RESOLUTION 1991/59 Resolution E91r059 26 July 1991 31st plenary meeting Fight against the screw-worm infestation The Economic and Social Council, Recalling its resolution 1990/61 of 26 July 1990, in which, inter alia, it recognized the potentially devastating effects of the screw-worm infestation on people, livestock and wildlife and the adverse socio-economic consequences thereof, Recalling also General Assembly resolution 45/207 of 21 December 1990, in which, inter alia, the Assembly urged the international community to give full support to action to eradicate the screw-worm fly, particularly in Africa, and welcomed the support already provided by donors to the collaboration between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the International Fund for Agricultural Development on the eradication programme, Noting with satisfaction the gratifying results of the pilot programme in virtually eradicating the screw-worm menace in the target area and restricting its spread into new areas, Noting that the large-scale programme for the eradication of the screw-worm fly from North Africa, executed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, with the support of the International Fund for Agricultural Development, the International Atomic Energy Agency, the United Nations Development Programme, the affected countries and other donors, is in an advanced stage, as evidenced by the confinement of the parasite to the originally infested zone and the currently low number of cases within this area, Noting also that the objectives of the screw-worm eradication programme are to eliminate economic losses in the livestock sector, to remove an immense threat to the bio-diversity of the continent and to reduce the potential for human suffering through the use of an environmentally sound and sustainable method, namely the Sterile Insect Technique, to eradicate the screw-worm, 1. ... Continua

RESOLUTION 1990/61 Member Name E90r061 26 July 1990 36th Plenary Meeting 1990/61. Fight against the screw-worm infestation The Economic and Social Council, Noting with alarm that the screw-worm fly has been introduced into North Africa and is now established, thereby posing a potential threat to people, livestock and wildlife in Africa, the Mediterranean parts of Europe and the Near East, Recognizing the potentially devastating effects of the screw-worm infestation on people, livestock and wildlife and the adverse socio-economic consequences thereof, Noting that the resources and technology needed for eradication are not currently available in the infested region and that concerted efforts at the national, subregional, regional and global levels will be required, 1. ... Continua