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V. Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Second Committee 149 has made a constructive contribution to the examination by the Trade and Development Board, at its thirty-first session, of the world economic situation and its future prospects, l. Takes note of the report of the Trade and Develop- ment Board on the work of its thirtieth, fourteenth special and thirty-first sessions;53 2. Requests the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development to continue and intensify its important contribution and the role it has been playing in the revital- ization and strengthening of intemational trade and related areas of intemational economic co-operation for development; 3. Ca/Is upon ali Govemments and the relevant inter- national organizations to commence intensive and thor- ough preparations for the seventh session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. 119th plenary meeting 17 December 1985 40/190. Particular problems facing Zaire with regard to transport, transit and access to for- eign markets The General Assembly, Referring to its resolution 32/160 of 19 December 1977, in which it recalled Economic and Social Council resolu- tion 2097 (LXIII) of 29 July 1977 and proclaimed the period 1978-1988 the Transport and Communications Decade in Africa, Referring a/so to its resolutions 34/193 of 19 December 1979, 35/59 of 5 December 1980, 36/139 of 16 December 1981, 37/205 of 20 December 1982 and 38/143 of 19 December 1983 on particular problems facing 2.aire with regard to transport, transit and access to foreign markets, and approving the organization in 1985 of a second round- table meeting with donor countries and financing institu- tions for 2.aire's projects in these three fields, Recalling resolution 11 O (V) of 3 June 1979, of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development,37 Recalling also Economic and Social Council decision 249 (LXIII) of25 July 1977 and resolution 1981/68 of24 July 1981, as well as resolution 293 (XIII) of 26 February 1977 adopted by the Conference of Ministers of the Eco- nomic Commission for Africa, 54 Bearing in mind the report of the Secretary-General on the outcome of the first round-table meeting on the finan- cing ofthe transport projects of2.aire, held at Kinshasa on 28 and 29 June 1983, 55 l. Requests the Secretary-General to take the necessary steps to ensure that the programme submitted to the first round-table meeting on the financing of the transport proj- ects of 2.aire, held in 1983, as updated, is again submitted to donors and financia! institutions before the forty-first session ofthe General Assembly, through a second round- table meeting or any other appropriate mechanism; 2. Also requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its forty-first session a report on the implementation of the present resolution. 119th plenary meeting 17 December 1985 53 0/fu:ia/ Records of the General 4ssemnly. Fortieth Session. Supp/ement No. /.f(A/40/15), vols. I and 11. s4 See Offic1al Records of 1he t:wnom1c and Sooal Counnl. S1x1y-th,rJ Session, Supplement No. 7, vol. 1 (E/594 ! ). part threc. SS A/38/264/Add 1-FJl 983190/ Add. l 40/191. Reverse transfer of technology The General Assembly Recalling its resolutions 320 l (S-VI) and 3202 (S-VI) of 1 May 1974, 3281 (XXIX) of 12 December 1974, 3362 (S- VII) of 16 September 1975, 35/56 of5 December 1980 and the resolutions on the reverse transfer of technology, Continuing to believe that since the outflow of skilled personnel from developing countries seriously hampers their development, there is an urgent need to formulate national and international policies to avoid the "brain drain" and to obviate its adverse effects, Convinced that the search for durable solutions to the problem of the reverse transfer of technology requires the full participation of ali parties concerned, l. Takes note o[ the report of the Inter-Agency Group on Reverse Transfer of Technology, covering meetings held at Geneva on 24 and 25 June 1985;56 2. Takes note a/so ofthe outcome ofthe Third Meeting of Governmental Experts on the Reverse Transfer of Technology, held at Geneva from 26 August to 4 Septem- ber 1985;57 3. Requests the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development to con- vene a meeting of govemmental experts to review the cur- ren! situation with respect to all aspects of the interna- tional migration of skilled personnel from developing countries; the governmental experts should focus, in their study, on the nature, scale and effect of such flows, taking into account the concerns of ali parties, with a view to pro- posing to the Conference and, as appropriate, other inter- national organizations, further work that they may carry out to mitigate adverse consequences ofthis phenomenon, especially as it affects the developing countries, also taking into account, as appropriate, the work done thus far by govemmental expert groups, and any other relevant mate- rial: 4. A/so requests the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development to pre- pare studies providing: (a) A review of the existing situation with respect to the intemational migration of skilled personnel from developing countries based on the most recently available and generally acceptable statistics; (b) A comprehensive bibliography of current literature in this field; 5. Recommends that the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development should invite ali interested organs and bodies of the United Nations system and other appropriate intema- tional organizations to participate in the preparation ofthe studies and in the work of the meeting of governmental experts; 6. Requests the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development to report on the outcome of the meeting of governmental experts to the General Assembly at its forty-second session, through the Trade and Development Board; 7. Requests the Secretary-General to convene further meetings of the Inter-Agency Group on Reverse Transfer 56 A/401798, annex. 5 7 O/final Records of thc General Assembly. rártieth Session. Supplemn11 No 1., (A 40115). vol. 11. annex 111 ISO General Assembly-Fortietb Session of Technology and to report on the results of those meet- ings to the General Assembly at its forty-second session. 119th p/enary meeting 17 December 1985 40/192. United Nations Conference to Review All Aspects of the Set of Multilaterally Agreed Equitable Principies and Rules for the Con- trol of Restrictive Business Practices The General Assembly, Having considered the report of the United Nations Conference to Review Ali Aspects ofthe Set ofMultilater- ally Agreed Equitable Principies and Rules for the Control ofRestrictive Business Practices, held at Geneva from 4 to 15 November 1985, together with the proposals made by regional groups, 58 Invites the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and the President of the United Nations Conference to Review All Aspects of the Set of Multilaterally Agreed Equitable Principies and Rules for the Control of Restrictive Business Practices to undertake consultations, as appropriate, with regional groups and Govemments on the reconvening of the Con- ference at Geneva and to report thereon to the General Assembly at the earliest opportunity. 1 19th p/enary meeting 17 December 1985 40/193. Report of the Intergovemmental Committee on Science and Technology for Development The General Assembly, Recalling the Vienna Programme of Action on Science and Technology for Development59 and General Assembly resolution 34/218 of 19 December 1979, Noting that the Intergovemmental Committee on Sci- ence and Technology for Development, at its seventh ses- sion, considered as a substantive theme the question of information systems for science and technology for devel- opment, 60 and noting the conclusion, in Committee reso- lution 1 (VII) of 7 June 1985,61 that the setting up and strengthening of national information systems and net- works should form the major activity in the process of development of a global information network, Noting further the mid-decade review of the implemen- tation of the Vienna Programme of Action conducted by the Committee62 and its decision, in its resolution 4 (VII) of 7 June 1985,61 to undertake a comprehensive review in 1989, l. Takes note of the report of the Intergovemmental Committee on Science and Technology for Development on its seventh session;63 2. Endorses the resolutions and decisions contained therein. 119th p/enary meeting 17 December 1985 58 For the proposals see A/C.2/40/12, annex. The report ofthe Conference was issued as document TD/RBP/CONF.2/8 and Corr. l. 59 Report ofthe United Nalions Conference on Science and Technology far Development, Vienna, 20-3 I August 1979 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E. 79.1.2 I and corrigenda). chap. VII. 60 See O{fu:ia/ Records of the General Assembly, Fortieth Session. Suppl,,. ment No. J7 (A/40/37). sect. IILB. 40/194. United Nations Financing System for Sci- ence and Technology for Development The General Assembly, Taking note with interest of the report of the Secretary- General on the United Nations Financing System for Sci- ence and Technology for Development64 and on the finan- cia! and institutional structure of the System for the next three years, as called for under resolution 6 (VII) of7 June 1985 of the Intergovemmental Committee on Science and Technology for Development,61 Regretting that the current resource outlook of the Financing System does not at this time permit the full implementation of the long-term financia! and institu- tional arrangements set out in General Assembly resolu- tion 37/244 of21 December 1982, Expressing its appreciation for the contribution which the Financing System has made, despite its meagre finan- cia! base, to enhancing science and technology capabilities in developing countries as called for in the Vienna Pro- gramme of Action on Science and Technology for Devel- opment59 and in General Assembly resolution 34/218 of 19 December 1979, Emphasizing the importance of continuing the opera- tional activities of the Financing System, 1. Requests the Secretary-General to review the recom- mendations contained in his report on the United Nations Financing System for Science and Technology for Devel- opment in the light of comments made by Govemments during the fortieth session of the General Assembly, to hold informal consultations with Govemments early in 1986 to arrive at final proposals and to transmit the result- ing proposals to Govemments by l March 1986; 2. A/so requests the Secretary-General to convene by 30 April 1986 a Pledging Conference for the United Nations Financing System for Science and Technology for Development to enable Govemments to pledge resources for 1986 and to give indications of intent to provide other resources for 1986 and the following years; 3. Further requests the Secretary-General to take ali steps necessary to bring about a successful outcome of the pledging conference; 4. Decides that, to maintain a viable leve! of opera- tions, the total resources made available to the Financing System in l 986 should be sufficient to permit a leve! of operations not less than the average level achieved by the System over the past three years,65 and which would result in a reasonable balance between core and non-core resources; 5. Decides further that, should the amounts realized for 1986 fall below this leve!, the Secretary-General should report on the results of the pledging conference, together with his views on the future of the Financing System, including its orderly termination, to the Intergovemmental Committee on Science and Technology for Development at its eighth session; 6. Requests the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme to bring this matter to the atten- tion of the Goveming Council of the Programme at its thirty-third session with a view to seeking authorization to carry out possible new responsibilities that may be assigned to the Programme with regard to the Financing System, including the provision of such administrative 61 Jbid., Supp/ement No. 37 (A/40/37). annex. 62 !bid., Supp/ement No. 37 (A/40/37). sect. III.C. 63 /bid., Supplement No. 37 (A/40/37) 64 A/C.2/40/4. 65 Approximately SI O mili ion.

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