Action Programme in Favour of Island Developing Countries

A/RES/37/206View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 71ci Report of the Trade and Development Board, published in 1983.

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4 subjects

Development Development Assistance Industrial Development Small Island Developing States

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19 operative paragraphs

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Recalling resolution l IO (V) of 3 June 1979 adopted by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development at its fifth session, held at Manila from 7 May to 3 June 1979,86

Recalling also Economic and Social Council decision 249

(LXIII) of 25 July 1977 and resolution 1981/68 of 24 July 1981, as well as resolution 293 (XIII) of 26 February 1977

adopted by the Conference of Ministers of the Economic Commission for Africa, 87

Taking note of Economic and Social Council resolution 1982/61 of 30 July 1982,

Aware of the fact that, until a durable solution is found to the particular problems facing Zaire with regard to transport, transit and access to foreign markets, its externa! trade and economy will continue to be seriously affected,

Takes note of the report of the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa on particular problems facing Zaire with regard to transport, transit and access to foreign markets88 and of activities carried out to date conceming the search for solutions to the transport and transit problems facing Zaire, particularly measures taken by the Commission regarding the timetable for the activities to be undertaken;

Approves the organization in 1983 of a round-table meeting with donor countries and financing agencies for Zaire's transport and transit projects;

Appeals to donor countries and financing agencies to participate in a positive manner in the round-table meeting;

Requests the Secretary-General to provide, within existing resources, the Economic Commission for Africa with the resources required to organize a round-table technical consultative meeting with donor countries and to accelerate the implementation of the relevant resolutions of the Economic and Social Council and the General Assembly;

Requests the Secretary-General, in consultation with the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, to submit to the General Assembly at its thirty-eighth session, through the Economic and Social Council, a report on the particular problems facing Zaire with regard to transport, transit and access to foreign markets and on the implementation of the present resolution.

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Action programme in favour of island developing countries

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the progress made in the implementation of specific action in favour of island developing countries;93 2.

Takes note of the analysis contained in section III of the report of the Secretary-General93 on the difficulties encountered by island developing countries;

Expresses its appreciation to ali States and organizations that have facilitated the implementation of resolutions in favour of island developing countries;

Calls upon ali States, intemational organizations and financial institutions to intensify efforts to implement specific actions in favour of island developing countries as envisaged in resolutions 98 (IV) and 11 1 (V) of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development as well as in other relevant resolutions;

Requests the competent organizations of the United Nations system, in particular the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Development Prograrnme, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization and the United Nations Capital Development Fund, to take adequate measures to enhance their ability to respond positively to the particular needs of island developing countries during the Third United Nations Development Decade;

Requests the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, at its sixth session, to review the progress made in this area and to consider the measures needed to facilitate the implementation of the resolutions adopted so far in favour of island developing countries;

Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its thirty-ninth session on the measures taken by the intemational community to respond to the specific needs of island developing countries, as called for in the relevant United Nations resolutions, and to recommend

further appropriate actions to permit the Assembly to undertake a comprehensive review of the problems and needs of the island developing countries at that session.

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Development aspects of the reverse transfer of technology

Recommends that the Member States concemed and the competent intemational organizations should, as a matter of urgency, give due consideration to the formulation of policies with a view to mitigating the adverse consequences of the reverse transfer of technology;

Recommends to the developed countries that they should assist and support the efforts of the developing countries towards the full utilization of their own trained personnel in promoting their economic and social development;

Expresses its regret that the lntergovemmental Group of Experts on the Feasibility of Measuring Human Resource Flows did not reach agreed conclusions and recommendations to mitigate the adverse effects of the reverse transfer of technology;

Requests the Secretary-General to establish an interagency group comprising representatives of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the lnternational Labour Organisation, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the World Health Organization, the United Nations lnstitute for Training and Research, the Statistical Office of the Secretariat and other appropriate organs and bodies of the United Nations system to co-ordinate measures on the question of the reverse transfer of technology and, in particular, to examine and enhance the effectiveness of the United Nations system in responding to the complex needs of the countries concemed, as well as any additional measures to that effect;

Requests the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development to convene the requisite meetings of govemmental experts with the following terms of reference:

To formulate recommendations on policies and concrete measures, with a view to mitigating the adverse consequences for the developing countries of the reverse transfer of technology, including the proposal for the establishment of an intemational labour compensatory facility;

To submit their report to the Trade and Development Board at its twenty-seventh session for its thorough consideration;

Urges ali Govemments and appropriate organizations to participate actively in the meetings mentioned in paragraph 5 above;

Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Gen- 1. eral Assembly at its thirty-eighth session on the implementation of the present resolution, including recommendations on concrete measures for the development of broad international co-operation for the solution of the problems arising in this field.

86 See Proceedings of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Fifth Session, vol. 1, Report and Annexes (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.79.Il.D. 14), part one, sect. A.

87 See Official Records ofthe Economic and Social Council, Sixty-third Session, Supplement No. 7, vol. I (E/5941). part 111.

88 E/ 1982/78.

89 See Proceedings of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Fourth Session. vol. 1, Report and Annexes (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.76.11.D. IO and corrigendum), part one, sect. A.

90 /bid., Fifth Session, vol. 1, Report and Annexes (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.79.11.D.14), part one, sect. A.

91 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-seventh Session. Supplement No. 15 (N37/J.'i), vol. l. part one. annex l.

92 See N37/196 and Corr. l. annex.

9 ' An7il 96 and Corr. l

94 Report of the United Nations Conference on Science and Technology for Development, Vienna, Z0-31 August 1979 (United Nations publication, Sa!es No._ E.79.1.21 and corrigenda), chap. VII.

95 See Official Records oj the General Assembly, Thirty-fourth Session, Supplement No. 15 (A/34/15 and Corr. l), vol. 11, part one, annex l.

96 lbid., Thirty-fifth Session, Supplement No. 15 (A/35/15), vol. 11, annex l.

91 lbid., Thirty-sixth Session, Supplement No. 15 (A/36/15 and Corr. l), part one, annex l.

98 See A/34/542, annex, sect. IV.

99 Proceedings of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Devel- 100 TD/B/C.6/89. opment, Fifth Session, vol. I, Report and Annexe.,· (United Nations pub- ,m See Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-seventh Seslication, Sales No. E.79.11.D.14). annex VI.

síon, Supplement No 15 (A/37/15). vol. II, par1 1, paras. 565-567.

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Action programme in favour of island developing countries

Development aspects of the reverse transfer of technology

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