XXIX. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE SECOND COMMITTEE
3348. World Food Conference

The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 3180 (XXVIII) of 17 December 1973, in which it recognized that the principal task of a world food conference consisted in developing ways and means whereby the international community as a whole could take specific action to resolve the world food problem within the broader context of development and international economic co-operation, Further recalling its resolutions 3201 (S-VI) and 3202 (S-VI) of 1 May 1974 containing, respectively, the Declaration and the Programme of Action on the Establishment of a New International Economic Order, Having considered the report of the World Food Conference,[1] held in Rome from 5 to 16 November 1974, and Economic and Social Council decision 59 (LVII) of 29 November 1974 thereon, Considering that urgent action should be taken by the international community on the resolutions adopted at the World Food Conference,

1. Takes note with satisfaction of the report of the World Food Conference;

2. Commends the Secretary-General of the United Nations, the Secretary-General of the World Food Conference and the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations for their contributions to the success of the Conference, and expresses its appreciation to the Government of Italy as host of the Conference;

3. Endorses the Universal Declaration on the Eradication of Hunger and Malnutrition[2] and the resolutions adopted at the World Food Conference;[3]

4. Calls upon Governments to take urgent action to implement the resolutions adopted at the World Food Conference and to achieve the goals established therein;

5. Requests the Secretary-General and the executive heads of the subsidiary organs of the General Assembly and of the specialized agencies to take expeditious action in line with the resolutions adopted at the World Food Conference;

6. Invites the organizations of the United Nations system to consider on an urgent basis the resolutions adopted at the World Food Conference and to take the necessary steps for their effective implementation;

7. Establishes a World Food Council at the ministerial or plenipotentiary level to function as an organ of the United Nations, reporting to the General Assembly through the Economic and Social Council and having the purposes, functions and mode of operation set forth in resolution XXII adopted by the World Food Conference on 16 November 1974;

8. Decides that the World Food Council shall consist of thirty-six members to be nominated by the Economic and Social Council and elected by the General Assembly for a term of three years, taking into consideration balanced geographical representation,[4] with one third of the members retiring every year and the retiring members being eligible for re-election;

9. Requests the Economic and Social Council to nominate the members of the World Food Council at its resumed fifty-seventh session for election by the General Assembly at its current session;[5]

10. Decides that the first meeting of the World Food Council shall be convened no later than 1 July 1975, and for this purpose the members of the Council shall undertake necessary consultations as soon as possible;

11. Requests the Secretary-General, in consultation with the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, to take immediate action for establishing a secretariat for the World Food Council, as set forth in resolution XXII of the World Food Conference;

12. Decides to review, at its thirtieth session, actions taken to resolve the world food problem as a result of the World Food Conference and, to this end, requests the Secretary-General to submit a report to the General Assembly at that session on the implementation of the resolutions of the Conference;

13. Further requests the Secretary-General to Convene urgently a meeting of all interested countries, including the representatives of the contributing developed Countries, the contributing developing countries and the potential recipient countries, and all interested institutions, to work out the details of an International Fund for Agricultural Development as envisaged in resolution XIII of the World Food Conference, bearing in mind paragraph 6 of that resolution.

2323rd plenary meeting
17 December 1974
At its 2323rd plenary meeting, on 17 December 1974, the General Assembly, on the basis of the nominations by the Economic and Social Council, elected, in pursuance of paragraphs 7 and 8 of the above resolution, the following thirty-six members of the World Food Council: ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, BANGLADESH, CANADA, CHAD, COLOMBIA, CUBA, EGYPT, FRANCE, GABON, GERMANY (FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF), GUATEMALA, GUINEA, HUNGARY, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAN, IRAQ, ITALY, JAPAN, KENYA, LIBYAN ARAB REPUBLIC, MALI, MEXICO, PAKISTAN, ROMANIA, SRI LANKA, SWEDEN, TOGO, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS, UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, VENEZUELA, YUGOSLAVIA and ZAMBIA. At the same meeting, the General Assembly decided by the drawing of lots that CHAD, EGYPT, HUNGARY, IRAN, ITALY, JAPAN, KENYA. SRI LANKA. SWEDEN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND and VENEZUEJA would serve for a period of three years, AUSTRALIA, COLOMBIA, CUBA, FRANCE, GUATEMALA, GUINEA, INDIA, THE LIBYAN ARAB REPUBLIC, MALI, PAKISTAN, ROMANIA and THE UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS for a period of two years and ARGENTINA, BANGLADESH, CANADA, GABON, GERMANY (FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF), INDONESIA, IRAQ MEXICO, TOGO, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, YUGOSLAZ and ZAMBIA for a period of one year.

[1] E/CONF.65/20 (United Nations publication, Sales No.: E.75.Il.A.3). [2] Ibid., chap. IV. [3] Ibid., chap. V. [4] The members of the World Food Council shall be elected according to the following pattern: (a) Nine members from African States; (b) Eight members from Asian States; (c) Seven members from Latin American States; (d) Four members from Socialist States of Eastern Europe; (e) Eight members from Western European and other States. [5] See Economic and Social Council decision 63 (LVII) of 16 December 1974.
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