Special economic assistance to Liberia : 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/39/182
Reference	39
Cite as	UN General Assembly, Special economic assistance to Liberia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly, 17 December 1984, A/RES/39/182, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3b00f00110.html [accessed 1 June 2023]

RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Special economic assistance to Liberia

The General Assembly,

Recalling its resolutions 36/207 of 17 December 1981 and 37/149 of 17 December 1982, in which it appealed to all Member States, the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system and international development and financial institutions to provide all possible assistance for the reconstruction, rehabilitation and development of Liberia,

Recalling also the summary report of the Secretary-General,

Noting from the report that, despite a variety of adverse factors, Liberia continues to make some progress in its development efforts as a result of the measures adopted by the Government,

Having noted the efforts of the Government of Liberia to mobilize international support for the country's development plan through the organization of a round-table conference of donors, held at Berne in October 1983 with the assistance of the United Nations Development Programme,

Deeply concerned that Liberia continues to experience serious economic and financial difficulties, characterized by a severe balance-of-payments problem, heavy burden of external debt and shortfall in export earnings, which have contributed to the lack of resources to implement its planned economic and social development programmes,

1. Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General for the measures he has taken to organize and mobilize support for the international economic assistance programme for Liberia;

2. Notes with satisfaction the interest in the development plan of Liberia expressed by participants in the round-table conference of donors;

3. Appeals to all States, international financial institutions and organizations of the United Nations system to respond generously and urgently to the needs of Liberia as set out in the development plan of that country, taking into account its current critical economic situation;

4. Takes note of the measures being taken by the Government of Liberia to strengthen the economy of the country through institutional and economic policy reforms;

5. Reiterates once again its appeal to all States, international financial institutions and organizations of the United Nations system to provide substantial and appropriate assistance, through bilateral and multilateral channels, preferably in the form of grants-in-aid or loans granted on concessionary terms, in order to enable Liberia to carry out fully the recommended economic assistance programme;

6. 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 Liberia;

(b) To keep the situation regarding assistance to Liberia under constant review, to maintain close contact with Member States, 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 1985, of the status of the special economic assistance programme for Liberia;

(c) To arrange for a review of the economic situation in Liberia and the status of the special economic assistance programme and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its fortieth session.

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