28 July 1989

37th plenary meeting

Proclamation of a second industrial development decade for Africa

The Economic and Social Council,

Recalling its resolution 1987/70 of 8 July 1987, in which it recommended that after appropriate evaluation of the Industrial Development Decade for Africa, the proclamation of a second decade be considered, in order to accelerate further the industrialization of Africa,

Noting resolution CM/Res. 1188 (XLIX) of the Council of Ministers of the Organization of African Unity, in which it urged the Industrial Development Board of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization to adopt an appropriate decision with a view to the proclamation of a second decade by the General Assembly at its forty-fourth session,

Noting also Industrial Development Board decision IDB.5/Dec.7 of 6 July 1989, in which the Board recommended that the General Conference of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization request the General Assembly to proclaim, at its forty-fourth session, a second industrial development decade for Africa,

Recalling also Economic and Social Council resolution 1989/84 of 24 May 1989 on guidelines for international decades in economic and social fields,

Noting that an independent evaluation of the implementation of the Industrial Development Decade for Africa has been completed by a team of experts,

Taking note of resolution 656 (XXIV) of 7 April 1989 of the Conference of Minister of the Economic Commission for Africa,

Noting that the Conference of Ministers invited the Conference of African Ministers of Industry at its ninth meeting to examine the report on the evaluation of the implementation of the Decade and present its views on the modalities of launching a second decade for submission to the General Assembly at its forty-fourth session through the Economic and Social Council and the Industrial Development Board,

Having heard the statement made by the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa on 10 July 1989,

1. Recommends that the General Assembly at its forty-fourth session consider proclaiming the period 1991-2000 the second industrial development decade for Africa;

2. Requests the Secretary-General, in consultation with the Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, to submit to the General Assembly at its forty-fourth session proposals, with cost estimates, for the preparation of the programme for the second industrial development decade for Africa, taking into account resolution 2 (IX) of 31 May 1989 of the Conference of African Ministers of Industry.