Long-Term Trends in Economic Development

A/RES/40/207No PDF available

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 84lLong-term trends in economic development, published in 1986.

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2 versions · 1983–1986

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1983A/RES/37/249Long-term trends in economic development

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17 topics

Africa Developing Countries Development Development Policy Economic Conditions Economic Cooperation Economic Integration Economic Policy Economic Projections Economic Trends Experts International Cooperation International Economic Relations Least Developed Countries Report Preparation Reporting Procedures Structural Adjustment

What does this mandate say?

7 operative paragraphs

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Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the overall socio-economic perspective of the world economy to the year 2000; 121 2.

Decides, subject to review of the next report at the forty-second session ofthe General Assembly, to continue the submission of reports on the overall socio-economic perspective ofthe world economy to the year 2000, which should be prepared so that they contribute to the identification of potential problem arcas and critica! issues in the world economy;

Requests the Secretary-General, when preparing the report, to give special attention to the impact on economic and social development of trends and prospective changes in, inter afia, intemational trade, financial flows and debt problems, including the net outflow of resources from developing to developed countries, technological change and the transfer of technology to developing countries, capital formation and investment pattems, development of human resources, the allocation of public resources between developmental and non-developmental purposes, environmental issues, economic co-operation and integration among developing countries, the implications of different economic and development policies, special problems faced by the least developed countries and the critica! economic situation in Africa;

A/so requests the Secretary-General, in preparing the report, to take into account socio-economic analyses that give special attention to mechanisms and forros of intemational economic co-operation aimed at facilitating structural adjustment within the world economy towards the new intemational economic order;

Further requests the Secretary-General to convene, if necessary, a meeting of a group of experts, acting in their personal capacity, to elaborate on the elements of the report specified above, and invites the Committee for Development Planning to review progress in the preparation of the report;

Cal/s upon the relevant organs, organizations and bodies of the United Nations system, including the Administrative Committee on Co-ordination Task Force on Long-term Development Objectives, to contribute, in their respective arcas of competence, to the preparation of the report;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its forty-second session an itero entitled "Long-term trends in social and economic development", and requests the Secretary-General to submit to it at that session, through the Economic and Social Council, the report on the overall socio-economic perspective of the world economy to the year 2000, together with the views and recommendations of the Committee for Development Planning.

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