16 December 1981

Sixth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

The General Assembly,

Recalling its resolutions 1995 (XIX) of 30 December 1964, as amended, 3201 (S-VI) and 3202 (S-VI) of 1 May 1974, 3281 (XXIX) of 12 December 1974 and 3362 (S-VII) of 16 September 1975,

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

Recalling further its resolution 34/196 of 19 December 1979, in which it requested the Trade and Development Board, at its twenty-first session, to recommend the place, date and duration of the sixth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development,

Bearing in mind its resolution 31/140 of 17 December 1976 on the pattern of conferences and also bearing in mind the communication received by the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development from the Government of Gabon,

Taking note of decision 237 (XXIII) of 8 October 1981 of the Trade and Development Board by which the Board endorsed the decision taken by the Latin American countries to hold the seventh session of the Conference in one of those countries on the understanding that the final decision on the venue in Latin America would be taken at the right time and in the right place and noting with interest the desire of Cuba to act as host to the seventh session of the Conference,

Noting further resolution 245 (XXIII) of 5 November 1981 of the Trade and Development Board in which the Board recommended that the sixth session of the Conference should be held in Libreville in May/June 1983,

1. Welcomes the offer of the Government of Gabon to act as host to the sixth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development at Libreville;

2. Decides to convene the sixth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development at Libreville in May/June 1983, to be preceded by a two-day meeting of senior officials at Libreville;

3. Endorses the decision of the Trade and Development Board that the sixth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development should have a selective agenda supported by concise action-oriented documents and should be so organized as to ensure the attendance of ministers and other high-level policy makers and to permit all delegations to contribute effectively to its decision-making process;

4. Requests the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development to inform the General Assembly at its thirty-seventh session of the state of preparedness of the sixth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.