Assistance to the Comoros.

32. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE SECOND COMMITTEE*
92. Assistance to the Comoros

The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 31/42 of 1 December 1976 relating to assistance to the Comoros, in which it requested the Secretary-General to mobilize financial, technical and economic assistance from the international community, particularly from the developed countries and the appropriate organizations within the United Nations system, with a view to meeting the short-term and long-term development needs of this newly independent country, Recalling its resolution 31/156 of 21 December 1976, in which it recommended specific action by the developed countries in favour of developing island countries, Having regard to the particularly exceptional circumstances in which the Comoros acceded to independence on 6 July 1975, Taking note of the island character of this developing country and of the serious economic situation with which it had to deal immediately after its accession to independence, Having regard to Economic and Social Council decision 252 (LXIII) of 29 July 1977, in which the Council took note, inter alia, of the view of the Committee for Development Planning[1] concerning the inclusion of the Comoros in the list of the least developed countries,[2] Having regard to the very substantial sacrifices made by the Government and people of the Comoros in reorganizing and improving the administration in both the social and economic fields, Noting the statement of the representative of the Secretary-General, which emphasized the urgency of providing increased assistance adapted to the real needs of the young republic of the Comoros,[3] Having studied the report of the Secretary-General[4] transmitting the report of the United Nations Mission to the Comoros which reviews the extremely critical economic situation in the Comoros and contains, inter alia, a list and the cost of urgent projects formulated by the Government of the Comoros that require international assistance,

1. Endorses the assessment and recommendations of the United Nations Mission to the Comoros;[5]

2. Draws the attention of the international community to the critical budgetary situation confronting the Comoros;

3. Calls the attention of the international community to the list of urgent projects submitted by the Government of the Comoros for financing,[6] as described in the report transmitted by the Secretary-General;

4. Urges Member States and regional and intergovernmental organizations to respond generously and to continue to provide the Comoros with the economic, financial and material assistance necessary to meet the cost of the projects and other measures referred to in the report of the Mission;

5. Urges the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system-in particular the United Nations Development Programme, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Monetary Fund, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the International Fund for Agricultural Development, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children's Fund and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization-to grant increased assistance to the Comoros and to cooperate with the Secretary-General in organizing an effective international programme of assistance to that country;

6. Decides to include the Comoros in the list of the least developed countries;

7. Expresses its deep satisfaction regarding the measures taken by the Secretary-General to organize an effective programme of international assistance to the Comoros;

8. Notes with appreciation the assistance already provided or pledged to the Comoros by Member States, regional and intergovernmental organizations and the organizations of the United Nations system;

9. Requests the Secretary-General:

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

(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 the Comoros;

(c) To arrange for a review of the economic situation in the Comoros 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 the Comoros 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] Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, Sixty-third Session, Supplement No. 4 (E/5939 and Corr.1), para. [2] See resolutions 2768 (XXVI) and 3487 (XXX). [3] Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-second Session, Second Committee, 41st meeting, paras. 9-12. [4] A/32/208 and Add.1 and 2. [5] See A/32/Add.1 and 2. [6] A/32/Add.1, annex 1.