United Nations Children's Fund.

35. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE SECOND COMMITTEE
79. United Nations Children's Fund

The General Assembly, Taking note of Economic and Social Council resolution 1980/62 of 25 July 1980, Having considered the report of the Executive Board of the United Nations Children's Fund on its session held at United Nations Headquarters from 19 to 30 May 1980,[1] Believing that the International Year of the Child has given new impetus to recognition of the importance of the well-being and upbringing of children and of services on their behalf, Appreciating the important responsibilities placed upon the United Nations Children's Fund as lead agency of the United Nations system responsible for co-ordinating the development aspects of the follow-up activities of the International Year of the Child, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 34/4 of 18 October 1979, as well as the responsibilities relating to children in the International Development Strategy for the Third United Nations Development Decade,[2] Recognizing the need for a much greater effort on the part of all concerned in the international community to sustain the impetus generated by the International Year of the Child and to achieve the goals and objectives of the International Development Strategy for the Third United Nations Development Decade,[3] Having in mind the importance of the objectives of social and human development, including the well-being of children, as an integral part of the development process set forth in the International Development Strategy for the Third United Nations Development Decade,[4] Aware that the expanded activities of the United Nations Children's Fund will require increased funds, as established by the Executive Board,

1. Commends the policies and activities of the United Nations Children's Fund;

2. Endorses Economic and Social Council resolution 1980/62;

3. Fully appreciates the responsibilities of the United Nations Children's Fund and the broad range of activities on behalf of children to be undertaken by it in light of the still enormous unmet needs of children in the developing countries;

4. Urges the United Nations Children's Fund, with the support of its national committees, to respond imaginatively and vigorously to its important responsibilities in the follow-up activities of the International Year of the Child, in close co-operation with the relevant organizations of the United Nations system and with the international community generally;

5. Appeals to Governments and the relevant organizations of the international community to re-examine their own activities on behalf of children with a view to accelerating progress towards the achievement of the goals and objectives of the International Development Strategy for the Third United Nations Development Decade and to co-operate fully with the United Nations Children's Fund;

6. Expresses its appreciation to all Governments that are contributing to the United Nations Children's Fund and appeals, with a sense of urgency, to all Governments, especially those that are not contributing at a level commensurate with their capacity, to increase their contributions, if possible on a multiyear basis, so that the Fund may reach its income target of $350 million for 1982, as presented in the medium-term work plan approved by the Executive Board of the United Nations Children's Fund at its session held from 19 to 30 May 1980.[5]

84th plenary meeting
5 December 1980

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[1] Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 1980, Supplement No. 11 (E/1980/41). [2] See resolution 35/56 above, annex, sect. II, para. 50. [3] Ibid., sect. II. [4] Ibid., para. 42. [5] Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 1980, Supplement No. 11 (E/1980/41), paras. 75-77.