Collaboration between the United Nations and non-governmental organizations with regard to world-wide intercommunal co-operation.

  • Author: UN General Assembly (31st sess. : 1976)
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    16 December 1976

31. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE SECOND COMMITTEE*
114. Collaboration between the United Nations and non-governmental organizations with regard to world-wide inter-communal co-operation

The General Assembly, Recalling the results of Habitat: United Nations Conference on Human Settlements, Aware of the importance and global nature of the phenomenon of urbanization, Noting that uncontrolled urbanization is one of the causes of the deterioration in living conditions in human settlements, Stressing the need for harmonization of intergovernmental action and inter-communal action with regard to human settlements, Recognizing the role that the competent non-governmental organizations can play in solving the problems facing local communities, Noting that non-governmental organizations such as the United Towns Organization and the International Union of Local Authorities, which are in consultative status, in category I, with the Economic and Social Council, have offered their collaboration with the United Nations in the field of human settlements, Recalling its resolution 2861 (XXVI) of 20 December 1971 concerning world-wide inter-communal cooperation, which stressed the role played in that sphere by the United Towns Organization, Recalling further Economic and Social Council resolution 1738 (LIV) of 4 May 1973 on international co-operation between municipalities,

1. Invites the Secretary-General to ensure that the international bodies responsible for implementing the relevant recommendations of Habitat: United Nations Conference on Human Settlements:

(a) Study the specific possibilities and effective conditions for collaboration between the United Nations and the non-governmental organizations concerned;

(b) Draw up with those organizations programmes of collaboration;

2. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Economic and Social Council at its sixty-fifth session on the evolution of those programmes.

101st plenary meeting
16 December 1976
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