Assistance to Seychelles.

32. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE SECOND COMMITTEE*
101. Assistance to Seychelles

The General Assembly, Having heard the statement of the representative of Seychelles[1] concerning the serious economic and social situation in Seychelles as a result of the lack of infrastructure for development, Concerned by the adverse effects which the international economic situation has had upon the economy of Seychelles, Noting that Seychelles is faced with certain specific tasks arising from its recent attainment of independence, Recalling its resolution 3421 (XXX) of 8 December 1975 on the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, in which it urged the specialized agencies and other organizations within the United Nations system to extend assistance to the newly independent and emerging States, Recalling further recommendation 99 (IV) of 31 May 1976 of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development,[2] particularly paragraph 4 thereof, in which the Conference recommended that measures of assistance should be undertaken by the appropriate organs of the United Nations system in favour of the newly independent States in Africa,

1. Urgently appeals to Member States, especially the developed countries, and the international institutions concerned-in particular the United Nations Development Programme, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the United Nations Children's Fund, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the International Labour Organisation-to grant Seychelles, in the light of the prevailing conditions, technical and financial assistance in an effective and continuous manner so as to enable it to establish the necessary social and economic infrastructure which is essential for the well-being of its people;

2. Requests the Committee for Development Planning at its fourteenth session to consider the question of the inclusion of Seychelles in the list of the least developed countries[3] and to submit its conclusions to the Economic and Social Council at its sixty-fourth session;

3. Requests the Secretary-General to mobilize the financial, technical and economic assistance of the international community mentioned in paragraph 1 above, to keep this matter under review and to report to the General Assembly at its thirty-third session on the implementation of the present resolution.

101st plenary meeting
13 December 1977

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[1] Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-second Session, Second Committee, 41st meeting, paras. 27-31. [2] See Proceedings of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Fourth Session, vol. I, Report and Annexes (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.76.II.D.10 and corrigendum), part one, sect. A. [3] See resolutions 2768 (XXVI) and 3487 (XXX).