Question of the establishment of an international university

XXVI. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE SECOND COMMITTEE
2822. Question of the establishment of an international university

The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 2691 (XXV) of 11 December 1970, Recalling also Economic and Social Council resolution 1653 (LI) of 23 November 1971, Emphasizing the importance of adequate consideration by appropriate intergovernmental bodies of the United Nations system of all factors relating to the question of the establishment of an international university,

1. Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General,[1] containing the report and comments of the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization on the results of the feasibility study concerning the international university, the decision adopted by the Executive Board of that organization on 18 October 1971, the recommendations of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research and the report of the Panel of Experts on the Establishment of an International University;

2. Requests the Secretary-General to continue his studies, in consultation with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and other interested bodies, taking into account the views expressed in the General Assembly at its twenty-sixth session, and to submit any additional information to the Economic and Social Council at its fifty-third session;

3. Authorizes the Secretary-General to call on the assistance of the Panel of Experts on the Establishment of an International University, set up in accordance with General Assembly resolution 2691 (XXV), the membership of which should be increased to not more than twenty to allow for the designation of five additional experts by the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, in consultation with the Secretary-General and interested agencies and programmes;[2]

4. Invites the Executive Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization to submit to the Economic and Social Council at its fifty-third session such further observations and recommendations on the subject as it may consider appropriate;

5. Requests the Economic and Social Council to give detailed consideration, in conformity with its resolution 1653 (LI), to reports and recommendations contained in the report of the Secretary-General, the further report of the Secretary-General and the views of the Executive Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and to submit to the General Assembly at its twenty-seventh session a report, together with any recommendations it may make on the question of the establishment of an international university;

6. Requests the Economic and Social Council to take into account also the views expressed in the General Assembly at its twenty-sixth session;

7. Invites the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization at its seventeenth session to submit to the General Assembly at its twenty-seventh session such comments and observations on the subject as it may consider appropriate;

8. Decides to consider the matter fully at its twenty-seventh session.

2021st plenary meeting,
16 December 1971.

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[1] A/8510 and Add.1/Rev.1. [2] The Panel of Experts on the Establishment of an International University is composed of the following persons: Mr. Isao Amagi, Mr. Andrew W. Cordier, Mr. Mohammed H. EI-Zayyat, Mr. Gyula Eorsi, Mr. Jacques Freymond, Mr. R. Gaudry, Mr. Eduardo Hardoy, Mr. Felipe Herrera, Mr. Abdul Razzak Kaddoura, Mr. Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Mr. S. P. Lopez, Sir William Mansfield Cooper, Mr. Davidson S. H. W. Nicol, Rev. Benjamin Ndfiez, Mr. G. Parthasarathi, Mr. Victor Sahini, Mr. Abdus Salam, Mr. Jean Sirinelli, Mr. Saydou Madani Sy and Mr. S. Verosta.