A/RES/70/78
United Nations
Distr.: General
17 December 2015
General Assembly
Seventieth session
Agenda item 9
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 9 December 2015
[without reference to a Main Committee (A/70/L.16)]
70/78.
Extension of the preparatory period preceding the
graduation of the Republic of Vanuatu from the
least developed country category
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolutions 59/209 of 20 December 2004, 67/221 of 21 December
2012 and 68/18 of 4 December 2013,
Reaffirming its commitment to the process of graduation from least developed
country status and to encouraging smooth transition measures for graduating
countries,
Giving due consideration to the unprecedented human and material losses
which Vanuatu suffered as a result of Cyclone Pam on 13 and 14 March 2015, and to
the serious disruption this natural disaster caused to the economic and social
progress Vanuatu had for several years been demonstrating,
Inviting the international community to continue to generously support the
rehabilitation and disaster preparedness efforts undertaken by the Government of
Vanuatu in this context,
1.
Expresses its deep concern at the severe consequences for Vanuatu of
Cyclone Pam on 13 and 14 March 2015;
2.
Decides to extend by an additional period of three years, until 4 December
2020, the preparatory period that Vanuatu is currently benefiting from, before
graduation from the least developed country category occurs;
3.
Underlines the exceptional nature of this decision, taken in the context of
the unique disruption caused to the economic and social progress of Vanuatu by
Cyclone Pam.
70th plenary meeting
9 December 2015
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