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ARTICLE 13 (1) (b) and (2)

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Text of Article 13 (l) (b) and (2)

Introductory Hôte ». . . 1 - 5

Summary of Practice 6-15

A. Studies initiated by the General Assembly ..« 6

B. Recommendations of the General Assembly ............... 7-15

Terminology 8-10Addressees ... ............. 11Subjects dealt vith in the recommendations 12Types of action envisaged in the recommendations .......... 1}-15

Annex: Tabulation of studies initiated by the General Assemblyunder Article 13 (l) (b)

TEXT OF ARTICLE 13 (1) (b) and (2)

1. The General Assembly shall initiate studies and make recommenda=tions for the purpose of:

b. promoting international cooperation in the economic, social,cultural, educational, and health fields, and assisting in the realiza-tion of human rights and fundamental freedoms for all without dis-tinction as to race, sex, language, or religion.

2. The further responsibilities, functions, and powers of the GeneralAssembly with respect to matters mentioned in paragraph 1 (b) above are setforth in Chapters IX and X.

INTRODUCTORY NOTE

1. The arrangement of this study pertaining to the practice of the General Assembly inthe application of Article 13 (l) (b) and (2) corresponds vith that in the previousRepertory studies of this Article, and the material is presented under the same generalheadings.

2«r As in the case of previous Repertory studies, in the present Supplement the studiesunder the Articles of Chapters IX and X of the Charter deal with the responsibilities,functions and powers of the General Assembly with respect to matters mentioned inArticle 13 (l) (b) which, as stated in Article 13 (2), are set forth in Chapters IXand X*

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3. There is a close parallel between Article 13 (l) (b) and Article 55. As in thepast, the study of Article 55 in this Supplement covers the substance of the questionof international co-operation in the fields of economic and social activity and ofhuman rights, whereas this study of Article 13 (l) (b) is limited to the range andtypes of action taken by the General Assembly in the exercise of its functions ininitiating studies and making recommendations in these fields.

k* The other principal questions dealt with in the studies of the Articles ofChapters IX and X are as follows:

Articles 6c and 66 (l) and (2): The relative responsibilities of the GeneralAssembly and the Economic and Social Council in the discharge of the functionsof the United Nations as set forth in Chapter IX;

Article 6l: The election by the General Assembly of members of the Economic andSocial Council;

Article 62 (3): The preparation of conventions for submission to the GeneralAssembly;

Article 66 (2): The performance of services;Article 59' The creation of new specialized agencies;Articles 57 and 63 (l): The establishment of relationships with specializedagencies; and

Articles 58 and 63 (2): The co-ordination of the activities of specializedagencies*

5. Article 13 was referred to in the discussions of the General Assembly on severaloccasions» Thus, it was stated I/ that, under several specified Articles of theCharter, among them Article 13, the General Assembly had considered, studied and maderecommendations concerning the question of racial relations in the Union of SouthAfrica and was competent to deal with that question again; it could makerecommendations concerning human rights; under Article 13, specifically, it couldstudy and make recommendations concerning the question of race relations andapartheid, and it could do so because this matter concerned relations between States;Articles 13 and Ik Jointly gave the General Assembly special competence to discussquestions relating to human rights and fundamental freedoms.

SUMMARY OF PRACTICE

A. Studies initiated by the General Assembly

6. Studies initiated by the General Assembly under Article 13 (l) (b) at the eleventh,twelfth and thirteenth sessions and the first, second and third emergency specialsessions are reviewed in the present study. They are listed in the annex under thefollowing headings:

I. Studies requested from the Economic and Social Council and its subsidiaryorgans;

II. Studies requested from the Secretary-General;III. Studies requested from other bodies and individual specialized agencies; andIV. Studies requested from several bodies jointly.

In each case, the listing in the annex includes the number, the title and thepertinent provision of the resolution.

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B. Recommendations of the General Assembly

7. Of the more than 500 resolutions adopted by the General Assembly during the periodcovered by this Supplement, 79 included recommendations which constituted anapplication of Article 13 (l) (b) since they dealt with the promotion of internationalco-operation in economic, social and related fields or with assistance in thepromotion of human rights or fundamental freedoms*

Terminology

8. As in the past, there was no consistent pattern in the terminology of theresolutions; such words as "invites", "requests", "urges", "calls upon" predominated,but other expressions, such as "recommends", "looks forward with interest", "drawsattention", "appeals", were also employed in operative paragraphs. The expression"solemnly calls upon" was used in General Assembly resolution 12*rô (XIII).

9. During the period covered by this Supplement, there were several occasions whensuggestions, changes and discussions took place in the General Assembly concerning theuse of one particular expression in preference to another. Thus in clauses addressedto Member States the word "requests* was replaced 2/ by "invites" in a draftresolution on international economic co-operation. In another instance, a proposalwas made J5/ to change "recommends" to "requests" in one clause addressed to theEconomic and Social Council, since, it was stated, the General Assembly was a higherorgan than the Council» The word was changed to "invites" in the resolution finallyadopted, k/ Similarly, in another instance, "requests" was amended *J t° read"invites" in a clause of a draft resolution 6/ of the General Assembly addressed tothe Council.

10. During consideration of a draft resolution on land-locked countries and theexpansion of international trade, one representative, without giving reasons,suggested jj that the word "urges" should be replaced by the word "invites" in aclause addressed to Member States, on the subject of giving full recognition to theneeds of land-locked Member States in the matter of transit trade; and the change wasmade. 8/ A resolution on the formulation of social policies related to economicdevelopment %J contained a clause addressed to the Economic and Social Councilconcerning the consideration of social programmes and policies designed to achievespecified objectives. In the discussion in the Third Committee, a vote was taken onchanging "calls upon" in the draft to "requests". The view was expressed 1Q/ inthis connexion that "requests" was more courteous than "calls upon". In another case,the expression "invites the World Health Organization to organize" an International

2/ G A (XIII), 2nd Com., 56Uth mtg., para. 19; 565th mtg., paras. 1 and 2; 566th mtg.,para. 3̂ . The draft resolution was adopted as G A resolution 1316 (XIIl).

2/ G A (XIIl), 2nd Com., 569th mtg., para. 10; the reference was to operativeparagraph 2 of the draft resolution.

kj G A resolution 1322 (XIIl); in operative paragraph 3, however, the term "requests"remained unchanged.G A (XIII), 2nd Com,, 572nd mtg,, paras. 8, 25 and 26.A/C.2/L.397/Rev»i_(mimeographed). The resolution was adopted asG A resolution 1320 (XIIl).G A (XI), 2nd Com., M̂ th mtg., para. 28.Ibid., l*45th mtg., para. 8. G A resolution 1028 (XI); following this change,another country co-sponsored the draft resolution.

9/ G A resolution 1258 (XIIl).' G A (XIII), 3rd Com., 8Wbh mtg., paras. 13, 58 end 59.

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Paragraphs 11-12 Article 13 (l) M andfe)

Health and Medical Research Year was replaced, ll/ after discussion, with the words"invites the World Health Organization to consider ... the recommendation to. organize".It was thought 12/ by some that the former amounted to an injunction, and that thelatter was more courteous.

Addressees

11. Most of the recommendations of the General Assembly under this Article during theperiod under review were addressed to States, Governments, subsidiary bodies of theGeneral Assembly, the Economic and Social Council and the Secretary-General; thepractice did not differ significantly from that of previous years. 13/ Recommendationsdirectly or indirectly addressed to the specialized agencies also included theInternational Atomic Energy Agency on several occasions

Subjects dealt with in the recommendations

12. Recommendations made by the General Assembly during this period dealt withsubjects which were among those considered by it in the past. 15/ The new matters inthe field of economic activity included international trade of land-locked countries, l6/the collection of information on international economic assistance to less developedareas, 17/ a Special Fund for assisting integrated technical, economic and socialdevelopment of less developed areas l8/ and the question of principles of internationaleconomic co-operation. 19/ In the fields of social activity and human rights, the newsubjects related to relief for the Hungarian people and refugees, 20/ Chinese refugeesin Hong Kong and refugees in Morocco and Tunisia; 2j./ a World' Refugee Year; 22/community development; 23/ and international cultural, and scientific co-operation. 2k/The General Assembly also considered the question of international co-operation inthe peaceful use of outer space, 25/ a subject closely related to the objectives ofArticle 13 (l) (b) and (2).

Il/ G A resolution 1285 (mi); A/C.3/L.698 (mimeographed).12/ G A (XIII), 3rd Com., 878th mtg., paras. 7, 13 and 37; 879th mtg., paras. 7 and 35.13/ For examples of previous recommendations, see the Repertory, under this Article,

para. 15, foot-note 5> and Supplement Ho. 1, para. 2, foot-note 2.Recommendations were made to the same addressees during the period covered by thisSupplement; in addition, in the case of G A resolution lOOk (ES-Il),an invitation was addressed to "national and international humanitarianorgan!zations".

lit/ For example, G A resolution 1320 (XIIl).15/ Repertory, under Article 13 (l) (b) and (2), para. 21; Supplement Ho. 1,

paras. 11 and 12.l6/ G A resolution 1028 (XIKIT/ G A resolution 103̂ (XI).Ï8/ G A resolution 121919/ G A resolution 1157 (xil).20/ G A resolutions lOO* (ES-Il), 1006 (ES-Il), 1007 (BS-Il), 1039 (Xl) and 1129 (Xl).2l/ G A resolutions 1107 (Xil) and 1286 (XIIl).22/ G A resolution 1285 (XIIl).23/ G A resolutions lOtë (XI) and 1162 (Xil).IS/ G A resolutions 10JO (Xl). 116̂ (XII) and 1260 (XIII).2J>/ G A resolution 13̂ *8 (XIII).

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Types of action envisaged in the recommendations

13. With a few exceptions, the types of action envisaged "by the General Assembly inits recommendations during the period under review were of the kind to be found amongthe recommendations of the previous periods» 26/ Among the additional types of actionrecommended to Governments in the economic and social fields were the greater use ofan existing international organ to solve a particular type of problem, 27/ and arecommendation to the Economic and Social Council to expand one of its subsidiarybodies. 2Ô/

lU. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UHESCO), theother specialized agencies concerned with the peaceful application of science, as wellas the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), were invited to co-operate with theGeneral Assembly in connexion with a projected survey relating to the co-ordination ofthe results of scientific research. 29/ The other specialized agencies concerned andUNESCO were also invited by the General Assembly to formulate concrete proposals,regarding the needs of less developed countries in relation to media of information,and to include an account of their activities relating to freedom of information intheir annual reports to the Economic and Social Council. 30/ The World HealthOrganization (WHO) was invited to consider the question of organizing an InternationalHealth and Medical Research Year, preferably in 1961, and to inform the Council and theGeneral Assembly of its views. 31/

15. The regional economic commissions and the specialized agencies were invited by theGeneral Assembly to co-operate with a new commission which it established to survey thestatus of the permanent sovereignty of peoples and nations over their natural wealthand resources.

ANNEX

Tabulation of studies initiated by the General Assembly under Article 13 (1) (b)

I. Studies requested from the Economic and Social Council and its subsidiary organs

Resolution number and title Pertinent provisions

1052 (XI). International taxproblems

"Calls upon the Economic and Social Council topresent such conclusions as it may reach fromits consideration of those studies /called forin G A resolution 825 (*Xjff -to the GeneralAssembly at its thirteenth session."

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Repertory, under Article 13 (l) (b) and (2), paras. 22-̂ 5; Supplement Ho.paras. 15-32.G A resolution 1029 (XI ).G A resolution 1036 (XI).G A resolution 1260 (XIII).G A resolution 1313 A (XHl).G A resolution 1283 (XIIl).G A resolution 13lH (XIIl).

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Resolution number and title

(XI ). Collection ofinformation concerninginternational economicassistance for the lessdeveloped countries

1215 (XII). United Nationstechnical assistanceprogrammes

1217 (XII). Demographic questions

1218 (XII). Study ofinternational commodityproblems

1513 A (XIII). Freedom ofinformation

Pertinent provisions

"Requests the Economic and Social Council toconsider at its twenty-fourth session, inconnexion vith the item on the financing ofeconomic development, the question of thecollection of information concerninginternational economic assistance for theless developed countries on the basis of suchinformation as the Secretary-General mayprovide, bearing in mind the comments ofdelegations at the eleventh session of theGeneral Assembly."

"Requests the Economic and Social Council tostudy the desirability of promoting, with theco-operation of Governments, increased use ofsuch regional and national training facilitiesas may be made available under the UnitedNations programme of technical assistance."

"Requests the Economic and Social Council toinclude pertinent information concerning thedemographic activities of the Council in thechapter on economic development of its annualreport to the General Assembly."

"Requests the Economic and Social Council tocommunicate to the General Assembly, at thethirteenth session, the conclusions drawnfrom its action under this resolution."

"1. Expresses the hope that the Economic andSocial Council, on the basis of the analysis tobe prepared by the Secretary-General inresponse to Council resolutions 57k D (XIX) of26 May 1955 and 643 (XXIII) of 25 April 1957,and taking into account recommendations of theCommission on Human Rights to be submitted inresponse to Council resolution 683 C (XXVl) of21 July 1958, will formulate at its twenty-eighth session a programme of concrete actionand measures on the international plane whichcould be undertaken for the development ofinformation enterprises in under-developedcountries, with an evaluation of the material,financial and professional requirements andresources for the implementation of thisprogramme;

"2. Invites the Economic and Social Council torequest the Commission on Human Rights to giveparticular attention to procedures by whichconstant review of the problems of providing

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Article 12 (1) (b> ana (2) Annex


1515 A (XIII) (cont'd)

1318 (XIII). Promotion of theinternational flow of privatecapital

1J20 (XIII). Rosters of scientificand technical personnel of theless developed countries

1322 (XIII). Promotion ofinternational co-operationin the field of trade


technical assistance to under-developedcountries in the field of information may beassured, and to report regularly to theCouncil on progress in this field".

"invites the Secretary-General to submit hisreport /see resolution 1318 (XIII) in part IIof this annex/ to the Economic and SocialCouncil at its twenty-ninth session fortransmission, with the Council*srecommendations, to the General Assembly forconsideration at its fifteenth session."

"Invites the Economic and Social Council toexamine at its twenty-eighth session thedesirability and feasibility of establishingand maintaining, under the auspices of theUnited Nations, rosters of scientific andtechnical personnel of the less developedcountries, whose services might also beutilized outside their respective countries",

"2. Invites the Economic and Social Council tocontinue the consideration of all practicalsteps that can be initiated within the Counciland its regional economic commissions andtheir trade committees toward the improvementof co-operation and toward co-ordination ofefforts in the field of the development oftrade, particularly with the less developedcountries, including ^oint studies on tradeamong various regions, on the lines of thosealready made, such as studies on possibilitiesof the expansion of international trade with aview to assisting the economic development ofthe less developed countries;

"3. Requests the Economic and Social Council toinclude in its annual report to the GeneralAssembly the results produced by studies andresearch undertaken pursuant to paragraph 2above."

II» Studies requested from the Secretary-General

ES-II). (This resolutionhas no title)

"Requests the Secretary-General in consultationwith the heads of appropriate specializedagencies to inquire, on an urgent basis, intothe needs of the Hungarian people for food,medicine and other similar supplies, and toreport to the General Assembly as r;oon aspossible".

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1025 (XI). Internationalco-operation in theestablishment of nationalfood reserves

1026 (XI). Establishment ofa world food reserve

1029 (XI). Internationalcommodity problems

1052 (XI). International taxproblems

1033 B (XI). Industrializationof under-developed countries


Under this resolution, the Secretary-Generalwas requested to include in his reportunder Economic and Social Councilresolution 621 (XXII), on the basis of hisconsultations with the Food and AgricultureOrganization of the United Nations (FAO), ananalysis of the possibilities and desirabilityof promoting, by means of consultations betweenimporting and exporting Member States, the useof surplus foodstuffs in building up nationalreserves to be used in accordance withinternationally agreed principles, in order tomeet emergency situations and to preventexcessive price increases arising from certainspecialized situations, and also to examine thepossible effect of such use of surplusfoodstuffs on the markets for these commoditiesand on the economic and financial position ofthe countries which depend primarily on theexport of similar commodities.

"Requests the Secretary-General, in consultationwith the Food and Agriculture Organization ofthe United Nations and other agencies, toexplore the desirability of setting up aworking group to examine the practicalpossibilities of implementing the variousproposals made in the report of the Food andAgriculture Organization as well as the varioussuggestions made at the twenty-second sessionof the Economic and Social Council and at theeleventh session of the General Assembly, andto report to the Council not later than at itstwenty-fourth session for appropriate action."

"Requests the Secretary-General to continue togive his full assistance, within the limit ofavailable resources, to the work of theCommission on International Commodity Trade,and in particular to the preparation of studiessuggested by it.1*

"Requests the Secretary-General to complete asquickly as practicable the studies called forin General Assembly resolution 825 (IX) of11 December 195*4- and to submit them to theEconomic and Social Council for itsconsideration".

"2. Requests the Secretary-General, in theimplementation of the programme of work onindustrialization and productivity, to givedue regard to the various suggestions made atthe twenty-second session of the Economic and

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1055 B (XI) (cont'd)

1055 (XI). International flow ofprivate capital for theeconomic development of under-developed countries

1042 (XI)» Long-range programmefor community development

1157 (XII). Bases forinternational economicco-operation


Social Council and the eleventh session of theGeneral Assembly and to the directives andprinciples set forth in the relevant resolutionsof the Assembly and of the Council;

"3» Requests the Secretary-General, inpursuance of Economic and Social Councilresolution 6l8 (XXII) of 6 August 1956, toreport to the Council at its twenty-fifthsession on such possible forms oforganizational and administrative machinery asmay be necessary."

"Decides to amend General Assemblyresolution 824 (IX) of 11 December 1954 asfollows:

(a) In the first sentence of paragraph 6,replace the word 'annually* by the wordsfon a triennial basis';(b) Add the following new paragraph:

"'7- Further requests the Secretary-General toprepare annually a report containing a reviewof developments and a statistical treatment ofthe flow of capital*."

HRequests the Secretary-General, in drawing upthe recommendations called for by Councilresolution 627 (XXIl) of 2 August 1956concerning the long-range programme for thepromotion of community development which theCouncil and the Social Commission are toprepare, in collaboration with the specializedagencies, to take into account the viewsexpressed by representatives in the ThirdCommittee and, in particular, to lay stressupon ..." (The General Assembly here specifieda number of aspects of community development.)

"Recalling that the General Assembly and theEconomic and Social Council have ... adoptedresolutions embodying various principlesrelating to international economic co-operation,

"Considering ... it would be usefula compendium of those principles,

to have

"Requests the Secretary-General to prepare such acompendium of resolutions or extracts from them,with a subject index, in order to facilitate thestudy of the resolutions, to transmit thecompendium to all Member States as soon as it is

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1157 (XII) (contfd)

1162 (XII). Participation of womenin community development

1257 (ES-III). Questions consideredby the Security Council at its858th meeting on 7 August 1950

1256 (XIII). United Nationstechnical assistance inpublic administration

1316 (XIII). Internationalco-operation for economicdevelopment of under-developedcountries


prepared, and to inform the Economic andSocial Council during 1958 that he has doneso."

"Requests the Secretary-General to include, inhis future reports to the Economic and SocialCouncil on the progress of communitydevelopment, a brief description of the methodsused to achieve this purpose, the resultsobtained and the progress made as regards theparticipation of women in communitydevelopment."

"invites the Secretary-General to continue hisstudies now under way and in this context toconsult as appropriate with the Arab countriesof the Near East with a view to possibleassistance regarding an Arab developmentinstitution designed to further economicgrowth in these countries". The Secretary-General was further requested to report to theGeneral Assembly, as appropriate, under thegeneral provisions of this resolution.

"invites the Secretary-General to report indetail, to the Economic and Social Council atits twenty-eighth session and to the GeneralAssembly at its fourteenth session, on theprogress of this experiment1* (referring to ascheme for providing Governments withoperational, executive and administrativepersonnel under this resolution).

"Requests the Secretary-General to compile theinformation received pursuant to the aboveparagraphs in the form of an interim reportfor submission to the Economic and SocialCouncil at its twenty-eighth session and afinal report to the General Assembly at itsfourteenth session for consideration under theitem entitled 'Economic development of under-developed countries', including a review of thefinancing of the economic development of theunder-developed countries11. The paragraphs inquestion refer to the invitation addressed(a) to Member States in a position to assistunder-developed countries, to report onmeasures they had taken or contemplated toaccelerate economic development, and (b) toless developed countries, to report on anymeasures they planned to advance their owneconomic and social development.

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1318 (XIII). Promotion of theinternational flow ofprivate capital

1523 (XIII). Questions relatingto the promotion ofinternational trade and toassistance in the developmentof less developed countries

1348 (XIII). Question of thepeaceful use of outer space


"Further requests the Secretary-General, drawingon the views of the qualified persons concernedand taking into account other availableinformation, to prepare a report concerningmeasures in operation or contemplated, both incapital-exporting and capital-importingcountries, for the channelling of anincreasing flow of private capital investmentinto the development of under-developedcountries under mutually satisfactoryarrangements".

"Requests the Secretary-General, on the basisof the records of the work of United Nationseconomic bodies during recent years and otherappropriate materials, including informationto be received from Governments in responseto General Assembly resolution 1316 (XIIl)of 12 December 1958:

(&) To prepare an analytical summary ofvarious means of accelerating economicgrowth in less developed countries throughinternational action;" for the Economic andSocial Council and subsequently for theGeneral Assembly.

The Secretary-General was requested to recommendsteps within the existing United Nationsframework to encourage internationalco-operation for the peaceful uses of outerspace.

Ill. Studies requested from other bodies and individual specialized agencies

1030 (XI). Question of theestablishment of a SpecialUnited Nations Fund forEconomic Development

"2. Requests the Ad Hoc Committee /on theQuestion of the Establishment of a SpecialUnited Nations Fund for EconomicDevelopment/: ...

(a_) To set forth the different forms oflegal framework on which a Special UnitedNations Fund for Economic Development maybe established and statutes drafted;(b) To indicate the types of projects whichmight be provided for in programmes ofoperations of a United Nations economicdevelopment fund;(c_) To submit to the Economic and SocialCouncil, at its twenty-fourth session,together with the final report requestedby the General Assembly in itsresolution 923 (X), a supplementary reportprepared in accordance with the instructionsin sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) above;

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1050 (XI) (cont'd)

1039 (XI). Report of the UnitedNations High Commissioner forRefugees


"3» Authorizes the Ad Hoc Committee to append toits final report any related suggestions orproposals for the provision of economicassistance to under-developed countries underthe auspices of the United Nations whichGovernments may wish to put forward;

nk. Requests the Economic and Social Council toforward to the General Assembly, at its twelfthsession, the final and supplementary reports ofthe Ad Hoc Committee, together with anyrecommendations on further steps which couldhelp promote the early establishment of aninternational economic development fund withinthe framework of the United Nations".

"1*. Requests the High Commissioner, inconsultation with the Secretary-General andwith the Governments concerned, to develop acomprehensive assessment of the needs, bothmaterial and financial, of the Hungarianrefugees, to be submitted to the United NationsRefugee Fund Executive Committee for itsapproval at the earliest possible date;

1115 (XI). Authorization for theAdvisory Committee establishedby General Assemblyresolution 810 (IX) tonegotiate on behalf of theUnited Nations an agreement toestablish relations between theUnited Nations and theInternational Atomic EnergyAgency

1166 (XII). Internationalassistance to refugeeswithin the mandate of theUnited Nations HighCommissioner for Refugees

1191 (XII). Report of theDirector of the United NationsRelief and Works Agency forPalestine Refugees in theNear East

"7. Requests the High Commissioner to study withthe United Nations Refugee Fund ExecutiveCommittee the appropriate means to ensure thefull implementation of the programme of theFund."

The Advisory Committee was authorized tonegotiate a draft agreement and to submitit to the General Assembly at its twelfthsession, for approval.

"Requests the High Commissioner to include in hisannual report a statement on the measures whichhe has taken under the terms of the presentresolution."

"Requests the Director of the Agency to continueto submit the reports referred to inparagraph 12 of General Assemblyresolution 1018 (XI) of 28 February 1957."

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1219 (XII). Financing ofeconomic development

1255 C (XIII). United Nationsprogrammes of technicalassistance

(XIII). Recommendationsconcerning internationalrespect for the right ofpeoples and nations toself-determination

131*8 (XIII). Question of thepeaceful use of outer space


The General Assembly established a PreparatoryCommittee composed of representatives of sixteenGovernments and asked the Committee to preparea report for the Economic and Social Counciland the General Assembly, presenting theresults of its work along the lines specifiedby the General Assembly concerningestablishment of a special fund withoperations directed towards enlarging the scopeof United Nations technical assistanceprogrammes.

"Requests the Technical Assistance Board tocontinue to consult participating countrieswhere middle-level training facilities areavailable" regarding the greater use of thesefacilities for training personnel of lessdeveloped countries, in view of the shortageof skilled technical personnel in thesecountries, and to report to the Economic andSocial Council at its twenty-eighth session.

"Decides to establish a Commission composed ofAfghanistan, Chile, Guatemala, the Netherlands,the Philippines, Sweden, the Union of SovietSocialist Republics, the United Arab Republicand the United States of America to conduct afull survey of the status of this basicconstituent ̂ the permanent sovereignty ofpeoples and nations over their natural wealthand resourceŝ of the right to self-determination, with recommendations, wherenecessary, for its strengthening, and furtherdecides that, in the conduct of the full surveyof the status of the permanent sovereignty ofpeoples and nations over their natural wealthand resources, due regard shall be paid to therights and duties of States underinternational law and to the importance ofencouraging international co-operation in theeconomic development of under-developedcountries".

The General Assembly established an ad hocCommittee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Spaceand requested it to report to the GeneralAssembly at its fourteenth session on thevarious aspects of this problem, including thequestion of international co-operation andprogrammes for the peaceful uses of outerspace.

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IV, Studies requested from several bodies jointly


(XI ). International culturaland scientific co-operation

(XII). Development ofinternational co-operationin the field of science,culture and education

1189 A and B (XIl). Freedomof information

1215 (XII). United Nationstechnical assistanceprogrammes


"Invites the United Nations Educational,Scientific and Cultural Organization and theother specialized agencies concerned to includein their annual reports to the Economic andSocial Council a statement of their views andactivities in the field of internationalcultural and scientific co-operation, andrequests the Council to give special attentionto such statements."

"3. Invites the United Nations Educational,Scientific and Cultural Organization and theother specialized agencies concerned to includein their annual reports to the Economic andSocial Council a statement of their views andactivities and any information which they mayhave as to the views and activities ofGovernments in the field of internationaleducational, scientific and culturalco-operation;

"4. Requests the Economic and Social Council togive special attention at its twenty-sixthsession to the above-mentioned statements of thespecialized agencies, and to include, in itsreport to the General Assembly at its thirteenthsession, a section on this subject forconsideration by the Assembly."

The Secretary-General was requested to circulateto Member States the preamble and nineteenarticles of the draft Convention on Freedom ofInformation for their views and suggestions, toinvite them to state the legal provisionsrelating to freedom of information in theircountries and to report on this consultation tothe General Assembly. The Economic and SocialCouncil was requested in the same resolution(a) to invite the Commission on Human Rights toconsider procedures for constant review ofproblems of freedom of information and to givespecial consideration to the problem ofdeveloping media of information in under-developed countries and (b) to transmit theCommission's report to the General Assembly withthe Council*s recommendations.

"Suggests that, in the preparation of the reportrequired under section III of Economic andSocial Council resolution 659 B (XXIV) of50 July 1957> account be taken of suggestionsput forward by delegations during the twelfth

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1215 (XII) (cont'd)

1258 (XIII). Formulation ofsocial policies relatedto economic development

1260 (XIII). Co-ordination ofresults of scientificresearch

1313 A (XIII). Freedom ofinformation


session of the General Assembly for thepurpose of assisting in the development of theExpanded Programme of Technical Assistance.*1

In section III of resolution 659 B (XXIV), theCouncil had asked the Technical AssistanceBoard, and had invited participatingGovernments, to suggest measures forimplementing a substantially larger programmeof technical assistance.

"Requests the Economic and Social Council, incollaboration with the specialized agenciesconcerned, to consider as early as possiblewhat social programmes and policies would bebest designed to:

(a) Accelerate economic growth throughincreases in the national production by,inter alia, instituting appropriate healthand education programmes;(b) Promote social services to meet theproblems which result from economic andtechnological change and from rapidurbanization;(£) Raise family levels of living by, interalia, avoiding an inequitable distribution ofnational income.*1

"Requests the Secretary-General, in co-operationwith the United Nations Educational,Scientific and Cultural Organization and theother specialized agencies concerned with thepeaceful application of science, as well as theInternational Atomic Energy Agency, to arrangefor a survey to be made on the main trends ofinquiry in the field of the natural sciencesand the dissemination and application forpeaceful ends of such scientific knowledge, andon the steps which might be taken*1 by theinternational organizations towardsconcentration on the most urgent problems.This survey was to be submitted to the Economicand Social Council and subsequently transmitted,with the latter*s comments, to the GeneralAssembly.

"Invites the United Nations Educational,Scientific and Cultural Organization and otherspecialized agencies as appropriate to formulateconcrete proposals to assist in meeting theneeds of less developed countries in buildingup adequate media of information, and toinclude an account of their efforts on this andother aspects of freedom of information in theirannual reports to the Economic and SocialCouncil."

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ARTICLE 13 (1) (b) and (2) Table of Contentslegal.un.org/repertory/art13/english/rep_supp2_vol2_art13_1b_2.pdf · tinction as to race, sex, language, or religion. 2. The further responsibilities,