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86 General Assembly-Thirty-third SessiOIII national Year of the Child and urges that these mes- sages be widely disseminated all over the world; 9. Invites all heads of State or Government to issue special messages in connexion with the Inter- national Year of the Child. 85th plenary meeting 15 December 1978 33/84. United Nations Volunteers programme The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 2659 (XXV) of 7 De- cember 1970, by which it established the United Nations Volunteers programme, and its resolutions 2810 (XXVI) of 14 December 1971, 2970 (XXVII) of 14 December 1972, 3125 (XXVIII) of 13 Sep- tember 1973, 31/131 of 16 December 1976 and 31/166 of 21 December 1976, Taking note of the report of the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme on the United Nations Volunteers programme24 and of the relevant sections of the report of the Governing Coun- cil of the United Nations Development Programme on its twenty-fifth session,25 Convinced that, with a greater proportion of tech- nically qualified volunteers currently being recruited from the developing countries themselves, the United Nations Volunteers programme is assuming an im- portant role as an instrument of technical co-opera- tion among developing countries, Reaffirming its conviction that the United Nations Volunteers programme is rendering and has the po- tential to render even greater service to developing countries, 1. Looks forward to the comments and recom- mendations which the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme is to formulate at its twenty-sixth session, on the basis of its review of the report of the Administrator of the Programme, including in particular those on the recruitment pro- cedures of the United Nations Volunteers programme and the present status of the Special Voluntary Fund for the United Nations Volunteers; 2. Reiterates the request addressed in its resolution 2970 (XXVII) to the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme and the executive heads of the organizations concerned within the United Nations system to promote with the agreement of the countries concerned, with a view to co-ordinating through the Co-ordinator of the United Nations Volun- teers programme, the use of United Nations Volunteers in United Nations-assisted projects and activities and to harmonize policies on placement and conditions of employment of all volunteers in the United Nations system, taking into account the development needs at the field level; 3. Appeals to the Governments of Member States to consider contributing to or increasing their con- tributions to the Special Voluntary Fund for the United Nations Volunteers; 24 DP/330 and Corr.l. 25 Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 1978, Supplement No. 13 (E/1978/53/Rev.1 ). 4. Requests the Secretary-General and the Ad- ministrator of the United Nations Development Pro- gramme to report to the General Assembly on a regular basis, through the Governing Council of the Programme and the Economic and Social Council, on the progress made in implementing the present resolution. 85th plenary meeting 15 December 1978 33/85. United Nations Special Fund for Land- locked Developing Countries The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 31/177 of 21 December 1976, by which it approved the statute of the United Nations Special Fund for Land-locked Developing Countries, Recalling also its resolution 32/113 of 15 Decem- ber 1977, Taking into consideration the report of the Ad- ministrator of the United Nations Development Pro- gramme on the Fund,26 Expressing its appreciation to the countries that con- tributed to the Fund at the pledging conferences held on 2 November 1977 and 7 and 8 November 1978, Gravely concerned that the Fund has not yet become operational, as envisaged in General Assembly reso- lution 31/ 177, owing to the lack of voluntary con- tributions on the part of Member States that are in a position to make such contributions, 1. Expresses its concern at the very low level of contributions for 1979 announced at the 1978 United Nations Pledging Conference for Development Ac- tivities; 2. Strongly urges Member States to make imme- diate and generous contributions to the United Nations Special Fund for Land-locked Developing Countries in order to make it operational in the manner specified in its statute as soon as possible; 3. Takes note of the interim arrangements adopted by the Governing Council of the United Nations De- velopment Programme in its decision 25/15 of 28 June 1978;27 4. Invites the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, in consultation with the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, to take appropriate meas- ures to provide all land-locked developing countries with the necessary assistance in order to identify and elaborate concrete projects which could be financed by the Fund, taking into account the equitable distribution of the resources of the Fund among the land-locked developing countries; 5. Further requests the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, in consultation with the Secretary-General of the United Nations Con- ference on Trade and Development and other related institutions, to pursue his action in favour of land- locked developing countries within the framework of 26 DP/328. 27 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Coun- cil, 1978, Supplement No. 13 (E/1978/53/Rev.1), chap. XX. V. Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Second Committee 87 the interim arrangements, taking into account that each country concerned should receive appropriate technical and financial assistance. 85th plenary meeting 15 December 1978 33/86. Report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme The General Assembly, Having considered the report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Pro- gramme on the work of its sixth session28 and the state- ment of the Executive Director of the Programme in- troducing the report,29 Having also considered Economic and Social Coun- cil resolution 1978/62 of 3 August 1978 concerning international co-operation on the environment, Noting with satisfaction the signing in Kuwait, on 23 April 1978, of the Final Act of the Kuwait Regional Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Areas, Having further considered the note by the Secretary- General on international conventions and protocols in the field of the environment,30 l. Takes note with satisfaction of the report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme on the work of its sixth session and the decisions, as adopted, contained in annex I thereto; 2. Welcomes the activities of the United Nations Environment Programme, in particular the decisions of the Governing Council relating to the establishment of a system-wide, medium-term environment pro- gramme based on thematic joint programming, the emphasis to be given to project and programme evalua- tion and to the preparatory process for the considera- tion by the Administrative Committee on Co-ordination of matters concerning the environment and the im- plementation of the Plan of Action to Combat Deserti- fication,31 adopted by the United Nations Conference on Desertification, held at Nairobi from 29 August to 9 September 1977, and the reporting thereon by the Administrative Committee on Co-ordination to the Governing Council; 3. Calls upon all bodies and organizations of the United Nations system involved in the elaboration of the new international development strategy to take en- vironmental concerns into full account in view of the close interrelationship between environment and de- velopment; 4. Invites the executive heads, members of the Ad- ministrative Committee on Co-ordination, to continue to consider, after the merger of the Environment Co- ordination Board with the Administrative Committee on Co-ordination, environmental matters at their level; 5. Urges all Governments to contribute urgently and generously to the Fund of the United Nations Environment Programme, bearing in mind paragraph 3 28 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-third Session, Supplement No. 25 (A/33/25). 29 Ibid., Thirty-third Session, Second Committee, 24th meet- ing, paras. 1-14. so A/33/134. s1 A/CONF.74/36, chap. I. of Governing Council decision 6/13 A of 24 May 1978,32 so as to meet the approved target; 6. Requests the United Nations Environment Pro- gramme to continue its catalytic and co-ordinating role in the field of the marine environment and ecological balance of regional seas and invites the Governments concerned to conclude, as appropriate, through co- operation among themselves and with the assistance of the United Nations Environment Programme and re- gional commissions, conventions and other arrange- ments in order to promote the protection of the marine environment of regional seas; 7. Invites Member States, as appropriate, to ratify and implement the international conventions and pro- tocols designed to protect the environment in every respect and further urges Governments to promote the conclusion of such conventions and protocols. 85th plenary meeting 15 December 1978 33/87. Co-operation in the field of the environ- ment concerning natural resources shared by two or more States The General Assembly, Affirming the principles stated in the Declaration of the United Nations Conference on the Human En- vironment,33 Recalling its resolution 3129 (XXVIII) of 13 De- cember 1973, entitled "Co-operation in the field of the environment concerning natural resources shared by two or more States", Recalling further the Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States, contained in its resolution 3281 (XXIX) of 12 December 1974, Noting that the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme has, by decision 6/14 of 19 May 1978, 34 approved the final report of the Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on Natu- ral Resources Shared by Two or More States, estab- lished under Governing Council decision 44 (III) of 25 April 1975, containing the draft principles of con- duct in the field of the environment for the guidance of States in the conservation and harmonious utiliza- tion of natural resources shared by two or more States and the declarations and reservations expressed thereon,35 Recognizing the right of States to provide specific solutions on a bilateral or regional basis, Desiring to promote effective co-operation among States for the development of international law regard- ing the conservation and harmonious utilization of natural resources shared by two or more States, 1. Notes the valuable work done by the Intergov- ernmental Working Group of Experts on Natural Resources Shared by Two or More States in carrying out the tasks entrusted to it in regard to the im- 32 See Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-third Session, Supplement No. 25 (A/33/25), annex I. 33 Report of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, Stockholm, 5-16 June 1972 (United Nations. publication, Sales No. E.73.11.A.14 and corrigendum), chap. I. 34 See Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty- third Session, Supplement No. 25 (A/33/25), annex I. 35 UNEP/GC.6/17.

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