Implementation of the United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s

A/RES/55/216View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 30 Implementation of the United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990's, including measures and recommendations agreed upon at its mid-term review, published in 2001.

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4 versions · 1996–2001

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2001	A/RES/55/216	Implementation of the United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s	1,566	21%Compare
1998	A/RES/53/90	Implementation of the United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s	714	13%Compare
1996	A/RES/50/160B	Implementation of the United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s	224	9%Compare
1996	A/RES/50/160A	Implementation of the United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s	1,551	–

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17 subjects

Africa Debt Relief Desertification Development Assistance Development Indicators Disease Control Economic Integration Economic Reform Export Diversification Food Security Hiv/Aids Prevention Market Access Poverty Mitigation Programme Evaluation Programme Implementation Resources Mobilization Sustainable Development

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15 operative paragraphs

Takes note with appreciation of the progress report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s and its addendum on the mobilization of additional resources for African development, a study on overall resource flows to Africa;1

Recognizes and calls for further broadening and strengthening of efforts by many African countries to enhance progress in areas covering economic reforms, including the putting in place of sound macroeconomic policies, promotion of the private sector, enhancement of the democratization process and strengthening of civil society and participatory, transparent and accountable governance and the rule of law, as well as increased attention to the human dimension, especially education, gender, population, health and south-south cooperation;

Expresses its grave concern at the limited progress in many other areas, such as poverty eradication, prevention and treatment of infectious diseases, such as malaria, tuberculosis and, in particular, the HIV/AIDS pandemic, the combating of drought and desertification, agriculture and food production, food security, infrastructure development, institutional capacity for regional cooperation and integration, environment and development and conflict prevention, management and resolution;

Urges the implementation of the enhanced programme of debt relief to heavily indebted poor countries without delay and the cancellation of all the official bilateral debt of those countries in the context of poverty eradication, in return for a demonstrable commitment by them to poverty reduction as part of their overall development strategy, and requests the support of the international community for debt relief for African countries in a comprehensive and effective manner;

Stresses the urgent need to facilitate the full integration of African countries into the world economy, and in this context calls for continued efforts to enhance market access for products of export interest to African economies and support for the efforts towards diversification and the building of supply capacity, and in this regard welcomes the efforts of the European Union and the United States, in particular through the Cotonou Agreement of the European Union and the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States6 and the United States Africa Growth and Opportunity Act;

Expresses its appreciation to the developed countries that have agreed to and have reached the target of 0.7 per cent of their gross national product for overall official development assistance, and calls upon the developed countries that have not yet done so to strengthen their efforts to achieve, as soon as possible, the agreed target of 0.7 per cent of their gross national product for overall official development assistance, taking into account the special development needs of the least developed countries in Africa;

Urges all States, international financial institutions, in particular the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, multilateral organizations and development funds and programmes of the United Nations system, as well as intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, to pursue with renewed vigour, and as a matter of urgency, the realization of the goals and objectives embodied in the New Agenda;

Calls upon the United Nations system, as well as other multilateral and bilateral development cooperation institutions, including international financial institutions, and non-governmental organizations, to ensure that development assistance activities in Africa are carried out in a more coordinated manner for greater efficiency, impact and tangible results under the leadership of recipient countries;

Reaffirms its resolution 51/32, recognizing the United Nations System-wide Special Initiative on Africa as an implementing arm of the New Agenda, and notes with satisfaction the progress achieved so far, and invites the Secretary-General to continue his efforts to strengthen this mechanism with a view to enabling it to advance coordination and harmonization of initiatives among development actors in Africa, and in this regard stresses the importance of establishing an integrated United Nations approach to Africa;

Also reaffirms its decision contained in resolution 51/32 to conduct in 2002 the final review and appraisal of the New Agenda in line with the provisions of section II, paragraph 43 (e), of the annex to resolution 46/151;

Invites the Secretary-General to encourage the closer involvement of the Organization of African Unity in the implementation, follow-up and evaluation of the United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s and beyond, including the holding of the final review of the implementation of the New Agenda in 2002;

Stresses the importance, in preparation of the final review and appraisal of the New Agenda, of an independent and high-level quality evaluation;

Reiterates, in this regard, the importance of establishing a set of performance indicators to measure the progress made in the implementation of the New Agenda;

Requests the Secretary-General, taking into account these indicators, to submit an independent and objective evaluation of the New Agenda to the General Assembly not later than 31 May 2002;

Reaffirms its decision contained in resolution 54/234 to consider at its fifty-sixth session the modalities for undertaking the final review and appraisal of the New Agenda, taking into account the mid-term review of the New Agenda, agreed conclusions 1999/2⁹ and decision 1999/270 adopted by the Economic and Social Council at its substantive session of 1999, and section VII of the United Nations Millennium Declaration.4

⁹Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-fourth Session, Supplement No. 3 (A/54/3/Rev.1), Chap. V, para. 6.

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