United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1969.

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8 versions · 1963–1982

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Development Planning Institutional Machinery International Trade Work Organization

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10 operative paragraphs

Talus note of the report of the U11ited N ations Confere11ce 011 Trade and Development on its second session and the report of the Trade and Developme.nt Board for the period from 10 September 1967 to 23 September 1968;

W el comes decision 45 (VII) adopted by the Trade and Development Board on 21 September 1968 011 the improvement of the institutional machinery and methods of work of the Conference ;13

Considcrs that decision 45 (VII) of the Board is a positive manifestation of the political will of States members of the Conference to enhance the capacity of the. Conference to achieve positive results;

Fi1rthcr considcrs that the full and effective utilization of the improved machinery and methods of work, in the same spirit of co-operation, will contribute towards reaching a greater measure of agre.ement on problems before the Conference, in particular through:

The possibility of holding sessions of the Board at a high political leve! in order to consider matters of greater importance;

( b) The possibility of convening a special session of the Board. to be held within the minimum periods provided for in rule 4, paragraph 2, and rule 6 of the rules of procedure of the Board;

The possibility of setting up intergovernmental groups on matters falling within the competence of

10 See Proceedings of the United Nations Conference Trade a,1d Deve/of>mmt, Second Session, vol. I and Corr.1 and Add.1, Rc¡,ort and An11e.i-cs (United Nations publication, Sales No.: E.68.II.D.14).

11 Official Records of the General Assembl}•, Twcnty-third Stssion, Supplenunt No. 14 (A/7214).

11 [bid., Twenty-third Session, Plenary Meetings, 1708th meeting, paras. 3-34.

11 /bid., Twenty-third Session, Supplement No. 14 (A/7214), part II, annex I. General A&sernbly-Twenty-third Scssion the Boarcl's main committees, with the purpose of iclentifying specific conrses of action. as appropriate;

( d) The initiative of the Secretary-General of the Conference, where appropriatc, in order to assist the continuing machinery in its search for concrete ~olutions to problems of tracle ami development;

Exprcsscs the opinio11 that in special situations the convening of ad hoc meetings of the countries concernecl, with their agreement, at a high political level may secure more rapicl progress in reaching gencrally acce¡,table conclusions 011 basic issues of substance;

Draws the attentio11 of the States members of the Conference to the tasks which remai11 unfinished, particularly those pertaining to the problems facing the least developed of the developing countries. and to the large number of important issues remitted by the Conference to its continuing machinery for further consicleration and action;

u,,ges the Board at its forthcoming sessions, in consiclering the issues remitted to it by the Conference, to seek the widest possible measure of agreement on concrete and practica! action or recommendations, as appropriate, in particular in view of the Second United N ations Development Decade:

Requests the Governments of States members of the Conference, the regional economic commissions, the Economic and Social Office in Beirut. the specialized agencies and the International Atomic Energy Agency, as well as other intergovernmental organizations participating in thc work of the Conference. to make every effort to enlighten public opinion within their respective fields about the various aspects of the developmental process and about the efforts being made by the international community in this area, with a view to obtaining the widest possible support far the \York of the Conference.

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