23rd plenary meeting

4 May 1982

Co-ordination and information in the field of youth

The Economic and Social Council,

Recalling its resolutions 1979/27 of 9 May 1979, 1980/25 of 2 May 1980 and 1981/25 of 6 May 1981 on co-ordination and information in the field of youth,

Recalling also General Assembly resolutions 34/151 of 17 December 1979, by which the Assembly decided to designate 1985 as International Youth Year:

Participation, Development, Peace, and 36/28 of 13 November 1981, by which it endorsed the specific Programme of Measures and Activities to be undertaken prior to and during the International Youth Year,

Noting that the Advisory Committee for the International Youth Year will hold its second session at Vienna from 14 to 23 June 1982,

Considering that the implementation of the specific Programme of Measures and Activities to be undertaken prior to and during the International Youth Year will contribute to intensifying and improving the co-ordination of the activities of the United Nations and specialized agencies relating to youth,

Convinced of the importance of giving widespread publicity to the activities of the United Nations in the field of youth and of increasing the dissemination of information about youth, especially in the context of the preparations for the International Youth Year,

Recalling the conclusions contained in the report of the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination on the work of its twenty-first session regarding the cross-organizational programme analysis of the youth activities of the United Nations system,

Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on co-ordination and information in the field of youth,

1. Endorses the conclusions contained in the report of the Secretary-General on co-ordination and information in the field of youth;

2. Requests the Secretary-General to take into account the ideas expressed in the Economic and Social Council on ways and means for improving the activities of co-ordination and information in the field of youth in the preparation of the documentation to be submitted to the Advisory Committee for the International Youth Year at its second session;

3. Invites all United Nations bodies, specialized agencies, regional commissions and other international intergovernmental organizations, as well as non-governmental organizations concerned, to pay particular attention to the improvement of co-ordination and information in the field of youth in the context of the implementation of the specific Programme of Measures and Activities to be undertaken prior to and during the International Youth Year;

4. Decides to consider at its first regular session of 1983, on the basis of a report of the Secretary-General, the progress achieved in co-ordination and information in the field of youth.