Assistance to the drought-stricken areas of Ethiopia

  • Author: UN General Assembly (35th sess. : 1980-1981)
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    5 December 1980

35. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE SECOND COMMITTEE
91. 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 34/54 of 29 November 1979, 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 made by the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator before the Second Committee, on 3 November 1980,[2] Noting the statement by the Commissioner for Relief and Rehabilitation of Ethiopia[3] outlining the measures taken by the Government of Ethiopia to deal with relief and rehabilitation in the drought-stricken areas of that country as well as the critical food situation for the year 1980/81, Noting further the call made in the report of the recent multi-donor mission for urgent assistance to the drought-stricken areas of Ethiopia, 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, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Food Programme, Noting also 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, Deeply concerned at the gravity of the food situation due to the devastating drought that has affected two thirds of the country, Recalling that, despite the generous assistance offered to Ethiopia by the Governments of Member States, organizations of the United Nations system and voluntary agencies, the persistent and recurring drought and other natural calamities have rendered the task of recovery and rehabilitation of the drought-stricken areas extremely difficult,

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 organizations of the United Nations system 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 1876 (LVII) of 16 July 1974, 1971 (LIX) of 30 July 1975, 1986 (LX) of 6 May 1976, 1978/2 of 2 May 1978, 1979/2 of 4 May 1979 and 1980/2 of 16 April 1980;

3. Appeals to the 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 the 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, in consultation with 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 1981 and to the General Assembly at its thirty-sixth session on the implementation of paragraphs 2 and 3 above and of the other relevant resolutions of the Assembly and the Council.

84th plenary meeting
5 December 1980


[1] A/35/584. [2] Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-fifth Session, Second Committee, 36th meeting, paras. 6-17. [3] Ibid., 42nd meeting, paras. 42-45.
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