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Reverse Transfer of Technology

A/RES/40/191No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 84cTrade and development, published in 1986.

What other versions does this mandate have?

6 versions · 1978–1989
This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/43/184
  • 1989A/RES/43/184Reverse transfer of technologyLatestCompare with previous version
  • 1986A/RES/40/191Reverse transfer of technologyCompare with previous version
  • 1982A/RES/36/141Reverse transfer of technologyCompare with previous version
  • 1980A/RES/35/62Reverse transfer of technologyCompare with previous version
  • 1979A/RES/33/151Reverse transfer of technologyCompare 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?

8 topics
BibliographiesBrain DrainConferencesDeveloping CountriesGroups of ExpertsInternational MigrationReporting ProceduresSkilled Workers

What does this mandate say?

8 operative paragraphs
Takes note a/so ofthe outcome ofthe Third Meeting of Governmental Experts on the Reverse Transfer of Technology, held at Geneva from 26 August to 4 September 1985;57 3.
Requests the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development to convene a meeting of govemmental experts to review the curren! situation with respect to all aspects of the international migration of skilled personnel from developing countries; the governmental experts should focus, in their study, on the nature, scale and effect of such flows, taking into account the concerns of ali parties, with a view to proposing to the Conference and, as appropriate, other international organizations, further work that they may carry out to mitigate adverse consequences ofthis phenomenon, especially as it affects the developing countries, also taking into account, as appropriate, the work done thus far by govemmental expert groups, and any other relevant material:
4
A/so requests the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development to prepare studies providing:
a
A review of the existing situation with respect to the intemational migration of skilled personnel from developing countries based on the most recently available and generally acceptable statistics;
b
A comprehensive bibliography of current literature in this field;
5
Recommends that the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development should invite ali interested organs and bodies of the United Nations system and other appropriate intemational organizations to participate in the preparation ofthe studies and in the work of the meeting of governmental experts;
6
Requests the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development to report on the outcome of the meeting of governmental experts to the General Assembly at its forty-second session, through the Trade and Development Board;
7
Requests the Secretary-General to convene further meetings of the Inter-Agency Group on Reverse Transfer
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of Technology and to report on the results of those meet-
119th p/enary meeting
17 December 1985

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