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72 General Auembly-Thirty-third SeBSion 33/114. Comprehensive review of the whole accordance with the Charter, and to devote attention question of peace-keeping operations in to specific questions related to the practical implemen- all their aspects tation of peace-keeping operations before the thirty- fourth session of the General Assembly; The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 2006 (XIX) of 18 Feb- ruary 1965, 2053 A (XX) of 15 December 1965, 2249 (S-V) of 23 May 1967, 2308 (XXII) of 13 De- cember 1967, 2451 (XXIII) of 19 December 1968, 2670 (XXV) of 8 December 1970, 2835 (XXVI) of 1 7 December 1971, 2 965 ( XXVII) of 13 Decem- ber 1972, 3091 (XXVIII) of 7 December 1973, 3239 (XXIX) of 29 November 1974, 3457 (XXX) of 10 December 1975, 31/105 of 15 December 1976 and 32/106 of 15 December 1977, Reaffirming the responsibility of the United Nations for the maintenance of international peace and security as set out in the Charter of the United Nations, Also reaffirming the primary responsibility of the Security Council in this respect, Convinced that in this framework peace-keeping operations of the United Nations, conducted with the consent of the host country and respect for its sover- eignty and territorial integrity, consistent with the Charter, are an essential function of the United Na- tions, though not a substitute for the peaceful settle- ment of disputes and therefore of a temporary nature, Expressing its concern at the lack of progress during the last year in the completion of agreed guidelines for conducting peace-keeping operations of the United Nations as requested in its resolution 32/106, Commending the Secretary-General for the way in which he is carrying out peace-keeping operations of the United Nations decided upon by the Security Council, Paying tribute to the memory of all those who have lost their lives in United Nations peace-keeping opera- tions, Affirming that the principle of equitable geographical representation should be reflected in the composition of peace-keeping forces of the United Nations, Determined to pursue its efforts towards strength- ening international peace and security, l. Appeals to Member States to support peace- keeping operations of the United Nations, decided upon in accordance with the purposes, principles and pro- visions of the Charter of the United Nations and con- ducted, within this framework, with the consent of the host countries; 2. Stresses the responsibility of Member States, in accordance with the Charter, to share equitably the financial burdens of such operations, which should continue to be conducted with maximum efficiency and economy; 3. Appeals to Member States further to strengthen the peace-keeping capabilities of the United Nations by supplementary assistance to peace-keeping opera- tions, in particular through logistic support and through making available to the United Nations any other peace-keeping potential to the best of their means; 4. Urges the Special Committee on Peace-keeping Operations to expedite its work for an early completion of agreed guidelines, which will govern the conduct of peace-keeping operations of the United Nations in 5. Invites all interested Member States to con- sider the possibility of training their personnel for peace-keeping operations of the United Nations and to share, inter alia, by means of reports to the Secre- ta~-General for consideration by the Special Com- m1!tee o~ Peace-keepin_g Operatio!1s, experience already gau_1ed m peace-keepmg operations and in existing national programmes for peace-keeping training; 6. Invites all interested Member States to consider supplying the Secretary-General with up-to-date in- formation relating to possible stand-by capacities in- cluding logistics, which could, without prejudice t~ the sovereign decision of the Member State on each oc- casion, be made available if required; 1. Urges all concerned to extend their fullest co- oper~tion to en~ure the effective functioning of peace- keepmg operations of the United Nations and in particular, the safety of all persons involved therei~; . 8. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of 1~s thirty_-fourth session the item entitled "Comprehen- sive review of the whole question of peace-keeping operations in all their aspects". 87th plenary meeting 18 December 1978 33/115. Questions relating to information A CO-OPERATION AND ASSISTANCE IN THE APPLICATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF NATIONAL INFORMATION AND MASS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS FOR SOCIAL PRO- GRESS AND DEVELOPMENT The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 1778 (XVII) of 7 Decem- ber 1962 and convinced that the establishment and/or development of national information and mass com- munication systems will play an important role in the promotion of opportunities for the peoples of the developing nations to participate fully in national de- velopment and in the promotion of international co- operation, including the efforts to achieve the goals of the International Development Strategy for the Second United Nations Development Decade and the establishment of the new international economic order, Recalling its resolution 3148 (XXVIII) of 14 De- cember 1973 and convinced that the establishment and/ or the improvement of national information and mass communication systems will greatly help preserve and enhance the cultural values of a country and will be one of the most efficient methods for transmitting scientific and technological knowledge and the cultural values of a country, Recalling its resolution 31 / 139 of 16 December 1976, in which, inter alia, it established the need to discuss this item and requested the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization to continue and intensify its programme for the develop- ment of mass communication systems, especially for the benefit of developing countries,

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