Food and agricultural problems.
1987
Files
Details
SymbolE/RES/1987/90
TitleFood and agricultural problems.
AccessEnglish: E_RES_1987_90-EN - PDF ; Español: E_RES_1987_90-ES - PDF ; Français: E_RES_1987_90-FR - PDF ; Русский: E_RES_1987_90-RU - PDF ; العربية: E_RES_1987_90-AR - PDF ; 中文: E_RES_1987_90-ZH - PDF ;
Summary
Endorses the Beijing Declaration of the World Food Council; calls upon Governments and international assistance agencies to redouble national and regional food strategy efforts as part of comprehensive economic and social action to eliminate hunger and poverty; calls for the prompt and full implementation of the Integrated Programme for Commodities; appeals to all States to ratify the Agreement Establishing the Common Fund for Commodities; appeals to donor countries to make a contribution to the International Fund for Agricultural Development's Special Programme for Sub-Saharan African Countries Affected by Drought and Desertification; urges all States to contribute to the World Food Programme so that it can attain its target of $1.4 billion for the period 1989-1990; requests the Secretary-General to submit a comprehensive report on the trends in the international market for agricultural products and to make a further oral report on the liberalization of international agricultural trade.
Action note1987-07-09
Vote summary
Adopted 34-0-13, 37th meeting
Agenda information
E/1987/100 9 Food problems. FOOD PROBLEMS
Contains
Beijing Declaration of the World Food Council (1987)
Date1987-07-30
Notes
Adopted at the 37th plenary meeting, 9 July 1987.