Financial Emergency of the United Nations

A/RES/39/239View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 111 Financial emergency of the United Nations, published in 1985.

What else is in this group?

19 documents · 1977–1989

Newer documents in this group exist (latest: 1989).

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1989	A/RES/43/220	Financial emergency of the United Nations	—	–
1988	A/RES/42/216	Financial emergency of the United Nations resolutions	842	–
1988	A/RES/42/216[B]	Financial emergency of the United Nations resolutions	—	–
1988	A/RES/42/216[A]	Financial emergency of the United Nations resolutions	—	–
1987	A/RES/41/204	Financial emergency of the United Nations resolutions	975	–

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What subjects does this mandate have?

10 subjects

Africa Budget Contributions Declarations Economic Conditions Financial Regulations Financing Postage Stamps Project Implementation Reporting Procedures Special Accounts

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7 operative paragraphs

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Invites the Secretary-General to take appropriate measures to issue special postage stamps on the critical social and economic crisis in Africa with a view to sensitizing the international community to the problems in Africa;

Decides that:

One half of the revenues so earned shall be earmarked for the implementation of objectives as detailed in the Declaration on the Critical Economic Situation in Africa 72 adopted by the General Assembly on 3 December 1984;

The remaining revenues shall be placed in a special account;

Further decides that the provisions of regulations 5.2 and 7.1 of the Financial Regulations of the United Nations shall not apply to the sale proceeds of the above-mentioned postage stamps;

Requests the Secretary-General to give appropriate publicity to the above-mentioned postage stamps, with the aim of mobilizing the support of all States, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations and the philatelic community;

Further requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its fortieth session a progress report on the status of the project on the issue of special postage stamps.

65 NC.5139/45 and Corr. I 66 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-seventh Session, Supplement No. 6B (N37/6/Add.2). 67 See NC.5/39/99. 68 N39/667. 69 NC.5/39/1 O and Corr. I. 70 See Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-ninth Session, Fifth Committee, 40th, 43rd, 46th and 51 st meetings: and ibid., Fifth Committee, Sessional Fascicle, corrigendum. 71 Established pursuant to resolutions 2053 (XX) and 3049 (XXVII). 72 See sect. II, resolution 39/29, annex. 7 3 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirly-first Session, Supplement Ro. 37 (N3l/37). 74 Ibid., Thirly-second SeSSlon, Fifth Committee, 32nd, 33rd, 35th, 37th, 39th and 60th meetings: and ihid., Fifth Commi/lee, Sessional Fascicle, corrigendum.

75 See Official Records o(the Security Council. Thirty-eighth Year, Supple- 76 A/C'.5/39/44. ment for July, August and September 1983, document S/15863, para. 28.

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