Channels of communication with youth and youth organizations.

  • Author: UN General Assembly (33rd sess. : 1978-1979)
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  • Date:
    3 November 1978

33. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE THIRD COMMITTEE*
6. Channels of communication with youth and youth organizations

The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 32/135 of 16 December 1977 in which it adopted the guidelines for the improvement of the channels of communication between the United Nations and youth and youth organizations, Taking note with appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General of 22 September 1978[1] Convinced of the need to improve the efforts of the United Nations and the specialized agencies with regard to the participation of the youth in achieving the objectives of the Charter of the United Nations, Equally convinced of the valuable contribution that youth can make in promoting co-operation among States and in the implementation of the new international economic order based on equity and justice, Bearing in mind the importance of the existence of the channels of communication and of practical and effective opportunities for youth and youth organizations to participate, through national focal points where they exist, in the work of the United Nations and the specialized agencies at the national, regional, interregional and international levels,

1. Invites Member States and regional commissions which have not yet done so on the basis of General Assembly resolution 32/135 to comment on the guidelines and to offer additional suggestions regarding the further development of these guidelines;

2. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its thirty-fourth session a report on comments and suggestions offered by Member States and regional commissions relating to the guidelines;

3. Invites the Commission for Social Development to make appropriate recommendations for the further development of the guidelines adopted by the General Assembly in resolution 32/135, taking into account the suggestions and comments of Member States and regional commissions and the debate on the subject during the thirty-third session and to report to the Assembly at its thirty-fourth session, through the Economic and Social Council;

4. Further requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its thirty-fourth session a report on the progress achieved in the implementation of the guidelines with specific, action-oriented recommendations aimed at the further development and practical implementation of the guidelines and at the promotion and support of co-operation between the United Nations and the specialized agencies on the one hand, and national and international youth organizations on the other;

5. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-fourth session the item entitled "Policies and programmes relating to youth".

43rd plenary meeting
3 November 1978


[1] A/33/261.
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