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206 General Assembly-Thirty-fifth Session creasing of resources for education and training, the ef- forts of the developing countries in the education and training of national personnel needed in industry. agri- culture and· other economic and social sectors; 6. Expresses its thanks to the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultur- al Organization for the report on the right to education prepared pursuant to General Assembly resolution 34/170; 121 7. Invites the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization to include in the consultation he will be holding with Member States and specialized agencies prior to the es- tablishment of the draft medium-term plan for 1984- 1989 such points as wiJI enable him to meet the desires expressed by the General Assembly in paragraph 3 (b) and (c) of its resolution 34/170; 8. Invites the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organiza- tion, in the light of resolution 34/ 170, and of the ex- perience of that organization in this field, to submit to the General Assembly at its thirty-sixth session a report on the most appropriate measures to be taken by Mem- ber States, at the national and international levels, for the effective implementation of the right to education in the application of the International Development Strategy for the Third United Nations Development Decade. 96th plenary meeting 15 December J 980 35/192. Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in EI Salvador The General Assembly, Guided by the principles embodied in the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 122 Conscious of its responsibility to promote and en- courage respect for human rights and fundamental free- doms for all, Noting that all Governments have an obligation to respect and promote human rights in accordance with the responsibilities they have undertaken under various international instruments, Bearing in mind resolution 19 adopted on 30 July I 980 by the World Conference of the United Nations Decade for Women, 123 Dismayed by reports of human rights violations in El Salvador and especially by the death of thousands of persons and the climate of repression and insecurity pre- vailing in the country, which favours terrorism by para- military groups and enables it to be engaged in with im- punity, Deeply shocked by the vile assassination of Arch- bishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero, a prestigious personal- ity, outstanding for his defence of the human rights of the Salvadorian people, and by the persecution of Sal- vadorian figures such as Monsignor Arturo Rivera Damas, Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of San Salvador, 111 A/35/148, annex. 122 Resolution 217 A (Ill). 123 See Report of the World Conference of the United Nations Decade for Women: Equality, Development and Peace, Copenhagen, 14-30 July 1980 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.80.IV.3 and corrigen- dum), chap. I, sect. B. Gravely concerned about the unknown fate of many persons detained by the authorities, Profoundly indignant at the assassination of Mr. Enrique Alvarez Cordova, President of the Revolutionary Democratic Front of El Salvador, as well as of five other members of the Executive Committee of that Front, per- petrated on 27 November 1980 in San Salvador, Considering that the supply of arms and other military assistance will serve to aggravate the situation in that country, I. Expresses its deep concern at the grave violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Salva- dor; 2. Deplores the murders, disappearances and other violations of human rights reported in El Salvador and requests the Salvadorian authorities to take prompt ac- tion to curb the reprehensible activities of paramilitary groups; 3. Urges the Government of El Salvador to take the necessary steps to ensure full respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms in that countr)' and to guar- antee the safety of Monsignor Arturo Rivera Damas, Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of San Sal- vador, whose life is in danger; 4. Appeals for a cessation of violence and for the es- tablishment of full respect for human rights in El Salva- dor; 5. Calls upon Governments to refrain from the sup- ply of arms and other military assistance in the current circumstances; 6. Requests the Commission on Human Rights to examine, at its thirty-seventh session, the situation of human rights in El Salvador. 96th plenary meeting J 5 December J 980 35/193. Question of involuntary or enforced disap- pearances The General Assembly. Recalling its resolution 33/ 173 of 20 December I 978, entitled "Disappeared persons", Bearing in mind Commission on Human Rights resolution 20 (XXXVI) of 29 February 1980, 1i. Eco- nomic and Social Council resolution 1979 /38 of I O May 1979 and resolution 23 adopted on 30 July 1980 by the World Co"nference of the United Nations Decade for Women,' 2·' Convinced of the need to take appropriate action, in consultation with the Governments concerned, to. pro- mote the implementation of the provisions of General Assembly resolution 33 / 173 and other United Nations resolutions relevant to the plight of missing or disap- peared persons, Expressing again its emotion at the anguish and sorrow of the families of victims of involuntary or en- forced disappearances, I. Welcomes the establishment by the Commission on Human Rights of the working group which has been asked to examine questions relevant to involuntary or enforced disappearances of persons and to submit to the Commission at its thirty-seventh session a report on its 1 " See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council. 1980, Supplement No. 3 (E/1980/13 and Corr. I), chap. XXVI, sect. A.

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