Assistance to Yemen

  • Author: UN General Assembly (37th sess. : 1982-1983)
  • Document source:
    UN General Assembly
  • Date:
    17 December 1982
UN General Assembly (37th sess. : 1982-1983), Assistance to Yemen, A/RES/37/166, UN General Assembly, 17 December 1982, https://www.refworld.org/legal/resolution/unga/1982/en/6564 [accessed 11 November 2025]
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  The General Assembly, Fully aware of the extensive devastation and substantial loss of life caused by the earthquake which struck several towns and tens of villages in Yemen on 12 December 1982, Recognizing the efforts being made by the Government of Yemen to alleviate the sufferings of the victims of the earthquake, Recognizing also that Yemen being one of the least developed countries, is unable to bear the mounting burden of the relief efforts, rehabilitation and reconstruction of the affected areas,

1. Expresses its gratitude to the States and international and regional organizations that have undertaken efforts to provide relief assistance to Yemen;

2. Requests the Secretary-General to mobilize the necessary material resources in order to help alleviate the sufferings and mitigate the damages inflicted on Yemen as a result of the earthquake;

3. Appeals to Member States to contribute generously to the relief efforts through bilateral and/or multilateral channels, for the reconstruction of the affected areas in Yemen;

4. Requests the Secretary-General to continue, through the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator, his efforts in mobilizing all emergency assistance to Yemen;

5. Requests the appropriate organizations and programmes of the United Nations system, in particular the United Nations Development Programme, the Economic Commission for Western Asia, the World Bank, the World Food Programme, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the International Fund for Agricultural Development, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Fund for Population Activities, the United Nations Children's Fund and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, to maintain and expand their programmes of assistance to Yemen and to co-operate closely with the Secretary-General in organizing an effective programme of assistance to that country;

6. Calls upon regional and interregional organizations and other intergovernmental and non-governmental bodies to give urgent relief contributions to Yemen.

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