Economic Assistance to Vanuatu

A/RES/47/161View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1993.

What other versions does this mandate have?

4 versions · 1984–1993

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1993	A/RES/47/161	Economic assistance to Vanuatu	428	22%Compare
1986	A/RES/40/233	Economic assistance to Vanuatu	826	58%Compare
1985	A/RES/39/198	Economic assistance to Vanuatu	812	—
1984	A/RES/38/218	Economic assistance to Vanuatu	—	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 subjects

Conferences Development Assistance Economic Assistance Small Island Developing States Vanuatu

What’s in this document?

8 operative paragraphs

Recalling its resolution 45/230 of 21 December 1990 on economic assistance to Vanuatu and other specified countries, in which it requested the Secretary-General to mobilize the resources necessary to provide assistance to Vanuatu and those other countries,

Recalling also its resolution 45/202 of 21 December 1990 on specific measures in favour of island developing countries,

Taking into account that Vanuatu, an island developing country that is also included in the list of least developed countries, continues to experience, as a consequence of periodic natural disasters, significant economic and social disadvantages of the type referred to in resolution 45/202,

Taking note of Agenda 21, !/ adopted by the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, in particular chapter 17, section G thereof, relating to the sustainable development of small island developing States,

Calls the attention of the international community to the report of the secretary-General on the specific problems and needs of island developing countries, 1/ and specifically to those confronting Vanuatu;

!/ Report of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, Rio de Janeiro, 3-14 June 1992 (A/CONF.151/26), chap. I, resolution 1, an~ex II.

1/ A/47/414 and Add.l.

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Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General for the steps he has taken to mobilize assistance for Vanuatu and to those States and organizations which have provided assistance to it;

Aleo expresses its appreciation to the United Nations Development Programme, the specialized agencies of the United Nations and the donor community for their participation in the first round-table meeting to assist Vanuatu, and notes the proposed convening of a second such meeting in 1993;

Appeals to Member States, international financial institutions and the specialized agencies, organizations and programmes of the United Nations system to respond generously to the needs of Vanuatu, particularly in the nine priority areas identified in the report of the Secretary-General; 1/ 5.

Invites the appropriate parts of the United Nations system, at the next meetings of their various governing bodies, to consider, as appropriate, the special needs of Vanuatu and to report the decisions of those bodies to the Secretary-General;

Requests the Secretary-General:

To continue his efforts to mobilize the necessary resources for an effective programme of financial, technical and material assistance to Vanuatu;

To report to the General Assembly at its forty-ninth session on the progress made in organizing international assistance for Vanuatu and on developments in the economic situation of that country.

1/ See A/47/337.

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