CM/Res. 261(XVIII)
RESOLUTION ON AFRICA & UNCTAD
The Council of Ministers of the Organization of African Unity, meeting in its Eighteenth Ordinary Session in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 14 to 19 February 1972,
Having studied the report submitted by the Secretariat in document CM/427 on Africa and UNCTAD,
Recalling its resolution CM/Res./247 (XVII) on UNCTAD,
Having heard the statement of the Secretariat on the Declaration and Principles of Lima adopted by the Group of 77 developing countries,
Noting the intensive preparatory work carried out by the African countries for the Lima Conference,
TAKES NOTE of the report of the African Ministerial meeting, preparatory to UNCTAD III and the Acting Programme contained therein;
REAFFIRMS THAT the African programme of Action adopted by the Ministerial meeting constitutes the guidelines for African Delegation on all issues not resolved in the Lima Declaration and urges all African countries to support them at UNCTAD iii;
CALLS UPON all African countries to send adequate representation to UNCTAD iii to ensure the maximum support for African issues;
CALLS UPON ALL DEVELOPING countries members of the Group of 77 to consolidate their effort in defending during UNCTAD III the posit ions they agreed upon in Lima;
URGES developed countries to approach UNCTAD III with a constructive spirit and to consider the Conference as an opportunity to further and put into action their commitments with regard to the implementation of the Developme nt Strategy for the Second UN Development Decade.