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General Assembly-Thirty-seventh Session 2. Requests the Secretary-General to mobilize the nec- essary material resources in order to help alleviate the suf- ferings 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 Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Co- ordinator, his efforts in mobilizing all emergency assistance to Yemen; 5. Requests the appropriate organizations and pro- grammes 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 Agricul- tural 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 pro- gramme of assistance to that country; 6. Calls upon regional and interregional organizations and other intergovernmental bodies and non-governmental organizations to give urgent relief contributions to Yemen. 109th plenary meeting 17 December I 982 37/167. United Nations Conference for the Promotion of International Co-operation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy81 The General Assembly, Reaffirming the principles and provisions of its resolutions 32/50 of 8 December 1977, 33/4 of 2 November 1978, 34/ 63 of 29 November 1979, 35/ 112 of 5 December 1980 and 36/78 of 9 December 1981 regarding the United Nations Conference for the Promotion of International Co-operation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy and the relevant paragraphs of the Final Document of the Tenth Special Session of the General Assembly, 82 Taking note with satisfaction of the appointment of the Secretary-General of the Conference, Recalling the experience gained during the last three dec- ades of applications of nuclear energy and technology for power production and other uses, Reaffirming the responsibility of States that are advanced in the nuclear field to promote the fulfilment of the legitimate nuclear energy needs of the developing countries by partic- ipating in the fullest possible transfer of nuclear equipment, materials and technology under agreed and appropriate in- ternational safeguards applied through the International Atomic Energy Agency on a non-discriminatory basis in order to prevent effectively the proliferation of nuclear weapons, Having considered the report of the Preparatory Com- mittee for the Conference on its second and third sessions, 8-1 Expressing concern at the lack of progress and recogniz- ing the pressing need to speed up and complete substantive 81 See also sect. X.B.1, decisions 37/453 and 37/454. 82 Resolution S-10/2. 13 Official Records of the General Assembly. Thirtv-seventh Session, Supplement No. 48 (A/37/48) preparations for the Conference, its provisional agenda, its documentation and its rules of procedure, so as to ensure a successful conference which would achieve the objec- tives envisaged in General Assembly resolutions 32/50 and 35/l 12, l. Decides that the Preparatory Committee for the United Nations Conference for the Promotion of International Co- operation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy shall meet twice during 1983, once early in the year for ten working days in New York and, subsequently, for an appropriate duration prior to the Conference; 2. Requests the Preparatory Committee and the Secre- tary-General of the Conference, in order to speed up sub- stantive preparations, to make appropriate arrangements, including as necessary through intersessional work by States members of the Committee under the guidance of its Chair- man and also through regional efforts and appropriate public information activities, with a view to ensuring meaningful results from the Conference; 3. Decides to take suitable decisions in regard to the date of the Conference in the light of the results of the session of the Preparatory Committee to be held early in 1983; 4. Reiterates that the aim of the Conference is to pro- mote international co-operation in the peaceful uses of nu- clear energy and, to this end, to establish universally acceptable principles for such co-operation in accordance with the objectives contained in General Assembly reso- lution 32/50; 5. Reaffirms the provision of paragraph 4 of General Assembly resolution 36/78 that the outcome of the Confer- ence should be embodied in appropriate documents, in a suitable format, pertaining, inter alia, to ways and means of promoting such international co-operation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy; 6. Decides that the necessary resources should be pro- vided to ensure successful preparations for the Conference, including adequate staffing of the secretariat and the avail- ability of expert support in the substantive fields to be cov- ered by the Conference; 7. Invites the International Atomic Energy Agency to contribute to the Conference in terms of paragraph 3 of resolution 32/50 and paragraph l l of resolution 36/78 in accordance with its responsibilities under its statute; 8. Urges all States to co-operate actively in the prep- aration and the holding of the Conference and to respect and observe the principles set forth in resolution 32/50; 9. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-eighth session an item entitled "United Nations Con- ference for the Promotion of International Co-operation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy". 110th plenary meeting 17 December 1982 37/233. Question of Namibia84 A SITUATION IN NAMIBIA RESULTING FROM THE ILLEGAL OCCUPATION OF THE TERRITORY BY SOUTH AFRICA The General Assembly, Having examined the report of the United Nations Council for Namibia"~ and the relevant chapters of the report of the "' See also sect. I. footnote 7. and sect. X.B.6, decision 37/426. " Official Record.,· of the General Assemblv, Thirtv-seventh Session. Supplement No. 24 (1\1.17124). · ·

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