Korea: reports of the United Nations Agent General for Korean Reconstruction

VII. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE FIRST COMMITTEE
701 Korea: reports of the United Nations Agent General for Korean Reconstruction

1. Reaffirms the objective of the United Nations, adopted in General Assembly resolution 410 (V) of 1 December 1950, to provide relief and rehabilitation in assisting the Korean people to relieve their sufferings and to repair the great devastation and destruction in their country;

2. Recognizes that the need of such relief and rehabilitation continues to be most urgent;

3. Takes note of the reports[1] of the Agent General on the work of the United Nations Korean Reconstruction Agency for the period February 1951 to 15 February 1953;

4. Notes with approval that the Agent General has now undertaken, in co-operation with the Government of the Republic of Korea and the United Nations Command, and in consultation with the United Nations Commission for the Unification and Rehabilitation of Korea, a programme of relief and rehabilitation projects for the period ending June 1953, which has received the approval of the United Nations Advisory Committee to the Agent General, and looks forward to its successful execution;

5. Expresses its appreciation of the contributions which have been made by governments, specialized agencies and non-governmental organizations;

6. Requests those governments which have made pledges to the United Nations Korean Reconstruction Agency to make prompt payment of such pledges;

7. Further requests all governments, specialized agencies and non-governmental organizations to assist, within the limits of their financial possibilities and in accordance with the provisions of their constitutions and statutes, in meeting the great and continuing need of the Korean people for relief and rehabilitation assistance.