Implementation of section VIII of the annex to General Assembly resolution 32/197 on the restructuring of the economic and social sectors of the United Nations system.

  • Author: UN General Assembly (34th sess. : 1979-1980)
  • Document source:
    UN General Assembly
  • Date:
    19 December 1979
UN General Assembly (34th sess. : 1979-1980), Implementation of section VIII of the annex to General Assembly resolution 32/197 on the restructuring of the economic and social sectors of the United Nations system., A/RES/34/215, UN General Assembly, 19 December 1979, https://www.refworld.org/legal/resolution/unga/1979/en/9631 [accessed 26 March 2025]
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34. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE SECOND COMMITTEE
215. Implementation of section VIII of the annex to General Assembly resolution 32/197 on the restructuring of the economic and social sectors of the United Nations system

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, and 3281 (XXIX) of 12 December 1974, containing the Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States, Recalling also its resolution 3362 (S-VII) of 16 September 1975, by which it, inter alia, established the Ad Hoc Committee on the Restructuring of the Economic and Social Sectors of the United Nations System for the purpose of preparing detailed action proposals with a view to initiating the process of restructuring the United Nations system so as to make it more fully capable of dealing with problems of international economic cooperation and development in a comprehensive and effective manner, and to make it more responsive to the requirements of the provisions of the Declaration and the Programme of Action on the Establishment of a New International Economic Order as well as those of the Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States, Reaffirming its resolutions 32/197 of 20 December 1977 and 33 / 202 of 20 January 1979 on the restructuring of the economic and social sectors of the United Nations system, in particular section VIII of the annex to resolution 32/197 and section IV of resolution 33/ 202 regarding the United Nations Secretariat, Recalling also the specific functions assigned to the Director-General for Development and International Economic Co-operation in paragraph 64 of the annex to resolution 32/197, Taking note of the first[1] and second [2]3progress reports of the Secretary-General for 1979 on the restructuring of the economic and social sectors of the United Nations system, Noting in particular paragraph 34 of the second progress report,

1. Expresses its deep concern at the late submission of the second progress report;

2. Requests the Secretary-General to undertake immediate implementation of the provisions of section IV of General Assembly resolution 33/202, including the various issues identified therein, and to submit a report thereon, including an organizational chart, to the Assembly at its thirty-fifth session;

3. Recommends that consideration of the above-mentioned report should be allocated to the Second and Fifth Committees and requests the Secretary-General to ensure the availability of the report to delegations at the outset of the work of the General Assembly.

109th plenary meeting
19 December 1979
[1] E/ 1979/8 1. [2] A/34/736.
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