Aid to the Sudano-Sahelian populations threatened with famine

UN General Assembly, Aid to the Sudano-Sahelian populations threatened with famine, A/RES/3153, UN General Assembly, 14 December 1971, https://www.refworld.org/legal/resolution/unga/1971/en/6050 [accessed 21 January 2025]
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XXVIII. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE THIRD COMMITTEE
3153. Aid to the Sudano-Sahelian populations threatened with famine

The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 2816 (XXVI) of 14 December 1971, 2959 (XXVII) of 12 December 1972 and 3054 (XXVIII) of 17 October 1973, Further recalling Economic and Social Council resolutions 1759 (LIV) of 18 May 1973 and 1797 (LV) of 11 July 1973, Welcoming the spirit of solidarity shown both by countries and regional agencies as well as by the organs and agencies of the United Nations system, Taking note with satisfaction of the report of the Secretary-General on the activities of the Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator[1] and of the relevant part of the report of the Economic and Social Council,[2] Noting with concern the observation by the representative of the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations drawing attention to the fact that the state of emergency resulting from the drought will continue in 1974 and that donors should therefore give serious consideration to renewed requests for outside assistance and to the timely dispatch of relief aid, Taking note also of the joint appeal made on 26 November 1973 by the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations for aid to the countries affected by the drought in the Sudano-Sahelian region,

1. Expresses its deep sympathy to the peoples and Governments of the Sudano-Sahelian region;

2. Requests the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to continue to take all necessary steps to provide the most effective possible material and financial assistance, in co-operation with the organs and agencies concerned, to those countries in the Sudano-Sahelian region which request such assistance;

3. Appeals once again to the Governments of Member States, to United Nations organs and programmes and to the specialized agencies, calling upon them, inter alia, to continue and consider increasing their assistance to the Sudano-Sahelian countries within the framework of the emergency relief operations, with specific reference to the joint appeal for emergency assistance made on 26 November 1973 by the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations;

4. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its twenty-ninth session on the development of the situation.

2202nd plenary meeting,
14 December 1973
[1] A/9063. [2] Official Records of the General Assembly, Twenty-eighth Session, Supplement No. 3 (A/9003 and Corr.1), chap. XXIV, sect. D
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