Advisory Social Welfare Services

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1951.

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3 versions · 1948–1951

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11 topics

Advisory Services Conferences Educational Assistance Experts National Professional Staff Pilot Projects Programme Budgeting Social Welfare Technical Literature Training Programmes Written Communications

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1 operative paragraph

"Whereas by Article 66 of the Charter, the Economic and Social Council may, with the approval of the General Assembly, perform services at the request of Members of the United Nations and at the request of specialized agencies,

"Whereas the General Assembly, after examining the recommendations1 of the Economic and Social Council and the accompanying report2 of services rendered for the first three years of operation, approved the recommendations and placed the advisory social welfare services originally authorized by resolution 58 (I) on a continuing basis, and requested that a review be made of the terms of that resolution and appropriate recommendations made with respect to desirable or necessary changes ( resolution 316 (IV)),

"Whereas the General Assembly recognizes that the advisory social welfare services constitute a practical operational programme of direct assistance to governments and that the other activities of the United Nations in the social field should be properly correlated with these services in order to achieve maximum effectiveness, to which end the Social Commission has adjusted its long-range work programme,

"The General Assembly, therefore,

"A. Authorizes the Secretary-General:

"l. Subject to the directions of the Economic and Social Council, to make provision for the undermentioned functions and services, such provision to be made, where appropriate, with the co-operation of the specialized agencies and in consultation with non-governmental organizations having consultative status : " (a) For a requisite number of social welfare experts to provide advisory services at the request of governments which show the need for them, and to put into practice, over an appropriate period,

new methods m any branch of social welfare ; " ( b) For enabling suitably qualified social welfare officials to observe, and familiarize themselves with, the experience and practice of other countries in any branch of social welfare ; " ( c) For enabling suitably qualified persons who cannot receive professional training in branches of social welfare in their own country to receive appropriate training in foreign countries

having the necessary facilities ; " ( d) For planning by appropriate methods projects for experimenting in or demonstrating various phases of social welfare, organizing and participating in these projects, providing the necessary tools and equipment in connexion therewith, and associating with the projects to the extent practicable, the persons referred to in paragraphs (b) and (c) above; " ( e) For furnishing technical publications and films;

1 See Economic and Social Council resolution 243 E (IX). 2 See documents A/C.3/521 and A/C.3/521/Corr.1.

"(f) For planning and conducting seminars;

"2. To include in the budgetary estimates of the United Nations the smns necessary for carrying out an effective operational programme based on the provision of the above services;

"B. Instructs the Secretary-General to undertake the performance of the functions listed in paragraph A. l above, in agreement with the governments concerned, on the basis of requests i:eceived from g?vernments and in accordance with the followmg policies;

"1. The kind of service to be rendered to each country shall be decided by the government concerned;

"2. The furnishing of the experts and services shall be undertaken by the Secretary-General,

with due regard to suggestions made by the requesting governments ;

the Secretary-General shall,

normally, make application for experts to States which are Members of the United Nations. The selection of grant-holders shall be made by the Secretarv-General on the basis of proposals received from go.-:ernments, which shall indicate their preferences with regard to host countries;

"3. The amount of services and the conditions under which they shall be furnished to the various governments shall be decided by the Secretary- General with due regard to the greater needs of the under-developed areas and in conformity with the principle that each requesting government shall be expected to assume responsibility, as far as possible,

for all or part of the expenses connected with the services furnished to it, either by making a contribution in cash, or in the form of services for the purposes of the programme being carried out;

"C. Requests the Secretary-General to report regularly to the Social Commission on the measures which he takes in compliance with the terms of the present resolution, and requests the Commission to formulate recommendations from time to time concerning the continued action required to carry on the essential advisory activities in the field of social welfare."

1 December 1950.

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