A/RES/38/197 GA

\. lksolutions adoptrd on th¡ re11or!, ,.r 1111' ",1•rn11tl ("onunitf<',• l5J - ·----------- 24. Requests the Secretary-Cieneral to submit :1 rcport to the General Assembly at its thirty-ninth session ·11, lhv implementation of the prescnt rcsolution. I 114rh plcnar¡- 111ec1 i 111: ]() Dccc111lwr / ')8_{ 38/196. Confidence-building in international l'l"II·· nomic relations The General Assemhly, Taking into account the Charter ot the llmted Na111111,. article 32 ofthe Chartcr ofEconomic Rights and Dutic~ ,,J States 162 and General Assembly resolutions 3201 (S-' 1 l and 3202 (S-VI) of I May 1974 and 2625 (XXV¡ of ~-1 October 1970, Concerned about thc present detcnuration 111 the rnnd1 tions for the conduct and cxpansion of international ec11 nomic relations, and about the incrcasing departurc ti-011 the multilateral platform of cconomic exchangcs and negu tiations, Convinced that intemational cconomic co-opcrat1or1 should be placed on a long-term stablc hasis, a hasis ül broad exchange of relevan! information through t lw United Nations svstem, and that it should takc d1w account ofthe prin~iplcs ofequal rights and sovercigntv ol States, Conscious that confidence-building in 111tcrnational crn- nomic relations can be achievcd only thrnugh thc sus- tained development of the devcloping countncs. Convinced a/so that the protection of economic cu operation among States against thc advcrse irnpact ol intemational política] tensions, and thc rcinforcemcnt of confidence among ali Statcs in thei, cconomic relatirn1\. would introduce into those relations desirablc elcrnents uf stability and reliability, as a valuahle contribution I<> efforts aimed at reviving world trade and consolidallng economic recovery, developing peaceful intemational eco nomic co-operation and establishing a new international economic order, Requests the Secretary-General to consult ali Slate~. a~ well as the United Nations organi;:ations and bodit:s , on cerned, especially the U nited Nations Conference 011 Trade and Development and the regional commission,. about the scope of possible confidence-building measure, which would lead to the promotion and accelcration oi intemational economic co-operation and to report on hi~ findings to the General Assembly at its thirty-ninth scssion through the Economic and Social Council. 1041h ple11un mc<'ling 20 De, ('ll1hcr /983 38/197. Economic measures as a means of political and economic coercion against developing countries The General Assemhfy, Recaffing the relevant principies set forlh 111 the ( h;irtc, of the United Nations, Recalling a/so its resolutions 2625 (XX V) ol 24 l ktotw1 1970, containing the Declaration on Principies of Intcrn;_, tional Law concerning Friendly Relations ami ( ,. 162 Resolution 3281 (XXIX). 163 Sec Proceed1ngs ,f rhe l "naol S..J!1nn\ , ,,11f<'1n1t·c ,1, ¡, .,•,/, 14.1:,i Jh 11; opment, Sixth Sesswn, vol. l. Report und l1111cv, (1 l1111n1 l\a1100, p.ihh, .. t1on, Sales No E.83.11.D.6), part rnw, ,,Tt -\ >¡>l"rat11H1 an1ung, State~ 111 accordancc with the Chartcr of ,iic 1 !1111 ·d ~'<llions. 32(; 1 (S-VI) and 3202 (S-VI) of I May l' " ,,,nlarn111g thc Declc1ration and the Programrnc of \, : ,, ,n , ,n thc Establishment of a New International Eco- ro1 ,1,11, Order, and 3281 (XXIX) of 12 Deccmber 1974, ,,,,i1.,,rn11g 1he Chartcr .,r Economic R1ghts and Dutic~ of ,,,11,•,. lfr, .1//111g /Úrlha art,, le 12 úf thc Charter of Economic k1ghts ami Dutics ofStates, which states that no Statc may 11~L' or ,·ncouragc the use of cconomic, political or any 1 •\ her 1, pe ol' mea sures to coerce another Sta te in order to -htai 11 1 rom 1t the subord111ation of thc exercisc of its sov- u,·1g.n 11ghb lleu1111c; 111 111111d the general principies govcrning intcr- 1,allonal tradc rclat1ons and trade policies for developmcnt L ontai11<·d in Its rcsolution 1995 (XIX) of 30 December ! (Jti4. J<e,·u/1111g rt·solution 152 (VI) of 2 July 1983 of tht: l ,111ted Nations Conference on Trade and Develop- 111e111 1'· entilkd "Rejert1011 of coercive eeonomic meas- 1ire, lhw111~ ,,, n1111d the principie~ and rules of thc General \greenwnt 011 Tanffs and Tradc and paragraph 7 (iii) of thc Ministerial Declaration adopted on 29 November 1 %] b\ the ( 'tmtracting Partics of thc General Agreemcnt , ,11 raritls <1nd Trade at thcir thirty-cighth scssion, IM l<ff,,~11,.111¡_; that sorne devcloped countries are rcsorting ,,1rnc and n1<Hl' frcqucntly to thrcats or the application of rocr,·1, e and re~tncti ve meas u res of increasing scope asan 111st runwnt for ,·xerti11g política! pressurc on sorne dcvel- ,iping , ·ountrit·~- /frco,1;111:111g ul.1,1 that thcsc measures are at variancc ,., 1th thc Chartcr of thl' llnited Nations. the Chartcr of Frunom1c Rights and Dutics of States and thc General -\grl'l'llll'n1 (lll Tariffs and Trade, ( ·,,11.111/cr111g that coerc1ve measures have a negativc ..fkll on the crnnomics of the dcvcloping countries and 1 heir dc,elopment efforts and do not help to crea te a el i- n ate of peacc ami fricndly relations among States, 1 !>,pl<1re.1 thc adoption by certain developed coun- ,.-,c~ taking advantagc of their predominant position in thc rnternational cconomv, of economic measures to exert rnnrnm 011 thc sovere1g~ decisions of developing coun- 11,es: 1 l rgn thosc dc,elopcd countries, therefore. to 1di·a111 hom adopting measures airned at exerting coercion u1 ptes,urc 111 urder to 111tcrfere in thc exercise of the sov- •:rcign rights of the devcloping countrics; .,. /?('i1f/m11s that dcveloped countries should refraín fi 0111 thrcatening or applying trade restrictions, blockades. ,_:mhargocs and other economic sanctions, incompatible w11h the prov1sions of the Charter of the United Nations and 111 \ 10lation of undcrtakings contracted multilaterally or llllaterally. against dcveloping countries as a form of poli 11cal and economic coercion which affects their eco- nomic political and social development; 4. lfrques1s thc Sccrctary-General to compile informa- t1on provided by Governments on the adoption and thc dkch of the cconomic rneasures mentioned in paragraph ~ ahnve, taken by developed countries as a means of polit- ,,-,11 ;111d enrnurmc coer~ion against developing countries. ,md to ~uhrlllt thal 1nformation to thc General Asscmblv fil, , ,,11s1Jeration at i1s 1hirty-ninth session: , 111 ¡~,. ir'--'11,,d: \~1u.11\1H .,·1 í~ff1tb and lradc. IJ,.H1c m.,r,·w11t·,1n· ami \,·/<'· re.l /) ,( llll/¡"W\ Su¡ 1ple1,;, n \,1 ,!V (Saks No. ti-ATT'l981-1). docu~ , ! fl ·Jl, f ) ~ ·, ~ 154 General Assembly-Thirty-eighth Session 5. Appeals to Governments to provide the necessary information to the Secretary-GeneraL as requestcd in par- agraph 4 above. 104th plenary meeting 20 Decemher I 983 38/198. International year for the mobilization of financia( and technological resources to increase food and agricultura( production in Africa The General Assemhly, Recalling its rcsolution 37/246 of 21 December 1982 on an international year for the mobilization of financia! and technological resources for food and agriculture in Africa, Noting with great alarm that, sincc the adoption of its resolutions 35/69 of 5 Dccember 1980, 36/ 186 of 1 7 December 1981 and 37/246 of21 December 1982, the sit- uation of food and agriculture in Africa has worsened, as evidenccd by a drastic decline in self-reliance in food, Recognizing the critica! financia! gap which seriously hinders the growth of the agricultura! sector in African countries, Recognizing a/so that thc technological gap in Africa has a direct relationship with declining agricultura! productiv- ity, which is aggravated by natural factors such as drought and dcsertification. Recognizing further that ali countries of Africa should implement, in accordancc with thcir national development programmes and priorities, measures to increase substan- tially their national food and agriculture programmes through, ínter afia, national, subregional and regional measures, including economic and technical co-operation among devcloping countries, Recognizing the role of food-sector strategies, which emerged from the World Food Council as a means for interested developing countries to adopt an integrated approach for increasing food production, improving con- sumption and attracting thc necessary additional intema- tional resources. Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on the implications of declaring an intemational year for the mobilization of financia) and technological resources for food and agriculture in Africa, 165 l. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General; 2. Notes that the year 1991 might be designated inter- national year for the mobilization of financia! and techno- logical resources to increase food and agricultura) produc- tion in Africa, bearing in mind the relevant criteria set forth in the annex to Economic and Social Council resolu- tion 1980/67 of 25 July 1980; 3. Requests the Secretary-General, in consultation with the relevant organs, organizations and bodies of thc United Nations system, to elaborate action-oriented pro- posals in respect ofthe intemational year for the mobiliza- tion of financia) and technological resources to increase food and agricultura! production in Africa and to report on the implementation of the present resolution to the Gen- eral Assembly at its fortieth session, through the Economic and Social Council. 165 A/38/277-E/ 1983/96. 166 AIS--11/14, annex l. J 04th plenary meeting 20 Decemher J 983 38/199. Special measures for the social and eco- nomic development of Africa in the 1980s The General Assemhly, Recalling its resolutions 3201 (S-Vl) and 3202 (S-VI) of 1 May 1974, containing the Declaration and the Pro- gramme of Action on the Establishment of a New Intcma- tional Economic Order, 3281 (XXIX) of 12 December 1974, containing the Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States, and 3362 (S-VII) of 16 September 1975 on development and intemational economic co-operation, Recal/ing its resolution 35/56 of 5 December 1980, thc annex to which contains the Intemational Development Strategy for the Third United Nations Development Dec- ade, Reca/ling a/so its resolutions 35/64 of 5 December 1980 and 36/ l 80 of 1 7 Deccmber 1981, concerning the adop- tion of a wide range of special measures for the social and economic development of Africa in the 1980s, Recallingfurther section II of its resolution 36/ l 82 of 17 December 1981 and section II of its resolution 37 /212 of 20 December 1982, on thc Industrial Development Dec- ade for Africa, and its resolutions 3 7 / 140 of 1 7 December 1982 on the Transport and Communications Decade in Africa and 37/245 of21 December 1982 on the situation of food and agriculture in Africa, Reca/ling its resolution 3 7 / 139 of 1 7 December 1982, in which it. inter afia, urged donor countries to provide sub- stantial and sustained leve Is of resources for promoting the accelerated development of African countries and the effective implementation of the Lagos Plan of Action for the lmplementation of the Monrovia Strategy for the Eco- nomic Development of Africa, 166 and to contribute gener- ously to the United Nations Trust Fund for African Devel- opment. Deeply concerned at the negative effects of the current world economic crisis on the economies of African coun- tries and at the scourges that ravage the African continent, which suffers mainly from structural problems, inter afia the lowest leve) of literacy and training and rudimentary structures in the field of health and housing, as well as the extremely precarious living conditions of the largest num- ber of refugees in the world, Expressing its deep concern at the extreme gravity of the food situation in Africa, which is aggravated by chronic droughts, the continued decrease in food self-reliance and the continued increase in volume of the imports of food products in Africa, particularly in the Sudano-Sahelian and southern regions, and noting that, among other fac- tors, the rate of increase of food production in Africa con- tinues to lag behind population growth, Recognizing that Africa is the least industrialized region in the world, that this specific situation necessitates the full implementation ofthe objectives set out in the programme for the Industrial Development Decade for Africa and that. in order to reverse the existing situation, sustained efforts by the international community are required to achievc the effective implementation of the objectives of the Decade, Recognizing a/so that Africa is confronted with excep- tionally serious economic and social problems, high- lighted, inter aha, by the fact that it contains three quarters ofthe least developed countries and half ofthe land-locked countries of the world, Convinced of the need for increased and sustained exter- na! resources on a predictable and continuous basis in

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