text: it is requasted that the me€tiag of the General Assenbly be convened as early as possible, The text of a draft resolutio! is attached for coDsideration by Che Assenbly. I nould appreciate it if you woul.d briug this letter aad its enclosure Eo the attentiotr of the General Assenbly for appropriate action. (Signed) Nasin AHMED Ambassador and Pernanent RePresentativeA/44/957 English Page2 ANNEX Letterdated25June1990addressed tothePresident of theGeneral Assembly bythePermanent Representative of" Pakistan totheUnitedNations Inmycapacity astheChairman oftheAsianGroupforJune1990,Ihavethe honourtoinform youthattheAsianGroupatitsmeeting todaydecided torequest youtoconvene ameeting oftheforty-fourth session oftheGeneral Assembly in ordertoconsider, underitem88ofitsagenda, emergency assistance totheIslamic RepUblic ofIranfollowing thedevastating earthquake whichstruckthatcountry lastweek. Inviewofthelossoflifeandmassive destruction caused bytheearthquate, itisrequested thatthemeeting oftheGeneral Assembly beconvened asearlyas possible. Thetextofadraftresolution isattached forconsideration bythe Assembly. Iwouldappreciate itifyouwouldbringthisletter anditsenclosure tothe attention oftheGeneral Assembly forappropriate action. (Signed) Nasim ARMED Ambassador andPermanent Representative /... Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library\/ 44/957 English Page 3 APPENDIX Draft resolution Enerqencv assistance to the Islamic Republic of Iran The General Assembly, Recalling its resorutioa 44/236 of 2? December 19g9 ou the r:rternatiolalDecade for Natura] Disaster Reductio!, Deeply alistresseq by tbe large uutnber of casualties and horneless, and theextent of devastatio! caused by the earthqua*e, which st.ruck the north-irest. regionof the IsLanic Republic of Iran on 20 June 1990, Al,are of the efforts of the Governme!.t and people of the rsr.amic Repubric ofrran to save lives and alr.eviate the suffering of the victims of the earehquake, Notinq the enornous efforts that I'itl be required to a-Lleviate the grave6ituation caused by this natural disaster, Recoqnizinq tbe importance of interrationat co-operation for the nitigation ofthe devastat.ion caused by the earthquake,
analysis: This text appears to be related to a natural disaster, specifically an earthquake, and the response to it. The request to convene a meeting of the General Assembly and the attached draft resolution suggest that the focus is on providing humanitarian aid and relief to the affected country, Iran. The text also mentions the importance of international cooperation, which is a common theme in humanitarian aid and relief efforts.