A/RES/40/112 GA

228 General Assembly-Fortieth Session of the entire range of economic, social and cultural, as well as civil and political, rights; 2. Stresses once again the urgent need for the interna- tional community to make every effort to strengthen peace, remove the growing threat of war, particularly nuclear war, halt the arms race and achieve general and complete disarmament under effective international con- trol and prevent violations of the principles of the Charter of the United Nations regarding the sovereignty and terri- torial integrity of States and the self-determination of peoples, thus contributing to ensuring the right to life; 3. Stresses further the foremost importance of the implementation of practical measures of disarmament for releasing substantial additional resources, which should be utilized for social and economic development, particularly for the benefit of the developing countries; 4. Calls upon all States to do their utmost to assist in ensuring the right to life through the adoption of appropri- ate measures at both the national and the international level; 5. Calls upon all States, appropriate organs of the United Nations, specialized agencies and intergovern- mental and non-governmental organizations concerned to take the necessary measures to ensure that the results of scientific and technological progress are used exclusively in the interests of international peace, for the benefit of man- kind and for promoting and encouraging universal respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms; 6. Again calls upon all States that have not yet done so to take effective measures with a view to prohibiting any propaganda for war, in particular the formulation, pro- pounding and dissemination of propaganda for doctrines and concepts aimed at unleashing nuclear war; 7. Looks forward to further efforts by the Commission on Human Rights with a view to ensuring the inherent right of all peoples and all individuals to life; 8. Decides to consider this question at its forty-first session under the item entitled "Human rights and scien- tific and technological developments". l 16th plenary meeting 13 December 1985 40/112. Human rights and scientific and techno- logical developments The General Assembly, Noting that scientific and technological progress is one of the important factors in the development of human society, Recalling that the year 1985 marks the tenth anniver- sary of the Declaration on the Use of Scientific and Tech- nological Progress in the Interests of Peace and for the Benefit of Mankind, adopted by the General Assembly in its resolution 3384 (XXX) of 10 November 1975, Considering that implementation of the Declaration will contribute to the strengthening of international peace and the security of peoples and to their economic and social development, as well as to international co-operation in the field of human rights, Bearing in mind the relevant provisions of the Declara- tion on Social Progress and Development,20 Seriously concerned that the results of scientific and technological progress could be used for the arms race to the detriment of international peace and security and social progress, human rights and fundamental freedoms and the dignity of the human person, 111 A/40/493 and Add. I and .' Convinced that in the era of modern scientific and tech- nological progress the resources of mankind and the activ- ities of scientists should be used for the peaceful economic, social and cultural development of countries and for improvement of the living standards of all people, Recognizing that the establishment of the new mtema- tional economic order calls in particular for an important contribution to be made by science and technology to eco- nomic and social progress, Bearing in mind that the exchange and transfer of scien- tific and technological knowledge is one of the important ways to accelerate the social and economic development of the developing countries, Taking note with satisfaction of the report of the Secre- tary-General on human rights and scientific and techno- logical developments, 111 I. Stresses the importance of the implementation by all States of the provisions and principles contained in the Declaration on the Use of Scientific and Technological Progress in the Interests of Peace and for the Benefit of Mankind in order to promote human rights and funda- mental freedoms; 2. Calls upon all States to make every effort to use the achievements of science and technology in order to pro- mote peaceful social, economic and cultural development and progress; 3. Requests the specialized agencies and other organi- zations of the United Nations system to take into account in their programmes and activities the provisions of the Declaration; 4. Invites those Member States, specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system that have not yet done so to submit their information pursuant to General Assembly resolution 35/130 A of 11 December 1980; 5. Requests the Commission on Human Rights to con- tinue to give special attention, in its consideration of the item entitled "Human rights and scientific and techno- logical developments", to the question of the implementa- tion of the provisions of the Declaration; 6. Invites the Commission on Human Rights to take appropriate measures to assist the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities in preparing the study requested by the Commission in its resolutions 1982/4 of 19 February 198227 and 1984/29 of 12 March 1984;29 7. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its forty-first session the item entitled "Human rights and sci- entific and technological developments". l 16th plenary meeting 13 December 1985 40/113. Question of a convention on the rights of the child The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 33/166 of 20 December 1978, 34/4 of 18 October 1979, 35/131 of 11 December 1980, 36/57 of 25 November 1981, 37/190 of 18 December 1982, 38/114 of 16 December 1983 and 39/135 of 14 December 1 984, Recalling also Commission on Human Rights resolu-

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