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V. Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Second Committee 55 or during such session as the case may be, shall an- nounce the membership of the Board. Membership of the Board shall be for an indefinite period, subject to the provisions of paragraph 8 below. "8. Any member of the Board wishing to re- linquish its membership shall inform the Secretary- General of the Conference, in writing, of its intention to do so. The Secretary-General of the Conference shall bring such communications to the attention of the President of the Board who, at the commence- ment of the following regular, special or resumed session, or during such session as the case may be, shall announce the revised membership of the Board."; 2. Further decides that the present members of the Trade and Development Board shall remain in office until the new membership of the Board is estab- lished in accordance with paragraphs 5 and 7 of resolu- tion 1995 (XIX) as amended by the present resolution. B 10th plenary meeting 29 September 1976 TERMINATION OF THE INTERIM CO-ORDINATING COM- MITTEE FOR INTERNATIONAL COMMODITY ARRANGE- MENTS The General Assembly, Having considered Trade and Development Board decision 145 (XVI) of 23 October 1976 on the ques- tion of the terms of reference of the Advisory Commit- tee to the Board and to the Committee on Com- modities, 3 Decides to terminate the Interim Co-ordinating Com- mittee for International Commodity Arrangements and, accordingly, to delete the second sentence of para- graph 23 (a) of section II of General Assembly reso- lution 1995 (XIX) of 30 December 1964 on the establishment of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, as amended by resolu- tion 2904 (XXVII) of 26 September 1972 and by resolution A above, so that paragraph 23 (a) will read as follows: "(a) A committee on commodities which, inter alia, will carry out the functions which are now per- formed by the Commission on International Com- modity Trade and the Interim Co-ordinating Com- mittee for International Commodity Arrangements;". 106th plenary meeting 21 December 1976 31/14. Conference on International Economic Co-operation The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 3201 (S-VI) and 3202 (S-VI) of 1 May 1974 containing the Declaration and the Programme of Action on the Establishment of a New International Economic Order, 3281 (XXIX) of 12 December 197 4 containing the Charter of Eco- nomic Rights and Duties of States and 3362 (S-VII) of 16 September 1975 on development and interna- tional economic co-operation, Recalling further its resolution 3515 (XXX) of 15 December 1975 on the Conference on International Economic Co-operation, 3 See Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-first Session, Supplement No. 15 (A/31/15), vol. II, annex I. Taking note of the interim report of the Conference on International Economic Co-operation on its ac- tivities as at mid-September 1976,4 Noting with growing concern that most of the de- veloped countries participating in the Conference on International Economic Co-operation have yet to dem- onstrate the necessary political will to achieve concrete results, Considering that the achievement of concrete and substantial results in all areas under consideration at the Conference on International Economic Co-operation is a prerequisite for the success of the Conference and should make a substantial contribution to the economic development of developing countries and constitute a significant advance in international economic co- operation, I. Expresses its deep concern and disappointment at the failure of the Conference on International Eco- nomic Co-operation to achieve any concrete results so far and its profound concern at the adverse effect which the failure of the Conference will have on inter- national economic co-operation; 2. Urges all the countries participating in the Con- ference on International Economic Co-operation to make all the necessary efforts to ensure the success of the Conference; 3. Further urges the developed countries participat- ing in the Conference on International Economic Co- operation to respond positively to the proposals put forward by the developing countries so as to reach concrete results in all areas at the concluding Ministerial Meeting in December 1976; 4. Affirms the interrelationship of the work of the four Commissions of the Conference, which should proceed in a parallel manner and should achieve an interrelated set of positive and concrete results; 5. Decides to consider during its current session the results of the concluding Ministerial Meeting of the Conference on International Economic Co-operation, which will take place from 15 to 17 December 1976. 72nd plenary meeting 19 November 1976 31/17. Assistance to Cape Verde The General Assembly, Deeply concerned at the serious economic situation in Cape Verde as a result of eight successive years of drought, the return of large numbers of refugees and the total lack of infrastructures for development in- herited from the colonial period, Noting that Cape Verde, in December 1975, shortly after independence, joined the Permanent Inter-State Committee on Drought Control in the Sabel, Recalling its resolutions 3054 (XXVIII) of 17 October 1973 and 3512 (XXX) of 15 December 1975 on the economic and social situation in the Sudano- Sahelian region, victim of the drought, and measures to be taken on its behalf, Recalling further that Cape Verde is included in the list of the most seriously affected countries,5 4 A/311282, annex. 5 See Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-first Session, Supplement No. 21 (A/31/21), annex IV.

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