27 July 1984

Meeting 50

International Youth Year: Participation, Development, Peace

The Economic and Social Council,

Convinced of the importance of the implementation of the Specific Programme of Measures and Activities to be undertaken prior to and during the International Youth Year, as well as of the recommendations made by the Advisory Committee for the International Youth Year for the further implementation of that Programme, which were endorsed by the General Assembly in its resolution 37/48 of 3 December 1982,

Recognizing that the prepartion for the observance of the International Youth Year will contribute to the reaffirmation of the goals of the new international economic order and to the implementation of the International Development Strategy for the Third United Nations Development Decade,

Aware that, for the International Youth Year to be successful and in order to maximize its impact and practical efficiency, adequate preparation and the widespread support of Governments, all specialized agencies, international, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations and the public will be required,

1. Requests the Secretary-General to take all necessary measures to continue to strengthen the secretariat of the Economic Commission for Africa in order to enable it to fulfil the extended mandate entrusted to it in the field of youth, including the implementation of the Regional Plan of Action on Youth;

2. Invites the Secretary-General to use all means at his disposal, within the regular budget of the United Nations, to increase the resources allocated for the implementation of the Specific Programme of Measures and Activities to be undertaken prior to and during the International Youth Year;

3. Requests the Secretary-General and the secretariat of the Economic Commission for Africa to take specific measures to increase the dissemination of information on youth.