A/RES/33/110 GA

V. Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Second Committee 91 Nations University and requests the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, in consultation with the Rector and the Council of the University, to study ways and means of promoting the awareness and understanding of the programmes and activities of the University with a view to establishing a more stable financial situation and thereby strengthening the University, and to report to the General Assembly at its thirty-fourth session; 5. Urges the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization as well as the Rector of the United Nations University to continue to intensify their efforts to obtain financia! support for the University from all possible sources; 6. Appeals to all Member States to take cognizance of the achievements of the United Nations University, particularly in relation to the developing countries, during its first three years and to make substantial contributions to the Endowment Fund and/ or to speci- fic programmes of the University so that its work can go forward successfully. 87th plenary meeting 18 December 197 8 33/109. Proposal for the establishment of a University for Peace The General Assembly, Noting that the President of the Republic of Costa Rica has submitted for the consideration of the General Assembly at its thirty-third session a proposal for the establishment of a University for Peace, as a spe- cialized international institute for post-graduate studies related to peace, within the system of the United Nations University, and has offered it to the interna- tional community through the United Nations,54 Bearing in mind that the Government of Costa Rica has not only offered preliminary plans and designs for the proposed University for Peace and the headquarters and land for the campus of that institution but has also made every effort to finance it outside the United Nations and the United Nations University so that it will not constitute a financia! burden for either the Organization or the Member States, Considering that both its resolution 2951 (XXVII) of 11 December 1972, by which it established the United Nations University, and the Charter of the United Nations University, adopted in resolution 3081 (XXVIII) of 6 December 1973, provided expressly for the establishment of a decentralized system of affiliated institutions, integrated into the world univer- sity community, devoted to action-oriented research into the pressing global problems of human survival, development and welfare that are the concern of the United Nations and its agencies, and to the post- graduate training of young scholars and research workers for the benefit of the world community, l. Takes note with appreciation of the proposal submitted by the President of the Republic of Costa Rica for the establishment of a University for Peace 54 Ofjicial Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-third Session, Plenary Meetings, 11th meeting, paras. 106-122. within the system of the United Nations University and of bis offer to the world community; 2. Requests the Secretary-General to transmit the text of that proposal to Member States, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural organiza- tion and the Rector and Council of the United Nations University and to any other agencies he may deem appropriate, so that they may communicate their views on it to him; 3. Further requests the Secretary-General to bring those views to the attention of all Member States and interested specialized agencies and to submit a report on the matter, through the Economic and Social Coun- cil, to the General Assembly at its thirty-fourth session. 87th plenary meeting 18 December 1978 33/110. Llving conditions of the Palestinian people The General Assembly, Recalling the Vancouver Declaration on Human Set- tlements, 1976,55 and the relevant recommendations for national action56 adopted by Habitat: United Nations Conference on Human Settlements, Recalling also resolution 3, entitled "Living condi- tions of the Palestinians in occupied territories", con- tained in the recommendations for international co- operation adopted by the Conference,57 and Economic and Social Council resolutions 2026 (LXI) of 4 August 1976 and 2100 (LXIII) of 3 August 1977, Recalling General Assembly resolutions 31/110 of 16 December 1976 and 32/171 of 19 December 1977, l. Takes note of the report of the Secretary- General on the living conditions of the Palestinian people in the occupied Arab territories58 and notes that it has not been possible to prepare the full report called for in General Assembly resolution 32/171 in time for submission to the Assembly at its thirty-third session; 2. Requests, therefore, the Secretary-General, in collaboration with the relevant United Nations organs and specialized agencies, particularly the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Ref- ugees in the Near East, the Economic Commission for Western Asia and the Special Committee to In- vestigate Israelí Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories, to prepare and submit to the General Assembly at its thirty-fourth session a comprehensive and analytical rcport on the social and economic impact of the Israelí occupation on the living conditions of the Palestinian people in the occupied Arab territories; 3. Also requests the Secretary-General, in pre- paring the above-mentioned report, to consult and co-operate with the Palestine Liberation Organization, the representative of the Palestinian people; 55 Report of Habitat: United Nations Conference on Human Settlements, Vancouver, 31 May-11 June 1976 (United Na- tions publication, Sales No. E.76.IV.7 and corrigendum), chap. l. 56 Jbid., chap. II. 111 Ibid., chap. III. 58 A/33/354. 92 General Assembly-Thirty-third Session 4. Urges all States to co-operate with the Secre- tary-General in the preparation of the report. 87th plenary meeting 18 December 1978 33/111. lnternational co-operation in the field of human settlements The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 3201 (S-VI) and 3202 (S-VI) of 1 May 1974 containing the Declaration and the Programme of Action on the Establishment of a New International Economic Order, 3281 (XXIX) of 12 December 1974 containing the Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States and 3362 (S-VII) of 16 September 1975 on development and international economic co-operation, Recalling also its resolutions 32/162 and 32/173 of 19 December 1977, 2718 (XXV) of 15 December 1970, 3001 (XXVII) of 15 December 1972 and 3327 (XXIX) of 16 December 1974, Having considered the report of the Commission on Human Settlements on its first session,59 the report of the Secretary-General on specific measures to meet the need for a decent living environment for the most vulnerable groups of society,60 the report of the Eco- nomic and Social Council on its organizational session for 1978 and its first and second regular sessions of 197861 and Council resolution 1978/66 of 4 August 1978, Noting with regret that the transfer of posts and resources to the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat) as described in General Assem- bly resolution 32/ 162 has not yet been implemented, W elcoming the appointment of the Executive Direc- tor of the Centre, Noting with satisfaction the statement of the Execu- tive Director, 62 in which he set out his approach to initiating urgently needed action in the field of human settlements, 1. Requests the Secretary-General to ensure the immediate transfer to the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat) of: (a) The posts and resources described in section III, paragraph 3, of General Assembly resolution 32/162; ( b) The manda te and responsibility for all those field projects and operational activities relating to human settlements previously undertaken by the Secre- tariat units referred to in section III, paragraph 3, of resolution 32/162; 2. Urges the Executive Director of the Centre: (a) To integrate and consolidate expeditiously all activities of the new Centre, including the establish- ment of an appropriate organizational structure; ( b) To continue urgently his discussions with the executive secretaries of the regional commissions, as 69 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-third Session, Supplement No. 8 (A/33/8). 60 E/1978/91 and Add.1. 6l Ofjicial Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-third Session, Supplement No. 3 (A/33/3), chap. IV, sect. I. 62 Ibid., Thirty-third Session, Second Committee, 24th meet- ing, paras. 24-40. proposed in paragraph 31 of the report of the Com- mission on Human Settlements, ~9 in arder to provide a basis for the identification of posts and resources to be assigned to the regions, as set out in section III, paragraph 8, and section IV, paragraph 6, of reso- lution 32/ 162, and to report thereon to the Com- mission at its second session; (e) To contact various institutions, organizations and countries with a view to mobilizing voluntary financial contributions to the Centre, including the United Nations Habitat and Human Settlements Foun- dation, and increasing the activities of the Centre; 3. Calls upon all States to co-operate with the Executive Director in implementing the programme for the current biennium, including related operational activities, and particularly calls upon the developed countries to increase their voluntary contributions for human settlements activities, especially for those ac- tivities directed towards fulfilling the objectives of the United Nations Habitat and Human Settlements Foun- dation, as now incorporated into the Centre, with a view to achieving the $50 million target for the years 1978-1981; 4. Requests the Commission on Human Settle- ments at its second session, to be held at Nairobi in March and April 1979, to examine, on the basis of the integrated programme of work of the Centre, the total resources available to the Centre in arder to enable it to fulfil its mandate set out in General Assembly resolution 32/162, and to submit a com- prehensive report to the Assembly at its thirty-fourth session through the Economic and Social Council at its second regular session of 1979; 5. Further requests the Commission on Human Settlements at its second session to examine the re- sources available to the United Nations Habitat and Human Settlements Foundation, as now incorporated into the Centre, in the light of pledges for 1979 made at the 1978 United Nations Pledging Conference for Development Activities on 7 November 1978 and of contributions made subsequently and, on the basis of proposals to be submitted by the Executive Director, to submit recommendations to the General Assembly for consideration at its thirty-fourth session. 87th plenary meeting 18 December 1978 33/122. World Tourism Organization The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 32/ 157 of 19 December 1977 concerning the World Tourism Organization, Noting with satisfaction the interim report prepared by the World Tourism Organization and circulated under a note by the Secretary-General63 in response to paragraph 1 of that resolution, Further noting the work accomplished by the World Tourism Organization since its establishment in the light of its central role in the field of tourism and the further steps which it propases to take in this regard, especially the operational activities for the promotion of tou:ism, in particular for the benefit of developing countnes, 63 E/1978/98.

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