Welcomes the development of the activities of the United Nations University under five themes with which the Council of the University expressed its general agreement at its seventeenth session;
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Notes with satisfaction the decision to move towards a six-year medium-term perspective;
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Welcomes the opportunities under the medium-term perspective for greater collaboration at various levels between the United Nations University and the United Nations system and academic communities and institutions;
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Notes that the enlarged scope of the programmes and activities of the United Nations University in promoting advanced research and training on global problems affecting mankind and in ensuring a more effective global dissemination of knowledge calls for greater resources for their implementation, and decides to encourage efforts to promote understanding of this enlarged scope of the work of the University, thereby helping to generate increased financial support from various sources, including non-governmental organizations;
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Earnestly appeals to all Member States to give special attention to those encouraging developments and to contribute generously and urgently to the Endowment Fund
12 Official Records of the General Assemblv, Thirt_v-sixth Session, Supplement No. 31 (A/36/31). of the United Nations University and, additionally or alternatively, to make operating contributions to the University in order to enable it to fulfil] effectively its global mandate.
