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UN General Assembly, United Nations Children's Fund, A/RES/1773, UN General Assembly, 7 December 1962, https://www.refworld.org/legal/resolution/unga/1962/en/7252 [accessed 17 March 2025]
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XVII. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE THIRD COMMITTEE
1773. United Nations Children's Fund

The General Assembly, Recalling the Declaration of the Rights of the Child adopted by the General Assembly on 20 November 1959 [1] Mindful of the interrelation of economic and social progress, Considering the interest of the United Nations Children's Fund, in collaboration with other United Nations bodies, in all aspects of the child's physical, mental and social development, Considering further that the United Nations Development Decade offers an opportunity to promote the health, education and welfare of children and youth as part of the broader effort to accelerate economic and social progress in the developing countries,

1. Takes note with approval of the decisions of the Executive Board of the United Nations Children's Fund for orienting the work of the Fund towards the economic and social development efforts of the United Nations Development Decade;

2. Recommends that Member States, as appropriate, should:

(a) Take account of the needs of children and youth in the planning and administration of public health, education, social welfare, preparation for employment, housing, industry and agriculture, bearing in mind the need for the strengthening of family life, and make such plans part of over-all development programmes;

(b) Give due importance, in working towards the objectives of the United Nations Development Decade, to their own programmes for children and youth in allocating their available resources, and take account, in their international aid programmes, of the needs of children and youth;

(c) Take full advantage of the services which the United Nations Children's Fund can offer, especially in planning for children and youth and in training appropriate personnel in collaboration with the Bureau of Social Affairs, the specialized agencies, other United Nations bodies and non-governmental organizations.

1187th plenary meeting,
7 December 1962.
[1] Resolution 1386 (XIV).
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