101. The Council expressed appreciation for the much needed food aid provided by the World Food Programme (WFP) to the victims of natural and man-made disasters, as well as to projects aimed at accelerating the economic growth of developing countries. Concern was expressed at the dwindling resources of WFP due largely to spiralling prices of commodities.
1 CL 61/11, CL 61/PV/6 and CL 61/PV/9.
102. In agreeing to recommend to the Conference the target of $440 million the Council noted that this figure was very much less than the actual needs of developing countries, and expressed the hope that every effort would be made by donors to exceed this minimum target. In addition it also hoped that the WFP's targets could be achieved by additional contributions from the same or other sources.
103. The Council adopted the following resolution:
Resolution 3/61
TARGET FOR WFP PLEDGES FOR THE PERIOD 1975–76
THE COUNCIL
Having considered the Eleventh Annual Report of the Intergovernmental Committee of the World Food Programme,
Noting the comments of the IGC concerning the target for voluntary contributions to the Programme for the period 1975–76,
Recalling Resolutions 2462 (XXIII) and 2682 (XXV) of the General Assembly, which recognized the experience gained by WFP in the field of multilateral food aid,
1. Submits for consideration and approval of the Conference the attached draft resolution,
2. Urges States Members of the United Nations and Members and Associate Members of the Food and Agriculture Organization to undertake the necessary preparation for the announcement of pledges at the Sixth Pledging Conference for the World Food Programme.
DRAFT RESOLUTION FOR THE CONFERENCE
TARGET FOR WFP PLEDGES FOR THE PERIOD 1975–76
THE CONFERENCE,
Recalling the provisions of Resolution 4/65 that the World Food Programme is to be reviewed before each pledging conference,
Recalling the provisions of operative paragraph 4 of its Resolution 2/71 of 24 November 1971 that, subject to the review mentioned above, the next pledging conference should be convened at the latest early in 1974, at which time governments should be invited to pledge contributions for 1975 and 1976, with a view to reaching such a target as may be then recommended by the General Assembly and the Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,
Noting that the review of the Programme was undertaken by the Intergovernmental Committee of the World Food Programme at its Twenty-third Session and by the FAO Council at its Sixtieth Session,
Having considered Resolution 3/61 of the FAO Council as well as the recommendations of the Intergovernmental Committee,
Recognizing the value of multilateral food aid as implemented by WFP since its inception and the necessity for continuing its action both as a form of capital investment and for meeting emergency food needs,
1. Establishes for the two years 1975 and 1976 a target for voluntary contributions of $440 million, of which not less than one third should be in cash and/or services, and expresses the hope that such resources will be augmented by substantial additional contributions from other sources in recognition of the prospective volume of sound project requests and the capacity of the Programme to operate at a higher level.
2. Urges States Members of the United Nations and Members and Associate Members of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, to make every effort to ensure the full attainment of the target.
3. Requests the Secretary-General, in cooperation with the Director-General of FAO, to convene a pledging conference for this purpose at United Nations Headquarters early in 1974.
4. Decides that, subject to the review provided for in Resolution 4/65, the following pledging conference at which governments should be invited to pledge contributions for 1977 and 1978 with a view to reaching such a target as may be then recommended by the General Assembly and the Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization, should be convened at the latest early in 1976.
