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Low-Cost Housing

A/RES/1393(XIV)No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1960.

What subjects does this mandate have?

4 topics
Information DisseminationLow Cost HousingSelf-HelpTechnical Cooperation

What does this mandate say?

4 operative paragraphs
1
Recommends that the appropriate organs of the United Nations and the specialized agencies should give due consideration to the requests of Governments for technical assistance in this field;
2
Recommends that Member States should, as part of their national plans, institute or accelerate programmes to promote the construction of low-cost ~ousing and stimulate active participation by the people m .these programmes through self-help, mutual aid, co-operation and other similar measures ;
3
Requests the Secretary-General, in consultation ~ith interested Governments and the specialized agencies concerned, to collect and disseminate information in the field of housing concerning the technical and material needs of all countries with housing problems and concerning the relevant experience gained by others which might be able to assist them ;
4
Invites the Secretary-General to submit a report on the results o~ his inquiry at an appropriate time, and the Economic and Social Council to transmit this General Aaaembly-Fourteeoth Seeaioo report, with its comments thereon, to the General Assembly.
20 November 1959.

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