Special Measures for the Social and Economic Development of Africa in the 1980s

A/RES/38/199View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1984.

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4 versions · 1980–1984

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1984	A/RES/38/199	Special measures for the social and economic development of Africa in the 1980s	1,442	32%Compare
1983	A/RES/37/139	Special measures for the social and economic development of Africa in the 1980s	765	52%Compare
1982	A/RES/36/180	Special measures for the social and economic development of Africa in the 1980s	628	21%Compare
1980	A/RES/35/64	Special measures for the social and economic development of Africa in the 1980s	342	–

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14 subjects

Africa Communications Development Development Assistance Development Strategies Financing Food Aid Food Problems Industrial Development International Financial Institutions Least Developed Countries Pledging Conferences Programme Implementation Transport

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Takes note of the third report of thc Secretary- General on special mcasures for the social and economic development of Africa in the 1980s;

Expresses its regret that. dcspitc efforts undertaken by the intemational community over the past thrcc years, the resources thus far provided are not commensurate with African development requirements;

Notes the disappointing results of the Fourth Biennial Pledging Conference for the United Nations Trust Fund for African Development, held at Addis Ababa on 2 May 1983, particularly for projects aimed at assisting the least developed countries of Africa: lh'I 4.

Expresses its gratitude to ali countries which participated and made pledgcs during that conference;

Strongly urges ali donor countries to implement their commitments, as contained in paragraphs 61 to 69 of the Substantial New Programme of Action for the 1 980s for the Least Developed Countries, as adopted, 1711 so as to achieve, in that regard, a substantial increase in resources for the development of the least developed countries, twenty-six of which are in Africa;

Wefcomes the steps taken by a number of donor countries to increase their contributions to the United Nations Development Programme, expresses its concern at the decline in real terms in the United Nations Development Programme assistance given to the developing countries through the Unitcd Nations system, reflecting a general decrease in multilateral concessional assistance in real terms, which adversely affects the country and regional programmes for Africa ofthe Programme during the third programming cycle, 1982-1986, and urges ali countries, particularly those that have not done so, to increase their annual contributions to the Programme:

A/so urges donor countries to provide substantial and sustained levels of resources for promoting the accelerated development of African countries and the effective implementation ofthe Lagos Plan of Action for the lmplementation of the Monrovia Strategy for the Economic Development of Africa and the Final Act of Lagos, and to contribute generously to the United Nations Trust Fund for African Development;

Recognizes the importan! contribution consultative groups and round-table meetings can make to African development by enhancing aid co-ordination and mobilizing additional resources and urges African and donor countries to continue to co-operate to that end:

Invites ali international financia! institutions, particularly the World Bank, the lntemational Development Association and the International Fund for Agricultura! Development, to continue actively to consider increasing substantially their development assistancc to Africa and to treat the matter of making a special effort in support of African economic and social development with the urgency it requires;

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Ren<'ws its cal/ to the organs, organizations and bodies ofthe United Nations system to examine measures to increase the resources for the execution of the programmes for the Industrial Development Decade for Africa and the Transport and Communications Decade in Africa and to apply the special measures in a comprehensive and coordinated manner:

Stresses its deep concern at the gravity ofthe food situation in Africa and the continuing decline in the food self-reliance ratio, urgently calls upon the African countries to accord due priority to food and agricultura! production in their national and subregional plans and also urges donor countries and international agencies to increase their support for the implementation ofthe measures contained in the Lagos Plan of Action in the area of food and agriculture:

Supports the urgent appeal launched by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in favour of the twenty-two African countries threatened by food shortages and urges the international community to respond generously to that appeal by providing the additional food aid and rehabilitation inputs required;

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Requests the Secretary-General to convene, in cooperation with the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa. the Fifth Biennial Pledging Conference for the United Nations Trust Fund for African Development and to take the necessary measures to ensure its success and, in this regard. appeals to donor countries, relevant United Nations organs, intemational and regional financia! institutions and other interested public and prívate bodies to participate fully and contributr generously to thc Fund;

Requests the Secretary-General to continuc to allocate the necessary resources to the Economic Commission for Africa, taking into account its role as the main economic and social development centre within the United Nations system for the African region, in accordance with General Assembly resolutions 32/ l 97 of 20 December 1977 and 33/202 of 29 January 1979;

Further requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its thirty-ninth session, through the Economic and Social Council at its second regular session of 1984, a comprehensive report, prepared on a uniform basis and including figures, on the activities throughout the United Nations system in relation to Africa and on the progress made in the implementation of the present resolution.

165 A/38/277-E/ 1983/96. 166 AIS--11/14, annex l.

V. 167 /bid., annex 11.

170 Report ()(/he Unued Natwns Conference on the Leas/ Deve/oped C()un- 168 A/38/275-E/1983/88.

tries, Pans. 1-14 September 198/ (United Nations publication, Sales No. 169 /bid., para. 7.

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