Special economic assistance for Swaziland : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Special economic assistance for Swaziland

1. Draws attention to the urgent need for international action to assist the Government and people of Swaziland in their efforts towards reconstruction and rehabilitation;

2. Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General for his prompt action and for the report of the inter-agency mission on the economic situation of Swaziland and the additional assistance required by that country to cope with the problems of reconstruction and rehabilitation;

3. Expresses its gratitude to all States and organizations that have provided emergency assistance to Swaziland;

4. Endorses the assessment and recommendations of the inter-agency mission annexed to the report of the Secretary-General on assistance to Swaziland;

5. Requests the appropriate organizations and programmes 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, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children's Fund and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, to maintain and expand their programmes of assistance to Swaziland, to co-operate closely with the Secretary- General in his efforts to organize an effective international programme of assistance and to report to him by mid-1985 on the steps they have taken and the resources they have made available to help that country;

6. Calls upon regional and interregional organizations and other intergovernmental bodies and non-governmental organizations as well as international financial institutions to give urgent consideration to the establishment of a programme of assistance for Swaziland or, where one is already in existence, to the expansion of that programme;

7. Requests the Secretary-General:

(a) To continue his efforts to mobilize the necessary resources for an effective programme of international assistance for Swaziland;

(b) To keep the situation regarding assistance to Swaziland under constant review, to maintain close contact with Member States, regional and other intergovernmental organizations, the specialized agencies and the international financial institutions concerned and to apprise the Economic and Social Council, at its second regular session of 1985, of the current status of the special economic assistance programme for Swaziland;

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