A/RES/42/200 GA

V. Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Second Committee 169 Lebanon, and to take the necessary steps to ensure that their offices at Beirut are adequately staffed at the senior leve!; 6. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its forty-third session on the progress made in the implementation of the present resolution. 96th plenary meeting 11 December 1987 42/200. Special economic assistance to Chad The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 41/198 of 8 December 1986 and its previous resolutions on assistance in the reconstruc- tion, rehabilitation and development of Chad, emergency humanitarian assistance to Chad and special economic as- sistance to that country, Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on special economic assistance to Chad,95 relating, ín- ter alia, to the economic and financia! situation of Chad, the status of assistance provided for the rehabilitation and reconstruction ofthe country and the progress made in or- ganizing and executing the programme of assistance for that country, Considering that the war and the drought are compro- mising ali the reconstruction and development efforts of the Government of Chad, Concerned at the recent invasion of locusts, which has aggravated the already precarious food and health situa- tion in Chad, in particular that of the people displaced as a result of the war and the drought, Taking note of the numerous appeals launched by the Government of Chad and governmental and non- governmental organizations regarding the seriousness of the food and health situation in Chad, Taking note also of the appeal made by the Government of Chad for a round table on the rehabilitation and recon- struction needs of the northern region, which has suffered the most from the effects of the war, Recognizing the need for emergency humanitarian assis- tance to Chad, Also recognizing the need for assistance in the recon- struction and development of Chad, Recalling the round table on assistance to Chad con- vened by the United Nations Development Programme at Geneva on 4 and 5 December 1985, in accordance with the arrangements agreed upon at the International Confer- ence on Assistance to Chad, held in November 1982, 1. Expresses its gratitude to the States and governmen- tal and non-governmental organizations that responded and are continuing to respond generously to the appeals of the Government of Chad and of the Secretary-General by furnishing assistance to Chad; 2 .. Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General for h1s e!forts t? make the international community aware of the d1fficult1es of Chad and to mobilize assistance for that country; 3: Rene~s the re9ue~t made to States, competent Un!ted Nat1ons orgamzatlons and programmes and inter- natlonal economic and financia! institutions to continue: (a) To provide the necessary humanitarian assistance to the people of Chad, who have suffered as a result of the 9s See A/42/442, sect. 11.C. war, the effects of the drought and the invasion of locusts and predators; (b) To contribute to the reconstruction of Chad; 4. Again invites States and agencies to take part in the sectoral meetings scheduled at the round table on assis- tance to Chad and to honour the commitments they made; 5. Rer¡:Jests the Secretary-General: (a) To continue his efforts to implement the interim development plan submitted at Geneva;96 (b) To continue to assess, in close collaboration with the humanitarian agencies concerned, the humanitarian needs, particularly in the areas of food and health, of the people displaced by the war and the drought; (e) To mobilize special humanitarian assistance for persons who have suffered as a result of the war, the drought and the invasion of locusts and predators and for the resettlement of displaced persons; 6. Requests the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme to organize, in collaboration with the competent United Nations organizations and programmes and the Government of Chad, a round table to formulate an emergency assistance programme for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the northern region and for the resettlement of persons displaced by the war; 7. Calls upan the Secretary-General to keep the situa- tion in Chad under review and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its forty-third session. 96th plenary meeting 11 December 1987 42/201. Special assistance to front-line States The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 41/199 of 8 December 1986, Having considered the initiatives of the Secretary- General on special assistance to front-line States and other bordering States,97 namely the establishment of a focal point at United Nations Headquarters, the formation of an informal inter-agency consultative group and the set- ting in motion of a contingency planning process, Deeply concerned at the continuing deteriorating situa- tion in southern Africa, which has aggravated the eco- nomic problems confronting the front-line States and other bordering States, arising from the apartheid policies of the Pretoria régime, Conscious of the responsibility of the international com- munity to address the problems of the region, Commending the concerted and determined efforts of the countries of the region to cope with the prevailing ad- verse conditions by strengthening their economic co- oper_ation an~ lessening their dependence on South Africa, partlcularly m the areas of transportation, communica- tions and related sectors, Reaffirming the importance of close co-operation be- tween the United Nations and the front-line States, Mindful of Security Council resolutions 568 (1985) of 21 June 1985, 571 (1985) of 20 September 1985 and 581 (1986) of 13 February 1986, by which the Council, in- ter afia, requested the international community to render assistance to the front-line States, 96/bid., sect. 11.C.4. 97 See A/42/422 and Add. l-4.

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