Specific Measures in Favour of Island Developing Countries

A/RES/39/212View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1985.

What other versions does this mandate have?

6 versions · 1985–1995

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/49/100

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1995	A/RES/49/100	Specific measures in favour of island developing countries	678	—
1993	A/RES/47/186	Specific measures in favour of island developing countries	—	—
1991	A/RES/45/202	Specific measures in favour of island developing countries	—	—
1989	A/RES/43/189	Specific measures in favour of island developing countries	959	—
1987	A/RES/41/163	Specific measures in favour of island developing countries	—	—

What subjects does this mandate have?

7 subjects

Conferences Development Assistance Information Exchange International Financial Institutions International Organizations Regional Commissions Small Island Developing States

What’s in this document?

9 operative paragraphs

Recalling also its resolutions 31/ 156 of 21 Decemhn 1976. 32 185 of 19 December 1977, 34/205 of 19 December 1979. 35/61 of 5 December 1980 and 37/206 of 20 December 1982, relating to the special needs and problems of island developing countries,

Rcllerating the call for specific action in favour of island developmg countries contained in resolutions 98 (IV) of -1 I May 1976,1'7 III (V)onJune 1979 138 and 138(Vl)of2 Julv 1983 139 of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development,

Recognizing the difficult problems faced by island developing countries, in particular those which suffer handicaps dur especially to their smallness, remoteness, vulnerability to natural disasters, constraints in transport, great distances from market centres, a highly limited internal market, lack of natural resources, heavy dependence on a few commodities, shortage of administrative personnel and heavy financial burdens,

A!indji;l of the fact that timely additional efforts arc needed to implement the specific measures required to assist island developing countries in offsetting thr major handicaps which retard their development process.

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Reaffirms its resolution 37 /206 and other relevant resolutions of the United Nations and of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, and calls for their immediate and effective implementation:

2 Fakes note of the note by the Secretary-General on measures taken by the international community and rrcommcndations for future action in favour of island developing countries: 148 3.

t:xpresses its appreciation to all States and organi,ations which have facilitated the implementation of resolulions in favour of island developing countries:

Notes with concern that the specific measures envisaged in the relevant resolutions of the United Nations and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, including Conference resolution 138 (VI). have not vet been fully implemented and calls upon States and international organizations to respond positively in 1h1s regard:

Requests the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. in c11- operation with Governments and regional and other competent institutions, to continue the programme of in-depth studies of the common problems of island economies and of the constraints inhibiting their economic growth and development carried out by the secretariat of the l lnited Nations Conference on Trade and Development, with a view to proposing concrete specific actions. taking into account inter alia. the geographical factors. traditional

island life and institutions, the physical environment, development priorities and the problems of island developing countries in the international economy:

Also requests the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development to seek the views of the representatives of island developing countries and other interested countries on the implementation of the specific measures in favour of island developing countries, taking into account studies undertaken thus far and the studies envisaged in paragraph 5 above;

Calls upon all States and international organizations and financial institutions to intensify efforts to implement specific actions in favour of island developing countries in accordance with the relevant resolutions of the United Nations and of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development;

Requests the competent organs and organizations of the United Nations system, in particular the regional commissions, to take adequate measures to respond positively to the particular needs of island developing countries;

Requests the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development to pursue further its role, not only as a focal point for specific action at the global level in favour of island developing countries but also. where necessary. as a catalyst in this regard, inter alia, by organizing and facilitating cross-regional interchange of information and experience in full co-operation with regional and subregional organizations;

Requests the competent organizations of the United Nations system, in particular the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Development Programme. the United Nations Industrial Development Organization and the United Nations Capital Development Fund, to take adequate measures in order to respond positively to the particular needs of island developing countries;

Requests the Secretary-General, in co-operation with the organs, organizations and bodies of the United Nations system, to explore the possibility of organizing a follow-up meeting to the interregional workshop held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in November 1983. with the participation of representatives of island developing countries and other interested countries;

Also requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its forty-first session on the measures taken by the international community to respond to the specific needs of island developing countries, as called for in this and other relevant resolutions of the United Nations, in order to permit the Assembly to undertake at that session a comprehensive review of the problems and needs of the island developing countries.

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