United Nations Educational and Training Programme for Southern Africa.

  • Author: UN General Assembly (34th sess. : 1979-1980)
  • Document source:
    UN General Assembly
  • Date:
    21 November 1979
UN General Assembly (34th sess. : 1979-1980), United Nations Educational and Training Programme for Southern Africa., A/RES/34/31, UN General Assembly, 21 November 1979, https://www.refworld.org/legal/resolution/unga/1979/en/8730 [accessed 19 September 2024]
LinkedIn

34. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE FOURTH COMMITTEE
31. United Nations Educational and Training Programme for Southern Africa

The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions on the United Nations Educational and Training Programme for Southern Africa, in particular resolution 33/42 of 13 December 1978, Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on the Programme for 1978/79[1] and the results of the Conference on the Situation of Refugees in Africa, held at Arusha, United Republic of Tanzania, from 7 to 17 May 1979, Strongly convinced that the continuation and expansion of the Programme is essential in order to assist the people of South Africa, Namibia and Southern Rhodesia, Recognizing that a substantial increase in contributions is required in order to enable the Programme to meet its current level of obligations and to deal with a marked increase in the level of demand for assistance, Noting that an evaluation of the Programme, as requested by the General Assembly in paragraph 4 of its resolution 33/42, will be undertaken in 1980,

1. Expresses its appreciation to all those who have made voluntary contributions or provided scholarships to the United Nations Educational and Training Programme for Southern Africa;

2. Commends the Secretary-General and the Advisory Committee on the United Nations Educational and Training Programme for Southern Africa for their efforts to promote the Programme;

3. Expresses its satisfaction that six new members have been added to the Advisory Committee pursuant to General Assembly resolution 33/42;[2]

4. Requests the Secretary-General, in consultation with the Advisory Committee, to complete arrangements for an early evaluation of the Programme in order to determine its effectiveness and to identify priorities for further work;

5. Encourages the Secretary-General and the Advisory Committee to continue to develop close co-operation with the Organization of African Unity and other scholarship donors with a view to co-ordinating policies, to the extent possible and desirable, in order that maximum over-all benefits may be obtained from available sources;

6. Appeals to all States, organizations and individuals to recognize the increasing demand for educational opportunities by the people of South Africa, Namibia and Southern Rhodesia and to acknowledge the rapidly increasing costs of higher education and training at advanced levels by offering generous financial support to the Programme in order to ensure its continuation and expansion.

75th plenary meeting
21 November 1979
[1] A/34/571. [2] See A/34/591. The Advisory Committee is now composed of the following Member States: Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Canada, Denmark, India, Japan, Liberia, Nigeria, Norway, United States of America, United Republic of Tanzania, Venezuela, Zaire and Zambia.
Disclaimer:

This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States.