AHG/Res. 132 (XX) Considering the need for a collective action by Africa and the international community to overcome the immediate economic difficulties and to marshal conditions favorable to the recovery and development of their economies, 1. DECIDES to hold a Summit session in 1985 to discuss economic matters with particular emphasis on :- the progress made in the implementation of the Lagos Plan of Action and the definition of new measures for an earlier attainment of the objectives of the Plan; - the formulation of an emergency programme for Africa comprising immediate measures in the priority economic areas and particularly in the agricultural and food sectors, - the establishment of common platform for action intended for the specialized agencies of the United Nations Systems on international economic issues of a crucial interest for Africa; 2. DECIDES FURTHER to set up a steering Committee comprising of Algeria, Ivory Coast, Tanzania, Cameroon, Zimbabwe, Senegal and Nigeria, The Steering Committee will have the responsibility of preparing the basic documents for the Economic Summit through the Council of Ministers, with the technical support of the OAU Secretariat, in close collaboration with the Secretariat of the ECA. 3. ENDORSES the recommendations made by the tenth meeting of the Conference of Ministers of the Economic Commission for Africa as contained in the Special Memorandum on Africa’s Economic and Social Crisis (E/ECA/CM.10/37/Rev.2). 4. REQUESTS the Secretary-General a) to transmit the Summit Declaration together with the Special Memorandum to the 39th Session of the General Assembly of the United