Implementation of the Vienna Programme of Action on Science and Technology for Development Resolutions

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 82iScience and technology for development, published in 1990.

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Agenda Coordination Within UN System Environmentally Sound Technology Focal Points Inter-Agency Cooperation New Materials Programme Implementation Programmes of Action Science and Technology Science and Technology Capability Science and Technology Financing Technological Change Technological Innovations Technology Assessment

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Urges all States to strive for dfect1ve and harmom ous international co-operation in carrying out the work of the Agency, pursuant to its statute; in promoting the use of nuclear energy and the application of the necessary measures to strengthen further the safety of nuclear instal lations and to minimize risks to life, health and the envi ronment; in strengthening technical assistance and C() operation for developing countries; and in ensuring the effectiveness and efficiency of the Agency's safeguards sys tem;

Requests the Secretary-General to transmit to the Director General of t he Agency the records of the forty fourth session of the General Assembly relating to the Agency's activities.

Implementation of the Vienna Programme of Ac tion m1 Science and Technology for Development

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!he General Assembly,

Rernlling it» resolu1ion 34/218 of 19 December 197Q, in which it endorsed the Vienna Programme of Action on Sc1c11n: and Technt1lngy for Development,-36 ,Stressing th1.: increasing importance of science and tech nology for development in the context of the rapidly changing international economic environment,

\oting with great ,·oncem that the effect of increasing disparities in scientitic and technological capabilities be tween the industrialized countries and the developing countries as a whole has been to contribute to a widening of the economic gap het ween them,

Srrcssing aim the central role that science and tech nology play as vital 111struments for the improvement of the quality of life and the eradication of poverty in the con kxl nf the prnmotion l1f economic growth and sustained Jndopment 111 developing countries,

f.'l(prcss111g ,·oncern that the absence of a favourable ex ternal economic environment has adversely affected the capacity of developing countries to foster and finance their activ111es concerning science and technology for develop rn,:111.

Fmphasizing the need to enhance human resources de \ dt.ipment in ,1rder t,, promote the endogenous capacity in science and tcǫchnology of developing countries, in par t1c11 lar to fau: the challenges of development and ac celerated technological change posed by the present scien tific a11d technological revolution,

I ah.ing note of the report of the Secretary-General on the l'lld-of-decade rt·v1ew of the implementation of the V1l'n11a Programme ,.,r Action, 17 Reaffirms the \alidity of the Vienna Programme of Ac1 io11 on Science and Technology for Development and ii'> ba»ic goak and ,·xpresses concern regarding its im plc111entatio11:

Considers that ,cience and technology should be one of t he major componenh 111 the deliberations of the special se..,..,1011 of the General Assembly in 1990 devoted to inter national economic cu-operation, in particular to the revi talization of economic growth and development of the de velnp111g countries, the Ad Hoc Committee of the Whole f,>r the Preparation of the International Development Stralegy for ihe F,,urth United Nations Development DeL·ade, the Second United Nations Conference on the I.east Developed Countnes and the proposed United Na- 11011.., ,·onference ,m ,·rwironment and development.

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Calls upon the organizations of the United Nations syÄte1,11 t'? dev_ote increased attention to national capacity bmldmg m science and technology, in accordance with the development objectives, priorities and plans of developing countnes, and to enable them to take effective measures to build better and more sustainable institutions, strengthen human resource capacities and develop and adapt tech nology;

38O/ficial Records of !he General Assemhly. Forty-firs/ Session.

Ih,d., Forty-second Se.man, Supplemem No. 37 and corrigendum

4-0Report of the United Nations Conference on Science and Technology for Development,

Vienna, 20-31 August 1979 (United Nations

41 Report of the World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women: Equality. Development and Peace, Nairobi, 15-26 July 1985 (United Nations Stresses that international co-operation to foster the endogenous capacity-building of developing countries, in accordance with their autonomous decision-making in science and technology, must also be oriented to demand driven priorities in order to support the efforts of develop ing countries in economic growth and development;

Emphasizes that international co-operation to foster endogenous capacity-building should give particular at tention to management of technology in order to cope with technological change and promote technological in novation;

Calls upon the United Nations system to provide sustained support to the process of building the endoge nous capacities of developing countries in science and technology. including their capacity for assessment of 1echnology:

Urges the Centre for Science and Technology for Development of the Secretariat and the United Nations Fund for Science and Technology for Development, in co operation with other bodies of the United Nations system. to continue to implement further pilot studies;

Also urges the United Nations Development Pro gramme and other interested bodies of the United Nations system, as well as major donor countries, to support the implementation of those studies;

Invites the Advisory Committee on Science and Technology for Development to provide expert advice and support for that endeavour;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit an in terim progress report on the implementation of the pres ent resolution to the Intergovernmental Committee on Scie_nce and Technology for Development at its eleventh sess10n.

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Requests the Director-General for Development 2. and International Economic Co-operation to ensure close monitoring and follow-up of the mandated programmes and activities of the United Nations system in t he areas of science and technology for development for t he successfu 1 implementation of the Vienna Programme of Action on Science and Technology for Development and to report t hereon regularly to the Intergovernmental Committee 011 Science and Technology for Development.

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Requests the Secretary-General to ·.:xplore the possi 2. bility of organizing a more effective coalition of resources within the United Nations development system, multilat eral financial institutions, regional development banks and bilateral funding agencies to strengthen the endogenous capacity-building of developing countries in science and technology;

Stresses the importance of the work of the United Nations Fund for Science and Technology for Develop ment as an identifiable entity wit h the presenr s;1ze of staff and mode of operation;

43 See Official Records of the Econ,,m1c und Social Cou11ni. I 9/,'), Supplement No. /3 (E/l9X9/:12), annn l Requests the Intergovernmental Commit tee on Science and Technology for Development to continue to pr<" ide policy guidance and set priorities for activities of the Fund within the framework of t he Vienna Programme of Action on Science and Technology for Development;

Calls upon the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme to continue to ensure close and interactive co-operation between the Fund and the Centre for Science and Technology for Development of t he Secretariat on a programmatic and substantive basis, par ticularly in implementing decisions emanating from the end- of-the-decade review of the Vienna Programme of Ac tion ti.

Recommends that the Fund, at t he request of the in terested developing countries, accord priority in support of Pilot projects on the endogenous capacity-building of developing countries;

(/)) Activities directly related to the follow-up of sub stantive t hemes such as new and emerging areas of science and technology considered by t he Intergovernmental Committee;

Projecb and programmes aimed at fostering co operat 1011 among developing countries;

Emphasizes t he important function played hy the 7_ Fund as t he focal point within the United Nations Devel opment Programme for endogenous capacity-building in developing countries and networking with the interna tional science and technology community; · 8.

Takes note of the decision of t he Intergovernmental Committee to include an item entitled "Financing science and technology for development" in the agenda of its elev enth session and to request the Secretary-General to sub mit a comprehensive report to it on t he question.44

E.ASSESSMENT OF TECHNOLOGY

I he General Assemhly,

Recalling dccision 7 (V) of 20 June 1983,45 in which t he Intergovernmental Committee on Science and Tech nolngy for Development established the Advance Tech nology Alert System and called for a review of the project, and the Committee·Ն resolution 4 (VIII) of 6 June 1 986,JR laking note with appreciation of t he report of the Sccre tan -General on the evaluation by t he international group of experts of the Advance Technology Alert System,46

Recognizing that, because of the complexity and the glo hal implications of new and emerging areas of science and technology, careful assessment of technology is required to take full advantage of such emerging technologies and to avoid negative repercussions for developing countries,

I Resolve t hat, m pursuance of the substantive theme approach, the Intergovernmental Committee on Science and lechnology for Development shall choose subjects of particular significance with major science and technology di111,·ns1ons with a \ iew to providing an assessment nf

44 Sc,· 0/fic,u/ R<'rnrds ,,( th<' Gt'neml Assembly. Fortv-Jimrth Session, \11(';1/,·111e111 ,'Vo. i l (A;44 '.17). sect. I I.A, resolution 2 (X), pa1 a. 'i · ' //11d . lhir1, -,·1ghth .\·•111011, S11pp/cmt'11t .Vo. 3 7 (Ai.1Շ: 17), :mnn. ,c, I ll

technology and related policy analysis in order to faci litak the debate of the quest ion in the General Assembl) :

Decides:

(a) To continue and to improve further the Advance Technology A lert System as an important and effective means of applying technology assessment to endogcno11, capacity-building in developing count ries:

(b) To continue also to publish the A TAS Bulletin within existing resources, focusing on the risks and bene fits of new and emerging technology to development, espe cially in developing countries, and on diverse practices of technological assessment being used by Member States and international organizations;

(c) To entrust the Centre for Science and Technology for Development of t he Secretariat, through the Advancl' Technology Alert System and in co-operation with nther United Nations bodies, to serve as the focal point for tech nological assessment wit hin the United Nations system and, where possible, for relations wit h Governmenh and non-governmental organizations concerning technologi cal assessment activities in Member States·,

Takes note of the decision of the I ntergovernmental Committee to choose as the substantive theme for its ele venth session "Ways and means of ensuring the participa tion of developing countries in international co-operation for research on and development of environmentall:, sound technologies, and the rapid and effective transfer nl such technologies to those countries ":47 4.

Requests the Centre to study ways and means of as sisting developing countries in enhancing their capaclly I l l assess new technologies, and recommends that a study be undertaken regarding new materials and the processing of raw materials, making use of the results of t he Cent re's on going programme on materials technology, and request;. the Secretary-General to report thereon to the I ntcrgo, ernmental Committee at its dcvcnt h <;ession.

4211d plenary meeting 26 October 1 9?!9

44/15. The situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security

Calls for the scrupulous respect for and fait hful im plementat ion of the Geneva Agreements by all parties nmccrnec1, who <;fwuld fully abide by their letter and spirit _ Ջ Reiterates t hat the preservation of the sovereignty, IL'rritnrial mtegnty, political independence and non aligned and Islamic character of Afghanistan is essential for a peaceful solution of the Afghanistan problem;

t>- Rea/jinns I he right of the Afghan people to deter mmc their own form of government and to choose their economic polit il'al and social system free from outside in tervention, subvnsion, coercion or C()nstraint of anv kind whatsocvn:

Calls upon all parties concerned to work urgently for the ach1cvernl·nt of a comprehensive political solution, the cessation of hostilities and the creation of the neces sary conditions of peace and normalcy that would enable t he Afghan refugees to return voluntarily to their home land m safety and honour:

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Emphasizn t he need for an early start of the intra Afghan dialogue for the establishment of a broad-based government to ensure the broadest support and immediate participation of ,111 segments of the Afghan people;

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Calls upon all parties concerned to exert every effort t,, promote a polit ical settlement acceptable to the Afghan people in order t " bnng to an end the protracted conflict that has prcvaikd in Afghanistan for the past several \ ,·ars

" S. I 'IX-1 •- a1111n I ,cc Officwl Record, ofrhc Securitv Co1111nl, /.i,rrv

1" i\ 44/1·-t'.i l -S/2()•1 1 1 , ,ce Official Records of t/1<' Scrnritr Cou11,·il.

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