Increase in the production and use of edible protein
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Date:
11 December 1970
XXV. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE SECOND COMMITTEE
2684. Increase in the production and use of edible protein
1. Takes note of the Secretary-General's progress report on the protein problem;[1]
2. Takes note also of the comments on the subject made at the forty-ninth session of the Economic and Social Council;[2]
3. Requests the Secretary-General, taking into account the statements made at the twenty-fifth session of the General Assembly, to prepare, with the assistance of independent experts[3] and in close consultation with the agencies and organizations of the United Nations system, a concise report on the possible elements of a broad statement of strategy, as contemplated by the Advisory Committee on the Application of Science and Technology to Development, suggesting the role of Governments and the contribution of the United Nations system in closing the protein gap and including recommendations regarding those proposals already put forward which are found to be both desirable and feasible, together with an indication of the possible means of their implementation;
4. Further requests the Secretary-General to submit the report, through the Economic and Social Council, to the General Assembly at its twenty-sixth session;
5. Recommends, in the meantime, that the Secretary-General should take all possible steps in pursuance of paragraphs 3 and 5 of General Assembly resolution 2416 (XXIII), that the United Nations Development Programme should give increased attention to projects directly related to the protein problem and that the Protein Advisory Group, the specialized agencies and other United Nations organizations should continue and intensify their current activities in this field.
1925th plenary meeting,11 December 1970.
[1] E/4829 and Corr.1 and 2. [2] See Official Records of the General Assembly, Twenty-fifth Session, Supplement No. 3 (A/8003 and Corr.1), chapter IV, paras. 92-97. [3] Subsequently referred to as the Panel to Assist the Secretary-General in the Formulation of a Strategy Statement on the Protein Problem Confronting the Developing Countries.
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