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VI. Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Third Committee 195 4. Expresses grave concern at the serious and far- reaching consequences of the massive presence of refugees in the country on its security, stability and development, as reflected in the report of the inter-agency mission; 5. Also expresses grave concern at the shrinking re- sources available for refugee programmes in the Sudan and the serious consequences ofthis situation on the coun- try's ability to continue to act as host and provide assis- tance to refugees; 6. Requests the Secretary-General, in following up on the report of the inter-agency mission and furthering the integration of developmental and refugee aid, to take steps to ensure that continued joint inter-agency expert plan- ning for the Sudan takes place, as suggested by the mission in its report; 7. Also requests the Secretary-General to mobilize the necessary financia! and material assistance for the full im- plementation of ongoing projects in the areas affected by the presence of refugees; 8. Appeals to Member States, the appropriate organs, organizations and bodies of the United Nations, intergov- ernmental and non-governmental organizations and the international financia! institutions to provide the Govern- ment ofthe Sudan with the necessary resources for the im- plementation of development assistance projects in re- gions affected by the presence of refugees; 9. Requests the High Commissioner to continue co- ordination with the appropriate specialized agencies in or- der to consolidate and ensure the continuation of essential services to the refugees in their settlements; 10. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its forty-second session, through the Economic and Social Council, on the implementation of the present resolution. 97th plenary meeting 4 December 1986 41/140. Emergency assistance to voluntary returnees and displaced persons in Chad The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 39/106 of 14 December 1984 and 40/136 of 13 December 1985, Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on emergency assistance to voluntary returnees and displaced persons in Chad, 129 Deeply concerned about the persistence of the drought and the invasion of locusts and predators, which are com- pounding the already precarious food and health situation in Chad, Conscious that the large number of voluntary returnees and displaced persons as a result of the war and the drought in Chad poses a serious problem of integrating them into society, Bearing in mind the many appeals made by the Govern- ment of Chad for international emergency assistance to the voluntary returnees and displaced persons in Chad, who are victims of the war and of natural disasters, l. Endorses the appeals made by the Government of Chad concerning emergency assistance to the voluntary returnees and displaced persons in Chad; 129 A/41/531. 2. Reiterates its appeal to ali States and intergovern- mental and non-governmental organizations to support, by generous contributions, the efforts being made by the Government of Chad to assist and resettle the voluntary returnees and displaced persons in Chad; 3. Takes note with satisfaction ofthe action undertaken by the various bodies of the United Nations system and the specialized agencies with a view to mobilizing emer- gency humanitarian assistance to the voluntary returnees and displaced persons in Chad; 4. Again requests the United Nations High Commis- sioner for Refugees and the United Nations Disaster Re- lief Co-ordinator to mobilize emergency humanitarian as- sistance to the voluntary returnees and displaced persons in Chad; 5. Requests the Secretary-General, in co-operation with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator, to report to the General Assembly at its forty-second session on the implementation of the present resolution. 97th plenary meeting 4 December 1986 41/141. Assistance to displaced persons in Ethiopia The General Assembly, Recalling ali its resolutions, in particular resolution 40/ 133 of 13 December 1985, as well as ali those of the Economic and Social Council, on assistance to displaced persons in Ethiopia, Taking noteofthe report ofthe Secretary-General on as- sistance to displaced persons in Ethiopia, 130 Having considered the report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees,90 Recognizing the increasing number of voluntary re- turnees and refugees in Ethiopia, Deeply concerned at the situation of displaced persons and voluntary returnees in the country, which has been aggravated by the devastating effect of the prolonged drought, Aware of the heavy burden placed on the Government of Ethiopia in caring for displaced persons and victims of natural disasters, as well as for voluntary returnees and refugees, 1. Commends the efforts made so far by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and other organizations of the United Nations system, as well as by the specialized agencies, in mobilizing humanitarian assistance to assist the elforts of the Government of Ethi- opta; 2. Appeals to Member States and to international or- ganizations and voluntary agencies to render adequate material, financia) and technical assistance to the Govern- ment and people of Ethiopia in their elforts to provide re- lief and rehabilitation to displaced persons, voluntary returnees and refugees in Ethiopia; 3. Requests the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to continue his efforts in mobilizing humanitarian assistance for the relief, rehabilitation and re~ettlement of voluntary returnees and refugees in Ethi- opta: 11º A/41/516. 196 General Assembly-Forty-first Session 4. Requests the Secretary-General, in co-operation with the High Commissioner, to apprise the Economic and Social Council, at its second regular session oí 1987, oí the implementation oí the present resolution and to re- port thereon to the General Assembly at its forty-second session. 97th plenary meeting 4 December 1986 41/142. lmplementation of the Declaration on Social Progress and Development The General Assembly, Recalling the Declaration on Social Progress and Devel- opment, 71 based on the Charter of the United Nations and solemnly proclaimed on 11 December 1969, Recalling a/so its resolutions 2543 (XXIV) oí 11 Decem- ber 1969 and 34/59 of 29 November 1979 on the im- plementation of the Declaration, Recalling Jurther its resolutions 3201 (S-VI) and 3202 (S-VI) of l May 1974, containing the Declaration and the Programme of Action on the Establishment of a New International Economic Order, 35/56 oí 5 December 1980, the annex to which contains the International De- velopment Strategy for the Third United Nations Devel- opment Decade, 33/48 oí 14 December 1978 on world so- cial development, and 34/152 of 17 December 1979 and 37/54 of 3 December 1982 on the world social situation, Convinced that international peace and security, on the one hand, and social progress and economic development, on the other, are closely interdependent and influence each other, Bearing in mind that the ultimate aim of development is the constant improvement of the social situation of entire populations and ensuring their full participation in the process of development and the fair distribution of the benefits therefrom, Reaffirming that social progress and development shall be founded on respect for the dignity and value oí the hu- man person and shall ensure the promotion oí human rights and social justice, Aware of the fact that, seventeen years after the adoption and proclamation of the Declaration on Social Progress and Development, its main objectives, embodied also in the International Development Strategy for the Third United Nations Development Decade, which include, the elimination oí unemployment, hunger, malnutrition and poverty, the eradication of illiteracy, the assurance oí the right to universal access to culture, the provision of health protection for the en tire population, the provision of free, universal education at the primary leve! and the promo- tion of human rights and social justice, have not yet been universally realized, Recalling that the peoples oí the United Nations ex- pressed in the Charter of the United Nations their deter- mination to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war and to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom, Ful/y conscious ofthe urgent need to intensify the efforts by the international community and the relevant organs, organizations and bodies of the United Nations system to achieve the objectives set forth in the Declaration on So- cial Progress and Development and in the International Development Strategy for the Third United Nations Dc- velopment Decadc, 1. Reaffirms the lasting validity and importance of the principies and objectives proclaimed in the Declaration on Social Progress and Development; 2. Urges ali States and the relevant organs, organiza- tions and bodies of the United Nations system to take the Declaration resolutely into consideration and, in their policies, plans, programmes and implementation machin- ery, to take increasingly into consideration, as far as they are concerned, the principies, objectives, means and meth- ods of the Declaration; 3. Urges ali Governments to take into account the provisions of the Declaration in their bilateral and mul- tilateral relations in the field of development; 4. Recommends that international organizations and agencies concerned with development should consider the Declaration as an important international document in the formulation of strategies and programmes designed to achieve social progress and development, and that it be taken into consideration in the drafting of instruments that the United Nations may undertake in the field oí so- cial progress and development; 5. Requests the Secretary-General to prepare a sub- stantive report on possible ways and means of increasing the contribution of the relevant organs, organizations and bodies of the United Nations system, as far as they are concerned, to achieving the full realization of the princi- pies and objectives contained in the Declaration and to submit it, through the Commission for Social Develop- ment and the Economic and Social Council, to the Gen- eral Assembly at its forty-fourth session; 6. Also requests the Secretary-General to prepare a draft framework of the above-mentioned substantive re- port and to submit it to the Commission for Social Devel- opment at its thirtieth session in order to allow the Com- mission to make suggestions in regard to the preparation oí that report; 1. Further requests the Secretary-General to continue to inform the General Assembly, in a summary form in annexes to the reports on the world social situation, of the measures adopted by Governments-not included in other reports provided on a regular basis-and by the in- ternational organizations concerned with a view to the realization ofthe provisions ofthe Declaration and the im- plementation of the present resolution. 97th plenary meeting 4 December 1986 41/143. Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimina- tion and Protection of Minorities The General Assembly, Having considered, under the ítem entitled "Report of the Economic and Social Council", the work ofthe Com- mission on Human Rights and the work now being done by the Sub-Commission on Prevention oí Discrimination and Protection oí Minorities, Mindful of the importance of the work being done by both the Commission and the Sub-Commission in the pro- motion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms, Bearing in mind, in particular, that the Sub-Commission is now in the final stage of its consideration of questions of great importance, such as those relating to the results achieved and the obstacles encountered during the first Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination, the independence and the impartiality of the judiciary, juries

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