28 May 1987

17th plenary meeting

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, 1981/25 of 6 May 1981, 1982/28 of 4 May 1982, 1983/26 of 26 May 1983, 1984/44 of 21 May 1984, 1985/30 of 29 May 1985 and 1986/13 of 21 May 1986,

Recalling also General Assembly resolutions 34/151 of 17 December 1979, 36/28 of 13 November 1981, 37/48 of 3 December 1982, 38/22 of 22 November 1983, 39/22 of 22 November 1984 and 41/97 of 4 December 1986, as well as resolution 40/14 of 18 November 1985, adopted by the General Assembly, acting as the United Nations World Conference for the International Youth Year,

Considering it necessary to disseminate among young people the ideals of peace, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, human solidarity and dedication to the objectives of progress and development, and considering also the importance of the free flow of objective and accurate information, regardless of frontiers, to the achievement of those objectives through better understanding, mutual respect and friendship among all peoples,

Conscious of the need to consolidate and build further on the positive results achieved in the process of preparing for and observing the International Youth Year: Participation, Development, Peace at the local, national, regional and international levels,

Convinced that the timely and significant impetus generated by the activities of the International Youth Year should be maintained and reinforced with appropriate actions for the implementation of the guidelines for further planning and suitable follow-up in the field of youth endorsed by the General Assembly, acting as the United Nations World Conference for the International Youth Year, in its resolution 40/14,

1. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on co-ordination and information in the field of youth;

2. Calls upon all United Nations bodies, specialized agencies, regional commissions, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations concerned, in particular youth organizations, to exert all possible efforts for the implementation of the guidelines for further planning and suitable follow-up in the field of youth, and to consider at their meetings appropriate ways and means for the improvement of co-ordination and information in the field of youth;

3. Stresses the importance of the active and direct participation of youth and youth organizations in the projects and activities organized at the local, national, regional and international levels in the field of youth at all stages of implementation of the guidelines, and the importance of undertaking practical measures to encourage the voluntary association of youth and youth organizations in this process;

4. Recommends that the Secretary-General continue to direct the attention of the competent United Nations bodies and specialized agencies to the need for continued co-ordination and information in the field of youth, in accordance with the provisions of General Assembly resolution 41/97;

5. Decides to consider at its first regular session of 1988 practical ways and means for improving co-ordination and information in the field of youth, on the basis of a specific report of the Secretary-General, under the item entitled "Social development";

6. Expresses the importance of freedom of association, expression, movement and religion, as well as of economic, social and cultural rights, for the full development of young people in every aspect of society and for their active participation in efforts to ensure economic development, social justice and human rights.