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A/RES/200(III) GA

Technical assistance for economic development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

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UN Document A/RES/200(III) ↗

Vote Recorded VoteA/PV.170 Dec. 4, 1948

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Absent (5)
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199 (ID). Establishment of an econo,. I 199 (III). Creation d'une eommiuion mie commission for the Middle economfr1ue pour le Moyen Orient East The General A.~sernh/_11 Recommends to the Economic and Social Council to 1~xp()dit1' the consideration of the establishment of an economic commissinn for tbr Middle East. Hundred awl seventieth. plenary meeting, 4 Decemher 19 4 R. 200 (III). Technical assistance for economit· development T~ General Assembly, 1. Taking into account the action in relation to technical assistance previously taken by the General Assembly (resolutions 52 (I) and 58 (I) of 14 December 1946) and bytheEconomicand Social Council (resolutions 2 7 (IV) and 51 (IV) of28 March 1947, 96 (V) of 12 August 1947, 139 (VII), A, of 26 August 19/i8 and 1 lt9 (VII), C, of 27 August 1948), 2. Comidering that (a) The promotion of conditions of economic and social progress and development is one of the principal objectives of the Charter of the Uni- ted Nations, (b) The lack of expert personnel and lack of technical organization are among the factors which impede the economic development of the under-developed areas, (c) The United Nations can extend efficacious and timely help in this connexion for the achieve- ment of the objectives set forth in Chapters IX and X of the Charter, 3. Daeidu to appropriate the funds necessary to enable the Secretary-General to perform the following functions, where appropriate in co- operation with the specialized agencies, when requested to do so by Member Governments : ( a) Arrange for the organization 0£ 'interna- tional teams consisting 0£ experts provided by or through the United Nations and the specialized agencies for the purpose of advising thosP. Govern- ments in connexion with thrir economic develop•- ment programmes, the organization of such teams, 0£ course, not to preclude the invitation of individual, or groups of, experts from the United Nations or from specialized agencies in connexion with problems in the field of thosi> specializrd agencies; (b) Arrange for facilities for the training abroad of experts of under-developed countries through I: AiMJmblee generale Recommande au Conseil economique et social de hAter l'examen de la creation d'une commission pnnr le Moyen OriP11t. Cent-JOi.xan.di:eibM IIMTICe plmim, k ..S demnlm 1948. 200 (III). Assistance technique en vve du developpement economique L 'AnembUe generale, 1. Tenant compte des mesures relatives It !'assistance technique prises frecedemment par l'Assemblee generale (resolutions 52 (I) et 58 (I) du 14 decemhre 1946) et par le Conseil econo- mique et social (resolutions 27 (IV) et 51 (IV) du 28 mars 1947, 96 M du 12 aoi\t 1947, 139 (VJl). A, du 26 aoot 1948 et 149 (VII), C, du 27 aofit 1 948), 2. Coruidbant que a) L'un des principaux objeetifs de la Charte des Nations Unies est de favoriser la creation de conditions favorables au progres et au develop- pement economique et sQCial, b) Le manque de personnel specialise et l' absence d 'organisation technique sont dem: des facteurs qui entravent le developpement economique des regions insuffisamment develop- pees, c) A cet egard, !'Organisation des Nations Unies peut exercer une action opportune et efficace en vue d 'atteindre les objectifs definis aux Chapitres IX et X de la Charte, 3. Dkide d'accorder les credits neceaaaires pour permettre au Secretaire general de remplir les fonctions suivantes, en cooperation avec les institutions specialisees dans les cas appropries, lorsque des Etats Memhres en font la demande : a) Prendre les dispositions pour organiser des equipes internalionales composees d'experts fournis directement ou indireciement par l'Orga- nisation des Nations Unies et les institutions specialisees et chargees de donner des avis l CPS Gouvernements au sujet de leurs programmes de developpement economique, etant hien (•nlendu t]Ut~ l'organisation de ces equipes u'empl\chera pas o'inviter des experts, ou des groupes d'experts, appurtenant a !'Organisation des Nations Unies OU aux institutions specialisees 11 l' occasion des prohlemes qui sont du domaine de ces mstitutiou'! specialisees; b) Prendre des dispositions pour assurer la fom1ation a l'l>tranger d'experts des pays insuffi- the provision of fellowships for study iu those countries or institutions which, in the particular fields of study, have achieved an advanced level of technical competence ; (c) Arrange for the traininu of local technicians within the under-developed countries themselves by promoting visits of experts in various aspects of economic development for the purpose of instructing local personnel and for assisting in the organization of technical institutions; (cl) Provide facilities designed to assist Govern- ments to obtain technical personnel, equipment and supplies, and to arrange for the organization of sueh other services as may be appropriate in the promotion of economic development, includ- ing the organization of seminars on special problems of economic development, and the exchange of current information concerning technical problems of economic development; 4. Instructs the Secretary-General to undertake the performance of the functions listed in para- graph 3 above, in agreement with the Govern- ments concerned, on the basis of requests received from Governments with due regard to geogra- phical considerations and in accordance with the following Policies : (a) The amount of services and· the financial conditions under which they shall be furnished to the various Governments shall be decided by the Secretary-General, and shall be reviewed by the Economic and Social Council at each of its seBS1ons; (6) The kind of service mentioned under para- graph 3 to he rendered to each country shall he decided by the Go-vernment concerned; (c) The countries desiring assistance should perform in advance as much of the work as pos- sible in order lo define the nature and the scope of the problem involved; (d) The technical assistance furnished shall (i) not he a means of foreign economic and poli- tical interference in the internal affairs of the country concerned and shall not he accompanied by any considerations of a political nature; (ii) be given only to or through Governments; (iii) de designed to meet the needs of the country concerned; (iv) he provided, as far as possible, in the form which that country de~ires; (v) he of high quality and technical competence; (e) The sums appropriated for the perfor- mance of the functions set forth in paragraph 3 shall not he expended on functions or services :rn samment developpes .en mettant a leur <lii,posi- tion des bourses pour etudier dans les pays ou les etablissements ou les etudes dans ces domaines particuliers ont atteint un degre eleve de compe- wnce technique; c) Prendre des dispositions pour organiser, 1lans les pays insuffisamment developpes, la formation <le techniciens locaux en encoura- geant les ,•isites d'experts Jans les divers domaines du developpement economique en vue de former du personnel local et d'aider a I' organisation d'instituts techniques; d) Fournir des facilites pour aider Ies Gouver- nements a se procurer le personnel, le materiel et les fournitures techniques, et prendre des dispositions pour organiser d'autres ~ervfoes appropries qui pourraient favoriser le develop- pement economique l't notamment l'organisation ..;e «seminaires» charges d'etudier des problemes particuliers du developpement economique, ainsi que l'echange de renseignements a jour sur les aspects techniques des problemes du develop· pement economique; l1. Charge le Secretaire general d'entreprendre la mise en amvre des fonctions enumerees au paragraphe 3 ci-dessus en accord avec les Gouvernements interesses, en se fondant sur les demandes re~ues des Gouvernements en tenant dliment compte des considerations d'ordre geir graphique et conformement aux principes sui- Yants : a) L'importance des services et les conditions financieres clans lesquelles ils seront fournis aux divers Gouvemements seront fixees par le Secretaire general et examinees par le Conseil economique et social a chacune de ses sessions; b) La nature des services mentionnes au para- graphe 3 ci-dessus qui seront fournis a chaque pays sera determinee par le Gouvernement interesse; c) Les pays qui desirent recevoir une assistance devront effectuer au prealable tout le travail possible en vue de definir la nature et la portee du probleme qui se pose; d) L'assistance technique fournie: i) nc consti- tuera pas UD pretexte d'ingerence economique ou politique de la part de l'etranger dans les affaires interieures du pays interesse et DC sera accompagnee d'aucune consideration de carac- tere politique.; ii) ne sera donnee qu'aux Gou- vernements ou par leur intermediaire; iii) devra repondre aux hesoins du pays interesse; iv) sera fournie, dans toute la mermre du possible, sous fa form" di,c,irt<c par le pays interesse; \) sera de prcmi('r ,mire au point de vue de la qualite et de la competence technique; e) Les credits votes pour l'exercice des fonc- tions indiquees au paragraphe 3 ne scront utili- ses pour des fonctions ou des services relevant which are a special responsibility of a specialized 1 agency except in agreement with the cxect.. head of that agency; 5. Requests the Secretary-General to report to each session of the Economic and Social Council on the measures which he has taken in compliance with the terms of the present resolution; 6. ReC1Jmmends to the Economic and Social Council that it review at each session the actions taken under the pre;ent resolution and, when necessary, formulate recommendations concer- ning policy and budgetary action required by the General Assembly to carry on the functions insti- tuted by the present resolution.' Hundred and seventieth plenary meeting, 4 December 1948. 201 (III). Training for apprentices and technical workers The General Assembly Requests the International Labour Organi- sation to : Examinl'. in consultation with the United Nations and its regional economic commissions, the most appropriate arrangements for facili- tating the admission to the world's centres of training for apprentices and technical workers of qualified persons from countries which suffer from a lack of technicians and specialists neces- sary to the development of their national eco- nomy; and Report to the Economic and Social Council as early as possible on the action taken. Hundred and aeventieth plenary meeting, 4 December 1948. 202 (III). The problem of wasting food in certain countries The General Assembly, 1. Bearing in mind the resolutions1 of the Ge- 11eral Assembly and of the Economic and Social Council and the reports of the specialized agen- cies, particularly of the Food and Agriculture Organization,2 on the que8tion of shortages of foodstuffs, 1 See General Assembly resolution 45 (I), and Economic and Social Council resolutions 103 (VI) and 140 (VII). ' See documents E/613, E/660 and E/817. /10 C, c-impetence speciale d'une institution ;1 :uisee qu'avec tassentiment du directeur de cette institution; 5. Invite le Secretaire general a rendrc compte a chaque session du Conseil economique et social des mesures qu'il ·aura adoptees en execution des termes de la presentc resolution; 6. Recommande au Conseil economique et social d 'examiner a chacune de ses sessions les mesures prises en vertu <le la presente resolution et, lorsque cela sera necessaire, de formuler des recommandations sur la politique et les dispo- sitions budgetaires jugees necessaires par l'As- semhlee generale pour l'accomplissement des fonctions instituees par la presente resolution. Cent-soixante-dixieme seance pleniere, le 4 deoombre 19 4 8. 201 (III). Formation d'apprentis et de techniciens L'Assemblee generate Invite !'Organisation internationale du Tra- vail a : Examiner, en consultation avec !'Organisation des Nations Unies et ses commissions econo- miques regionales, les dispositions les plus propres a faciliter l'admission, dans les centres d'apprentissage et les centres de formation pro- fessionnelle du monde entier, de personnes qualifiees provenant de pays qui manquent de techniciens et de specialistes necessaires au deve- loppement de leur economic nationale, et a Pre,enter des que possible au Conseil econo- mique et social un rapport sur les mesures prises a cet egard. Cent-soixante-dixieme dance pliniere, le 4 decembre 19 4 8. 202 (III). Question du gaspillage des denrees alimentaires dans certains pays 1. Tenant compte des resolutions 1 de l'Assem- blee generale et du Conseil economique et social, ainsi que des rapports des institutions speciali- sees, notamment de !'Organisation pour l'ali- mentation et l'agriculture2, sur la question de la penurie des denrees alimentaires, 1 Voir la resolution 4 5 (I) de l'Assemblee generale et lei resolutions 10 3 (VI) et 140 (VII) du Conseil economique et social. • Voir les documents E/613, E/660 et E/817.
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