Industrial Development Decade for Africa

A/RES/35/66[B]View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 61d Industrialization, published in 1980.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 1980–1985

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/39/233

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1985	A/RES/39/233	Industrial Development Decade for Africa	1,001	—
1980	A/RES/35/66[B]	Industrial Development Decade for Africa	—	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

3 subjects

Africa Industrial Development International Decades

What’s in this document?

16 operative paragraphs

A/RES/35/66 [B]

Recalling its resolutions 3201 (S-VI) and 3202 (S-VI) of I May 1974, containing the Declaration and the Programme of Action on the Establishment of a New lnternational Economic Order, 3281 (XXIX) of 12 December 1974, containing the Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States, and 3362 (S-VII) of 16 September 1975 on development and international economic co-operation,

Recalling a/so the Lima Declaration and Plan of Action on Industrial Development and Co-operation,"

adopted at the Second General Conference of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, which laid down the main measures and principies for industrial development and co-operation within the framework of the establishment of the new international economic order,

Taking note of the New Delhi Declaration and Plan of Action on Industrialization of Developing Countries and International Co-operation for their Industrial Development," adopted at the Third General Conference of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, held at New Delhi from 21 January to 9 February 1980, in which a strategy was spelled out for the further industrialization of developing countries for the 1980s and beyond, as well as a plan of action for the restructuring of world industry within the framework of the establishment of the new international economic order.

Emphasizing the role of the redeployment of industrial capacities in the context of international industrial cooperation, including resources and technology transfers aimed at establishing and strengthening the productive capacities of developing countries with a view to stimulating their economies, and taking into account their potential to develop their national resources in conformity with the over-all national objectives and priorities and the need to increase correspondingly their share in world industrial production,

"SeeA/10112,chap. IV.

"ID/CONF.4/22 and Corr. l, chap. VI.

Conscious of the role of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization as the central co-ordinating organ within the United Nations system for the promotion of industrial development co-operation and for the fulfilment of the agreed measures and the attainment of the agreed targets in both the Lima Declaration and Plan of Action on Industrial Development and Cooperation and the New Delhi Declaration and Plan of Action on Industrialization of Developing Countries and lnternational Co-operation for their Industrial Development,

Having examined the reports of the Industrial Development Board on its first special session, held from 12 to 16 November 1979," and on its fourteenth session, held from 12 to 19 May 1980,"'

Noting Economic and Social Council resolution 1980/61 of 24 July 1980 on industrial development cooperation,

Bearing in mind the decisions adopted by the Industrial Development Board at its second special session, held on 17 October 1980, 77 1.

Takes note of the report of the Third General Conference of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization; 78 2.

Endorses the programme priorities adopted by the Industrial Development Board at its fourteenth session 74 on the follow-up of the decisions and recommendations of the Third General Conference of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization;

Endorses the decisions made by the Industrial Development Board at its fourteenth session with regard to the System of Consultations, 80 notably its decision to establish on a permanent basis that System, which should be an instrument through which the United Nations Industrial Development Organization would serve as a forum for deve!oped and developing countries in their contacts and consultations directed towards the industrialization of developing countries and would also permit negotiations among interested parties at their request at the same time as, or after, consultations;

Urges the international community to consider concrete measures, where appropriate, for restructuring world industrial production through positive strategies, thus establishing a more effective international division of labour which would, inter afia, facilitate the redeployment of industry, expand and strengthen the industrial capacities of developing countries and promote the domestic industrial processing of the natural resources of developing countries;

Emphasizes the need to facilitate the restructuring of world industrial production through, inter afia:

Support for increased industrial production in developing countries;

Special and differential treatment in favour of developing countries, where feasible and appropriate, in the context of a general effort to liberalize world trade, in particular in their favour;

Trade liberalization in relation to increased market access;

'' Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-fifih Session. Supp/ement No. 16 (A/35/ 16), vol. l.

"/bid., vol. 11.

77 /bid., vol. III, chap. 11.

"ID/CONF.4/22 and Corr.l.

79 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-fifth Session, Supplement No. /6 (A/35/16), vol. 11. para. 54.

'º !bid., paras. 148-155.

Reiterates the decision of the Industrial Development Board at its second special session, 81 and decides to ensure the provision of adequate resources to enable the United Nations Industrial Development Organization to implement its mandate, particularly as regards the follow-up of thc Third General Conference as agreed upon by the Board at its fourteenth session, taking into account the budgetary restraints under which the U nited N alions regular budget has to opera te;

Further reiterates, bearing in mind paragraph 75 of the report of the Permanent Committee of the Industrial Development Board on the work of its fourteenth session/' that proper measures should be taken for ali agreed priority areas, as agreed to by the Board at its fourteenth regular session and its second special session, including the developmenl of human resources and industrial production, which were not specifically reflected in the proposals of the Secretary-General as contained in the revised work programme of the United N ations Industrial Development Organization for 1981 and the current programme budget;"

Requests the secretariat of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization to take immediate measures within its competence for the early and full implementation of the Comprehensive New Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries, adopted by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development in its resolution 122 (V) of 3 June 1979,x' and the relevant resolutions and decisions of the General Assembly, and to submit annual reports to the Industrial Development Board on the progress of industrialization of the least developed countries;

Appreciates the steps already taken to ensure the co-ordination of activities with other United N ations bodies in the field of industrial development and stresses the need for continuing ful] co-operation and work to ensure optimal follow-up to thc decisions, recommendations and results of the Third General Conference of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization from the programming to the implementation stage, particularly in such areas as consultation meeti ngs, energy and operational activities, as agreed upon by the Industrial Development Board at its fourteenth regular session and at its second special session:

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Requests the Industrial Development Board at its fifteenth session to consider further proposals by the secretariat of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization for the promotion of industrialization of developing countries and to decide on further action:

Appeals once again to ali Governments that have not yet done so to sign and ratify, accept or approve the new Constitution of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization" as early as possible, preferably no later than mid-1981;

Urges ali States, in particular the developed countries, to contribute to the United Nations Industrial Development Fund or to raise their contributions,

taking into account the need for maximum flexibility, with a view to reaching the agreed desirable funding level of $50 million annually:

'· /bid., vol.111. para. 15 ,, /bid., vol. 111, annex 11.

"See ID/B/C.3/99 and Add.l.

" See Proceedings vf the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Fifth Session. vol. l. Report and Annexes (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.79.11.D.14), part one, sect. A.

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Decides to review, at its thirty-seventh session, the follow-up of the Third General Conference of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization.

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Proc/aims the 1980s as the Industrial Development Decade for Africa;

Ca/Is upon the United Nations Industrial Development Organization and the Economic Commission for Africa, in close co-operation with the Organization of African Unity, to formulate proposals to implement the programme for the Industrial Development Decade for Africa and to monitor its progress;

Supports the establishment of a co-ordination unit or group within the United Nations Industrial Development Organization for the Industrial Development Decade for Africa and requests the Secretary- General to provide appropriate resources to enable that organization to perform its role in the preparation and implementation of the activities of the Decade;

Requests the Executive Director of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization and the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa to initiate appropriate contacts with the organs, organizations and bodies of the United Nations system in order to contribute to the success of the Industrial Development Decade for Africa and to report on the action taken, through the Industrial Development Board, at its fifteenth session, and the Economic and Social Council, at its second regular session of 1981, to the General Assembly at its thirty-sixth session.

V. LIST 0F STATES INDICATED IN SECTI0N 11, Pi\Ri\GRAPH 4 (a),

0F GENERAL ASSEMBLY RES0LUTI0N 2152 (XXI)

LIST OF STATES INDICATED IN SECTI0N 11, PARAGRAPH 4(d)

LIST 0F STATES INDICATED IN SECTI0N ((, PARAGRAPH 4 (b)

LIST 0F STATES INDICI\TED IN SfCTI0N 11, Pi\Ri\GRAPH 4(c)

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