Assistance to Mozambique.

32. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE SECOND COMMITTEE*
95. Assistance to Mozambique

The General Assembly, Recalling the decision of the Government of Mozambique to implement mandatory sanctions against the illegal régime of Southern Rhodesia in accordance with Security Council resolution 253 (1968) of 29 May 1968, Conscious of the substantial economic sacrifices made by Mozambique in the implementation of its decision to enforce sanctions and to close its borders with Southern Rhodesia, Deeply concerned at the continued acts of aggression committed by the illegal régime of Southern Rhodesia against Mozambique and the resultant loss of life and destruction of property, Recalling Security Council resolution 386 (1976) of 17 March 1976, in which the Council appealed to all States to provide immediate financial, technical and material assistance to Mozambique and requested the Secretary-General, in collaboration with the appropriate organizations of the United Nations system, to organize, with immediate effect, all forms of financial, technical and material assistance to enable Mozambique to carry out its economic development programme normally and to enhance its capacity to implement fully the United Nations mandatory sanctions, Endorsing the provisions of Security Council resolution 411 (1977) of 30 June 1977, in which the Council, inter alia, condemned the illegal régime of Southern Rhodesia for its acts of aggression against Mozambique and requested the international community to provide financial, technical and material assistance to enable Mozambique to overcome the severe economic loss and destruction of property brought about by such acts of aggression, Noting Economic and Social Council resolutions 1987 (LX) of 11 May 1976, 2020 (LXI) of 3 August 1976 and 2094 (LXIII) of 29 July 1977, and recalling General Assembly resolution 31/43 of 1 December 1976, Noting also the report of the Secretary-General dated 9 June 1977[1] submitting the report of the second review mission assessing Mozambique's specific food, material and economic requirements and describing its special needs resulting from floods and the large influx of refugees from Southern Rhodesia, Having examined the note by the Secretary-General dated 20 October 1977[2] transmitting the report of the mission to Mozambique, which provided an assessment of the financial, technical and material assistance required for Mozambique to overcome the loss and destruction caused by Southern Rhodesia's acts of aggression and which reviewed the over-all economic situation in Mozambique in the context of Security Council resolutions 386 (1976) and 411 (1977),

1. Fully endorses the assessment and recommendations of the mission which was dispatched to Mozambique under the terms of Security Council resolution 411 (1977), contained in the note by the Secretary-General dated 20 October 1977;

2. Fully supports the provision of assistance to meet:

(a) The specific food, material and economic requirements arising from the special economic situation facing Mozambique;

(b) The financial and material needs required to deal with the large influx of refugees from Southern Rhodesia, as outlined in the report of the Secretary-General dated 9 June 1977 and the note by the Secretary-General dated 20 October 1977;

3. Deeply appreciates the measures taken by the Secretary-General to organize and mobilize an effective programme of international assistance to Mozambique;

4. Notes with satisfaction the assistance so far provided to Mozambique by various States and by various regional and international organizations;

5. Expresses deep concern, however, that the total assistance received to date to meet the economic sacrifices made by Mozambique in the enforcement of sanctions still falls far short of its requirements to cope with the situation;

6. Draws the attention of the international community to additional financial, economic and material assistance urgently required by Mozambique to enable it to overcome the severe economic loss and destruction of property caused by the acts of aggression that are detailed in the note by the Secretary-General;

7. Urges all States and all regional, financial and intergovernmental organizations to provide financial, material and economic assistance to Mozambique to enable it to cope with these new economic and social problems;

8. Notes with satisfaction the programmes of humanitarian assistance provided by Zimbabwean refugees in Mozambique by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and urges the international community to provide him speedily with the necessary means to carry out an extension of these programmes along the lines recommended in the note by the Secretary-General;

9. Requests the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system-in particular the United Nations Children's Fund, the United Nations Development Programme, the World Food Programme, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the World Health Organization and the International Fund for Agricultural Development-to assist Mozambique in carrying out its planned development projects without interruption and to co-operate closely with the Secretary-General in organizing an effective international programme of assistance;

10. Further requests the appropriate organizations and programmes of the United Nations system to report regularly to the Secretary-General on the steps taken by them and the resources they have made available to assist Mozambique;

11. Requests the Secretary-General:

(a) To continue his efforts to mobilize the resources necessary for an effective programme of financial, technical and material assistance to Mozambique;

(b) To ensure that adequate financial and budgetary arrangements are made to continue the mobilization of resources and to co-ordinate the international programme of assistance to Mozambique;

(c) To arrange for a review of the economic situation of Mozambique in time for the matter to be considered by the Economic and Social Council at its sixty-fifth session;

(d) To keep the situation in Mozambique under constant review, to maintain close contact with Member States, regional and other intergovernmental organizations, the specialized agencies and international financial institutions, and to report on the question to the General Assembly at its thirty-third session.

101st plenary meeting
13 December 1977

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[1] A/32/96. [2] A/32/268-S/12413. For the printed-text, see Official Records of the Security Council, Thirty-second Year, Supplement for October, November and December 1977.