United Nations Special Fund for Land-locked Developing Countries.

35. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE SECOND COMMITTEE
82. United Nations Special Fund for Land-locked Developing Countries

The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 31/177 of 21 December 1976, by which it approved the statute of the United Nations Special Fund for Land-locked Developing Countries, Recalling also its resolutions 32/113 of 15 December 1977, 33/85 of 15 December 1978 and 34/209 of 19 December 1979, Recalling further resolution 123 (V) of 3 June 1979 of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development[1] and taking note of decision 80/21 of 26 June 1980 of the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme,[2] Convinced that access to the world market at the least possible cost is an integral part of meaningful economic development of land-locked developing countries, Bearing in mind that the majority of countries classified as least developed are land-locked developing countries, Expressing deep concern at the very low level of contributions for 1980 announced at the 1979 United Nations Pledging Conference for Development Activities,[3] Noting that, according to the report of the Secretary-General prepared in response to General Assembly resolution 34/207 of 19 December 1979, contributions to the Fund must increase significantly if it is to be effective in meeting the large requirements for reducing the real costs of transit for land-locked developing countries,[4] Noting further that the demands for assistance from the Fund are related to activities additional to, and generally different from, the types of activities financed from other sources of the United Nations system,

1. Urges all Member States to give due consideration to the special constraints affecting the economic and social development of land-locked developing countries;

2. Appeals to all countries to review their position with respect to the United Nations Special Fund for Land-locked Developing Countries and to give serious consideration to having representatives of land-locked developing countries as members of the Board of Governors of the Fund;

3. Further appeals to all Member States, in particular developed countries, to international organizations and to multilateral financial institutions to contribute generously to the Fund in the context of the 1980 United Nations Pledging Conference for Development Activities;

4. Requests the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, in consultation with the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and the executive heads of other related institutions, to pursue action in favour of land-locked developing countries within the framework of the interim arrangements, taking into account that each country concerned should receive appropriate technical and financial assistance.

84th plenary meeting
5 December 1980

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[1] See Proceedings of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Fifth Session, vol. I, Report and Annexes (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.79.II.D.14), part one, sect. A. [2] See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 1980, Supplement No. 12 (E/1980/42/Rev. 1), chap. XI. [3] See A/CONF.98/SR. 1 and 2. [4] A/S-11/5 and Corr.1, annex, para. 308.