UNITED NATIONS General AssemblyA Distr. LIMITED A/44/L.66 28June1990 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH .i•_&1&,'_ no _ww& Forty-fourth session Agendaitem88(a) SPECIAL ECONOMIC ANDDISASTER RELIEF ASSISTANCE: SPECIAL PROGRAMMES OFECONOMIC ASSISTANCE Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria. Antigua andBarbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, BruneiDarussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso,Byelorussian SovietSocialist Republic, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo,CostaRica,Coted'I~roire, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, ElSalvador, Ethiopia, Fiji,Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, GermanDemocratic Republic, Germany, Federal RepUblic of,Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana. Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India,Indonesia, Iran(Islamic Republic of), Iraq,Ireland, Italy,Japan,Jordan, Kuwait. Lebanon, Lesotho, Libyan ArabJamahiriya, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali,Malta,Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal,Netherlands, New Zea~.and, Nicaragua, Niger,Nigeria, Norway, Oman,Pakistan, Peru,Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, SaudiArabia, Senegal, Singapore, Spain, SriLanka, Sudan, Sweden, Syrian ArabRepublic, Thailand, Trinidad andTobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukrainian SovietSocialist Republic, UnionofSovietSocialist Republics, United ArabEmirates, United Kingdom ofGreatBritain andNorthern Ireland, UnitedRepublic of Tanzania, UnitedStatesofAmerica, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, vietNam,Yemen,Yugoslavia, Zambia andZimbabwe: draftresolution Emergency assistance totheIslamic Republic ofIran TheGeneral Assembly, Recalling itsresolution 44/236of22December 1989ontheInternational DecadeforNatural Disaster Reduction, 90-15865 1658f(E) /... Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryA/44/L.66 English Page2 Deeplydistressed bythelargenumber-of casualties andhomeless, andthe extentofdevastation causedbytheearthquake, whichstruckthenorth-west region oftheIslamic Republic ofIranon20June1990, Awareoftheefforts oftheGovernment andpeopleoftheIslamic Republic of Irantosavelivesandalleviate thesuffering ofthevictims oftheearthquake, Notingtheenormous efforts thatwillberequired toalleviate thegrave situation causedbythisnatural disaster, Recognizing theimportance ofinternational co-operation forthemitigation of thedevastation causedbytheearthquake, Recognizing thatthemagnitude ofthedisaster anditslong-term effects will require, asacomplement totheefforts beingmadebythepeople andGovernment of theIslamic Republic ofIran,demonstration ofinternational solidarity toensure broadmultilateral co-operation inordertomeettheimmediate emergency situation intheaffected areas,aswellastoundertake theprocess ofr.ehabilitation and reconstruction, Notingwithappreciation thepromptresponse ofGovernments, international agencies, non-governmental organizations andindividuals inproviding emergency reliefassistance tothevictims oftheearthquake, 1.Expresses itssolidarity withandsupport fortheGovernment andpeople oftheIslamic Republic ofIraninthistragicsituation; 2.Expresses itsgratitude totheStates, international agencies and non-governmental organizations thatareproviding emergency reliefassistance; I3.Welcomes theappointment bytheSecretary-General ofhisSpecial Representative fortheEmergency inNorthern Iranandexpresses appreciation for hisefforts tostrengthen co-ordination withintheUnitedNations systemfor providing emergency assistance totheGovernment oftheIslamic Republic ofIran, andrequests theSecretary-General tosubmittotheGeneral Assembly atits
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a draft resolution submitted to the United Nations General Assembly, focusing on providing emergency assistance to the Islamic Republic of Iran in response to a recent earthquake. The resolution expresses solidarity with the government and people of Iran, thanks countries and organizations providing relief assistance, and requests the Secretary-General to coordinate international efforts. The text does not specifically address economic development, natural resources, agriculture, industry, transport, international trade, employment, culture, or science and technology.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Natural resources and environment