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General Assembly-Twelfth Session RESOLUTIONS ADOPrED ON THE REPORTS OF THE SECOND COMMITTEE CONTENTS Page 1155 (XII). Proposed Economic Commission for Africa (26 November 1957) (item 12) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 1156 (XII). Expansion of international trade (26 November 1957) (item 12) 12 1157 (XII). Bases for international economic co-operation ( 26 November 1957) (item 12) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 1158 (XII). Activities of the regional economic commissions (26 November 1957) (item 12) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 1159 (XII). Report of the Agent General of the United Nations Korean Re- construction Agency (26 November 1957) (item 27) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 1214 (XII). Financing of the Expanded Programme of Technical Assistance (14 December 1957) (item 29 (a)) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 1215 (XII). United Nations technical assistance programmes (14 December 1957) (item 29 (a)) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 1216 (XII). Confirmation of the allocation of funds for the Expanded Pro- gramme of Technical Assistance in 1958 (14 December 1957) (item 29 (b)) 14 1217 (XII). Demographic questions (14 December 1957) (item 28) . . . . . . . . 14 1218 (XII). Study of international commodity problems ( 14 December 1957) (item 28) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 1219 (XII). Financing of economic development (14 December 1957) (item 28) 15 1155 (XII). Proposed Economic Commission for Africa The General Assembly, Recognizing the urgent need for international co- operation in the economic development of under-devel- oped countries, Reaffirming its responsibilities and obligations, under Articles 55 and 56 of the Charter of the United Na- tions, to foster the economic development of all under- developed areas, Recognizing that the countries and territories of Africa are faced with serious economic problems af- fecting the welfare and progress of the peoples of that region, Recognizing that co-operation among the African countries can be of assistance in raising both the level of economic activity and the standards of life in that continent, and that such measures would be facilitated by close co-operation with the United Nations and its subsidiary organs, Considering that the regional economic commissions of the United Nations have performed valuable func- tions within their respective areas and that their work is vitally important from the point of view of the United Nations as expressed in General Assembly resolution 627 (VII) of 21 December 1952, 11 Noting that the work of the regional economic com- missions has been extremely useful to the economies of under-developed countries in Asia and Latin Amer- ica, and considering therefore that Africa should bene- fit from the advantages of such a system, Noting further that the group of experts appointed by the Secretary-General, at the request of the Eco- nomic and Social Council, to study measures for the economic development of under-developed countries, recommended in 1951 that in order to assist the Gov- ernments and peoples of Africa to analyse and keep under continuous survey the development problems of that continent, the United Nations should establish an Economic Commission for Africa and provide for it an international secretariat,1 Recommends that, for the purpose of giving effective aid to the countries and territories of Africa and in accordance with Article 68 of the Charter of the United Nations, the Economic and Social Council, at its next session, give prompt and favourable considera- tion to the establishment of an Economic Commission for Africa. 723rd plenary meeting, 26 November 1957. 1 Measures for the Economic Development of Under-Devel- oped Countries, United Nations publication, Sales No. 1951.II. B.2, p. 95.

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