29 July 1983

Target for World Food Programme pledges for the period 1985-1986

The Economic and Social Council,

Having considered the eighth annual report of the Committee on Food Aid Policies and Programmes,

Noting the comments of the Committee concerning the minimum target for voluntary contributions to the World Food Programme for the period 1985-1986,

Recalling General Assembly resolutions 2462 (XXIII) of 20 December 1968 and 2682 (XXV) of 11 December 1970, by which the Assembly recognized the experience gained by the World Food Programme in the field of multilateral food aid,

1. Submits to the General Assembly for consideration and adoption the draft resolution annexed hereto;

2. Urges States Members of the United Nations and members and associate members of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to undertake the necessary preparations for the announcement of pledges at the Eleventh Pledging Conference for the World Food Programme.

ANNEX Target for World Food Programme pledges for the period 1985-1986

The General Assembly,

Recalling the provisions of its resolution 2095 (XX) of 20 December 1965 to the effect that the World Food Programme is to be reviewed before each pledging conference,

Recalling the provisions of paragraph 4 of its resolution 36/202 of 17 December 1981 specifying that, subject to the review mentioned above, the next pledging conference should be convened at the latest early in 1984, at which time Governments and appropriate donor organizations should be invited to pledge contributions for 1985 and 1986 with a view to reaching such a target as may be then recommended by the General Assembly and the Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,

Noting that the review of the Programme was undertaken by the Committee on Food Aid Policies and Programmes of the World Food Programme at its fifteenth session and by the Economic and Social Council at its second regular session of 1983,

Having considered Economic and Social Council resolution 1983/73 of 29 July 1983, as well as the recommendations of the Committee on Food Aid Policies and Programmes,

Recognizing the value of multilateral food aid as furnished by the World Food Programme since its inception and the necessity for continuing its action both as a form of capital investment and for meeting emergency food needs,

1. Establishes for the two years 1985 and 1986 a target for voluntary contributions to the World Food Programme of $1.35 billion, of which not less than one third should be in cash and/or services in aggregate, and expresses the hope that such resources will be augmented by substantial additional contributions from other sources in recognition of the prospective volume of sound project requests and the capacity of the Programme to operate at a higher level;

2. Urges States Members of the United Nations and members and associate members of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and appropriate donor organizations to make every effort to ensure the full attainment of the target;

3. Requests the Secretary-General, in co-operation with the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, to convene a pledging conference for this purpose at United Nations Headquarters early in 1984;

4. Decides that, subject to the review provided for in General Assembly resolution 2095 (XX), the subsequent pledging conference, at which Governments and appropriate donor organizations should be invited to pledge contributions for 1987 and 1988 with a view to reaching such a target as may be then recommended by the Assembly and the Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, should be convened at the latest early in 1986.