Role of the Regional Economic Commission in the 2nd United Nations Development Decade

A/RES/2687(XXV)View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1971.

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7 subjects

Development Finance Development Strategies Economic Cooperation Economic Development International Decades Regional Commissions Trade Expansion

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5 operative paragraphs

Expresses its appreciation of the contributions made by the regional economic commissions and the United Nations Economic and Social Office at Beirut towards the formulation of the International Development Strategy for the Second United Nations Development Decade;

Requests the regional economic commissions and the United Nations Economic and Social Office at Beirut to continue and further intensify their efforts in helping to promote, on a regional, subregional or interregional basis, trade expansion, economic cooperation and integration among their member countries as a concrete step towards the attainment of the goals and objectives of the Second United Nations Development Decade;

Affirms that these efforts deserve the active support of the entire international community and particularly of the developed countries;

Requests the regional economic commissions and the United Nations Economic and Social Office at Beirut, in co-operation where appropriate with regional

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development banks and subregional groupings and with the assistance of other organizations of the United Nations system, to make suitable arrangements for conducting regular appraisals and evaluation of the progress in the implementation of the International Development Strategy;

Urges that the regional economic commissions and the United Nations Economic and Social Office at Beirut be provided with the means and resources necessary to fulfil their role for the benefit of their member countries.

11 December 1970.

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II. UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME COUNTllY PROGRAMMING I. THE UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT CO-OPERATION CYCLE

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