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VI. Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Third Committee 201 Recognizing that the establishment of the new interna- 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,86 l. Stresses the importance of the implementation by all States of the provisions and principies 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 etfort to use the achievements of science and technology in order to pro- mote peaceful social, economic and cultural development and progress and to put an end to the use ofthese achieve- ments for military purposes; 3. Also calls upon States to take ali necessary measures to place all the achievements of science and technology at the service of mankind and to ensure that they do not lead to the degradation of the natural environment; 4: Requests th_e specia)ized agencies and other organi- zat1ons of the Umted Natlons system to take into account in their programmes and activities the provisions of the Declaration; . 5. Req_uests the Commission on Human Rights to con- tmue to g1ve special attention, in its consideration of the ítem entitled "Human rights and scientific and technologi- cal developments", to the question of the implementation of the provisions of the Declaration; 6. Invites the Commission on Human Rights to take appropriate measures and to assist the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities in preparing the study requested by the Com- mission in its resolutions 1982/ 4 of 19 February 1982, 57 1984/29 of 12 March 198459 and 1986/11 of 10 March 1986;61 7. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its forty-third session the item entitled "Human rights and scientific and technological developments". 93rd plenary meeting 7 December 1987 42/101. 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 oí 25 November 1981, 37/190 of 18 December 1982, 38/114 of 16 December 1983, 39/135 of 14 Decem- ber 1984, 40/ 113 of 13 December 1985 and 41/ 116 of 4 December 1986, Recalling a/so Commission on Human Rights resolu- tions 20 (XXXIV) of 8 March 1978, 87 19 (XXXV) of 14 March 1979,88 36 (XXXV[) of 12 March 1980,ss 26 86 A/42/392 and Add. l and 2. 87 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Councíl, /9711. Suf¡Iemenl No. 4 (E/1978/34), chap XXVI, sect. A. !bid .. 1979. Supplemenr No. 6 (E/1979/36). chap. XXIV, scct. A (XXXVII) of 10 March 1981, 56 1982/39 of 11 March 1982, 57 1983/52 of 10 March 1983, 58 1984/24 of 8 March 1984,59 1985/50 of 14 March 1985,60 1986/59 of 13 March 198661 and 1987/48 of 11 March 1987,26 as well as Economic and Social Council resolutions 1978/18 of 5 May 1978, 1978/40 of l August 1978, 1982/37 of7 May 1982, 1983/39 of 27 May 1983, 1984/25 oí 24 May 1984, 1985/42 ;;f 30 May 1985, 1986/40 of 23 May 1986 and 1987/58 of29 May 1987 and Council decisions 1980/138 of 2 May 1980 and 1981/144 oí 8 May 1981, Reaffirming that children 's rights require special protec- tion and call for continuous improvement oí the situation of children all over the world, as well as their development and education in conditions of peace and security, Profoundly concerned that the situation of children in man y parts of the world remains critical as a result of un- satisfactory social conditions, natural disasters, armed conflicts, exploitation, hunger and disability and con- vinced that urgent and etfective national and international action is called for, Mindful of the important role oí the United Nations Children's Fund and the United Nations in promoting the well-being of children and their development, Convinced ofthe positive contribution which an interna- tional convention on the rights of the child, as a standard- setting accomplishment oí the United Nations in the field of human rights, would make to protecting children's rights and ensuring their well-being, Noting with appreciation that further progress was made during the forty-third session of the Commission on Hu- man Rights in the elaboration of a draft convention on the rights of the child, 89 Bearing in mind that 1989 marks the thirtieth anniver- sary of the Declaration on the Rights of the Child90 and of the tenth anniversary of the International Year of the Child, Considering that these anniversaries could constitute an appropriate target date for completion of the work on a draft convention on the rights of the child and for its adop- tion by the General Assembly at its forty-fourth session in 1989, 1. Welcomes Economic and Social Council resolution 1987/58, in which the Council authorized a meeting ofan open-ended working group ofthe Commission on Human Rights for a period of one week prior to the forty-fourth session of the Commission in order to facilitate comple- tion of the work on a draft convention on the rights of the child; 2. Requests the Secretary-General to authorize con- vening, if necessary and within existing resources, the open-ended working group of the Commission on Human Rights for an additional week at its January 1988 session in order to complete a draft convention so as to facilitate its conclusion in 1989, the year ofthe thirtieth anniversary of the Declaration on the Rights of the Child and of the tenth anniversary of the lnternational Year of the Child; 3. Requests the Commission on Human Rights to give the highest priority to, and to make every etfort at its ses- sions in 1988 and in 1989 to complete, a draft convention on the rights of the child and to submit it, through the Economic and Social Council, to the General Assembly at its forty-fourth session: 89 lbid .. /987. Supplenwnt No. 5 (E/1987/18 and Corr.1 and 2), chat XIII. q lle,olution LlX6 (XIV¡ 202 General Assembly-Forty-second Session 4. Invites ali Member States to offer their active sup- port to the completion of a draft convention on the rights of the child in 1989; 5. Requests the Secretary-General to provide ali neces- sary assistance to the working group in order to ensure its smooth and efficient work in the fulfilment ofits important task; 6. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its forty-third session the item entitled "Question of a con- vention on the rights of the child". 93rd plenary meeting 7 December 1987 42/102. Indivisibility and interdependence of economic, social, cultural, civil and political rights The General Assembly, Mindful of the obligations of States under the Charter of the United Nations to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom and universal respect for, and observance of, human rights and fundamental freedoms for ali without distinction as to race, sex, lan- guage or religion, Reaffirming the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,2 the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 13 the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights13 and the Declaration on Social Pro- gress and Development, 14 Recalling that in the preambles to the International Covenants on Human Rights13 it is recognized that the ideal offree human beings enjoying freedom from fear and want can only be achieved if conditions are created whereby persons may enjoy their economic, social and cultural rights as well as their civil and política! rights, Recalling its resolutions 40/114 of 13 December 1985 and 41/117 of 4 December 1986, Reaffirming the provisions of its resolution 32/130 of 16 December 1977 that ali human rights and fundamental freedoms are indivisible and interdependent and that the promotion and protection of one category of rights can never exempt or excuse States from the promotion and protection of the other rights, Convinced that equal attention and urgent consideration should be given to the implementation, promotion and protection of economic, social, cultural, civil and political rights, Desirous of removing all obstacles to the full realization of human rights, in particular colonialism, neo- colonialism, racism, racial discrimination in ali its forms, apartheid, foreign intervention, occupation, aggression and domination, Recognizing the fundamental rights of every people to exercise full sovereignty over its natural wealth and rc- sources, Reaffirming that there is a close and multidimensional relationship between disarmament and development, that progress in the field of disarmament would considerably promote progress in the field of dcvelopmcnt and that rc- sources released through disarmament measures could contributc to the economic and social development and well-being of ali pcoplcs, in particular those of thc devel- oping countries, Recognizing that the realization of the right to develop- ment may help to promote thc cnjoyment of ali human rights and fundamental freedom-,, Recalling Commission on Human Rights resolutions 1985/42 of 14 March 1985,60 1986/15 of 10 March 198661 and 1987/19 and 1987/20 of 10 March 1987,26 in which the Commission stated that the implementation, promo- tion and protection of economic, social and cultural rights have not received sufficient attention within the frame- work of the United Nations system, Requesting the Secretary-General to enhance his efforts under the programme of advisory services to States in the implementation, promotion and protection of the human rights and fundamental freedoms set forth in the Interna- tional Covenants on Human Rights and other United Na- tions instruments in the field of human rights, l. Notes the essential importance of national efforts and international co-operation to achieve the full and ef- fective realization of all human rights recognized in the In- ternational Covenants on Human Rights; 2. Appeals to ali States to pursue policies directed towards the implementation, promotion and protection of economic, social, cultural, civil and political rights recog- nized in the International Covenants on Human Rights and other international instruments; 3. Requests the Commission on Human Rights to give more attention to the realization of economic, social and cultural rights under the relevant agenda items; 4. Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on its first session,91 including the suggestions and recom- mendations of a general nature approved by the Commit- tee; 5. Endorses the invitation to the Committee on Eco- nomic, Social and Cultural Rights by the Economic and Social Council, in its resolution 1987/5 of26 May 1987, to consider again at its next session the compilation of recommendations in the summary records of that Com- mittee relating to its future work, paying particular atten- tion to practices followed by other treaty bodies, including the preparation of general comments by the Human Rights Committee; 6. Requests the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights to take due account of the experience gained in the Sessional Working Group of Governmental Experts on the Implementation ofthe International Cove- nant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and in par- ticular ofthe suggestions and recommendations ofthe Ses- sional Working Group; 7. Urges the Secretary-General to take determined steps, within existing resources, to give publicity to the Human Rights Committee and to the Committee on Eco- nomic, Social and Cultural Rights and to ensure that they receive full administrative support in order to enable them to discharge their functions effectively; R. Affirms the importance and relevance, to pro- grammes and activities being undertaken throughout the United Nations system in the field of human rights, of re- ports submitted by States parties to the International Covenants on Human Rights to the Human Rights Com- mittee and the Committee on Economic, Social and Cul- tural Rights; 9. Decides to discuss at its forty-third session, under the item entitled "lnternational Covenants on Human '11 E/ 1987 /28

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