Human Resources Development

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Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 97bHuman resources development, published in 2002.

What other versions does this mandate have?

12 versions · 2002–2024

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/79/224

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What subjects does this mandate have?

15 topics

Basic Services Capacity Building Communication Technology Digital Divide Economic Gap Economic Growth Globalization Human Development Human Resources Information Technology Know-How New Technologies Political Participation Poverty Mitigation Social Services

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report of the Secretary-General submitted under this mandate, 2003.

2003A/58/348Human resources development report of the Secretary-General

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What does this mandate say?

23 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General;

Recognizes the importance of developing human resources as a means, inter alia, of promoting economic growth and eradicating poverty as well as of participating more effectively in the world economic system and benefiting from globalization;

Urges increased investments by all countries, the United Nations system, international organizations, the private sector, non-governmental organizations and civil society in all aspects of human development, such as health, nutrition, education, training and further capacity-building, with a view to achieving sustainable development and the well-being of all;

Encourages all countries to accord priority to human resources development in the context of the adoption of national economic and social policies, including their financing, taking into account their financial constraints;

Urges the adoption of comprehensive approaches to human resources development which combine, among other factors, economic growth, poverty eradication, provision of basic social services, sustainable livelihoods, empowerment of women, involvement of young people, the needs of vulnerable groups of society, the needs of local indigenous communities, political freedom, popular participation and respect for human rights, justice and equity, all of which are essential for enhancing human capacity to meet the challenge of development;

Encourages all countries to ensure local and community-level engagement in policy issues of human resources development;

Emphasizes the need to ensure the full participation of women in the formulation and implementation of national and local policies to promote human resources development;

Recognizes the need to direct concerted efforts at enhancing the technical skills and know-how of people living in rural and agricultural areas, with a view to improving their means of livelihood and material well-being, and in this regard encourages the allocation of more resources for that purpose so as to facilitate access to appropriate technology and know-how from within and from other countries, in particular the developed countries, as well as through South-South cooperation;

Encourages the adoption of policies, approaches and measures that serve to narrow the increasing gap between developed and developing countries in information and communication technologies in particular and in technology in general by, inter alia:

Encouraging the private sector, in collaboration with the United Nations system and non-governmental organizations, to donate voluntarily to designated centres in developing countries literary materials, information and communications technology equipment and training which, together with the enabling policies and institutions both at the national and international levels, will facilitate improved access;

Taking advantage of the rapid turnaround in both the educational institutions and corporations in developed countries of literary material and information and communications technology equipment, through coordinated efforts involving the United Nations system, non-governmental organizations and recipients in interested developing countries;

Promoting transparent, efficient regulatory regimes and other policies that encourage investment;

Supporting targeted investments in infrastructure that would establish the physical foundation for the operation of Internet services and pave the way for commercial and development applications;

Developing training in information technologies for users such as non-governmental organizations, universities and business service organizations, as well as key governmental agencies;

Calls upon the United Nations system to harmonize further its collective human resources development efforts, in accordance with national policies and priorities;

Encourages the United Nations system to take a comprehensive view of human resources development in its initiatives, relating it to the acquisition of broader knowledge, with a view to enabling human resources to respond to the new demands associated with the technology revolution and to take advantage of emerging opportunities in a globalized world;

Also encourages the United Nations system to promote strategies for human resources development that facilitate access by developing countries to new information and communication technologies so as to bridge the digital divide;

Further encourages the United Nations system to focus in its cooperation activities on building human and institutional capacity, with specific attention given to women, girls and vulnerable groups;

Encourages the United Nations system to continue to engage, where appropriate, in partnerships with the private sector, in accordance with relevant United Nations resolutions, so as to contribute further to the building of human resources development capacity in developing countries;

Invites international organizations, including international financial institutions, to continue to give priority to supporting the objectives of human resources development and to integrating them into their policies, projects and operations;

Calls upon developed countries and the United Nations system to increase support to programmes and activities in developing countries for advancing human resources development and capacity-building, in particular those geared towards harnessing information and communication technologies;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its fifty-eighth session a report on the implementation of the present resolution;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-eighth session, under the item entitled “Sustainable development and international economic cooperation”, the sub-item entitled “Human resources development”.

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