Assistance to the drought-stricken areas of Ethiopia.

32. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE SECOND COMMITTEE*
55. Assistance to the drought-stricken areas of Ethiopia

The General Assembly, Having examined the report of the Secretary-General on assistance to the drought-stricken areas of Ethiopia,[1] prepared pursuant to General Assembly resolution 31/172 of 21 December 1976 on the progress made in the implementation of all relevant resolutions of the Assembly and the Economic and Social Council, Having heard, the statement of the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator[2] outlining substantial grain-import requirements for the year 1977 as well as the urgent need for transport vehicles and associated equipment for the distribution of relief grain, Noting the statement of the Assistant Administrator and Regional Director for Africa of the United Nations Development Programme[3] on assistance being provided by the Programme to the Government of Ethiopia in relation to its relief and rehabilitation programmes in the drought-stricken areas of the country, Noting also the statement of the Commissioner for Relief and Rehabilitation of Ethiopia[4] outlining the measures taken by the Government of Ethiopia to deal with emergency relief and rehabilitation in the droughtstricken areas of the country, Noting with deep concern that a major crop failure as well as a critical shortage of transport vehicles have caused a serious crisis of food shortages in the droughtprone areas, Recalling Economic and Social Council resolutions 1833 (LVI) of 8 May 1974, 1876 (LVII) of 16 July 1974, 1971 (LIX) of 30 July 1975 and 1986 (LX) of 6 May 1976, in which the Council, inter alia, called upon the Secretary-General to take the necessary action to respond to the requests of the Government of Ethiopia with regard to the immediate, medium-term and long-term needs of the drought-stricken areas, and appealed to the Governments of all Member States, international organizations and voluntary Agencies to continue giving their fullest support and assistance in the Government's effort towards rehabilitation and recovery, Further noting that, despite the generous assistance offered to the Government of Ethiopia by the Governments of Member States, organizations of the United Nations system and voluntary agencies, enormous difficulties of rehabilitation and recovery still persist,

1. Takes note with satisfaction of the report of the Secretary-General on assistance to the drought-stricken areas of Ethiopia;

2. Requests the United Nations Disaster Relief Coordinator, the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Children's Fund and 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, 3441 (XXX) of 9 December 1975 and 31/172 of 21 December 1976 and Economic and Social Council resolutions 1833 (LVI), 1876 (LVII), 1971 (LIX) and 1986 (LX);

3. Appeals to Governments of Member States and to intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations and all voluntary agencies to continue and in crease their assistance to the people of Ethiopia for relief, rehabilitation and recovery of the droughtstricken areas;

4. Calls upon all concerned to ensure that the international assistance provided be used for the sole purpose of relief and rehabilitation;

5. 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-third session and to the Economic and Social Council at its sixty-fourth session on the implementation of paragraphs 2 to 4 above and of other relevant resolutions of the Assembly and the Council.

98th plenary meeting
8 December 1977

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[1] A/32/198. [2] Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-second Session, Second Committee, 42nd meeting, paras. 10-16. [3] Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, Sixty-second Session, Plenary Meetings, 2054th meeting, paras. 8-12. [4] Ibid., paras. 13-18.