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E/ CN. 14/RES/78 (V)
1 YJarch 1963 ENGLISHOriginal:
ENGLISH
DE.3ERT ECONm.JC COKL:LSSIOl~ ED?. AliRICA
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Leopoldville, Y.obruary-~furch1963
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ad_opted b;y the Cormr.Ls s'i on a. nar
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r'l~tin.g on 1 !larch 1963
The Economic C.£!~ission :for l:.!E.i c a ,
Consbi0us of ~h8 seriousnoss of the invasions of the north African area
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by the desert Locus; 3!l(1 of the r-e su.ltant destruction of crops in the coun- tries of the area,
Cons\clc.'-~l-llF; the c'TC8ncy 0f n.aki.ng the locust ar-adi cat.Lon campaign more effective and less Gostly in order to yrevent the recurrence of invasions on a d.lsa.atrous scale,
Notj-:2& Witi:l S<.1-~::clacticn both the desert locust project 0f the United NatLon a Special Fi..u'lJ and tilG existence of the two de sert locust control
organizations Ll 82-st 8C1Q I'JGst Africa and the advantage s which such or- ganizations l!rescl'lt :':Y!: ~~h0 study of o on cer-t ed internaticnLl action in
the ar eaa o~bjGc.t t o locust in fe stat i.on ,
1. l.nvit~_,-~ the: :S';':cuti,v" :32Cl'GtJ,ry to approach the rood and Agriculture Orgar.iznt:i.on; ',!licb j s l"(~sjJcnsible for car.ying out the regional project of the Spocial l<tXl:l relat~_::ig to the desert locust, with a view to the es- t.ab.li shmen't of' an C::'R2.':1tzatio;1 to carryon an Cl.nti-locust campaign and research work in north Afric~,
2. B~.9..l~."!.'2. the :8xecu.tive Se cr-e't azy to report to the Commission at i ts next se ssiono
