Special training programme for Territories under Portuguese administration
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Date:
20 December 1966
XXI. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE FOURTH COMMITTEE
2237. Special training programme for Territories under Portuguese administration
1. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to take measures with a view to making the benefits of the special training programme available to as many indigenous inhabitants of the Territories under Portuguese administration as possible;
2. Invites the United Nations programmes of technical assistance and the specialized agencies to continue to co-operate in the implementation of the special training programme by offering every possible assistance and such facilities and resources as they may be able to provide to the recipients and the Governments participating in the programme;
3. Expresses its appreciation to Member States which have extended offers of scholarships to students from Territories under Portuguese administration;
4. Invites the Member States which have offered scholarships, and those which plan to do so, to consider offering in the first place scholarships for secondary education and for vocational and technical training;
5. Requests Member States to inform the Secretary-General of any scholarships offered and of awards made and utilized;
6. Further requests Member States to facilitate the travel of students from Territories under Portuguese administration who are seeking to avail themselves of the educational opportunities offered;
7. Reiterates its request to the Government of Portugal to co-operate in the implementation of the special training programme for inhabitants of Territories under its administration;
8. Requests the Secretary-General to report on this question to the General Assembly at its twenty-second session.
1500th plenary meeting,20 December 1966.
[1] Ibid., document A/6464.
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