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R,,,olutions adopted on the reports of the Second Committee 161 national actions against those n1casure,. ,,ind tu submit that report to the General ,\,scm hi\ ;;t ih lurticth session: 4. Also req1wsh the Set1l'tar) { icn\-ra: ;q preparing the comprehensive repor1. to rcquL'~t further ,,omments from Governments and to usr inputs from competent organiza- tions of the United Nation\ ,vstcm partirnlarly thr lJnited Nations Confrrern-c on Trad,· and Drvelopment and the regional comm1ss1ons: 5. Appeals to Govcrnrnents tu prnv 1de the necessary mformation to the Secn·tar, ( icne111. a,, requested in paragraph 4 above. 104 h plnwr\' meeting 18 /)('('('n//i('I I 984 39/211. Development aspe(·t-. of the reverw transfer of technolo~y The ( ,'eneral _,b.1c111i,/r Recalling its resolutiom 3 :w I (\-VI I and 3.:02 (S-VI) of May 1974, containing the De, la1 at10n and the Pro- gramme of Action on the Fstahlishnwnt of a Nc"' Interna- tional Economic Order .. 1281 '.XXIX) <JI 12 December 1974, containing the Charle, or Eronum1c Rights and Duties of States., 3362 (S-V II) ,Ji' 16 Seplt"mber 1975 on drvelopment and mternat1onal economic co-operation. :15156 of 5 December 1980. the annex to which contains the International Development Strategy for the Third United Nations Development Decade. and all relevant resolutions concerning the rcv,T,c transfer of technology. Convinced that the search for durable solutions to the problem of the reverse transfer , ,f technology requires the full participation of all parties cunccrned. I. Takes note of the report or the Inter-Agency Group on Reverse Transfer of Technology.' 1'' covering mertings held at Geneva on 22 March and I 2 and 13 July 1984: 2. Takes note also of the ouhomc of the Second Meet- mg of Governmental Experts on the Reverse Transfer of Technology, 147 held at Genna Imm 27 <\ugust to 5 Sep- tember 1984: J. Requests the Secretary-(icncral uf the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development to con- vene the requisite meetings ofgovcrnmental experts on the reverse transfer of technology. as pw\ idcd for in General Assembly resolution :rn, 154: 4. Invites the Secretary-General to undertake mtensivc consultations with all Go\ crnmcnts with a view to obtain- ing their full participation in the meetings of governmental experts on the reverse transfer of technology: :,_ Requests the Trade and Development Board to mclude. in its report to 1111' Cicneral ,\sscmbl; at its forti- eth session. a section on the outronw of the Third Meeting of Governmental Experh on :he Rnnsc Transfer of Technologv: 6. Requests the Secretary-General to con vt·1w further meetings of the Inter-Agency ( ,roup on Revrrsc Transfer of Technology and to report on the results of those meet- ings to the General Assembly at ib fortieth session. 146 A,, 39 1 197, annex 14 7 Sec 01/Jual R.et·1ird\ , 1';,'1 1 .,·,u \'U[l[llnnn;( \·o / 'i" (:\ Jt, 1 i' /1/4/h plenan mc"1111g i8 {)('(('/;/}){',' /984 r'\i ,ir/,; ·1: ---- 39/212. Specific measures in favour of island devel- oping countries The < ,'cncral Assemhl_1•, Rccallmg the Declaration and the Programme of Action on the Establishment of a New International Economic Order, contained in its resolutions 3201 (S-VI) and 3202 (S-VI) of I May 1974. the Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States, contained in its resolution 3281 (XXl X) of 12 December 1974, its resolution 3362 (S-VII) of 16 Srptember 1975 on development and international econo- mic co-operation and the International Development Strategy for the Third United Nations Development Dec- ade, contained in the annex to its resolution 35/56 of 'i Drcember 1980, Recalling also its resolutions 31/ 156 of 21 Decemhn 1976. 32 185 of 19 December 1977, 34/205 of 19 Decem- ber 1979. 35/61 of 5 December 1980 and 37/206 of 20 December 1982, relating to the special needs and prob- lems of island developing countries, Rcllerating the call for specific action in favour of island developmg countries contained in resolutions 98 (IV) of -1 I May 1976,1'7 III (V)onJune 1979 138 and 138(Vl)of2 Julv 1983 139 of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Recognizing the difficult problems faced by island devel- oping countries, in particular those which suffer handicaps dur especially to their smallness, remoteness, vulnerability to natural disasters, constraints in transport, great dis- tances from market centres, a highly limited internal mar- ket, lack of natural resources, heavy dependence on a few commodities, shortage of administrative personnel and heavy financial burdens, A!indji;l of the fact that timely additional efforts arc needed to implement the specific measures required to assist island developing countries in offsetting thr major handicaps which retard their development process. I. Reaffirms its resolution 37 /206 and other relevant resolutions of the United Nations and of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, and calls for their immediate and effective implementation: 2 Fakes note of the note by the Secretary-General on measures taken by the international community and rrc- ommcndations for future action in favour of island devel- oping countries: 148 3. t:xpresses its appreciation to all States and organi,a- tions which have facilitated the implementation of resolu- lions in favour of island developing countries: 4. Notes with concern that the specific measures envis- aged in the relevant resolutions of the United Nations and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Develop- ment, including Conference resolution 138 (VI). have not vet been fully implemented and calls upon States and international organizations to respond positively in 1h1s regard: 5. Requests the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. in c11- operation with Governments and regional and other com- petent institutions, to continue the programme of in-depth studies of the common problems of island economies and of the constraints inhibiting their economic growth and development carried out by the secretariat of the l lnited Nations Conference on Trade and Development, with a view to proposing concrete specific actions. taking into account inter alia. the geographical factors. traditional

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