Report of the Committee of the Whole Established under General Assembly Resolution 32/174.

  • Author: UN General Assembly (33rd sess. : 1978-1979)
  • Document source:
    UN General Assembly
  • Date:
    19 October 1978
UN General Assembly (33rd sess. : 1978-1979), Report of the Committee of the Whole Established under General Assembly Resolution 32/174., A/RES/33/2, UN General Assembly, 19 October 1978, https://www.refworld.org/legal/resolution/unga/1978/en/6795 [accessed 15 January 2025]
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33. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED WITHOUT REFERENCE TO A MAIN COMMITTEE
2. Report of the Committee of the Whole Established under General Assembly resolution 32/174

The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 3201 (S-VI) and 3202 (S-VI) of 1 May 1974, containing the Declaration and the Programme of Action on the Establishment of a New International Economic Order, 3281 (XXIX) of 12 December 1974 containing the Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States and 3362 (S-VII) of 16 September 1975 on development and international economic co-operation, as well as its resolution 2626 (XXV) of 24 October 1970 containing the International Development Strategy for the Second United Nations Development Decade, Viewing with concern that serious problems continue to affect the international economic situation and emphasizing the need for concerted effort to remedy this situation, taking fully into account in particular the views and interests of the developing countries, Reaffirming that all negotiations of a global nature relating to the establishment of the new international economic order should take place within the framework of the United Nations system and emphasizing, in this context, the central role of the General Assembly, Recalling that, by its resolution 32/174 of 19 December 1977, it established a committee to assist it by acting as its focal point for fulfilling the tasks set out in that resolution, Taking note of the interim report of the Committee Established under General Assembly resolution 32/174,[1] in particular of part two thereof relating to its first substantive session,

1. Regrets that divergences of view on the interpretation of its mandate prevented the Committee Established under General Assembly Resolution 32/174 from undertaking meaningful negotiations;

2. Stresses the necessity for the Committee to achieve, through a determined effort of its member States, real progress on the issues brought before it;

3. Requests all organs of the United Nations and urges all other organizations of the United Nations system to co-operate fully with the Committee to enable it to accomplish its tasks successfully;

4. Decides that, in view of its importance, the Committee should receive all necessary facilities to enable it to hold meetings as and when required, together with the provision of summary records of its proceedings;

5. Expresses its appreciation to the Chairman of the Committee for his leadership in conducting the work of the Committee and for his valuable efforts to help overcome the difficulties encountered by it.

39th plenary meeting
19 October 1978
[1] Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-third Session, Supplement No. 34 (A/33/34).
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