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V. Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Second Committee 71 of the whole to draw up a constitution for the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Bearing in mind the urgent need to complete the work required for the conversion of the United Nations In- dustrial Development Organization into a specialized agency, Taking note of the report of the Committee to Draw Up a Constitution for the United Nations Industrial Development Organization as a Specialized Agency,72 Noting with concern that it has not been possible to convene the conference of plenipotentiaries, origin- ally scheduled to take place in the last quarter of 1976, because the Committee has not been able to complete its work, I. Decides to extend the mandate of the Commit- tee to Draw Up a Constitution for the United Nations Industrial Development Organization as a Specialized Agency; 2. Calls upon the Committee to accelerate its work so as to enable the conference of plenipotentiaries on the constitution of the United Nations Industrial De- velopment Organization to convene during the second half of 1977; 3. Emphasizes the need for all Governments to participate fully in the elaboration of the draft constitu- tion, bearing in mind the need for continuity of rep- resentation, since such participation would contribute positively towards facilitating agreement and adoption of such a constitution at the conference of plenipoten- tiaries; 4. Requests the Secretary-General to make the arrangements necessary for convening the conference of plenipotentiaries during the second half of 1977 at United Nations Headquarters. l 06th plenary meeting 21 December 1976 31/162. Strengthening of operational activities in the field of industrial development The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 2152 (XXI) of 17 No- vember 1966 on the United Nations Industrial De- velopment Organization, in particular the purpose of the organization as defined by that resolution, Recalling the Programme of Action on the Establish- ment of a New International Economic Order con- tained in its resolution 3202 (S-VI) of 1 May 1974, Recalling the Lima Declaration and Plan of Action on Industrial Development and Co-operation, 73 adopted by the United Nations Industrial Development Or- ganization at its Second General Conference, Recalling also its resolution 3362 (S-VII) of 16 September 1975, in which it, inter alia, endorsed the Lima Declaration and Plan of Action and requested all Governments to take individually and/or collectively the necessary measures and decisions required to im- plement effectively their undertakings in terms of the Lima Declaration and Plan of Action, Bearing in mind the programme of studies and re- search envisaged in the revised programme budget 72 See A/31/405, annex. 73 See A/10112, chap. IV. proposals of the United Nations Industrial Develop- ment Organization for the biennium 1976-1977,74 Considering that the resources available to the United Nations Industrial Development Organization should, in accordance with General Assembly resolu- tion 215 2 ( XXI), be devoted to assisting the develop- ing countries in meeting their requirements in the field of industrial development, Considering further that these resources should be deployed by the United Nations Industrial Develop- ment Organization in accordance with the needs of de- veloping countries as identified by the Governments of these countries themselves, Bearing in mind the spirit of its resolutions 2688 (XXV) of 11 December 1970 and 31/171 of 21 December 1976, 1. Requests the Executive Director of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization to strengthen the operational activities of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, in par- ticular at the national and subregional levels, with a view to enabling it, through an enhanced knowledge of the actual problems in the field of industrialization faced by the developing countries, to provide the Gov- ernments of those countries with the types of assistance they most urgently need and thereby to help focus its programmes more effectively on the specific require- ments of the developing countries; 2. Also requests the Executive Director of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, in developing the programme of studies and research, to take into account the results of research and other studies carried out by government agencies, univer- sities and other institutions in the developing countries, thereby permitting the allocation of a larger propor- tion of resources to strengthening units within the secretariat concerned with the delivery of assistance to the developing countries, according to their require- ments, and with operational field work; 3. Further requests the Executive Director of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization to submit an interim report to the Industrial Develop- ment Board and an up-dated report through the Eco- nomic and Social Council to the General Assembly at its thirty-second session on the measures taken in ac- cordance with the provisions of the present resolution. I 06th plenary meeting 21 December 1976 31/163. Industrial redeployment in favour of developing- countries The General Assembly, Reaffirming the objectives set forth in section IV of its resolution 3362 (S-VII) of 16 September 1975, Reaffirming the target contained in the Lima Decla- ration and Plan of Action on Industrial Development and Co-operation,7~ adopted at the Second General Conference of the United Nations Industrial Develop- ment Organization, namely, that the share of develop- ing countries in total world industrial production should be increased to the maximum possible extent and, as far as possible, to at least 25 per cent by the year 2000, H See A/C.5/31 / 1! and Corr. I. "'See A/10112, chap. IV. 72 General Assembly-Thirty-first Session Concerned about the need in this connexion to ac- celerate substantially the rate of growth of the per- centage share of the developing countries in total world industrial production, 1. Urges developed countries to implement fully section IV, paragraph 2, of resolution 3362 (S-VII); 2. Requests the Executive Director of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization in this context, in collaboration with the pertinent interna- tional organizations of the United Nations system and taking into account national and international sources, to prepare studies which would include: (a) Recommendations concerning an interrelated set of policies, taking into account environmental and labour market conditions and including financial and trade measures for promoting redeployment, as well as the economic structure and the economic, social and security objectives of the developed countries and the principle of permanent sovereignty of States over their natural resources; ( b) The identification of specific industries and sectors of industries which would be amenable to ac- celerated redeployment to developing countries in the context of section IV, paragraph 2, of resolution 3362 (S-VII); ( c) Submission to the Industrial Development Board of the results of the above studies for its review and recommendations for appropriate action; 3. Requests the Industrial Development Board to include in its agenda as a regular item the redeploy- ment of industries from developed to developing coun- tries; 4. Further requests the Executive Director of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization to submit to the General Assembly at its thirty-third ses- sion, through the Industrial Development Board, a report on the implementation of the present resolution. 106th plenary meeting 21 December 1976 31/164. Report of the Industrial Development Board The General Assembly l. Takes note of the report of the Industrial D..;- velopment Board on the work of its tenth session;76 2. Decides in principle, in accordance with the rec- ommendation contained in the report of the Industrial Development Board on the second part of its tenth ses- sion, 77 to convene the Third General Conference of the United Nations Industrial Development Organiza- tion in 1979 on the basis of the mandate proposed in paragraph 70 of the Lima Declaration and Plan of Action on Industrial Development and Co-operation;78 3. Requests the Industrial Development Board to act as an intergovernmental preparatory committee for the Conference, beginning with its eleventh session; 4. Decides to take a final decision on the matter at its thirty-second session. 106th plenary meeting 21 December 1976 76 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-first Session, Supplement No. 16 (A/31/16). 77 Ibid., part two, paras. 20-22. 78 See A/10112, chap. IV. 31/165. Borrowing authority of the Administra- tor of the United Nations Development Programme The General Assembly, Having considered the part of the report of the Gov- erning Council of the United Nations Development Programme on its twenty-second session relating to the granting of short-term borrowing authority to the Administrator of the Programme, 79 Recognizing the urgent need for the United Na- tions Development Programme to replenish its Opera- tional Reserve on a funded basis, fully mobilizable at sight or on short notice, to a level sufficient to ensure the financial integrity of the Programme, Recognizing the urgent need for participating Gov- ernments to pay promptly outstanding pledges and obligations to the United Nations Development Pro- gramme and to co-operate fully in measures under- taken by the Administrator of the Programme in con- junction with the executing agencies to use accumulated currencies, Recognizing that, in the meantime, it may prove necessary to assist the United Nations Development Programme to meet short-term cash requirements, aris- ing exclusively out of unavoidable fluctuations between the payment of announced voluntary contributions and the immediate cash requirements of the Programme in any one year, which might jeopardize its approved programme, 1. Authorizes the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme to grant to the Ad- ministrator of the Programme, until the end of 1977 and on a case-by-case basis, authority to borrow moneys for the purpose stated above and subject to the con- ditions and specifications indicated below: (a) In order to borrow, the Administrator shall in each case seek the prior approval of the Governing Council at a regular or special session; ( b) The sources from which such funds can be borrowed are limited to voluntary-funded trust funds of organizations within the United Nations system, provided that the borrowing of such moneys shall be made with the agreement, where appropriate, of the executive directors of the voluntary funds and shall in no way adversely affect the operations of the trust funds to which the moneys have been contributed or the speedy implementation of the programmes con- cerned, it being understood that borrowings shall be made, in the first instance, from trust funds under the aegis of the Governing Council; ( c) The Governing Council shall only grant bor- rowing authority to the Administrator as an exceptional measure, if, after a thorough examination of the financial situation of the Programme on the basis of comprehensive information provided by the Adminis- trator, it is satisfied of the need to borrow and is satis- fied also regarding the repayment schedules of the anticipated borrowings; such comprehensive informa- tion shall include particulars of the status of assessed programme costs, of voluntary contributions, including the status of accumulated currencies and shared pro- gramme costs, of accounts payable and of cash require- 79 Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, Sixtv-first Session, Supplement No. 2A (E/5846/Rev.1 ), paras. 46-51.

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