The UNDP Governing Council Decision 93/21

Assistance to Myanmar

The Governing Council

Noting the report of the Administrator (DP/1993/60) on the action on its decision 92/26 of 26 May 1992 and containing his recommendations for future programming of assistance to Myanmar,

Also noting with satisfaction the report of the detailed review of the fifth country programme for Myanmar and the recommendations of the evaluation mission,

Recognising that there are critical humanitarian and basic human development needs of all the people of Myanmar at the community level which require focused external assistance and continuation of United Nations Development Programme assistance at an operationally cost-effective level, which should be made available for the benefit of all peoples of Myanmar,

Noting the recommendation of the Administrator for a release of funds from the fifth cycle indicative planning figure allocations for Myanmar for programmes during a two-and-one-half year period, July 1993 to December 1995

1. Commends the Administrator for the speedy and full implementation of decision 92/26;

2. Decides that, until a country programme for Myanmar is considered at an appropriate time, all future assistance from the United Nations Development Programme and related funds to Myanmar should be clearly targeted towards programmes having grass-roots-level impact in a sustainable manner, as called for in the aforesaid decision 92/26, particularly in the areas of primary health care, the environment, HIV/AIDS, training and education, and food security;

3. Approves, in conformity with paragraph 2 above, in addition to the amounts released from the reallocation of carried-over fourth cycle resources, and subject to review of its forty-first session (1994), an expenditure of up to $18 million from fifth cycle indicative planning figure allocations for the 18 month period to December 1994;

4. Requests the Administrator to continue to approve assistance to Myanmar on a project-by-project basis and to present to the Governing Council a report on the status of approval and implementation of new projects and recommendations for future programming, for its review at its forty first session (1994).

18 June 1993