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

UN General Assembly, Offers by Member States of study and training facilities for inhabitants of Non-Self-Governing Territories, A/RES/1974, UN General Assembly, 16 December 1963, https://www.refworld.org/legal/resolution/unga/1963/en/7236 [accessed 19 January 2025]
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XVIII. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE FOURTH COMMITTEE
1974. 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, Recognising 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]

1. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on offers by Member states of study and training facilities for inhabitants of Non-Self-Governing Territories;

2. Reaffirms its resolution 1849 (XVII) of 19 December 1962;

3. Urges Member States to continue to offer scholarships to the inhabitants of the Non-Self-Governing Territories;

4. Requests the Member states offering scholarships to take into account the necessity of furnishing complete information about the scholarships offered and, whenever possible, the need to provide travel funds to prospective students;

5. Once again invites 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;

6. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its nineteenth session a report on the implementation of the present resolution;

7. Draws the attention of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples to the present resolution.

1281st plenary meeting,
16 December 1963.
[1] Ibid., documents A/5548 and Add.1.
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