Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General for the measures he has taken to organize an international economic assistance programme for Benin;
2
Endorses fully the assessment and recommendations of the mission, contained in the annex to the report of the Secretary-General;
3
Urgently reiterates its appeal to all Member States to provide ample and appropriate assistance, through bilateral and multilateral channels, wherever possible in the fonn of grants or concessionary loans, in order to enable Benin to implement fully the recommended special programme of economic assistance;
4
UrgesMember States, organizations and programmes of the United Nations system. regional and interregional governmental bodies, financial and development institutions and non-governmental organizations to support
fully the efforts of the Government of Benin to mobilize funds for its special programme of economic assistance and, to this end, to respond generously to the needs of Benin at the forthcoming round-table conference;
5
Requeststhe appropriate organizations and programmes of the United Nations system-in particular the United Nations Development Programme, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the International Fund for Agricultural Development, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund-to maintain and expand their programmes of assistance to Benin, to co-operate closely with the Secretary-General in organizing an effective international programme of assistance and to report periodically to him on the steps they have taken and the resources they have made available to help that country;
6
Calls uponregional and interregional organizations and other intergovernmental bodies and non-governmental organizations, as well as international financial and development institutions, to give urgent consideration to the establishment of a programme of assistance to Benin, or where one is already in existence, to the expansion of that programme;
7
UrgesMember States and the relevant United Nations bodies-in particular the United Nations Development Programme, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Children's Fund, the World Health Organization and ~e United ~ations ~und for Population Activities._-,to provide all possible assistance to help the Government of Benin to meet the critical humanitarian needs of the population and to provide, as appropriate, food, medicines and essential equipment for hospitals and schools;
8
Invitesthe 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 an~ the International Fund for Agricultural Development to bnng to the attention of their governing bodies, for their consideration, the special needs of Benin and to report the decisions of those bodies to the Secretary-General by IS July 1982;
9
Requeststhe Secretary-General:
a
To continue his efforts to mobilize the necessary resources for an effective program of financial, technical and material assistance to Benin;
b
To ensure that the necessary financial and budgetary arrangements are made to continue the organization of the international programme of assistance to Benin and the mobilization of that assistance;
c
To keep the situation in Benin under constant review, to maintain close contact with Member States, the 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 1982, of the status of the special programme of economic assistance for Benin;
d
To arrange for a review of the economic situation of Benin and the progress made in organizing and implementing the special programme of economic assistance for that country in time for the matter to be considered by the General Assembly at its thirty-seventh session.
103rd plenarv meetinx 17 December /9R/
Supplement No. 7 (E/1981/27). ~hap. IV. ond Commit/et'. 27th meeting. para,. 52 and -53.
