Assistance to the Comoros

 

RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Assistance to the Comoros

  The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 37/154 of 17 December 1982 and its previous resolutions on assistance to the Comoros in which it appealed to the international community to provide effective and continuous financial, material and technical assistance to the Comoros in order to help that country overcome its financial and economic difficulties, Taking note of the special problems confronting the Comoros as a developing island country and as one of the least developed countries, Noting that the Government of the Comoros has given priority to the questions of infrastructure, transport and telecommunications, Noting also the economic difficulties arising from the country's scarcity of natural resources, compounded by the recent drought and cyclones, Noting further the grave budgetary and balance-of-payments problems facing the Comoros, Aware of the intention of the Government of the Comoros to convene a donors' conference at the end of the first quarter of 1984, Having examined the report of the Secretary-General,

1. Expresses it appreciation to the Secretary-General for the steps he has taken to mobilize assistance for the Comoros;

2. Notes with satisfaction the response by various Member States, organizations of the United Nations system and other organizations to its appeals and those of the Secretary-General for assistance to the Comoros;

3. Notes with concern, however, that the assistance thus far provided continues to fall short of the country's urgent requirements and that assistance is still urgently required to carry out the projects identified in the annex to the report of the Secretary-General;

4. Appeals to those States and organizations invited to the donors'conference to be held in the Comoros early in 1984 to contribute generously to the programme of assistance that will be presented by the Government of the Comoros at that time;

5. Renews its appeal to Member States, the appropriate organs, programmes and organizations 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 the Comoros with assistance to enable it to cope with its difficult economic situation and pursue its development goals;

6. Requests the appropriate programmes and organizations of the United Nations system to increase their current programmes of assistance to the Comoros, 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 help that country;

7. 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 the Comoros;

(b) To keep the situation in the Comoros under constant review, to maintain close contact with Member States, the regional and other intergovernmental organizations, the specialized agencies and international financial institutions concerned and to apprise the Economic and Social Council, at its second regular session in 1984, of the current status of the special programme of economic assistance for the Comoros;

(c) To report on the progress made in the economic situation of the Comoros 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-ninth session.