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Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Second Committee 125 Bearing in mind the Buenos Aires Plan of Action for Promoting and Implementing Technical Co-opera- tion among Developing Countries, 184 adopted by the United Nations Conference on Technical Co-operation among Developing Countries, Noting that economic co-operation among develop- ing countries, based on the concept of individual and collective self-reliance, has been identified by the de- veloping countries as a major strategy to promote their development and as an important means of consolidating their unity and solidarity, Recognizing that, in the context of international economic co-operation, the achievement of the goal of greater economic co-operation among developing countries will make an important contribution to the establishment of the new international economic order, Reaffirming that efforts by the developing countries to promote economic co-operation among themselves do not diminish the responsibilities of all other coun- tries to establish just and equitable economic relations, 1. Takes note of the report of the Secretary- General entitled "Economic co-operation among de- veloping countries" ;185 2. Requests the Secretary-General to ensure, through the existing machinery, effective co-ordina- tion and implementation of activities within the United Nations system in support of measures of economic co-operation among developing countries, by, inter alia: (a) A more effective evaluation of the relevance of the various activities being undertaken by organiza- tions within the United Nations system to the achieve- ment of the objectives of economic co-operation among developing countries; ( b) Adaptation, as appropriate, of the organiza- tional arrangements within the United Nations system to the requirements of promoting economic co-opera- tion among developing countries; 3. Further requests the Secretary-General to con- tinue to include in the medium-term plan of the United Nations an intersectoral presentation of the activities envisaged to implement the relevant resolutions of the United Nations on economic co-operation among de- veloping countries and to promote the same kind of intersectoral presentation on a system-wide basis; 4. Urges the specialized agencies and other or- ganizations of the United Nations system, in accord- ance with their established procedures and practices, to support measures of economic co-operation among developing countries, including, as and when requested, the continued provision of the necessary secretariat support services and other suitable arrangements to facilitate the holding of meetings by the developing countries in pursuance of the objectives of economic co-operation among developing countries; 5. Takes note of Trade and Development Board decision 174 (XVIII) of 17 September 1978 on eco- nomic co-operation among developing countries;186 184 Report of the United Nations Conference on Technical Co-operation among Developing Countries, Buenos Aires, 30 August-12 September 1978 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.78.II.A.ll and corrigendum), chap. I. 1s:; A/33/367. 186 See Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty- third Session, Supplement No. 15 (A/33/15), vol. II, annex I. 6. Notes the activities undertaken by the secre- tariat of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development in pursuance of resolution 1 (I) of the Committee on Economic Co-operation among De- veloping Countries in support of programmes of eco- nomic co-operation among developing countries, 187 and calls upon that organization to intensify further its efforts in this area; 7. Requests the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development to continue consultations with a view to submitting recommendations to the Trade and Development Board concerning the organizing and convening during 1979 of meetings, as appropriate, of governmental experts of developing countries and representatives of inter- governmental economic co-operation groupings of de- veloping countries in order to promote the objectives of subregional, regional and interregional economic co-operation among developing countries; 8. Urges developed countries to provide appro- priate support, as and when requested by the de- veloping countries, for the implementation of measures of economic co-operation among developing countries; 9. Requests the Secretary-General to submit a com- prehensive report on the implementation of the present resolution to the General Assembly at its thirty-fourth session. 95th plenary meeting 29 January 1979 33/196. Protectionism 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 the New International Economic Order, 3281 (XXIX) of 12 December 1974 containing the Charter of Eco- nomic Rights and Duties of States and 3362 (S-VII) of 16 September 1975 on development and interna- tional economic co-operation, as well as the relevant resolutions adopted by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development at its fourth session, held at Nairobi from 5 to 31 May 1976,188 Affirming that the expansion of international trade on an equitable basis should be beneficial to all coun- tries and that trade liberalization in favour of develop- ing countries is an important means of achieving such expansion, Recognizing the vital importance of export earnings to the economies of the developing countries, Believing that expansion of the exports of develop- ing countries is an important means of financing their self-sustained growth, Acknowledging that the accelerated growth of the economies of the developing countries is a key element in the over-all improvement of the world economy, Noting that increasing protectionist measures ag- gravate inflation in the developed countries, which is in turn transferred to the developing countries, 187 See A/33/367, annex. 1,s See Proceedings of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Fourth Session, vol. I, Report and Annexes (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.76.IJ.D.10 and corrigendum), part one, sect. A. 126 General Assembly-Thirty-third Session Bearing in mind the widespread and growing con- cern about the growth of protectionism in developed countries against the exports of the developing coun- tries, 1. Calls upon the developed countries to adhere strictly to the commitment concerning the standstill on new tariff and non-tariff barriers or intensification of existing ones against the exports of developing coun- tries; 2. Urges the developed countries to eliminate speedily all forms of protectionist measures and prac- tices against the exports of developing countries, bear- ing in mind, inter alia, section 1.3, paragraph (a) (x), of General Assembly resolution 3202 (S-VI) and sec- tion I, paragraph 8, of Assembly resolution 3362 (S-VII); 3. Calls upon the developed countries to carry out structural changes with respect to less competitive sectors of their economies with a view to expansion of existing, and creation of new, production capacities in developing countries. 95th plenary meeting 29 January 1979 33/197. Transport and Communications Decade in Africa The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 2626 (XXV) of 24 Octo- ber 1970 containing the International Development Strategy for the Second United Nations Development Decade, 3202 (S-VI) of 1 May 1974 containing the Programme of Action on the Establishment of a New International Economic Order and 3362 (S-VII) of 16 September 1975 on development and international economic co-operation, Noting with satisfaction the initiative taken by the Organization of African Unity and the Economic Com- mission for Africa to establish an integrated African road network and to rationalize Africa's railway sys- tems and other transport systems in order to facilitate the promotion of multinational economic co-operation in Africa, intra-African trade and the political, social and economic integration of Africa, as well as the work carried out since June 1977, Recalling also Economic and Social Council reso- lution 2097 (LXIII) of 29 July 1977 on the Transport and Communications Decade in Africa, Recalling further General Assembly resolution 32/160 of 19 December 1977, in which,,the Assembly, inter alia, proclaimed a Transport and Communica- tions Decade in Africa during the years 1978-1988 and requested the Secretary-General to mobilize all neces- sary resources to make the Decade a success, Taking note of resolution ECO(XVIII)/Res.2 adopted by the Executive Committee of the Economic Commission for Africa at its eighteenth meeting, held at Khartoum from 2 to 4 May 1978,189 in which meas- ures were proposed for the implementation of the global strategy and comprehensive programme of work for the Decade, 189 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Coim- cil, 1978, Supplement No. JO, Addendum (E/1978/50/Add.l), chap. II. Noting with appreciation the work carried out so far by the Economic Commission for Africa and the Organization of African Unity in preparation for the Decade, 1. Endorses resolution ECO(XVIII)/Res.2 of the Executive Committee of the Economic Commission for Afri:::a in which the Committee decided to convene early in 1979 a meeting of African Ministers concerned with matters relating to transport, communications, works and planning, in order to adopt Africa's global strategy and a comprehensive plan of action for the implementation of the Transport and Communications Decade in Africa; 2. Requests the Secretary-General to provide the Economic Commission for Africa, as the lead agency for the Decade, with the necessary financial and staff resources that will enable it to make all preparatory arrangements for the Decade, including the prepara- tions for and the convening of the meeting of Ministers referred to in paragraph 1 above; 3. Further requests the Secretary-General to make all necessary arrangements, as appropriate, for the convening of a pledging conference of donor countries and institutions in the first half of 1979 on the basis of the global strategy and the comprehensive plan of action and of specific projects contained therein; 4. Urges the international community, in particular the developed countries, to give full support and to contribute substantially to the implementation of the programmes and projects for the attainment of the objectives of the Decade. 95th plenary meeting 29 January 1979 33/198. Preparations for the special session of the General Assembly in 1980 The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 32/174 of 19 Decem- ber 1977, in which it decided, inter alia, to convene a special session of the General Assembly in 1980, Bearing in mind its resolutions 3201 (S-VI) and 3202 (S-VI) of 1 May 1974 containing the Declara- tion and the Programme of Action on the Establish- ment 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, Considering that the General Assembly is requested to assess at the special session the progress made in the various forums of the United Nations system in the establishment of the new international economic order and, on the basis of that assessment, to take appropriate action for the promotion of the develop- ment of developing countries and international eco- nomic co-operation, Bearing in mind the ongoing process of the prepara- tion of the new international development strategy, Recognizing the importance of various United Na- tions conferences held in recent years on major topics relating to economic and social development, l. Requests the Secretary-General to entrust the Director-General for Development and International

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