Assistance to Djibouti

  The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 36/216 of 17 December 1981 and its previous resolutions on the same subject in which it drew the attention of the international community to the critical economic situation confronting Djibouti and to the country's urgent need for assistance, Recalling also its resolution 36/156 of 16 December 1981 in which it called upon the international community to continue to support the efforts made by the Government of Djibouti to cope with the needs of the refugee population, Recalling further its resolution 36/221 of 17 December 1981 in which it appealed to the international community to contribute generously towards the projects and programmes to help the drought-affected populations, Aware of Economic and Social Council resolution 1982/41 of 27 July 1982 in which the Council recommended the inclusion of Djibouti in the list of the least developed countries, Having examined the report of the Secretary-General, to which was annexed the report of the review mission which he sent to Djibouti in 1982, Taking note of the critical economic situation of Djibouti and the list of urgent and priority projects, formulated by the Government, that require international assistance, Noting further that the Government of Djibouti will convene a donor's conference early in 1983 in order to seek international support for the country's economic and social development,

1. Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General for the steps he has taken to organize an international economic assistance programme for Djibouti;

2. Endorses fully the assessment and recommendations contained in the annex to the report of the Secretary-General;

3. Notes with appreciation the assistance already provided or pledged to Djibouti by Member States, organizations of the United Nations system and other organizations;

4. Again draws the attention of the international community to the difficult economic situation confronting Djibouti and to the severe structural constraints to its development;

5. Renews its appeal to Member States, the appropriate organs, organizations and programmes of the United Nations system, regional and international organizations and other intergovernmental bodies and non-governmental organizations, as well as international financial institutions, to provide assistance bilaterally and multilaterally, as appropriate, to Djibouti in order to enable it to cope with its difficult economic situation and to implement its development strategies;

6. Requests the appropriate specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system to maintain and increase their current and future programmes of assistance to Djibouti, to co-operate closely with the Secretary-General in organizing an effective international programme of assistance and to report periodically to him on the steps they have taken and the resources they have made available to assist Djibouti;

7. Appeals to those States and organizations which are being invited to the donor's conference to be held in Djibouti early in 1983 to respond generously to the programme of assistance that will be presented by the Government of Djibouti at that time;

8. 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 Djibouti;

(b) To continue to ensure that adequate financial and budgetary arrangements are made to mobilize resources and to co-ordinate international assistance to Djibouti;

(c) To keep the situation in Djibouti under constant review, to maintain close contact with Member States, the specialized agencies, regional and other intergovernmental organizations and international financial institutions concerned, and to apprise the Economic and Social Council, at its second regular session of 1983, of the current status of the special programme of economic assistance for Djibouti;

(d) To report of the progress made in the economic situation in Djibouti and in organizing and implementing the special programme of economic assistance for that country in time for the matter to be considered by the General Assembly at its thirty-eighth session.