Draft resolution sponsored by Ghana, Guinea, Mali, United Arab Republic, Sudan, Libya : assistance to Africa and the role of the Economic Commission for Africa

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ASSISTJ..NCE TO AFRICI, J..ND THE ROLE 'OF THE ECONOMIC COMMISSIOITFOR iJ!RIGA

The Ecol1ooicCoc>.hissionfor ,.t'rica,·

Recalling its resolution ll(II)in which it e~ressed't.he.'bel:i.ef "that the Econ6nic Connl s s i.on for i;frica should 'pla,! an _inport~nt role' in the Clonsideration of any new pi-oposals that nay be L1Ctdef'rr ;:lUItil<:tEir'll 'aconord.o and f1nuncial assistance to-l~frico."-,.

!lavin-I!: ceJG.'lClined the Consolidated' R-eport on ProGran-le i'ppraiso.ls, as requested by the Ecoaoni:c and S6cial CoGncil in its resolution 791 (x:xx),

Noting the stutenentc on the subject of decentro.lisation of the econonic and social activities of the United Nations, oade on behalf of the Secretary General during the fifteenth session of the General _Asse~bly (1../C.2/1.479 and 1./C .2/1.513) ,

Welcoging with sutisfuction Econonic and Social Council resolution 793(XXX) and General Assei,bly resolution 1518(XV) and l527(lV) on thG decentralization of

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of the re~ional econor.Lc co:y:isGions c.nQ on 0I::-Jortuni ties for interno.ticll.1.;9.1

co-orer~tion on beealf of forner trust territories and other newly inderendent countries,

Considering teat the r-cgi.ona L econc.rl,c cor-Lssf.ons are the focal centres for the harnonisation

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1. Requests the Executive Secretary to convene a special neeting of representatives of neubers and associate neubers of the Connission, prior to the Fourth Session of the Econocic CorrLs s lon for "lrrico., to draw up de toi.Led pr oposa.Ls for the inpleaentation of Genero.l Assenbly resolution l518(XV) (A!C.2!L.470!RIi.3) on th€ decentro.lisation of the United Nations eccnocic ~nd soci~l activities and strengthening of the regional econo!"ic

con~issions, and to report to the Fourth Session of the COf~~ssion,

2. Calls upon the Governrlents of neDbers~,d associate. t~f.lbers of the COf"cission to give their fullest o.ctive cowoperation and o.ssisto.noe ~n

carrying out decisions incorporo.ted in the present resolution.

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