Requests the Conference of African Ministers of Industry to submit to the General Assembly, at its 46th session, the programme for the 2nd Industrial Development Decade for Africa, together with the recommendations concerning the practical modalities of its implementation and monitoring and including modalities for the mobilization of funds needed to finance the programme at the national, subregional, regional and international levels; appeals to African countries and to African intergovernmental organizations, particularly financial institutions, to take the necessary measures to ensure the successful implementation of the programme; appeals to the international community to significantly increase their contributions to the industrial sector in African countries so as to ensure optimum implementation of the programme; recommends that the General Assembly provide ECA with adequate resources to enable it to assist African countries and organizations effectively in the implementation of the programme; recommends that the policy organs of UNIDO significantly increase their regular budget resources allocated for the implementation of the programme; appeals to UNDP to allocate adequate resources in the 5th programming cycle (1992-1996), under its Africa regional programme, to support activities of the programme.

Adopted without vote, 32nd meeting

2nd Industrial Development Decade for Africa (1991-2000)

Adopted at the 32nd plenary meeting, 26 July 1991.
In: Resolutions and decisions adopted by the Economic and Social Council at its 2nd regular session of 1991, Geneva, 3-26 July 1991. - E/1991/INF/10. - 30 Aug. 1991. - p. 57-59. - Issued in ESCOR, 1991, Suppl. no. 1 and 1a.