Offers by Member States of study and training facilities for inhabitants of Non-Self-Governing Territories

XVI. RESOLUTION ADOPTED ON THE REPORT OF THE FOURTH COMMITTEE
1696. Offers by Member States of study and training facilities for inhabitants of Non-Self-Governing Territories

The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960 containing the Declaration on the granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples, Recognizing the importance of rendering assistance to colonial countries and peoples in the field of general and specialized education, Having examined the report of the Secretary-General on offers by Member States of study and training facilities for inhabitants of Non-Self-Governing Territories under General Assembly resolution 845 (IX) of 22 November 1954,[1] Noting with satisfaction the further response to its resolution 845 (IX) inviting Member States to extend their offers of study and training facilities to the inhabitants of Non-Self-Governing Territories, Expressing regret that, despite the increased interest among inhabitants of the Non-Self -Governing Territories in such offers, a large number of the scholarships offered by Member States remain unutilized, Further expressing regret that in several instances students who have been granted scholarships have not been accorded facilities to leave the Non-Self-Governing Territories in order to take advantage of such scholarships, Recalling paragraph 5 of its resolution 845 (IX) by which the Secretary-General is requested, in consultation with the Administering Members and specialized agencies concerned, to establish a simple procedure which would enable offers and applications made through the United Nations or the specialized agencies to be brought to the attention of the Administering Members, and thereafter, in the case of applications, to the attention of the offering States concerned together with any observations the Administering Members may have submitted, Considering that the procedure requiring the transmission of observations by the Administering Members prior to the submission of the application to the offering State causes a serious delay in the processing of those applications,

1. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on offers of study and training facilities under General Assembly resolution 845 (IX);

2. Reaffirms its resolution 1540 (XV) of 15 December 1960;

3. Invites once again the Administering Members concerned to take all necessary measures to ensure that all scholarships and training facilities offered by Member States are utilized by the inhabitants of the Non-Self-Governing Territories and to render effective assistance to those persons who have applied for, or have been granted, scholarships or fellowships, particularly with regard to facilitating their travel formalities;

4. Requests that applications for scholarships received from inhabitants of Non-Self-Governing Territories should be transmitted simultaneously to the offering States for consideration and to the Administering Members concerned for information;

5. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its seventeenth session a report on the implementation of the present resolution.

1083rd plenary meeting,
19 December 1961.


[1] Ibid., Sixteenth Session, Annexes, agenda items 39, 40, 41, 42, 43 and 44, documents A/4862 and Add.1 and 2.
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