| Date | 20 December 1994 |
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| Started | 10:00 |
| Ended | 12:40 |
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Agenda item 37 (continued)
Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance
(a) Strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations
Report of the Secretary-General (A/49/177, Corr.1 and Add.1)
Draft resolutions (A/49/L.19/Rev.1, A/49/L.57)
(b) Special economic assistance to individual countries or regions
Reports of the Secretary-General (A/49/158, A/49/263 and Corr.1, A/49/356, A/49/376, A/49/387 and Corr.1, A/49/388, A/49/396, A/49/397, A/49/431, A/49/456, A/49/466, A/49/470, A/49/516, A/49/562, A/49/581, A/49/683)
Draft resolutions (A/49/L.26/Rev.1, A/49/L.32/Rev.1, A/49/L.34/Rev.1, A/49/L.36/Rev.1, A/49/L.37/Rev.1, A/49/L.39/Rev.1, A/49/L.41/Rev.1, A/49/L.42/Rev.1, A/49/L.48/Rev.2, A/49/L.50)
(c) International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction Note by the Secretary-General (A/49/453)
Report of the Secretary-General of the World Conference on Natural Disaster Reduction (A/CONF.172/9 and Add.1)
Draft resolution (A/49/L.29/Rev.1)
(e) Emergency international assistance for peace, normalcy and reconstruction of war-stricken Afghanistan
Report of the Secretary-General (A/49/688)
Note by the Secretary-General (A/49/208)
Draft resolution (A/49/L.45)
Report of the Fifth Committee (A/49/794)
The President
I call on the representative of El Salvador to introduce draft resolution A/49/L.37/Rev.1.
Mr. Melendez-Barahona (El Salvador)
On behalf of the original sponsors of draft resolution A/49/L.37/Rev.1, whose names appear at the top of that document, and of the additional sponsors -- Chile, Colombia, the Philippines, Peru, Spain and Uruguay -- I have the honour to introduce this draft resolution, which is entitled "Special Plan of Economic Cooperation for Central America". It was submitted under agenda item 37 (b), entitled "Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance: Special economic assistance to individual countries or regions".
This issue is of signal importance for Central America, particularly because its origins are closely linked with efforts to free the region from the grave crisis that has beset it since the beginning of the 1980s. From the outset, the Special Plan had specific objectives based on the philosophy of the peacemaking process reflected in Esquipulas II, which was intended to serve as a complement to measures to promote peace, with a view to tackling simultaneously all the root causes of conflict. In other words, this marked a tremendous step towards nearly concurrent support for the process of establishing a firm and lasting peace in Central America and for the process of ensuring equitable economic development.
Nearly six years after the adoption of the Special Plan, the situation in Central America has changed significantly. Central America has moved from war to peace, from authoritarianism to strengthened democracy, from antagonism to reconciliation and concertation, from destruction to national reconstruction. It was possible to achieve these goals thanks not only to national efforts but also to the solidarity and sustained support of the Secretary-General of our Organization, of the international community and of multilateral agencies, among which I must highlight the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) as manager and coordinator of the implementation of the Plan.
The Central American Governments believe that there has been substantive progress towards the attainment of the various objectives set by the Special Plan, which in turn has contributed to the process of peacemaking and democratization in the region.
In June 1994 the last meeting of the Follow-up Committee of the International Conference on Central American Refugees, which marked the end of the emergency programme, was held. But at the same time a new initiative was adopted at Mexico City in the Declaration of Commitments, whose goal is to conclude pending programmes relating to displacement, social exclusion and extreme poverty and to formulate and implement new, broader programmes of sustainable human development.
Moreover, other programmes under way under in the context of the Special Plan will conclude on 31 December 1994 pursuant to resolution 45/231, adopted by the General Assembly in 1990. The report on this item states that, considering that resources were almost exhausted,
"UNDP decided, in coordination with the Central American authorities, to assign the small outstanding balance to finance some preliminary activities directed to the preparation of a new regional programme for the subregion". (A/49/397, para. 70)
We know that much remains to be done to address the pressing economic and social needs and problems of our majority populations, in particular efforts to combat extreme poverty and social exclusion, to finalize pending activities to put an end to displacement, to meet long-term structural needs, to reactivate the economy and social development, and to ensure social investment, food security, environmental protection and the consolidation of democratic institutions, among other areas that ultimately constitute the challenges that must be tackled if we are to maintain stability, social peace, democracy and sustainable development.
With the end of the Special Plan, the Central American Governments agree on the need to prepare a new programme of cooperation for Central America on the basis of the new strategy of sustainable human development, in accordance with the priorities set in the Declaration of Commitments adopted at Mexico City, at the Central American Environment Summit for Sustainable Development, held at Managua, and at the International Conference for Peace and Development, held in Honduras. The objective is to avoid a reversal of what has been achieved and to consolidate regional peace and democracy.
Before speaking of the content of draft resolution A/49/L.37/Rev.1, I wish to note a small change agreed upon in the course of informal meetings. Operative paragraph 4 of part B of the draft resolution should begin as follows:
"Requests the Secretary-General of the United Nations system and in particular the United Nations Development Programme ...".
I now turn to the draft resolution itself. It consists of two parts. The first relates specifically to the Special Plan, which is about to come to an end, and the second relates to the new framework for assistance to and cooperation with Central America.
In the preamble to part A, the Assembly would recall the importance of the steps taken by the Secretary-General and the valuable contribution that the United Nations, in particular the United Nations Development Programme, and other governmental and non-governmental mechanisms have made to complement the national efforts for the advancement of the peace process in Central America.
In the operative part of part A, the Assembly would express its thanks to the Secretary-General and its appreciation to all States, to the donor community in particular, to international financial institutions, the United Nations system and other organizations for the support and solidarity offered in the execution of the Special Plan of Economic Cooperation for Central America, and would stress the importance of maintaining international cooperation in order to consolidate peace, democracy and sustainable development.
Part B of the draft resolution concerns international assistance to and cooperation with the Alliance for the Sustainable Development of Central America. The preambular paragraphs refer to resolutions regarding the importance of cooperation during the period of transition to a consolidated peace, and they include a reference to the final conclusion of the Special Plan and to the International Conference on Central American Refugees. They recognize that progress has been made but that it is necessary to continue monitoring the problems in Central America until the underlying structural causes that gave rise to the crisis have been overcome.
In the preamble, the draft resolution also recognizes the validity of the commitments adopted at recent Central American summits, and it takes note of the report of the Secretary-General, as well as of the efforts of the Central American Governments to resolve economic and social inequalities and to promote broader forms of participation within the new strategy for sustainable development. It recognizes, too, the financial and material limitations that prevail in the region, and takes into consideration the new national and regional strategy entitled "Alliance for Sustainable Development".
In its operative part, the draft resolution emphasizes the compelling need for a new programme for international economic, financial and technical cooperation and assistance for Central America geared to the new circumstances and based on the priorities laid down in the Declaration of Commitments, the Alliance for Sustainable Development and the additional commitments undertaken at the International Conference for Peace and Development -- all of which constitute the framework of the new strategy for development in Central America. It stresses the importance of external cooperation; requests the Secretary-General to continue his efforts to mobilize resources; and urges States, international financial institutions, other governmental and non-governmental organizations and the United Nations system -- in particular, the United Nations Development Programme -- to participate in this process. Stress is laid also on the urgent need for the international community to maintain its cooperation and to provide the financial resources necessary to promoting effectively growth and development in Central America. The draft resolution concludes by requesting the Secretary-General to report on its implementation and deciding to consider this question at its fiftieth session and subsequently on a biennial basis.
In conclusion, I believe that it is important to remember the link between peace, democracy and development. In Central America this trilogy has been evolving successfully, thus contributing to the peacemaking process. We consider that democracy is fragile, especially in our countries, which are trying to extricate themselves from a period of transition in order to consolidate peace, whose strengthening requires greater efforts day by day. To this end we need the support of the international community.
We request that the draft resolution be adopted by consensus.
The President
I call on the representative of Guatemala to introduce draft resolution A/49/L.39/Rev.1.
Mr. Martini Herrera (Guatemala)
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