United Nations Children's Fund

XXIII. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE THIRD COMMITTEE
2432. United Nations Children's Fund

The General Assembly, Having considered chapter XIII, section B, of the report of the Economic and Social Council,[1] dealing with the United Nations Children's Fund, Welcoming the emphasis placed by the United Nations Children's Fund upon considering the needs of the child as a whole and, to that end, aiding programmes to improve the health, nutrition, education and general well-being of the younger generation in developing countries, Recognizing that these programmes are essential in achieving the goals of the United Nations in promoting development, Noting that the Executive Board of the United Nations Children's Fund at its June 1968 session, continuing its practice of periodic reviews of programmes of the Fund, considered an assessment of education projects jointly assisted by the Fund and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Noting further with satisfaction the prominence given by the United Nations Children's Fund to supporting national training schemes in many fields which contribute directly to the preparation of human resources essential for social as well as economic development, Observing with approval that the United Nations Children's Fund continues to respond to the emergency needs of mothers and children, Deeply concerned, however, at the magnitude of the unfulfilled needs of children in the developing countries and at the increasing demands on the United Nations Children's Fund for long-range aid and, more recently, for emergencies,

1. Endorses the policies and programmes of the United Nations Children's Fund to aid countries to protect and prepare the younger generation within the larger context of national development;

2. Commends the United Nations Children's Fund for its continued close co-operation with other members of the United Nations system of organizations;

3. Appeals to Governments and other donors to increase substantially their contributions to the United Nations Children's Fund so that its present goal of an annual income of $50 million can be attained no later than the end of the present United Nations Development Decade;

4. Welcomes the appeal of the Executive Board of the United Nations Children's Fund for special contributions to meet the emergency needs of mothers and children;

5. Calls upon national and international bodies with responsibility for multilateral and bilateral aid to consider how their programmes might take account of the needs of children and youth to the fullest possible extent.

1748th plenary meeting,
19 December 1968.

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[1] Ibid., Twenty-third Session, Supplement No. 3 (A/7203).