UNITED NATIONS A General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/45/6 (Prog. 45) 12September 1990 • Forty-fifth sessionORIGINAL: ENGLISH PROPOSED MEDIUM-TERM PLANFORTHEPERIOD 1992-1997* MAJOR PROGRAMME Ill.INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION FORECONOMIC ANDSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT Programme 45.African economic recovery. development andtransformation CONTENTS A..Programme .. 1.General orientation ...•.•..................•......... 2..Overall strategy .. 3.Subprogramme structure andpriorities •••.••••••••••.• B..Subprograrnrnes .. 1.Co-ordination andmobilization ofresources ••••••••••Paragraphs Page 45.1-45.14 2 45.1-45.7 2 45.8-45.12 3 45.13 -45.14 4 45.15 -45.29 5 45.15-45.20 5 2.Monitoring andassessment oftheimplementation of action programmes, including theirfinancial aspects. 45.21 -45.25 7 3.Promotion ofglobal awareness ofthecritical economic situation inAfrica..........•...•........•.......... 45.26 -45.29 8 *Thepresent document contains programme 45oftheproposed medium-term planfortheperiod 1992-1997 andreplaces subprogramme 5ofprogramme 11(see A/45/6 (Prog.11)/Corr.l}. Thecomplete medium-term planwillsubsequently be issuedinthefinalprinted formasOfficial Records oftheGeneral Assembly, Forty-fifth Session, Supplement No.6(A/45/6/Rev.1). 90-22304 1830e(E) /...... Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryA/45/6 (Prog. 45) English Page2 PROGRAMME 45.AFRICAN ECONOMIC RECOVERY, DEVELOPMENT ANDTRANSFORMATION A.Programme 1.General orientatio~ 45.1Thelegislative authority fortheprogramme derives fromGeneral Assembly resolutions 32/197of20December 1977,33/202of29January 1979,S-13/2of 1June1986,43/27of18November 1988,44/24of17November 1989anddecision 44/411of17November 1989. 45.2Theinternational community hasfullyrecognized thepervasive economic problems thatafflict theAfrican region. Although African Governments have initiated actions aimedatachieving thelong-term structural transformation of theireconomies andatbreaking thevicious circleofpoverty andunderdevelopment, ahostoffactors, manyofthemexogenous, havecontinued tothwarttheirefforts. Amongthesearethedecline incommodity prices, adverse termsoftrade,the decline infinancial flows,increased protectionism, andtheheavyburdenofdebt anddebt-servicing. Oneofthemostnegative anddamaging consequences ofthis situation hasbeenareverse flowofcapital resources fromthepoorest continent instead oftheprovision ofexpected additional resources toAfrica bythe international community. Moreover, ithasbeennotedthatthetechnical co-operation provided tomanyAfrican countries hasnotbeenaseffective as intended, particularly incapacity-building. 45.3TheAfrican development crisisisonethatconcerns theinternational community asawhole. Greater realization oftherichphysical andhumanpotential ofthecontinent isanintegral partofacommonstrategy topromote theeconomic andsocial advancement ofallpeople. 45.4Theadoption oftheUnitedNations Programme ofActionforAfrican Economic Recovery andDevelopment 1986~1990 (General Assembly resolution 8-13/2, annex) reflected amutual commitment byAfricatoprovide thenecessary framework to launchlong-term programmes forself-sustaining socio-economic development and growth andbytheinternational community to.assistAfricainachieving this objective. TheSecretary-General wascalled upontoco-ordinate theassistance and support oftheUnitedNations systemandtomonitor theimplementation ofthe Programme ofAction. Themid-term reviewoftheProgramme ofActionconcluded with areaffirmation thatdealing withtheAfrican crisisremained apriority forthe UnitedNations andtheinternational community.