Recalling its resolution 1439 (XIV) of 5 December 1959, by which the General Assembly decided to contribute to the International School Fund, for a period of five years, such continuing financial assistance as the Assembly might find necessary, and its subsequent resolutions 1591 (XV) of 20 December 1960, 1727 (XVI) of 20 December 1961 and 1853 (XVII) of 19 December 1962, by which it contributed grants to liquidate the operational deficit and to begin planning for the permanent accommodation of the School,
Noting the progress achieved in making the School available to a growing number of children of United Nations staff and the critical need for expanded and improved facilities,
Noting also the action taken by the Board of Trustees, with the assistance of the Secretary-General, in order to provide for a permanent building to house the International School, one of the purposes of which is to facilitate the recruitment and retention of qualified international staff,
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Decides to contribute $35,000 to the International School Fund for liquidating the operational deficit anticipated for the current school year, and an additional $20,000 for the purpose of advancing plans for the permanent accommodation of the School ;
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Requeststhe Secretary-General to continue to lend his good offices to the Board of Trustees in seeking financial and other assistance from both governmental and private sources for the construction and equipment of an appropriate school building and the creation of an endowment fund ;
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Appeals to Governments of Member States to take such measures as they may consider necessary to ensure that voluntary contributions for the above purposes will be forthcoming at the earliest possible date from appropriate sources, governmental or non-governmental;
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Authorizesthe Secretary-General to accept and to administer on a hold-in-trust basis, within the International School Fund established pursuant to General Assembly resolution 1439 (XIV), such voluntary contributions as he may be offered for the foregoing purposes.
