Affirms that community action is a valuable and effective instrument for aci1ieving economic and social development ;
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InvitesMember States to make the fullest and best possible use of community action in their efforts to 1-,romote economic and social development, especially in sectors where there is a marginally employed population and in co-ordination with land reform;
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Requeststhe Secretary-General, when establishing th: activities of the Economic Projections and Programmmg Centre, to suggest the desirability of including community action in the formulation of plans and program~es of economic development for the developing countnes;
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(?-equests the Secretary-General to give special attention to the present and possible future contribution of community action towards the attainment of the objectives of the United Nations Development Decade and to prepare regular reports on the progress of community action in the developing countries, with special reference to the exchange of information on experience and met~ods ~n connexion with the various types of commumty action ;
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_Recommends the Member States, the specialized agenc~es and other int~i:national bodies to give special attent10n to the prov1s1on of technical and financial assistance to those countries which request it for the purpose of planning and executing economic and social development schemes, especially in c::onnexion with land reform, that make use of community action;
6._ Requests the Expanded Programme of Technical Assistance, the Special Fund and other international agencies providing technical and financial assistance to help Governments in preparing community development programmes as part of their national development-including projects for the establishment of rural centres to supply tools and equipment, to carry out research and provide training-in order to make programmes of community action as effective as possible.
5 December 1963.
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