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Town Twinning as a Means of International Co-Operation

A/RES/2058(XX)No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1966.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 1966–1972
This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/2861(XXVI)
  • 1972A/RES/2861(XXVI)Town twinning as a means of international co-operationLatestCompare with previous version
  • 1966A/RES/2058(XX)Town Twinning as a means of international co-operation

iVersions are identified automatically by matching titles within the same organ (~97% accuracy on a manual audit).

What subjects does this mandate have?

2 topics
CitiesLocal Government

What does this mandate say?

3 operative paragraphs
1
Considers town twinning to be one of the means of co-operation which the United Nations should encourage, both in connexion with the International Cooperation Year and on a permanent basis;
2
Requests the Economic and Social Council, in collaboration with the appropriate non-governmental organizations in consultative status and taking into consideration the decisions of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization on town twinning, to prepare a programme of measures through which the United Nations and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization might take concrete steps to encourage further the achievement of the largest possible number of twinned towns ;
3
Requests the Economic and Social Council to submit to the General Assembly at its twentv-second session a report on the programmes of action that have been taken to comply with the present resolution ; . 4. Requests the Secretary-General to take, through his offices, all suitable measures to encourage this form of co-operation.
16 December 1965.

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