Assistance to the drought-stricken areas of Ethiopia.

  • Author: UN General Assembly (31st sess. : 1976)
  • Document source:
    UN General Assembly
  • Date:
    21 December 1976
UN General Assembly (31st sess. : 1976), Assistance to the drought-stricken areas of Ethiopia., A/RES/31/172, UN General Assembly, 21 December 1976, https://www.refworld.org/legal/resolution/unga/1976/en/10574 [accessed 25 April 2025]
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31. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE SECOND COMMITTEE*
172. Assistance to the drought-stricken areas of Ethiopia

The General Assembly, Noting with deep concern the recent failure of rain during critical stages of the cropping season in parts of Ethiopia, Mindful of the demands made on the resources of the Government of Ethiopia, Noting with appreciation the assistance given to Ethiopia by Member States and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, Recognizing the relief and rehabilitation efforts made by the Government of Ethiopia, Recalling Economic and Social Council resolution 1986 (LX) of 6 May 1976, by which the Council requested the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme to intensify the response to the needs for recovery, rehabilitation and development of the drought-stricken areas, Further recalling its resolution 3441 (XXX) of 9 December 1975, in which it urged the United Nations and the specialized agencies to continue to implement vigorously the provisions of Economic and Social Council resolutions 1833 (LVI) of 8 May 1974, 1876 (LVII) of 16 July 1974 and 1971 (LIX) of 30 July 1975,

1. Urges the United Nations Disaster Relief Coordinator, the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Children's Fund and the other United Nations organizations and specialized agencies to continue and intensify their assistance to Ethiopia in its relief and rehabilitation efforts in their respective areas of competence and to implement promptly the relevant provisions of General Assembly resolutions 3202 (S-VI) of 1 May 1974 and 3441 (XXX) of 9 December 1975, and Economic and Social Council resolutions 1833 (LVI), 1876 (LVII), 1971 (LIX) and 1986 (LX);

2. Appeals to all Member States and voluntary agencies and intergovernmental organizations to continue and increase their assistance to Ethiopia;

3. Invites the Secretary-General, the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator and the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme to report to the General Assembly at its thirty-second session and to the Economic and Social Council at its sixty-second session on the implementation of paragraphs 1 and 2 above and of other relevant resolutions of the Assembly and the Council.

106th plenary meeting
21 December 1976
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