A/RES/71/320
New Partnership for Africa’s Development: progress in implementation and international support
51. Recognizes that Africa is one of the regions that contribute the least to
climate change, yet is extremely vulnerable and exposed to the adverse impacts of
climate change, and in this regard calls upon the international community, including
developed countries, to continue to support Africa to address its adaptation needs
through, inter alia, the development, transfer and deployment of technology on
mutually agreed terms, capacity-building and the provision of adequate and
predictable resources, in line with existing commitments, and highlights the need for
full implementation of the agreed outcomes of the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change, 2 including the Paris Agreement; 1
52. Notes the progress made at the Tenth Ministerial Conference of the World
Trade Organization, held in Nairobi from 15 to 19 December 2015;
53. Reiterates that international trade is an engine for inclusive economic
growth and can contribute to the promotion of sustainable development for all, in
particular through its contribution to boosting job creation, given the high youth
unemployment in Africa, and to the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals;
54. Also reiterates the need for all countries and relevant multilateral
institutions to continue efforts to enhance coherence in their trade policies towards
African countries, and acknowledges the importance of efforts to fully integrate
African countries into the international trading system and to build their capacity to
compete through such initiatives as Aid for Trade and, given the world economic
and financial crisis, the provision of assistance to address the adjustment challenges
of trade liberalization;
55. Underlines the importance of debt crisis prevention and prudent debt
management, calls for a comprehensive and sustainable solution to the external debt
problems of African countries, and recognizes the important role, on a case-by-case
basis, of debt relief, including debt cancellation, as appropriate, the Heavily
Indebted Poor Countries Initiative and debt restructuring;
56. Reiterates that the fulfilment of all official development assistance
commitments remains crucial, including the commitment by many developed
countries to achieve the target of 0.7 per cent of gross national income for official
development assistance and 0.15 to 0.20 per cent of gross national income for
official development assistance to least developed countries, is encouraged by those
few countries that have met or surpassed their commitment to 0. 7 per cent of gross
national income for official development assistance and the target of 0.1 5 to
0.20 per cent of gross national income for official development assistance to least
developed countries, and urges all others to step up efforts to increase their official
development assistance and to make additional concrete efforts towards official
development assistance targets;
57. Underlines the importance of South-South cooperation as an important
element of international cooperation for development, as a complement to, not a
substitute for, North-South cooperation, recognizes its increased importance,
different history and particularities, and stresses that South-South cooperation
should be seen as an expression of solidarity among peoples and countries of the
South, based on their shared experiences and objectives, and that it should continue
to be guided by the principles of respect for national sovereignty, national
ownership and independence, equality, non-conditionality, non-interference in
domestic affairs and mutual benefit;
58. Welcomes the increased contributions of South-South cooperation to
poverty eradication and sustainable development, encourages developing countries to
voluntarily step up their efforts to strengthen South-South cooperation and to further
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