NOTE FOR THE USERS
The resolutions in this compendium cover a wide range of substantive subjects, issues and problems relating to population, industry, natural resources, cartography and remote sensing, science and technology, trade and finance, statistics, food and agriculture, transport, communications and tourism, women in development, debt crisis, nuclear energy, water and water resources, public administration, human resources and social development, the establishment of various institutions and organizations etc. A total of 825 resolutions were adopted by the Commission in the period from 29 April 1958 through 8 May
1996.
The purpose of this compendium is to make easily accessible for quick and useful reference to all users notably the ECA member States as well as, OAU, ADB, regional and international organizations, UN agencies such as UNDP, UNESCO, researchers or consultants, diplomatic missions, NGOs, and others interested in the work, activities and objectives of the Commission, and wider public.
This Compedium was initiated, prepared and compiled by Mr. George
Kategaya a staff member of the Conference and General Services Division of the
Economic Commission for Africa and it is available in two working languages of
the Commission. Mr. George Kategaya was assisted by Documentation and
Publishing Unit Staff, all the typists, artists, proofreaders, translators in the
French language and the Reproduction staff who reproduced this compendium.
LIST OF RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THE COMMISSION SINCE ITS FOUNDATION
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED AT THE NINETEENTH SESSION OF THE COMMISSION BY THE CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS AT THEIR TENTH MEETING
487 (XIX). United Nations Transport and Communications Decade in Africa 555 - 556
488 (XDC). Development of the African remote sensing programme 557
489 (XIX). African demographic training institutes 557-558
490 (XIX). Infrastructure post for the ECA secretariat in the field of population 558 - 559 491 (XIX). Implementation of the Programme for the Industrial Development Decade
for Africa 559-563
492 (XIX). African Industrial Development Fund (AIDF) 563
493 (XIX). Crime prevention and criminal justice 564
494 (XIX). International Youth Year: Participation, Development, Peace 564 - 565 495 (XIX). Utilization of existing African facilities for the Development of
human resources in Africa 566-567
496 (XDC). Environment and development in Africa 567 - 570
497 (XIX). Water resources development and follow-up to the Mar del Plata Action Plan 570 - 571 498 (XIX). Pan-African Documentation and Information System 571 - 572
499 (XIX). Regional Plan of Action to combat the impacts of drought in Africa 572 - 573
500 (XIX). Short-term forecasting in the African region 573 - 574
501 (XIX). Perspective studies in Africa 574-575
502 (XDC). Pricing policies in the African least developed countries 575 - 576 503 (XDC). Measures for the effective implementation of the substantial new programme
of action in African least developed countries 576-578
504 (XIX). Transportation and marketing of natural gas by pipeline 578
505 (XIX). Strengthening ECA as an executing Agency 578-579
506 (XIX). Kilimanjaro Programme of Action on Population and Self-reliant
Development 579-580
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507 (XIX). Europe-Africa Permanent Link Via the Strait of Gibraltar 581
508 (XIX). Biennial report of the Executive Secretary 581 -583
509 (XDC). Strengthening African capabilities in Science and Technology matters 583 - 584
510 (XIX). Increasing resource allocation to food and agriculture in Africaand declining performance of the sector 584
511 (XDC). African women and the World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women: Equality,
Development and Peace (1976-1985 584 - 585
512 (XIX). Women and development in Africa: Mobilization of human and financial resources for the ECA women's programme beyond
the United Nations Decade 585-587
513 (XIX). Fourth All-Africa Trade Fair.... 587-588
514 (XIX). Association of African Trade Promotion Organizations 588
515 (XIX). Establishment of the African Federation of Chambers of Commerce 588 - 589
516 (XIX). Development of Intra-AfricanTrade ...589-590
517 (XIX). OAU and ECA assistance to African countries in international negotiations 590
518 (XIX). Human settlements 591
519 (XIX). Evaluation, harmonization and/or merger of the activities of African
multinational institutions sponsored by ECA and OAU 592
520 (XIX). External indebtedness of African countries... 593
521 (XIX). Sessions of the Commission 593-594
522 (XIX). Strengthening subregional and regional cooperation 594 - 595
523 (XDC). Tourism 595
524 (XIX). The Meetings of the Policy Organs of the MULPOCs, February/April 1984 596 525 (XIX). Implementation of the International Development Strategy for the
Third United Nations Development Decade 596-597
526 (XDC). African Economic and Social Crisis 597 - 598
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED AT THE TWENTIETH SESSION OF THE COMMISSION BY THE CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS AT THEIR ELEVENTH MEETING 527 (XIX). Special appeal to the London Summit of Seven Major
Industrialized Countries of June 1984 598-599
528 (XIX). Meteorological services to combat drought in Africa , 599-600 529 (XIX). A substantial assessment of the roundtables and consultative group
meetings 600
530 (XIX). Vote of thanks to His Excellency Comrade Mengistu Haile-Mariam, Chairman of the Provisional Military Administrative Council and of the Commission to Organize the Party of the Working People of Ethiopia and
Commander-in-Chief of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Socialist
Ethiopia 601
531 (XX). Signature and ratification of the agreement establishing the African
Industrial Development Fund (AIDF) 601-602
532 (XX). Industrial Development Decade for Africa 602 - 604
533 (XX). African demographic training institutes 604
534 (XX). Pan-African Documentation and Information System (PADIS) 605 - 606
535 (XX). Women and development in Africa 606 - 607
536 (XX). African participation in the World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women:
Equality, Development and Peace 608
537 (XX). African Institute for Economic Development and planning (IDEP) 608 - 609 538 (XX). Measures to ensure the effective and accelerated implementation of the
Substantial New Programme of Action in the African least developed
countries during the second half of the 1980s 610-612
539 (XX). United Nations Trust Fund for African Development (UNTFAD) 612 - 613 540 (XX). African Centre of Meteorological Applications for Development 613 - 614 541 (XX). Role of trade and finance in alleviating Africa's social
and economic crisis 614 - 616
542 (XX). Implementation of the Lusaka Programme of Action for
Mineral Resources Development and Utilization in Africa 616 - 617
543 (XX). Development-oriented social welfare policies and programmes on the
situation of African migrant workers 617-618
544 (XX). United Nations Transport and Communications Decade in Africa 618 - 620
545 (XX). Human resources management 620-621
546 (XX). Strengthening the role of institutions of higher learning in
Africa's development 621 -622
547 (XX). African Institute for higher Technical Training and Research (AIHTTR) 622
548 (XX). Africa's food and agriculture crisis 623 - 624
549 (XX). Subregional, regional and interregional economic and technical cooperation 624 - 626 550 (XX). Report of the Ad hoc Committee established by resolution 477 (XVII)
of 2 May 1983 on ECA - and OAU - sponsored institutions 627 - 628 551 (XX). Developing administrative and managerial capabilities in Africa 628 - 629
552 (XX). Appointment of MULPOC Directors 629-630
553 (XX). Introduction of Portuguese as one of the official working languages of
the Economic Commission for Africa 630 - 631
554 (XX). Work programme and priorities of the Economic Commission
for Africa, 1986-1987 631-632
555 (XX). International action for relaunching the initiative for
long-term development and economic growth in Africa 632 - 633
556 (XX). Transmittal of the recommendations of the ECA Conference of Ministers concerning the economic issues on the draft agenda of the twenty-first ordinary session of the Assembly of Heads of
State and Government of the Organization of African Unity 633 - 634 557 (XX). Contribution of the Economic Commission for Africa on the
occasion of the fortieth anniversary of the United Nations 634 558 (XX). Expression of thanks to countries, institutions and
individuals that have assisted Africa in dealing with
its economic and social crisis 634-635
559 (XX). Support for the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) 635
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED AT THE TWENTY-FIRST SESSION OF THE COMMISSION
BY THE CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS AT THEIR TWELFTH MEETING 560 (XX). Activities of transnational corporations in the production,distribution and marketing of oil and petroleum products in Africa 636 561 (XX). Vote of thanks to His Excellency Comrade Mengistu Haile Mariam,
General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' party of Ethiopia (WPE), Chairman of the provisional Military
Administrative Council (PMAC) and Commander-in-Chief of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Socialist Ethiopia by the
eleventh meeting of the EGA Conference of Minsters 636 - 637
562 (XXI). Biennial report of the Executive Secretary 637 - 638
563 (XXI). United Nations Transport and Communications Decade in Africa 638 - 640
564 (XXI). Industrial Development Decade for Africa 640 - 642
565 (XXI). Improvement of the food situation and rehabilitation of agriculture in Africa 642 - 644 566 (XXI). The role of the Multinational Programming and Operational Centres in the
promotion of subregional cooperation and interregional technical and
economic cooperation... 644
567 (XXI). Development of tourism in Africa 645
568 (XXI). Trade and development finance 645-648
569 (XXI). Institutions sponsored by the Economic Commission for Africa 648 - 649 570 (XXI). Establishment of the African chairs of technology programme
in food processing, biotechnologies and nutrition and health 649 - 650
571 (XXI). Human settlements ■ 650-651
572 (XXI). African participation in the preparations for the United Nations
Conference for the Promotion of International Cooperation in the Peaceful
Uses of Nuclear Energy ■ 651-652
573 (XXI). Subregional perspectives 652
574 (XXI). African Institute for Economic Development and Planning 652 - 654
575 (XXI). Short-term economic forecasting in the African region 654
576 (XXI). Strengthening of the Statistical Training Programme for Africa 654 - 655
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RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED AT THE TWENTY-SECOND SESSION OF THE COMMISSION BY THE CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS AT THEIR THIRTEENTH MEETING
577 (XXI). African demographic training institutes 655-656
578 (XXI). Development of environmental capabilities in Africa 656 - 658
579 (XXI). Women and development in Africa 658-661
580 (XXI). Women and the special session of the United Nations General Assembly
on the critical economic situation in Africa 661
581 (XXI).
Pan-African Documentation and Information System... 662-663 582 (XXI). Proposals for updating the 1986-1987 proposed programme budget in the
light of General Assembly approved appropriations and availability of
extrabudgetary resources ■ 663 -664
583 (XXI). Second updating of and revisions to the medium-term plan, 1984-1989 664 - 665 584 (XXI). Review and appraisal of the impact of the Economic Commission
for Africa on African development: Policy-making, programming
and execution of projects ■ 665
585 (XXI). Establishment of an African Centre of Meteorological Applications
for Development 665-666
586 (XXI). United Nations Development Programme-assisted fourth regional
programme for Africa • 666-667
587 (XXI). Maintenance of the financial resources allocated to the Economic
Community of the Great Lakes countries during the thirdprogramming cycle .667
588 (XXII). Industrial development in Africa 668-677
589 (XXII). Funding of the African Industrial Development Fund (AIDF) 677
590 (XXII). Fourth All-Africa Trade Fair and preparations for thefifth All-Africa Trade Fair ,...677-679
591 (XXII). Africa's trade with socialist countries of Eastern Europe 679
592 (XXII). Association of African Trade Promotion Organizations (AATPO) 679 - 680
593 (XXII). Establishment of a preferential trade area in North Africa 680 - 681
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED AT THE TWENTY-SECOND SESSION OF THE COMMISSION BY THE CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS AT THEIR THIRTEENTH MEETING 594 (XXII). Proposals on the development problems of African least developed
countries for consideration by the seventh session of the United
Nations Conference on Trade and Development 681 - 682
595 (XXII). Measures for the effective implementation of the Substantial New
Programme of Action for the LDCs in the 1980s, in Africanleast developed countries 682-683
596 (XXII). Role of the building and construction sector in the development process 683 - 685 597 (XXII). The integration of women in development in Africa 685 - 687
598 (XXII). The international mobilization of financial and technologicalresources for food and agriculture in Africa 687-688
599 (XXII). Convening of a meeting of African experts prior to the diplomatic conference to review the United Nations Convention on a Code of
Conduct for Liner Conferences 689-690
600 (XXII). Information systems development in Africa 690 - 691
601 (XXII). The African social situation 691 -692
602 (XXII). Development of cartography and remote sensing services in Africa 692 - 693
603 (XXII). Monitoring the implementation of the United Nations Programme ofAction for African Economic Recovery and Development, 1986-1990 and
Africa's Priority Programme for Economic Recovery, 1986-1990 694 - 695 604 (XXII). United Nations Transport and Communications Decade in Africa 695 - 696
605 (XXII). Data needs in the context of the assessment of social impact ofstructural adjustment programmes in Africa 697 - 698
606 (XXII). Support to the African regional river and lake basin organizations 698 - 699 607 (XXII). Request for assistance submitted by the Niger on the organization
of a seminar on grassroots development 699
6O8(XXJI). Culture and development 700
609 (XXII). The United Nations African Institute for the Prevention of Crime
and the Treatment of Offenders (UNAFRI) 701 -702
610 (XXII). Development of telecommunications 702-703
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RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED AT THE TWENTY-THIRD SESSION OF THE COMMISSION BY THE CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS AT THEIR FOURTEENTH MEETING 611 (XXII). Acceleration of subregional economic integration in Africa
and the new role of the Multinational Programming and
Operational Centres (MULPOCs) 703 - 705
612 (XXII). African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP) 705 - 707
613 (XXII). Sustaining Africa's initiative and international support for economic recovery and development, including the deepening of
understanding of the challenge for long-term development 707 -708 614 (XXII). Strengthening the role of Africa's institutions of higher
learning in Africa's economic recovery and development 708 - 709 615 (XX3I). United Nations Trust Fund for African Development (UNTFAD) 709 - 710 616 (XXII). Proposed programme of work and priorities for the biennium 1988-1989 710 - 712 617 (XXII). Draft medium-term plan for the period 1990-1995 ...712-713 618 (XXII). In-depth study of the United Nations intergovernmental structure
and functions in the economic and social fields 713 - 717
619 (XXII). Mobilization of domestic financial resources for economic and
social developments ....717-718
620 (XXII). Support to the island countries of the south-western Indian Ocean in their efforts to forecast cyclones and to reduce the adverse
effects of such disasters 718-719
621 (XXII). African Centre of meteorological Applications for Development (ACMAD) 719 - 730 622 (XXm). African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP) 730 - 731
623(XXIII). Africa and global modelling 731-732
624 (XXIII). Multisectoral planning 732 - 733
625 (XXffl). African demographic training institutes 733 -734
626 (XXIII). Women's integration in the development process 734 - 735
627 (XXIII). Integration of African women in trade and commerce 735 - 736
628 (XXIII). Establishment of the African Organization for
Cartography and Remote Sensing 736 - 737
629 (XXIII). Working Groups of the Intergovernmental Committee for Science and
Technology Development , 737 -738
630 (XXIII). Cooperation between ECA, OAU and UNESCO on the follow-up of
CASTAFRICAII 738
631 (XXIII). The Khartoum Declaration: Towards a Human-focused Approach to
Socio-economic Recovery and Development in Africa 738 - 739 Annex: The Khartoum Declaration: Towards a Human-focused
Approach to Socio-economic Recovery and
Development in Africa 740-752
632 (XXHI). Support for the United Nations Special Action Programme for
Administration and Management 752-753
633 (XXHI). Brain drain from Africa.. 753
634 (XXIH). Cooperation between ECA and the UNDP Regional Bureau for
Arab States and European Programmes 753-754
635 (XXIII). Drought and decertification 754 - 755
636 (XXni). Preferential Trade Area for North Africa 755
637 (XXIII). Emigration from member countries of the North African MULPOC 756
638 (XXHI). Development of industry in North Africa 756-757
639 (XXm). United Nations Transport and Communications Decade in Africa 757 - 759 640 (XXIII). Promotion of tourism and the development of hotel management and
human resources for the tourism sector 760 - 761
641 (XXm). Campaign against migrant locusts and grasshoppers 761 - 762 642 (XXm). African Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment
of Offenders 762-763
Annex: Statute of the African Institute for the Prevention
of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders 764-775
643 (XXHI). Preparation for the second United Nations Conference on Least
Developed Countries 775
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644 (XXIII). Strengthening the capabilities of ECA-sponsored regional and
subregional organizations , 776
645 (XXIII). Support to the countries of the south-western Indian Ocean
affected by tropical cyclones and natural disasters 777
646 (XXIII). Biennial report of the Executive Secretary 778
647 (XXIII). Proposals for extension of the 1984-1989 Medium-term Plan to 1990-1991 778
648 (XXIII). Updating of the 1988-1989 programme budget 779
649 (XXm). Multisectoral economic integration projects of the African
intergovernmental organizations 779-780
650 (XXHI). Experiments in grass-root development 780 - 781
651 (XXIII). Resources for the African Centre of Meteorological Applications
for Development , 781 -782
Annex: Draft scale of contribution by member States of the
Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) to the recurrent budget of ACMAD for the initial period of five years,
1988-1993 (in thousands of united States dollars) 783 - 784
652 (XXIII). Establishment of a UNDP management facility 784 - 785
653 (XXHI). Memorandum on the contribution of the Economic Commission for Africa to the implementation and mid-term review of the United Nations programme of Action for African Economic Recovery and Development, 1986-1990
(UN-PAAERD): Prospects and recommendations 785
628 (XXIII). Establishment of the African Organization for
Cartography and Remote Sensing 736-737
629 (XXIH). Working Groups of the Intergovernmental Committee for Science and
Technology Development , ., 737 - 738
654 (XXHI). Motion of thanks to the ECA Executive Secretary for his role in the success of
the programme for the integration of women in development, 1974-1988 785 - 786 655 (XXm). Vote of thanks to His Excellency Colonel Ali Saibou, Chairman of the
Supreme Military Council, Head of State and Minister of Defence of
the Republic of the Niger 786-787
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED AT THE TWENTY-FOURTH SESSION OF THE COMMISSION BY THE CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS AT THEIR FIFTEENTH MEETING
656 (XXIV). Proclamation of a second Industrial Development Decade for Africa 787 - 789
657 (XXIV). United Nations Trust Fund for African Development 789
658 (XXTV). Strengthening development information systems in Africa 790 - 792 659 (XXIV). Review of the achievements of the Multinational Programming and
Operational Centres of the Commission in order to strengthen them 792 - 793 660 (XXIV). Promotion and strengthening of subregional, regional and international
cooperation in the fight against migrant locusts in Africa 793 - 794 661 (XXIV). African Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of
Offenders (UNAFRI) 794-795
662 (XXIV). Assistance from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization for the promotion of multinational projects within the framework of the
Industrial Development Decade for Africa (IDDA) 795-796
663 (XXTV). Creation of an African Economic Association 796 - 797
664 (XXIV). International Conference on Popular Participation in the Recovery
and Development Process in Africa 797-798
665 (XXIV). Mobilization of extrabudgetary resources for the operational
activities of the Economic Commission for Africa 798 - 799
666 (XXTV). Strengthening the capabilities of subregional and regional structuresfor the integration of women in development 799 - 800
667 (XXIV). Measures for strengthening the Economic Commission for Africa's special
programme for least developed, land-locked and island countriesin Africa 800-801
668 (XXIV). Economic Report on Africa and Survey of Economic and Social Conditions
in Africa 801-802
669 (XXTV). African Institute for Economic Development and Planning 802 - 803
670 (XXIV). Establishment of the African Monetary Fund 803
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671 (XXIV). The current economic situation in Africa 804
672 (XXIV). Making operational the African Centre of Meteorological Applications
for Development 804-805
673 (XXIV). Contributions by the Economic Commission for Africa to the preparation of the International Development Strategy for
the fourth United Nations Development Decade 805 - 806
674 (XXIV). Draft Medium-term Plan, 1992-1997 806-807
675 (XXIV). Proposed programme of work and priorities for the biennium 1990-1991 807 - 808 676 (XXIV). African Alternative Framework for Structural Adjustment Programmes
for Socio-economic Recovery and Transformation (AAF-SAP) 808 - 809 677 (XXIV)- Joint meeting between the Conference of Ministers responsible
for economic development and planning and the United Nations
Development Programme Resident Representatives in Africa 809 - 810
678 (XXV). United Nations Trust Fund for African Development accumulated interest 811 679 (XXV). Improving information flows in the African region 811 -812 680 (XXV). Future of the African Institute for Economic Development and
Planning (IDEP) 812-813
681 (XXV). Future of the African demographic training institutes 813-814 682 (XXV). Improving technical facilities at the Economic Commission for
Africa (ECA) 814
683 (XXV). The Addis Ababa Plan of Action for Statistical Development in Africa
in the 1990s 814-819
684 (XXV). The Abuja Declaration on Participatory Development: The Role of Women
in Africa in the 1990s 819 - 820
685 (XXV). Women and apartheid 820-821
686 (XXV). Women in global and regional strategies 821
687 (XXV). Africa Regional Coordinating Committee for the Integration
of Women in Development 822
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED AT THE TWENTY-FIFTH SESSION OF THE COMMISSION BY THE CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS AT THEIR SIXTEENTH MEETING
688 (XXV). Establishment of the Technical Advisory Committee for the development
of nuclear science and technology in Africa 822 - 823
689 (XXV). Strengthening of capacities in Africa for the development and
application of science and technology in the 1990s 823 - 824
690 (XXV). Making the African Centre of Meteorological Application for
Development Operational 824- 825
691 (XXV). The African Charter for Popular Participation in Development
and Transformation 825
692 (XXV). Hydrographic surveying and nautical charting services 826
693 (XXV). Proposal for interregional cooperation in the area of trade facilitation, and in particular the phased application of EDIFACT whenever
appropriate 826-827
694 (XXV). Cooperation in fisheries in Africa 827 - 829
695 (XXV). Planning, programming, monitoring and evaluation 829 - 830 696 (XXV). "Priority Africa" Programme of the United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization 830-831
697 (XXV). Improvement of the role of women in the informal sector:
Production and management 831 -832
698 (XXV). The final review and appraisal of the United Nations Programme of Action for African Economic Recovery and Development,
1986-1990 (UN-PAAERD) 832-833
699 (XXV). Strengthening the African Institute for Higher Technical
Training and Research 833 - 834
700 (XXV). The proposed establishment of the African Economic Community 834 - 835 701 (XXV). Contribution of member States to ECA-sponsored institutions 835-836 702 (XXV). Transforming and strengthening the Multinational Programming
and Operational Centres (MULPOCs) of the Economic
Commission for Africa 836-840
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED AT THE TWENTY-SIXTH SESSION OF THE COMMISSION BY THE CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS AT THEIR SEVENTEENTH MEETING
703 (XXV). Menace of the new world screwworm fly 840 - 841
704 (XXV). Emergency assistance to Namibia 841
705 (XXVI). Implementation of the Lagos Plan of Action and the Final Act of Lagos
at national subregional and regional levels 842 - 843
706 (XXVI). Proposed United Nations Population Fund technical support teams 843 - 844 707 (XXVI). Strengthening population information infrastructures in support of
population programmes in Africa 844 - 846
708 (XXVT). Acceleration of the economic integration process in Africa and the
strengthening of the Multinational Programming and Operational Centres 846 - 849 709 (XXVI). United Nations Second Industrial Development Decade for Africa
(1991-2000) 849-850
710 (XXVI). Second United Nations Transport and Communications Decade
in Africa 850-853
711 (XXVI). Revitalization of mining industries in Africa , 853 - 854 712 (XXVI). African participation in the preparation for the United Nations
Conference on Environment and Development 854 - 855
713 (XXVI). The African social situation 855 - 857
714 (XXVI). Women in development 857
715 (XXVI). Improvement of the status of women in the secretariat of the
Economic Commission for Africa 858
716 (XXVI). Implementing an integrated approach to development information 858 - 859 717 (XXVT). Programme of work and priorities of the Economic Commission
for Africa for 1992-1993 859-860
718 (XXVI). Revitalization of the mandate and operational framework of the
regional Commission for Africa 861 - 862
719 (XXVI). Contributions to the United Nations Trust Fund for African Development 863
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720 (XXVI). The United Nations Development Programme Fifth Inter-Country
Programme for Africa 863 - 864
721 (XXVI). The International Fund for Agricultural Development's Special programme for Sub-Saharan African Countries
affected by Drought and Desertification 864-865
722 (XXVI). Vote of appreciation and thanks to Professor Adebayo Adedeji,
United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretaryof the Economic Commission for Africa 865-866
723 (XXVI). Vote of thanks to Mr. Mbatkam Tchouta-Moussa, Deputy Executive
secretory of the Economic Commission for Africa 866
724 (XXVI). Persian Gulf crisis Compensation Fund 867
725 (XXVI). Choice of the name "Adebayo Adedeji Conference Centre" for the new
conference centre of the Economic Commission for Africa 867 - 868 726 (XXVII). Strengthening the Economic Commission for Africa to face
Africa's development challenges in the 1990s 868-870
727 (XXVII). Implementation of the Treaty establishing the
African Economic Community ■ 870- 871
728 (XXVII). Restructuring and revitalization of the United Nations in
the economic and social fields: Strengthening the role andfunctions of the regional commissions ■ 871 - 872
729 (XXVII). The African debt crisis 872 - 873
730 (XXVII). The role of indigenous banking and financial institutions
in the mobilization of financial resources for development 873 731 (XXVII). Anticipated impact of new developments in the European
Monetary System on the monetary and financial arrangements of African countries and the need to accelerate monetary
integration in Africa 874
732 (XXVII). Information systems for African economic development
and integration • 874-876
733 (XXVII). Strengthening the follow-up mechanism of the Lagos Plan of
Action in the 1990s • 876-877
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BY THE CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS AT THEIR EIGHTEENTH MEETING
734 (XXVII). Implementation of the Addis Ababa Plan of Action for Statistical
Development in Africa in the 1990s 877 - 878
735 (XXVII). Short-term Economic forecasting in Africa 878
736(XXVH). Women and access to resources in the 1990s 878-879
737 (XXVII). The role of women in conflict resolution ...880
738 (XXVII). Science and technology for development 880 - 881
739 (XXVII). Adoption of the programme for the second Industrial Development
Decade for Africa (IDDAII) 881-883
740 (XXVII). Human resources planning, development and utilization
in Africa 883 - 884
741 (XXVII). The work programme and budget of the African Centre of
Meteorological Applications for Development for 1992-1994 884-885 742 (XXVm). Strategic objectives for Africa's economic development in
the 1990s... 886-887
743 (XXVIII). Implementation of the Abuja Treaty for the establishment of the
African Economic Community 887 - 888
744 (XXVIII). African Strategies for the implementation of Agenda 21 888 - 891 745 (XXVIII). Strengthening and rationalization of the Multinational Programming
and Operational Centres of the Economic Commission for Africa 891 -892 746 (XXVIII). Human Development Agenda for Africa in the 1990s 892 - 893 747 (XXVIII). Strategic Agenda for Development management in Africa in the 1990s 893 - 894 748 (XXVIII). Population, family and sustainable development 894 - 895 749 (XXVIII). Preparations for the World Summit for Social Development 895 - 896
750 (XXVIII). International Year of the Family 896-897
751 (XXVIII). Africa's preparations for the mid-term review of the Lome IV
Convention 897-898
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752 (XXVffl). The second Industrial Development Decade for Africa (IDDAII) 898 - 899 753 (XXVIII). Women in Development: the African Regional Preparatory Meeting
(1994) for the World Conference on Women: Action for Equality,
Development and Peace (1995) 899-902
754 (XXVIII). Rationalization and harmonization of institutions sponsored by the
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa 903 - 904
755 (XXVTII). African Centre of Meteorological Applications for Development 904 - 905 756 (XXVIII). Strengthening the Multidisciplinary Advisory Group of the Economic
Commission for Africa (ECA-MRAG) 905 - 906
757 (XXVIII). Restructuring of the intergovernmental machinery of the Commission 906 - 920 758 (XXVIII). The role of cartography, remote sensing and geographic information
systems (GIS in sustainable development 920 - 922
759 (XXVIII). Data acquisition in the field of cartography and remote sensing
in Africa 922
760 (XXVIII). International hydrogeological mapping programme for Africa and the
study on cartography for development , 922-923
761 (XXVIII). Second United Nations Transport and Communications Decade in Africa 923 - 924 762 (XXVIII). Reactivation of the Trans-African Highway Bureau 924-925
763 (XXVIII). Utilization of human resources in Africa 925
764 (XXVIII). Development of building materials industries in Africa 925 - 926
765 (XXVIII). Tourism development in Africa 926-929
766 (XXVIII). Strengthening development information systems for regional cooperation
and integration in Africa 929-930
767 (XXVIII). Programme of work and priorities of the United Nations Economic
Commission for Africa ...931
768 (XXVIII). African Institute for Economic Development and Planning 931 - 933
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RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED AT THE TWENTY-NINTH SESSION OF THE COMMISSION BY THE CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS AT THEIR TWENTIETH MEETING 769 (XXVIII). Strengthening the role of the Economic Commission for Africa to
provide team leadership and coordination of United Nations system
activities with a regional perspective in Africa 933 - 934
770(XXIX). Effective implementation of the United Nations New Agenda for the
Development of Africa in the 1990s (UN-NADAF) 934 - 936
771 (XXIX). Building critical capacities for accelerated growth and sustained
development 936-938
772 (XXIX). Preparations for the second United Nations Conference on Human
Settlements 938-939
773 (XXIX). Preparation for the World Conference on Natural Disaster Reduction,
Yokohama, Japan, 23-27 May 1994 939 - 940
774 (XXIX). Strategy and Programme of Action for marine/ocean development
in Africa 940-942
775 (XXIX). Establishment of a trust fund for peace-building, post-conflict
rehabilitation, reconstruction and development 942 - 944
776 (XXIX). Development and strengthening of the Economic Commission for Africa's programme activities in the field of natural resources,
energy and marine affairs 944-945
777 (XXIX). Enhancing the capacity of the Multinational Programming and
Operational Centres (MULPOCs) 945 - 946
778 (XXIX). The situation in the least developed countries 946 - 947
779 (XXIX). Strengthening the operational capacity of the
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa 947 - 948
780 (XXIX). Implementation of the programme for the second Industrial
Development Decade for Africa (1993-2002) 948-949
781 (XXIX). Development of the private sector for the accelerated implementation of the programme for the second Industrial
Development Decade for Africa and beyond 950
782 (XXIX). Development of basic industries for the structural
transformation of African economies 950-952
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RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED AT THE THIRTIETH SESSION OF THE COMMISSION
BY THE CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS AT THEIR TWENTIETH MEETING
783 (XXIX). The Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations 952 - 953 784 (XXIX). Africa and the crisis in international commodity agreements 953 - 954
785 (XXIX). Promotion and expansion of intra-African trade 954 - 955
786 (XXIX). Strategies for Revitalization, Recovery and Growth of Africa's
Trade in the 1990s and Beyond 955-956
787 (XXIX). Science and technology for development 956
788 (XXIX). Establishment of an African Monetary Fund 956-957
789 (XXIX). Strengthening information systems for Africa's recovery and
sustainable development 957-959
790 (XXIX). Capacity building for statistical development in Africa 959 - 960 791 (XXIX). Change of name of the African Training and Research Centre
for Women (ATRCW) to African Centre for Women (ACW)... 960 - 961 792 (XXIX). An integrated approach to women's empowerment: The Kampala
Action Plan on Women and Peace; Violation of women's human
rights; and women's economic empowerment 961 -963
793 (XXIX). Strengthening and developing capacities in support
of regional seed pathology in Africa 963-964
794 (XXX). Implementation of the Treaty establishing the African Economic Community: harmonization, rationalization and strengthening
of regional economic communities 964 - 965
795 (XXX). Building Africa's information highway 966 - 967
796 (XXX). Technical cooperation among African countries 967
797 (XXX). Accelerated implementation of the Programme of Action in the African
least developed countries during the second half of the 1990s 967-968
798 (XXX). Promotion of private investment in Africa 968 - 969
799 (XXX). Promoting human development in Africa 969 - 970
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800 (XXX). Strategy and Action Plan for Water Resources Assessment, Development
and Management in Africa 971 -972
801 (XXX). Food security and self-sufficiency in Africa 972 - 973
802 (XXX). African Platform for Action: African common position for the
advancement of women 973 -974
803 (XXX). Resource mobilization for the implementation of the African
Platform for Action 974-975
804 (XXX). Implementation of phase II of the programme for the Second United
Nations Transport and Communications Decade in Africa (UNTACDAII) 975 - 977 Annex: Programme budget implications of
resolution 804 (XXX) 978 - 980
805 (XXX). Food security and self-sufficiency in North Africa 981
806 (XXX). United Nations African Institute for the Prevention of Crime and
the Treatment of Offenders 981-983
807 (XXX). Programme of work and priorities for the biennium 1996-1997 983 - 984 808 (XXX). Strengthening of the operational capacity of the Economic Commission
for Africa: United Nations Trust Fund for African Development 984 - 985 809 (XXXI). New directions for the Economic Commission for Africa 985 - 986 810 (XXXI). Strengthening of the Multinational Programming and Operational
Centres (MULPOCs) 986-987
811 (XXXI). The United Nations System-wide Special Initiative on Africa ..987 - 988 812 (XXXI). Implementation of the African Information Society Initiative (AISI) 988 - 989 813 (XXXI). Amendment to resolution 757 (XXVIII) on the restructuring of the
intergovernmental machinery of the Commission related to the Conference of African Ministers responsible for Sustainable
Development and Environment 989 - 990
814 (XXXI). Implementation of the programme for the second Industrial Development
Decade for Africa (1993-2002) 990-992
815 (XXXI). Mobilization of resources for industrialization in Africa 992 - 994
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED AT THE THIRTY-FIRST SESSION OF THE COMMISSION BY THE CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS AT THEIR TWENTY-SECOND MEETING 816 (XXXI). Enhancement of women's contribution to the implementation of the
programme for the second United Nations Industrial Development
Decade for Africa (1993-2002) 994-995
817 (XXXI). African Regional Conference on Science and Technology 995 _ 1000
818 (XXXI). Promotion of mineral resources development and utilization in Africa 1000 -1002 819 (XXXI). Promotion of energy resources development and utilization in Africa 1002 -1004 820 (XXXI). Organization of a meeting on economic cooperation among developing
countries/technical cooperation among developing countries 1004 -1005 821 (XXXI). Eight-year intra-African trade development action plan ;.... 1005 -1006 822 (XXXI). Implementation of the Treaty establishing the African Economic Community:
Strengthening regional economic communities; rationalization
and harmonization of the activities of regional andsubregional communities 100^ _ ^Qgg
823 (XXXI). Development of tourism in Africa IQ0g _iQ12
824 (XXXI). Follow-up to Dakar and Beijing Conferences: Implementation of the Global
and Regional Platforms for Action for the advancement of women 1013 -1014
825 (XXXI). Decoration of the new United Nations Conference Centre in Addis Ababa 1014
Further Tinting with sarisfartinn that the Secretary-General of the United Nations has provided funds for the preparation and organization of the four technical consultative meetings during the second phase
programme,
Having considered the report on the implementation of the programme of the first phase of the Decade (1980-1983) and the report on the approved programme of the second phase (1984-1988),
Appreciating the efforts made by the Executive Secretary of the Commission in the quest for and means of mobilizing resources and securing international assistance for implementing the second phase programme,
Appreciating farther the call by the Conference of African Ministers of Transport, Communications and Planning for a second Transport and Communications Decade in Africa to enable complete integrated development of transport and communications infrastructures, which are closely linked with the development objectives in Africa and which would otherwise be incomplete at the end of the current Transport and Communications Decade in Africa,
*• Notes with satisfaction the level of success achieved in implementing the programme of the first phase of the Decade and the efforts being made towards the full implementation of the programme of the
second phase;
2. Endorses the programme of the second phase of the Transport and Communications Decade approved by the Conference of African Ministers of Transport, Communications and Planning at Conakry, Guinea, on 10 February 1984, bearing in mind that the project must be consistent with the grand axes designed to open up the continent in conformity with the decision of the Heads of State and Government as contained in
the Lagos Plan of Action and Final Act of Lagos;3. Further endorses resolution ECA/UNTACDA/Res. 84/30 of the Conference of African Ministers of Transport, Communications and Planning recommending that ECA should study the prospect of a second United Nations Transport and Communications Decade in Africa including an assessment of the first decade
and consultations with donors;
4. Takes note of all the road projects approved by the Conference of African Ministers of Transport, Communications and Planning, recommends the opening up of the African continent and invites each member State to speed up implementation of transport and communications routes accorded priority in the Lagos Plan
of Action and Final Act of Lagos;
5. Requests member States:
(a) To vigorously pursue the financing of their national projects and provide the local cost components;
(b) To furnish the Commission and the other agencies with the necessary information on financing and
physical execution of projects;
6. Appeals to donor countries and international financial institutions to participate fully and positively in the two technical consultative meetings on broadcasting scheduled for 1 to 6 June 1984 at Harare, Zimbabwe, and on air transport scheduled for 20 to 23 November 1984 at Libreville, Gabon, and in particular to provide technical and financial resources on liberal terms to African countries for the implementation of the
second phase programme;
7; Appeals onre more to donor countries and international financial institutions to lend substantial
financial support to the second phase programme and accord particular attention to the financing and
implementation of transport and communications projects of the land-locked countries;
8. Further appeals to bilateral and multilateral technical assistance donors and international financial institutions to provide the Economic Commission for Africa with experts who would carry out specialized
activities of the Decade programme;
9. piXprPSSpc it« apprainrinn to the Secretary-General of the United Nations for the financial support which he has provided for the organization of the technical consultative meetings and the preparation of the
second phase of the Decade programme;
10. ttftgiiftfits the Secretary-General of the United Nations to make every effort to secure and provide to the Economic Commission for Africa the additional resources needed for the implementation of activities mandated in operative paragraph 9 of General Assembly resolution 38/150;
11. Further requests the Secretary-General of the United Nations to make available to the Economic Commission for Africa sufficient financial resources to enable it to intensify contacts with bilateral and multilateral donors and African countries so as to enhance proper and complete implementation of the Decade programme and to ensure the preparation of relevant financing documents and prompt follow-up on interest expressed by donors and financial institutions in financing Decade projects during technical consultative
meetings;
12. Further PYprews its appreciation to Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme for the financial support which he has provided for the preparation of the second phase of the Decade programme and for strengthening the Decade Coordination Unit;
13. Appeals also to the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme to continue to provide funds to the Economic Commission for Africa during the next programming cycle to enable proper monitoring of the implementation of the second phase programme and particularly for strengthening the
Decade Coordination Unit;
14. Requests the Executive Secretary of the Commission:
(a) In collaboration with other United Nations specialized agencies and African intergovernmental organizations to jointly organize co-financing meetings involving the appropriate number of donors for ceratin regional projects and transport corridor projects;
(b) To intensify efforts to contact as many donors countries and financial institutions as possible to
promote the Decade programme;
15. Further requests the Executive Secretary of the Commission to assist African member States in ensuring prompt follow-up of interest expressed by donors in financing projects during the Technical Consultative Meetings by preparing relevant project documents in bankable format for submission to the
various donors and financing institutions;
16. Requests the Executive Secretary of the Commission to submit to the eleventh meeting of the Conference a progress report on the implementation of the second phase programme;
17. Invites the specialized agencies of the United Nations to lend more support, within their respective areas competence, to ECA in the discharge of its duties as the "lead agency" responsible for coordinating the
implementation of the Decade programme.
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488 (XDC). Dftvftlnpmftnt of the Afriran remote sensing programme
The Conference, nf Ministers,
Noting with appreciation the steps already taken by the Executive Secretary as highlighted in his biennial report for 1982-1983 towards the implementation of its resolutions 280 (XII) of 28 February 1975 on the introduction of remote sensing technology into Africa and 313 (XHT) of 1 March 1977 concerning the establishment of a remote sensing programme in Africa,
Realizing that the achievements reported in the said report have been accomplished through utilizing
mainly extrabudgetary resources which, all along have been inadequate for the development of the programme,
Further realizing that as a result of inability to provide counterpart financial resources to execute pilot
projects in remote sensing applications through the establishment of model remote sensing centres which will
clearly demonstrate the potentialities of the technology for resource development and rational utilization, potential technical cooperation partners are unwilling to make available their expertise and financial aid,Conscious of the benefits to be derived from the applications of remote sensing to communications and natural resources development and to the solution of many of the phenomena affecting Afirica's social and economic development, especially those concerning desertification, drought, environmental monitoring including early warning systems and pollution, as well as Africa's long-term development,
Recalling also relevant recommendations adopted by the United Nations Second Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNISPACE-82) concerning the role of the United Nations and
particularly the allocation of adequate resources to the regional commissions involved in the development of space technology applications,J/
Mindful of resolution 37/90 adopted by the General Assembly during its thirty-seventh session concerning the Second United Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space,
1- Urges all member States of the Economic Commission for Africa to give moral, political, material
and financial support to the African Remote Sensing Programme;2. Requests the United Nations Economic and Social Council and the Secretary-General of the United
Nations to provide adequate resources, on regular basis, to the Economic Commission for Africa for the implementation and development of the African Remote Sensing programme.231rri
26 May 1Q84 489 (XIX). African demographic training institutes
The Conference, nf Ministers,
Recalling its resolution 367 (XIV) of 28 March 1979 which, inleodia, requested the Executive Secretary
of the Commission to start negotiations with the host governments to modify the statutes governing the
Regional Institute for Population Studies (RIPS) and the Institnt da formation et He. rerherrhe. rip.mocrraphjqilf.s(IFORD) to make them regional in character and to enable all the countries served by the institutes to take full
part in their management and financial support,Final Report UNISPACE-82, A/CONF.101/10, paras., 433,434 and 437.
further General Assembly decision 37/444 of 21 December 1982 which approved the amended statutes of both institutes,
Taking note of the generally expressed need by the Demographers' Committee of the Joint Conference of African Planners, Statisticians and Demographers for facilities for middle-level training,
of the continued need of African countries for demographers and of expertise to ensure the
integration of population variables in African development planning,Taking note of the precarious financial state of IFORD consequent to regionalization which is due to the insufficiency and irregularity in the receipt of contributions from the member States,
Taking nntp also of the issues raised by United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA)
Evaluation Missions and the efforts being made to resolve them,
Concerned about the reduction in UNFPA funding of the training institute and the poor prospects for
future funding of the institutes,srinns of the economic crisis of unprecedented proportions which the African countries are experiencing and the efforts which they are making to overcome this crisis and the need of these countries for
increased international support,
1. Urges African Governments to discharge their responsibilities to the institutes by participating fully in their management and by paying their contributions promptly;
2. Further urges the African representatives on the Governing Council of the United Nations Fund for Population Activities to bring to the attention of the Council the concern of African countries on the reduction in the funding of the institutes and to appeal to the Council for continued support to the institutes at least at
their 1983 levels;3. Requests the Executive Secretary of the Commission to work out in conformity with the statutes of RIPS and IFORD an equitable system for determining the contributions of the member States to the financing
of the institutes;
4. Re/jiipstK akn the Executive Secretary, in conjunction with the training institutes, to examine ways of
organizing ad hoc middle-level training courses for the benefit of member States;5. rVflWg th*» attp.nrinn of the Governing Councils and Advisory Boards on Studies of the institutes to the need for looking into the issue of harmonizing the curricula of these institutes;
6. Rpgiipsts the Executive Secretary to explore possibilities of raising funds from donors to support scientific research projects of the institutes.
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490 (XIX). Tnfrastmcrnrp posts fnr the F.CA secretariat in the, field of population
Thf> rnnfp.rp.nre nf Ministers.
Rpolling General Assembly resolution 2211 (XXI) of 17 December 1966 which called upon the United Nations and the specialized agencies concerned to assist, when requested, in further developing and strengthening national and regional facilities for training, research, information and advisory services in the
field of population,
Recalling also the Economic and Social Council resolution 1763 (LIV) of 18 May 1973 in which the Council expressed the desire that the United Nations Fund for Population Activities, in the elaboration of its plans and programmes, should take into account the resolutions adopted by the regional economic commissions in dealing with the population problems of areas covered by them,
Recalling further General Assembly resolution 32/197 of 20 December 1977 on restructuring of the economic and social sectors of the United Nations System which in section IV of its annex requested that the necessary authority should be delegated to regional commissions and adequate budgetary and financial provision made for their activities,
Further recalling the report of the second session of the Joint Conference of African Planners, Statisticians and Demographers which, inter alia, deplored the decreasing share of assistance being made available by the United Nations Fund for Population Activities to the regional commissions for demographic data collection, processing, evaluation, analysis and dissemination,
Aware that the regular budget resources to the ECA's population programme have now been considerably augmented thus reducing substantially the contribution of UNFPA to the substantive activities of ECA in the area of population,
1. Draws attention of the United Nations Fund for Population Activities to the priority which African nations accord to population redistribution, urbanization and migration within their overall population programmes, and the central role of population variables in development planning,
2. Urges the Governing Council of UNFPA and the Executive Director to reactivate effective 1 January 1984 the two P3 and one local level posts which were frozen effective 31 December 1980, for use by ECA in the implementation of its work programme in the area of population estimates and projections, population distribution and urbanization, until such time that regular budget resources are made available for these activities;
3. Appeals to the Governing Council and the Executive Director of the UNFPA to enhance the capacity of the Commission to implement effectively its population programme by reactivating the two P3 and one local level posts mentioned in operative paragraph 2 above.
491 (XIX). Implementation of the Programme fnr the Industrial Development Derflfle for Afrira The Conference
Recalling General Assembly resolution 35/66B of 5 December 1980 by which the General Assembly declared the period 1980-1990 as the Industrial Development Decade for Africa; and resolutions 36/182, Section II of 17 December 1981, 37/212, Section H of 20 December 1982 and 38/192, Part II of 20 December 1983, all on the Industrial Development Decade for Africa,
Recalling also ECA resolutions 442 (XVII) of 30 April 1982 on the formulation and implementation of a programme for the Industrial Development Decade for Africa and 466 (XVIII) of 2 May 1983 on the implementation of the Industrial Development Decade for Africa,
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Welcoming resolution CM/Res.941 (XL) adopted by the OAU Council of Ministers at its fortieth session
held in Addis Ababa from 27 February to 7 March 1984,Having considered the report of the seventh meeting of the Conference of African Ministers of Industry
held in Addis Ababa from 26 to 28 March 1984 and resolution 1 (VII) on the implementation of the Programme for the Industrial Development Decade for Africa adopted at that meeting,into rrmdHpratinn the information provided by delegates on the actions taken at the national, subregional and international levels on the implementation of the Decade Programme for the IDDA and the
various constraints encountered,Conscious of the urgent need for some member States to intensify their efforts in the implementation of the activities outlined for the Preparatory Phase of the Decade programme and for others to launch activities for
the implementation phase,
Reiterating the need to accord priority to the development of strategic core industries that provide intra- and inter-sectoral linkages and essential inputs for the production and processing of natural resources,
especially food and agricultural products,Convinced of the need to undertake concerted actions for the mobilization of financial resources, including technical assistance from the secretariats of OAU, ECA and UNIDO and other African and international organizations and bilateral and multilateral donor agencies for the implementation of the Decade
Programme,
1. KnHorses the subregional initial integrated industrial promotion programmes adopted at the four subregional meetings organized on the promotion of intra-African industrial cooperation within the framework of the IDDA and requests the secretariats of OAU, ECA and UNIDO to synthesize and print the programmes into a single document for distribution to all African countries and intergovernmental organizations;
2. Commands the efforts made by several member States and intergovernmental organizations in the implementation of activities during the preparatory phase of the Decade programme as reflected in document
ID/B/313/(ECA/JID/CMI.7AVP/1);
3. Calls upon other member States and African intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to intensify their efforts towards the accomplishment of the priority actions to be undertaken during the preparatory phase of the Decade programme as outlined in document ID/310 and to provide information on actions taken to the OAU, ECA and UNIDO secretariats to enable their Joint Committee to more effectively
monitor the implementation of the Decade Programme;
4. r«lk on member States and relevant intergovernmental organizations to undertake urgent measures
to endorse the subregional integrated industrial promotion programmes, including the allocation of the necessary resources, as well as other follow-up actions recommended for the effective implementation of those
programmes; to this end:(a) Stresses the need for member States to provide financial and human resources for carrying out pre- investment activities related to subregional and regional projects which constitute a necessary condition for the
execution of those projects;
(b) Urges member States to undertake all necessary measures for:
(i) Strengthening indigenous capabilities in consultancy, technology, entrepreneurship, skilled
manpower development and negotiations;(ii) Consultations among themselves to agree on modalities for cooperation including marketing and financing arrangements as well as on the principle promoter for each project;
(iii) The identification, production and development of local raw materials and energy resources as inputs for the identified projects;
(iv) The promotion of trade in raw materials, energy and manufactures;
(v) Technical consultations on joint investment promotion of identified projects, including the use of TCDC/ECDC arrangements;
(c) Further nrgps member States to assist and encourage African entrepreneurs, industrialists and marketing and distributing companies to intensify their contribution to investment promotion and implementation of the national and multinational projects; and
(d) Tnvites the identified intergovernmental organizations in each subregion concerned with industrial development to establish coordinating committee on the IDDA for each subregion and subsectoral technical committees to assist in the coordination, promotion and monitoring of the implementation of the multinational projects;
5. Rernmmends that in order to take advantage of economies of scale, market scope, and achieve integrated development, certain industries such as metallurgical, petro-chemicals and heavy engineering should be classified regional; others such as building industries (including cement), spare parts, agro-based, agricultural implements (excluding heavy agricultural tractors), chemicals (including basic chemicals), precision engineering, pharmaceuticals; non-metallic mineral products, energy-saving industries and electrical and electronic industry, should be classified subregionai;
6. Welcomes the initiative taken to promote cooperation between Latin American and African countries and organizations in the implementation of the Decade Programme and requests the secretariats of OAU, ECA and UNIDO to launch similar initiatives with other regions to the developing countries within the framework of TCDC/ECDC as well as within the UNIDO System of Consultations;
7. Calls npnn member States and intergovernmental organizations to examine their ongoing and future industrial programmes and identify and send to the secretariats of OAU, ECA and UNIDO proposals for inclusion in the programme of activities called for in paragraph 8 below;
8. Requests the secretariats of ECA, OAU and UNIDO to prepare, on the basis of the initial integrated industrial promotion programmes and in consultation with member States and relevant intergovernmental organizations, proposals for a comprehensive programme of activities to be undertaken at the national subregionai and international levels for the implementation phase of the Decade Programme;
9. Expresses its appreciation to the United Nations General Assembly for its decision to allocate to UNIDO $US 1 million from the regular budget of the United Nations for assistance in 1984 to African countries and intergovernmental organizations in the formulation and implementation of their programmes for the IDDA and appeals to the United Nations General Assembly to substantially increase this allocation to an annual minimum level of $US 5 million and for the allocation to be put on permanent basis. To this end, a similar arrangement should be made for the Economic Commission for Africa to enable it and its MULPOCs to assist member States at subregionai level in their consultations, negotiations and investment promotion of multi-country projects;
10. Welcomes with appreciation the generous financial contribution made by a number of countries to ECA, UNIDO and some African regional centres for the implementation of activities related to the Decade;
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11. F.xpresses its appreciation to the African Group at United Nations Headquarters for its commendable efforts in securing the allocation of the $US 1 million referred to in paragraph 9 above, and requests the Group to intensify its efforts with a view to securing a substantial increase of resources;
12. Reiterates the repeated appeals made to the international community, particularly the UNDP, World Bank, ADB, OPEC Fund, BADEA and other international organizations, multilateral and bilateral agencies and financial institutions to increase and intensify their technical and financial assistance on preferential conditions,
to African countries and intergovernmental organizations in the formulation and implementation of their programmes for the IDDA and rails nn member States to join and increase their contributions to the African Industrial Development Fund;13. Thanks the African Development Bank for earmarking $US 1 billion in its 1982-1986 programme
period for industrial projects and appeals to the Bank to allow interested member States to borrow from those funds, on favourable terms, for investment, inter alia, for meeting their equity shares in subregional projects, the preparation of pre-investment studies, and for the implementation of subregional projects;
14. rongratiiiates the secretariats of OAU, ECA and UNIDO for the efforts made in support of the actions taken by African countries and intergovernmental organizations in the implementation of the priority actions identified by preparatory phase of the Decade Programme, welcomes the actions taken to promote the IDDA not only within but also outside Africa, and in view of the limited results so far achieved requests them to expand, publicize and intensify their assistance to African countries and intergovernmental organizations in the implementation of the priority actions for the preparatory phase of the Decade Programme and, based on the commitment of member States, to carry out the follow-up actions for the implementation of projects included in the four subregional initial integrated industrial promotion programmes with emphasis accorded to
the:
(a) Integration of the projects contained in the four subregional initial integrated industrial promotion
programmes;
(b) Formulation of industrial strategies and policies and elaboration of industrial master plans with particular emphasis on the development of strategic core industries and support areas;
(c) Development of industrial manpower, especially scientific and technological capabilities, including the mobilization of African competencies, both within and outside the continent, for the implementation of the
Decade Programme;
(d) Promotion of intra-African cooperation within the framework of existing or future intergovernmental
organizations, especially in respect of trade in raw materials and manufacture;(e) Development of traditional, and acquisition of foreign, technologies;
(f) Mobilization of financial resources;
(g) Development of energy, technology, equipment and appliances;
(h) Survey of African demand/supply requirements, especially in the strategic core industries and support areas as an input into the preparation of an industrial map of Africa;
(i) Preparation of and circulation to all member States a directory of national, subregional and regional
centres dealing with industrial and technological studies; and(j) Continued promotion of the Decade Programme not only within but also outside Africa;
15. Directs the follow-up Committee on Industrialization in Africa to undertake, at its next meeting, a careful examination of the proposals presented by the secretariats of OAU, ECA and UNIDO on the comprehensive programme of activities called for in operative paragraph 6 above taking into account the progress achieved and the problem encountered during the preparatory phase, and transmit them, along with its recommendations to the eighth meeting of the Conference of African Ministers of Industry, for consideration and approval.
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492 (XIX). African Industrial Dpvelnpmftnt Fund (AIDF) The Conference of Ministers,
Recalling resolution 1 (VI) section B (b) (V) adopted by the Ministers of industry in November 1981 on the Industrial Development Decade for Africa, which inter alia, called on all member States, to strengthen the African Industrial Development Fund as one of the mechanisms designed especially to increase the ability of member States to raise the large financial resources needed for the implementation of the Decade programme,
Reaffirming the recommendation contained in resolution 2(VI) also adopted by the Conference of African Ministers of Industry at its sixth session, particularly with respect to the strict application of articles 13 and 17 of the Constitution of the Fund, which stipulates that the fund should have, as its supreme authority, a Board of Governors comprising the Ministers of Industry, while its management is carried out by the ADB secretariat for a period of five years, after which period the Fund's Board of Governors would review its final and definite structure,
Recalling resolution 1 (I) adopted at the meeting of plenipotentiaries on the African Industrial Development Fund in Addis Ababa in October 1979 authorizing the Executive Secretary of ECA to negotiate with the ADB a management agreement for submission to the Board of Governors of AIDF for approval,
Noting with satisfaction the results of negotiations between ADB and ECA which place emphasis on the principal responsibility of the Board of Governors consisting of Ministers of Industry in defining the aims, objectives and policies of the Fund,
Taking nnte that with 15 member States having signed or ratified the constitution of the AIDF, the minimum number of 12 has been attained, thus making it possible for the Fund to be operational,
1. Tnvite those member States, which are not yet members of the AIDF, to accede to its constitution as soon as possible and appeals to those member States which ratified the constitution of the Fund to pay their contributions;
2. Requests the ECA secretariat to disseminate information on the constitution of the Fund to all member States with a view to enabling the Fund to expand its membership;
3. Agrees that the African Development Bank should undertake the management of the AIDF under the policy direction of the ministers of Industry of those member States which are members of the Fund in their capacity as members of its Board of Governors;
4. Requests ECA, in cooperation with OAU and UNIDO, to finalize with ADB the detailed management agreement for consideration and approval by the Board of Governors of the ADB and of the AIDF.
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