United Nations Children's Fund.

32. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE SECOND COMMITTEE*
110. United Nations Children's Fund

The General Assembly, Noting Economic and Social Council resolution 2109 (LXIII) of 3 August 1977, Having considered the report of the Executive Board of the United Nations Children's Fund on its session held at Manila from 23 May to 3 June 1977,[1] Deeply concerned about the magnitude of the unmet needs of children in developing countries and the effects that a failure to meet these needs could have on the long-term development process, Believing therefore that meeting these needs should be taken fully into consideration in the drafting of a new international development strategy, Believing moreover that the basic services approach,[2] as elaborated by the United Nations Children's Fund, deserves full support because it contributes to the meeting of essential human needs, Recognizing the need for all Governments, especially those that are not contributing to the United Nations Children's Fund in relation to their financial capacity, to increase their contributions as soon as possible,

1. Commends the United Nations Children's Fund for its initiative in regard to the elaboration and implementation of the basic services approach for children as part of a comprehensive development strategy;

2. Urges developing countries that have not already done so to incorporate, as appropriate, this concept and approach in their national development plans and strategies;

3. Appeals with a sense of urgency to Governments to increase significantly their contributions, if possible on a multiyear basis, to the United Nations Children's Fund, so that an equitable sharing of voluntary contributions will be achieved and that the target of $200 million in annual revenue from all sources will be attained as soon as possible, and not later than 1979, the International Year of the Child.

103rd plenary meeting
15 December 1977

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[1] Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, Sixty-third Session, Supplement No. 12 (E/6014) and E/6014/Add.1. [2] Ibid., Supplement No. 12 (E/6014), paras. 131-136.