Use of scientific and technological developments for the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms.

1990/39. Use of scientific and technological developments for the promotion and Protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms

The Commission on Human Rights, Recalling its resolutions 1983/41 of 9 March 1983, 1984/27 of 12 March 1984, 1986/9 of 10 March 1986 and, in particular, 1988/59 of 9 March 1988, Convinced of the paramount importance of the application of science and technology to economic and social progress and to the promotion and enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms, Recognizing the need to extend the benefits of science and technological developments to the developing countries, Recognizing that the effects of scientific and technological developments on human rights and fundamental freedoms have both beneficial and harmful aspects and therefore must be examined in their totality, Expressing its conviction that it would be useful to undertake a study on the most effective ways and means of using the results of scientific and technological developments for the promotion and realization of human rights and fundamental freedoms, Taking into account the note by the Secretary-General (E/CN.4/1990/29), which informs that the completion of the study undertaken pursuant to Commission resolution 1988/59 has been delayed, Invites the United Nations University, in co-operation with other interested academic research institutions, to submit to the Commission on Human Rights at its forty-seventh session a final report of its study on the positive and negative impacts of scientific and technological developments on human rights and fundamental freedoms, in accordance with Commission resolution 1988/59 . 52nd meeting
6 March 1990
[Adopted without a vote. See chap. XIV.]
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