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18 General Assembly-Forty-second Session tilateral and bilateral proposals adopted at the Tunis and Amman meetings; 8. Takes note with appreciation ofthe arrangements for the convening of a regional workshop on human resources development in the Arab region in Kuwait on 28 and 29 November 1987, in implementation of paragraph 6 (e) of resolution 41/4; 9. Requests the Secretary-General of the United Na- tions to arrange for ajoint meeting in 1988 ofthe represen- tatives of the United Nations system and the representa- tives of the League of Arab States and its specialized organizations in order to review and appraise progress achieved in their co-operation during the past five years, with the objective of enhancing future co-operation; 10. Requests both the Secretary-General ofthe United Nations and the Secretary-General ofthe League of Arab States to initiate consultations for the purpose of drafting an agreement of co-operation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States; 11. Requests the Secretary-General of the United Na- tions, in close co-operation with the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, to hold periodic consultations, as and when appropriate, between representatives of the Secretariat of the United Nations and of the General Se- cretariat of the League of Arab States on follow-up poli- cies, projects, actions and procedures; 12. Further requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its forty-third session a pro- gress report on the implementation of the present resolu- tion; 13. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its forty-third session the item entitled "Co-operation be- tween the United Nations and the League of Arab States". 40th plenary meeting 15 October 1987 42/6. Report of the International Atomic Energy Agency The General Assembly, Having received the report of the International Atomic Energy Agency to the General Assembly for the year 1986, 15 Taking note of the statement of the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency of 19 October 1987, 16 which provides additional information on the main developments in the Agency's activities during 1987, Recalling that this year the Agency is celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of its establishment in 1957, Recognizing the importance of the work of the Agency to promote further the application of atomic energy for peaceful purposes, as envisaged in its statute, A/so. recognizing _the sp~cial needs of the developing countnes for techmcal asststance by the Agency in order to benefit effectively from the application of nuclear tech- nology for peaceful purposes as well as from the contribu- tion of nuclear energy to their economic development, . Consdous of the importance of the work of the Agency tn the 1mplementat1on of safeguards provisions of the 15 In_ternational Atomic Energy Agency, TheAnnual Reportfor /986 (Austria. July 1987). (GC(XXXl)/800 and Corr.1); transmitted to the members of the General Assemhly by a note of the Secretary-General (A/42/458 and Corr. l). 16 See Official Records of thc General Asscmbly, Forly-second Session. Plenary Meetings, 42nd meeting Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons 17 and other international treaties, conventions and agree- ments designed to achieve similar objectives, as well as in ensuring, as far as it is able, that the assistance provided by the Agency or at its request or under its supervision or control is not used in such a way as to further any military purpose, as stated in article II of its statute, Recognizing the importance of the work of the Agency on nuclear power, nuclear safety, radiological protection and radioactive waste management, including its work di- rected towards assisting developing countries in planning for the introduction of nuclear power in accordance with their needs, Again stressing the need for the highest standards of safety in the design and operation ofnuclear plants so as to minimize risks to life, health and the environment, Welcoming the entry into force on 27 October 1986 and 26 February 1987, of the Convention on Early Notífica- tion of a Nuclear Accident and the Convention on Assis- tance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency, 18 and the fact that many States have already ratified them or consented to be bound by them provision- ally pending ratification, Noting with appreciation the entry into force on 8 Febru- ary 1987 of the Convcntion on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, Bearing in mind resolutions GC(XXXI)/RES/470, GC(XXXl)/RES/4 72, GC(XXXl)/RES/ 4 73, GC(XXXl)/RES/ 4 7 4, GC(XXXl)/RES/ 4 7 5 and GC(XXXl)/RES/485 adopted on 25 September 1987 by the General Conference of the Agency at its thirty-first regular session, 1. Takes note ofthe report ofthe International Atomic Energy Agency; 2. Affirms its confidence in the role of the Agency in the application of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes; 3. Urges ali States to strive for effective and harmoni- ous international co-operation in carrying out the work of the Agency, pursuant to its statute; in promoting the use of nuclear energy and the application of the necessary measures to strengthen· further the safety of nuclear instal- lations and to minimize risks to health; in strengthening technical assistance and co-operation for developing coun- tries; and in ensuring the effectiveness and efficiency of the Agency's safeguards system; 4. Requests the Secretary-General to transmit to the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency the records ofthe forty-second session ofthe Gen- eral Assembly relating to the Agency's activities. 43rd plenary meeting 20 October 1987 42/7. Return or restitution of cultural property to the countries of origin The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 3026 A (XXVII) of 18 Decem- ber 1972, 3148 (XXVIII) of 14 December 1973, 3187 (XXVIII) of 18 December 1973, 3391 (XXX) of 19 November 1975, 31/40 of30 November 1976, 32/18 of 11 November 1977, 33/50 of 14 December 1978, 34/64 of 17 Resolution 2373 (XXII), annex. 18 See lnternational Atomic Energy Agency, Final Document. Rewlulions and Convenzions Adopzed by the Firsr Special Session of zhe General Conference. 24-26 Septcmber 1986, sect,. !-IV. II. Resolutions adopted without reference to a Main Committee 19 29 November 1979, 35/127 and 35/128 of 11 December 1980, 36/64 of 27 November 1981, 38/34 of 25 November 1983 and 40/19 of 21 November 1985, Recalling also the Convention on the Means of Prohibit- ing and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property19 adopted on 14 November 1970 by the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Or- ganization, Taking note with satisfaction of the report of the Secre- tary-General submitted in co-operation with the Director- General ofthe United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization,2º Noting with satisfaction that following its appeal other Member States have become parties to the Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Im- port, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Prop- erty, A ware of the importance attached by the countries of origin to the return of cultural property which is offunda- mental spiritual and cultural value to them, so that they may constitute collections representa ti ve of their cultural heritage, Reaffirming the importance of inventories as an essen- tial tool for the understanding and protection of cultural property and for the identification of dispersed heritage and as a contribution to the advancement of scientific and artistic knowledge and intercultural communication, Deeply concerned at the clandestine excavations and the illicit traffic in cultural property that continue to impover- ish the cultural heritage of all peoples, Again supporting the solemn appeal made on 7 June 1978 by the Director-General ofthe United Nations Edu- cational, Scientific and Cultural Organization for the re- turn of irreplaceable cultural heritage to those who created it, 1. Commends the United Nations Educational, Scien- tific and Cultural Organization and the Intergovernmen- tal Committee for Promoting the Return of Cultural Property to its Countries of Origin or its Restitution in Case of Illicit Appropriation on the work they have ac- complished, in particular through the promotion of bilat- eral negotiations, for the return or restitution of cultural property, the preparation of inventories of movable cul- tural property, the reduction of illicit traffic in cultural property and the dissemination of information to the pub- lic; 2. Reaffirms that the restitution to a country of its ob- jets d'art, monuments, museum pieces, archives, manu- scripts, documents and any other cultural or artistic treas- ures contributes to the strengthening of international co- operation and to the preservation and flowering of univer- sal cultural values through fruitful co-operation between developed and developing countries; 3. Recommends that Member States adopt or strengthen the necessary protective legislation with regard to their own heritage and that of other peoples; 4. Requests Member States to study the possibility of including in permits for excavations a clause requiring ar- chaeologists and palaeontologists to provide the national authorities with photographic documentation of each ob- ject brought to light during the excavations immediately after its discovery; 19 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Records of the General Conference, Sixteenth Session, vol. 1, Resolutions, p. 135. 2º A/42/533. 5. Invites Member States to continue drawing up, in co-operation with the United Nations Educational, Scien- tific and Cultural Organization, systematic inventories of cultural property existing in their territory and of their cultural property abroad; 6. Recommends that Member States should ensure that inventories of museum collections include not only the items on display but also those in storage, and that they comprise ali necessary documentation, particularly photographs of each item; 7. A/so invites Member States engaged in seeking the recovery of cultural and artistic treasures from the sea- bed, in accordance with international law, to facilitate by mutually acceptable conditions the participation of States having a historical and cultural link with those treasures; 8. Appeals to Member States to co-operate closely with the Intergovernmental Committee for Promoting the Re- tum of Cultural Property to its Countries of Origin or its Restitution in Case of Illicit Appropriation and to con- elude bilateral agreements for this purpose; 9. Also appeals to Member States to encourage the mass information media and educational and cultural in- stitutions to strive to arouse a greater and more general awareness with regard to the return or restitution of cul- tural property to its country of origin; 10. Requests States parties to the Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit lmport, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property to keep the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization fully informed of the measures taken to ensure implementation of the Conven- tion at the national leve); 11. Welcomes the steady increase in the number of States parties to the Convention; 12. Invites once again those Member States that have not yet done so to sign and ratify the Convention; 13. Requests the Secretary-General, in co-operation with the Director-General of the United Nations Educa- tional, Scientific and Cultural Organization, to submit to the General Assembly at its forty-fourth session a report on the implementation of the present resolution; 14. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its forty-fourth session the item entitled "Retum or restitu- tion of cultural property to the countries of origin". 47th plenary meeting 22 October 1987 42/8. Prevention and control of acquired immunodefi- ciency syndrome (AIDS) The General Assembly, Deeply concerned that acquired immunodeficiency syn- drome (AIDS), caused by one or more naturally occurring retroviruses of undetermined origin, has assumed pan- demic proportions affecting ali regions of the world and represents a threat to the attainment of health for ali, Having considered World Health Assembly resolution WHA40.26 of 15 May 198721 on the Global Strategy for the prevention and control of AIDS and Economic and Social Council resolution 1987 /75 of 8 July 1987 on the prevention and control of AIDS, 21 See World Health Organization, Fortieth World Health Assembly, Geneva, 4-15 May 1987. Resolutions and Decisions, Annexes (WHA.40/1987/REC/I).

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