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170 General Assembly - Thirty-ninth Session ------ -------- ·---- bodies and organizations, in particular the World Health Organization; 4. Notes with satisfaction the important efforts made by the Executive Director of the Fund to respond to the present critical emergency situation of children and mothers in Africa and urges him to continue his efforts in this respect, as well as to continue to implement child sur- vival and child development activities generally in Africa in accordance with the decisions of the Executive Board of the Fund; 5. Reaffirms the goals of the International Develop- ment Strategy for the Third United Nations Development Decade with reference to children, in particular the goals of ensuring children's immunization against major diseas- es by 1990 and of reducing the infant mortality rate to less than SO per 1,000 live births in all countries by the year 2000, 185 and notes the crucial role of the child survival and child development revolution in meeting those goals; 6. Reaffirms the role of the Fund as the lead agency in the United Nations system responsible for co-ordinating the follow-up activities of the International Year of the Child related to the goals and objectives concerning child- ren set forth in the International Development Strategy; 186 7. Commends the Executive Director of the Fund for his continuing efforts to enlarge the resources of the Fund so that it can respond effectively to the needs of the devel- oping countries, in continued pursuance of its mandate: 8. Expresses its appreciation to Governments that have responded to the needs of the Fund and expresses the hope that more States will come forward with positive responses; 9. Appeals to all Governments to increase their contri- butions so that, in the light of the current economic situa- tion, the Fund may be able to strengthen its co-operation with developing countries and respond to the urgent needs of children in those countries. 104th plenary meeting 18 December 1984 39/223. Economic development projects in the occu- pied Palestinian territories The General Assembly, Aware of the Israeli restrictions imposed on the foreign trade of the occupied Palestinian territories, Aware also of the imposed domination of the Palestinian market by Israel, Taking into account the need to give Palestinian firms and products direct access to external markets without Israeli interference, I. Calls for the urgent lifting of the Israeli restrictions imposed on the economy of the occupied Palestinian terri- tories; 2. Recognizes the Palestinian interest in establishing a seaport in the occupied Gaza Strip to give Palestinian firms and products direct access to external markets; 3. Calls upon all concerned to facilitate the establish- ment of a seaport in the occupied Gaza Strip; 4. Also calls upon all concerned to facilitate the estab- lishment ofa cement plant in the occupied West Bank and a citrus plant in the occupied Gaza Strip; I 85 Resolution 35/56. annex. para. 48. 186 Ibid., para. 50. l87 Report of the International Conjerence on the (}uestwn or Palemne. Geneva, 29 August-7 September 1981 (United Nations publication. Sales No E.83.1.21 ), chap I. sect B 5. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assemby at its fortieth session, through the Eco- nomic and Social Council, on the progress made in the implementation of the present resolution. 104th plenary meeting 18 December 1984 39/224. Assistance to the Palestinian people The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 38/145 of 19 December 1983, Recalling also Economic and Social Council resolution 1984/56 of 25 July 1984, Recalling further the Programme of Action for the Achievement of Palestinian Rights, adopted by the Inter- national Conference on the Question of Palestine, 187 Noting the need to provide economic and social assist- ance to the Palestinian people, I. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on assistance to the Palestinian people; 188 2. Takes note also of the report of the Secretary-Gener- al 189 concerning the meeting on assistance to the Palestin- ian people which was held at Geneva on S and 6 July 1984 in response to General Assembly resolution 381145; 3. Expresses its thanks to the Secretary-General for convening the meeting on assistance to the Palestinian people; 4. Regards such a meeting as a valuable opportunity to assess progress in economic and social assistance to the Palestinian people and to explore ways and means of enhancing such assistance; 5. Draws the attention of the international community, the United Nations system and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to the need to disburse their aid to the occupied Palestinian territories only for the benefit of the Palestinian people and to ensure that it is not used in any manner to serve the interests of the Israeli occupation authorities; 6. Requests the Secretary-General: (a) To expedite the finalizing, through existing inter- agency mechanisms, of the co-ordinated programme of economic and social assistance to the Palestinian people requested in General Assembly resolution 38/145; (b) To convene in 1985 a meeting of the relevant pro- grammes, organizations, agencies, funds and organs of the United Nations system to consider the co-ordinated pro- gramme of economic and social assistance to the Palestin- ian people; (c) To provide for the participation in the meeting of the Palestine Liberation Organization, the Arab host countries and relevant intergovernmental and non-govern- mental organizations; 7. Requests the relevant programmes, organizations, agencies, funds and organs of the United Nations system to intensify their- efforts, in co-operation with the Palestine Liberation Organization, to provide economic and social assistance to the Palestinian people; 8. Also .requests that United Nations assistance to the Palestinians in the Arab host countries should be rendered in co-operation with the Palestine Liberation Organization and with the consent of the Arab host Government con- cerned; 188 N39/265-E/ 1984 77 and Add'. I 189 A/39/474 and Corr. I \. Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Second Committe,· ____________ 17_1 9. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its fortieth session, through the Eco- nomic and Social Council, on the progress made in the implementation of the present resolution. !(J4th plenary meeting 18 December 1984 39/225. World Conference on Fisheries Manage- ment and Development The General Assembly, Recognizing that the recent developments in the law of the sea have created new opportunities and responsibilities for States and that national and international objectives and policies for fisheries management and development are being re-examined and adjusted, Recognizing also the relevant provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 190 Bearing in mind the importance of the need to promote improvements in the production and distribution of all food and agricultural products, including those from fish- eries, and to raise levels of nutrition and standards of liv- mg, Noting with appreciation the convening of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations World Conference on Fisheries Management and Development at Rome from 27 June to 6 July 1984, with a view to pro- moting the optimum utilization of world fishery resources from the economic, social and nutritional points of view, increasing the contribution of fisheries to national self-reli- ance in food production and towards food security, enhancing the capacity of developing countries in the man- agement and development of fisheries and fostering inter- national co-operation in fisheries between developed and developing countries and among developing countries themselves, I. Endorses the Strategy for Fisheries Management and Development and the associated programmes of action adopted by the World Conference on Fisheries Management and Development 191 2. Invites States and international organizations con- cerned to take into account the principles and guidelines contained in the Strategy when planning the management and development of fisheries; 3. Urges all bilateral and multilateral donor agencies and financing institutions to provide the support required for the effective implementation of the programmes of action; 4. Invites the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, in collaboration with the organs, organi- zations and bodies concerned within the United Nations system, to continue to play its important role in assisting States in their efforts towards the improved management and development of fishery resources. 104th plenary meeting 18 December 1984 190 See Official Records of the Third United lVauons Conference on the Law of the Sea, vol. XVII (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.84 V.3). docu- ment A/CONF.62/122. l9l See Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Report of the FAO World Conference on Fisheries Management and Development, Rome, 27 June- 6 July 1984 (Rome. 1984), pp. 12-30 and 36-52; transmitted to the members of the General Assembly hv a note bv the Secretariat (A/C2 39/6) 39/226. Confidence-building in international econo- mic relations The (ieneral Assembly, raking note of the report of the Secrekiry-General 19 ' prepared in response to its resolution 38/ l 96 of 20 December 1983 on confidence-building in international economic relations. Recalling that the spirit of mutual confidence made pos- sible the founding of the United Nations nearly forty years ago, Connnced that the state of, and trends prevailing in, the world economy, as well as the deteriorating international climate, call for new efforts aimed at enhancing confidence in international economic relations, Convinced also that there can be no sustained global development unless there is an improvement in the econo- mic situation of the developing countries, which depends, inter alia, on structural adjustments in the international fmancial and trading system and on the reinforcement of confidence among all States in their economic relations, Reiterating its concern over the impact of political ten- sions on international economic co-operation and over the increasing departure from the multilateral platform of eco- nomic exchanges and negotiations on key development issues, I. ln\'lles all States and the United Nations bodies and organizations concerned to continue the exchange of views on confidence-building in international economic relations and on ways and means of enhancing such confidence; 2. Requests the Secretary-General to continue his con- sultations with Governments and the United Nations bodies and organizations concerned on the scope of pos- sible confidence-building measures in international econo- mic relations and on the role of the United Nations in that endeavour, and to present his analysis and conclusions thereon to the General Assembly at its forty-first session, through the Economic and Social Council. 104th plenary meeting /8 December 1984 39/227. Transport and Communications Decade for Asia and the Pacific The General Assembly, Recalling the relevant paragraphs of the International Development Strategy for the Third United Nations Development Decade, annexed to General Assembly reso- lution 35/56 of 5 December 1980, Recalling also Economic and Social Council resolutions 1983/69 of 29 July 1983 and 1984/78 of 27 July 1984, Taking note of resolution 236 (XL) of 27 April 1984 of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, 191 concerning a transport and communications decade for Asia and the Pacific during the period I 985- 1994. Recalling the section of the Substantial New Programme of Action for the 1980s for the Least Developed Countries relevant to the improvement of transport and communica- tions infrastructure, 194 192 A 39 312-E/1984/106 and Corr. I and Add. I and 2. 19 -1 See Official Records o(the F-.'conomic and Social Council, 1984. Supple- ment No. 14 (E/1984/24). chap IV. 194 See Report of the United Nations Conference on the Least Devl'ioped Countnc.1, Paris. 1-14 September 1981 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.82 1.8), part one, sect. A.

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