicines and equipment for areas affected by drought;
10. Invites the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Children's Fund, the World Food Programme, the World Health 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 Benin and to report the decisions of those bodies to the Secretary-General by 15 July 1984;
11. 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 Benin;
(b) To ensure that the necessary financial and budgetary arrangements are made to continue the organization of the international programme of assistance to Benin and the mobilization of that assistance;
(c) To keep the situation in Benin 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 Benin;
(d) To arrange for a review of the economic situation in Benin and the status of the special programme of economic assistance and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its thirty-ninth session.