19 November 1981

64th plenary meeting

Technical co-operation among developing countries

The General Assembly,

Recalling its resolutions 3201 (S-VI) and 3202 (S-VI) of 1 May 1974, containing the Declaration and the Programme of Action on the Establishment of a New International Economic Order, 3281 (XXIX) of 12 December 1974, containing the Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States, and 3362 (S-VII) of 16 September 1975 on development and international economic co-operation,

Recalling also its resolution 35/56 of 5 December 1980, the annex to which contains the International Development Strategy for the Third United Nations Development Decade,

Recalling further its resolution 33/134 of 19 December 1978, in which it endorsed the Buenos Aires Plan of Action for Promoting and Implementing Technical Co-operation among Developing Countries, and its resolutions 34/117 of 14 December 1979 and 35/202 of 16 December 1980 on technical co-operation among developing countries,

Having examined the report of the High-level Committee on the Review of Technical Co-operation among Developing Countries on its second session, held from 1 to 8 June 1981, Noting decisions 81/31, 81/32 and 81/33 of 26 June 1981 of the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme, relating to technical co-operation among developing countries,

Noting also Economic and Social Council resolution 1981/58 of 22 July 1981 relating to the Committee,

1. Takes note with satisfaction of the report of the High-level Committee on the Review of Technical Co-operation among Developing Countries on its second session;

2. Urges all Governments to take immediate steps to implement the agreements reached by the Committee at its second session;

3. Requests the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme to convene the third session of the Committee prior to the commencement of the thirtieth session of the Governing Council of the Programme, to be held in 1983;

4. Decides that the organization of the session of the Committee in 1983 shall provide for plenary meetings and for meetings of only one working group;

5. Invites all participants in the United Nations Development Programme to undertake the necessary preparations for the third session of the Committee and to be represented at a high level;

6. Requests the executive heads of the organs, organizations and bodies of the United Nations system, including the regional commissions, within their spheres of competence, programmes of work and available resources and in close co-operation with the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, to contribute to the preparation of the third session of the Committee and to participate actively therein.