A/RES/3149(XXVIII) GA

88 General Assemhly-Twenty-eighth Session 3149 (XXVIII). ·Human rights and scientific and technological developments The General Assembly, Recalling the Proclamation of Tcheran67 and res- olution XI adopted by the International Conference on Human Rights on 12 May 1968,68 Recalling further its resolution 2450 (XXIII) of 19 Deccmber 1968 and subsequent resolutions on human rights and scicntific and technological developments, Regretting that the Commission on Human Rights was unabk to consider this ítem at its twenty-ninth session, Requests the Commission on Human Rights, through the Economic and Social Council, to give high priority to the consideration of the ítem in conformity with its decision of 3 April 1973.Gn 2201 st plenary meeting 14 December 197 3 3150 (XXVIII). Use of scientific and techno- logical developments in the interests of peace and social development The General Assembly, Reaffirming its resolution 3026 B (XXVII) of 18 Dccember 1972 and recalling its previous resolutions on this subject, Noting the reports of the Secretary-General on this subject,70 Noting the positive role of scientific and technolo- gical achicvcments in the development of human society and thc unprecedented acceleration of the rate of sci- entific and tcchnological developments, Convinced that scientific and technological develop- mcnts effect important changes in many areas of the lifc of society and should be used to exert a beneficia] influencc on human rights and fundamental freedoms, Bearing in mind that, while scientific and technolo- gical devclopments provide ever increasing opportuni- tics to better the human condition, in a number of in- stances they can give rise to social problems and may be accompanied by an increase in social and material inequality and a deterioration of the social situation of broad sectors of the population, Noting the urgent need to make full use of scientific and technological developments for the welfare of man and to neutralizc their present and possible future liarmful consequences, Noting with concern that scientific and technological dcvelopments are used by thc forces of imperialism and colonialism to intensify the arms race, suppress national Iiberation movements and deprive the peoples of their fundamental rights, Reaffirming the right of peoples to self-determina- tíon and the nced to respect human rights ,and funda- 67 Final Art vf the lnternational Conference on Human Ri;;hts ( United Nations publication, Sales No.: E.68.XIV.2), r• 3. 6H [bid., p. 12. tlll See Of]icia/ Records of the Economic and Social Council, 17.'ftv-fourth Se.nion, Supp!ement No. 6 (E/5265), chap. XII. 10 See A/9075. mental freedoms and the dignity of the human per- sonality in the light of scientific and technological developments, l. Ca/Is upan ali States to develop further inter- national co-operation to ensurc that the results of scientific and tcchnological developmcnts are uscd in thc interests of strengthening international peace and security, the realization of the peoples' right to self- dctermination and rcspect for national sovereignty, frecdom and indcpend0nce and for thc purposc of eco- nomic and social development and improving the qual- ity of Iifc for thc entirc population; 2. Relieves that the efiects of scientific and tech- nological developments have been gencrally beneficia! and hold out grcat potential for thc future; 3. Recommends ;ill St;ites to pursue a policy of util- izing ali scientific and tcchnological achievemcnts to satisfy the material and spiritual needs of al! sectors of thc population; 4. Recognizes that, where it exists the use of sci- entific and technological achievements 'for the purpose of violating thc sovereignty of States, interfering in their internal affairs, waging aggressive wars, supress- ing na_tion~I li?e~ation movements_ or pursuing a policy of racial chscnmmat1on not only 1s a 11agrant violation of the Charter of the United Nations and other prin- cipies of international law, but constitutes an inadmis- sibk distortion of the purposcs that should guide sci- entific and tcchnological devclopmcnts for the benefit of mankind; 5. Invites thc Sccretary-General, the Jnternational Labour Organisation, the Unitcd Nations Educational Scicntific and Cultural Organization, the World Hcalth Organization and other specialized agencies concerned to J?ªY particular attcntion to the problem of the pro- tect1on of broad scctors of the population against social and material incqualities, as well as other harmful ef- fccts which might arisc from the use of scientific and tcchnologi~al devclopm~nts, and requcsts the Sccrctary- General, m co-operat1on with the above-mentioned agencies, to submit a report on this subjcct to the Grneral Asscmbly at its thirtieth session; 6. Urges all_ Sta~es to take acti_on whenevcr necessary to develop leg1slat10n _guaranteemg human rights and fundamental freedoms m the light of scientific and tech- nological developments. 2201 st plenary meeting 14 December 197 3 3152 (XXVIII). Assistance in cases of natural disaster and other disaster situations The General Assembly, Recalling previous resolutions of the General As- semb_ly and th~ Ec?nornic. and Social Council relating to d1saster rehef, m particular Assembly resolutions 2816 (XXVI) of 14 December 1971 and 2959 (XXVII) of 12 December 1972, Noting with appr~ci~tion the report of the Secretary- General on the activrties of the Office of the United Nations Disastcr Relief Co-ordinator71 and his report on preventive measures. disaster contingency planning and preparedness, 72 11 A/9063. 7? /\ 192: 1.

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