Fortieth Anniversary of the United Nations Children's Fund

A/RES/40/210View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 85a Operational activities of the United Nations System, published in 1986.

What subjects does this mandate have?

8 subjects

Anniversaries Budget Contributions Child Development Child Welfare Developing Countries Development Strategies International Organizations Non-Governmental Organizations

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6 operative paragraphs

Urges that the fortieth anniversary of the United Nations Children's Fund be observed by intensifying the ongoing efforts towards attaining the objectives relating to children envisaged in the lntemational Development Strategy for the Third United Nations Development Decade 124 and notes the important role of the child survival and child development strategy in meeting those objectives;

Notes that "Children first" has been adopted by the Executive Board ofthe United Nations Children's Fundas the umbrella theme for the observance ofthe fortieth anniversary of the Fund;

Ca/Is upon the United Nations Children's Fund, with the participation of Govemments, the organizations of the United Nations system, non-govemmental organizations and individuals, to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the Fund by reaffirming, through commitment and action, the responsibility of the intemational community for the survival and development of children;

Requests the United Nations Children's Fund, with the guidance of its Executi ve Board, to continue to develop and promote appropriate meaos by which Govemments, the United Nations and other intemational organizations, as well as individuals, may express this commitment, partirnlarly during the period of the fortieth anniversary;

Appeals to ali Govemments to increase their support, assistance and contributions during the period of the fortieth anniversary and subsequently, so that the United Nations Children's Fund may be able to strengthen its cooperation with developing countries and respond to the urgent needs of children;

Requests ali countries to observe the fortieth anniversary of the United Nations Children's Fund in a befitting manner, through govemmental and non-govemmental participation

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