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V. Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Second Committee 115 37/140. Transport and Communications Decade in Africa The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 32/160 of 19 December 1977, 33/197 of 29 January 1979 and 34/15 of 9 November 1979 on the Transport and Communications Decade in Africa and in particular, its resolutions 35/108 of 5 December 1980 and 36/ 177 of 17 December 1981, by which it ap- proved the organization of consultative technical meetings for the various African subregions, Recalling Economic and Social Council resolutions 1979/ 61 of 3 August 1979, 1980/46 of 23 July 1980 and 1981/ 67 of 24 July 1981 on the Transport and Communications Decade in Africa and Council resolution 1982/54 of 29 July 1982, in which the Council requested the organization of a fifth consultative technical meeting for the countries of North Africa, East Africa and the islands of the Indian Ocean, Recalling also resolution 341 (XIV) adopted on 27 March 1979 by the Conference of Ministers of the Economic Com- mission for Africa, 20 in which the Conference urged member States to give high priority to the development of transport and communications in the region, Noting resolution CM/Res.889 (XXXVII) on the Trans- port and Communications Decade i_n A_frica, adol?ted by t~e Council of Ministers of the Orgamzat10n of Afncan Umty at its thirty-seventh ordinary session, held at Nairobi from 15 to 26 June 1981,21 Referring to resolution 422 (XVI) adopted on l O April 1981 by the Conference of Ministers of the Economic Com- mission for Africa,22 in which the Conference, inter alia, requested the Executive Secretary of the Commission to continue to monitor the progress in the implementation of the programme for the first phase (I 980-1983) of the Dec- ade, to update the programme, to organize four consultative technical meetings and to undertake the preparation of the plan of action for the second phase ( 1984-1988) of the Decade, Refe"ing also to resolution 435 (XVII) adopted on 30 April 1982 by the Conference of Ministers of the Economic Commission for Africa, 23 in which the Conference requested the Executive Secretary of the Commission to monitor the follow-up to the first four consultative technical meetings and recommended that a fifth meeting should be organized for the countries of North Africa, East Africa and the islands of the Indian Ocean, Considering that sustained efforts should be made to mo- bilize additional resources in order to ensure the imple- mentation of the programme for the Decade, Aware of the role which the Economic Commission for Africa plays as the lead agency in the implementation of the programme for the Decade, l. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the Transport and Communications Decade in Africa;24 2. Notes with satisfaction that a measure of progress has been made concerning the implementation of the first phase (1980-1983) of the Decade, including the encouraging results of the four consultative technical meetings, held at Lome from 8 to 11 June 1981, Ouagadougou from 20 to 23 January 1982, Yaounde from 15 to 17 March 1982 and Abidjan from 3 to 5 May 1982; 20 See Official Records bf the Economic and Social Council. 1979. Supplement No. 15 (E/1979/50 and Corr.1 ). part two. sect. D 21 See A/36/534, annex I. 22 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council. 1981. Supplement No. 14 (E/1981/54), chap. lV. 23 Ibid., 1982, Supplement No. 11 (E/1982/21), chap. V 24 A/37/296. 3. Notes with appreciation the contribution made. by certain countries and financial institutions towards the im- plementation of the programme for the Decade; 4. Appeals to donor countries, financ~ng org~s and various financial institutions to increase thetr financial sup- port to the programme for the Decade in view of the fact that the total volume of the resources thus far mobilized is well below the amount required to finance the whole of the programme for the first phase; 5. Requests the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa to organize, during the second half of 1983 a fifth consultative technical meeting on roads, maritim~ transport and ports for the count~es of North Africa, East Africa and the islands of the Indian Ocean; 6. Appeals once again to donor cou°:ti:ies an~ financing institutions to participate fully and positively m the fifth consultative technical meeting; 7. Requests the Executive Secretary of the Ec~no'!lic Commission for Africa to maintain good co-ordmation between the financing sources and the African countries in order to monitor the follow-up to the four consultative tech- nical meetings by closely assisting the countries in the~r contacts with donors and in formulating and presenting theu requests for financing; 8. Notes the measures taken by the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa with regard to the preparation of the plan of action for the second phase ( 1984- 1988) of the Decade and requests him to submit a report on its preparation, through the Economic and Social Coun- cil at its second regular session of 1983, to the General Assembly at its thirty-eighth session; 9. Further notes the establishment of the Inter-Agency Co-ordinating Committee, comprising the Organizatio~ of African Unity, the African Development Bank, the African Postal and Telecommunications Union, the Economic Com- mission for Africa, the International Telecommunication Union, the Pan-African Telecommunications Union, the Union of National Radio and Television Organizations of Africa and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, with a view to harmonizing and co- ordinating studies for the prompt implementation of the project on a regional satellite communication system for Africa; 10. Reiterates its request to the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa to continue to inten- sify his efforts with a view to assisting the Inter-Agency Co-ordinating Committee in the study on the regional sat- ellite communication system for Africa, and to give assist- ance to African States in the full implementation of the programme for the first phase of the Decade; 11. Requests the Secretary-General to provide the Eco- nomic Commission for Africa, as the lead agency for the implementation of the Decade, with financial and oth~r _re- sources using, inter alia, extrabudgetarr funds and exi~tmg resources to the maximum extent possible, to enable 1t to hold the fifth consultative technical meeting, scheduled to be held in 1983, and to complete the preparation of the plan of action for the second phase of the Decade; 12. Requests the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa to continue to submit progress re- ports on the implementation of the programme for the Trans- port and Communications Decade in Africa; 13. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Gen- eral Assembly at its thirty-eighth session on the pro_gress achieved in the implementation of the present resolution. 109th plenary meeting I 7 December I 982

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