Takes note of the 1974 Report on the World Social Situation as well as the various points of view expressed regarding its substance and format during the thirty-first session of the General Assembly;
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Requeststhe Secretary-General to take into consideration the following guidelines while preparing future reports on the world social situation:
a
A more integrated and concise text should be presented, with emphasis on the analysis of the data obtained;
b
All countries and territories should be covered, including those under colonial and alien domination and foreign occupation;
( c) A wide range of sources of information should be used, mainly from the specialized agencies, the regional commissions and the Governments concerned;
( d) The mid-term review and appraisal of the International Development Strategy for the Second United Nations Development Decade should be used as a guideline in assessing and analysing the data obtained;
The goals and objectives of the new interna- ( e) tional economic order should be utilized as one of the guidelines for the preparation of future reports on the world social situation;
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Governments,
appropriate United Requests Nations bodies and specialized agencies concerned to continue to co-operate with the Secretary-General in the preparation of future reports on the world social situation.
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