A/RES/3038(XXVII) GA

Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Third Committee 81 3. Recommends to Governments, in for- 1ating such national policies and programmes, to take into account the guidelines suggested in the Secretary-Gen- eral's report and to take appropriate action: (a) To develop, as [equired and in accordance with their national priorities, programmes for the welfare, health and protection of older people, and their re- training in accordance with their needs, including measures aimed at maximizing their economic inde- pendence and their social integration with other seg- ments of the population; (b) To develop progressively social security meas- ures to ensure that the aged, regardless of sex, receive an adequate income; (c) To enhance the contribution of the elderly to social and economic development; (d) To discourage, wherever and when'!ver the over- all situation allows, discriminatory attitudes, policies and measures in employment practices based exclusively Oil age; (e) To encourage the creation of employment op- portunities for the elderly in :accordance with their needs; (f) To promote by all possible means the strength- ening of the family unit; (g) To stimulate bilateral and multilateral agree- ments of co-operation in the field of social security fOir the benefit of the aged; 4. Requests the Secretary-General, with the re- sources at his disposal and in co-ordinated co-,)peration with the specialized agencies concerned, to take appro- priate action: (a) To assist Governments, at their request, on questions of planning for the older sector of the popu- lation in the context of over-all development pro- grammes and to help them develop the manpower needed to provide various functions in the field of aging; ( b) To continue to monitor the present and pros- pective changes in the numbers and proportions of the aged and their underlying demographic factors and, for this purpose, to maintain a system of collection and dissemination of information on aging; (c) To undertake studies, drawing upon the expert- ise of the various competent bodies within the United Nations system and in consultation with its regional offices and with Governments, regarding the interrela- tionship between demographic, social and economic factors in aging; (d) To promote research, at the international and national levels, for the further development of policies and standards, planning and evaluation methods and practical action in the field of aging; ( e) To promote scientific research on the subject of aging; (f) To co-operate with bilateral and appropriate multilateral programmes interested in providing assist- ance to developing countries in the field of aging; 5. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the Economic and Social Council in 1977, through the Commission for Social Development, a progress report on the action taken on the present resolution and to report to the General Assembly at its thirty-second session; 6. Requests the O[ganizations of the United Nations system concerned with aging, the regional economic commissions ,and the appropriate non-governmental organizations having consultative status with the Eco- nomic and Social Council to give full support to the Secretary-General in this task; 7. Requests the Secretary-General, in the prepara- tion of his report, to take into account the views ex- pressed by Member States during the debate on the item in the Third Committee. 2201 st plenary meeting 14 December 1973 3138 (XXVIII). Social security for t'1e aged The General Assembly, Taking into account its resolution 2842 (XXVI) of 18 December 1971 on the question of the elderly and the aged, Recalling Economic and Social Council resolutions 1405 (XLVI) and 1406 (XLVI) of 5 June 1969 and 1751 (LIV) of 16 May 1973, Taking note of the corresponding reports of the Sec- retary-General, particularly those on the question of the elderly and the aged:c 8 and on the United Nations lnterregional Seminar on Industrial Social Welfare,30 Considering that social security and social welfare are integral parts of the social and economic develop- ment of society as a whole, Recognizing that adequate social security is of the greatest importance to the aged, Bearing in mind article 11 (a) of the Declaration on Social Progress and Development, 40 which envisages the provision of comprehensive social security schemes and social welfare services, the establishment and im- provement of social security and insurance schemes for all persons who, because of illness, disability or old age, are temporarily or permanenrly unable to earn a l~ving, with a view to ensuring a propoc standard of hving for such persons and for their families and de- pendants, Affirming the importaJJt role of Governments in de- veloping effective social security programmes through concerted efforts of national and local authorities, appropriate organizations and the population itself, Considering that the protection of the aged is an important part of any comprehensive social security scheme, that such schemes should be an integral part of the social and economic development of society as a whole and that, therefore, the protection of the aged cannot be dealt with in isolation, I. Considers social security to be an integral part of national programmes for improving the well-being of the population, particularly of the aged, within the framework of the State's long-tenn social and economic planning; 2. Calls upon Governments to assume responsibilitv for guiding and planning social security in all sector; along with the development of legislation in the field of social security pro~rammes; as A/9126 and Corr.I. S9 E/CN.5/484. 40 Resolution 2542 (XXIV). 82 General Assembly-Twenty-eighth Session 3. Recommends that Governments should carry out, as far as national circumstances permit, the necessary social security measures within the framework of gen- eral planning and, in particular, should: (a) Seek to ensure that the aged, the disabled and those who suffer the loss of the breadwinner receive adequate social security payments; ( b) Introduce and expand social security schemes with due regard for the groups of workers with special needs, in particular women; ( c) Improve the treatment under ~ocial . s_ecurity schemes for immigrant workers and thelf fam1hes; (d) Provide sufficient institutions for the care of aged persons requiring medical treatment; (e) Ensure, where possible, the vocational training and employment of the handicapped; (f) Seek to ensure that aged persons protected by social welfare programmes oan take part, to the extent of their capacities, in creative activities, which would give them moral satisfaction; (g) Seek to ensure further that in city and district planning, and when repovating e?'isting facili~i.e~, ade- quate attention be paid to architectural ~ac1ht!es. for the aged and the disabled, and that pubhc bu1ld1_ngs, factories and other work places and, when possible, housing be made easily accessible to them; 4. Calls for the participation of the whole coi:n- munity, including the trade unions, in the field of social security as well as in the improvement of the general well-being of the population; 5. Requests the Secretary-General to give co~st~t attention to these problems and to reflect them m his reports on the world social situation; 6. Invites the Economic and Social Council to re- quest the Commission for Social Development to in- clude in its programme of work tor 197 4-1 ?77. ques- tions relating to the place of social security m the system of social and economic planning and develop- ment and, in this connexion, requests the Secretary- General to consult with the International Labour Or- ganisation regarding_ the preparatiO? of a ~omparat~ve study of social security systen~s_, social security pl_annm_g and the role and responsibility of the State m this matter; 7. Decides to consider this question at one of its future sessions. 2201st plenary meeting 14 December 1973 3139 (XXVIII). Crime prevention and control The General Assembly, Recalling its decision taken in resolution 415 (V) of 1 December 1950 to convene every five years a congress on the prevention of crime and the treatment of offenders, Recalling also the unanimous acceptance by the Fourth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders of the invitation of the Government of Canada to act as host to the Fifth Congress, to be held in 1975, 1. Reaffirms its wish to ensure that the Fifth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders will make an important and useful contribution to the solution of problems related to crime prevention and control; 2. Requests the Secretary-General to ensure that the Secretariat's preparatory work for the Congress is fully adequate for its successful outcome. 2201st plenary meeting 14 December 1973 3140 (XXVIII). Concerted action at the national and international levels to meet the needs and aspirations of youth and to promote their participation in national and interna- tional development The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 2037 (XX) of 7 December 1965, 2497 (XXIV) of 28 October 1969 and 2770 (XXVI) of 22 November 1971, and Economic and Social Council resolutions 1407 (XLVI) of 5 June 1969 and 1752 (LIV) of 16 May 1973, Considering that the report of the Secretary-General on youth 41 focuses attention on the complexity of the young generation's problems in terms of the realities of the world of today and the demands of the world of tomorrow, and that adequate attention should be given to the conclusions of the report, in particulru:- those of a practical nature, Noting that the Secretary-General's report recognizes that youth, an integral part of society, has particular problems and that it is more affected by the impact of inequities in national and international economic and social development, Aware that the free development of youth in the countries under foreign domination, particularly in southern Africa, is seriously compromised from birth and that this fact merits special attention, Mindful that, because of the prevalence of mass poverty and the inequitable distribution of wealth and services in the world, most young people continue to experience serious problems in achieving their aspira- tions and in satisfying their basic individual, social and economic needs, in particular with regard to health, eduoation, training, employment and participation in national, regional and international development, Emphasizing that the United Nations can play an important role in the promotion of opportunities for young people to participate fully in national develop- ment and in international co-operation, including the achievement of the goals of the International Devel- opment Strategy for the Second United Nations Devel- opment Decade,41 Considering that, as follows from the report of the Secretary-General, it is necessary to take additional measures both at the national and international levels to define and secure the rights of vouth as well as its responsibilities, so as to ensure that its needs and .ispirations will be adequately met and its role fully implemented, Convinced that the activities of the United Nations system in the field of youth should be developed in a more harmonious and concerted manner, I. Takes note with interest of the conclusions and proposals for action contained in the Secretary-Gen- 11 E/CN.5/486 and Corr.1, E/CN.5/486/Add.l and Corr.1; E/CN.5/486/Summary and Corr.I. 12 Resolution 2626 (XXV).

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