Assistance to the Drought-Stricken Areas of Ethiopia

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 66 Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Coordinator, published in 1978.

What other versions does this mandate have?

8 versions · 1976–1986

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/40/228

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1986	A/RES/40/228	Assistance to the drought-stricken areas of Ethiopia	519	36%Compare
1985	A/RES/39/201	Assistance to the drought-stricken areas of Ethiopia	316	19%Compare
1981	A/RES/35/91	Assistance to the drought-stricken areas of Ethiopia	610	58%Compare
1979	A/RES/34/54	Assistance to the drought-stricken areas of Ethiopia	715	49%Compare
1979	A/RES/33/21	Assistance to the drought-stricken areas of Ethiopia	777	22%Compare

What subjects does this mandate have?

4 subjects

Disaster Relief Drought-Stricken Areas Ethiopia Reconstruction

What’s in this document?

16 operative paragraphs

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Recalling also its resolutions 3201 (S-VI) and 3202 (S-VI) of 1 May 1974 containing the Declaration and the Programme of Action on the Establishment of a New International Economic Order, 3281 (XXIX) <;Jf 12 December 197 4 containing the Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States and 3362 (S-VII) of 16 September 1975 on development and international economic co-operation,

Having considered the report of the Council of_ the United Nations University on the work of the Umversity14 and the report of the Secretary-General, 15

Noting decision 5.2.2 of 29 September 1977 adopted by the Executive Board of the Unite_d ~ations _Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization at its onehund;ed-and-third session, in which the Board, inter alia, recognized that the United ~ati_ons University required and deserved a far more sigmficant measure of financial support and renewed its appeal to member States to contribute generously to the Endowment F~nd of the United Nations University and/or to provide for specific project support,

Welcomes the fact that the programme activities of the United Nations University are now under way in all the three priority programme areas-world hunger, human and social development, and use and management of natural resources-and expresses the hope that the University will continue its efforts to produce tangible results as early as possible and thus respond to the expectations of Member States;

Invites the United Nations University to make renewed efforts to reflect in the formulation of its programmes the urgent concerns of Member States and to follow closely the important activities and conferences of relevant agencies and bodies of the United Nations system in order to develop co-operative and co-ordinated relationships with them;

Urges the United Nations University to continue to intensify its efforts to obtain financial support from all possible sources;

Appeals to all Member States to make substantial contributions to the Endowment Fund of the United Nations University and/or to give financial and other support to specific programmes of the University;

Requests the Secretary-General, in consultation with the Rector of the United Nations University, the Council of the University and the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, to explore more effective means of raising funds and to submit a report to the General Assembly at its thirty-third session on the progress achieved in this regard.

32/5.'i.

Assistance to the drought-strfrken areas of Ethiopia

Takes note with satisfaction of the report of the Secretary-General on assistance to the drought-stricken areas of Ethiopia;

Requests the United Nations Disaster Relief Co- 2. ordinator, the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme. the United Nations Children's Fund and other United Nations organizations and specialized agencies to continue and intensify their assistance to Ethiopia in its relief and rehabilitation efforts in their respective areas of competence and to implement promptly the relevant provisions of General Assembly resolutions 3202 (S-VI) of 1 May 1974, 3441 (XXX) of 9 December 1975 and 31/172 of 21 December 1976 and Economic and Social Council resolutions 1833 (LVI), 1876 (LVII), 1971 (LIX) and 1986 (LX);

Appeals to Governments of Member States and to intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations and all voluntary agencies to continue and in-

Session, Second Committ<'e, 42nd meeting, paras. 10-16.

w /hid., paras. 13-18.

crease their assistance to the people of Ethiopia for relief, rehabilitation and recovery of the droughtstricken areas;

Calls upon all concerned to ensure that the international assistance provided be used for the sole purpose of relief and rehabilitation;

Invites the Secretary-General, the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator and the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme to report to the General Assembly at its thirty-third session and to the Economic and Social Council at its sixty-fourth session on the implementation of paragraphs 2 to 4 above and of other relevant resolutions of the Assembly and the Council.

32/56. Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator

I.

Takes note with satisfaction of the report of the Secretary-General on the activities of the Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator;20 2.

Commends the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator for his efforts on behalf of the victims of disasters;

Endorses Economic and Social Council resolution 2102 (LXIII) of 3 August 1977 on measures to expedite international relief;

Invites Governments of disaster-prone countries to undertake measures of planning and preparedness for the provision of relief to victims of natural disasters and to co-ordinate their efforts with those of and co-operate with, the international community,' and requests the Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator to assist those countries m this work to the extent possible;

Urges resident representatives of the United Nations Development Programme, in collaboration with the Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Coordinator and appropriate specialized agencies, to cooperate with and assist Governments that wish to include in their country programmes projects to reduce the impact of disasters and lessen their long-term socioeconomic effects;

Reaffirms that the Secretary-General should continue to have the capacity to contribute emergency relief assistance to countries as a first response to disaster situations:

Decides to examine at its thirty-third session the question of future financial arrangements for ensuring a sound financial basis for the core programme of the Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator with a view to including in the draft programme hudget for the biennium 1980-1981 proposals for a

further transfer of appropriate costs from voluntary funding to the United Nations regular budget;

Requests the Committee for Programme and Coordination to take the present resolution into consideration when formulating its recommendations on the medium-term plan for the period 1980-1983.

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Examination of long-term trends in f'<'O• nomi<' deYelopment

17 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-second 14 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-second 18 Official Records of the Economic and Social Council,

Sixty-second Session, Plmary Meetings, 2054th meeting, paras.

8-12.

20 A/32/64 and Corr. I.