Assistance to Zambia

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 64 Special economic and disaster relief assistance, published in 1981.

What other versions does this mandate have?

5 versions · 1974–1982

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/36/214

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1982	A/RES/36/214	Assistance to Zambia	739	36%Compare
1981	A/RES/35/94	Assistance to Zambia	1,831	49%Compare
1980	A/RES/34/128	Assistance to Zambia	1,193	64%Compare
1979	A/RES/33/131	Assistance to Zambia	1,370	8%Compare
1974	A/RES/3173(XXVIII)	Assistance to Zambia	220	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

2 subjects

Economic Assistance Zambia

What’s in this document?

24 operative paragraphs

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Invites the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Children's Fund, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Industrial Development 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 Sao Tome and Principe, and to report the decisions of those bodies to the Secretary-General by 15 August 1981;

Requests the appropriate specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system to report periodically to the Secretary-General on the steps they have taken and the resources they have made available to assist Sao Tome and Principe;

Appeals to the international community to contribute to the special account which was established by the Secretary-General, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 32/96, for the purpose of facilitating the channelling of contributions to Sao Tome and Principe;

Requests the Secretary-General:

To continue his efforts to mobilize the necessary resources for an effective programme of financial, technical and material assistance to Sao Tome and Principe;

To ensure that adequate financial and budgetary arrangements are made to continue the organization of the international programme of assistance to Sao Tome and Principe and the mobilization of assistance;

To keep the situation in Sao Tome and Principe under constant review, to maintain close contact with Member States, regional and other intergovernmental organizations, the specialized agencies and international financial institutions concerned and to apprise the Economic and Social Council, at its second regular session of 1981, of the current status of the special economic assistance programme for Sao Tome and Principe;

To arrange for a review of the economic situation of Sao Tome and Principe and the progress made in organizing and implementing the special economic assistance programme for that country in time for the matter to be considered by the General Assembly at its thirty-sixth session.

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Endorses the assessment and recommendations contained in the annex to the report of the Secretary- General; 194 2.

Expresses its appreciation for the assistance provided thus far to Zambia by various States and regional and international organizations;

Expresses its deep concern that the assistance provided to date falls far short of Zambia's needs;

Draws the attention of the international community to the additional financial, economic and

material assistance urgently required by Zambia, as identified in the annex to the report of the Secretary- General, and to the particular need for immediate assistance in the transport sector;

Appeals to the internatio~al community ~o provide assistance, on an urgent basis, to enable_ ~am~1a to reconstruct its transport system and to rehab1h_tate its destroyed infrastructure, and the means of cleanng the land-mines and remnants of war in border areas;

Appeals also to the ii:iternati_o~al communi!Y to provide, on an urgent basis, add1t10~al food aid to Zambia to enable the country to meet its current emergency food needs;

Calls upon Member States, regional and interregional organizations and other intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to provide financial, material and technical assistance to Zambia, wherever possible in the form of grants, an~ urge~ them to give special consideration to the early mclu~10n of Zambia in their programmes of bilateral or multilateral development assistance, if it is not already included;

Further calls upon Member States and organizations which are already implementing or are negotiating assistance programmes for Zambia to strengthen them, wherever possible;

Draws the attention of the international community to the account which was established by the Secretary-General under the United Nations Trust Fund for Special Economic Assistance Programmes to receive contributions for assistance to Zambia and urges Member States and international financial institutions to contribute generously to that account:

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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 ~f the United Nations, the International Fund for Agncultural Development, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund-to maintain and increase their current and future programmes of assistance to Zambia, in order to enable it to carry out its planned development projects without interruption, and to co-operate closely with the Secretary-General in organizing an effective international programme of assistance;

Further requests the appropriate specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system to report periodically to the Secretary-General on the steps they have taken and the resources they have made available to assist Zambia:

Invites the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Children's Fund, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Industrial Development 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 Zambia and to report the decisions of those bodies to the Secretary-General by 15 August 1981;

Requests the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to continue his humanitarian assistance programmes on behalf of refugees in Zambia, and urges Member States and the international community to provide him speedily with the necessary means to carry out those programmes:

Requests the Secretary-General:

To continue his efforts to mobilize the ~ecessary resources for an effective programme of financial, technical and material assistance to Zambia;

To ensure that adequate fin~ncial and bu~get~ry arrangements are made for continumf:i the orgamzat1~n of the international programme of assistance to Zambia and the mobilization of resources;

To keep the economic situation in Za_mbia under constant review to maintain close contact with Member States, regional' and other intergovt:rnment<;1l organizations, the specialized agencies and mt7rnat1onal finai:icial institutions concerned and to appnse the Economic and Social Council, at its second regular session of 1981, of the current status of the special economic assistance programme for Zambia:

To arrange for a review of tht: econon:ii~ situation of Zambia and the progress made m orgamzmg and implementing the special economic assistance programme for that country in time for th~ mat~er t~ be considered by the General Assembly at its th1rty-s1xth session.

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