A/RES/2800(XXVI) GA

52 General Assembly-Twenty-sixth Session 2767 (XXVI). United Nations Institute for Train- ing and Research The General Assembly, Recalling its past resolutions relating to the United Nations Institute for Training and Research, par- ticularly resolution 2640 (XXV) of 19 Nove1?-ber 197~, and the resolutions of the Econornic and Social Council on the sarne subject, l. Takes note of the report of the Execut~v~ Direc- tor of the United Nations Institute for Trammg and Research·1 2. No;es with satisfaction the incr~asing effec~i~~~ess of the Institute in the discharge of 1ts respons1b1htles; 3. Expresses the hope that the Institute will have greater and wider financial support. 1988th plenary meeting, 18 November 1971. 2768 (XXVI). Identification of the least devel- oped among the developing countries The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 2626 (XXV) of 2_4 O~tober 1970, in which it provided a separate sectron m the International Developrnent Strategy for the_ Second United Nations Developrnent Decade on special meas- ures in favour of the least developed among the de- veloping countries to enhance their capacity to benefit fully and equitably from the policy measures of the Decade, Further recalling its resolution 2724 (XXV) of 15 December 1970 in which it affirmed the urgency of identifying the ieast developed among t~e developing countries in order to enable those countnes to benefit as early as possible from the special measures in their favour adopted in the various forurns, Considering that the criteria used so far for the iden- tification of the hard core least developed among the developing countries need to be reviewed and refined, Further considering that there is a lack of necessary comparative data in most developing countries, Mindful of the varying stages of economic develop- ment arnong the developing countries as a whole, 1. Commends the report of the Committee for De- veloprnent Planning on its seventh session~ and that of the Ad Hoc Group of Experts on specml measu~es in favour of the least developed among the developmg countries3 of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development; 2. Takes note of Economic and Social Council reso- lution 1628 (LI) of 30 July 1971; 3. Takes note also of Trade and Developrnent Board resolution 82 (XI) of 18 Septernber 1971 ;4 4. Approves the list of hard core least developed countries contained in paragraph 66 of the report of the Cornrnittee for Development Planning on its seventh session; 1 Ofjicial Records of the General Assembly, Twenty-sixth Session, Supplement No. 14 (A/8414). 2 Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, Fifty- first Session, Supplement No. 7 (El 4990), chap. JI. 3 TD/B/349. 4 Official Records of the General Assembly, Twenty-sixth Session, Supplement No. 15 (A/8415/Rev.1), part three, annex I. 5. Requests the Econornic and Social Cour~cil to instruct the Cornrnittee for Development Plannmg to continue in close collaboration with the United Na- tions Co~ference on Trade and Developrnent, the review of criteria now being used, as well as any other _criteria which may in due course be deerned appropnate _for the identification of the least developed countnes, keeping in view the possibility of modifications in the list of those countries as early as possible; 6. Commends the request of the Trade and Devel- opment Board in resolution 82 (XI) that the Secretary- General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Developrnent work out a detailed and comprehen- sive action-oriented prograrnme, within the cornpetence of the Conference, for the irnplernentation of the rele- vant provisions of the International Development Strategy for the Second United Nations Devel~prnent Decade in favour of the least developed countnes; 7. Requests other organs and programmes of the United Nations, including the United Nations Develop- rnent Prograrnrne and the United N ations Industrial Developrnent Organization, to initiate, as appropriate, similar action-oriented prograrnmes, within their re- spective fields of competence, in favour of the least developed countries; 8. Further requests the international organizations within the United Nations system to take fully into account the special needs of the least developed arnong the developing countries when formulating their pro- grarnrnes of activities or selecting the projects they finance; 9. Requests the Secretary-General to include infor- mation on the irnplernentation of paragraphs 6, 7 and 8 above in the reports to be submitted by hirn under paragraph 83 of General Assernbly resolution 2626 (XXV). 1988th plenary meeting, 18 November 1971. 2800 (XXVI). Dissemination of information and mobilization of public opinion relative to the review and appraisal of progress in the implementation of the lnternational Devel- opment Strategy for the Second United Nations Development Decade The General Assembly, Recalling Econornic and Social Council resolution 1357 (XLV) of 2 August 1968 on the rnobilization of public opinion in developed and developing countries regarding the Second United Nations Developrnent Decade, Recalling also its resolution 2567 (XXIV) of 13 De- cernber 1969 on the rnobilization of public opinion and taking note of the administrative arrangernents for the Centre for Econornic and Social Inforrnation which the Secretary-General has made in pursuance of that resolution, Bearing in mind paragraph 84 of the International Developrnent Strategy for the Second United Nations Development Decade, contained in resolution 2626 (XXV) of 24 October 1970, on the mobilization of public opinion, which is an essential cornponent of the Strategy, Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Second Committee 53 Recognizing that through the intensive dissemina- tion of the objectives and policy measures of the Inter- national Development Strategy in both developed and developing countries a favourable world public opinion will be achieved that will help promote and ensure the implementation of the goals and measures set forth in the Strategy, Realizing that in order to make policy-makers and peoples conscious of the tasks and objectives to be pursued during the Second United Nations Development Decade there must be full and effective utilization of the resources available in the United Nations system for this particular endeavour, as well as the support and co-operation of Governments, Convinced that a favourable public opinion at the national, regional and global levels can have a persua- sive influence and can provide dynamism to the review and appraisal of the progress achieved in the imple- mentation of the objectives and policies of the Inter- national Development Strategy, l. Welcomes the statement of the Secretary-General5 that efforts to achieve the objectives set forth in Gen- eral Assembly resolution 2567 (XXIV), relating to the dissemination of information and the mobilization of public opinion with regard to the progress in the implementation of the goals and objectives of the Sec- ond United Nations Development Decade should be intensified; ' 2. Urges Governments and the organizations con- cerned within the United Nations system to conduct, in co-ordination with the Secretary-General, such cam- paigns as they may deem appropriate for the dissemi- nation of information relative to the objectives and policy measures, as well as to the progress achieved and the shortfalls, within the framework of the Inter- national Development Strategy for the Second United Nations Development Decade, and also for the promo- tion of those objectives and measures. 2017th plenary meeting, 14 December 1971. 2801 (XXVI). Review and appraisaI of the oh- .iectives and policies of the lnternational Development Strategy for the Second United Nations Development D~ade The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 2626 (XXV) of 24 October 1970, containing the International Development Strat- egy for the Second United Nations Development De- cade, and in particular paragraphs 79 to 83 thereof, Recalling also its resolution 2641 (XXV) of 19 No- vember 1970, in which it requested the Secretary- General to submit a report to the General Assembly at its twenty-sixth session outlining the details of the sys- tem of over-all review and appraisal of the progress in implementing the International Development Strat- egy to enable the Assembly to take a final decision on the matter, Taking note of Economic and Social Council reso- lutions 1621 C (LI) and 1625 (LI) of 30 July 1971, Taking note also of Trade and Development Board resolution 81 (XI) of 17 September 1971,6 • 5 /bid., Twenty-sixth Session, Fifth Committee, 1456th meet- mg, paras. 11-16. 6 /bid., Twenty-sixth Session, Supplement No. 15 (A/8415/ Rev.1), part three, annex I. Reiterating that the International Development Strategy should be viewed in a dynamic context involv- ing continuing review to ensure its effective implemen- tation and adaptation in the light of new develop- ments, Convinced that the review and appraisal exercises at the sectoral leve! by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization should be con- ducted by their respective intergovernmental bodies with a view to seeking new areas of agreement and widening the existing ones in the context of the International Development Strategy, l. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on a system of over-all review and appraisal of the objectives and policies of the International Develop- ment Strategy for the Second United Nations Develop- ment Decade;7 2. Expresses its conviction that the appropriate discharge of the function of over-all review and ap- praisal requires the adoption of comprehensive guide- lines for this purpose; 3. Reaffirms its responsibility for carrying out, through the Economic and Social Council, the over- all review and appraisal of the progress in implement- ing the policy measures and the realization of the goals and objectives of the International Development Strat- egy; 4. Resolves that: (a) Review and appraisal at ali levels should be informed by the common purpose of assessing the manner in which the operation of the International Development Strategy has contributed to economic growth and social progress with a view to identifying shortfalls in the achievement of the goals and objec- tives of the Second United Nations Development Decade, and the factors which account for them, and also to recommending positive measures, including new goals and policies as needed; ( b) Toe scope of the exercise should be sufficiently wide to ensure that, in addition to assessing the extent to which the operation of the International Develop- ment Strategy has promoted the growth and progress of the developing countries, the contribution which the developed countries have made to global economic development should also be assessed; 5. Decides that the Committee for Development Planning, in the light of the purpose and scope ex- plained above, will prepare, at the expert leve!, com- ments and recommendations relating to the over-all review and appraisal which is to be undertaken every two years and to the major mid-term review in 1975; 6. Endorses the measures set out in Economic and Social Council resolution 1625 (LI) to enable the Committee for Development Planning to assist the Council in discharging its responsibilities to the Gen- eral Assembly in respect of the over-all review and appraisal; 7. Requests competent secretariats at the scctoral and regional levels to co-operate with the Committee for Dcvelopment Planning in the fulfilment of its task by collecting, processing and making available the necessary data and information; 8. Invites the United Nations Confcrence on Trade and Development, the United Nations Industrial De- 7 E/5040.

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