Assistance to the drought-stricken areas of Ethiopia.

34. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE SECOND COMMITTEE
54. 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 33/ 21 of 29 November 1978, with regard to the progress made in the implementation of all the relevant resolutions of the Assembly and the Economic and Social Council, Having heard the statement of the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator outlining the critical food situation for the year 1979/80,[2] Noting the statement of the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Africa of the United Nations Development Programme on the assistance being provided by the Programme to the Government or Ethiopia in relation to its relief and rehabilitation programmes in the drought stricken areas of the country,[3] Noting also the statement of the representative of Ethiopia outlining the measures taken by the Government of Ethiopia to deal with relief and rehabilitation in the drought-stricken areas of the country [4] Noting further the call made in the multi-donor mission's report for urgent assistance to the drought-stricken areas of Ethiopia [5] Noting with appreciation the determined efforts being made by the Government of Ethiopia through its National Development Campaign to mitigate the effects of the drought and to make the country self-sufficient in food, Concerned at the gravity of the food situation due to the drought and the devastation of crops by swarms of locusts and other pests, Noting with appreciation in this regard the continued efforts of the Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator, the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Children's Fund and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, as well as of the World Food Programme, in particular the assistance given by the Food and Agriculture Organization through its Office for Special Relief Operations and the emergency food aid provided by the World Food Programme as approved by the Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization, Recalling 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 Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator, the United Nations Development Programme, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the World Food 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, particularly the Government's resettlement programme, in their respective areas of competence, and to implement promptly and fully 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) of 8 May 1974, 1876 (LVII) of 16 July 1974, 1971 (LIX) of 30 July 1975, 1986 (LX) of 6 May 1976, 1978/2 of 2 May 1978 and 1979/2 of 4 May 1979;

3. Appeals to Governments of Member States and to intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations and all voluntary agencies to continue and increase their assistance to the Government of Ethiopia for relief, rehabilitation and recovery of the drought-stricken areas;

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

5. Requests the Secretary-General, the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator and the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme to report to the Economic and Social Council at its first regular session of 1980 and to the General Assembly at its thirty-fifth session on the implementation of paragraphs 2 and 3 above and of the other relevant resolutions of the Assembly and the Council.

82nd plenary meeting
29 November 1979

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[1] A/34/198. [2] Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-fourth Session Second Committee, 30th meeting paras 1-13. [3] Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 1979, Plenary Meetings, 10th meeting, paras. 1-25. [4] Ibid., paras. 26-30. [5] See A/34/198, para. 5.