Taking note of thc report of the Secretary-General conccrning thc need for liquidation of the United Nations Emergency Operation Trust Fund, m Ful/y aware o[ the original objectives for which the Fund was created,
Deeply conccrncd about the exceptional situation faced hy many developing countries, in particular African countries, which are afflicted by drought, faminc and malnutrition,
Concerncd a/so ahout thc special plight of the Palestine refugees and thc tinancial situation of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinc Refugees in the Near East.
Taking into account that developing countrics, through the Caracas Programme of Action, 177 have taken it upon themselves to implement a series of actions in the field of economic and tcchnical co-operation among developing countries, designed. inter afia, to help them face their criti-
cal development problems and attain thcir objectivcs, giving due regard to the special nccds of the lcast dcvcloped among them,
1
Decides to Jiquidate thc United Nations Emcrgency Operation Trust Fund and to allocate thc remaining balance to existing funds and programmes of the United Nations as follows:
a
Seventy per cent shall be channelled through United Nations Development Programme-administered funds to finance urgently needed projects, primarily in the food and agricultura) sectors in countries affiicted by famine and malnutrition as a result, particularly, of scvere or prolonged drought, with special emphasis on African countries;
b
Eighteen per cent shall be channelled through the United Nations Relief and Works Agcncy for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, especially to its educational programme;
e
Twelve per cent shall be channelled through the United Nations Development Programmc for the purpose ofeconomic and technical co-operation among developing countries; these funds shall be allocated to activities in economic and technical co-operation among developing countries of critica) importancc to developing countries, according to the priorities set by them;
2
Requeststhe Secretary-General to take the necessary action to ensure that the funds are allocatcd in accordance with the present resolution as soon as possible;
3
Also requeststhe Administrator of thc U nited Nations Development Programme to rcport to the Governing Council at its thirty-first session on action takcn to implement the present resolution;
4
Further requeststhe Secretary-Gcneral to monitor closely the implementation of the prcsent resolution, to make available progress rcports and to rcport fully to the General Assembly at its thirty-ninth scssion.
f04th plcnarr meeling
20 Deccmhcr 1983
171 See Proceeding.1· o(lhe U1111ed N1111om Conkrcncc on Tradc and /krd opment, Sixlh Session, ·vol. L Re¡,or1 ami Annexe.1· (l lnited Nations pubhcat1on-,,,Sales No. E.83.11.D.6).
¡, ~ A/38/132-S/l 5675 and C,>1-r. l and 2. annex, scct. !11.
171 Proceeding5 <d' thc l 1nited ,\'at1,1n, ( ·rn¡(erl'nce on Frade und /J{'l'Cl<i¡1- men1. Sixth Session, vol. L Reporl a111i I n,wxc, (l lnited Nations puhlicatinn. Sales No. E.83.11.D.6), anne, VI 174 See A138 494 and ( ·orr. l. annex.
175 Rc¡,ort <ftlw l 1nt1nl lú1110ns < ·o,!fi•rcncc on th(' l.cast Derc/oped Countnc,,, Pan\. 1-14 5ie¡ 1/¡',nh,>r 198/ (llnited Nations puhlication. Sales No. l 82.l.8L part onl'. ,rt·t -\ J 7(, ·\ 38 )/,(,_ 117 \ \ó ~~\ and l 11n l annc,
