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V. Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Second Committe_e _______ ____ l_2_5 Resolutwn No. Talc Industrial Development Decade for Africa (A/39/790/Add.4). /rcn 80 (a"! Date c1( adoprron 18 December 1984 176 39/233 39/234 Revision of the lists of States eligible for membership in the Industrial Development Board (A/39/790/Add.4) .. 80 (dl 18 December 1984 177 178 179 39/235 39/248 World industrial restructuring and redeployment (A/391790 Add.41 Consumer protection (Al39/789'Add.2) . 80 (dl 12 18 December 1984 9 April 1985 39/162. Review and appraisal of the implementation of the International Development Strategy for the Third United Nations Development Decade The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 320 I (S-Vl) and 3202 (S-Vl) of I May 1974, containing the Declaration and the Pro­ gramme of Action on the Establishment of a New Interna­ 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 international economic co-operation, Recalling also its resolution 35/56 of 5 December 1980, the annex to which contains the International Develop­ ment Strategy for the Third United Nations Development Decade, Bearing in mind its resolution 37/202 of 20 December 1982, in which it established a committee of universal membership to undertake the first review and appraisal exercise called for in paragraphs I 69 to I 80 of the Interna­ tional Development Strategy, Recalling its resolution 38/ l 52 of 19 December 198 3, in which it reaffirmed that the process of review and appraisal of the implementation of the Strategy should consist of systematic scrutiny, within the context of an overall review of the international economic situation, of the progress made towards achieving the goals and objec­ tives of the Strategy, and should ensure its effective imple­ mentation and strengthen it as an instrument of policy, Taking note of the report on the work of the Committee on the Review and Appraisal of the Implementation of the International Development Strategy for the Third United Nations Development Decade,2 as well as of the report of the Secretary-General, 3 Deeply concerned that the first review and appraisal of the implementation of the International Development Strategy has not been successfully carried out, 1. Expresses grave disappointment that the Committee on the Review and Appraisal of the Implementation of the International Development Strategy for the Third United Nations Development Decade was unable to carry out suc­ cessfully its mandate, in accordance with resolutions 3 7 / 202 and 38 /152; 2. Reaffirms for the Third United Nations Develop­ ment Decade the validity of the goals and objectives of the International Development Strategy and the need to achieve them; 3. Reaffirms also the urgent need to carry out the adjustment, intensification or reformulation of the policy measures set out in the Strategy, as may be necessary in the light of evolving needs and developments, in order for the instrument to contribute effectively to the develop- 2 Official Records of the General Assembly, Th,rt_i·-ninrh Sess,on, Supple­ ment No. 48 (A/39/48 and Corr. I). ment of developing countries, with a view to the establish­ ment of the new international economic order; 4. Requests the Secretary-General to undertake consul­ tations and to submit his suggestions to the Economic and Social Council, at its organizational session for 1985, on the timing, duration and necessary documentation for the resumed session of the Committee on the Review and Appraisal of the International Development Strategy for the Third United Nations Development Decade. 103rd plenary meeting 17 December 1984 39/163. Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 3201 (S-VI) and 3202 (S-VI) of I May 1974, containing the Declaration and the Pro­ gramme of Action on the Establishment of a New Interna­ 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 international economic co-operation, which laid down the foundations of the new international economic order, Bearing in mind article 34 of the Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States and General Assembly resolu­ tion 3486 (XXX) of 12 December 197 5, relating to the review of the implementation of the Charter, Recalling its resolution 37/204 of20 December 1982, in which it decided to conduct at its thirty-ninth session, on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States, a comprehensive review of its implementation, as provided for in article 34 thereof. Having examined the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States,4 submitted in accordance with General Assembly resolution 37/204, Deeply concerned at the gravity of the world economic situation and its impact on the developing countries, 1 . Decides to undertake a thorough and systematic review of the implementation of the Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States, taking into account the evolu­ tion of all the economic, social, legal and other factors related to the principles upon which the Charter is based and to its purpose, in order to identify the most appropri­ ate actions for the implementation of the Charter that would lead to lasting solutions to the grave economic problems of developing countries within the framework of the United Nations; 2. Decides also to establish an Ad Hoe Committee of the Whole to Review the Implementation of the Charter of 3 A/39, I 15-E/1984149 and Corr.I and 2. 4 .\. :19 :112-E/19841105 and .\dd.l 126 General Assembly-Thirty-ninth Session Economic Rights and Duties of States, to be convened for three weeks in 1985, to carry out the review mentioned in paragraph I above, and requests the Committee to report thereon to the General Assembly at its fortieth session; 3. Requests the Secretary-General to prepare a report on the implementation of the Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States, to be submitted to the Ad Hoe Com­ mittee in 1985. 103rd plenary meeting 17 December 1984 39/164. Report of the Intergovernmental Committee on Science and Technology for Development The General Assembly, Recalling the Vienna Programme of Action on Science and Technology for Development5 and General Assembly resolution 3 4/218 of 19 December I 979 . Noting the forthcoming mid-decade review of the imple­ mentation of the Vienna Programme of Action to be con­ sidered by the Intergovernmental Committee at its sev­ enth session in the context of the review and appraisal of the International Development Strategy for the Third United Nations Development Decade,6 l. Takes note of the report of the Intergovernmental Committee on Science and Technology for Development on its sixth session7 and of Economic and Social Council decisions 1984/168 and 1984/169 of 25 July 1984: 2. Supports the initiatives of the Intergovernmental Committee with a view to strengthening its role and effec­ tiveness and, in particular, its decision to adopt a selective approach that will enable it, at each of its sessions, to con­ duct deliberations of greater depth by selecting in advance themes for .consideration;8 3. Notes, in this context, that information systems for science and technology for development have been selec­ ted as the theme for consideration at the seventh session of the Intergovernmental Committee in 1985 and that the two themes selected for the eighth session are mobilization of resources for science and technology for development for developing countries and technology applied to agricultural development and related development areas.9 103rd plenary meeting 17 December /984 39/165. Critical situation of food and agriculture in Africa The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 3 20 I (S-VI) and 3 202 (S-VI) of I May 1974, containing the Declaration and the Pro­ gramme of Action on the Establishment of a New Interna­ tional Economic Order, 3 281 (XXIX) of 12 December 1974, containing the Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States, and 33 62 (S-VII) of 16 September 197 5 on development and international economic co-operation. Gravely concerned at the dramatic deterioration in food and agricultural production in Africa, as a result of which there has been an alarming increase in the number of 5 Report of the United Nations Conference on Snence and Technology ji,r Development. Vienna, 20-31 August 1979 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E. 79.1.21 and corrigenda), chap. VII. 6 Resolution 35/56, annex. 7 Official Records of the General Assemhli-. Thmy-ninth Sessum, Supple ment No. 37 (A/39/37). 8 Ibid., annex, resolution 6 (VI), sect I. para. I people exposed to hunger. malnutrition and even starva­ tion. Recognizing the special emphasis placed upon food and agriculture and the undertaking and resolve of Africa to devote its scarce resources on a priority basis to the reha­ bilitation of food and agricultural production as reflected in and in accordance with the Lagos Plan of Action for the Implementation of the Monrovia Strategy for the Econo­ mic Development of Africa, 10 Faking note of the report of the Secretary-General on the critical situation of food and agriculture in Africa. 11 Noting the exacerbation of Africa's food and agricultural crisis by the adverse impact of prolonged drought and accelerating desertification and. moreover, that the African countries have been hit by adverse external forces, including falling trade earnings resulting from the global economic recession. the worsening terms of trade and the debt crisis, Convinced that the food and agricultural crisis in Africa has a long genesis and has been rendered more acute by natural factors, such as poor rainfall, widespread bush fires, unusually severe crop infestation, and epidemics of plant and animal diseases, Welcoming the adoption, on 25 July 1984, by the Thir­ teenth FAO Regional Conference for Africa, of the Harare Declaration on the food crisis in Africa, prepared by the African Ministers for Agriculture and Rural Development, I. Reaffirms its resolution 38/159 of 19 December 1983 , as well as all other relevant resolutions on the criti­ cal situation of food and agriculture in Africa, and calls for their immediate and effective implementation; 1 Welcomes the conclusions and recommendations of the World Food Council at its tenth ministerial session. held at Addis Ababa from 11 to 15 June 1984, 12 in partic­ ular those relating to the African region: 3. Notes with appreciation the encouraging response by the international community to the various appeals made for the alleviation of the present critical food supply situa­ tion in Africa; 4. Welcomes the unanimous adoption by the Commit­ tee on Food Aid Policies and Programmes on 8 November 1984 of a resolution on the food crisis in Africa, 13 and calls for its full and prompt implementation; 5. Urges the international community, in view of the continued critical food supply situation in a large number of African countnes, to sustain and increase its efforts to provide the additional food aid required on an emergency basis, as well as technical and other forms of assistance needed in that connection; 6. Urges the international community also to respond generously to the urgent need for agricultural inputs for the rehabilitation of agriculture and animal husbandry; 7. Calls upon the international community to continue to support efforts undertaken by African countries at the national, subregional and regional levels to increase food production through, inter alia, the provision, on a priority and long-term basis, of additional financial and technical assistance to Africa by organizations of the United Nations system, such as the International Fund for Agricultural Development, the United Nations Develop­ ment Programme and other organizations involved in the Q Ibid .. para. 3. IOAJS-11114, annex I I I A/39/270-E/1984,97. I 2 See Ofjicial Records of the General -tssl'lnblr. Thirtr-ninth Snsion, Sup­ {'lcment No. 19 (A/39/19), part one. 11WFP1CFA: 18/18 ·\dd.l para. 34

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