General Assembly

Distr. GENERAL  

17 December 1984

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                                                   A/RES/39/200
                                                   17 December 1984
                                                   Meeting no. 103
                            Assistance to Djibouti
 
     The General Assembly,
 
     Recalling its resolution 38/213 of 20 December 1983 and its previous
resolutions on assistance to Djibouti, in which it drew the attention of the
international community to the critical economic situation confronting
Djibouti and to the country's urgent need for assistance,
 
     Deeply concerned at the adverse effects of the prolonged drought on the
economic and social development of Djibouti,
 
     Recalling also its resolution 37/176 of 17 December 1982, in which it
called upon the international community to continue to support the efforts
made by the Government of Djibouti to cope with the needs of the refugee
population,
 
     Bearing in mind its resolution 37/133 of 17 December 1982, in which it
decided to include Djibouti in the list of the least developed countries,
 
     Having examined the summary report of the Secretary-General,
 
     Noting the critical economic situation of Djibouti and the list of urgent
and priority projects formulated by the Government that require international
assistance,
 
     1.   Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General for the steps he
     has taken to organize an international programme of economic assistance
     for Djibouti;
 
     2.   Notes with appreciation the assistance already provided or pledged
     to Djibouti by Member States, organizations of the United Nations system
     and other organizations;
 
     3.   Draws the attention of the international community to the difficult
     economic situation confronting Djibouti and to the severe structural
     constraints to its development;
 
     4.   Renews its appeal to Member States, the appropriate organs,
     organizations and programmes of the United Nations system, regional and
     international organizations and other intergovernmental bodies and
     non-governmental organizations, as well as international financial
     institutions, to provide assistance bilaterally and multilaterally, as
     appropriate, to Djibouti in order to enable it to cope with its difficult
     economic situation and to implement its development strategies, including
     the programme of assistance that was presented at the round-table of
     development partners convened by the Government of Djibouti
     in November 1983;
 
     5.   Appeals to the international community to provide financial,
     material and technical assistance, as a matter of urgency, to alleviate
     the sufferings of the population affected by drought and for the
     implementation of the drought-related projects and programmes;
 
     6.   Requests the appropriate specialized agencies and other
     organizations of the United Nations system to maintain and increase their
     current and future programmes of assistance to Djibouti, to co-operate
     closely with the Secretary-General in organizing an effective
     international programme of assistance and to report periodically to him
     on the steps they have taken and the resources they have made available
     to help that country;
 
     7.   Requests the Secretary-General:
 
     (a)  To continue his efforts to mobilize the necessary resources for an
     effective programme of financial, technical and material assistance to
     Djibouti;
 
     (b)  To keep the situation in Djibouti under constant review, to maintain
     close contact with Member States, the specialized agencies, regional and
     other intergovernmental organizations and the international financial
     institutions concerned and to apprise the Economic and Social Council, at
     its second regular session of 1985, of the current status of the special
     programme of economic assistance for Djibouti;
 
     (c)  To report on the progress made in the economic situation of Djibouti
     and in organizing and implementing the special programme of economic
     assistance for that country in time for the matter to be considered by
     the General Assembly at its fortieth session.