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Industrial Development Co-Operation

A/RES/39/232No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1985.

What other versions does this mandate have?

23 versions · 1979–2024
This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/79/222
  • 2024A/RES/79/222Industrial development cooperationLatestCompare with previous version
  • 2022A/RES/77/180Industrial development cooperationCompare with previous version
  • 2020A/RES/75/231Industrial development cooperationCompare with previous version
  • 2019A/RES/73/247Industrial development cooperationCompare with previous version
  • 2017A/RES/71/242Industrial development cooperationCompare with previous version

iVersions are identified automatically by matching titles within the same organ (~97% accuracy on a manual audit).

What subjects does this mandate have?

7 topics
Budget ContributionsDeveloping CountriesIndustrial DevelopmentInternational CooperationResources MobilizationTechnical CooperationTechnical Field Advisers

What does this mandate say?

10 operative paragraphs
2
Notes with concern that the Conference was unable to yield results commensurate with the dimensions of the problems confronting the developing countries concerning their industrialization and confronting the world economy as a whole;
l. Endorses the resolutions adopted by the Con­ ference214 and calls for their immediate and effective implementation;
4
Notes with regrc1 that the Conference could not adopt two draft resolutions concerning world industrial restructuring and redeployment and the mobilization of financial resources for industrial development; 211 5.
Welcomes the decision of the Conference to accord high priority to industrial co-operation among developing
countries in the activities and programmes of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization;
Welcomes also the decision of the Conference to give priority to strengthening the technological capabilities of developing countries, which are an important element in the industrialization process;
7
Decides that adequate resources should be provided in the budget of the United Nations Industrial Develop­ ment Organization to implement fully all its mandates, particularly those in support of the activities established in priority areas, and authorizes the Secretary-General to take appropriate action to this end;
8
Welcomes the announcements to allocate new and additional voluntary contributions to the United Nations Industrial Development Fund, including contributions through trust funds, and calls upon all countries, in partic­ ular the developed countries, to contribute or to increase their contributions to the United Nations Industrial Development Fund so as to reach, at the earliest date pos­ sible, the agreed desirable funding level of $50 million a year;
9
Requests the United Nations Industrial Develop­ ment Organization to take appropriate action to imple­ ment the resolutions and recommendations of the Con­ ference;
I 0. Calls upon all organs, organizations and bodies of the United Nations system to respond positively to the rel­ evant resolutions and recommendations addressed to them by tht> Conference;

II

REPORT OF THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD ON ITS EIGHTEENTH SESSION I. Takes note of the report of the Industrial Develop­ ment Board on its eighteenth session;
2
Decides that in 1985 the regular budget of the United Nations will provide for maintaining the total number of existing posts in the Senior Industrial Develop­ ment Field Advisers Programme, taking into account tht> allocation in the budget of the United Nations Develop­ ment Programme, as well as voluntary funding through tht> United Nations Industrial Development Organization. and requests the Secretary-General to take appropriate action to this end;
3
Appeals to developed countries to provide maxi­ mum voluntary contributions for the Senior Industrial Development Field Advisers Programme;
4
Reaffirms its support for strengthening the system of consultations, in the light of experience gained, with the objective of increasing tht> industrial capacities of develop­ ing countries.

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