1971 UN Yearbook
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Regional economic activities 345 the Council the names of representatives of representatives of those territories proposed by Angola, Guinea (Bissau) and Mozambique to ECA the Organization of African Unity. proposed by the Organization of African Unity in This decision by the Assembly was set forth in accordance with a 1969 resolution of ECA concern- resolution 2795(XXVI), paragraph 12. The As- ing the proposed associate membership in ECA of sembly adopted the resolution on the recommen- Angola, Guinea (Bissau) and Mozambique. dation of its Fourth Committee. (For text of On 20 July 1971, the Council, without adopting resolution 2795(XXVI), see pp. 574-76.) a resolution, decided to transmit the note by the Also, on 20 July 1971, the Economic and Social Secretary-General to the General Assembly for Council decided, without adopting a resolution, to appropriate action at its 1971 session. The Council take no action on the recommendation of ECA that took this decision on the recommendation of its the Intergovernmental Council of Copper Export- Economic Committee, which, on 16 July 1971, ing Countries be allowed to participate in an approved the draft decision, submitted by Ghana, observer capacity in Commission sessions and by a roll-call vote of 18 to 0, with 6 abstentions. meetings of its subsidiary bodies concerned with On 10 December 1971, the General Assembly issues of interest to the Intergovernmental Coun- approved the arrangements relating to the rep- cil, since the Commission was competent, under its resentation of Angola, Mozambique and Guinea terms of reference, to enter into the proposed (Bissau) as associate members of the Economic arrangements with the Intergovernmental Coun- Commission for Africa, as well as the list of the cil. DOCUMENTARY REFERENCES Economic and Social Council—51st session E/AC.6/L.425. Ghana: draft decision, approved by Economic Economic Committee, meetings 523-526, 528, 530. Committee on 16 July 1971, meeting 530, by roll-call vote of 18 Plenary meetings 1777, 1785. to 0, with 6 abstentions, as follows: E/4997, Vol. I. Annual report of Economic Commission for Africa In favour; Ceylon, Ghana, Greece, Haiti, Hungary, Indonesia, (ECA), 15 February 1970-13 February 1971, Parts I-IV and Jamaica, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, New Zealand, Niger, Annexes. Norway, Pakistan, Sudan, Tunisia, USSR, Yugoslavia. E/4997, Vol. II. Annual report of ECA, 15 February 1970-13 Against: None. February 1971, Part V: Programme of work and priorities, Abstaining: Brazil, France, Italy, United Kingdom, United 1971-1973, with projections to 1976. States, Uruguay. E/4997/Summary. Summary of annual report of ECA. E/4997, Vol. I, Part IV. Draft resolution submitted by ECA for E/5054 and Corr.1. Report of Economic Committee, draft decision action by Economic and Social Council, approved without vote XII. by Economic Committee on 14 July 1971, meeting 526. E/5073. Resolutions adopted by Economic and Social Council E/5039. Report of meetings of executive secretaries of regional during its 51st session, 5-30 July 1971. Other decisions, p. 10. economic commissions held in 1971 (New York, 27-29 January 1971; Geneva, Switzerland, 28-30 June and 3 July 1971). E/4997, Vol. I. Annual report of ECA (15 February 1970-13 E/L.1376. Letter of 5 March 1971 from Portugal. February 1971), paras. 484-485. E/5054 and Corr.1. Report of Economic Committee, draft E/AC.6/L.424. Note by Secretary-General (on participation of resolution IX. Intergovernmental Council of Copper Exporting Countries as observer in work of ECLA and ECA). RESOLUTION 1608(LI), as recommended by Economic Commit- E/5054 and Corr.1. Report of Economic Committee, draft decision tee, E/5054, adopted without objection by Council on 20 July XIII. 1971, meeting 1785. E/5073. Resolutions adopted by Economic and Social Council during its 51st session, 5-30 July 1971. Other decisions, p. 10. The Economic and Social Council 1. Takes note of the report of the Economic Commission for Africa covering the period from 15 February 1970 to 13 February Other documents 1971 and the recommendations and resolutions contained in parts A/8401. Report of Secretary-General on work of the Organization, II and III of that report; 16 June 1970-15 June 1971, Part Three, Chapter III D. 2. Endorses the programme of work and priorities, 1971-1973, A/8403. Report of Economic and Social Council on work of its 50th with projections to 1976, contained in part V of the report; and 51st sessions, Chapter XIII A. 3. Takes note of the recommendations made in the Commis- Economic Bulletin for Africa, Vol. VIII, Nos. 1 and 2. U.N.P. Sales sion's resolution 217(X) on regional structures within the United No.:E.68.II.K.1. Nations system with respect to the implementation of Council Integrated Approach to Rural Development in Africa. U.N.P. Sales resolution 1553(XLIX) of 30 July 1970; No:E.71.II.K.2. 4. Commends the Commission for the measures it has taken Administration for Development U.N.P. Sales No.: E.71.II.K.13. to chart a meaningful strategy for Africa's economic and social A Survey of Economic Conditions in Africa, 1969 (Part I). U.N.P. development in the 1970s, within the framework of the global Sales No.: E.71.II.K.5 and corrigendum; (Part II). U.N.P. Sales International Development Strategy for the Second United Nations No.:E.71.II.K.6. Development Decade adopted by the General Assembly in A Survey of Economic Conditions in Africa, 1970 (Part I). U.N.P. resolution 2626(XXV) of 24 October 1970. Sales No.: E.71.II.K.9; (Part II). U.N.P. Sales No.: E.72.II.K.5. Foreign Trade Statistics for Africa, Series A, Direction of Trade, E/4779, Vol. I. Annual report of ECA (15 February 1970-13 No. 17. U.N.P. Sales No.: E/F.71.II.K.15; No. 18. U.N.P. Sales February 1971), Part III (resolution 233(X)) and Annex II. No.:E/F.72.II.K.4. E/5051. Question of representation of Angola, Guinea (Bissau) Agricultural Economics Bulletin for Africa, No. 13, June 1971. and Mozambique in ECA. Note by Secretary-General. U.N.P. Sales No.: E.72.II.K.2..