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Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the 1990s

A/RES/52/187No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 97bImplementation of the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the 1990s, published in 1998.

What other versions does this mandate have?

6 versions · 1992–2000
This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/54/235
  • 2000A/RES/54/235Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the 1990sLatestCompare with previous version
  • 1999A/RES/53/182Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the 1990sCompare with previous version
  • 1998A/RES/52/187Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the 1990sCompare with previous version
  • 1996A/RES/50/103Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the 1990sCompare with previous version
  • 1994A/RES/48/171Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the 1990sCompare 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?

8 topics
BudgetConferencesEconomic GrowthFocal PointsLeast Developed CountriesProgramme EvaluationProgrammes of ActionSustainable Development

What does this mandate say?

10 operative paragraphs
1
Decides:
a
To convene the Third United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries at a high level in the year 2001. The mandate of the Conference will be the following:
i
To assess the results of the Programme of Action during the 1990s at the country level;
ii
To review the implementation of international support measures, particularly in the areas of official development assistance, debt, investment and trade;
iii
To consider the formulation and adoption of appropriate national and international policies and measures for sustainable development of the least developed countries and their progressive integration into the world economy;
b
To convene an intergovernmental preparatory committee in due time to prepare for the Conference. That meeting would be preceded by three expert-level preparatory meetings, two in Africa, one of which would include the Americas, and one in Asia and the Pacific. These preparatory activities should be carried out within the budget level proposed by the Secretary-General for the biennium 1998-1999;
2
Also decides that the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development will be the focal point for the preparation of the Conference;
3
Requests the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development to include in future issues of the annual report on the least developed countries substantive contributions to the Conference and its preparatory process;
4
Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-third session the sub-item entitled "Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the 1990s" and to consider, inter alia, the date, duration and venue of the Conference, its preparatory process and the funding for participation of representatives from each least developed country, both at the preparatory committee meeting and at the Conference itself, from extrabudgetary resources;
5
Requests the Secretary-General to submit to it at its fifty-third session a report on issues relevant to this item.

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