United Nations Educational and Training Programme for Southern Africa

UN General Assembly, United Nations Educational and Training Programme for Southern Africa, A/RES/2431, UN General Assembly, 18 December 1968, https://www.refworld.org/legal/resolution/unga/1968/en/9987 [accessed 29 April 2025]
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XXIII. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE FOURTH COMMITTEE
2431. United Nations Educational and Training Programme for Southern Africa

The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 2349 (XXII) of 19 December 1967 by which the special educational and training programmes for South West Africa, the special training programme for Territories under Portuguese administration and the educational and training programme for South Africans were consolidated and integrated, and its resolution 2372 (XXII) of 12 June 1968 on the question of Namibia, Having considered the report of the Secretary-General,[1] Recalling paragraph 14 of its resolution 2395 (XXIII) of 29 November 1968 concerning the question of the Territories under Portuguese administration, in which it invited the Secretary-General to develop and expand training programmes for inhabitants of these Territories, and chapter II, section D, of the report of the United Nations Council for Namibia,[2] Noting with concern that the voluntary contributions in 1968 have been inadequate and sharing the Secretary-General's concern over the future of the United Nations Educational and Training Programme for Southern Africa, Strongly convinced that the provision of assistance for the education and training of persons from the Territories concerned is essential and that it is therefore desirable to strengthen and expand the Programme,

1. Appeals to all States, organizations and individuals to make generous contributions to the United Nations Educational and Training Programme for Southern Africa;

2. Requests the Secretary-General to establish an Advisory Committee on the United Nations Educational and Training Programme for Southern Africa composed of representatives of Member States to advise him:

(a) On the strengthening and expansion of the Programme, including, in particular, the promoting of contributions;

(b) On the granting of subventions to educational and training institutions in Africa in order to enable them to provide places for persons who come under this Programme;

(c) On any other matters concerning the Programme on which the Secretary-General may seek advice;

3. Decides that as a further transitional measure provision shall be made under section 12 of the regular budget for the financial year 1969 of an amount of $100,000 to ensure the continuity of the Programme pending the receipt of adequate voluntary contributions;

4. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its twenty-fourth session on the progress of the Programme.

1747th plenary meeting,
18 December 1968.
[1] Ibid., agenda item 70, documents A/7284 and Add.1. [2] Ibid., Twenty-third Session, agenda item 64, document A/7338 and Corr.1.
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