Human Rights and Scientific and Technological Developments

A/RES/38/112View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 94 Human rights and scientific and technological developments, published in 1984.

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25 documents · 1969–1991

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Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1991	A/RES/45/93	Human rights and scientific and technological developments	—	–
1991	A/RES/45/92	Human rights and scientific and technological developments	—	–
1990	A/RES/44/134	Human rights and scientific and technological developments	—	–
1990	A/RES/44/133	Human rights and scientific and technological developments	—	–
1989	A/RES/43/110	Human rights and scientific and technological developments	616	–

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Declarations Human Rights Information Peace Science and Technology

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Considering that implcmentation ofthe said Declaration will con tribute to the strcngthening of international pcacc and the security of pcoples and to thcir cconomic and social development, as wcll as to international cooperation in the ficld of human rights.

Seriouslv concerned that the results of scientifie and technologi'cal progress could be used for the arms racc. to the detriment of international pcace and security and social progress. human rights and fundamental freedoms and thc dignity of thc human person.

Recognizing that the establishment of the ncw intcrnational economic order calls in particular for an important contribution to be made by scicnce and ll'chnology to cconomic and social progress.

Bcaring in mind that the exchangc and transler of scientific and technological knowlcdgc is onc of the importan! ways to accelerate the social and economic dcvelopment of thc developing countries.

Taking note with satisfaction of the report of thc Sccrctary-General on human rights and scicntitic and technological developments, 11 • 1.

,<,;tresscs the ímportance of thc implemcntation by ali States of the provisions and principies containcd in tlw Declaration on the Use of Scientific and Technological Progress in the lnterests of Peace and for thc lknelit of Mankind in ordcr to promote human rights ami limdamental freedoms;

Ca/Is upon ali States to makc every cffort to use the achicvements of science and technology in order to p, o•· mote peaceful social. cconomie and cultural devl'lop1m·n1 and progress;

Requests the specralized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system to takc into accou11t in their programmes and activities the provisions of the Declaration;

lnl'ites those Member States. specializcd agencies and other organizations of thc Unitcd Nations systcm that have not yet done so to submit their information pursuant to General Assembly resolution JSil 30 A of 11 Dccernhc1 1980;

Rcquests the Commission on Human Rights to pay special attention, in its consideration of the item entitlcd "Human rights and scicntific and technological dcvelopments". to the question of thc implementation of the provisions of the Declaration. taking into considcration the information subrnittcd by Member States. spccializcd agencies and othcr organi/ations of thc linited Nations system purs11ant to (,etl\'ral Asscmbly rcsolution .15, 1.m A:

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-ninth session the ítem entitled "Human rights and scientific and tcchnological developmcnts".

100th p/cnary meeting /6 Dccember /983

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146 lhid., chap. XVII.

148Resolution 217 A (III). 149 Resolution 2200 (XXI). annex. l 50 Rcsolution 328 l (XXIX). 151 Rcsolutions 3201 (S-Vl) and 3202 (S-VI) 152 Resolution 2734 (XXV) 153 Resolution 3384 (XXX) 154 Resolution 33173. 155 Rcsolution 36/100. 156 See O[firial Records o(thc Fcom,mic ,,mi Socw/ < ·ou11c1/. /9/l.1 , Suppli· menl No. 2 (E 11982' 12 and Con.1 l. chap XXVI. sel'l. A 157 lhid .. 1983, S11p¡,lcmcm No. 3 (E11983il3 and Corr.1). chap. XXVII. \CCt. ;\_ 158 Jhid .. /978. Supp/emcnr No. 4 (E/1978/34). chap. XXVI. sect. A.

ISQ Jhid .. 1979. Supp/emenr No. 6 (E/1979/36). chap. XXIV. sect. A.

160 Jh1d .. 1980, S11pp/cmcnr No. 3 (E: 1980; l 3 and Con. l ). chap. XXVI. ,ect. .\.

161 Jh1d .. l9RI. S1,n•lemcnr No 5 (E/1981125 and Corr.l), chap. XXVIII. '-,Cl't. 4-.

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