Reconstruction of Countries Members of the United Nations Devasted by War

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1946.

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3 subjects

Members Reconstruction War Damage Compensation

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7 operative paragraphs

Urges ali governments and peoples to take immediate and drastic action, both directly and through the international organizations concerned, to conserve supplies, by securing adequate collection of crops from the producen, by saving food and avoiding waste, and to ensure the maximum production of grain in the coming season;

Notes that severa! of the United Nations have recently announced measures to reserve grain supplies for direct human consumption and to secure increased production;

Urges ali governments to publish as ful! information as possible regarding -their own supplies and requirements of cereals and the steps they have taken or are prepared to take to achieve the objectives expressed in paragraph I;

Requests the international organizations concerned with food and agriculture to publish ful! information in their possession on the world food position and the future outlook, and to intensify efforts to obtain as ful! information as possible on

1 0n the proposal of the General Cornmittee, the General A.sembly, at its thirty-third p!enary meeting held on Thursday, 14 February 1946, decided to amend the tenru of refrrence of the Pennanent Headquarters Committee toread:

"to consider the site of the permanent and temporary headquarten of the United Nations and other matten directly connected therewith."

XVI. RF.SOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE PROPOSALS OF THE GENERAL COMMITl"EE this subject, in order to assist governments in detennining their short tenn and long term agricultura! policy.

Thirty-third plenary meeting, 14 February 1946.

the possible transfer of certain functions, activi- 2 8 ( 1 ) • RECONSTRUCTIOH OF CoUHTRIES MEM- BERS 0F THE UHITED NATIOHS OEVASTATED BY WAR Considering:

that the war of aggression waged on the territories of many Members of the United Nations resulted in the destruction of vast areas of these countries on-an unprecedented scale;

that these peace-loving nations, which suffered such an extensive damage, represent nearly onehalf of the total population of the world;

that the vast areas representing a big consuming power are virtually eliminated from the normal flow of world trade, so that the whole world economy must be seriously affected;

that the great scale of destruction resulted in most cases in a dangerous lowering in the standard of living and in the health of the population, in a substantial loss of productive capacity and sornetimes in the complete destruction of the normal economic activities of the respective countries;

that in order to make good the destruction and so to restore the shaken world economy vast amounts of new capital goods must be invested in the destroyed areas;

that in most cases it would be impossible to deal with the work of reconstruction with the necessary speed and efficiency if the affected countries were limited in this respect to their interna) resources and possibilities alone;

that only a full-scale and whole-hearted co-operation of ali the United Nations can bring about the right solution of this grave problem;

recognizes the problem of full reconstruc~on of the countries belonging to Members of the United Nations which suffered substantial war damage as a grave and urgent matter which should be given very high priority among post-war problems;

decides to discuss generally this matter under paragraph 17 of its agenda and to transmit it, at the second part of the first session of the General Assembly, for a close examination by the Second Committee, which shall present to the ~neral Assembly a report resulting from this examination.

asks the Economic and Social Council to place this subject on the agenda of its first meeting, as an urgent matter in the economic and social field, according to paragraph 10 of the provisional agenda of the fint meeting of the Council, as proposed by the Preparatory Commission. Twenty-second plenary meeting, 2 February 1946.

29(1). DATE OF THE NEXT MEETING OF THE GENERAL AsSEMBLY Urgent problems brought before the General Assembly at this session are now being considered by the appropriate organs of the United Natiom

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