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92 General Assembly-Thirty-second Scssion financia! position of the Programme and to improve its management; 6. Further invites the Administrator of the Unitcd Nations Development Programmc to continue discus- sions with the executing agencies with a view to im- proving the substantive co-ordination of technical co- operation on the basis of the consensus of 1970; 7. Urges ali States to take measures to provide thc United Nations Development Programme with the nec- essary resources to fulfil the aims, objectives and pro- grammes established in thc second programming cycle, 1977-19 81, and especially to achicve and e ven exceed the over-all annual growth rate of 14 per cent for voluntary contributions, on which the indicative plan- ning figures for the cyclc are based; 8. Invites the Administrator of thc United Nations Development Programme to pursue actively his efforts, as requested by the Governing Council, to strengthen the financia! basis of the Programme, taking into ac- count the views expressed in the General Assembly at its thirty-second session, and to report on the progress achieved to the Governing Council at its twenty-fifth session; 9. Further invites the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme and the heads of executing agencies to increase substantially the number of experts from developing countries to be included in the lists of experts submitted to Governments for the execution of projects financed by the Programmc, including nationals from their own countries, regional and subregional groupings, in accordance with relevant decisions of the Governing Council. 103rd plenary meeting 15 December 1977 32/115. United Nations Conference on Science and Technology for Development04 The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 3201 (S-VI) and 3202 (S- VI) of 1 May 1974, and 3281 (XXIX) of 12 De- cember 1974, Recalling section III, paragraph 7, of its resolution 3362 (S-VII) of 16 September 1975, in which it de- cided that a United Nations Conference on Science and Technology for Development should be held in 1978 or 1979, Recalling paragraphs 2 and 3 of Economic and Social Council resolution 2028 (LXI) of 4 August 1976, Recalling also its resolution 31 / 184 of 21 December 1976, in which it decided, inter alia, to convene the Conference during 1979, in time for the General As- sembly to take action at its thirty-fourth session in the light of the results of the Conference, and in which it established the preparatory mechanism for the Con- ference, Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of General Assembly resolution 31/184, 65 Taking note also of the report of the Preparatory Committee for the United Nations Conference on 64 See also sect. U; resolution 32/184, and sect. X.B.4. decisions 32/ 430 and 32/ 43 l. º'•A/32/230 and Add.1-·3 and Add.4/Rcv.l. Science and Technology for Dcvelopment on its first scssion. fü: Considering that thc vital role of sciencc and tech- nology is universally rccognized and that thc General Asscmbly has rccommended that science and tech- no!ogy should be called upon to play a more direct and important role in thc process of stimulating dcvelop- ment and reducing intcrnational inequalitics, I l. Endorses Economic and Social Council reso- lution 2123 (LXIII) of 4 August 1977; '"' Decides to hold the United Nations Confcrencc on Scicnce and Technology for Development at an ap- propriate time in 1979, bearing in mind the dccision contained in paragraph 8 of General Assembly reso- lution 31 / 184; 3. Affírms that the Conference should be aimed, inter afia, at the development, through enhanced intcr- national co-operation in science and technology, includ- ing thc transfcr of technology, of the independcnt scien- tific and technological capacity of devcloping countrics, in particular through tcchnological innovations, in arder to facilitate the solution of their economic and social problcms; 4. Decides that thc Committee on Scicncc and Technology for Devclopment, when acting as thc Prc- paratory Committce for the United Nations Confcr- cncc on Science and Technology for Developmcnt. is open to thc participation of ali States as full membcr~; 5. Urges ali Sta tes, in consultation when necessary with the Secrctary-General of the Conference, to take ali neccssary mcasures to make positive contributions to the preparatory work of the Conference; 6. Requests the Secretary-Gcneral and the execu- tive heads of the organs and organizations of the United Nations system to givc high priority to the preparations for the Conference; 7. Affirms that the Secretary-General of the Con- ference is invested with full responsibility for the co- ordination of ali substantive work of the Preparatory Committee for the Conference; 8. Requests the Secretary-General of the Confcr- ence to submit to the Secretary-General of the United N ations currcnt rcports on the statc of prcparations for the Conferencc; 9. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its thirty-third session, through the Economic and Social Council, a comprchensive and analytical progress report on the state of preparations for the Conference; II Reaffinns thc provision in paragraph 5 of Economic and Social Council resolution 2033 (LX[) of 4 Au- gust 1976, in which thc Council recommended thc increasc in the participation of developing countrics in the Advisory Committec on the Application of Scicncc and Tcchnology to Development, and requests the Scc- rctary-Gcneral, bcaring in mind thc role of thc Ad- visory Committec in the preparations far thc Unitcd N ations Confcrcncc on Science and Teclrnology fnr uG Ot]icia/ Rccord.1· of thc General Asscmblv, Thirtv-sccond Ses.\·ion. Supplemcnt No. 43 (A/32/43 ami Cc)rr.:,). · V. Resolutions adoptcd on the reports of the Second Committee Development, to undcrtake cffective consultations with Governmcnts with a view to implementing that reso- lution and appointing the members of thc Advisory Committee, taking into account ínter ulia, the principie of cquitablc geographical distribution. 103rd plenary meeting 15 Decemher 1977 32/156. Agreement on Co-operation mul Rela- tionships between the United Nations aml the World Tourism Or~anization The General Assembly, Having considered Economic and Social Council dc- cision 254 (LXIII) of 3 August 1977 and thc draft agreement annexed thcreto on co-operation and rela- tionships between the United Nations and the World Tourism Organization, Approves thc Agrcement on Co-operation and Rela- tionships between the United Nations and the World Tourism Organization as set forth in the anncx to the present resolution. 107th plenary meeting 19 December 1977 ANNEX Agreement on Co-operation and Relationships between the United Nations and thc World Tourism Organization The General Assernbly of the Unite<l Nations, in its resolu- tion 2529 (XXIV) of 5 Decernber 1969, decidcd, inter afia, that an agreernent should be concluded which would establish close co-operation and relationships between the United Na- tions and the future World Tourisrn Organization, define the modalities of such co-operation and relationships and recognize the dicisive and central role that the World Tourism Organiza- tion was to play in the field of world tourism in co-operation with the existing machinery within the United Nations systern. Artide 3, paragraph 3, of the statutes of the World Tourisrn Organization provides that the World Tourism Organization, in order to ,establish its central role in the field of tourism, shall establish and rnaintain effective collaboration with the appropriate organs of the United Nations and its specialized agencies. Therefore, the United Nations and the World Tourism Organization agree as follows: A rticle l RECOGNITION OF RESPONSIBILIT!ES l. The United Nations recognizes the World Tourism Organization as being responsible for taking such action as may be appropriate under its statutes for the accomplishment of the purposes set forth therein, with due regard to the competence and responsibilities of the United Nations and its organs and of the agencies within the United Nations system. 2. The United Nations takes note thal the World Tourism Organization, in pursuing its aims, is concerned to pay partic- ular attention to the interests of thc developing countries in the field of tourism. Articfe JI RECOMMENDATIONS OF "I HE lJNn U> NAT10NS The World Tourism OrganizaLion. having regard to the obligations of the United Nations to promot'e thc objectives set forth in Article 55 of the Charter of the United Nations, agrees to arrange for the submission as soon as possible to its General Assembly or its Exccutivc Co11ncil, as appropriate, of ali formal recommen<lations that the United Nations rnay make to it and, in due coursc, to report to the United Nations on the action takt~n bv it or its members in order to give effect to such rccornmend,{tions or on the other results of their consiJeration. Articfc fil RELA rIONSlll l' AND CO-ORDINATION 1. The United Nations and the World Tourism Organiza- tion agrce to striw for the maximum co-operation and the elimination of unnecess:iry duplicaLion hdwecn th~m in thcir rcsrcctiv_. activitie:; relatc<l to tourism. , The United Nations and the World Touri:;m Organiza- tion agrce that the activities of the World Tourism Organiza- tion and the activifres in respect of or related to tourism of the United Nations and other organizations within the United Nations system shall be co-ordinate<l by the Economic and Social Council through consultations and recommendations. lntersecrctarial co-ordination shall be ensured through the machinery of the Administrative Committee on Co-ordination, in the opcration of which thc World Tourism Organization shall participate in respect of rnatters of common interesl. 3. The World Tourism Organization will seek separate arrangernents for co-operation with individual agencies within the United Nations systern engaged in tourism or tourism- related activities. Aniclc IV RITIPROCAL REPRl'SENTAT!ON 1. The United Nations shall be invited to send representa- tives to attend in an observer capacity the rncetings of the General Assernbly and the Executive Council of the World Tourism Organization and any suhsidiary bodies which may be established by the Workl Tourism Organization, as wdl as such conferences as the World Tourisrn Organization may convcne. and to participate. with the approval of the bo<ly concemed and without the right to vote, in debates on ques- tions of concern to the United Nations. 2. The World Tourism Organization shall he invited to scnd representatives to attend in an observer capacity meetings of the Economic and Social Council or its subsidiary organs, conforences convened hy it and meetings of other United Nations bodies which <leal with matters of common interest and to participate. with the approval of the body concerncd and without the right to vote, in debates on questions of conccrn to the World Tourism Organization. Article V WRITTEN STATEMENTS The United Nations nrny subrnit written statements to meetings of ho<lies of the World Tourism Organization and other meetings organized by it on matters of common interest which are relevan! to thc work of !hose bodies. The World Tourism Organization may submit written statements to the Economic and Social Council, to its subsidiary organs an<l to confercnccs convencd by it. and also to the subsidiary organs of the (jcncral Asscmbly of the United Nations. 011 matters of common intercst which are relevant to the work of thosc hodies. Articlc VI PROPOSAl OF AGE"IIJA ITEMS Subjcct to such preliminary consultations as may be neces- sary. thc secretaria! of the World Tourism Organization may include in the provisional agenda of the General Assembly and tite Fxccutivc Council of the World Tourism Organization items prorosed to it hy the United Nations. Thc Sccretariat of thc United Nations may include in the provisional agenda of thc Economic and Social Council itcms proposcd by thc World Tourism Organization. In this connexion, !he World Tourism Organization rnay make recommcndalions and pro- rosals rclating to i nternation:il agrecments to be drawn up in the ficld of tourism.

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