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Ninth Session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

A/RES/50/98No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 95aTrade and development, published in 1996.

What other versions does this mandate have?

14 versions · 1967–1996
  • 1996A/RES/50/98Ninth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and DevelopmentLatestCompare with previous version
  • 1993A/RES/47/183Eighth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and DevelopmentCompare with previous version
  • 1991A/RES/45/205Eighth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and DevelopmentCompare with previous version
  • 1988A/RES/42/175Seventh session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and DevelopmentCompare with previous version
  • 1987A/RES/41/169Seventh session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and DevelopmentCompare 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?

7 topics
Budget ContributionsConferencesFinancial AssistanceFundsInternational TradeLeast Developed CountriesParticipants

What does this mandate say?

6 operative paragraphs
1
Welcomes with appreciation the generous offer made by the Government of South Africa to host the ninth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development;
2
Decides to convene the ninth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development at Midrand, Gauteng Province, South Africa, from 27 April to 11 May 1996, to be preceded by a one-day meeting of senior officials at the same place on 26 April 1996;
3
Stresses the crucial importance of the ninth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development in considering the topics of its provisional agenda, 3/ and affirms the need to achieve through the session a constructive and action-oriented outcome;
4
Calls upon all Governments to ensure their full participation, at the highest possible political level, in the ninth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development;
5
Invites the Secretary-General to establish a fund to which voluntary contributions can be made with a view to contributing to the participation of representatives of the least developed countries in the ninth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development;
6
Urges all Governments to take appropriate steps to ensure adequate preparations at the national, regional and interregional levels and within the framework of the permanent machinery of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development for the purpose of facilitating a positive and action-oriented outcome.

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