A/RES/43/110 GA

VI. Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Third Committee 187 recommendations, including a draft body of guidelines, principles and guarantees, to the General Assembly at its forty-fourth session, through the Economic and Social Council, Endorsing Commission resolution 1988/62 of 9 March 1988,27 Taking note of Sub-Commission resolution 1988/28 of 1 September 1988, 79 Expressing deep concern at the repeated evidence of the misuse of psychiatry to detain persons on non-medical grounds, as reflected in the report of the Special Rappor- teur of the Sub-Commission, Reaffirming its conviction that detention of persons in mental institutions on account of their political views or on other non-medical grounds is a violation of their hu- man rights, l. Welcomesthe progress made by the Working Group of the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities, which enabled the Sub- Commission, at its fortieth session, to adopt the draft body of principies and guarantees for the protection of men- tally-ill persons and for the improvement of mental health care; 2. Invites the Commission on Human Rights to con- sider the subject at its forty-fifth session in the light of the Sub-Commission's recommendations. 75th plenary meeting 8 December 1988 43/110. Human rights and scientific and technological developments The General Assembly, Noting that scientific and technological progress is one of the decisive factors in the development of human so- ciety, Reaffirming once again the great importance of the Dec- laration on the Use of Scientific and Technological Pro- gress in the Interests of Peace and for the Benefit of Man- kind, adopted by the General Assembly in its resolution 3384 (XXX) of 10 November 1975, Considering that implementation of the Declaration will con tribute 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, so Realizing that the science and technology of our times create possibilities for providing an abundance of material wealth on Earth and establishing conditions for the pros- perity of society as well as the all-round development of every person, Seriously concerned that the results of scientific and technological progress could be used for the arms race and the development of new types of weapons to the detriment of international peace and security and social progress, human rights and fundamental freedoms and the dignity of the human person, Emphasizing the growing importance of intellectual work, of interaction between science, technology and so- 79 E/CN.4/!989/3-E/CN.4/Sub.2/1988/45, chap. II. sect. A. so Resolution 2542 (XXIV). ciety, and ofthe humanistic, moral and ethical orientation of science and of scientific and technological progress, Convinced that in the era of modern scientific and tech- nological progress the resources of mankind and the ac- tivities of scientists should be used for peaceful economic, social and cultural development of countries and for the improvement of the living standards of ali people, 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, 1. Stresses the importance of the implementation by ali 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 upan ali 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 and to put an end to the use ofthese achieve- ments for military purposes; 3. Also calls upan States to take ali necessary measures to place ali 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 the specialized agencies and other organi- zations ofthe United Nations system to take into account in their programmes and activities the provisions of the Declaration; 5. Requests the Commission on Human Rights to con- tinue to give 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, 56 1984/29 of 12 March 1984,58 1986/11 of 10 March 198660 and 1988/61 of 9 March 1988;27 7. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its forty-fourth session the ítem entitled "Human rights and scientific and technological developments". 75th plenary meeting 8 December 1988 43/111. Human rights and scientific and technological developments: the right to life The General Assembly, Reajjirming the determination of the peoples of the United Nations to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, to reaffirm faith in the dignity and worth ofthe human person, to maintain international peace and security and to develop friendly relations among peoples and international co-operation in promoting and en- couraging universal respect for human rights and funda- mental freedoms,

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