Establishes for the two years 1987 and 1988 a target for voluntary contributions to the World Food Programme of $1.4 billion, comprising 3.25 million tons of food at current prices and $405 million in cash; urges the Sub-Committee on Small Territories and members and associate members of FAO and appropriate donor organizations to make every effort to ensure the full attainment of the target; requests the Secretary-General, in co-operation with the Director-General of FAO to convene a pledging conference for this purpose at UN Headquarters early in 1986; decides that the following pledging conference at which Governments and appropriate donor organizations should be invited to pledge contributions for the biennium 1989-1990 should be convened, at the latest, early in 1988.

Adopted without vote, 119th plenary meeting

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Adopted at the 119th plenary meeting, 17 Dec. 1985.
In: Resolutions and decisions adopted by the General Assembly during its 40th session, 17 September-18 December 1985, 28 April-9 May and 20 June 1986. - A/40/53. - 1986. - p. 138. - (GAOR, 40th sess., Suppl. no. 53).