A/RES/3013(XXVII) GA

Resolutions adopted on the report■ of the Third Committee 67 ment Decade, includes among the goals and objectives of the Decade the encouragement of the full integra- tion of women in the total development effort, Drawing attention to the general objectives and minimum targets to be attained in the course of the Second United Nations Development Decade, as de- fined by the Commission on the Status of Women and adopted by the General Assembly in its resolu- tion 2716 (XXV) of 15 December 1970, Considering that, with those ends in view, the pro- clamation of an international women's year would serve to intensify the action required to advance the status of women, l. Proclaims the year 1975 International Women's Year; 2. Decides to devote this year to intensified action: (a) To promote equality between men and women; (b) To ensure the full integration of women in the total development effort, especially by emphasizing women's responsibility and important role in ~conomic, social and cultural development at the national, re- gional and international levels, particularly during the Second United Nations Development Decade; (c) To recognize the importance of women's in- creasing contribution to the development of friendly relations and co-operation among States and to the strengthening of world peace; 3. Invites all Member States and all interested or- ganizations to take steps to ensure the full realization of the rights of women and their advancement on the basis of the Declaration on the Elimination of Discri- mination against Women; 4. Invites Governments that have not yet done so to ratify as soon as possible the Convention concern- ing Equal Remuneration for Men and Women Workers for Work of Equal Value, 1951,22 adopted by the International Labour Conference at its thirty-fourth session; 5. Requests the Secretary-General to prepare, in consultation with Member States, specialized agen- cies and interested non-governmental organizations, within the limits of existing resources, a draft pro- gramme for the International Women's Year and to sub- mit it to the Commission on the Status of Women at its twenty-fifth session in 1974. 2 I 13th plenary meeting 18 December I 972 3011 (XXVII). Capital punishment The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 2393 (XXHI) of 26 No- vember 1968 and 2857 (XXVI) of 20 December 1971, Taking note of Economic and Social Council reso- lution 1656 (LII) of 1 June 1972, Noting with interest that, in implementation of the aforementioned resolutions, additional information on capital punishment has been provided by several Mem- ber States,:.i:i 22 International Labour Organisation, Conventions and Rec- ommendations, 1919-1966 (Geneva, 1966), Convention No. 100, p. 795. 2a ST/SOA/118 and Add.I. 1. Requests the Secretary-General to prepare the report to be submitted to the Economic and Social Council at its fifty-fourth session in such a way as to update the reports on capital punishment24 provided in 1962 and 1967 and to inform the Council of the pro- gress made in collecting the information requested in paragraph 6 of General Assembly resolution 2857 (XXVI); 2. Invites the Economic and Social Council to con- sider at its fifty-fourth session the present situation and trends with regard to capital punishment. 2113th plenary meeting 18 December 1972 3012 (XXVU). Assistance in narcotics control The General Assembly, Recalling that assistance to developing countries is a concrete manifestation of the will of the interna- tional community to honour the commitment contained in the Charter of the United Nations to promote the social and economic progress of all peoples, Recalling the special arrangements made by the Gen- eral Assembly under its resolution 1395 (XIV) of 20 November 1959 with a view to the provision of technical assistance in narcotics control, Reaffirming its resolution 2719 (XXV) of 15 De- cember 1970, in which it welcomed the establishment of the United Nations Fund for Drug Abuse Control, Further recalling Economic and Social Council res- olution 1664 (LII) of 1 June 1972, in which the Council urged States, institutions and individuals to contribute to the Fund in any form and according to their capacity, 1. Welcomes the fact that the Economic and Social Council expressed satisfaction with the successful re- sult of the United Nations Conference to Consider Amendments to the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961, particularly that a new article 14 bis26 was adopted concerning technical and financial as- sistance to promote more effective execution of the provisions of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961;26 2. Declares that, to be more effective, the measures to fight drug abuse must be co-ordinated and uni- versal; 3. Declares further that the fulfilment by the de- veloping countries of their obligations under the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961, calls for ade- quate technical and financial assistance from the inter- national community. 2113th plenary meeting 18 December 1972 3013 (XXVII). International instruments relating to drug ahm;e control The General Assembly, Recalling Economic and Social Council resolutions 1658 (LII) and 1665 (LII) of 1 June 1972, 24 Capital Punishment (United Nations publication, Sales No.: E.67.lV.15). as See E/CONF.63/8, p. 10. 2'United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 520, No. 7515, p. 151. 68 General Assembly-Twenty-seventh Session Deeply concerned over the threat to human dignity and to society posed by the flow of illicit drugs, Gratified by the adoption by international confer- ences of the Convention on Psychotropic Substances27 and the Protocol Amending the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961,28 Convinced that the Convention on Psychotropic Substances would result in the necessary international regulation of these substances, Further convinced of the importance of the Pro- tocol in strengthening the enforcement provisions of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961,29 Calls upon all States, provided they have not al- ready done so, to adhere to: (a) The Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961; ( b) The Protocol Amending the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961; (c) The Convention on Psychotropic Substances. 2113th plenary meeting 18 December 1972 3014 (XXVII). United Nations programme for drug abuse control The General Assembly, Noting that drug abuse is a continuing problem in many parts of the world, Encouraged by the growing interest of Govern- ments in dealing with drug abuse, 1. Welcomes the expanded operations of the United Nations programme for drug abuse control, and es- pecially the efforts made by the Division of Narcotic Drugs of the Secretariat in the field of drug abuse control; 2. Recognizes the importance of the United Nations programme of action based on short-term and long- term policy, as approved by the General Assembly in resolution 2719 (XXV) of 15 December 1970, and affirms the need for more effective and extensive ef- forts by the United Nations system; 3. Appeals consequently to Governments for sus- tained support and voluntary contributions to the United Nations Fund for Drug Abuse Control, in any form and according to their capacity; 4. Invites the Division of Narcotic Drugs, the specialized agencies and other interested intergovern- mental organizations to co-operate fully in the United Nations programme of action; 5. Further invites the specialized agencies and other interested intergovernmental organizations to pay special attention, in the formulation of their own pro- grammes relating to the socio-economic consequences of drug abuse, to appropriate means of combating this abuse. 2113th plenary meetinf? 18 December 1972 27 E/CONF.58/6 and Corr. l and 2. 28 E/CONF.63/8. "II United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 520, No. 751'i, p 151. 3020 (XXVII). Principles of international co- operation in the detection, arrest, extradi- tion and punishment of persons guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 2840 (XXVI) of 18 De- cember 1971 and Economic and Social Council re- solution 1691 (LII) of 2 June 1972 concerning the need to formulate principles of international co-oper- ation in the detection, arrest, extradition and punish- ment of persons guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity, Convinced that the effective punishment of war crimes and crimes against humanity is an important element in preventing such crimes and putting an end to them, as well as ensuring better protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms and promoting co- operation between peoples and international peace and security, 1. Takes note of the draft principles submitted to the Third Committee at the current session;30 2. Decides to transmit the above-mentioned draft principles for further elaboration to the Commission on Human Rights, together with the records of the meetings at which the Third Committee debated this item during the current session; 3. Requests the Commis-sion on Human Rights to submit to the General Assembly at its twenty-eighth session, through the Economic and Social Council, draft principles of international co-operation in the de- tection, arrest, extradition and punishment of persons guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity; 4. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its twenty-eighth session the item entitled "Principles of international co-operation in the detection, arrest, extradition and punishment of persons guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity". 2114 th plenary meeting 18 December 1972 3021 (XXVII). Crime prevention and <>ontrol The General Assembly, Gravely concerned by the increasing seriousness and proportions of the prohlcm of crime in many parts of the world. Conscious of the threat that crime in its various forms presents to economic, social and cultural de- velopment and to man's quality of life, Bearing in mind the call of the international com- munity for more effective United Nations action in crime prevention, Recalling the Declaration on Social Progress and Developmcnt/11 which stipulates that social progress and development shall aim equally at the progressive attainment, inter alia, of the main goal of the provi- sion of social defence measures and the dimination nf conditions leading to crime and delinquency. es- pecially jm ,·nilc ( :l'liHquency, :io Official Records of the General Ass«mb/y, Twenty-seventh Session, Annexes, agenda item 52, document A.18939, para 7. BI Resolution 2542 (XXIV).

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