:=-:-- ==t==/a\: E-- - {..fN,IED NAT'ONS -€ Distr " GENEFAL GENERAL A ,- ABr/roo+ha%/ i S S E 15 June 19?6 A M B [.Y ENGLfSH oRIGTNAL: ENGLISH/FnENCH

Thirty-first session

ANNOTATED PRELIMINARY LIST OI' ITEMS ?O 3E INCLUDED IN THE PROVISIONAL AGENDA OF THE THIRTY-FIFST BEGULAR SESSION OF THE GENEML ASSEMB],Y*

COI{TENTS

r. TI\I'FQANITTrFTA\T

II, ANNOTATED LIST tq

f. Opening of the session by the Chairman of the del-egation of Luxenbourg

) Minut e of silent prayer or neditation Credentials of representatives to the thirty-first session of the General Assenbly

(a) Appointnent of the Credentials Connittee tq (b) Report of the Cred.entials Comtittee

4. Election of the Presiden! .l_o

E Constitution of the Main Conmittees and eLection of officers lo

Election of the Vice-Presidents -rJ 7 Notification by the Secretary-ceneral under Articie 12, paragraph 2, of the Charter of the United Nations .

A Adoption of the agenda 18

x The unannotated preliminary list was issued on 1J February 1916 (A/37/ro), 't6-09822 A/ 3r lroo English Page 2

uull It!.1'{ rb ( contlnueo.,/ Page

General debate . 20

10. Report of the Secretary-General on the work of the flloani zoi r'an 20 11. Report of the Security Council 2I

12. Report of the Econonic and. SociaL Council

Report of tlre Trusteeship Council

1!. Report of the International Atornic Energf Agency ^O Election of five non-pemsrent menbers of the Security Counci]. ?o

_LO . Election of eighteen mffibers of the Economic and Social uounca L 30

Appointnent of the Secretary-General of the Uniteal Nations . . JJ-

18. Election of fifteen nenbers of the Indust"ial Development Bcard

19. Election of nineteen menliers of the Governing Council of ttre United Nations Environment ProEramme 33

20. Election of twelve menbers of the World Food. Council 34

2t. E.lection of tvel-ve nembers of the Board. of Governors of the United. Nations Special ftrnd 34

22. ELection of the members of the Tnternational Lar^r Cornmission 35 23. E]ection of seventeen oenbers of the United Nations Coruaission on Internationel Trade Lav JI 24. Inc.plenentation of the Declaration on the Grantine of Ind.ependence to Colonial Countries and Peoples: report, of the Special- Cornmittee on the Situation with regard. to the Inplementation of the Dec laration on the Granting of Ind.epend.ence to Colonial- Countri es and. Peoples 3B

Admission of new Membexs to the United Nations l+0 10. question of Pelestine l+l (a) Report of the Comnittee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinia.n People 41 /, \ (b, Heport of the Secretary-Geners.l 41 Al3r/roo English Page 3

CONTENTS ( continued ) rg&.- 27. Co-operation between tbe United Nations ard the Organization of African Unity: report of the Sec"etary-General LL 28. The situation in the Mid.dLe East . . \5

29, Third United. Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea l+7 30. International- co-operation in the reaceful uses of outer report of the Connittee on the Peacefu.l Uses of outer Space l+8

31. P?eparation of an international conveniion on prin-ciples governing the use by States of artificial earth satellites for alirect tel-evision broad.casting: report of the Conmittee on the Pes.ceful Uses of outer SDace 32. fmplementation of the Declaration on the Strengthening of Intexnational Security: report of the Secretary-Generaf . , . 52 33. Reduction of nilitary budgets: report of the Secretary- General

34, Incendiary and other specific conventional lreapons which nay be the subject of prohibitions or restrictions of use for humanitarian reasons: report of the Secretary-General 5j 35. Cher0icaL and bacteriological (biological) veapons: report of the CoDference of the Conmittee on Disarmament 57 36, Urgent need- for cessation of nuclear and thermonucLear tests and conclusion of a treaty designed to achieve a comprehensive test ban: report of the Conference of the Cornnittee on Disarma.nent 6o

37. lmpfementation of General Assembly resolution 346? ()OO{) concerning the signature and ratification of Additional- Protocol If of the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America (Treaty of TlateLol-co ) . . . 6I

38. Inpl-ementation of the Declaration of the Indian Ocean as a Zone of Peace: report of the Ad. Hoc Conmittee on the fnd.ian Ocean 62

39, World Disarmament Conference: report of the Ad. IIoc Conmittee on the WorLd Di earn€.nent Conference 6l+ A/ 3L lroo English rage 4

CONTENTS ( continued)

,Pege 40. Effective neasures to inplernent the purposes and objectives of the Di sarrnanent Decade oo

4L, lnplernentation of the DecLaration on the Denuclearization of Africa 67

Comprehensive study of the question of nucl-ear-weapon-free zones in aU its aspects i report of the Secretary-Genelal ol l+3. Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the lvliddl-e East " 69 44" Convention on the prohibition of milita:'y or any other hostile use of environi0ental nodification techniques: report of the Conference of the Connittee on Disarnanent 11 EstabLishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in South Asia . " \6. Conclusion of a t"eaty on the complete and general prohibition of nucl-ear weapon tests 73

)tt Prohibition of the developrnent and manufacture of new types of weapons of nass destruction and new systems of such veapons: report of the Conference of the Cornmlttee on Di sarmament ?l+

48. General and. complete disarmament 75

(a) Report of the Conference of the Cornmittee on Disarmament 75

(b) Report of the International Atonie Energy Agency

(c) Report of the Secretary-General 75 )+9. Strengthening of the role of the United ltrations in the field of disarnament: repoxt of the Ad. Hoc Connittee on the Review of the Role of the United Itat ion-Jli--the Field of Disarmarnent . 79 ,o. Effects of atomic rad.iation: report of the United Nations Scientific Cornrnittee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation 80

Policies of apartheid. of the Governnent of South Africa , . . B1

(") Report of the Special Cornmittee against Apartheid Bf (b) Report of the Secretary-General BI A/3L/l.oo nnglish

uul\r -Lfil\J 1b ( contLnued J lqe=- E;t United Nations Relief and Wolks Agency for pa]-estine Refugees in the Near East . " B)+

(a) Report of the Cornni s sioner-General Bl+ (b) Report of the VJorking Group on the Finsncing of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for pafestine Refugees in the Near East . 84

(c) Report of the United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine 8l+

(d) Report of the Secretary-General 8)+

Conprehensive review of the whole question of peace-keeping operations in al-l- their aspects: report of the Special- Comnittee on Peace-keeping Operations . . . 86 >4. Beport of the Special Conrnittee to Investigate fsraeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the popul-ation of the 0ccupied. Territories 89 qtr United Nations Conference on T].ade and Developnent . . . . 90

(a) Report of the Conference on its fourth session , , . . . 9o

(b) Report of the Trad.e and Development Board 9O (") Confirnation of the appointment of the Secretary- Genera]- 90 Uni.ted Nations Industriaf Development Organization; repoxt of the Industrial Developrnent Board" a,

United Nations Institute for Training and Besearch: report of the Executive Director 93

Operational activj.ties for develoDment . 9)+

(a) Uni.ted Nations Developnent prograune 9l+

(b) United Nations Capital Devetopment Fund 9L+

tc) Technical co-operation activities undertaken by the Secretary-General- , 911 Al 3r/roo Engl-ish Page 6

uuN-t-EjI\ tb ( cont lnueo,./ Pa€!e

(d) United. Nations Volunteers progranme 94

(.) United Netions F\rnd. for PopuJ-ation Activities 9\

(f) United Nations Childrenrs tr\-md. 9l+

(g) WorLd Food Pragranme 9'l+

EO United. Nations Environment Prosrame 104

(a) Report of the Governing Council- 104

(b) Report of the Secretary-General under General AssembJ-y resorurlon J4J) ( xx]( 104 (") Repolt of the Executive Director under General Assenbly reso.l-ution 3l+37 (1oO() 10L

(d) I{abitat: United Nations Conference on lluraJl Settlements: report of the Secretary-General 10\

(e) Election of the Executive Director 10l+

60" Food. problens: report of the Wo"l-d. Iood Council . 108

or. United Nations Special Fund 109

(a) Report of the Boarrl of Governors 'I no (b) Confirnati on of the arDointment of the Executive Director 109

oz. United Nations Univetsity 111 (a) Report of the Council of the United Nations Unive"sity 111 (b) Report of the Secretary-General 111

oJ. Office of the Unit ed. Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator: report s of the Secret,ary-General il,, 6\. Revision of the International Developnent Styatery for the Second. Unit ed. Nations Developnent Decade I-LO

Develotrm.ent and international econornic co-operation: i.nplementation of the decisions adopted by the Gene"al AssembLy at its seventh special- session: reports of the Secretary-General- 1't'f A/31/100 Engl-ish

CONTENTS ( continued ) oo. Economic co-operation a,nxong d.eveloping countries: report of the Secretary-Gene"al 121 ot, Technical co-operation among developing countries . . .

68. Xlinination of a1l- forns of racial discrinination . . , I2l1

(") Decade for Action to Conbat Racisn and Racial Discrimination 12h (b) Reports of the Connittee on the ELinination of Racial Discrinination 124

(c) Status of the International- Convention on the El-inins.tion of Al-1 I'orms of Racial Discrinrinat ion: report of the Secretaxy-Genera,l- r.24

(a) Status of the International Convention on the Suppression and Puni shment of the Crine of Apartheid . ]24

Adverse consequences for the enjoynent of human rights of polit ical-, nilitary, economic and other forrs of assistance given to col,oniaf and. racist r6gimes in southern Africa . . 128

70" Hulaan rights and scientific and technologieal d.evelopments 'I to ?1. Wor-ld social situation: report of the Secretary-Gene?al I ??

72. PoLicies aJrd. progr€,nnes retating to youth; reports of the Secretary-GenersJ. 134

73. Torture and other crueI, inhr:man or degrading treatnent or punisbtoent

74. United Nations Decad.e for Women: Iquality" DeveLopuent and Peace: report of the Secretary-General L37 fnportance of the r:niversal reafization of the right of peopl-es to self-deternination and of the speedy granting of ind.epenclence to col-onia1 countries and DeoDles for the effective gua?antee and observance of hrnan rights: report of the Secretary-General- 1\o

.tA a l,^ El-inination of atl forns of re]-igious intolerance , Offiee of the United Nations HiEh Connissioner for Refuaees: report of the Higb Conmissioner 'l Lq A/3rlroo English

CONTENTS ( continued ) Page

'7p' National experience in achieving fa"--reaching social- and econonic changes for the purpose of social progress: report of the Secretary-General-

79. Freedom of infornation . . . r)+8

(a) Draft Declaration on I'reedom of fnfornation . . . 1)+B

(b) Draft Convention on Freedom of Tnformation , ' . 1)rB 80. Status of the International Covenant on Economic " Social and Cultural Rights, the Internationaf Covenant on Civil and Political- Rights and the Optional Protocol to the International- Covenant on Civil aJ1d PoLitical Rights: report of the Secretary-General 150

o_L . United Nations conference for an international convention on 'I 4qulr^ r^-+.i uruu ^- 1^.- 5r

82. Preservation and further develoDment of cu]-tural values 151+ 83. Information froo Non-Self-Governing Territories transmitted under Articfe 73 e of the Charter of the United Nations 'I ch

(a) Report of the Sec?etary-Gene"a1 151+

{h) Rennr+. nf f.he Snenigl Cornmittee on the Situation with TAoar^ +.^ +.ha Tnnl amentation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Co]-onial Countries and Peoples

$+. Question of Na.nibia 'I 55 (a) Report of the Special Connittee on the Situation with regard. to the Irnplementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Ind.epend.ence to Colonial- Countries and Peoples 'I 55

(b) Report of the United. Nations council for Namibia

(c) United lrTations Fund for Namibia: report of the Secretary-General ". (d) Appointnent of the United Nations Conmissioner for Namibia A/ 3r /Loo English

uuNrlrj\ J-D |\ COnI].nued' Page Question of Southeln Rhodesia: report of the SDecial Cormittee on the Situation with relard to the liplenentation of the Decl"aration on the Granting of Independence to CoJ-onial Countries anal peoples r58 85. Activities of foreign economic and other interests which are inpeding the i.npl-enentation of the Declaration on the Granting of Ind.ependence to Colonial Countries and peopJ-es in Southern Rhodesia and Namibia and in all other Territori.es under coloniaf doraination and efforts to eliminate eolonialisn, apartheid and- racial discrimination in southern Africa: report of the Special, Conmittee on the Situation with regard to the Inpfenentation of the Declaration on the Granting of fndepend.ence to Colonial- Countries a.rd pp.n] Fc - - 160 87. fmplementation of the DecLaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and peoD]-es by the specialized agencies and the international instilutions associated vith the United Nations r61 (") Report of the Speciat Cor::nittee on the Situation r.rith regard to the Impl_ementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independ.ence to Colonial_ Countries and Pa^nl a. IO.L

(b) Report s of the Secretary-Genera.l 161 88. United Nations Educational and Training progranme for Southern Africa: report of the Secretary-General 162 89. Offers by Member States of study and training facilities for inhabitants of Non-Se1f-Governing Territories: Teport of the Secretary-General lo+

90" Financial reports and. accounts and reports of the Board of Auditors "

(") United Nations

(b) United Nations Development progranEe

(c) United. Nations Chilalren's Fund

(d) United. Nations Relief and. Works Agency fo" palestine Refugees in the Near East . , Al 3t/roo -ungl1Sn ?age 10

OONTENTS ( continued) Page

United Nations Institute for Training and Research . . (r) Voluntary funds administered by the United Nations High Conmissioner fo" Refugees ro)

(e) Fund. of the United Nations Environment Progrsffne (h) United Nations lund for Population Activities

91. Programe budget for the biennir.m L976-]-977 loo 1'71 92. Med iun-term plan (a) Medium-tern plan for the period 19?B-1981 and revised plan for 1977 JIJ (t) fmplenentation of the recomendations of the Joint Inspection Unit: report of the Secretary-General 'I 7l

93. tr'inancia.l energency of the United. Nations: report of the Negotiating Comittee on the Finencial Eaergency of the United Nations 9\. Beview of the intergovernmental and expert machinery deeling with the fornulation, review and approval of progranmes and r?L bud gets

95. A&oinistrative and budgetary co-ordination of the United Nations with the specialized agencies and the International Atonic Energy Agency: report of the Advisory Connittee on Admini strative and Budgetary Questions 1?l+ yo. Joint Inspection Unit I75 (a) Reports of the Joint Inspection Unit ]-75

(b) Question of the continuation of the Joint Inspection Unit . . the Connittee on >t. Pattexn of conferences: report of I?A Conferences L79 98. United Nations accoamodation (a) Util.ization of office acconmodation in the United' Nations system. 'I ?O A/ 3r/roo English Page 11

CONTINTS (continued.)

Page (t) Util-ization of office acconmodation and conference facil-ities at the Donaupark Centre in Vienna: ?eDort of the Secretary-General r79 99, Scal-e of aasessnents for the apportionnent of the expenses of the United Nations: report of the Comnittee on Contributions 181 100. Appointnents to fill vacancies in the membership oi subsidiary organs of the General Asserobly 182 (a) Advisory Connittee on Adnrinistrative and Budgetary Questions 182

toJ Comittee on Contributions . . 182 Board of Auditors t82

t o,, Investnents Cornmittee: confituation of the ar:pointnents nade by the Secretary-General , . . ,- 182

(e) Unitett Nations Administrative Tbibunal 182

(f) International CiviL Se"vice Connission 182 (e) United Nations Staff pension Comittee r.82 10L, Personnel questions t8? (") Conposition of the Sec?etariat: report of the Secretary- GeneraL 1B? (b) Othe" personnel questions: report of the Secrerary- General 'I 8? 102. Report of the International Civil Sefirice Conmission 189 103. United Nations pension system: report of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board. 'r 80

.1U4. Financing of the United Nations Energency Force and. of the United Nations Disengagenent Observer Force: reDort of the Secretary-Genera.l ,. 'l Ql

'I nq Report of the International Law Cornnission on the vork of its twenty-eighth session 'I Ot A/3r/LOo English

CONTENTS ( continued)

105, Conference of plenipotent iaries on succession of States in respect of treaties: report of the Secretary-General 10L 10?. Re'Dort of the United Nations Conmission on International Trade Law on the ffork of its ninth session 'r oA 108. Report of the Coomittee on Relations with the Host Country . t97

'l nO I?6n^'+ ^f +1.'a Special conmittee on the Charter of the United. Nations end on the Strengthening of the Role of the Orosni zef i an 198

110. Respect for human rights in armed conflicts: report of the secretary-General- , . 2oo 111. Implementation by States of the provisions of the Vienna Convention on Diplonatic Relations of ]961: report of the Secret€xy-General . . lvq^^r,

112. Measures to prevent international terrorisn which endangers or takes innocent human lives or Jeopardizes fundamentaf fleedoms ' and stud-y of the underLying causes of those forns of terrorisrn and acts of viol-ence which lie in misery, frustration, grievance and. despair and which cause some people to sacrifice human 1ives, including their ovn, in an attenpt to effect radical changes: report of the Ad Hoc Connittee on Internationsl Terrorism " 1u) 1f3, Resolutions adopted by tbe United Nations Conference on the Reoresenta.tion of States in Their Relations with International Organizations 206 (a) Resolution relating to the observer status of national Iiberation movement s recognized by the Organization of African Unity and/or by the League of Arab States 206 (b) Resolution relating to the application of the Convention in fuiure activities of international organizations 206 Ul+, Consoli,fation and progressive evolution of the norms and principles of international economic development faw 2O7

115. Amendnent to Article 22 of the Statute of the fnternationaf Court of Justice (Seat of tbe Court ) and consequential amendment s to Articles 23 and 28 207 1l-6. fmplernentation of the conclusiona of the first Review Conference of the Palties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferat ion of Nuclear Weapons 208 A/ 3r/roo Eng.lish Page 13

CONTENTS ( continued )

Anneres

L Presidents of the General_ Assenb]y II. Officers of the Main Comittees

III. Vice-Presid.ent s of the GeneraL Assembly

IV. Non-pernanent members of the Security Counci1

V. Members of the Economic and Social Cor.llrcil VI. States Members of the United Nations Ll 3r/roo .Ejngllsn Page Il+

I. INTRODUCTION

1. This d.ocument which correspond.s to the prelirninary list circulated on 13 FebTuary Lg76 (A/3I/5o),' has been prepared in accord.ance with the reconorendation of the Special CorDrtrittee on the Rationalization of the Procedures and Organization of the General Assembly' as set forth in paragraph 1? (b) of annex If to AssenbLy resolution 2837 (XXVI) of 17 December 1971.

2. The provisional agenda provided for in rule 12 of the rules of procedure will appear on 23 Jul-y l!976 (A/3L/Vo).

(A/31/1OO/Add before opening 3, An ad d.end.u0 to this document ' 1) will be issued the of the session in accord.ance with paragraph lJ (c) of annex II to resolution zt:z (ncvr ). l+, The thirty-first session vil1 convene at United Nations Iieadquarters on Tuesday, 21 Septembe? 19?6, at 3 p.n. Al 3r /Loo English Page 15

II. ANNOTATTD IIST

fn accordance with rul-e t of the rutes of plocedu:,e (A/520/Bev.Ie), General- ijhe -A'senxbly meets every year in regular selsion connencing on the third Tuesd.ay in Septernber. Rule 30 of the rul-es of procealure provid.es that, at the opening session of the General of each Assenbly, the chliruan of that d.eregation fron which the President of the previous session vas elected. shatt presie- has elected -a""""Ii"er;r, untir the Assenbry a Pxesid.ent for the eession. trr" t.rp"r""v-p"I":. a".rt i" not necegsaril-y the individual lrho presided "i-ite pr"ceaing session. 1/ 2. Minute of silent prqyer or neditation Ru-l-e 52 of the rul-es of ploced.ure provid_es that, i.nmediately after the opening-of the first plenary neeting anl. inoediat ely preceding the finaJ- plenary meeting closing of the of each sessiJn or trre Cenera: Assenbly, the president sha-lL invite the representatives to observe or rneditation. one minute of sirence d.edicated. to prayer This provision *r" irr"o"porui"a-i., trr" rul-es ploced.ure fourth session. 2/ of at the

(a) Appointnent of the Credentials Connittee

(b) Report of the Credentials Coondttee In aecordance with ru].e 27 of the rules of procedure, the credential-s of representatives and the names of nenbers of a delegation the secretary-Generar. a'e to be subnitted to if possible not ress than one veek before the opening of the session' The credentiar-s nust be issued .itrr". by the Governnent or by Head of the state or the Minister for Foleign air"ir". under rule 2g of the rules of procedure, a credentials cornrittee the of nine members is appointed by General, Assenbly at the beginning ot"on"i"tine each slssion on proposal"oi President. The the tne members of the Cornrni itee are traditionally appointed at the opening meeting' on the ploposal of the turopo"""y presiclent of the Plesident and before the efection for the session. T}re Corunittee eLects a Chairman, but no Vice-Chairman or Rapporteur.

On coupletion of its work, the Conmittee Assenbl-y. subnits a report to the General

L/ For the eleetion of the president, see iten l+_ 2/ Resolution 36e (ry;, annex I. Al 3r /ao} _E;ns,L1Sn fase ro

At the thirti.eth session, 3/ the Credentials Conmittee consisted of the following Member States; Belgium, China, Costa Fica, T,ibyan Arab Republic, Mali, Mongolia, Union of Soviet Socialist Fepublics, United States of America and Venezuela.

4. Election of the President

Under rule 31 of the rules of procedure, the President of the General Assembly is elected by the Assenbly and holds office until the close of the session at which he was elected. fn accordance 'with rufe 92 of the rules of procedure' the efection ie held l.w eF.'rF+ hallnl- 3nfl there are no nominations. The President is elected by a ci nr] a mq i l-\r ^-i The General Assembly decid.ed \/ tnat, in the eLection of the President, regard shou]d be had for equitable geographical rots.tion of this office among: (") Afriean and Asian States;

(b) Eastern European states; (" ) Latin Arnerican States; (d) Western European and other States.

The names of the past Presidents of the General As sernbly are listed in annex I. tr ^^-^+i+"+:^- ^' "1 Main Comnittees and el-ection of officers As indicated in rul^ oA ^f +h- p,,rac ^f --.ced.ure, the General Assembly has seven Main Cormittees.

Bul-e 103 stipulates that each Main Cormittee shall elect a Chairr.an tr,ro Vice-Chairmen and a Raplorteur. It also stetes that the elections sha1l ' be held by secret ballot unless the Connittee decides othervise in an e]ection vhete only one candidate is standing. Since in the great najority of cases only one candidate is noninated, rnost officers of Main Cornrnittees are elected by acclamatj.on. In addition, rule 103 provides that the nomination of each candidate sha1l be linited to one speaker, after which the Corurittee sha1l irnmediately proceed to the election.

3/ References for the thirtieth session (agenda item 3): (") Reports of the Credentials Comnittee: A/IO27O snd Add.1; /. \ (bJ Resolutions 336? A and B (X)or)" (c) Plenary meetings: A/Pv.23rI" 2369 arLd 2\36. +/ fieso_Lurlon J-yyu tj{'v_r.Ll j r annex, para. J_, ^/lt/tooEnglish Page 17

Bule p! (a) stipulates that al-l the Main Conmittees sha1I" during the first week of the session, hol-d the elections provided for in rule 10J. Tbe ceneral. Assembly decided. ll tinat the Chairnen of the Main Conmittees shoufd be elccted according to the foll-oving patbern: (a) Three representatlves from African and Asian States;

(b) One representative from an Eastern European State;

(c) One representative from a T,atin American State;

(d) One representative from a Western European or other State;

(e) The seventh chairnanship should rots.te every alternate year alnong representatives of States mentioned in subparagraphs (c) and (d).

The Chairrnen of the Main Cornmittees are generall-y elected on the first day of the session or on the morning of the second day. I'or practical reasons, the elections are held in the General Assenbly hal1 under the chairmanship of the President of the Assembly. However it should be noted that this does not involve a plenary meeting of the Assembly, but" a series of consecutive meetings of the seven Main Conmittees .

The two Vice-Chairnen and the Rapporteur of each Main Conurittee are elected 1ater, during the first week of the session.

The names of the officers of the Main Cor0nittees from the twentieth session onwards are listed in annex II.

6. Election of the Vice-Presid.ents

The President of the Genera-l Assembly is assisted by 17 Vic e-Pre sident s . The duties involved are performed by heads of delegations of Member States' and not by ind.ividuals elected in their personal capacity. The As sembly decid.ed. on thlee occasions to increase the number of Vice-Presidents /iesolutions ]1OI+ (XI), 1192 (xII) and 1990 (xvrrr)7.

Under rule 31 of the rutes of procedure, the Vice-Presidents are electetl by the General Assembl,y and hold office until the close of the session at which they were elected. In accordance vith rule 92 of t:ne rules of procedure, the eleetion is held by secret ba11ot and there are no nominations. Vice-Presidents are elected by a simple najority.

Rule 31 also provides thst the Vice-Presidents sha11 be elected after the election of the Chairmen of the Main Connittees (see item 5), in such a vay as to ensure the representative character of the General Corurittee (see item 8),

5/ Ibid.., para. l+. Al3rlroo English rage _Lo

The General As sembLy decided 6/ that the 17 Vice-Presidents should be elected according to the following pattern:

(a) Seven representatives from African and Asian Stat€s;

(b) one representative from an Eastern European State; (") Three representatives from Latin American States;

(d) Two representatives from Western European and other States;

/ a'l Fi rra panr-oa-+, .atives from the permanent members of the Security Council. The election of the President of the General Assenbly has the effect, however, of xeducj.ng by one the number of vice-presid.encies a]-loeateal to the region from vhich the President is e}ected..

The Vice-Presidents are general\r elected on either the morning or the afternoon of the second day of the session. The names of the States vhieh have held the office of Vice-President of the General Assembly are Listed in annex flf.

7. Notification by the Secretary-General under Article 12" paragraph 2, of the Charter of the United Nations Article 12, paragraph 1, of the Charter stipulates that, vhile the Security council is exercising in respect of any d.ispute or situation the functions assi-gned. to it in the Charter, the General Assenbly shall not make any recormaendaticn with regard to that d.ispute or situation unless the Security Council so requests. Article 12, paragraph 2, provides that the Secretary-General , with the consent of the security council, shal1 notif] the General Assenrbly at each session of any matters rel-ative to the maintenance of international peace and security which are being dealt with by the Council. He is simi.Iarly to notify the Assenbly iumediately if the Cor:ncil ceases to deal- with such matters.

The Assembly usually takes note of the conmunication from the Secretary-- ceneral without discussion. l/

8. Adoption of the agenda

Ru-les 12 to 15 of the ?ul-es of p"ocedure deaf with the agenda for regular sessions.

g lbid,., paras. 2 and 3. J/ References for the thirtieth session (agenda iten ?): (.) Note by the Seeretary-ceneral : A/Io23o, (b) Plenary meetlng: AlPV.2353, A/ 3! ltoo English Page 19

Provisional agentla

Under rule 12 of the rules of procedure, the provisional agenda is to te conmunicated to the Members of the United Nations at least 60 aays before the opening of the session, The provisional agenda for the thirty-first session r,ri 11 appear on lJ .r u-!y J"9to as oocurent Al 3!lI)0. Rule 13 of the rules of procedure ind.icates what items sha11 or may be included in the provisional agend.a.

Supplelnentary itens

Rule L4 provicies that any Member or principal organ of the Uni.ted Nations or the Secretary-General nay, at least 30 days before the date fixed for the opening of a regular session, request the inclusion of supplementary items in the agend.a. Such items shal1 be placed on a suppLenentary 1ist, vhich shall- be cornm$ica.ted to the Members of the United Nations at Least 20 days before the opening of the session.

The suppfenentary list ld1]. be issued on 27 August.

Additional itens

Bul,e 15 of the ru"l-es of procedure stipulates, inter alia, that additionaL itens of an inportant and u.Tgent character, proposed for inclusion in the agenda less than 30 days before the opening of a regular session or during a regular session, rxay be placed on the agenda if the General Assenbly so decides by a naJority of the Menbers present and. voting.

Consideration of the draft agenda by the General Connittee

Rules J8 to 4l+ of the rules of procedure deal with the conposition, organization and functions of the General Conmittee. The Committee is composed of the President of the General Assembly, who presides (see item h), the. IJ Vice-Pres id.ent s of the Assembly (see itern 6) and the Chairmen of the Main Conmittees (see iten 5).

The General Conmittee usually meets on the second. day of the session for the purpose of rnaking reconmendations to the General Assembly eoncerning the adoption of the agenda, tbe allocation of items and the organization of the work of the AssenbLy, For this purpose, it has before it a menorandun by the Secretary- General containing the draft agenda (provisional agenda, supplementary items and additional itens), the proposed allocation of items and a nr:mber of recomendationg concerning the organization of the session.

At the thirty-first session, the Secretary-General r s nemoranclum r,rill be 11SSUed aS docunent Al BUHI 3I | !, A/ 3r /lOO nnglish Page 20

Adoption of the agenda by the cenera]- Assenbly B/

The final agenda, the all-ocation of itens included in the agenda, and arrangements for the organization of the session are adopted by the Gene"al Assembly by a simple najority.

RuJ.e 23 of the rules of procedure provides, inter a-lia, that debate on the inclusion of an item in the agend.a, ffhen that item has been reconmended for j.ncl-usion by the Genersl- Corunittee, sha11 be limited to three speakers in favour of, and. three against, the inclusion.

9. General d€bate

/lait^f Ac a raFi^,4 At the beginning of the session, the General Assembly ^+ approxinately tvo and one half veeks to the general debate, during which heads of d.elegations may state the views of their Governments on a.nv itero before the Assemblv.

The General Assembly decided that the list of speakers wishing to take part in the general debate shou-ld be closed at the end of the third day after the opening of the debate. 9/

At the thirtieth session, 27 plenary meetings were devoted to the genera-l debate (A/pV.2355-2380 and 2382), during vhicb 1.21 speakers took the floor. l0/ The minimurn length of statements vas 13 ninutes and the maximr:m 75 minutes, Ttre averaae length as 3l+ minutes. IL/

10. Report of the Secret€Jy-General on lhe vork of the Orqanization ArLicle 98 of the Charter requires the Secretary-General to make sll arnua.l report to the Gcneral Assenbly on the r,rork of the Organization. Under ru.1e 48 of the rules of procedu-re, the report must be cornmun:cated to I'{ember States at least 45 days before bhe opening of the session. Ttre report of the Sec re L ary -General is

v References for the thirtieth session (agenda itern B): (a) Provisional agend"a: A/fOl5O; (b) Supplernentary list; A/10200; (c) Menorandurr by the Secret ary-ceneral ; A/BUB/1B3 and Add.l; ( t1) Reports of the General Connittee: A/IO250 and Add.I: (u) Agenda of the session: A/IOZ:: and Add.l; (f) A-l1ocati-on of agenda items: A/IOZ,Z\ (e) i\ieetings of the ceneral Cornrnittee: A/BUR/SR.ZZL+-?26; (h) P1enary meetings: A/pV.2353-2315, 2366 and 2367. v Rules of procedure, annex Vn para. 46. lx/ .At the twenty-ninth session" 2l plenary meetings vere devoted to the general- d.ebate, during which ]-24 spea}ers took the ffoor. At u the twenty-ninth session" the ninirnu,n lensth of staternents r,ras B minutes and the rnaximum 66 ninutes, The average length was J5 minutes. Ll 3I/Ioo li'nol ieh Page 21 included in the Assemblyts provisional agenda in accordance with rul-e 13 (a) of the 11r'r 6d ht^^a,lrrFa ^f The intaoduction to the report contains the Secretary-General r s observations on a number of cur:rent internationa-l Drob]-ems " The Assenbly usually takes note of the report without d.iscussion.

The report considered by the General As s enbl-y at its thidieth session covered the period. from 16 June 1971r to 15 June f97r. LZ At the thirty-first session, the report of the Secretary-Genera1, covering the peliod from lb June I9T, to 1! June fpl6, will appear as Suppl-enent No. 1 (A/3Ll1); the introduction witl appear as supplement i'ro. 1A (A/31/1/Add.1).

11. Report of the Security Council

iTrh 6 qa-rl,i+af ar^,,h^i l cr,hmi+d oh ahhrrdl +^ rha /lanatol AaaAmhll. r,hda7 --*.-,a-"'0** annual '^^^r+report to the cenera,f Assemb-r *..*'- Article 2h, paragraph 3, of the Charter; the Assembly considers the report in accorda.nce rtith Article 15" paragraph 1. The Councilrs report is included in the provisional agend.a of the Assembty pursuant to ru.I e 13 (b) of the rr-r-les of procedure. The General Assembty usua-lfy Lakes note of the -report of the Security Council without discussion. At its twenty-sixth, twenty-seventh arrd tl.renty-eighth sessions, however, the Assembly, in connexion with its consideration of the Colrncil's report, decided to seek the views of Menber States on wairs and neans of enha.ncing the effectiveness of the Security Council in accord.ance vith the principles and provisions of the Charter. "

At iLs tventy-eighth session, Lhe Assembl-y drev the atlention of the Security Courci]., when considering steps to enhance its effectiveness in accordance \tith the principles a,rrd provisions of the Charterr to the vievs ff)d suggestions subnitted by Member States in response to 286l+ (XXVI) and- ?99:- (xxvfrl as contained in the Secretary-General ?s reports"esolutions on the matter (A/BB]+7 ard Add.1 and 4/911+3) /resolution 3186 (]C(VIII)/, At its twenty-ninth session" the General Ass enrbly -reealtea i gs resolut ion"?B5t* (xr-vr;, 2991 (xxvrr) a"r)d 3185 (xxvrrr) /resolution 3322 (xxrx)/ . At its thirtieth session, tV ttre General Assembly took note of the report of

12/ References for the thirtieth session (agenda iten 10): (a) Report of the Secretary-General : Supplement No. 1 ( 4/10001 ) ; (b) Introduction to the report: Suppletr}enl -\o. 1A (A/Iooo1/Add.1); tc/ i'J-enary Ineetrng: Alvv.z44z. 1V References for the thirtieth session ( agenda If,CN -L-1,/ : (a) Report of the Security Council: Suppleroent No. 2 (4/10002 ) ; ( b J uralt resol_utf,on: Al L. t9L\ (") Resolution 3530 (XxX)i (d) Plenary meeting: A/PV.il+l+Z. A/ 3r/roo nnglish PaBe 22 the Security Council covering the period from 16 June 197L to ]5 June l-975 /resolution 3530 (XXX ) /. At the thirty--first session of the General Assembly, the report of the Security Council" covering the period from 16 June 1975 to 15 June 19?6, wi-t-L appear as Sutrlplement No, 2 (A/31/2).

12. Retlort of the Economic and Socis.l Council

The Economic and Social Counci.l submits an annual report to the General Assembl-y; the Assenbly considers the report in accordance with Articl-e 15, paragraph 2, of the Charter. The Councilrs report is incJ-ud-ecl in the provisional agenda of the Assenbly pusuant to rule 13 (b) of the rules of procedure.

The report considered. by the General- Assenbly at its thirtieth session covered the fifty*eighth and fifty-ninth sessions of the Council. l)+/

At the thirty first session of the General Assenbly, the report of the Economic and Social- Council, covering the sixtieth and sixty-first sessions of the Council, will appear as Supplen0ent No. 3 (4/31/3), An addendum to the report, covering the work of the resu(ed sixty-first session, will- be issued Jater as Supplenent No. 34 (A/ 3L/ 3/Add,.7). In add.ition, the fo1lor^'ing docuaents have been cixculated under this iten; (a) Letters from the uSsR: 4/31/58" A/3r/8O;

14/ References for the thirtieth session (agenda itemr 12): (a) Report of the Economic and. Social Council: Suppleuxent No. 3 (A/1OOO3); (b) Addend.um to the report: SuppJ-ement No" 3A (A/1ooo3/Add.1) ; (.) Reports of the Secretary-General: A/10f05 and Add.t-3, 4/10106 and corr.l and Add.1-3, A/IO258, A/aO259, A/ rO?gO and Aald.1-2, A/rO29r, A/ro3\6t E/r\99, Ll )OV1 a,no, UOIr. J- and Z : (d) Report of the Second. Conmittee: A/10\67; (u) Report of the Third Cornmittee: A/LOZ + and Add.L; (f) Reports the Cornrni.ttee: A/:.O29I A/l-O)+71; of Fifth " (e) Amendment : AlL.T87; (h) Resorutions 3U+3 (XxX) to 3\50 (xrr) ana 3508 (xxx) to 3516 ()ffX); (i) Meetings of the Second conmittee: Alc -2/sR.r6ii-166o, :.693, 1699, r7oo, 178-1706, and UO8-l-712 ; ( j ) Ir{eetings of the Third Conmittee: A/C.3/SR.2f!7 , 2It+2.-2I59, 216I, 2L62, and.2I6\-aI66; (k) Meetings of the Fifth Cormitree; A/c.'/SR.!706, I7 63 and. 1769., (1) Plenary meetings: A/W.2383, 2)+33, 2\l+1 and Z\\l+.

t.,. A/31/1oo English

(b) Note verbale fronr the Gerrnan Denocratic Republic I A/37/60; (.) Letter and note verbale from Bulgaria : l/Zt/6\, A/31/68:, (d) Letters from France, the United l(ingdorn and the United States: A/3r/67, Al3i,/87t (") l-etter from the Federal Repubtic of Gernany: A/3L/69", (f) Note verbale from the Ukrainian SSR: A/3I/7O:, (e) letter fron Chile: A/3a/71+; \n/ lerrer rron uzec nos_LovaKla : Al 3r/99. The folloving questions, to be considered under item 12, include reports which the General Assmb]y specifieally }equested or which the nconomic and Social Council decided to taansmit to the Assenbly. They also incl-ude matters on which the Council has made reconmendations to the Assen0bly,

United i'lations Wat er Conference

At its fifty-fourth session, in 1973, the Economic and Social Cor:nc il- approved the holding of a United Nations Wat er Conference d.uring L9T7 and. accepted the offer of the Government of Areentina to act as host for the Conference fuesolution 1?61 c (LwI/. At its fifty-ninth session, the councif inter alia, authorized the conmittee on Natl]ra]. Resources to act as ttre preparatory cornnittee for the Conference, decided. to convene the Conference in Argentlna from ? to 18 March 19:f and ad.opted other d.ecisions pertaining to the organization of bhe Conference /resolution f979 ftfXL/,

At its thirtieth session" the GeneraL Assenbly welcomed the decision of the Economic and Social- Council on the convening of the Conference; endorsed the arrangements for the preparations for the Conference as set out in Council resolution 1979 (LIX):" requested the Secretary-General to give ampl-e support to the Conference secretariat in its preparatory work, inclucling if necessary" arrangements for the cfose coll-aboration of the retevant organizations" of the United. i{ations system; requested the relevant organizations of the United Nations system to co-operate closely l,Iith the Conference secretariat in the preparatory work; urged the United Aiations Environnent hogra.nme to provide financial support for the preparatory work of the Conference; and- requested the Secretary-'Generaf to bring to the attention of Member States the nature and importance of the ve.t er probleros to be dealt with at the Conference, to give vide publicity to the Conference through the Office of Public Informat ion and the Centre for Economic and Social- Infornation of the Secretariat and to report to the Assenily at its thirty-first session on the action taken /resolution 3513 ()qX)/.

The report ca.Ll-ed for under resolution 3513 ()Off) wil1 cover the preparatory work undertaken since the adoption of the resolution, including the results of the first session of the Corunittee on Natural- Resources which net as preparatory cormittee for the Conference fron 23 tc 2? February L976 (as contained in its report -[/ ) and the related decisions of the Economic and Socia,l Council at its

_11/ Official Records of the llconomic and Social Council, Sixty-fiTst Session, Supplement No. l+ (E/5778). / ... A/3r / r00 nnglish raee t4

sixtieth snd sixty-first sessions. The report will outline plans for the continuation of the preparatory process, including the regional preparatory meetings to be held between July and October 19?5, At its sixtieth session, the Econonic and Social Council, after considering the report of the Committee on llatural Resources, took note of various decisions of the Connittee on the preparatory process for the United Nations llater Conference, and decided on participation in the Conference /resolution f9B2 (LXL/. The CounciL also, inter alia, requested. the Secretary-General to appoint a highly qualified secretary-general- of the Conference; requested hirn to make the necessary arrangenents for the second special session of the Cornnittee on Natural Besources, to be hefd at United Nations Headquarters from 3 to 7 January 1977; requested the specialized agencies and other organizations concerned to continue their substantive support of the preparations for the Ccnference; expressed its appreciation to the United lVations Environment Programrne for its offer to help defray the travel costs of the representatives of developing countries which rnight face special difficulties in that respect, so that they nieht attend the regional preparatory neetings, and urged the Secretary-General to accept the contribution of the Progra.nme for that pr.trpose; urged the United. llations Environment Progranme to consider urgently, in consultation ith the Secretary-General , the possibility of increasing its finaneing of the preparatory work for the Conference in order to ensure its slrccess; and appealed to Governments, whenever applicable, to intensify their national preparations for the Conference through, intey a.tia, the establishment of nationaf conmittees or similar bodies /resolution 1983 (LX)/. At the thirty-first session, the Generaf Assembly vi11 have before it the rclcrrenf naTic +1"a ^f .,,, ,-port-6 of the Economic and Soeial Council (A/3f/3)-

Pernanent sovereignty over national resources in the occupied Ara! territorles

At its tlrenty-ninth session, the General As sernbly requested the Secretary- General- to subrnit to it at its thirtieth session a report on the adverse econonic effects on the Arab States and peoples resuLtine fron reFeated fsraeli aggression arrd continued occupation of their territories /resolution 3336 (XXIX)/, At its thirtieth session, the General Assemllly, having considered the interim report of the Secretary-ceneral (A/1O29O and Add,2), noted that it had not been prepared in accordance with the request contained. in paragraph ! of Assenbly resolution 3336 (XXIX); requested the heads of the relevant specialized ageneies and United Nations organs to co-operate actively and adequately with the Secretary-General in the preparation of a final report; and requested the Secretary-General, to submit to the As senbly_at its thirty-first session a final comprehensive report /resolution 3515 (XxXl-/. At the thirty-first session, the ceneral Assenbly vil1 have before it the Teport of the Secretary-General. Al3rlto0 Engl i sh Pdop )\

International yea" of the chi]-d.

At its thirtieth session, the General Assenbly endorsed Economic and Social Council resol-ution 1952 (UX)" by which the Secretary-General vas requested, in co-operation with the organizations concer.ned in the United Nations system and. wittl interested non-governmental organizations, to subnit to the Assenbl-y at its thirty-first session, through the Council at its sixty-first session, bearing in nind the need. for government support if sucb a year was to be productive, a report on measures and nxod.aLities for ensur:ing the adequate preparation, sulport aJrd. financing of the activities envisaged in the franeffork of an international year of the child, to be preferably the year 1979, to coincide with the tlrentieth anniversary of the adoption of the Decl-aration of the lights of the Child /resotution 3406 ()Ccx) /.

At the tbirty-fi""t the cene"sJ- Asserxbly l{j.LL have before it the report of the Secretary-General"u""ion, ,

At its thirtieth session, the General- Assembly" inter a1ia" condeunecl aI1 corrupt practices, including bribery by transnational and other corporations, their interned.iaries and others involved-, in violation of the ]-aws and regulations of the host countries; reaffirnetl the right of any State to adopt legislation and to investigate and take appropriate legal action, in accord.ance with its national laws and regulations, against transnational and othe" corporations involved in such corrupt practices; ca"ll- eal upon both hone and host Goverrunents to take, within their respective nati.onal jurisdictions" al-]. necessary measures which they deened appropriate, inclucling legislative neasures e to prevent such corrupt practices, and to take consequent measu?es against the violatof,s; c€lled upon Governments to collect inforrnation on such corrupt practicese as weJ-J" as on nrcasures taken against such practices, and to exchange infornation bitateratl-y and., as appropriate, nu1tj.l,ateral.ly, particularly through the United Nations Centre on Transnationsl Corporations; called upon home Government s to co-operate with Governments of the host countries to prevent such corrupt practices, including bribery, and to prosecute, within their nationa] jurisalictions, those who engaged in such aets; and requested. the Economic ard- Social Council to direct the Conmission on Transnational Corporations to incl-ucle in its progra.me of vork the question of corrupt practices of transnational- corporations and to ma.l{e }ecoronend ations on vays anal mea"ns whereby_such coraupt practices could be effectively prevented /resolution 3511+ ()oCX ) / . The Cornission on Transnational Corporations included this subject in the agenda of its second session, and its deliberations and reconnendations on this natter are contained in the report of the Corrnission to the Council at its sixty-first session. 16/

At the thirty-first sessiono the Oeneral- Assenbly wiJ-J. ha.ve before it the report of the Secretarlr-Genefal on the inplementation of resolution 35f\ ()ofX), to

rlil *ia., suppl-ement No. 5 @/5782) . A/ 3r /roo -una Lasn PaEe 26 be subnitted to it throush the Xconomic and Social Councif at its sixty-first session.

Protection of hunan rights in Chile At its twenty-ninth session, the General Assenbly' inter alia, urged the Chilean authcrities to respect ful1y the principles of the Universal Decl-aration of Human Rights and to take all necessary steps to xestore and safeguard basic hr.ruan rights and fundament al freedoms, particufarly those involving a threat to hunan fife and liberty, to refease all persons who had been detained without charge or imprisoned soleIy for political reasons ?nd to continue to grant safe conduct to those r^rho desired iti endorsed the recommendation nade by the Sub-Connission on Prevention of Discrirnination and Protection of l,{inorities, in its resolution 8 (XXVII), that the Cornrnission on Human Rights at its thirty-first session should study the violations of human rights in Chile, vith particular reference to torture"eported and crue1, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment; and requested the Fresident of the twenty*ninth session of the General Assembly and the Secretary-General- to assist in any way they might deem appropriate in the sbment of basic human and fundamental freedords in Chile re-establi /--...- \-' riehts /reso_Lurlon Jzr9^^. ^ titnrj(l/. At its thirty-first session, in 1975, the Comrrission on Human Fights, in its resolution B (XXXI), d.ecided that an Ad Hoc liorking Group of five mernbers of the Conmission on Human Rights, to be appointed in their personal capacity by the Chaiman of the Conmission and to operate under his chairrnanship, should inquire into the present situation of hrrrnan rights in Chile on the basis of previous resolutions and of a visit to Chife and of oral and tn'itten evidence to be Sathered from all relevant sources, and requested the Grou! to report on the results of its inquiries tc the Cornmission at its thirty-second session and to subr4it a progt'ess report on its findings to the Secretary-Ceneral for inclusion in his report to the General As senbly at its thirtieth session under Assembly resolution 3219 (xxrx). At its thirtieth session, the General Assenbl-y considered the report of the Secretary-General cafled for under resolution 3219 (XXIX) (A/1-o295) and the progress report submitted by the Ad- Hoc Working Group on the Situation of Hurnan Rights in Chif,e (4/10285), At that session, the Assembly, inter al"ia, expressed its profound distress at the constant flagrant violation of human rights, including the institut ionali zed practiee of torture, cruel, inhumn or degrading treatment or punishment, arbitrary arrest, leLention and exjle which had taken place and, according to existing evidence, continued to take place in Chile; called upon the Chi].ean authorities to take, without de1ay, all necessary neasures to restore and safeguard basic hr.man rights and fundamentaf freedoms and fu1ly to respect the provisions of the international instnments to which Chile was a party; invited the Cornmission on Human Rights to extend the mandate of the Ad_qeg l,Iorking Group in order to enable it to report to the Assenbly at its thirty-first session and to the Cormission on Human nights at its thirty-third session on the situation of huran rights in Chile and, in particular, on any developments which occurred to re-establish respect for human rights and fundaflental freedoms; and requested the Al3r/l-oo EngJ.ish Page ?'l

President of the thirtieth session of the General Assernbly and the secretary- General to assist i.n any vay that they mi ght deenr appropriate in the re-establi shment of basic hurnan rights and funda,mental freedoms in Chile /resolution 3)rUB (xxx)/. At its thirty-second session, the Cornmission on ll.man Rights decided in resolution 3 (X)fiII) to extend the mandate of the Ad Hoc llorking croup and requested it to report to the General As serably at its ttrirty-first session and to the conmission at its thirty-third session on the situation of human rights in chile' in particular any developments, legislative or otherwise, which might occur to re-establish respect for hurnan. rights and fundamentaL freedoms in implementation of General Assembly resolution 3l+\8 (XXX) and of aLl other relevant Tesolutions anal decisions of United Nations bodies.

At its sixtieth session, the Economic and Sociat Council, inter aLiq, endorsed resolution 3 (XXXII) of the coundssion on Hunan nights;-;;a;;;ed the Ad Hoc liorking Group, in fulfilling its rnandate under resolution 3 (XXXII) and General Assenbly resolution 3\\B (XU), also to ascertain any effect which any neasure taken by the chilean authorities night have towards the re-establi shment of respect fo" human rights and. fundanental freedoms in implenentation of Iesol-ution 3L1+8 (XXX); and appeated once again to the Chilean authorities to conply with the requests and observations made and the guarantees sought by the comdssion on Human Rights_'ith regard. to the restoration of basic human rights and fundaroental freedons /resolution 199)+ (tX)/. At the thirty-first session, the General Assenbly witl have before it the report of the Ad Hoc Working Group ca11ed for under Assenbly resol-ution 3f+b8 (XXX),

13, Report of the Trusteeship Council

The Trusteeship council subnits an annual report to the General Assembly; the Assembfy consid.ers it in accordance vith Articfe 1!, paragraph a, of the charter. The Councilts report is included in the provisional agenda of the Assenbly to rule 13 (b) of the rules of procedure.

Under the provisions of Articles 83 and 85 of the Charter, the functions of the unlted Nations with respect to territories pfaced under the i.nternational trusteeshj.p system are discharged by the Generaf Assenbly and, in respect of strategic areas, by the Security Council. Both organs are assisted by the Trusteeship Counc i1. A/ 31/r00 English yase zo

Of I.L territories origineJly placed under the internationa-l trusteeship system, there remains only one: the Txust Territory of the Pacific Islands, administered. by the United States, which is designated as a strategic area as provided in Articles 82 aJId 83 of the charter. TtIe report of the Trusteeship Counci-l considered by the Geners.l Assembly at its thirtieth session covered the forty-second session of the Council. 17 At the thirty-first session of the Genera.l Assembly, the report of the Trusteeship Council, covering the forty-third session of the Council, will- appear as Supplement |to. \ (n/:f/l+). the Assembly wi]I also have before it the relevant part of the report of the Special Comrittee on the Situation with Tegard to the rmplementation of the Declaration on the Granting of fndependence to 0olonia-l Countries and Peop.les (A/3f/n and ad.denda).

1]+, Report of the Intemational Atomic Energy Agency The Agreement governing the relationship betveen the united Nations and the International Atomic Energll Agency was s.pproved by the GeneIaI Conference of the Agency on 2l October i.957 lY and by the General Assenbly on ll+ November L957 ' Ill under article I of the Agreement, the united Nations recognizes that the Agency, respons ib ilit ies by virtue of its int ergovernmentaJ- character and international ' will function under its statute as alr autononxous international organization in the vorking rel-ationship with the United i\lat ions established by the Agreement '

17 References for the thirtieth session (agend.a item 13): (") Report of the Trusteeship Council: supplement No. [ (A/]oool+); (b) Report of the Special Corunittee on the Situation with regard to the lmplementation of the DecLaratlon on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peotr)les: A/10023/Ac1d.4, chap, XI; ( ) i,{eeting of the Fourth Corami.ttee ; A/c .l+/SB.2l-B)+ ; " (a) Prenary meeting: A/P\:.2\37 . 18/ official Records of the General Assembly, T\'rel fth Session" Annexes, agenda item 18, document 4/3713. Iyl Kesolutron -Ll_4) (JLrr/, annex. A/ 3r ltoo nng.Iish Page 2j

rn accord.ance with article rrr of the Agreement the Agency subrdits to the General Assenbly an annuar report on its vork. rt aJso" subnits re'orts. when appropriate, to the Security Council , and reports to the Econondc La sociaf Council and other orgadls of the united llations on matters lrithin their respective conpetences.

At its thiftieth sessionu zo/ tne cener*l Assenbly took note of the nineteenth annual report of the Agency" covering the peri.od frorn 1 July 197& to 30 Jrme 1975 /resolution 3386 (XXx)z.

At the thirty-first session, the ceneral_ As sen0bly Lri1l have before it the tventieth report of the Agency, covering the period fron 1 July ir975 to 31 December 1975. As noted in resolution 3385 (xxx), the repoit will henceforth be based on the ca"lend.ar year. rn his staternent to the Assenbry, the Director- GeneraL of the Agency will give an accormt of any naJor developments since the date of j-ssue of the report.

15. El-eetion of five non-pernanent members of the Security Council In accordance with Article 23 of the charter" as anend.ed, ltil tne Secuity council consists of five permarent members (crrina, France, unioi-of soviet social-ist Republics, united Kingdom of creat Britain ar.d Northern rreland and united. states of Anerica) snd 10 non-pernanent menbers erected by the Generar- Assenbfy for a te1ln of two years, fn its resolution 1991 A (XWrI), the Ceneral Assembly decided that the non-pernanent members of the council- shoul-d be erected according to the foll.owing pattey?:

(a) !'ive from African and Asia.n Statesi (b) One from Eastern jtruropean States; (c) T\do from Latin American States; (d) Two from Western European and other States,

20/ References for the thirtieth session (agenda item I)+): (a) Report of the Agency: A/].0l'68 and Corr.l and Add.l; (b) Draft resolution; A/L.TII, (c) Resolution 3386 (XX1;. (d) Plenary meeting: A/pV.Al+03. 2! Zy uo amendment dated 1? December 1953 Aesolution 1991 A (XnII )-/, vhich c aare into force on 31 August 1965, tfre GenJraI Assenbl-y increased the nunber of non-pexnanent members of the Security Council faon 6 to 10. Al3r/roo English

At present, the Security Council consists of the follouing Member States: Benin,*x China, !'rance, Guyana,x Ita1y,* Japan,* Libyan Arab Republic,** Palristan, *x Panarna,** Romania, ** Sweden,x Union of Savi.et Socialist Republics, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Reputllic of Tanzaniax and United States of Anerica.

* Term of office expires on J1 Decenber L975. ** Term of office expires on 31 December ]-977, At the thirty-first session, therefore, the General Assenbly will have to fill the seats being vacated by the folloreing States: Guyana, ftaly' Jap8.n ' Swed.en and United Republic of Tanzania. As stipulated in ruLe 141+ of the rufes of proced-ure, a retiring member is not eligible for inrnediate re-election.

In accordance with ruLe 92 of the ruLes of procedure, the election is held by secret ballot and. there are no nominations. Under rule 83 of th€ rules of procedure, the non-pernanent members of the Security Council are elected by a two-thirds maJority.

The nanes of the States vhich have served. as non-permanent members of the Seeurity Council are listed in annex IV.

16. Election of eiFhteen nenbers of the Econolric and Sociaf council

fn accord.ance vith Article 51 of the Charter, as amended, 2]/ the Economic and Social Council consists of 5L mernbers elected for a tetm of three years. As a result of General Assembly resolution 281+T ()rXvI), the members of the Council are eLected accord.ing to the fo11o\^ring pattern: (") Fourteen fron African States; (b) Eleven from Asian States; (") Ten from l,atin American States;

(a) Thirteen from Western European and other States;

(") Six from socialist States of nastern Europe.

At present, the Economic and Social- Council consj.sts of the following Membel States:

2?l ltv a.n*" amendment dated 1? Decenber 1963 1991 B (XVIIIy, vhich ::' -J /resolution came into force on 31 August 1965, the General Assembly increased the membership of the Economic and Social Council fron 18 to 27; by an amendment dated ^ , --_-_ \.' 20 December 1971 /resolution 281+7^| - (XXVI)/, which came into force on 2l+ Septerober 19?3; the Assembly increased the membership of the Council to 5lr. A/ 3I /LOo English page 31

Afghanistan, *** Afgeria,*** Argentina,x* Australia,* Austria,xx* Bangl-adesh 3elgium,* BoJ-ivia, *x* Brazil,xxx Bulgaria,** Canada,** China,xx Colonbia, * "*x* Congo,* Cuba.x** Czechoslovakia, *x Dernocratic yemen,* Denmark, x+ Ecuad-or,*x Egypt,* Ethiopia,xx France,xx+ Gabon"x* Gernan Denocratic Republic,* Gernany (Federal Republic of),xx'x Greece,*x* Iran,* Italy,* lvory Coast,x Jamaica,* Japan,x* Jord.an Kenya,** Liberia,x MalayBiarlrx* Mexico"* Nigeria,xxx Norwayi** Pakistan,x*"* Peru,** Portugal,*** Ronania"* Thailand,* Togo,*** Tunisia,x#* Ugandar**x Union of Soviet Socialist Repubtics,** United Kingd.on of Great Sritain and Northern lreland,x* United. States of America,x Venezuelau *** Yemen,** Yugoslavia,*** Zairexx and Zambia. *

x Tern of office expires on 3I Decembet t9T6, *# Term of office expires on 31 Decembet I9TT, x** lern of office expires on 3.1 December 19?8,

At the thirty-first session, therefore, the Ceneral_ Assembly will have to fil-l- the seats being vacated by the follor\'ing States: Australia, Belgiur, Colonbia, Congo, Denocratic Yemeno Egfpt, cerman Denoc"atic Republic, Iran, ftaly, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jord.an, Liberia, Mexico, Romania, Thailand." United States of America and Zanbia. As stipulated. in rule 1[5 of ttre rules of proced.ure, a retiring menber is elj.gible for irmediate re-election.

In accordance r,rith rul-e 92 of the ruLes of proceclure the election is held by sec"et ba].l"ot and there are no nominations. Under ru-Le 83" of the rules of proced.ure, the members of the Economic and SociaL Council are elected bv a tlnro- +Lird d h6 a^ri+rr

The nanes of the States which have selved as nenbers of the Economic and Soci.al Council are ]isted in annex V. l'7. 4!eggtnen!-91-!!9 Sec?etary-Generat of the United Nations In accordance rith Article 97 of the Charter, the Secretary-Geneyal is appointed by the General Assenbly upon the reconnendation of the Security Council. Rule 141 of the of proced-ure when "ules stipulates that, the Council^ has submittetl its recornmend.at ion on the appointment of the Secretary-Generat , the AssenbLy sbal]. consider the reconmendation and vote upon it by secret ba11ot in priva.te meeting. In practice, however, the Assenbly has never held a private meeting, and on two occasions it did not take a vote by secret baLlot; the resolution on the appointment of the present Secretary-GeneTal, for instance, was ad-opted by acclamation.

The following persons served- as Secretary-General- in the past:

l'{r . Trygve Lie 1 February 19116-10 April 1953

I{r . Da6 llarnnarskj6ld 11 April rg53-r"f September 1961

U thant J rlovernbey J-yol-Jl uecemDer _Lyll- Al3I /LOO English Page 32

The present Secretary-General r Mr. Kurt Waldhein, was appointed by the General Assenbly at its twenty-sixth session 23/ for a term of office beginning on I January !912 and, ending on 31 Decenber 1976.

18. Election of fifteen nembers of the Ind.ustrial Development Board. fn accordance with ceneral- Assenbly resol-ution 2152 (XxI), section I1, paragraph 3, the Industrial Devel-opment Board (see also iten 56) consists of 4! nenbers elected by the Assembly, for a tern of three years, from anong States Members of the United Nations and members of the specialized agencies and of the International .Atornie Energy Agency. The nembers of the Board are efected according to the pattern provicted. for in paragraph )+ and in the annex to the resolution. 24 il At present, the Board consists of the fol].owing States: Algeria,** Argentina, * Austria,x Belgium,* 3razi1, ** China, x** Cuba,** Czechostovakia, ** Den:rark,*** France,xx Gabonu* Ger!0any (Federa.L Republic of ), x+x Greece,*** Grenada,**x India,** Ind.onesia, x* Iran,*** Iraq, r** Ita1y,* Ivory Coast,x* Jamaiea x Japan,** Kuwait,** Madagascar, x Ma-Iaysia,** Mexico,*** Netherlands,** Nigeria,x**" Norway, x Peru,** Philippines,* Poland,x Rornania,*** Sweden,** Switzcrland., * Tunisia,* Turkey,x*x Union of Soviet Socialist Republics,x Uni.ted Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, xx* United Republic of Cameroon, 16** United Republic of Tanzania,* United. States of America,** Upper Volta,**x Venezuelax** and Zambia.*

x Tern of office expires on 3l- December f976. ** Term of office expires on 31 Decembet L977, *** Term of office expires on 31 December 1978. At the thirty-first session, therefore, the General Assenbl-y will- have to fi1l the seats being vacated by the fol-l-owing States: Argentina, Austria! Belgiun' Gabon, Italy, Janaica, Mad.agascar, Norway, Philippines, Pofand, Svitzerland, Tunisia, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United Republic of Tanzani.a and Zanbia, As stipulated in resol-ution 2152 (XXI), section 1I, paragraph !, nembers of the Board are eJ.igibJ-e for imrned.iate re-efection. In accordance with ru1e 92 of t|Ie rules of proced-ure, the election is beld by secret baU.ot and there ane no nominations. The members of the Board are elected" by a sinple rnaj ority.

23/ References fo" the twenty-sixth session (agenda iten 18): (a) Letter from the President of the Security Council: l/8\96;

(b ) Draft resol-ution : A/L,67f /Rev ,I . (") Resolution 2903 ()oCt/I);

\ o,, -Hlenary meetrng ; l\/ fu "za 3r. q!1 fne annex-vas brought up to date at the thirtieth session /resolutions 34of A and B ()ofi)/. /... A/31/1oo Eng]1sb page 33

19. IlSct:g!.g!-linslgEn membels of the cove"ning Council of the united- Nations En,ri ron:ne nt proEiannE- In accordance with cenera.]. Assembly resolution 2997 (XXVII), section I, paragraph 1, the Governing Council of the United Nations nnvironment Frograome (see a-Iso iten 59) consists of J8 nembers elected. by the Assembly for three-year terms on the foll-owing basis: (a) Sixteen seats for African States, (b) Thirteen seats for Asian Statesi

(") Six seats fox Eastern European States, (d) Ten seats for Latin American States;

(e) Thirteen seats for Vlestern European and other States. At present, the Governing Council consists of the fol]'owing States:

Argentina, # Belgium, *** Brazll Canada, * Central African Republic,*xx China,x Colombia,** Cyprus,x*x "xxCzechoslovakia, * Egypt,** Finland,xx France,x Gabon,* oernany (Federal- Republic of),** Ghana,* Creece,*** Grenada"x*x Guabena-la, * Hungary,x** India,xx Indonesia, * Iran,xx Iraq, *** It€l-y,** Ivory Coast,* Jamaica,x Japan,** Kenya,xr Kuwait, *xx T,ebanon,x Liberia,**x Libyan Arab Republic,** Malaysia,x* Mexico,**x Morocco,* Nelr Zealand,*r* Peru,xxx Philippines,* Pol-and, t(** Rornania,** Rvanda"x*x Sierra Leone,* Somalia,te** Spain,* Sudan,** Sweden, * Switzerland, ** Syrian Arab Bepublic,* Thailand, **e* Togo,*x* Uganda,**x Union of Soviet Social-ist Republics,x* United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northe"n freland,*** United States of America,x* Uruguay,*Nir' Venezuela,xx Yugoslavia* and. Zaire.**

* Term of office expires on 31 December \976, tcll Tern of office expires on 31 Decenber 19??, *** Tern of office expires on 31 December 1928,

At the thirty-first session, therefore, the ceneral Assembly vil1 have to fill the seats being vacated- by the following States: Argentina, Canada, China" Czechoslovakia, I'rance, Gabonn Ghans., Guatenala, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Ja.naica, Lebanon, Morocco, Philippines, Sierra Leone, Spain, Sveden, Syrian Arab Fepublic and Yugoslavia. Menbers of the Governing Council are eligible for inmediate re-el-ection.

In accordance vittr rule 92 of the rules of procedure, the e.Iection is held by secret ba1lot and. there are no nominati.ons. The nembers of the Council are elected by a simple najoriiy, A/3f/100 Ilnglish

20. Election of tvelve members of the World Food. Counc i-I

In accord.ance with Genera] As sernbly ()OOX), 'World resolution 331+8 paragraph 8, the Food. Council- (see also iten 60) consists of 36 nenbers elected by the AssenbLy, on the nonination of the Economic snd Social Council, for a term of three years, taking into consid.eration balanced geographical representation. At present, the Council consists of the foflowing States:

Argentina,*** Australi.a,* Sengladesh, x'** Canada,*** Chad,** Colombia,* Cuba,* Egypt,** France,* Germany (Federal Republic of),x** Guatemala,* Guinea,* I{ungaryu*x India,x Indonesia,*** Iran,*x Italy,x* Japan, x* Kenya,** Libyan Arab Republic,* Ma"li,* Mauritania, xx* Mexico,x*x' Pakistan,* Romania,x Rwanda"*** Soma-Iia, *** Sri Lanka,** Sweden, ** Thailand,xn* Trinidad and Tobago,** Union of Soviet Socialist Republics,* United Kingd.om of Great Britain and Northefn freland,** United. States of Aneri.ca, *x* Venezuela** and yrrd^e.l .a,1. o x**

* Term of office expires on 31 December 1976. *x Term of office expires on 3]. December 1977, r+*x Term of office expires on 3f Decenber 1978, At the thirty-first session, thelefore, the General Assenbly will bave to fill the seats being vacated by the folloving States: Australia, Colornbia, Cuba, !'rance, Guatemafa, Guinea, India, tibyan Arab Republic, Ma1i, Pakistan, Romania and Union of Soviet Socialist Repubtics. As stipulated in resolution 331+8 (XXIX), paragraph B, members of the Council are eligible for iumediate re-eLection.

2:-. El-ection of twelve members of the 3oa"d of Governors of the United Nations ."=r-.d,-t *r, " In accordance with articLe III, paragraphs 1 anal 2, of the provisions governing the United Nations Special Fund /resolution 3355 (XXIX), pur". r-/, ttt" Soard of Governors of the Special Fund (seJ eJ-so iten 61) consists of 36 States Members of the United Nations or members of specialized agencies or of the International- Atomic Energy Agency elected by the General- Assenbly, keeping in view, inter alia, the need- for balance between the representation of potential donors and recipients, for a term of three years,

0n t8 Decenber I9T\, the General- Assembly el-ected. l\ nenbers of the Board. of Governors, on the understand.ing that the xemaining two rnenbers lroul-d. be elected by the nconomic and. Social Counc i1. At the same meeting, the Assembly decided by the d.rawing of lots that the two members in questi.on would serve for a period of three years.

On lJ January 1975, the Economic and Social Council elected Sweden as one of the renaining two members . Al 3r /ro0 Eng-ti sh page 35

0n 9 December 1975, the General Assenbly elected 11 members of the Board of covernors to f111 11 of the 12 vacancies occurring on 31 December L9T5' 0n l-7 Decenber 1975, the Assembly decided that the twelfth member \,Duld be elected by the Econonic and Socia.l" Council-, on 15 January 19?5, the Economic and Social Council, in accord.ance with tbe d.ecision of the General Assenbly of l-7 Decenber L975 re-electeal Japan as a member of the Board of Governors. Thus, there remains one vacancy," for a term beginning on l- January f9T5 and, expiring on 3f December 1977. At present, as a result of ttre above elections, the Board of Governors consists of tbe folloving States:

Algeria,** Argentina,** Australia,* Brazi},{' Chad Costa Rica,*xx "v' Czecho sl-ovakia, ** France"**x Guyana, *** Indiarxx lran'* Japan, xltx Kuwait, x Madagascar,* Nepa1,*** Netherlands,* Nigeria,** Norway,x*x Pakistan,**x Paraguay,** Ptrilippines,*x Sonalia,x** Sri Lanka,** Sud.an,**x Swazilantl,x Swed.en, x* Syrian Arab Republic,x Turkey,** Union of Soviet Social"ist Republics,xx* United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northexn Ireland,* Upper Volta,*** Uruguay, * Venezuela,*** Yugoslavia* and Zaire'#*

* Term of office expires on 3f December 1976. ** Term of office expires on 3l December 1977. t(*x Term of office e:(piTes on 3t December 1978. At the thirty-first session, therefore, the General Assenbly will have to fill the seats being vacated by the foflolr'ing States: Australia, Brazll, Chad" Iran' Kuvait, Madagascar, Netherlands, Svaziland, Syrian Arab Republic United Kingdon of Great Sritain and Northern Ireland, Uruguay and Yugoslavia. In accordance" vith axticle III" paragraph 2" of the provisions governing the Special Fund" nembers of the Board. of Governors are e]iEible for ir,nediate re-election'

22, Election of the nembers of the Int er4ationa^l La'w Coru0ission

In accord.ance with its Statute annexed to General Assenbly resolution l-7\ (II) of 21 Novenbe r I9\7 as amended by resolutions tfo3 (XI) of 18 December 1956 and 16\7 (xVI)" of 6 Novenxber 1961, the International Law Conmission (see also iten 105) consists of 25 menbers r,rho sha11 be persons of recognized competence in international- Law. The membels of the Connission are elected by the Assenbly for a term of five years from a .l-i st of candidates noninated by Goverrnnents of Member States prepared by the Secretary-General in accordance vith the procedure prescribed in relevant provisions of the Statute of the Connission. Under the terms of the Statute, the electors shaLl- bear in nind that the persons to be elected should individually possess the qualifications required- arrd that in the Comnission as a l'hole representation of the nain forms of civilization and of the principal legal systens of the worl-d should be assured. A/ 3r/\oo English rage Jo

At present, the Connission consists of the fotlowing p! menbers:

IUr . Roberto .ego ( ttaty )

1"1r, Moharnrned Bedjaoui (Afgeri a ) Mr. AJ.i Suat Bilge (turt

X4r. Abdlrl].ah El-Erian (Egypt )

Mr . Ed.vard. Ha.rnbro ( Norvay ) Mr. Richa"d D. Kearney (United States of Anerica) l"l" " Alfred.o Mantinez Moreno (E1 Salvador) Mr, Frank X. J. C. Njenga (Kenya) Mr. C. W. pinto (Sri Lanka) Mr. nobert Q. Quentin-Baxter (Itrew ZeaLand) IVII, AlfTed Ramangasoavina (Madagascar ) Mr, Paul Reuter (tr'rance ) Mr. Zenon Rossides (Cyprus)

Mr. Milan iahovi6 ( yugos.Iavia ) !Jr. Jos6 Sette Camara (Brazil) Mr. Abdul_ Hakin Tabibi (Atgtranistan) p. Mr. Arnol_d J. Tanme s (wetherlands ) Mr, Doudou Thia"n (Senegal) Mr. Senjin Tsuruoka (;apan) Mr, Nikolai A. Ushakov (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) M". Endre Ustor ( Iiungary ) sir tr'rancis va11at (united Kingdon of Great Britain and Northern rreland) Mr. Mustafa Kamit yasseen (Iraq) The term of office of the present members of the Conndssion, who were by the Generar elected Assembry at its twenty-sixth session 25/ in LgrL ov ly trr" con is"ion i.tself to fill casual vacancies is due to expire at tFe end of f976.-

25l References for the twenty-si.xth session ( agenda iten 20): (.) Memorandum by the Secretary-General : A/g3U and Add..]. : (b) Biographical notiees I A/ B3fZ and Add,1l (c) Ptenary neeting: A/pv.1986. A/31/1oo Engli sh page 3?

At the thirty-first session, therefore, the General Assembly wil_l- have to elect the 25 members of the fnternational Law Conmission. As stipulated. in the Statute, membeas of the Couulission are eligible for inmediate re-election.

fn accordarce with rule 92 of the ruj_e s of pxocedure, the election vil-]. be held by secret ball-ot ' The list of candid.ates prepared and submitted. in accord.ance with articl-e 7 of the Statute of the Conmissiorr will be circulated in a nemorand-um by the sec retary-General which uill- contain, inter alia, information on the conduct of the election as uell- as on the agreenent TEEEIEE-T!-aelegations with regard to the al-l-ocation of seats on the Conmission. A document containing the curricufr.m vitae of canclidates wiLl also be circul_ated.

23' Election of seventeen members of the United Nations Conmission on fnternational Trade Law

fn accordance r^rith General Assenbly resolution 2ZO5 $Xf) section 11, paragraph 1, as amend.ed by paragraph B of Assenbly resolution 3tOB" (rc

(a) Nine from African Statesl

(b) Seven from Asian States:,

(c) Five from Eastern nuronean States r. (d) Six fron Latin Anerican Statesl

(") Nine from Western nuropean and other Sla.ses.

Under the terms of resolutj.on 2205 (XXI), the As selrbly sha11 a^lso have due regard to the ad.equate representation of the principal economic and legat systens of the riorld1 and of developed anil d.eveloping countries. At present,tthe Cormission consists of the fotlowing States: fu'gentina,** Australia,* .Austria,* Barbadcs,** Pelgium,** Brazil,xx Bulgaria,xx Chile"* Ctr4rrus Czechoslovakia, ** Egypt,* France,x Gabon,x* Germany (Federal- Republic"** of),*x Ghana,* Greece"** Ouyana,* Hungary, x* fndia,x* Japan, x Kenyao** Mexico,*x Nepal,* Nigeria,# Norway,x Philippines,** Poland,* Sierra Leone,** Singapore Somalia,x Syrian Arab Republic,*x Union of Soviet Socialist Republics,* United"* Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern freland,* United Republic of Tanza"nia, * United. States of America** and Zaire.**

* Tern of office expires on JJ- lecemDer J-y {o " ** Term of office expires on 31 Decenxber \979 " Al 3rlroo Xnglish .Hage Jo

At the thirty-first session, therefore the General Assenbly vill have to fi the seats being vacated by the fol1oving States:" Australia, Austria, Chile" Egypt, France, Ghana, Guyana, Japan, Nepal, Nigeria, Norway, Poland' Singapore, Sonalia, Union of Soviet Social-ist Republics, United. Kingdon of Great Britain and Northern freland and United Republic of Tanzanie. As stipulated in resolution 2205 (xXI), section II, paragraph !, members of the Conmission are eligible for inmediate re-election.

In accord.ance vith rule 92 of the rul-es of p ocedure, the election is held by secret ba1lot and there are no noninations. The members of the Colrmission are el-ected by a sinple najority.

2l+ . tion of the Declara the Grantine of to Countries and ;re of the Commit on the Situation th to the ation of the Declaration on the Grant of

The Special Conmittee on the Situation with regard to the Implenentation of the Decl-aration on the Granting of Independ.ence to Colonial Countries and Peoples vas established by the General Assembly at its sixteenth session. The Connittee, consisting of l-7 nembers, was requested to examine the application of the Deciaration, contained. in Assenbly resolution 1511+ (XV), and to make suggestions and recoamendations on the progress and extent of the irnplement at i on of the . /.1 ,.-.- \-7 Dec_LaTalaon /reso_Lutron -Lo) 4 (Iv-1.,/. At its seventeenth session, the General Assembly, following its consideration of the reFort of the Special Conrnittee, 26f enl.arged. the Special Connittee by the addition of seven members. It al-so invited the Special Conmittee to continue to seek the nost suitabte ways and neans fov the speedy and total application of the Declaration to al]- Territories {hich had not yet attained independence /Iesofution t81o (XVII)7, .A.t the same session, the Assembly requested the Special Conmittee to dischaxge mutatis mutandis the tasks assigned to the Special Comittee for South West Africa 1".".1"t i""---iEO! (XVIIf and decid.ed to dissolve the Special Conmittee for South west Africa /resoluti.on laOg (XVrr)7. At its eighteenth session, the General Assenbly decided to dissolve the Connittee on Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories and requested the Specia^l Conmittee to study the infornation transmitted under Article ?3 e of the Charter (see iten 83). Tt also requested the Special Conmittee to take this information fu11y into account in examining the situation with regard to the inplementation of the Declaration in each of the Non-Se1f-Governing Territories and to undertake any special study aad_prepare any speci.al report it might consider necessaJy /resoLurlon Iy {u \xvrrr//.

At the Bol]le session" and at each subsequent session, the General Assembfy,

26/ Officj-al Record.s of the Geqerql Assembly, Seventeenth Session, Annexes, addendr.ur to asendA-lGm-25_(I75t3tt---- A/3Utoo Eni.l i eh Page 39

after consialering the report of the Special Connittee, ad.opted a resolution renewing the Conuittee's nandate. 2J/

At its thirtieth session' a8/ trre GeneraJ- Assembly, fo1loffing its consideration of the xeport of the Special Conm]ttee (A,1OOZ3 and Add,l_p), appioved that ?eport and, inter aria, requested. the conrnittee to continue to seet'suilabl-e means for the irnmediate and fu1l implenentation of Assembly resolution 1511+ (Xv) in a1l Territories which had not yet attained independence and, in particular, to formurate specific proposals for the eLimination of the renaining naniiestations of col-onialisn and to report thereon to the Assembly at its thirty-first session

- 27/ For the reports of the Special Connittee subnlitted to the General Assembly at its eighteenth to twenty-ninth sessions" see official Records of the ceneral gqnbl)a, 4_s Eighteenth Session, Annexes, addendlm m); rbr-d.' Nr.neteenth session-, annex No. 8 (part r) (A/5Boo/Rev.1); ibid. Twentieth session, Annexes, addendum to agenda iten 23 (a/6ooo/nev.r); itia-.. twentv-rirst" 9eEje"'--a49I9!.'add.endumtoa!endaiten23ia/6:oo7n.*'.ri'Ib]a.;ffia 9_egEion Annexes, ad.dendum to agenda item 23 (parts I to ffi)-W6io0/R-.".1);- 11i9. , _Fenty-thi{d Session" Annexes, add.endurn to a6end.a item 23 (A/7ZOO /Re,r'.I) , l91:q., 1v:nty_-fourth Sesgior,r? -lgpplenent No. 23 (A/76n/Rev.r); ibid. , rwenty_fifth Fg+?n;,!*ppl:gent_1,ro.,23 (a/aoe:7ne"i); itta., rwenty-sixtr, sElsion,-Euppl_EGiI- ) r rt'enty-seventfi-EEs T? ; -3i.^ !l/8u3?/":I : 1 4_r9,., si@ \A/of zJlt(ev-J., ; Tyenty-eighth .lF}A:, Session"-rqr.alp!949qlry9l?j G/9O23/ney.t) ; 1oro., rvenry-nrnth Session, Suppfement No. 23 (A/9623/Rev.I). 28/ References for the thiTtieth session (agenda iten 23): (a) Report of the Special Conmittee on the Situation with regard to tbe rmplenentation of the Declaration on the Granting of rndependence io colonial Countries and Peoples (A/I0023 and Add.I-!); . (b) Report of the Fourth Connittee: L/IO\2|; see atso AAO35g, A/rc j5,g, A/t037?, A/r0399, A/L0\0T" A/ro\o9, A/Lo\26; (c) Reports of the Fifth conmittee: 4/10I+16, A/1ol+28; (d) Draft resol.utions; A/L,77g/Rev,L and Rev.l/Cofr.Z anil Rev.t/Add.t and 2J A/L.78o and Corr.l and Add.1 and. 2; (e) Amendrnents: A/L,TBj, A/L.Tg}" A/L.79o, (f ) Resolutions 3l+2t+ (rcfi) to 3)+33 (xxx), 3l+59 A and B ()Gx) ana 3LBo ()oci) to 3482 (xxx); see a].so resolutions 3395 (xloc)-to 3\OO (xxx),':t+eo (lXXj, 3l+21 (nffi), 3\23 (xXX) ancr 3l+85 (XXx) ana supplement tvo. :)+'ialrOO3i), resolutions ad.opted on the reports of the Fourth Connittee, other decisionsi (e) Meetings of the Fourth Cornnittee: A/e.\ /SR,eI6z-zLBIr ; (h) Ir{eetings of the Fifth Conmittee: A/C.r/sR.rTj6" )_762, :-763 €'nd. 176r:, (i.) Pfenary neetings I A/W.d+r]" d4I\-d4I9, 21+3t Z\3j Z\37 and.2t+39; see af so n/P\,' .2)+38 , " " A/3I/100 iinglish faEe +u

,/-resolution 1+Br (XXX)7. At the same session" the Assenxbly adopted a number of other resol-utions and deeisions relating to decolonization (see foot-note 28 (f)). In conformity with a decision ta"ken by the General Assembly at its previous sessicn /resolution 3280 (XXIX), para. 6/, representatives of those national liberation movements of the cofonial Teiritories in Africa .which axe recognized by the Organization of African Unity continued to participate as observers i_n the proceedings of the Fourth Connittee relatj.ng to their respective countries. The Assembly also decided. to defer until its thirty-firsb session consideration of the questions of the Falk1and Tsl-ands (Malvinas ) and of Antigua, Dominica, St. Kitts- Nevis -Anguilla, St. Lucia and St. Vincent.

In a conmunication d.at ed 8 December Lg75 @/fO\jT ), the Perroanent Representative of Denmark to the United Nations stated that his Government had decided to lrithdraw from membership in the Speciat Conmittee. On 11 December f975, the Genera.I Assenbly confirmed the nonination by its President of lforway to fill the vacancy on the Comnittee, At present, the Special Cornmittee is composed of the following 2)+ Member States:

Afghanistan, Australia, 3u1garia, Chile, China, Congo, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Ethicpia, Fiji, Ind.ia, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq" Ivory Coast? Ma1i, Norway, Sierra T,eone, Syrian Arab Republic, Trinidsd and Tobago, Tunisia, Union of Soviet Socialist RepubJ-ics, United Republic of Tanzania and Yugoslavia.

At the thirty-first session, the ceneral Assernbly vitl have before jt the report of the Special Cornmittee (A/3I/23 and add.enda). In add.ition, the following documents have been circulated. under this item:

(a) Letter fronx Indonesia: A/3f /)12-S hL923 t,

(b) Letters from Algeria: A/3! A/3I ^S /)18-S /r797r " /59 /I20O2., (c) Letter fror] Madagascar: A/ 3I /])z-s /LagBLt (A) Letter from Argentina: A/3L/j5"

(e) Letter from Spain: N/3L/56-s/II997 ,

25. Admission of new Members to the United Nations

The question of the admission of new Members to the United Nations is governed ty, ISEL_4&, Artic-Le ! o-t the Charter, ru-Ies 58 to 50 of the provisiona-I rules of procedure of the Security Council and rules 13\ to 138 of the ru-le s of procedure of the General Assembly. fn accordance vith Arr,icl-e L" paragraph 2, of the Charter, the adrnission of new Members is effected by a decision of the GeneraJ- Assembly upon the reconmendation of Lhe Security Council. Under rule 83 of the rules of procedure of the Assembly, a two-thirds rnajority is required for the adnission of new Members. A/ 33. /roo Engli sh Page l+J-

A list of the Member States, wj.th an indication of the year were in ffhich they admitted to membership in the United Nations" appears in annex VI. At its llilti::-h-Ft::'j;: ';:-:u-j'-:' sion, 29 i! the Genera-l Assemblv adrnitted cape /iesol-ution sao 'r,ome lt_Zl ii,!^\ and lrincip_e Aesotutiol 336t+ ( xxx17-, Mozsmbique /resol-ution t Papua New Guinea ]192 lIrXX, /resJrution 3368_ (xxxfl" the conoros /resolution 338! ( XXX!-)/ and Surinan fresotu-tion (ixx)/'to 0rganization, 3)+13 ,.rl"""irip in tr.u

At that session" on 19 septemb er rg]j, the General the Assenbl-y, havins examlned first special report of the security councir (r/totlg), *""i0"""a-'ihat the Democratic Republic of viet-.Nam and. the Republic of south viet_Nam adnitted shourd be to mernbership in the united Nations and accordingly the council to reconside' innrediately and favourably their applieations 'equested with )r, in stri-ct- eonformity Article paragraph 1, of the cnaiter 7r."ii"ti."-i:gO-ix*ij7-. o" 5 Noveober 1975, ttre Assembly decided to def-er untir iis"rr,iri". iil".t l.""io., consideration of the second special report of the Council t l"tl,OZl3l .rrJ-_o tut. it up at that session as a matter of priority.

, l{ 1 June _lpJ6, one application for adnission had been received, from Angola t^/3r/85-,shzo&+) "

co, Question of Pal-estine :

(a) Egpor!,.o{ thg Cogrtrittee on the Exercise plgg r""fie""U" nieht, Palestinian Peonle

This r'ras iten included in the agenda of the twenty-ninth session of the cenera.r As serobly at the request of Afghanistan, Algeria" Bahrain, Bulgaria" Bangladesh, Benin, Burundi, Chad" Chinn. the Congo, Cub", Cyp"rr", Democratic yenen, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea., the German Dernocratic nepulfic, Iran, Ghana, Guinea, Guyans. ) India, _fnd.onesia, Iraq, the Ivory Coast, Jor6.an, Kuwait, Lebanon r the l,ibyan Arab Republic, Madagascar, Malaysiar Ma1i, Malta, Mauritania, MongoLia Mo"occo, the 1...... tri9er \-igeria, oman, pakistan, ()atar, Rornairia, "' ' su.,ar a"irri. s..r.g.r " Jrerra Leone. Somalia, the Sudan, the Syrian Arab RepubJ-ic, Togo," TuniJia, 2!,/ References fo" the thirtieth session (agenda iten 22): I") Applications for admission I A/roL3j ^s/r:-,li,6, A,j.:'o:-36--S/ar76:1 A/r-0r80-s/1]8og, 4/'0185-s/1180\, nZrorsb_sTilei\, a'trczno_ijl'eiz,-i7162e3_s/11848," A/10388 -.s/fl-8Bl+ , (b) Letters from the president of the Security Council: A/IOL}7, A/10r-89, A/].o1gg, A/10?6r " A/ro3oz" A/ro4t3l (") Special repo"ts of the Security Counci.I: A/I)I79 A/I0273; (d) " Draft resolutions: A/L.760 and Add.l, A/L.T6I and Add.I, A/L.T62 and. Add.L" A/L-763" A/L.76+ and Add.1, A/L.772 ana ado"r, a-/L.Tgr/Rev.r and Rev.l/Add.1, (") iesolutions 3363 (xxx), 336r+ (sx;, 3365 (xxx), 336d (prx;, 3358 (rxx), 3385 (ntr) and 3)113 (nu);

(f) Plenary meetings; A/W.235I" 235\ 2376, 2j,B3" 2393 21+02 and z\zg. " " / A/ 3L /Loo _E;nq_L 1 Sn faae +1 turkey Uganda, the United Arab Emirates, the United Repubtic of Tanzania, Yenen, Yugoslavia" and Zaire (l/gl\Z and Co"r,l and Add'l-l+). At that session' the Assembly invited the Pal,estine liberation organiza,tion, the relresentative of the Pal-estinian peopfe, to participate in its del-iberations on the question of Palestine in p-Ienary meetings /iesolution 3210 (XXIX),f. At the concLusion of the debate, the General Assembly reaffirnced the inal-ienabfe rights of the Pal-estinian people in ?alesiine, including tbe right to self -d.eteuxination without external interference and the right to natj.onaf independence and sovereig ty; reaffirmed also the inalienable right of the Palestinians to return to their homes and property fron which they had been clispl-aced and uprooted, and called for their return; enphasized. that fu1l respect fox and. the reetization of those inal-ienable rights of the ?alestinian people we 'e indispensable for the sol-ution of the question of ?alestinel recognized. that the Palestinian people was a principal- party in the establishment of a iust and lasting peace in the Middle Easti furtber recognized the right of the Palestinian people to regain its rights by €11 means in accordance with the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations; appealed to all States and inte"nationaf organizations to extend their support to the Palestinial people in its struggle to restore j.ts rights, in accordance with the Charteri and requested the Secretary- General to establish contacts with the Pal-estine Liberation organization on all natters concerning the question of PaJ"estine and to report to the Assembly at its- thirtieth session on the implenentation of the resolution /resoluti on 3236 (xx y. The Asselcbfy also invited the Pal-estine Liberation Organization to participate in the capacity of observer in its sessions and its vof,k and in the sessions and the voak Of al-I internatiOnal conferences convened under its auspices, and considered that the Palestine Liberation Organization was entitled to Participate as an observer in the sessions and the work of all int ernational_co nferences convened-_ under the auspices of other organs of the United. Nations fresolution 323? (XXIXy, At its thirtieth session, 30/ the Generaf Assembly requested. the Security Council to consider arrd adopt the necessary resolutions and rneasures in order to enable the Palestinian people to exercise its inalienable national rights in accordance with Assembly resolution 3235 (XXIX); ca11ed for the invitation of the PaJ-estine liberation Organization, ttre representative of the Pal-estinian people, to participate in a.1l efforts, deliberations and conferences on the Middle East Lrhich are he1d. under the auspices of the United Nations, on an equ€l footing with other parti.es; raquested the Secretary-General- to inform the Co-Chairnen of the Peace Conference on the Middle East of the resolution and to take all necessary steps to secure tbe invitation of the Palestine Liberation Organization to larticinate in the work of the Conference as well as in alf othev efforts for peacel

J0/ References for the thirtieth session ( agenda it'em 2T): (a) Report of the secretary-General : A/L026r; (l) Draft resol-utions: A/t'.768/nev,t and Rev.I/Add 'L, A/L.770 and -A.dd.l; (c) Besolutions 33?5 (xxx) and 33?6 (nff); (d) Ptenary neetings: A/Pv.2390-2399 and 2443. A/ 3r/Loo English Paee l+ 3 and requested the Secretary-General to submj.t a report on this matter to the Assenbly as soon as posslble /resolution 3375 (xfdLri. In addition, the Assenbly, inter al-i.a, reaffirrned its resolution 3236 (XXIX); expressed its grave concern that no progress has been achieved towards the exercise by the Palestinian people of its inalienable rights in Palestine, incl-uding the right to self-cletermination without external interference and the right to national inclependence and soverei8nty, and the exercise by Palestinians of their inalienable right to return to their homes and. property from which they have been displaced and uprooted; decided to establish a Conmittee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People composed of 20 Member States; requested. the Connittee to consider and reconmend. to the Assenbly a prograldre of inplenentation" designed to enable the Falestinian people to exercise the rights recognizecl in paragrapbs 1 a9d 2 of Assenbly resolution 3235 (UIX), and to take into account, in the formulation of its recormend.ations for the inpleuentation of that prograsnae a,Il the povers conferred by the Charter upon the principal organs of the United" Nationsl authorized the Conmittee, in the fulfifunent of its nandate, to establish contact with, and to receive and consider suggestions and proposal-s fron, any State and intergovernmental regional organization and the Palestine Liberation Organization; requested the Connittee to submit its }eport and. recormendations to the Secretary-General no later than I June 1976 and Tequested the Secretary-General to transnit the report to the Security Council; requested the Council to consider, as soon as Possible after 1 June 1976, the question of the exercise by the Palestinian peopLe of the inalienable rights recognized in paragraphs ] and 2 of resolution 3236 (XXIX); requested the secretary-General to inforn the connittee of the action taken accordingly by the Council- i and authorized the Cornnittee, taking into consideration the Council's action, to subnit to the Assembfy, at its thirty-first session,-a report containing its observations and reconnendations /Gsolution 33?6 (UXl/' The conmittee on the Exercise of the Inalienabl,e Rights of the Pale$tiniQn Peopl-e, established pufsuant to resolution 33?6 (XXX)" consists of the folloving Member States:

Afghanistan o Cuba, C1rprus, German Democratic Republ-ic, Guinea, Hungary lndia, Indonesia, Lao Peoplers Democratic Republic, Madagascar, Malaysia, Ma1ta,' Pakistan, Ronania, Senegal" Sie"ra l,eone, Tunisia" Turkey, Ukrainian Soviet caaiol iet Rcrrrhlia and V!,on

The Connittee, which met at United Nations Headquarters beginning on 26 February 1976, submitted i.ts reconmendations to the Secretary-General , who tyansmitted. th€m to the Security Councif (5/12090). At the thirty-first session, the General Assembly vi1l have before it the report submitted to the Assembly by the Conmittee on the Exercise of the Inalienabl-e Rights of the Palestinian People, vhich will be issued es Supplenxent wo. :5 (4/31/35), and the report of the secretary-General called for under resolution 33?5 ()o(X), In addition" the folloI,ting docunnents have been circulated under this item: A/31 /100 Engli sh

(a) Letter from the USSE: A/3I /\)t -S /rL%r " (b) Letter fron Saudi Arabia: A/ 3r / 53-s /l,zoa? t

(c) Letter from the Libyan Arab Republic; A/ 3r/go-s/azo73.

27 . !S:9p."gti_g!_E@."I the United- Nations and the Orgq,qilatlqr of !.!Lican Unity: r.Anr\ri tt'o Qo^--- ^f The question of co-operation betneen the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity vas first considered. by the General Assembly at its twentieth session in f965, At that session, the Assembly requested the Secretary-General to invite the Adninistrative Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity to attend sessions of the General Assembly as an observer, It also invited him to explore, ln consul-tation with the appropriate bodies of the O"ganization of African Unity, the means of promoting co-operation between the tffo_organi zations and to report to the Assembl-y as appropriate /resolution 2011 (XX)/. The question of co-operation between the two organizations was also considered. by the General- Assembly at its twenty-first and twenty-second sessions /resolutions 2103 (XxI) and. 2193 (Xxff)Z. It was further considered at the tlrenty- fourth session, when the Assenbly paid particular attention to the state of co-operation betlreen the tvo organizations in the context of the Manifesto on Southern Africa /resolution 2505 (UfV)/, and at the tventy-sixth session, when the Asserrbly considered. the question of the holding of neetings of the Security CounciJ. in an African capital /resotution ?8fi $Xvf[. Since the twenty-seventh session, the question has been considered in the broader context of co-operation between the Organization of African Unityl on the one hand, and the United Nations, the specialized agencies and other organizations coneerned within the United Nations system, on the other hand. /resolutions 2962 (xxvrr), 3066 (xxvrrr) and 3280 (xxrx)/. At its thirtieth sessiono 31/ the General Assenrbly" recalled the main provisions of its resolution 32Bo (fXfX); expressed its appreciation of the outstanding contribution nad.e by the Organization of African Unity in the relevant work of the United Nations bodies concernedt and requested the Secfetary -General to

3V Referenees fox the thirtieth session (agenda iten 28): t"l Report of the Secretary-Oenera 1 : A/ rrl2r)', (b) Draft resolution: A/L.767/Rev,2:. (c) Beport of the F'lfth Conmittee: A/10368; (d) Resotution 3lt12 (Xxx). (e) Meeting of the Fifth Cornmittee: A/C.5/SR.17\f; \r,/ r-Lenary meerlng: Alyv.z4zl A/31/1oo Engl_i sh Page l+5

submit to the Assembly at its thirty-first session a repo"t on i:he inplenentation of the xesoluti.on and on the development of co-operation bet'een the organization of African unity and the organizations concerned withi.n the united Nations systen /resol-ution 3l+12 (nrx )f. At the thirty-first sessionu the General Assenbly wil]. have before it the report of the Secretary-General.

28, The situation in the Middle East

Various aspects of the Middle East problen have been deaLt r.rith by the united Nations particularly " the General Assembly and the security council, since

Following the hostilities. of June ag6T ., ttte Security Council adopted, on 2? November l-96?, resolution 2)+2 ogel) setting forth principles for a just and lasting peaee in the Middle East. On 23" Novenbe?, the Secretary_General appointed Ambassador Gunnar Jarring of sweden as his special Representative to the Middle East to promote agreeroent between the states concerned in accord.ance with the resol-ution. The secretary-General subnitted a nunber of reports on the efforts of specia-l Representative -!is to the security council and the Generar -A.ss embLy (5/8309 and Add.l-l+" S/97OZ, S/f0OTO ard Ad.d.f ana 2, A/g5t+r_s/to)+03). In pursusnce of Security Council resolution 331 (19?3) of 20 April 19?3, the Secretary-General submitted to the Seeurity Council on IB May a conprehensive report giving a fulL account of the efforts undertaken by the united Nations pertainin€ to the situation in the Midd_Ie East since Jr:ne :-96.( (S,1O9Z9). This report vas considered. by the Counc il_ at meetings hel_d in June and JuJ.y l-9?3. Following the outbreak of new hostilities in october 19?3, the Security Council on 23 October 1973 adopteO a resol_ution in vhich it call_ed for a, cease_ fixe; calted upon the parties concerned to start innediately after the cease-fire the implenentation of resol-ution z\z (196r) in al-l its parts; and deciared that negotiations shoufd start between the parties concerned under appropriate auspices ained at establishing a just and d.urabl-e peace in the MiddLe lasi l-esotuti.on 33u (1973;7, on the same date, the councit sdopted a further resolution reaff irming the cease-f ire fresol-ution Tg i.lgT3)T "

By j.ts resolutions 340 (1973) and 3t+t (19?3) of 25 and 2T October 19?3 respectively, the security council- established the united Nations fuergency !'orce (UNEF). The Force, I'hich is deployed in the Egypt-Israel sector, vas set up I'or an initial period of six months. rts mandate has been subsequently extended. by tle Security Council, tbe last tine until 2)+ october I)f6 /leso:rtj,tlons 31+6 (fSf)+), 352 (r97\),358 (r9?5)" 3ru (1975) and 3?B (rglil7. An aciount or the establishment a"nd activiLies of UNNF is containe[ in the reports of the secretary- ceneral- to the security council on the subject (s/11056 and Add.l-r\, s/llal+B and Ad.d.L-7, S/rt536 and AdcI.1, s /:-:.:6'f o and corr.1 and 2, s/u?58 ana s/i:_B\g). Al3Lhao English Page \6

0n 15 Decenlber L973, the Security Council adopted resotution 3l+l+ (1973) fn which, after notin€ that a peace conference on the Middle East situation vas to begin shortly at ceneva under tlte auspices of the United Nations, it expressed. the hope that the conference would nake speed.y progress towards the establishnent of a Just and. durable peace in the Mid.d,le East and expressed. its confid.ence that the Secret€J'y-General- I,'oul-d. play a full and effective rol-e at the conference, in accoTdance with the relevant resolutions of the Security Counc il. The Secretary- General subndtted a report on this matter to the Counc il on 2l+ Decenber 1973 (s/1n69 ). In January 19?l+" the Secretary-General submitteal a report to the Security Council on the signing of the Agreement on Disengagement of Forces betveen Egypt and Israel in pursuance of the Geneva Peace Conference (S/:-f:-98).

At the end. of May 19Jl+, the Secretary-General reportett to the Security Council on the concl-usion of sri agreene nt on disengagement betireen Tsraeli and Slrrian forces (S/1f302 and Add.1-3). In this connexi.on, the Security Council adopted. resol-ution 350 (f9?l+) of 31 May L97l+ whereby it decided to establish a Unit ed. Nations Disengagement observer Force (unooF ) for an initiat period of si-)r months. The mand.ate of the Force has been subsequently extended, tne last time /.^-/\,until 30 November l-976 /iesolutions 353 (19?l+), 369 (1975),361 (1975) and 39A-^^ \1976)/, An" account of the establishnent and activities of UNDOF is eontained in the rep-orts subrnitted. by the Secretary-General to the Security Council on the subject (5/11310 €nd. Add,].+" S/LI563 and Add.l" S/I:-6q+, SA18B3 and Ad.d.1 and s/r2083 and Add..l) .

The United Nations Truce Supervision Organization in Pal-estine (UNTSo) continues to observe the cease-fire, in the Israel-Lebanon sector, The reports of the Secretary-General to the Security Council on the subject are contained in documents in the S/1f653/Ada. series. In Septenber and October 1975, the Secretsry-ceneral reported to the Security Council on the conclusion of a new agreenent between Egypt arrd Israe] and the proroco_L f,nereto (S/l.fold and Add.-L->.1 . The General Assembly considered the iten on the situation in the Middle East at its twenty-fifth session in t97O r__at its tventy-sixth session in f97f and at its twenty-seventh sessi.on in I9T2 /iesolutions 2628 (X],i.t), 2799 ()offI ) and 29\9 (xxvrI)2.

At its thirtieth session, 12 i! lJne General Assembly reaffirmed that the acquisition of territory by force vas inadmissible; cond.emned IsraeJ-rs continued

32/ References for the thirtieth session (agenda iten 12\): (a) Draft resolution A/L"783 and Add.1; (l ) Resolution 3hlr (rxx) , (c) Plenary rneetings: A/Pv .2\22.-d+27 and. 2\29. Al 3r/ Loo English Page )+7

occupation of Arab territories; requested aIl States to desist frorn suppJ-ying Is"aeL with any military or econoroic aid. as l-ong as it continued to oc-upy araU terrj.tories and deny the inal_ienabLe national- rights of the palestinian peopl-e; requested the security council to take aJ-1 necessary measures for the speed-y implementation, according to an appropriate time-tabIe, of a].l relevaJlt resorutions of the General Assenbly and. the security council airning at the estabr-i shment of a Just and. lasting peace in the region through a conpreh-nsive settlernent worked out with the participation of arr parties concerned, including the palestine" Liberation organization, and within the franel,ork of the united Nations, vhich ensured complete rsraeli vithd.rawa"l from all the occupieal -Arab territories as weLl. as ful'L recognition of the inelienabl-e ns.tionaL rights of the palestinian people antl the attainnent of those rights; and requested the secretary-General to inforn al-1 concerned, including the co-chairnen of the peace conference on the Mi'ildle East' e'd to fo1low up the inplementation of the resolution and report thereon to the security. council and to the Generar Assembly at its thirty-first session,/resolution 3)+14 ()OC{)7,

The security councir- met from LZ to p6 January !976 to considex the Middle East pxobl-em par-estinian ' incruding the question (s/pv,1g?o-r8?9). fhe council net again fron 22 to 25 March ]-975 in pursuance of a request by the Libyan Arab Republi.c and Pakistan that it shoul"d. consider the serious situation arisine fron recent developments in the occupied Arab territories (S/pV.1g93_1899).

At the thirty-first session, the General Assennbly vi11 have before it the Teport of the Secretary-General ca].Led. for in resolution 3)+f)+ ()CaX1 . In addition. the following alocuments have been circulated under this iten: (a) Letters fron the USSR: A/3t/\3_s/rr92g and Corr.1 , A/3t/j3_S/argg5, A/3r/B\ -s/12063 t (b) Letter from the United Sts.tes: A/Jr/51+-S/fIg9f ; (c) Note verbale and. letter from the Syrian Arab Republ_ic: A/3f/r.1 A/3I/72 and Corr.1; , (d) Letters fron rsrael: A/3I/73-s/lraoz}, A/3r/g6, (e) Letter from the libyan Arab Republie ,t A/jL/76_s/Iao3B, (f) Letter from Bulgaria: A/3r/g3-S/L2ogo " (e) Letter from AJ-geria: A/31/95-Sh2Og\;

(tt) Letter from trrance: A/3t/g6-S/rzo}7 ,

29. Thiril United Nations Conf nce on I-a,w of the

The First uni.ted. Nations conference on the ],aw of the sea was held at Geneva in 1958. The Second. Conference was treld. at Geneva in 1960. Al 3a/ roo nnglish Page 48

At its tHenty-eighth session, the General- Assembly adopted provisions relating to the Third. United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea. It also decided to dissolve the Corunittee on the Peacefuf Uses of the Sea-Bed and the Ocean Floor beyond the T,imits of National Jurisdiction as froro the inauguration of the Conf erence /resolution 306T (XXVUI )7.

The first session of the Conference convened in Ner,'York in December 1973 for the purpose of dealing with matters relating to organization. The second sessiono d.evoted to the substantive voak of the Conference, rtras held at Caracas from 20 June to 29 August 19?4.

At its tuenty^ninth session, Lhe ceneral Assembly, in the light of a request addressecl to it by the Conference (A/97?I), adopted further provisions and, ]ftt.fj]f ", approved the convening- of the third. session of the Conference at cenevalresoruiion::3t+ ( xxrx )7.

The third session of the Conference convened at Geneva fron 1l March to 9 May 1975 .

At its thirtieth session, !!-,/ the Genera"l Assembly, in the light of a request addressed to iL by Lhe Conference (A/10121), jnter al-ia, approved the convening of the fourth session for the perlod fron l-5 March to 7 May L976 in New York and the eonvening. of a fifth session in 19T6 if such decision r,/as taken by bhe Conference /resolurion 3r+83 (XXxy .

The fourth session of the Conference convened in New York in accord.ance qith resolution 3l+83 ()trX). At that session, the Conference decided. to hold. a fifth session in New York from 2 August to 1l September 1976. At the thirty-first sessionr no advance documentation is expected under this item.

30. _I4tef11glional co-operat 4 i of outer space: report of !he_lCoan:L!-t-9e on the Peacefu-I .lESe_€_9g!9I_$e-S-1 The item relating to the peacefu.l- uses of outel- space was first included in the agenda of the General Assenbly at its thirteenth session in 1958" ft has since

33,/ References for the thirtieth session (agend.a item 30): (a) Letter from the Presid.ent of the Conference: A/IOL?L: (b) Draft resolution: A/L.782; (c) Report of the lifth cornnittee: 4/10490t (d) Resolution :t+B: (}c{x); (e) l{eeting of the Fifth Committee I A/C.5/5R.L767t, (f) Plenary meeting: A/p'r.z\39. (, / "" Al3r/Loo EIrglish

been placed on the agenda of every Assenbly session. Discussions at the thirteenth session l-ed to the establishment of the Ad Hoc Coamittee on the Peaceful- Uses of Quter Space, which was to report to tne IIEEffity on the activities and resources of the United Nations and its specialized agencies, on the area of international co-operation in the pe&ceful uses of outer space and on the futule arrangenents and. nature of the legaf ploblems which. night arise in carrying out progra.mes to explore outer space /resolution 131+8 (XIIIy. On the basis of the report of the Ad Hoc Coneittee, the General Assenbly at i.ts fourteenth session set uD a permanent body. the Connittee on the PeacefuL Uses of oute? Space /iesolution r-)+72 i. (xfvf,-wrroie originaL nem-bers[i.p of 24 was expanded. to 2B at the sixteenth session /resolut-ion 1?21 E (XVIy a,rrd to 3? at the twenty-eightb session /resolution 3182 (XXVIIIy. In establishing the conmittee, the Assenbfy believed that the United Nations shoul-d provide a focal point for i.nternational co-operation in the peaceful exploration and use of outer space and the Comittee vas entrusted I'ith the task of promoting internationa-l co-operation in that field. Tbe Connittee has established a Legal Sub-Cornnittee and. a Scientific and. Technical Sub-Connittee, It has al-so establisheal three working groups of the r,rhole on navigation satellites, broad"casting satellites and the use of satellites for remote sensing of earth Tesources. The Comnittee is now composecl of the follor^'ing 37 Menrber States: Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgiuxt, Brazil, Bulgarla, canada, Chad, Chi1e, Czechoslovakia" Egypt, France, German Democratic Republic ' Gerrnany (Federal Republie of), Eungary, India, Indonesia, lran, Ital-y, Japan' Kenya, Lebanon, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Nigeria, Pal

At its thirtieth session3 3V ttre cene"al Assenbly decidecl to consider this item concutrently with the item entitlect "?reparation of an internationa.L convention on principles governing the use by States of artificial, earth satel-Iites for d.irect te.l-evision broad.castingr' (see also iten 3l-). At that session, the Assenb1y, f$Sf_glis, recoumended that the Lega.]- Sub-Comittee should, as matters of high priorityu continue to consider the draft treaty relating to the moon as wel.l- as the elaboration of principles governing the use by States of artificial earth sateLlites for direct television broadcasting; continue i.ts detail-ed legal- consideration of remote sensing from space of the natura"l- resources and. natural envi.ronment of the earth, taling into aecount the various views of States exp"essed on the subject, as well as all r.elevant discussions, views and conclusions concetning organizational, econonic and technical aspects of renote sensing in the Scientific and. Technical- Sub-Connittee, vith a rriew to identifying further coumon el-ement s arong the views of States; and proceed to the drafting of principles in regard. to those particular areas of the subject rrhere conmon el-ements in the vievs of States are identified. The As sernbJ-y also endorsed the reconmendation of the Corunittee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space that the Secretary-General shoutal be requested to prepare for the consideration of the Scientific and Technical Sub-Comittee further stud.ies on organizational and financial- natters relating to rernote sensing activities; further endo"sed the recontrendation that the Secretary- General- shou.Id explore the feasibility of utilizing existing facilities aJId expertise to establish on an experimentat basis an international centre fo? the training of personnel fron deveJ-oping countries in the effective use of remot e sensing information and. to undertake a userst survey to obtain elearer und.erstanding of the rea"1 need.s of users aJrd. their stage of preparedness in that area of activity. It requested the Scientific and Technicaf Sub -Comnittee to undeftake further cletailed work on the United Nations progra.rme on space applications aJrd on the question of a possible interns.tiona.l conference on outer space matt ers and. other natters it had reconmended for consideration at its thirteenth sessionl endorsed the United Nations progranme on space applications for f976 and reconmend.ed its continuing reviev; affirned the importance of ensuring interagency co -ordination in the area of space applications; and requested the Secretary-Genera1, in view of the increased. burden of activity placed upon the Secretariat, to take measures, if possible within his present resources ?_for the strengthening of the Outer Space Affairs Division /resolution 3388 (XXXV.

At the thirty-first session, the report of the Connittee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space wil-l- be issued as Supplement No, 20 (4/31/20).

3V Beferences for the thirtieth session ( agenda itens 32 and 33): (a) Feport of the Conmittee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space: Supplenent No. 20 (A/roo2o ) ; (b) Report of the First Cornitt ee: A/]-O3OI+; (") Report of the Fifth Connitt ee: 4/10338; (a) Resolution 3388 (pax;. (e) Meetings of the lirst Connittee: A/C J/W,2d+B-2Or3; (f) Meeting of the Fifth Conmittee: A/C.5/5R.:-732:, (e) Plenary meeting: A/Pv.2l+09. A/31/ro? English

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This iten vas inc].ud.ed. in the agenda of the twenty-seventh session of the Generaf Assembly at the request of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (n/BZ?f); a draft international convention on lrinciples governi.ng the use by States of arbificiaJ- earth satellites for direct television broadcastina was attached to the request for inclusion.

At that session, the Assenbly requested. the Comnittee on the Peacefu-I Uses of outer Space to und.ertake, as 6oon as possiblen the eLaboratj.on of principles governin8 the use by States of artificial- earth satelLites for d.irect television broad.casting with a view to concluding an international agreenent or agreements, and. requested the Secretarlr-General to taansnit to the CorDnittee a^lf documentation relating to the d,iscussion of this item /iesotution 29:..6 (trIff)7. The Assenbly s.lso noted that the work d.one on the draft Convention on Freedon of Inforiaation and. d.eliberations thereon in the Assembly night be usefuL in the diseussion and. el-aboration of international instruments or United. Nations arranaements relative to direct teLevision broadcasting /r-esoluti on 29LT ()OffII )-A At its twent,y-ei.ghth session, the General Assenbly noted that the Working Group on lirect Broad.cast Satellites of the Cormittee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space had d.iscussed. the question of elaborating prineiples governing the use by States of artificial earth sateLl-ites for direct teLevision broadcasting as Tequested by the Assenbly; endorsed the d,ecision of the Conmittee to reconvene the l(orking Group in 197\ to continue its consideration of the question; and recoElrended that the Legal- Sub-Connittee of the Connittee on the Peaceful Uses of outer Space should consiater the question at its next session as a matter of priority, with a view to concluding €r internationa.l agreement or agreements in accordance with Assenbly resolution 2916 (xxVII), taking due account of the work /-...'--- \7 01' tfle Workr.ng Group /reso-Lutron 3fU2^. ^^ (XXVfIt_)/. At its tr,/enty-ninth session, the General Assenbly decided to consider this iten concurrentLy with the item entitled |tlnternational- co-operation in the peaceful" uses of outer spacerr. At that session, the As sembly ?ecomended that at its fourteenth session the Legal Sub-Conmittee of the Cormittee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space should consider, with the sa.ne trigh priority as the drsft treaty relating to the ooon and the ]egal implieations of remote sensing of the earth from space, the elaboration of principles governing the use of artificial- earth satellites for direct tel"evision broad,casting with a view to concluding an (XXVII) agreemeE or agreemen-5s, in aceord.ance with Assembly resolution 2916 ' 8JId also }ecomlended that the Conmittee should consider reconvening the Working Group on Direct Broadcast Satellites if a^rlrl when it deened it appropriate, bearing i'n nind the useful contribution that the Working Group could nake to its work ^^^t /-...--.\.7 / resoluElon 3234 \LI\!A ) I .

At its thirtieth seasion, 3V tne Genera.I Assembl-y decided again to consider this item concurrently vith the iten entitled flnternational co-operation in the peaceful- uses of outer spacer' (see d-so item 30). At that session, the Assenbly A/31/100 Eng].ish Page ,2 recoonended that the Lega^I Sub-Cornmittee should at its fifteenth session continue to consid.er the elaboration of principles governing the use by States of artificiet earth satell-ites for direct television broadcasting with a vi.err' to concluding an international agreement or agreements, in accordance lrith AssenbLy resolutions 291-6 (XXVII) and. 323)+ (XXfX), toGether with the draft treaty relating to the noon and the 1ega.1 consi.deration of remote sensing of the natural resources and naturaL environmeni of the earth, as matters of high priority /iesolution 3388 (xxxf^

At the thi"ty-first session, the report of the Conndttee on the peaceful Uses of Outer Space on this itero wil_l_ be contained in Supptenent No. 20 (A/31/20).

32. Inplenentation of the lqgl-aration on the Strengthening of bternqtional ota

the question of the strengthening of international security was first included in the s.genda of the General Assenbly at its tr^renty-fourth session at the request of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (A/765\). At that sessionn the cenerat Assembly invited lvlember states to inform the secretary-General- of their vievs and suggestions as wefl as of arly neasures they took for the purpose of strengthening internat ionaL security /-resolution 2606 (]IJ.fv )7. At the twenty-fifbh session, the item was considered on the basis of a report of the Secretary-General (t\/7922 and Add.1-5), following which the GeneraJ_ Assenbl_y adopted the Declaration on the Strengthening of fnternational Security /-resolution 2?31+ ()off)7.

At the twenty-sixth session, the Secret ary-General presented to the General 4ssgpb.ly a repor:t on steps taken by Member States in pursuance of the Decl-aration (A/B\31 and Add..1-5). At that session, the ceneral As senbly o while solenn]-y reaffi.rning all the principles and provisions contained in the Declaration, inter aJ-ia, requested the Secretsry-General- to submit to the Assenbly at its tventy-seventh session a report on measures adopted in pursuance of that Decl-aration /resolution 28Bo (xXVl)/.

At its tventy-seventh session, the General Assembly, after having considered the itern on the basis of the report of the Secretary-ceneral G/8775 and. Add.1-4), solennly reaffinned a1] the principles and. provisions contained in the Declaration and its urgent.gppea]. to aL]- States to_inplement its provisions consistentLy and uithout delay /resolution 2993 (XXVII)A

At its twenty-eighth session, the General, Assemb].y, folloving further consideration of the item on the basis of a report of the Secretaly-General (A/9I29), j.nter a.l-ia, solemn].y reaffirrned a].1 the principl-es ard. provisions contained. in the Declaration on the Strengthening of International Security; urgently appealed to all States to implement €Jrd adhere to af1 the provisions of the Declaretion unswervingly and without d.e1ay, to broaden the scope of ddtente and to reaffirm the principles of friendty relations as the basis of relations between States; reaffirned that aJ.l States should. contribute to the efforts to assure peace s,nd Al3ril..00 Engli sh page 53

security for al-l- nations anal to establ-ish an effective system of universa.l- collective security without nilitary a.].liances; reaffirmed. that al-L states have the right to participate on a basis of equality in the settl-ement of major interrlational probl-ens; and requested. the Secret a3y-General to subrnit a further report on the implementation of the Declaration /resotution 3185 (XXVIII)/. At its twenty-ninth session, the General Assembly took note of the report of the Secretary-General- (l/g6g6); solerrrrly reaffirned all the principles and provisions contained in the Declaration on the Strengthening of fnternational Seeurity aJ}d urgently appeal-ed to a].l States to irnplement and adhere to al-l those provisions unswervingly and without de].ay, to broad.en the scope of ddtente to covel ttre entire world, to sto! the arms race, as we]-l as to take practiceJ steps to red.uce armaments and to reaffinx the princilles of friendly relations as the basis of rel-ations among all States; reaffirmed. a]'so that al-f States bave the right to participate on a basis of equafity in the settlenent of najor international problems; reiteratecl that any measure or pressure d.irected. against any State while exercising its sovereign right freely to dispose of its natural resources constitutes a flagrant violation of the right of seff-detemination of peoples and tbe principle of non-intervention, which, if pursued, could constitute a threat to international peace and. securityl reaffirmed the legitinacy of the struggle of peoples under al-ien d.omination to achieve self-determination arld intlependence ard appealed to a,1f States to irnplenrent the Declaration on the Grant ing of Independence to Co].onial- Countries and. Peoples and the other resolutions of the United Nations on the total elimination of colonialism, racisrn and apartheid; and requested- the Secretary-General to subnit to the Assembly at its thirtieth session a report on the implenentation of the Declaration /resolution 3332 (XXIX)/. At its thirtieth session, W tlne General Assembly, having considered the repoxt of the Secreia:'y-General (4/10205 arrd Add.l), adopteat a resolution vhich, whil-e sinilar in substance to resolution 3332 (XXIX), caL]-ed upon aJ-]- States to extend the process of d.6tente to aIL regions of the world, with the equal participation of aJ.J- Statesl recormended ulgent measures to stop the arns race and to promote disaluanent, including the convening of the l[or]-d Dis armanent Conference, the dj.smantLing of foreign nilitary bases, the creation of zones of peace and the encouragenent of general and. conxplete d.isarrnament and. strengthening of the United Nations; and. requested. the Secretary-ceneral to subnit to the Assembly at its thirty-first session a reporct on the inplenentabion of the Declaration /resolution 3389 (xxx)/.

lJ/ Rcferelces ior the ttrirtieth session (agenda iteu l+9): \a/ Hcport ol the secret ary-Gcnera_L: Al IUcv> ano. Ao(r.-L; (b) Report of the First Cornmittee: A/f0308; (c) Resolution 3389 ()0{X); (d) lvieetings of the First Conmittee: AlC.I/?V.2O5\-2O59', (e/ rJ_enary neer]-ng! Alyv.z4u9. Al 3r/ roo Engl-ish Page 5\

At the thi.rty-first session' the General As sembJ-y vi1l have before it the report of the Secletary-General. In ad.dition, the following d'ocuments have been circulatecl under this iten:

( a./ Letter from Afgeria: l./3L/\L;

(b) Letter from Mauritania and Romania: g/3f /l+7',

(c ) Leller l rom PoJ_and: Al _149 a.nd uorr.r: (d) letter from Mexico and Yugoslavia: A/3I/78;

\ei lJerrer rron $tfgar1a: Al 3r/ ty; (f) Lette? from Bulgaria and the USSn: A/3L/1o2.

33. Reduction of nilitary budgets 3 repor.t of the Secretarv-General The question of the reduction of nrilitary butlgets was includ.ed in the agenda of the twenty-eighth session of the Genera-L Assenbly at the request of the Union of Soviet socj.al-ist Republics w-ith the fol]-oning wording: ItReducti.on of the nilitaly budgets of States permsnent nembers of the Security Council by 10 per cent ard utilization of part of the funds thus saved to provicle assistance to d.eveloping countries" (A/9I9r). At that session, the General- Assembly adopted tLro resolutions in connexion with the iten. In one of the resol-utions, the General Assenbly, inter alian reconmended that all States permanent members of the Security Corxrcif should their nilitary budgets by 10 per cent from the 1973 level d.uring the next financial"ed.uce yearl appealed to those States to auot l0 pe" cent of the funds thus released for assistarce to developing countries I and. established. a Special Connittee on the Distribution of the tr'unds Released as a Resul-t of the Red.uction of Military Butlgets and requested it to subnit a report_to the Assembly at its twenty-ninth session /resotution 3093 A ()offrrr)7. In the other resolutionn tbe General Assenbly requested the Secretary-General to prepare, with the assistance of qualified consultant e:qrerts, a report on the red.uction of niJ-itary bud.gets of the States perranent members of the Security Cor:acil, which should also cover other States with a naJor econonic and nilitary potentis.t, a"nd on the utilization of a part of the funtls thus saved to provide internatione-l assistance to d.eveloping countriesg and invited the Secretary-General to transmit the report to the Assembly at its twenty-ninth sessi.on /resolution 3093 B ()OffIIIy.

In connexion with resol-ution 3093 A ()offIII), the Secretary-General, on 2 August 197)+, invited the Permanent Representatives of the States appointed by the President of the Genera"l Assembly to serve on the Special Cormittee to infom him of the nanes of the representatives of their Governnxents to the Connittee; the same invitation vas sent to china, France, the Union of soviet Socialist Republics, A/31/100 English

the United Kin€don and the United. States. In their replies, ctrina, tr'ranc€, the United. Kingdom and the United States dec]ined to serve on the Special Conndttee. No conmr:nicstion was received froa the group of Western Europear and other States concerning their candidates for membership in the Special Connittee. In those circunstances and. folJ-owing informal- consultations, no meetings of the Special conmittee \,rere held (see A/9800). At its twenty-ninth session, the General Assenbly, having examined the report of the Secretary-General (A/9"f7o) ca"lIed for under resolution 3093 B (rXVIII), inter alia, invited all States to comurrmicate to the Secretary-General , befo:e 30 Jr.rne 19?5, their views and suggestions on all points they deemed pertinent with regard to the matters coveled in the report, and requested the Secretary-General to distribute, not later than 1 August 1975, a report containing a compilation, by countries, of the views aird suggestions requested in the resolution /resolution 3251+ (xxIx)/. At its thirtieth session, 35/ l.he General Assembly, having exa,mined the report of the Secretary-General ( AhoL65 and Add. 1 and 2) called for under resolution 3251+ ()o{IX), appealed to aLf States, in particular the states pelnanent members of the Security Council- as we1l as any other State with comparable nilitary expenditures, to strive to reach ag"eed reductions in their nrilitary bud.gets; urged thr: two States with the highest l-eve1s of nilitary expenditure in absolute terns' pend.ing such agreenent, to carry out reductj.ons in their rnilitary budgets; requested the Secretary-oeneral, assisted by a group of qualified experts appointed by him after consultations with Menber States, to prepare a report containing an in-depth analysis and examination in concrete terms of various aspects of the problem, including conclusions and recor.nendations and to submit the report to the Assembly at its thirty-first session /iesolution 3[63" ( XXX].7. At the thirty-first session" the General Assembly will have before it the report of the secretary-General.

3\. fncendiary and othe:: specific conventional weapons r,rhich may be the subject of prohibitions or restrictions of use for humanitarian reasonsl lgpgg[j11 the Secretary-Genera"l

At its twenty-seventh session, the General Assemb1y examined the question of incendiary weapons under the item concerning general and conplete disarmarnent. At that session" the Assenbly had before it the report of the Secretary-General 35/ References for the thirtieth session (agenda iten 34): (") Report of the Secretary-General: A/IO!5, and Add.1 and 2; (b) Report of the lirst Connittee: A/10t+11; \c/ Report of the tr'ifth Conmittee: A/r.ol+87;

\ o,, Resolution :)+63 ( xu) ; (e) Meetings of the lirst Conmittee: AlC JlPV .2O72-?O95 ,2098, 21Ol+ and 2107 ; (r) Meeting of the Fifth Conmittee: ^/c.5/sB.LT66; Pl,enary meeting: A/Pv.2\37. A/3!hoo EngJ-ish Page !6 entitled Napaln and Other Incendiary Weapons and AJ,I Aspects of Their possibJ-e IJse, !l/ prepared pursua ly velcomed the repoxt of the Secretary-General; tteplored the use of napa]-m and other incendiary r.reapons in all armed conflicts; conmended the report to the attention of all Goverments and peoples; requested. the Secretary-General to arrange for the publication of the report for wide circulation; and. the secretary-Gencral- to circui-ate the report to l4enber States for their conments"equested and to report on these comments to the Assembly at its twenty-eighth session /iesolution 2932 A ( XXWIIZ. At its twenty-eighth session, the General Assenbly included the question in the agenda as a separate it ero entitled "Napalrn and other incendiary weapons and a1l- aspects of their possible use". At that session, the Assenbly, noting the conments submitted by covernment s (A/gpo'l and Corr.t and Aiid.l), invited the Diplonatic Conference on the Reaffirmation and Development of International Humanitarian Lav Appli.cable in Armed Conflicts to consider the question of the use of napalm and other incendiary weapons, as well as other specific conventional veapons which mi6ht be deemed to cause unnecessary suffering or to have indiscriminate effects" and to seek agreement on rules prohibiting or lestricting the use of such veapons; and requested the Secretary-General- to report to the Assembly at its tr^?enty-ninth session on aspects of the work of the Conference relevant to the resolution /resolution 30?6 ($VIII)7,

At its twenty-ninti, the General- Assenbly, having considered the report of the Secretary-ceneral-".""iorr, (A/9725), adopted two resol_utions on this question. In one of the resolutions the General Assenbly, inter a1ia, invited the Diplonatic Conference to continue its consideration of the question of the use of napa]-m and. other incendia?y r\reapons, as ve1l as other specific eonventional weapons whieh might be deexoed to cause unnecessaly suffering or to have indiscrininate effects, and its search for ag?eement on possible rules prohibiting or restricting the use of such weapons; and requested the Secretary-General to the Assenbl-y "eport to at its thirtieth session on the aspects of the Diplonatic Conference relevant to the resolution /-resoLuti on 32i5 A iXffx)Z.

In the othe" resolution, the General Assenbly condenned the use of napalm and other incendiary weapons in armed conflicts I urged a1f States to refrain from the production, stockpiling, proliferation and use of such leapons, pending the conclusion of agreements on the prohibition of these veapons; invited al]. Government s and. international organizations concerned to transmit to the Secretary-General afl information about the use of napalm and other incenrliary weapons in arned conflicts; and requested the Secretary-General- to prepare a report based on the infornation received fron the parties concerned, to be submitted to the Assenrbly at its thirtieth session /-resofution 31i]; B (XXiX)T.

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At its tbirtieth session, 3B/ ttie General Assenbly had before it the reports of the Secretary-General (A/\OZE and- A/I0223 and Add..].) called for under reso.Iutions 3255 A (XruX) and,3255 B (xXIx). At that session, the Assembfy took note of these reports and invited the Diplonoatic Conference to continue its consideration of the use of specific conventional weapons, including any vhich might be deemed to be excessively injurious or to have indiscrininate effects, and its search for agreement for hunanitarian reasons on possible rules prohibiting or xestricting the use of such weapons; requested. the Secretary-General, who had been invited to attenil the Diplonatic Conference as an observer, to report to the Asseurbly at its thirty-first session on relevant aspeets of the work of the Diplonatic Conference and of the Conference of Governnent Experts; artd, being avare that tlre d.iscussions, as ve11 as the proposals arld suggestions which had been advanced, had regard not onl-y to napa^lm and other incendiary weapons but to a number of other specific kinds of conventional weapons, such as various small- ca"l,ibre proJectiles, certain blast anal fragmentation r+reapons, as well as some delayed aetion weapons and. perfidious veapons, decided to include in the provisional agend.a of its thirty-first session sn iten entitled "Incendi.ary and other specific conventional weapons which nay be the subJect of prohibitions or rest"ictions of use for humanitarian reasonslr /resoLution 31+61+ (X)|X)/. At the thirty-first session, the General Assenbly will have before it the report of the Secretary-General.

35. Chenical and bacteriotogical (bigloei""l) r._q"or"' t.p.qof the Conference of the Connittee on Disarurament

Various aspects of the question of chemical and bacteriological (Uiological) veapons have been considered. by the General- Assenbly at different times under several- items. At the twenty-fir€t to twenty-third sessions, the question was consitlered- rmder the iten "General and. cornplete disazna.ment". An itero entitled "Question of chenical and bacteriological (biological) weapons'r vas for the first time on the agenda of the Assenb].y at its tventy-fourth session. At its twenty-third session, the ceneral- Assembly requested the Secretary- General- to prepare, with the assistance of qualified experts, a report on the

3Bl References for the thirtieth session (agenda item 35): (") Reports of the Secretary-General: A/\O?2?, A/IO223 and Add.l; lo./ neport of the First Cornnittee: A/LO\32; (") Report of the Fiftb Connittee; 4/10!83; (d) Resolution 3h6)+ (rXX) . (e) l{eetings of the First Connittee: A/C.I/PV .2O72-2o9, , 2097 and 2106; (r) Meeting of the Fifth Corunittee: Alc.5/sR.r766i Plenary meeting: A/Pv.2l+37. Al 3r /r00 !nglish Hage )o effects of the possible use of such veapons /iesolution 2)+5)+ A (XnIIl/. The report 39/ ruas iubnitted to the Assembly at its tqenty-fourth session. Since then, considera-ble attention has been devoted. by the Assenbly and the ConfeTence of the question prohibition of the development Conmittee on Disarmament to the of ' production and stockpiling of chernica]. and bacteriological weapons "

The General As sembly considered the question at its twenty -fourth sess ton ( / reso-Lul1 on 2603 (xXfv)7 and at its twenty-fifth session /reso1ution 2662 XTV)7 At its twenty-sirbh session, the General Assenbly comnended the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and stockpiling of Sacteriological (liological ) and Toxin lleapons and on Their DestTuction, and requested the depositary Governnents to open the Convention for signature and ratification at thl earliest possibte date 7-resolution 2826 (XXV1)7. The Convention was opened for signature and ratification on 10 April- 1972. The Assenbly el-so requested the conference of the connittee on Disarrna,nent to seek agreement on the prohibition of chernical weapons /-resolution 282? A (XXWf, a request which $as repeated at every subsequent session. At its twenty-seventh and tlrenty-eigh!.h sessions, the General Assembly continued its consideration of this item /resolutions 2933 ( )OffrT ) and 3o?? (xxwrr)/. At its twenty-ninth session, the Geoeral Assenbly once again requested the Conference of the Coruoittee on Disarns.nent to continue negotiations as a matter of high priority, bearing in nind existing proposals, rnrith a view to reachlng early production agreement on effective measures for the prohibition of the development " and. stockpiling of all chenical" Heapons and for their destruction; invited all States that had not yet done so to sign anri ratify the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Prod.uction and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin weapons and on Their Destruction, vith a vier'r to its entry into force at an early date, and the Protocol for the Prohibition of the use in ltrar of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or Other Gases, and of Bacteriological Methods of ['larfare, signed at Geneva on 1T June 1925, ih the course of ]1975 in cornmemoration of the fifbieth anniversary of its signingi and ca11ed anev for the strict observance by all States of the principJ-es and. objectives contained in the Geneva Protocol /resolution 3255 (xxrx)/.

On 26 March l-975" after ratification by the Governnents of the Union of Soviet Social-ist Republics, the United Kingdom of Great Britain snd Northern Irel€nd and the United States of America, the Convention on the Prohibition of ttre Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (siotogical) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction entered into force.

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At its thirtieth session, l+o/ the General Assembly urged' again a;LL States to make every effort to facilitate-ear1y agreement on a chemical 'weapons barr; requested the Conferenee of the Conmittee on Disarna.nent to continue negotiations as a natter of high priority, taking into account the existing proposals, with a vieff to reaching early agreement on effective measures for the prohibition of the development, production and stockpiling of all chenical veapons anct for their d.€struction; inwited all States that had not yet done so to accede to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, ?roduction and Stockpil-ing of Bacteriological (Siologicaf) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction, and to acced.e to or ratiflr the Protocol for the Prohibition of the Use in War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or other Gases, and of Bacteriologieal Methods of !,larfare; ard cal-fetl again for strict observance by alJ. Stat€s of the principles ond obJectives of that Protocol /iesolution 3l+65 ( X)Oq.Z. At the thirty-first session, the General Assenbly wil"L have before it the report of the conference of the Connittee on Disarnament (A/3r/27-Dc/239), to be subsequently issuerl as Supplenent No, 27 (Al3r/27).

4O/ Beferences for the thirtieth session (agenda iten 36): (a) Report of the Conference of the Connittee on Disaxnament I A/foo27-DC/?38, to be issued as Supplement No. 2? (4/10027); (b) Report of the tr'irst Connittee: 4/10433; (c) Resolution 3\65 (Xlo(); (a) Meetings of the lirst Comittee: A/cJ/Pv.?O72-2o95 ar.d 2099; (e) Plenary neeting: A/Pv.2\3'1 . A/31/100 Engli sh rage ou

36' Urgent need .!9I cessation of nuclear and therqonuclear tests and conclusion of ? tleaty aesignea i Conference of the Conrdittee on Dis armament

The question of the cessation of nuclear tests independently of agreement on other dis armament measures vas discussed by the General Assen,bly as early as the ninth session in 1954. After the establishnent of the Confetence of the Ei ghteen-llation Di sanmament conmittee in \962 - now the conference of the conmittee on Disarmament (see iten l+B) - and as a resu]t of negotiations in the Di samament connittee and elsevhere, the union of soviet socialist Republics, the United Kingdom of creat B?itain and. Northern rreland and the united. states of America signed-, on 5 August 1963, the Treaty Banning Nuelear weapon Tests in the Atnosphere, in Outer Space and under Water. \l/ This Treaty, which entered into force on l0_October 1963, did not cover underground tests, At its eighteenth session, in 1963, the Assembl-y called on a].l States to become parties to the Treaty and requested the Disarmament connittqe to continue negotiations for a conprehensive test ban /iesolution 1910 (XWII),Z. Since that tine, the Assenbly has repeateatty cal-1ed for suspension of all tesls and for continued vork on a comprehensive test- ban t reaty.

At its tr,renty-ninth session, the Assembly condenned- all nuclear weapon tests, in whatever environment they ndght be conducted; ca11ed. on a].l States not yet parties to the Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer space and under liater to adhere to it forthrith; emphasized once more the urgency of concluding a conprehensive test-ban s.g?eement; calIed on arl states to refrain from the testing of nuclear weapons, in any envirorxrent, pending concrusion of such an agreement; snd requested the conference of the cornnittee on Dis arnament to give tle highest priority tolhe conclusion of a comprehensive test-ban agreement /resolution 3257 $XIrV . At its thirtieth session, l+Z/ tne General Assenbly took note of the section of the report of the Conference of the Corudttee on Disarmament ( A/]OO?I-DC / 238\ relating to the question of a conprehensive test ba'' agreement; condenned anev" af1 nuclear weapon tests, in whatever environment they night be conducted; deplored the continued lack of progress towards a comprehensive test ban agreement; enphasized the urgency of reaching agreement on the conclusion of an effective comprehensive

4t/ UniteO Nations, Treaty Series" vof. l+BO, Wo. 596\, p. )+3. 42/ References for the thirtieth session ( agenda iten 3T): (") Feport af the Ccnference of tlie Conr::rittee on Disarrnelent I A/ IOO?T-DC / 238 " to be issued as supplenent No. 2T (A/1OO2T); (b) Report of the First Conxnittee: A/10\3\i (.) tesolution 31166 (xxX), (d) ileetings cf the First Cornmittee; A/ C.L/pV.ZOTZ-2095, 2101, 2101+ and 2106;- (e) Pl-enary meeting: A/p\| .2\37. A/31/100 Eins_L1sn Page 61 test ban; cal-led. upon all nuclear-veapon States to bring to a halt all nuclea'r veapon tests through an agreed suspension subject to review after a specified perioa, as an interim step towards the conclusion of a forual and comprehensive test ban agreement; enphasized in this Tegard the larticula]. responsibility of the nuclear-weapon states which were parties to international a6Sreeraents in which they had declared their intention to achieve at the earliest possible d.ate the cessgtion of the nuclear arns race; called upon all States not yet parties to the Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in outer space and under water to adhere to it forthwith; and urged the Conference of the Conmittee on Di s arm.nent to give the bighest priority to the conclusion of a comprehensive test ban agreenent and to report to the asslnbfy at its thirty-first session on the progress achieved /iesolution 3166 (xxx)7. At the thirty-fi""t the General Assembly vi1l have before it the report of the Conference """"ion,of the Comnittee on Disa$rament (A/3I/?7-DC/239), U re suisequently issued as Supplenent No. 2T (A/3I/27).

ation of TC j(-u( , con the ure and onaJ. of the for the Prohibit of Nuclear in Latin raca ,rha Tl"e'-f.v f.'? the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America' sbich was opened for signatr:re at Tlatelolco, Mexico, in tr'ebruary 195?, was veLcomed by the G-eneral Assembly at its tventy-second held fater that yeart as an event of historic significance. The Assernbly then"."sion, invited the nucfear-weapon states to sign and ratifV Additional Protocol 1I of the Treaty /iesolution 2296 !XXIT'/' This call in with a was repeaied at the following session fresolution- 2l+56 $fi7f)-1, -1ine recornoxendation of the ConfeTence of Non-Nuclear-Weapon States hel'd in 1968. Under the protocol-, the nuclear Powers would undertake to respect the denuclearization of Latin Arnerica, agreed upon under the Treaty. At its twenty-fi fth, twenty-sixth, tventy-seventh and tventy-eighth sessions' as sembl_y its appeal to the nuclear-veapon states to sign and the General reiterated (xxvIl) t"tiry trr. PrctocoL /iesolutions 2666- 7xT'i"), 2$39 (xnvr), 2935 and 30?9 (nffrrr)/. At its twenty-ninth and' thirtieth sessions, l+y the General Assembly noted with satisfaetion that the protocol hatl entered into f6-rce for the United Kingdom of Great Sritain and Northern Ireland, the united states of America, !'Iance and chinao and urged the Union of Soviet Social-ist-nepublic s to sign and ratify the Protocol /-resolutions 3258 (xxrx) ana 3l+67 ( )ctx)-/. Atthethirty-firstsession'noadvencedocrnentaticnigexpectedundelthis iten.

!3/ References for the thirtieth session ( agenda itern 38):

(") FeTnrt of tha f ir-st Conrittee: A /IO\3'.:,

(b) Resolution 3)r5? (Xrfi) : (c) i'ieetings of the First cornnittee: A/C.I/'P''1 .2072-2.096 and 2IoA; (d/ l'renary fieelInf': Al"v.141t, Al3r-/l-oo English

38. of the Indian Ocean as a Zone of Peace: of the Ad Hoc Connittee on th

The question of the declaration of the Indian Ocean as a zone of peace was included in the agentla of the twenty-sixth session of the cenera]- Assenbly at the request of Sri Lanka, later joinecl by the United Republic of Tanzania (A/B\92 and Ad.d.l). At that session, the General Assenbly declared that the Indian ocean, within linits to be determined, vas designated. for af] tine as a zone of peace, and cal1ed upon the great Powers o the littoral and hinterland States and other maritime users of the lndien Oceao to enter into consultations with each othex with a viev to realizing the aims of the Decfaration /Iesolut ion 2832 (nrvrl/.

At its twenty-seventh sessiono the General Assembly decided_to establish an Ad. Hoc Connittee on the Ind.ian Ocean, consisting of L5 nenbers /resolution F5Fa/JiWt)7. At the twenty-ninth session, the Ad Eoc Connitt-ee was enlarged to ]B rnembers /resolution 3259 B (rIIx)7. At present, the cornnittee is conposed of the following Menber States :

Australia, Bangladesh, China, fndia, Ind.onesia, fran, fraq, Japan, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, ?akistan, Sonalia, Sri Lanka, Unj.tett Republic of Talza"nia, Yenen a.nd Za^rnbi a. At its twenty-eighth session, the General Assembly, having consid.ered the report of the Ad Hoc Conmittee (l/gOZg), requested the Connittee to continue its vork and- requested. the Secretary-General to preparen ruith the assistarce of consultant experts, a factuaf statement of the great Powers t nilitary presence in al-1 its aspects, in the Indian Ocean" with special Teference to their naval deploynents, conceived in the context of great Power rivalry /r-es olut ion 3OBO (XXWII)/

The factual" statement (A/ AC.f59 /\/Rev.l-) vas considered by the Ad Hoc Conmittee, which d.ecided to annex it to the Cornmitteers report to the ceneral Assembly (A/9629).

At its tl^renty-ninth session, the General Assernb\r adopted the drafb resolution reconmended by the Ad Hoc Cornrnittee (A/9629/Add,.f) by which the Assembly, inter alia ca11ed upon the great Powers to refrain from increasing their nnilitary presence in the region of the Ind.ian Ocean; requested the littoral and hinterland States of the Indian Ocean to enter into consultations vith a view to convening a conference on the Indisn Ocean; invited all States, especially the great powers, to co-operate with the Comnittee; and requested. the Ad Hoc Conmittee to continue its .work fresolution 3219 A $fix)]/. The Assenrt-lfEso decided to enlarge the eomposition of the Ad lloc- conroittee by the addition of Bangladesh" Kenya and sonalia (for the present rnembershin, see alove ) /resolution 3259 B (rXTX)/" Al 3r /r00 English eage 63

At its thirtieth session, U+/ trre General Assenbly noted. ttre r€port of the Ad Hoc Connittee on the rndian -Ocean (A/10029), in particular section Ir thereof i6iGlrning the consul-tations entered into by the littoral and hinterland. States of the Indian Ocean in pursuance of paragraph \ of resoluti on 3259 I (XXIX); noted that, as a result of these consultations, an a€(reement in principle on the convening of a conference on the lndian ocean had emeTged among the 1itto"a1 ancl trintel'land states of the Indian ocean; requested the littoral and hinterlancl states of the Indian Ocear to continue their consuftations on the convening of such a confe?ence; requested the Ad Hoc Comlittee to continue its work and consuftations in accordance viifr its rand.f-e; invited all States, in particular the great Powers and the naJor naritime users"tra of the Indian ocean, to co-operate in a practica)^t?yi.{-,titb ttr! ,qa Hoc Ccnnittee in the discharge of its fi.:netions /resolution 346U ( XXXli. At the thirty-first session, the Generat Assenbly will have before it the reDort of the Ad Hoc Coomittee on the Indian Ocean, vhich will be issued as Suf,plenent Xo.6-l-l'/lt/Zg) . In addition, a letter from Madagascar has been ciicuLated under this il"en (A/3r/52-Slu981) .

)+V R.fe".nces for the thirtieth session ( agenda item 39): (a) Report of the Ad Hoc Cornnittee on the Ind'ian ocean: sunrlement r,rt. zS (n/roo5t);- (l) Beport of the I'irst Comdttee: A/10)+36; (c) Feport of the Fiftb connnittee: A/104?o i (d) Resolution :l+68 ()trX); (e) Meetings of the lirst Corunittee: Alc.r/w.2072-2095, 2098 and 2100; (f) Mqeting of the Fifth Coumittee: A/ c .5 /sR.t766; (e) P1enary meeting: A/Pv.2\37. A / 3r lroo Xngli sh Page 64

39' l.Iorld Disarnaaent conference: report of the Art Hoc consittee on the world r.,)f salmament uonlerence

t}re tt.r.""a-a "".-d Disarmament Conference,, was included in the agenda of the tventy-si.xth session of the General Assembly at the request of the union of Soviet Socialist RepubJ-ics (a/8\qf). At that session, the ceneral- Assembly expressed the conviction that it vas nost d.esirab.te to tahe inmed.iate stels in order that careful consideration be given to the convening, following atlequate preparation, of a world d.i s armament conference open to af1 states" and invited. af1 states to conmunicate to the secretary-General their views and suggestions on any refevaJrt questions rerating to a world disarmament conference. rt also xequested the secret ary-General to subr0it to the As serably at its tr/enty-seventh session a report containing the views and suggestions conmunicated to hin /iesolution 2833 ( rxvl )7.

At its tventy-seventh session, the Genera.l Assexably d.ecid.ed to establish a special conmittee on thel,lortd. Disarmament conference, eonsisting of 35 l4eraber states' to examine all the views and suggestions expressed by Governments on the convening of a worl-d- di s arraament conference and. rerated. problems and to submit t\e basis of consensus, a report to the Assembly at its twenty-eighth session " ,/resolution 2930 (xwTr) / .

By a letter dated 20 Decernber 1972 (A/899O), the Fresident of the General Assembly infornxed the secretary-General ths.t, pulsuant to Assenbly resolution 2930 (XXVII), he had decidea, after consultaiilns lrith a1] ttie relione-1 groups, to appoint the following 31 Menber States to serve on the Special Corntrittee:

Argentina, tselgiun, Brazil, 3u1garia, Cana,da, Chil_e, Colonbia, Czechoslovakia, Igrpt, Ethiopia, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Tran, Italy, Japan, Liberia, Mexico, Mongolia, I'{orocco, Netherland.s, Nigeria, pakistan, po]-and, Romania, Spain" Sri Lankao Swed.en, Union of Soviet Social_ist Republics, yugoslavia and Zambia.

The President also informed the secretary-General that, in accordance with the generar vish, the renraining four seats would be reserved for the nuclear states which might wish to becone nembers of the Special Conmittee in the future. Subsequently, the following doeuments we"e circulated under this item: (a) a letter dated 9 Jaruary 1973 from China (A/9033); (t) a letter alated 1! January 1973 fron Poland transmitting a statement by the p"esident of the Assembly (A/8990/Add.1); (c) a l-etter dated 2 February 19?3 fron Haiti on behalf of the Latin American States (A/9Ol+1).

The Special Corornittee convened on 26 April 1973 ana proceeded to an infonnal_ excha.nge of views under the direction of the permanent Representative of rrarr to the unitett Nations. These exchanges of views among the designated menbers of the Connnittee r,re"e held betveen 26 April and. 1l+ Septer0ber 19?3. By a note dated l-T october I9T3 (A"./gplg), the Secretaay_General , in viev of the absence of the report of the Special Conmittee, informed the General As sembly about the developments which had. taken place in regard to the implenentation of resolution 2930 (XXVII ). Al 3r/roo English lage 65

At its twenty-eighth session, the General As senbly decided to establish 8n antl Ad Hoc Corunittee on ttre World Disarnaxoent Conference to exa,:nine atl the vievs e)q)ressed by Governments on the convening of a world disarnanent 6ffiitioo" such conference and. related problens, including conditions for the real-ization of and to subnit on the basis of consensus, a report to the Assembly a conference' ' ga consist a.t its twenty-nlnth session; further decideat that tbe no" cornnittee voultl of the following )+o non-nuclear-{eapon States: Canada' Chile Algeria, Argentina' Austria, Belgiun, 3razil, Sulgaria, -Burundi ' ' Coiontii, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, Xthiopia, Hungary, India' Indonesia' fran' vlongolia' Morocco, Netherlan'Is Nigeria' Italy, Japano Lebanon Liberie, Mexico, . ' Svetlen ' Petrisian,- reru, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sri Lanka ' ' Tr:nisia, Turkey, Venezuelao Yugoslawia, Zaire and Zambia the States possessing nucleerweapona to co-operate or maintain contact antt invited sat* l,'ith the Act Hoc Connittee, it being understood. tbat they woul-d :"i9y t!9 ('lacvrr r ) -^ ;i ;n;Iil!. i'"'o" s o f tbe connitte e fre or"t I oo 318 3- il"ffi " " ";; the At its twenty-ninth session, the General Assenbly, having consitleled "elorc of the gl-Eeg Connittee (A/9628), invited aIL States to connmicate to the secretary-ceneral before ii uttiit 1975, their cooments on the main obiectives of alrorld disarna.nent' conference in the light of the viens and suggestions by contained in the report of tie Corurittee; clecidetl that thg Connittee Governments resolution stroul_d. resume its $ork, in accordsnce with the procedule establisheal in 3t83 (5XWII), and. submit to the Assembly at its thirtieth session an anaJirtical incluiing eny conclusions and. reconmendatic'ns it night deen perbinent r"potU, raaintain' conceraling the coxnnenta received from States; requestecl the Coonittee to close contact lrith the representatives of stetes possessing nuclean veapons in order i- t".p currently informe-d of arxy change in their respective positions; a,ntl renewed its invitati.on to those States to co-operate or maintain contact with the Conmitteer it being understood. that they would eni oy the sane right s as the appointed membel|s of the Connittee /resolution 3260 (nCX/. ol,the of At its thirtieth session, !5/ tfre General Assenbly tool-r]ol-e- "eport (A/rOOZBj its resoLution 3260 (lgfiX) in its tire Ai noc Comnittee ;-reaffirnerl to entirety; renewed. ttte losrdate of tfre Cormittee; and requested the Conmittee iu lts report to the Assembty an analytical stu{y of the conclusions include antl contained in i.ts report to the thirtieth session, as ve]l as any obgervations recomendations it night deem appropriate relating to its nnandate /resolution 3l+59 (ruoQ_7.

\5/ neferences for the thirtieth session ( agenda itern l+0): confelence: (") RePort of the Ad Hoc colotoittee on the l,iorla Disartament Surnlenent wo. aB ( e/rooE6')]- (t) Repo"t of the First Cornnittee: A/1Ol+3?; (c) Resotution 3l+69 (X)o(); (a) Meetings of the lirst counittee: A/c.r/Pv '2072'2095 ' 2Lo6 and 2108; (e) Plenary meeting: L/Pv.2\37. A/ 3r /roo lnglish Pa€,e 66

At the thirty-first session, the General .Assembly tdLl have before it the report of the Ad Hoc Conrrdttee on the liorld Disarnanent Conference, whjch vill be jssur,l as supplement i{o. 28 (A/31laB). )+O, Decade uq"rrt

At its tventy-ninth session, in the course of its consideaation of the question of general and complete disarmament (see item r+B), the purposes the cenerar- Assenbr-y reaffirmed of the Disarmament Decade proclaimed by its resor-ut ion z6oz E (xxrrl); 139u91teA the Secretary-GeneraL and Govermdent s to repo"t to the Assembly at its thirtieth sessicn on the action and steps they invited had taken to publicize the Decad.e; l4enber states to report on the rneasures and policies they had adopted to s.chieve the purposes a,d obJectives of the Decade; entitled ttl4id-tern and d.ecided to include an item review of the Disaxmament Decade'r in the provisional agenda of its thirtieth session /iesot ution 3261 A (XXIX)7. At its thirtieth session" !5,1 tne General As senbt-y, having considered the .?g-rt 9f the se cret arv-Generalla/to2pL and Add.1), irr"-"."tr.r interest of the united Nations in ar-l di s arma.nent negotiations;"Litu""t.i and reaffirmed that di s arnament development fostered a crimate of interiationar- understanding and co-operation; deplored the wastage of resources, vhich could be assistance used, inter alia, to increase foT the econonic and. sociar- ae"ei-fot"nt of developing countries, in expenditures on arnaments, particularly nucre-ar arnanents; ca11ed upon Membe? states and the s ecretary-General to intensify their efforts in support of the disarmament and -;; link between devetopnrent, envisaged in resolution zgoi i'iiilvj, ;" ro promote di s arnxarent negotiations and to ensure that the human and material resources f'eed by disarnament ffere used to promote econornic and social developnent, in the particularly developing countriesi requested the Secretary_Oeneral to offer appropriate assistance and information to Member States that rcisht reor]i r.e thc.m in n the purposes--;;-;;;;;;i""s or the Disarrnament o"H5:: of the cordlittee fi3"ffr;5'.i: EH;:::;:""t on Disarmsment to review the work done in the inplenentation of the purposes and objectives of the Decade and in this and duties, light to re-appraise its tasks as necessary, in order to accelerate the pace of its efforts-7;solution to negotiate. !ru1v effective disarmament and arns limitai,ion 3470 ( xxx) /. "er;;;.;;; At the thilty-first sesslone no advance documentation is expected under this item. The report of the conference of the conmittee (x-/3r/2I_DC/239) wiII contain on Disarmarrrefi information on the action it has taken pursuant to paragraph d of resolution 3\To (xxx) .

L6/ References for the thiftieth session (agenda item l+z): (a) Report of the Secretaly-Genera1: A/AO2?]4 and Add.l; (b) Renort of the First Comittee: A/1Ol+39 i (c) Fesolution 3t?o (XrX); (d) Meetings of the First conraittee: A/ c,f/pv.zoTz_2og5 " zogg, ZIO4 and 2L07; (e) Plenary meeting: A/pV.?I+3.1 . A/3rl100 EngIi sh PaF.e 67

\1. lnpfementation of the Declaration on the Denuclearization of Africa Atitstl.renty-ninthsession,inthecoulseofitsconsiderationofthequestion Assembly,. recalling of seneral and conplete di s arrnament (see item L8), tne General ii"-".".i"ti."" fOia (Xvf) anO 2033 (XX), reaffirrned its call upon all States to of Africa as a nuclear-free zonel reiterated its consider and respect the continent zation calf upon al]. States to respect and. abide by the Declaration on the Denucleari of Africa issued by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity in tg6\; !1 reiterated further its call upon all States to refrain trom testiirg, rnanufact-r:ring, deploying, transportin8, storing, using or threatening to use nuc]'ear weaPons on ttre African continent; and decid-ed to include in the provisional agenda of it" tttittieth session an item entitled t'Implementation of the Declaration on the Denuclearization of Africatt /resolution 3261 n ()cGX)/. At its thirtieth session, \Q./ trre General Assenbly, agreeing that zation of Africa would be a implenentation of the Declaratiii on the Denucleari vorld' significant measure to prevent the prolifer:ation of nuclear ffeapons in the coid.u.ive to general and- complete disarmament, particularLy,g.ucllal .4islrnanento 5 (xxrx) /Gsolution 3ltru (rxx)-/'- rearrir"med the cal1s "'"t;;;:;-;;;;;i;i'; !2i1 At the thirty-first session' no advance documentation is expected under this iten.

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session, in the course-of its consideration of the question At its twenty-ninth recal.ling of generaJ- and complete ai""rrr.irt (see iten )+B), ttre General- Assembly, and achievements undertaken on a regional- level' vith a viev the different efforts l+l-' l+3 L5)' to the establishnent of nuclear-weapon-free zones (see itens 3?' and decidedtoundeTtakeacomprehensivestudyofthequestionofnuclean-weapon_free -requested the study be carried out ad hoc zones in all its aspectsi that !y 1n of- group of qualified governmenial experts under the auspices of the Conference the Conmittee on Disarraament; requested the conference to transmit the comprehensive question a siecia:- report to the Assembly at its thirtieth session; study of the in question of a,nd decided to include an itim entitl-ed "Comprehensive study of the provisionaf aqenda of its nucl-ear-weapon- l Tee-zones in a.lI -its aspectg]' in the thirtieth session /iesolution 3261 F (XXTX)/.

w/ ultact€LL of the Session Annexes agenda it em f05, d.ocument ,97r. )+B/ References for the thirtieth session ( agenda item l+3): (") Relort of the First Conmittee; A/10\40t (b) tesolution 3\Tl (xxx); 2105; (c) Meetings of the First Committee: A/c.L/Pv.2072-2095 ' 2]:O3 and (d) Plenary neeting: A/Pv.2\3'(. Al3a/ro0 Eng.J-ish Page 68

01 25 March .. 19?5, the Conference of the connittee on Disarmanent considered. the setting up of the Ad-I{oc Group ot of the Quauried Governmental Experts for the study Question of NucrEarrFeaponiF"ee zo.r." *a reached a consensus as conposition s.nd to its work. Aceord:ing to this aeeision, the follorring states became members of the Ad l{oc Group: Australia, Belgiun, Bulgaria, Czechoslovahia, Ecuador, Erypt, Finlanal, Ghana, I_ndia, Ilan, Japan,.Mexico, tiligeria, pakistan, po1and., Fonania, Union of Soviet Sweden, Socialist iepuitics, U"ii.a Kingdom of creat Britain and Northeni Ireland, United States of Anerica and Zaire. rt was a'lso understooal that at1 0ther interested states, in particu.lar Members of the united states Nations, would. be abr.e to present views to the Group but not take ?a?t in drafting its report. At its thidieth session-, \,2/ tne General Assenbly took note of the special relort of the conference. of the-coqnitee on Disarm*urrl (a/rooa7/aaa.i) und'er resolutj.on ()c{rx) cauea tor 326r F ana con:nenaeJ ii- to trr" attention of all Governnents, the fnternational Atoui c Fnergr Agency and other relevant international_ organizations; invited aJ-l Govlrnientl, tit. i"i"r"ationaf other internationar- Aton:ic Energy Agency and orEanizations concerned. to transnit to the secreti"ry-General before 30 June f9?5 .ri"*", -ta - suggestions on the special €'s they night deen "rJh "t".*u.iiorr" report appropriate; requested. irr. iu"".t"ry-General to prepare a report based. on this infonaation and to subnit sessionl it to the Assenbly at its thirty_fiTst requested the secretaJry-General to arrenge for the reproduction special report as a united of the publicity Nations publication-and to give it the widest possible in as marry languages as was considered desirable ard pf,acticabre; recoe&end.ed. that arl covernment s shour.d give a vide distrilutioi i.eport so as io irru-"pec:.a:_ to acquaint public opinion *itr, it" contents; and invited. relev€nt zations to use their facilities :ll:11":::l*,grsariklown to matre the special reporb 11d:1v /resol-ution 3\72 A ( xrtrJz. The Assembty also aaoptea . declaration of the concept of a "ot"rn principal nucrEar-r""porr-fr.. zone and. the definition of the obligations of the nucleat-"u"pog si"ies towards nucr"ear-weapon-free an.I towards the states incl,ude. therein "/;;;i;i;";-ifi i"u"i"fri.l-"=*- zones At the thirty-first session, the General Assenbly r,ril] have report of the Sec"etary-General before it the caflecl for under resoiut ion 3l+TZ A alAtr)-

\9/ References for the thirtieth session ( agenda iten 44): special report of cc'ference of Supptenent^ -(a) . .the the conmittee on Disarma.nent: No. 2?A (A/lOO2?/Add.t) ; (b) Report of the Filst Conjrittee: A/fo4l+r; (c) Report of the Fifth Connittee: A/]':O\BI. (a) Resol_utions 3\?2 A and a (rcrx); Meetings of the First Connittee: 2togr(u) A/c.Ilpv.zo.la_zogl,, ?o97,2102, 2IO! and (f) Meeting of the !'ifth Connittee: A/C.5/5R.I766, (e) plene"qr meeting: A/pv.z\3I . A/3r/1o} English

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This iten was included in the agenda of the tventy-ninth session of the General Assenbly at the request of Irano later ioined by Egwt (A/9693 anal Attd.l--3). At that session, the Assenbly, inter alia, conrlended the idea of the establishment of a nucLear-veapon-free zone in the region of tbe Middle nast; consideretl that, in order to advance the idea" it was i.nttispensable that all parties concerneal in the area proclaim sol-ennl,y and. irnned.iately their intention to refrain, on a reciprocal basis, from prod.ucing, testing, obtaining, acquiring or in any other way possessing nuclea|weapons i cafled upon the parties concerned in the area to accede to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons; exp"essed the hope that a].]- States, in particutar the nucleax-reapon States, would Lend their fu-Il co-operation for the effective realization of the aims of the resofution; a.nd requestetl the Secretaxy-General- to ascertain the views of the parties concerned. r'rith respect to the inplenentation of the resolution and to report to the Security Council' at an ea:'ly date,_and., subsequently, to the Assembly at its thirtieth slssion fresolution 3263 $xrx)/. By a note verbal-e dateat 19 Ma"ch 19?r, the Secretary4eneral invited the foIlow-ing States to cornmunicate to hin by 30 May 19?5 their vie\"s concerning the iqrlementation of the resofution, and in particular of its paragraphs 2 and 3: Yemen, Israel' Jordan, Kur'tait Leberon Bahrain" Democratic nSryt' Iran, Iraq, ' ' omsn, Qatar, saudi Arabia, syrian Arab Republic, united Arab Enirates aild. Yemen. 3y a note virbale dated 13 June 1975' the Secretary-General Teneved this inrritation to the parties concerned.

At its thirtieth session, 29-/ ttre Genera.l Assenbly, having notetl. the reports of the Secretaqy-Generat to the Security Council (s/117?B a.nd Add.l-lr) and the General Assenbly (A/]:OZZL and Aitd.l and 2), e4)resseal the opinion that the Menbe" States with which the Secretary-General had consui-ted should exert efforts tovarals the reafization of the objective of establishing a nuclear-l,teapon-free zone in the region of the Middl-e East; urgecl a1l- parties directly concerned to adhere to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear weapons as a means of pronoting that objective: and }econmended that the Menber States referred. to above pentling the establishment of the nuclear-lteepon-free zone und.er an effective system' of safeguards, should: (a) proclain solennty and. irunediately their intention to refrain, on a reciprocal basis, fron p"od.ucing, acquiring or in a.ny other vay possessing nuclear veapons €nd nucleax e:cplosive devices, and from peruitting the stationing of nucl_earweapons, in their territory or the territoly under their

50/ References for the thirtieth session ( agenda item I+5): (") Beporb of the Secretary-General: A/Io221 and Acld.l- and 2; (b) Report of the First Ccrnmittee: 4/10I+13; (c) nesolution :b7l+ (n

\\. Conlgntion on the prohibition of military or any other hostile use of environnental mod.ifieation techniques: report of the Coaference of the Conmittee on Disarmament

The iten entitled "Prohibition of action to influence the environment a.nd climate for nilitary and other purposes incompatible r,'ith tbe maintenance of international seeurity" hr.rman wel-l-being and healthrr was incfuded in the agenda of the twenty-ninth session of the General Assernbly at the request of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (A/97O2 and Corr,1), At that session, the Assembly considered it necessary to adopt, through the conclusion of an apDrop"iate international convention effective measures to prohibit action to influence the environment and climate for" nilitary and other hostile luxposes; took note of the draft international convention on the Fohibition of action to influence the environment and clinate for military and other purposes inconpatibl-e with the naintenance of international security, hunan well-being and hes.lth 6ubr4itted by the llnion of Soviet Socialist Republics (A/CJ/L.67r/Rev.1), as wel-f as other points of viek' and suggestions put forward. cturing the discussion of this question; ard requested the Conference of the Committee on Di sarmanent to proceed. as soon as possible to achieving agreement on the terb of such a convention aJld to subnit a report on the results achieved. for consideration by the Assernbly at its thirtieth session /iesolution 3251+ (XXil)7. The Conmittee on Disannament held informal meetings, with the participation of experts fron 10 countries, fron )+ to J August 1975. 0n 21 August, the Union of Soviet Social"ist Republics and the United States of Anerica separately submitted. identical t€xts of a d.raft convention on the prohibition of ni]-itaxy or any other hostile use of environment al- modification techniques. At its thirtieth session, 51/ the General Assembly" having considered the report of the Conference of the Cor,nittee on Di sarnament (A/I0j27-DC/238), requested the Confelence to continue negotiations, bearing in nind existing proposals and suggestions as l.rel1 as relevant discussion by the Assenbly with a view to reaching early agreenrent, if possible during 1"ine 7976 session of the conference, on the text of a convention on the prohibition of military or other hostile use of environmental nodification techniques, and to subrnit a special report on ttre results achieved for consideration by the Assembly at its thirty-first session; and decicled to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-first session an item entitLed "Convention on the prohioition of mil-itary or any othex hostile use of env-ironnent al modifieation techniques: report of the Conference of the Connittee on D].sarmalnent /reso.Lut].0n J4 I ) L x.[J(.1/ .

51/ Feferences for the thittieth session (.gendr item !T): t.l Report of the conference of the Conmittee on Disarmament: A/Ioo27 -Dc/238, to be issued as Supplenent tilo. 2? (4/1002?)' (b) Repo"t of the Fi"st Conurrittee: 4/101+\4: (c ) Resolution :i+Zl (Xtg); (a) Meetings of the tr'i?st corunittee: A/C.I/PV .2072-2095 , 2IoZ and 2108; (.) Plenary ueeting: A/Pv.2\37. A/3ULoO Ens-Lr-sh Pafe 12

At the thirty-first session, the General Assernbly will have before it the speciar report of the conference of the corm.rittee on Disarma.rnent, which wilL be issued as Supplenent No. 2?A (A/3f/A7 /Add..l .

+>. flslao-l]. tofa free zone in South Asia rrDeclaration The itenx entitr-ed and establishment of a nuclear-free zone in south Asiart was included in the agencla of the twenty-ninth session of the General Assenbfy at the request of pakistan (A/9706). At that session, the Assenbfy consi.d.ered that the initiative for the creation of a nuclear-Lreapon-free zone in the appropriate - region of Asia shou.r.d cone fron the states of th-e region concerned., ta'king into account its special features and geographical extent /iesolut ion 3265 a (nr1x;7. rhe Assenrbly also endorse.r r; p;i;;;;i;-t;; ;;;"at!;-;i*, nuclear_ weapon-free zone in south A6iar invited. the gtates of the south Asian region and such. other neighbouring non-nucl_ea}-veapon States as migtrt be interested to initiate, without delay, necessary consurtations with a vielr to establishing a nuclear-weapon-free zone and urged then, in the interirn, action to refrain from any contrary to the achievenent of these obJectives; ercpressed the hope that aJ.l States' in partieular the nuclear-weapon stateJ, nould. lend their full co-ope"ation for the effective realization of the ains of the reso.r-ution; and requested the Secretary-General to convene a meeting for the purpose of the consultations mentioned above to rend.er such assisiance as nigrri be required. for_the purpose to ' and _report on the subJect to the As senbl-y at its thirtieth session /iesolution 3255 n 1xx1*17.

At its thirtieth session, jz/ t]'e General Assembfy, having eonsiderear the report of the Seeretary-ceneral-Eall_ed for uld.er reso:-uiion 326, B (xx$) (AfrO:e:), decided to give due consid.eration to a,,y proposa)- for the creation weapon-free of a nuclear- zone in an appropriate region of Asia, after it had been developed and natureal €mong the interested States within tfrJ ..gio"-"o"".r".i"f=".=.f"tio" 3!?5 A (ruo(f. ihe Assenbt-y also urged the states ;r-a;;i;-;;;;--iJ Eoiiin..r. ti,.i" efforts to Estatlish a nuclear-weapoi-f"". zone in south Asia; States further urged those to refrain from sny action contrary to the obJective of establishing a nuclear-$eapon-free zone in south Asial and decided io incr-ude in the 'aprovisionar agenda of its thirty-first session an iten entitled nuclear_ weapon-free 'Establishment of zone in South Asiar' /iesol,uti.on 3)+?6 B (XXX)7.

At the thirty-first session, no ad.vsnce d.ocumentation extrrectecr Item- is un4er this

t4 References for the thirtieth session (agend.a iten l+g): (a) Note by the Secretary-ceneral : A/lO3Zr' (b) Report of the !'irst Comittee : A/IO\\5; (.) Resolutions 3)+76 A and B (X&\); q., I Meetings of the First CoEnittee: A/C.!pV.2O72_eog:), ZIO2 and plO!; (e) Plenaly rneeting: A/pV.Z\37. Al3r/]-oo Engfish Page T3 l+6. gnclusion of a treaty on the conplete and general- prohiSition of nuclear 'weapon tests

Ttris iten was inclucled. in the agenda of the thirtieth session of the General .A.sseubly at the request of the llnion of Soviet Sociafist Republics. 53/ At that session the Asseubly took note of the draft treaty subnitted by the USSR (A/ c.r/L.?o7 /Re,r.z) and caLled. upon al.l- nuclear-weapon States to enter into negotiations, not latel than 31 Mareh 19?6, with a viev to reaching agreement on the conplete and. general prohibition of nuclear-veapon tests' and invitetl 25 to 30 non-nuclear-weapon States, to be appointed by the Presid.ent of the Ceneral- Assenbly after consuLtations with all regi,onaJ' groups, to parbieipate in those negotiations, al]d to infom the AsseDrb1y, at its thirty-first session' of the of the negotiations 3l+?B ".irr.lt" /-resolution ,*r-^ At the end of the thir;th session or trte c]rre""r Assembly, the President infomed the Assenbl-y that consultations were unaler vay in connexion with the appointnent of the non-nuclear-weapon States to participate in the negotiations. 3y a conm:nication tlated. 8 April 1976 (4/10509, para. 2), the President inforned the Secretary-Ceneral that, in accord.alce rith the mandate entrusted to hilr, he hatl consufteal on several occasions with the chairmen of the region8f groups lr'ith a view to appointing the non-nuclear-weapon States invited. to participate in the negotiations which al-l the nucl-ear veapon States were tequested to underteke but that, from the ortset, the consuftations had been comlLicated by the fact that a.nong the nucl-ear Povers only the llnion of Soviet Socialist Republics was pl'epared to partieipate. Ttre Presid.ent comr:nicated the naaes of 25 non-nuclear-weapon States which had tleclared. that they wouJ-d. participate unconttitionally in the negotiations (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, 3olivia, Bulgaria, Cube,, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, ngypt n Ethiopis, German Democratic Republic, Grenada' Hungary' Ind.ia, Tndonesia, Iraqn l'lexico, Mongolia, l4orocco, Nigeria, Peru, Poland, Sudan t Syri.an Arab Republic, United Republic of Tanzaria and Zaire) antl stated that Finla.nd hatl slso indicated its readiness to participate in tlre negotiations envisaged in the resolution and that several other States had indicated that they notably to would participate in the negotiations if certain conditions ' reLating the participation of the nuclear States, were met. He added ttrat since, hovever ' only one nucleal veapon Sts,te had thus far agreed to participate in the negotiations, the conditions set forth in paragraph 2 of the resolution for the initiation of the negotiations had. not been met. In accordance lr'ith pa"agraph 3 of General Assembl"y resoLution 3l+?8 ()OfX ) ' the Secretary-General , by a note verbal-e of 28 April 19?6, transnitted to the 53/ References for the thirtieth session (agenda iten L22): (") Request fo! inclusion: A/1021+1; (b) Report of the First Connittee: A/101+L?; (c) Report of the Fifbh conmittee: A,/1ol+85; (a) Resol-ution 3l+?8 (1oo() i (e ) Meetings of the Fitst Comittee: A/CJIPV.2O72-?O95, 2LO2, 2105 and 2108; (r) Meeting of the Fifbh Connittee: Alc.r/sR.r766, (e) Plenary neeting I AlPv.2\37. A/31/100 English Page 74 five nuclear weapon States and to the above-mentioned non-nuclear-veapon States the texts of all documents relating to the consideration by the Assenbly at its thirtieth session of agend.a items 37 aJld, !22, The foJ-lowing documents have been cixculated under this i.tem for the thirty-first session'

(a) Note verbale frora the USSR: A/3f/l]. t, (b) Note verbale from Czechoslov&kia: A/3L/aC3.

+t, r-ronf,Dltfon of tl]e and manufactrEe of new and new of such weaDons : the Comittee on Di sarneaent

fhis itero was incLuded in the agenda of the thirtieth session of the ceneral- Assembly at the request of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 5V at tfrat ses.sion, the Assembly took note of the draft agreement subnitted by the USSR (A/C,L/L,7II/Rev.1) as vell as points of view ana suggestions put forward during the discussion on this question and requested the Conference of the Cormittee on Disa?mament to proceed as soon as possible, with the assistance of qualified governmental" experts, to work out the text of such an agreement and to submit a on the results achieved for consideration by the Assenbly at its thirty-first"eport session /iesolution SI+fg (xE()/,

At the thirty-first session" the General Assembly lril-L have before it the repoxt of the Conference of the Corlrnittee on Disa"oament (A/37/27 -DC /239 ) , to te subsequently issued as Supplement No. 27 @/3I/27).

54/ References for th€ thirtieth session (agenda item 126): Request for inclusion : A/!A?t+3., \o,/ Report of the lirst Committee: A/101+\8 and Corr.l; \c./ Resol,ution 3l+79 (XrX); (d) Meetings of the First Conmittee: A/ C.I/PV .2072-2A95 and,2IA8 Plenary neeting: A/Pv.il137 " A/3r /\o0 nnglish

4lJ. General and conplete disal"rna_nent:

(a) Report of the Conference of the Connittee on Disarmanent

(b) Report of the International Atomic nnerey Agency (.) ReFort of the Secreta ry-General

The item relating to general and compfete disarnament was first included in the agenda of the General Assenbly at its fourteenth session, in 1959, at the request of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (4/!218), It has since been placed on the agenda of every Assembly session and has been given considerable attention by the Conference of the Eighteen-Na.tion Disarmament Connittee /resolution IT22 (fVTy, vhich became_in 1969 the Conference of the Connittee Disarnament with a membership of*26 /resolution ZSOZ B (\Xf\t) / and l"las further enlarged to 31 nenbers in 1974 /resolution 3261 B (XXIXy. At present, the Conference is composed of the following Menber Srares:

Argentina, Brazil, 3ulgaria, Burna, Canada, Czeehoslovakia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Franceo German Democratic Republic r Get:many (Federal Republic of), Hungary, India, Iran, Italy, Js.pan, l,lexico, Mongolia, Morocco, lletherlands, Nigeria, Pakistanu Peru, Poland, Fomania, Sweden, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United Kingdom of creat Britain and Northern fretand, United States of Arnerica, Yugoslavia and Zaire.

At its si.xteenth session, the General- Assenbly welcomed a joint statement of agreed principles for disarmament negotiations, 12/ which had been sulmitted to the Assembly by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the United States of America; endorsed the agreement that had been reached on the composition of the Eighteen-Nation Disarmarnent cornmittee; and reconmended that the conmittee shoul-d undertake negotiations with a vier.r to reaching, on the basis of the joint statement of agreed prineiples, agreement on general apd complete di sarnament under ef fective international control /resolution I72Z (XVI)-/ .

At the first session of the Di sarrnament Connittee in L962, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics submitted a I'Draft Treaty on General and Complete Disarnament under strict fnternational controrrr and the united states an "outLine of Basic Provisions of a Treaty on General and complete Di sarnament in a peaceful r,,/orldrr, which were extensivel-y discussed. fn subsequent years, the Connittee increasingly turned. its attention to the conclusion of partial or collateral measures of disarnament. Under that approach, several irnportant, though limited, measures were negotiated, including the Treaty Banning Nuclear ltreapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and under l,later, 55/ signed at Moscow on 5 Aueiust 1963, tle Treaty on the Non-Proli feration of Nuclear ttreapons of 1968 /resolution 2373 (XXTI)/, the Treaty on the prohibition of the Emplac ement of

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ifuclear weapons and Otlrer weapons of Mass Destruction on the sea-Bed and the Ocean Floor and in the Subsoil Thereof of tg7t /resolution 2660 (]Ii/(V)l-, a.nd. the convention on the Prohibition of the Development, production ancl stockpiling of Egct eriologic al ( _ Bioloelcal) and roxin weapons and on Their Destruction of rglz /iesolution/-resolution 2825 (ffiVI)7.(ffivIt7.

rn article vr of the Treaty on the llon-prolife"at ion of 'trTuclear Ueapons, the parties agreed to negotiate in good faith on me&sures relati.ng to cessation of the nuc].ear arms race and to nuclear d.isarma^rtent, snd on a treaty on genera.l and complete d.i s armament under strict and effective internationar contro]. rn lJovember f969, ttte Union of Soviet Social-ist Repubtics and the United States of -0,neric a began strategic arns linitat ion talks (SAII).

At its twenty-eighth session, the GeneraJ- As senbLy, bearing in nind that the Treaty on the lion-Profi feration of rfucl-ear weapons voul-d have been in force for five years on 5 l{arch 1975, and expecting that the review conference called for in article VIfIr para€raph 3, of the Treaty vould tahe place soon after that date" noted that a preparatory cornmittee had been forlaed of parties to the Treary serving on the Board of Governors of the International Atornic Energy Agency or represented" ab the conference of the conmittee on Disannament, and requested the Secretary-GeneraJ- to render the necessary assistance and to provide such services as might be required for the revies conference and its preparation fresolution 318)+ B (xxvrrrt. The Assenbly also reaffirned the responsibi.lity of the united l{ations with regard to al-l natters pertaining to d-isarrmment, in particular the ultimate goal of general- and conplete disarma.nent under effective internationa.l control-; invited the states parties to disamaoent negotiations to ensure that the d'isarma.raent neasures ad-opted in one region shourd. not resui-t in increasing armelrent s in other regions, thus upsetting their stability; invited the Governrirents of alL states to keep the Assembly suitably inforned of their disarmament negotiations so as to a11ow the proper performance of its functions; and. requested. the sec ret ary-General to bring the resolution to the attention of all. l.ember Stales, as ueIl as aJ-I other Governnents and States /resolution 31U4 C ( rxvrrr ) /.

At its twenty-ninth session, the Genera"l Asserdbly d.eeided to incrurie in the provisionatr agenda of lts thirtieth session an itern entitled "Mid-te:m review of the Disarmament Deca.der' (see item \O) /resorution 3e6l. A ( XXIXI/- j endorsed. the agreement that had been reached to the effect that the composition of the Conference of the Conmittee on D isaroament woul-d be enlarged as from 1 January I9T5 bV the sdd"ition of the foJ.J.or^ring States; German Democratic Republic, Gemany (Feder€l nepublic of), fran, peru and Zaire (for the present membership, see above ) /iesolution 3261 B (KIX)/; urged the Union of Soviet Socialist Bepublics and the United States of America to broaden the scope and accelerate the pace of their strategic arns limitation tsJ,ks and invited the two Governments to_keep the Assenbly informed in good tine of the results of their negotiations /resofution 3261 c ()O(IX)/i requested. the International Atomic llnergy Agency to continue its stud ies on peaceful nuclear explosions; called upon the conference of the coDmittee on Disarmament and the Revier,r conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferat ion of Nuclear l,leapons to consider Al 3t /roo Engli sh Page 7T

this issue; and invited the Union of Soviet Sociatist Bepublics and the United States of Anerica to provide ttre Review Conierenee with infomat ion concerning such steps as they had. taken since the entry into force of the Treaty, or intended to take' for the conclusion of the speci'r1 basic international agreenent on nuclear e4plosions for peaceful pgrposes which was envisaged in article V of the Treaty /resolution 3261 D (](XIxy; deciderl to inclucle in the provisional_ agend.a of its thirtieth session an item entitled 'r Implementat ion of the Declaration on the Denucleariz at ion of Africa''Africa" (see iten \1)4]) /iesolution/i, 326f X ()UIX)7: decide include in the provisional agend.a of its thirtieth session an iten entitled stud.y "Comprehensive of tbe question of nuclee?-geapon-free-and zones in all its aspectsr' (see iten It2) fresoruti on 326:- F ( XXIX)-7; declared its firn support for the independ-ence, territoriaL integrity and sovereignty of non-nuclear-weapon States and reconnended. to l'4ember States to consider in aI1 appropriate fonrus, without ]oss of_tine, the question of strengthening the security of non-nuclear- weapon States /resolution 3Z6L C (XXIX.)/.

At its thirtieth session, 57/ tne Genera-l Assenbly adopt ed five resolutions under this iten, whieh deaIt, respectively, r,rith the following questions: (aJ peacefuL nuclear explosions; (b) review of the united Nations rol-e in the field of disaruanent; (c) strategic anxs linitation talks; (d) strengthening of tLe Di sarroament _Affairs Divisiqn of the Secretariat; and. (e) sea-bed treaty lresolutions 3\8)+ e to E (XXX)7.

In the fixst resolution the General_ As senbly appeaLed once again io a,ll statesr in psrticular nuclear-weapon states, to exert concerted. efforts in all the appropriate international forums with s. view to r,uorking out promptly effective measures fo? the cessation of the nuclesJ arms race and for the prevent ion of the further proliferation of nuclear weapons; invited the union of sovi.et socialist Republics end. the United States of America to provi de info:mation on such consu-l-tations as they night have entered into or might intend to enter into for the conclusion of the special basic international agreement on nuclear explosions

57 References for the thi"tieth session ( agend.a iten l+1):

(t) Report of the Conference of the Coflmittee on Disarnanent r A/I0O27-DC/238, to be issued. as Supplenent No. 2T (A/1002?)t (b) neport of the International Atomic Energy Agency: 4/10168 and Corr.l and Add.1; (c) Notes by the Secret ary-ceneral; AllOzJ-:-, 4/10316; ( d) Report of the First Comittee : A/ro)+ 38 ; (e) Report of the tr'ifth Cornaittee: ,a./10l+88;

(f) Resolutions 3)+8)+ a to E (xxx); (e) Meetings of the First conmittee: AICJ/PV.2072-2095, ?O98 2099, z:-d+, 2l-06 antl 2108; "

(h) Xleeting of the Fifth Comittee: AlC.5/s.R,r767 \ (i) Plenary meeting: A/PV.2)+39. A/3r/roo E;ns Lasn Page 7U fdr n^,.afrrl ae ahrri

In the third resolution, the General Assenbly regretted the absence of positive results d.uring the previous tvo lrears of bilateral negotiations between the Government s of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the United States of America on the limitation of thei" strategic nuclear ffeapon systems i expressed its concern for the very high ceilings of nuclear arms set for themselves by both States, for the total absence of qualitative limitations of such arms, for the protracted time-table c ont empl at ed- for the negotiation of further linitations and possible reductions of the nuclear arsenals, and. for the situation thus createdi urged both States anew to broaden the scope and accelerate the Face of their strategic nuclear arms limitation talks, and stressed once again the necessity and urgency of reaching agreenent on important qualitative limitations and substantial- reductions of their strategic nuclear weapon systems as a positive step towards nuclear disarmaruent; a"nd reiterated its previous invj.tation to both Government s to keep the Assenbly inforned in good time of the progress and resuLts of their negotiations /resolution 3l+Bl+ C (XXXV. In the fourth resolution, tlre General Assembly, in view of the workload of the Disarmanent AffaiTs Division, requested the Secretary-General to take appropriate steps for the strengthening of the Division, including the addition of staff necessary for the effective carrying out of its increased respons ibilit ies /resolution 348\ D (XXXV.

In the fifth resolution, the ceneral Assembly, bea?ing in mind. that the Treaty on the ?rohibition of the nmplac ement of Nuclear Weapons and Other Weapons of lriass Destruction on the Sea-Bed and the Ocea.n Floor and in the Subsoil Thereof would have been in force for five years on 18 May 1977 and expecting that the review conference calLed for in the Treaty would take place soon after that date" noted that after appropriate consultation a preparatory conmittee of parties A/ 3r/r00 Engli sh paee 79

to the Treaty was to be arranged; requested the secretary-Genelal render necessary to the assistance and to provide suctr services, inctuding surnmary records, as might be required for the review conference and its preparai ion;_arri recarled its expressed hoqe for the widest possible ad.herence to ihe-Treaty fFesolution 3)+B! I (xxxl/

At the thirty-first session, the General Assembl-y v-i1f have before it the report of the Conference of the Conmrittee on Disarmamen+) (A/I,/27_DC/239), to ye subsequently issued. as Supplenent No" 27 (A/3r/27)" the retevant p."i"-or tlu report of the International Atornic Energy Agency, and the report- 6f the Secretary-General called for under resolution 3[BL A (Xxx). \9.

In the introduction to his report on the vork of the Organization from 16 June 19?l+ to 15 June t9T5 GhooorlAdd.t i; the secret ary-ceneral expressed the vi'ev that it was vitally necessary in the interests of the weffare of humanity and of its survival that, in the thirtieth anniversary year, the General Assenbly should consider a basic revier,r of the role of the united Nations in disannament.

At its thirbieth session, in the course of its consideration of the item on general and conpl-ete d i sarrnarrrent (see item l+B), ttre General Assenbly invited al1 States to conmunicate to the Secretary-General , not later than 1 May 1976, their vievs and suggestions on the strengthening of ihe role of the United trlations in the fiefd of di sarrnanent I decided to establish an Ad. Hoc cornnlttee on the Reviev of the Role of the united Nations in the liefd of-Disar*anent, vhich should be a connittee of the Genere-l Assembfy, open to the participation of ar-r i'renber states, to carry out a basic review of the role of the united iirations in that field; d.ecided that the review should, inter alia, focus on the foll-owing obJectives: \a/ possro-Le neu approaches for achieving more effective procedu"es and organi.zation of vork in the field of disarmadent, thereby enabling the United llations to exercise its ful1 role in rnultilaterai d.isarmament effJrts; (t) ways and means of improving existing united Nations facilities for the coliection" conpilation and dissenination of infornation on disarmament issues" in order to keep all Government s, as r{reJ'l_ as world public opinion, properly iniorned on pro€lress achieved in the fi.eld of disar:nament; and (c) r"ys a"a means to enable the secretariat to assist, on request, states parties to multilateral disarmanent agreements in their duty to ensure the effective functioning of such agreements, inclucling appropriate periodic reviewsl and decided to inclid.e in tne frovisional agenda of its thirty-first session a.n item entitled ',strenAthenins of the role of the united llations in the field of disarrnamentr /iesotution :t+Btr I ()t\x)Z" At the thirty-first session, the General Assernbly will have before it the report of the Ad Iloc Connittee on the Review of the Role of the United lilab ion s in the Field of Disarna.:nent " which will be issued as SupDlement No. 36 (A/3t/36). A/3r-/l-oo nng]-lsh Page 8o

50. Effects o of the United. Nations ScL ific

The United Nations Scientific Conmittee on the Effects of Atonic Radiation established by the General Assenbly at its tenth session in f955, assenbles, " studies a,nd. disseninates infornation on observed leveLs of ionizing racliation and. rad io-activity in the-environment , aJrd on the effects of such radiation upon man and his environment /resolution 913 (X)/. The Scientific Comittee originaUy coosisted of 15 nenbers twenty-eighth sessi.on, the GeneraLissembly decidetl to increase its me$bership by up to five add.it ional menbers /reso]-ution 3151+ C (xxvrrr)7. The Coenittee i6 nov composed of the follow:ing 20 member StateE:

Argentina, Australia, Be1gium, 3nazil, garada, Czechoslovakia, P,gypt, France, Germany (FeaeraL Republic of) Ind.onesian Japan Mexico, Peru, Pofanal , India, " Sudan, Swed.en, Union of Boviet Social-is! Republics, Unitett' Kingdon of Great Britain aJ]d Northern lrel"and. and. the United States of America. Technical reports reviewing in tletail l"evels and effects of ionizin6 radi.at ion were subnitted. to the General Assembly at its thirteelth (4/3838), (A/6nl+) seventeenth (A/52].:6), nineteenth (A/5Br-\) r twenty-first ' trenty-fourth (A/763) and twenty-seveath (A/8725 and. Corr.l) sessions a.ncl shorter progress reports at the other intervening sessions.

At its thirtieth session, 58/ tfre GeneraJ- As selcbly noted lrith appreciation the report of the scientific cornuitEe (A/],0267) i requested the conmittee to continue iti work" including its co-ortlinating activities, to increase knowled.ge of the levels and. effects of atomic ratliat ion from all sources; aJld expressed its appreciation for the assistance rend.ered to the Comittee by the International Atonic Energy Agency, the-specialized- agencies-and the non-govexnmental organizations concerneo /resofurron J4J_u (IIIJl. The Scientific Conmittee wi]1 hol-d its tventy-fifth session in Vienna from 6 to tT Septenber 1976. At the thirty-first session, the General Assexnbly wil-l have before it the reDort of the Scienti.fic Comittee.

58/ References fo? the thirtieth session (agenda itm 50): (") Report of the Scientific CoDnittee: A/LO267; (b) Relort of the Special Political Conmittee: A/I0379; (c) Resolution 3l+10 (xE(); (d) Meetings of the Special Politica]. Comittee: A/SPC/SR.9?0 and 07l (.) Plenary neeting: L/Pv.2I+2L. A/3r/aoo English

5f. Fol-icies of apartheid of the Governnent of South Africa:

(a) Report of the Speci.al Corulittee against Apart heid

(b) Report of the Sec retary-ceneral

The racial policies of Soutb Africa have been under cliscussion in tne United. l'Iat ions sinee 1!l+6, when Ind.ia complained. that South Africa had enacted legislation againsl South Africa.ns of -Lndian origin. At the seventh session, in l-952 the wider question of apartheid vas pJ'aced. on agend.a the Genexal " :tQuestion the of Assembry under the title of race conflict in south Africa resurting from the policies of apartheid of the Government of the Union of South Africa',. The two related questions continued to be discussed as separate agenda items until the sixteenth session' At the seventeenth session iL Lg6e, they were combined r.:nder the present title.

Since l-955, South Africa, naintaining that its raeial policies are essentia"lly within its domestic Jurisd.iction, and that under Article 2, paragraph 7 of the Charter the United. Nations is barred from considering the question, has not partieipated in the discussion of this natter by the General As senbly.

At its seventeenth session, the General Assenbly requested Member States to talre diplomatic economic and other measures a&ainst South Africa to_bring about the aband.onnent "of the policies of apartheid. /resolution 1?6I (XVII)/.

At the same session" the General As sernbly established the Speciat Connittee on the Policies of Apartheid of the covernment of the Republic of South Africa to keep the racial policies of the Government of South Africa under reviev when the Assembly vas not in session and to report, as appropriate, to the Assembly_or to the Security Council or to both, from time to time /resofution 1T6l (XVII)/. At its twenty-fifth session, the Assembly decided to sfr'orten the title of thA Special Conmittee to "Special Ccramittee on Apartheid" and to expard its nembership by not more than seven additional members. The Connitteel s nanalate vas videned to revieff constantly aI1 aspects*of the policies of apartheid in South Africa and its international repercussions /resolution 26II A (XXVL/. At its trrenty-ninth session, the Assenbly d.ecided to chsnge the nane of the Conmittee to_"Special Conmittee against Apartheidjr and. to enLarge further its membership lesolution 332\ D (XXIXV. aff,r.sent, the Conmittee is composed of the follor-ing lU i4ember States:

Algeria, German Democratic lepublic, Ghana, Guinea, Itraiti, Hungary, India, Indonesia, I4alaysia, Nepal" Nigeria, Peru? Philippines, Somalia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Trinidad and Tobago and Ukrainian Soviet Social-ist Republic.

In accordance with its terms of reference" the Corunittee has subnitted annual and special reports to the Assembly and to the Security Couneil. Al 3r /roo lnglish Page 82

At lts twentieth ses s ion, the General Assembly establ-ished the United Nations Trust Fund for south Africa /iesolution 2Ollr B (Xx)7. The Secretary-General has submitted to the Assembly annual reports on the Fund

At its twenty-ninth session the General- Assenbly lnvited representatives of the South African liberation movements recognized by the Organization of African Unity - the African National Congress of South Africa and the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania - to perticipate as observers in the debates on the iten in the Special Po1itica1 Connittee. At that session, the Assenbly rejected the credentials of the South African delegation.

At its thirtieth session" 59/ the General Assembl-y adopted seven resolutions under this item; they reLated. to th" fo.I1o"ing questions: United Nations Tru6t Fund for South Africa /resolution d+11 A (nfi)7, solidarity with the South African political prisoners /resolution 3U11 B (xxx)/, special responsibility of the Unj.ted Nations_and the international coomrmity towards the oppressed people_of South Africa /resolution 3l+1]- C (XXXy, bantustans /resolution 3411 D (xXX)/, apa.rtheid in spoats /resolution 3)+1]. E ( )OCX)/, progra.nme of work of the Special Conmittee against Apartheid /resolution 3l+11 F (xxx)/, situation in South Africa /resolution 3411 G (x)cKr.

rlh6 ^"aa+i^h ^.t- '4^a confl_ict in South Africa has been before the Security Cor;ncil since 1960, r"hen, by resolution 131+ (1950), the Council, l4!_t:_g$g" recognized that the situation in the Union of South Africa was one that had 1ed to i.nternational friction and, if continued, night endanger international pe&ce and security. In 1953" by resolution 181 (1963), the Council ca1led on all States to end the sale and shipment of arms, a:munit ion of aL]- types and nilitary vebicles to South Africa. This ban was later extend.ed to include the sale of equipment aird roateriaL for the maintenance and manufacture of arns and amr.rnition to South Africa and has been reiterated and. stTengthened on several occasions thereafter. At 1974, the Cor.rncil reviewed. the relationship between the United llations and South Africa, but failed to adopt a resolution.

5!/ References for the thi"tieth session (agenda item 53): (a) Report of the Special Conmittee against Apartheid: Supplernent No. 22 (A/roo22 ) ; (b) Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Trust !'und. for South Africa (A/1028r ) ; (c) Feport of the Specia.I Politica]. Cormittee: 4/103\2; (a) Report of the Fifth Conmittee: A/1O3BO; (e) Amendments: A/L.7Blr , A/L"785, (f) Resolutions 3)+It- A to G (XXX) i (e) Meetings of the SpeciE"l Politica]. Cormittee: A/SPC "95I-973, (h) Meetings of the Fifth Cornmittee r A/c.5/sR"I7)+\ and 1?)+5; (i) Pl-enary meetings: A/Pv.2L+2I" 2i+30, 2)+3L, and 2l+35. A/ 3L/ Loo Enelish Page 83

Several other organs of the United Nations deal with various aspects of this question, vhich are considered under different agend.a itens (see" for example, items 68 and 86).

At the thirty-first session of the General Assembly, the report of the Special Comdittee against Apartheid will be issued as Srpplement No. ZZ (A/3]- /ZZ). The Assenxbly wil-l al-so have before it the report of the secretary-General on the united Nations Trust Fund for South Africa. In addition, a letter fron the Chairman of the Speci.al Conmittee, transmitting the Declaration and. the progranme of Action sdopted by the International Seninar on the Eradication of Apartheid and in Support of the Struggl-e for Liberation in South Africa. has been circulated under this item (A/3rl10L-S/1209a ) . A/ 3r/roo Ingli sh faqe (]4

,2, United Nations Felief and Works Asency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East:

(a) Report of the Cornmi ssionerGeneraL

(b) Report of the Working Grcup on the tr'i.nancins of the United Nations Relief an4 Works Aqency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (c) neport of the United Nations Conciliation Cornroission for Palestine

(d) Feport of the Secreta ry-Generat United Nations assistance to Palesti.ne refugees began at the third session of the G€neral Assembfy, in 191+B /reso1-ution 2].2 (Tff)J. At its fourth session, the General Assembly established the United l,lations Relief and Works Agency for Pal.estine Refugees in the llear East (UNRI^IA ) /resolution 302 (IV)/. Since May 1950, the Agency, which is supported by voluntary contributions, has been providing relief, education, training, health and other services to Arab refugees frorn Palestine. Tn 1957, the -tunctions of the Agency r^rere widened to include hurnanitarian assistance, as far as practicable, on an emergency basis and as a tempora,ry measure, to other displaced persons in serious need of lnmediate assistance as a result of the hostifities /resolution 2252 (ES-VL/. The Agency's mandate has been extended several tirnes, roost recently until 30 June 1978 /resolution 3331 A (XXIX)/. Under paragraph 2l of resofution 302 (IV), the Director (now Conrnissioner- General) of the Agency was requested to subnit to the General Assembly an annual report on the work of the Agency, and to the Secret ary-General such other reports as the Agency might wish to brinp; to the attention of the United Nations or its appropriate organs.

At its tventy-fifth session, the General AssembJy, in viev of the A4encyrs deteriorating financial situation, established the llorking Group on the Financing of the United llations Re1ief ard I^iorks Agency for Palestine Fefugees in the Near East and requested it to assist the Secretary-General and the Commissioner- General vith the financial problems of the Agency /resolution e656 (xxv)/. rhe Working Group is composed of the fol-lowing Member States:

France" Ghana, Japan Lebanon, Non"ay, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdon of GTeat Britain" and Northern lreland and United States of America. The Working Group submitted to the General Assembly at its t\nrenty-fifth, ti'reuty-sixthr trrenty-seventh, twenty-eighth, tventy-ninth and thirtieth sessions recommendations related to short-term as well as lons-term measures to help to solve the linancial problen:s of the Agency. A/31/100 English page 85

At its thirtieth session, 6o/ t}le General Assenbly ad.opted four resolutions under this iten, In these reso.Iutions Assennbl-y, the -i3l_e1 al,i,a-, endorsed bhe efforts of the Commis s ioner-General of the Agency to continue to provide humanitarian assistance, as far as practicableo on an emergency trasis and as a tenporary measure, to other persons in the area who are at present displaced and in serious need of continued assistance as a result of the June 1,96? h;stilities, and strongly appealed to all Governments and to organizations and. individuals to contribute generously for the above purposes /resoiution fhrg a (xxV'; noted with d-eep regret that repatriation or conpensation-f the refugees as provided for in paragraph 11 of General Assembly resotution 191+ (III) had not been effected that no substantial progress had been made in the reintegration of refugees " either by repatriation or resettlenent and that. therefore. the situation of the refugees continued to be a matter of serious concernj exaressed its thanks to the connis sioner-General and to the staff of UNR\"IA for their continued dedicated and effective efforts under difficu-lt circutrstances to provide essential services for the Palestine refugees, and to the specialized agencies and private organizations for their valuable work in assisting the refugees; noted with regret that the united liations concil-iation commission for palestine had been unable to find a means of achievinq progress in the inplenentation of paragraph 11 of General Assenbly resolution 191+ (IJr) and requested. the Commission to exert continued efforts towe.Tds the implenentation of that paragraph and to report as appropriate, but no l-ater than 1 october 1976 -, diaected attention to the continuine seriousness of the financial position of the Agency, as outlined in the cornmis sioner-General ' s report; noted vith profound. concern that, despite the conmendable and successful efforts of the coromi s sioner-Generaf to collect additional contributions " this increased level of income to the Agency was stil1 insufficient to cover essential budget requirernents in the present year, and that, at foreseen 1eve1s of giving, deficits would recur each year; called upon all Governments as a matter of urgency to rna.ke the most generous efforts pos;ible

50/ Feferences for the thirtieth session (agenda itern 5l+): (a) Report cf the Ccrrniss icner-General of the A.gen cy: Supplenent No. lj (a/roorg ) ; (b) Reports of the l^Iorking croup: A/10268, 4/10331+; (c) Feport of the United Nations Conciliation Cornnission for palestine: !,/ro27r;

(a) Report of the Secretary-General: A/LO2r3." {e) Report of the Special po]-itical Conmittee: A/10\1I: (f) Feport of the Fifth Cornmittee: A/irol,+z|+; (e) Resolutions 3l+19 A to D (XL-X): (h) politicar Meetinss of the Special cormittee: A/spc/sn.9?r+ ar.Ld 977-9Bz i (i) Meeting of the Fifth Cornmittee: A/c,jlSR,t76p; ( j ) Plenary meetine: A/W.zt+jA. Al3L/Loo nngli sh Page 86 to meet the ant ic ipat ed. needs of the Agency, particularly in the light of the budgetary deficit projected. in the Conni s sioner -Genera1l s report, and therefore ruged non-contribut ing Govern:nents to contribute regularly and cgntributing Governments to consider increasing their regulax contributions /resolution 3419^l .^ B- ()C(Xr,/.-.-.\-7 reaffi.rmed the right of the displaced. inhabitants to return to their home s and camps in the ter.ritories occupied by Israel since J.967, deplored the refusal of the Israeli authorities to ta.he steps for the return of the dlsplaced. inhabitants i called once more upon Israel to tahe irmrediate steps for the return of the displaced inhabitants and. to clesist from all measu?es obstructing the return of the d.isplaced inhabitants, including measures affecting the physical and demographic stTucture of the occupied territories i reiterated its call upon Israel to take effective steps inrned-iately for the return of the fefugees concerned. to the camps from vhieh they had been removed in the Gaza Strip and to provide adequate shelters for their acconnodation, and to desist from further renoval of refugees and destruction of their shelters; cond.enned Israeli nilitary attacks on refugee canps aJrd calJ-ed upon Israel, to desist fron such attacks; and requested the Secretary-Genera1, after consulting with the Conmi ssioner -General to report to the Assembly by the opening of the thirty-firet session on Israelrs compl-iance vith paragraphs 3, \ ana 5 of the resolution /resolution 3\19 c (xxxL/; and requested the Working Group to continue its efforts, in co-operation with the Secretary- General and the Conmis sioner -General, for the financing of the Agency for a further /.--..\-7 perrod or one year /reso_Lulr-on J4-19^\.^ u- (IJ(.)I//.

At the thirty-first session, the repoxt of the Con:lissioner -Genera1 of the Agency will be issued as Supplement No, 13 (4,/31,/13). The Genera^l Assembly wilt a].so have before it the fo].]-owi.ns documents;

(") Report of the working G"oup call-ed for und.er resolution 3l+19 D (ICKX) i

(t) Report of the United Nations Conciliation Commission for Pafestine called for und.er resolution 341-9 B ()o(X ) ;

(c) Report of the Secretary-General caffed for unde? resolution 3)+f9 C ()oo().

5J. Comprehensive lgview of the whole question of peace-kceping operaLions in al-] their aspects: report of the Special Conmittee on Peace-keeping Operations The Special Connittee on Peace-keeping Operations was estab.Iished by the General Assembly at its nineteenth session" in February 196r, in order to undertake a comprehensive review of the ffhote question of peace-keeping operations in alf their aspects, includ.ing ways of overcoming the financial difficulties of the United Nations /resolution 2006 (xIxV.

The Special Coromitt ee is at present composeal of the following 33 Menber States:

Afghanistan, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Den:nark, Egypt, Et Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Hungary, India, Iraq, Itatyr Japan, Mauritania, Mexico, Netherland.s, Nigeria' Pahistan, Poland, Romania, Sierra Leone, Spain, Thailand, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United Kingd.orn of Great Britain and. Northern lreland, United. States of A.nerica, Venezuela and Yugoslavia, A/31/r00 English Page 8J

Its working group, established in April 1p68 to prepare working papers related to peace-keeping issues, is conposed of the follolring J_l Meurber States:

Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, France, Ind.ia, Japan, Nigeria, Paki.stan, Union of Soviet Socialist lepublics, United. Kingdon of Great Britain and Northern freland and United States of America.

At i.ts tventieth, tffenty-first and. twenty-second. sessions, tbe General Assembly requested the special connittee to consider the preparation of a stud.y on matters related to facilities, services and personnel_nhich Menber states nigtrt provid.e for the united. Nations peace-keeping operations /iesolution 2053 ()o(), eezc ana 23oB (xxrr)2. igr)

At its twenty-third and twenty-fourth sessions, the General Assenbly requested the special coomittee to subnit to it a comprehensive report on the united Nations military observers established or authorized by resolutions of the Security Council, as welr as a progress report on such work as the conmittee mieht be sble ro und.ertake on anl other mcdel- of peace-keeping operations /iesJflrti.ons Al+51 ()0(III) and. 2576 (xxrv )7.

At its twenty-fifth session, the General Assembly instructed the Special- Comittee to intensify its vork vith a view to conpleting by 1 May 1!J1 its report on the Unitecl Nations nilitary observers /Gsolution 26T0 (i}[)|.VV, At its twenty-sixth and tventy-seventh sessions" the General, Assenbly urged the co'mittee to accelelate and intensify its work so as to ma].e substantive progress on agreed guidelines for carrying out peace_keeping operatJ.ons in conformity with the chart er of the united Nations eBrS ()orvr) ana 2955 (w,rfi)T. Tiresorution

At its twenty-eighth session, the General- Assembly noted. the progress msde by the Connxittee in the fulfiLnent of its mandate and requesteal the coffn.ittee and its working group to intensiflr their efforts to complete, by the tlrenty-ninth session of the Assembly, their task of achieving agreed guiderines for carrying ourjeace- keeping operations in conforroity vith the crr."tu" /rlsolution 3o9r i)odrrr )-l At its twenty-ninth session, the ceneral Assenbly" noting that the draft ar:ticles of guid.eli.nes for united Nations peace-keeping op"triiorr", as elaborated 5y the special co'mittee, represented progreas, requested. the comittee to renew efforts towarda the completion of agreed. guldelines for carrying out peace_keeping operations in conforuity with the Charter /resolution 32fig $Xfi)T. L/ 3r /roo EngLi sh Page,38

At its thirtieth session, 6l/ ttre General Assenbly, noting with regret that it had not proved. possibLe to rEilize substantisl progress to'wards the completion of agreed guidelines for carrying out peace-keeping operations, requestetl the Special Corunittee to reneer efforts towards that goal; appealed to the members of the Comdttee to show greater accornncdation in the search for an agreement; and requested the Conraittee to d.evote its attention a]-so to the consideration of specific questions related to the practical inplementation of peace-keeping operations /resotution t+57 (XXX)/.

At the thirty-first session, the General- Assembly wil-J. have before it the report of the Special Conrnittee.

6V Referenees for the thirtieth session (agend.a item 51): (") Report of the Special- Connittee on Peace-keeping Operations: A/f0]i66, (b) Report of tbe Special FoLitical Conmittee: 4,/10)+60;

(c) Resolution 3L5? (xxx) t (d) Meetings of the Special Pofitical Conmittee: A, SPC/SB.982-98\. 99O and 991- , (e) Plenary meeting: A/w.?\3j. /,.. A/3rl100 nngJ'isb

the ttee fnvest Israeli 1C Fie tlon the Oc The special conmittee to rnvestigate rsraeli practices Affeeting the Human Rights of the Popufation of the occupied rerritories lras established by the ceneral Assembly at its tventy-third session jn f95g /resolution 2l+!3 (XXTIII:^ The following Menber states lere appointed on 12 septernber r-969 io serveln trre special Con$ittee: Somal-ia, Sri Lanka and yugoslavia, Following the announcement by somalia that it was withdrawing frorn the special connittee, the president of the Assembly, by a letter dated 25 April 197[ @/952\), inrorniea the secretary-ceneral that he had appointed Senegal as a nember of the Committee. As a result, the SFecial Committee is now composed of the fo]lov-ing Member States: Senegal, Sri lanka and Yugoslavia.

on J October 1970, in the course of the twenty-fifth session of the General Assembly' the special conrmittee presented its first report to the secretary- General in conformity with resolution 2r+r+3 (xxrrr). Tie secretary-General made the report available to the Assembrv (a/Bo8q) and, forlowing the inclusion of the ltem in the agenda of that session, the repoat rras referred to the Special Politica.I Connittee. At that session, the Assembly, inter alia, renewed the mandate of the Special conmittee fresolution zlzl $rv=n.-' At its twenty-sixth,.tr^renty-seventh, twenty_eighth and twenty_ninth sessions, the General Assenbly continued its consideration of the question on the basis of reports of the Special Cornmittee (A/8389 and Corr.f and 2 and Add.l and add.l/Corr.L and 2, 4/8828, 4/911+8 ana laa.f and A/9g17) and requested- the Special Conmittee to pu?sue its vork. /resolutions 2g:1 (XXvi), iOol flccVrij" 3902 A and B (Xxvrrr) and 3Z)+O A to C ( yxrxy-.

At its thirtieth session" tUe General report @ Assembly, having considered the of the special committee (A/roaT?), inter aria, reaffirmed that all measures taken by.Israel to change the physical ct ariiTEi, dernographic conrposition, institutional structgre or status of ocgupied 'were the territories, or any part thereof, null- and void /resolution 3525 A (xxx)7; Teaffirned that the Geneva convention relatj've to the Protection of civirian persons in Tine of war, of r-2 August 1949,

62,/ Feferences for the thirtieth session (agenda item !2): (a) Feport of the Special Conmittee: A/IO2T?, (b) Report of the secretary-General- : A/IO3T}; (") Report of the Special political Committee: 4/10l+61; (d) Report of the Fifth Conmittee: 4/10501; (e) Anendment: A/L,788; (f) Resolutions 35?5 Ato D (XXX)I (e) Meetings of the Special- po.Iitical Cornmittee: A/SpC /pV.9gi'_g9a, (h) Meeting of the Fifth Corrnittee; A/C.5/SR,!769; (i ) Pfenary meeting: A/pV.2l+)r1. Al 3L/rOO English ?age 90

vas applicable to all the Arab territories occupied by Israel since 196?' including Jerusalern /resolution 3r"5 B (XyJf.y; requested the Special Conmittee to continue its efforts to undertake a survey of the destruction in Quneitra anq to assess the nature, extent and val-ue of the darnage caused by such destruction /resolution 3525 C (Txxy; calIed upon fsrael to rescind and to desist forthwith flom aI.l measures taken by the Israeli authorities rith a view to changing the institutional structure snd established religious practices in the sanctuary of A1-Ibrahirni Mosque in the city of Al-I(}ralil, and requested the Secretary-General to investigate 'the situation in A1-fbrahirri Mosque by contacting the Islamic, Arab and cther authorities concerned and to report as soon as possible on the irnplernentation of its call upon fsrael to rescind and desist from atl such measures ,/resolution 35?5 D (rif,xy.

At the thirty-first session, the ceneral Assembfy will" have before it the report of the Special Connittee and the reports of the Secretary-General called for in resolutions 3525 A ()o(x),3525 c (xxx) ana 3525 D (xxx). In addition, the following clocunents have been circulated r.:nder this iten:

(a) Note verbale frono the Syrian Arab Republic: A/37/r7t

(b) Letter from the Syrian Arab Republic:. A/3I/72 a-nd corr.l.

55, United Nations Confe]:ence on Trade and Developrnent: (a) Feport of the Conference on its fourth session

(b) Report of the Trade and Development Boa"d (") Confirmation of the appointment of the Secretary-Genera1

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) was establ-ished on 30 December 1961+ as an organ of the General- Assenbly /resolution 1995 GIXI/, The members of the Conference are those States which are Members of the United Nations or members of specialized agencies or of the International Atonic E:ergy Agency. The principal functions of the Conference are set out in resolution 1995 (XIX), section If, paragraph I, The Conference held its first session at Geneva in 1951+, its second session at New Delhi in 1968, its third session at Santiago it I)12 and its fourth session at Nairobi from 3 to 3I May 1976. At its tventy-seventh session, the General Assembly decid.ed to anend its resolution 1995 (XIX), in particular to increase to 68 the rnembership of the Trad.e and Development Board /resolutions 290\ A and B (fdVIIy. The members of the Board-, a permanent organ, axe el-ected by the Conference eccording to the following distribution;

(a) Twenty-nine from the States l-isted in part A of the annex to resoLution 1995 (XIX) , as revised by resolution A9O)+ B (XXVII ) i A/ 3r/LOa English

(b) Twenty-one from the States listed in part B of the annex, as revised; (c) Eleven from the States listed in part C of the annex, as revised; (a) Seven from the States listed in part D of the annex, as revisecl. At present, the Board is conposed of the fo].lowing States:

Ar€entina, Australia, Austria, Belgiun, Bo.Iivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Cotombia, Czechoslovakia, Dennark, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Finlanit, France, Gabon, Gernany (Federal Republic of), Ghana, Greece, Guatenala, Guinea, Hungary, Ind.ia, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, fxel_and., Ital_y, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Libyan Arab Republic, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Nepal, Netherl-ards, Nev Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan" peru, Philippines, PoLanal, Romania, Rwanda, Senegal Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic," Thail_and, Turkey, Ugand.a, lJkrainian Soviet Social-ist Republic, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Uniteat Kingd.on of Great Britain and Northern lreland, United States of America, Upper Vo]-ta, Uruguay, Venezuel,a, Yugoslavia and Zaire.

In accord.ance with resol-ution ]-99, (XIX), section II, paragraph 22, t:he Board reports to the Conference and also reports annual.ly on its activities to the General Assenbl-y through the Economic and Social Council-. Untler the telms of paragraph 2T ot tine resolution, the Secretary-Genera.l of the Conference is appointed by the Secretary-ceneral- of the United Nations ancl confirmed by the GeneraJ- Assenbly. On 6 Decenber 1973, the General- As senbly confirned. the appointment of Mr. Gamani Corea as Sec"etary-General of UNCTAD for a three-year term beginning on 1 April 1!J)+ and ending on 31 March 197?.

At its thirtieth session, Qtr/ tine General Assenbly took note of the reporrs of the Trade and Development Board on its sixth special session, on the seconal part of its fourteenth session and on its fifteenth session (A/f0015/Rev.1) and took several_d eci sions regarding arrangenents for the fourth session of the Conference /resolution 3l+59 (XXX)/. In the course of its consideration of the item on dev-1opm.ent and internatlonal economic co-opers.tion (see iten 65), ttre

63/ References for the thirtieth session (agenaa iten 55): (a) Report of the Trad"e and Development Board: Supplenent No. 1! (l/roor5/nev.r);

(b ) Report of the Second Comittee : A/1Ol+05 ; (c) Report of the Fifth Conmittee: A/1Ol+53;

(d) Resolution 3\59 (Xxx) t (e) Meetings of the Second Committee: A/ C.2/5R.1695-1699 , I7O5 and ]"?O?t (t) Meeting of the Fifth Cornmittee: A/C.r/sR.aT63; (e) Plenary meeting: A/w "2\36. /... A/ 3r/roo HnEl.lsh Pafe 92

Assembl-y requested the Secretary-General of UNCTAD to subnit an evaluat ion of the results of the fourth session of the Conference to the AsseubJ-y at its thirty-first session,, through the nconomic and. Social- Council, in viev of the importance of the results of the fourth session of the Conference to the Assembly's assessment of the iroplementation of resolution 3362 (S-vII) /iesolution 3506 (xxx)/. At the thirty-first session, the General Assembly'wiIL have before it the following tlocunents:

(") Report of the Unitect Nations Conference on Trade and. Development on its fourth session (m/2I7 ) t

(l) Report of the Tr:ad.e and. Development Boartl on its seventh special session and. on the first part of its sixteenth Supplenent No. 15 (t/t:-/t;); session:

(") Report of the Secr:eta.ry-General of UNCTAD called for under resolution 3506 (xxx) (xP/zt6),.

(a) Note by the Secretary-General on the appointment of the Secretary-Genera.l- of UNCTAD .

56, United. Nations Industrial DeveLopinent Organization: report of the Ind.ustrial Devel-g!4eq! Board

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) was established on 1? Novembet L966 as an organ of the General Assenbl-y /iesolution 2i-52 ([J.fV. The functions of the organization are set out in resolution 2152 (XXI) section If" paragraph 2. In accord.ance with pe.ragraph ? (h) of the resolution, the" Industrial Developnent Board (see itern 18) reports annually to the Assembly through the Econonic and Social Counc i1 . Under the terms of paragraph 18 of resolution 2I5? (fff )" ttre Executive Director of the organization is appointed by the Secretary-ceneral of the United Nations and. his appointnent is confirned by the General- Assenb]y. The tern of office of the present Executive Director" Mr. Abd-81 Rahman Khane, expires on 3l Decenber 1978.

The Second General Conference of UNIDo convened at Lima from 12 to 26 Mardn L975 ,

At its seventh speciaL session, the Gene?al Ass enbly endorsed the Lima Declaration end Plan of Action on Industrial Development Co-opeaation (A/rci-i.Z, chap. IV), adopted at the Seconal General Conference and expressed its approval of a series of neasures deriving from the Conference including" the estal,,lishment of a_Connittee on the DTafting of a Constitution for "UNIDo s.s a specia]-lzed. agency /iesoLution 3362 (s-vII), sect, Ivl. Ll 3r / ro0 English YAs'e 95

At its thirtieth session, 6l+ / tne General Assenbl-y revised the lists of States eligib1e for menbership in the IndustriaL Development Board hesolutions 3l+ot A and. B (KO()/. ftre Assenbll also took note of the initial action taken by the Board in connexion with the estabJ.ishment of an industrial clevelopnent fund' and requested the Board to report to it on the matter at its tbirty-first session /resol-ution 3\02 (f)(x)/. Lastly, the Assembly took note of the report of the fndustrial Developnenf, Bosrd on the vork of its nintb session (A/fOOf6). At the thirty-first sessionu the General Assenbly 'wilL have before it the report of the Industrial Development Board on the work of its tenth session, which wil-L be issued as supplement No. 16 (A/31/15).

57. United Nations Institute for and of the

The United Nations Institute for Training s.:nal Research (unltan ) was established in 1!6!,-pursuant to a decision taken by the General Assenbly at its eigtlteenth session /resolution 1931+ (Xrurr)Z. .A.s providetl in article r of its Statute, UNITAR was established. as an autonomous institution within the frs"mework of the United Nations for the purpose cf enhancing the effectiveness of the United Nations in achieving the maJor obJectives of the Organi zation, i.n particular the maintenance of peace and security end the promotion of economic antl social d.evel-opnent, The Statute of UNITAR was pxonu.Igated by the Secretary-General in November 1955 and amended in March f967 and, June f973. 92/ ft,. functions of the Institute are set out in srticle II of its Statute. In accord.ance ltith article III of the statute n an internationaf Board of Trustees' appointed by the Secretary- ceneral in consultation with the President of the General Assenbly a,rtd the President of the Economic and Socia.l Council, is the pol-icy-making organ for the Institute. As stated in articl-e fV of the Statute, the Executive Director of the Institute is appointed by the SecretsJy-General after consultation vith ttre Board of Trustees. The Executive Director. in consultation with the Boaxd of Trustees,

6\/ Referenees for the thirtieth session (Agenda iten 55): (a) Report of the Industrial- Development Board.: Supplenent No. 16 (A/10016); (t) Note by the Secretary-Genexal transnitting the report of the Second Generel Conference of UNIDO: 4/10112; (") Report of the Second Conmittee: A/lo3B5 t

(a) Resolutions 3)+01 A snd B ()oil) and 3l+02 ()cxx ) r (") Meetings of the Second. Conrnittee; A/c.z/sR.L679, 1686-1590 1?03 and rznh. ' (r) Plenary meetings I A/w.2\20 and 2\32' 65/ For the original text of the Statute, see Official Records of the General Assembfy, Tventy-first Session, Annexes, agenda ite@' A/ 31/100 _tinsll sn Fage 94

reports through the Secretary-General to the General- Assenbl-y to the Econonic and Sociaf Council and, as appropriate, to other United Nations bod.ies."

At its thirtieth session, 66/ tne Gener€l- Assembly took note of the report of the Executive Director (A/1OO1I+); invited UNITAR to concentrate its vork in the sphere of economic and social training and research so as to include specific proiects on the problems in the areas identified by the Assenbl-y at its sixth and seventh special sessions and in the relevant decisions of the Assembly at its tuenty-ninth session; and expressed tbe hope that the Institute woul-d have g?eater and wider financial support fxom Member States and organizations /resolution 3403 (xxx)7.

At the thirty-first session, the ceneral Assenbly vill have before it the report of the Executive Director fol the period from L Jnfy f975 to 30 June 1976, vhich will be issued. as Supplement No. ]l+ (4/31/11+).

58. Operational activities for development:

(") United Nations Developaent lrogranne

(b) Unitgd. Nations Capital Devefopnent Fund. (c) Technical co-operation activities undertaken by the Secretary-General (d) United Natj.ons Volunteers progra.me

(e) United Nations Fund for Poputation Activities

(f) United Nations Childre4rs Fund

\g/ worJ_d I, ood frogranme

United Nations Development Progrsme

The United Nations Developnxent Progranme (Utgpp) was established by the ceneral- Assenbly at its twentieth session to consolidate in one progranme the Expanded Programme of Technica"l Assistance and the Special Fund /resolut ion ZO2) (W)/.

66/ References for the thirtieth session (agenda itern 5?): Gf Report of the nxecutive Di.rector: supplement No " 1\ (A/1OoIl+ ) ; (b) Report of the Second Comnittee: 4/10386; (" ) Resol-ution :l+o: (xfx); (d) Meetings of the Second Conmittee: A/c.2/5R"]667, 1662 and 1T0O; (e) Plenary meeting: A/W,d+zo, Al 3r/roo Einp_La sn Paee 95

The financiaJ- resourc€s of the United Nations Deve.Iopment Prograrme come from voluntary contributions of Gove ryrnent s announc ed. at annual- pledging conferences. General policy guidance and d.i"ection for the Prog"aflme is provid.eil by the coverning Council, which neets twice a year and- reports to the Econonic and Socia"l Council and., through it, to the Genera"l- Assenbly.

At its twenty-fifth session, the ceneral As senxbl-y adopted a resolution on the capacity of the United. Nations d.evelopnent systen that, inter alia" incorporated. a set of principles on the United Nations Development Co-operation Cycfe which provid.ed for the introd.uction of a new systen of country prograrrDdng end appropriate aclninistrative structur:es /iesolution 26bS (nff );f.

The Administrator of the Programme is appoi.nted by the Secretaly-Gene"al anal hi.s appointnent is confirned by the ceneral AssembLy. At its thirtieth session, the General Assemb]-y confirmerl the appointment of !Ir. B"adford Morse as Adninistrator of the Prograrne, vith effect fron 15 January L976, for a term ending 31 Decenber 1979.

The menbers of the Goveming Counei.J- are elected by the Econonic and Social Council according to a pattern approved, by the GeneraL Assembly at its twenty-sixth 6ession. At that session, the Assembly al-so enlarged the nenbership of the Governing counciL fron 37 to l+8 nembers /resolution Z8I3 (XXVI)/.

At present, the coverning Council is composed. of the folloving States:

Argentina,x* Austria,*rcx Belgiur,* Benin,** BraziJ-,* Bulgaria,*x Canada,* CentraL African Republie,* Chad,* China,** Colombia,*** Cuba,x** Denmark,*** Finlancl,x* France,* Germany (Federal Republic of),** Ghana,* Gr.ryana ** Hungary, * India,x** Indonesia,** Iran"*x* Ita1y,*** Japan,**x Kuwait," * Lesotho,* Mala'wi, ** MaIi,*** Ma1ta"** Mexico,*** Netherlands,** Nerr Zealand,* Niger,xx Norway, * Pakistan,* Peru,** Philippines,* Poland."** Sierra Leone,*** Somalia"* Sri Lanka"** Sveden,* SwitzerLand.,*# Tunisia,x*x Union of Soviet Socialist RepubJ-ics, *x* United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Trefand,*** United States of America*r(* and Yenen. ***

* Term of office expires on 31 Decernber 19?6. Term of office expires on 3.I Decenber 197?. *** Term of office expires on 3.1 Decenber 1978" Al 3r / roo rnI1rasn fage yo

At its thirtieth session, 6T/ tne General 4.s senbly endorsed the decision ad.opted by the Governing Council of UNDP at its tffentieth session on new dimensions in technical co-operation; streseed the inportance of applying the general guidelines contained in that decision for the future orientation of the Progranne i requested- the Governing council to review periodically the progress in the applieation of these guidelines; and requested the Economic and Social Counc i1 to give continuing attention to the assessment of the progress in the application of these guidelines and to report the?eon on a regu].ar basis to the Assenbly /_resotution 3l+05 (no( ) / . At the thirty-first session" the General Assenbly will have before it the reports of the Governing Council on its twenty-first session" 68/ held from 15 Januery to l+ February 1!f5, and on its twenty-second session, 69/ scheduled to be held. frour 1l+ June to ? J:uLy 1976, as wel]- as the relevant parts of the report of the Econonic and Social- Council (A/3f/3).

United Nations Capital Developuent Fund

At its fifteenth session, in 1960, the Generaf Assencbly decided i.n principle to establish a United Nations capitst Development Fund /iesolution 1521 ( XV)7. At its twenty-first session, the General Assenbly decid.ed to bring the Fund into operation as an organ o-f the Assembty to function as an autonomous organization tithin the United Nations /resolution 2186 (l{J{fy. fhe purpose was to supply low- interest loans or grants of investnent capital for developing countries, and the resources of the fund were to be pyovid.ed. through vofuntary contributions,

5?/ References for the thirtieth session (agenda iten 58): Gl Report of the Econonic and social counci.I: Suppfement No. 3 (A/toOo3)l (b) Reports of the Governing Council: Officia^1 Becords of the Economic and Sogial-..ll9u4c :!r, session, supptenlE ttto l-(@ No. 24 (E/5703/Rev.r);-llrty-ninttr (c) Ren.rt of thc Executive Board .f the Unitetl Naticns Children's Fund: Official. Records of the Economic and Social Council" Fifty*ninth Session'

(d) Report of the United Nations/FAO Intergovernmental Conrnit tee of the World l' ood. frograrnme: El>o94 (") Report of the " Second Conmittee: A/Lo3\9 and Add.lr (f ) Resolutions 3L0)+ (xxx) to 3l+o8 (toex); (e) Meetings of the Second conmittee: A/c ,z/s{.l6T8-L686, 1693, :!69\, I7o2 sJld 1703: (h) Plenary meeting: A/zu"2420. ,63/ gl{islgl-,8g". rCl_-gL_!tls_ Eco nomic and_Social council, Sixtv-{irst Session, qw!]eee4 r,rg.:-? (E/5779) . O9l lbid., Supplenent No. 24. A/ 31/100 ungl asn eage 97

At its twenty-second session, the GeneraJ- Assembly, as a provisional measr:re, authorized the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Frogremrn3 (gypp) to perform the functions of the Executive Board. of the tr'und. and invited. the Adrninistrator of UNDP to adrninister the Fund by perforning the functions of Managing Director fresolution 2321 ([.ff)7. Since trrat tine, the Assembly has continued these provisional arrangements.

At its twenty-nintb session" the ceneraJ- Assenbl-y, as arl interin neasure, callerl upon the Administrator to bear the administrative costs of the tr'und from the adninistrative budget of the Prograrnnxe; and decideal to preserve the originat function of the Fund. until 3I December 1975 /resolution 321+9 (XXIX)/. At its thirtieth session, 67/ tne General Assenxbly conside"ed the refevant pa."ts of the reports of the Goveming Council on its nineteenth and tr^'entieth sessions and., on 28 lrlovenber 1975, decicted to preserve the original function of the I'und until 31 Decenber 1975. At the thirty-first session, the Genersl Assenbly will have before it the relevant parts of the reports of the Governing Council on its ta'enty-fiTst session. 68/ and on jts twenty seeond session, 69/ and of Lhe report of the l-lconomic and Socia.l- (A/ Council 3f /3) "

Teqhnical- co-opqration activities und.ertaken by the Secretary-Generat

At its filst session, the cene"al- Assenbly decided to refer to the Economic and SociaJ- Council for stutly the question of lrovid.ing effective vays and means for furni-shing, in co-operation with specialized agencies expert advice in the economic, social and cu].tufal- field to Member States which" desired this assistance ('r\ /+acal "+i ^- \) / In its resolution 51 (fV), tfre Economic and Social Council decided upon the cxeation of a nachinery within the Secretariat to provide technical advice to Member States.

At its third session, the General Assembly authorized the rendering of technical assistance through the provision of experts as well as aid in the plocurement and insta,I_lation of equipment necessany for econonic progress /resolution 200 (III}. At that session, the Assembfy also authorj.zed fj.naneial provisions for fel"l-owships /resolution 2\6 (TIIV and alfoved for a general widening of the scope of United Nations technic-al assistance activities /iesolution 198 (rrr)/.

At its fourth ses s ion, the General Assenbly approved Economic and boclal. Council resolution 2?2 (IX) . which defined. the structure and natu"e of the Unit ed. Nations Expanded Progra.mme of Technical Assistance /iesolution 30\ (ff )t,

At its thirteenth session, the General Assembly estabfished the Special Fund for the purpose of providing pre-investment assistance to Menber States /resolution 1240 (xrII)/.

At its twentieth session, the General_ Assenbly consolidated the Expended Prograrume of Technica] Assistance and the Sr,ecial Fund to create the United Nations Development P?ogranme /IesoJ-ution (W)7. "OZg Al3rhoo English Page 98

The current United Nations Programme of Technical Co-operation is funded by allocations within the reguJ.ar budget as well as from finaneia-l provisions nade available through funds-in-+-rust and by UNDP. The Office of Technical Co-operation, which functions within the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, is responsible for the planning, d.irection and execution of technical co-operation activities undertaken by the Secretary-General. JO/ At its thirtieth session, ful tne General Assenbly consid.ered the relevant part s of the reports of the Governing Council on its nineteenth and. twentieth sessions and of the report of the Economic and Social Council, but did not adopt any specific resolution on this question.

At the thirty-first session, the General Assenbl-y rdll- have before it the report of the Governing Council of UNDP on i.ts twenty-second session, 69/ v}Iich will include a review of the report on United Nations technical co-operation activities, as l,re]} as the relevant parts of the repo?t of the Economic and. Social, council (A/3r/3).

Unit ed Nations Volunteers progranme The United Nations Volunteers progra.rme, estabLished by the General Assenbly at its twenty-fifth session, has been in operation since 1 January 1971. The aim of the programre is to provide young volunteers, upon the explicit xequest and approval of recipient countri-es, to assist in development activities. Volunteers are recruiteal and. serve on as wide a g_eographical basis as_possibLe, ineluding in particular the developing countries /resolution 2659 $Xfy, In response to the General Assemblyi s request, the Administrator of the United Nations Development Progralome (Utmf) fras been designated to serve as Ad-ministrator of the United Nations Volunteers, A Co-ordinator has been named to promote and co-ord"inate the recruitment, selection, training and admj.nistrative management of the activities of the volunteers within the United Nations system. In establistring the United Nations Volunteers, the General Assembly invited Governnents of States Members of the United Nations or members of specialized agencies, international non-governmental orgaJrizations and individuals to cont"ibute to a special voluntary fund for the support of the activities of the volunteers,

Subsequently, the General- Assenrbly ca]-led for continued efforts to promote the use of United Nations vol-unteers in projects assisted by the United Nations, vith particular emphasis on_the recruitnent of a ]-arger proportion of vol-unteers frou developing countries /resolution 3125 ()O(VIIIy. At its thirti.eth session" 67/ tUe ceneral Assenbty had before it the rel-evant parts of the report of the Governing Council on its twentieth session and of the

l0/ In addition to the reso.lutions cited above, the following also represent legislative authority for United. Nations technicaf co-operation activities; General Assenbly resolutions l+r8 (v), 723 (vrrr) 926 (x),1021+ (xr),:'256 (xru) 1395 (xil), rToS (xvr), Ul+6 (xvr), r80B" (xvrr), 1836 (xvrr), 1862 (xvrr) " and ao3l+ (xx ) . Al 3r/roo Enelish Page 99 report of the Economic and Social Council, which inclurlea, f"!tf_gli", resolution 1956 (tlx) reconnending that the Assenbly at its thirtieth session shou.ld designate the United Nations Volunteers progra.nme as the principal operati"ona"l unit of the United. Nations for the execution of youth progra.nmes and that the expansi.on of the terms of reference of the special voluntary fund for the United Nations Volunteers strouLd be approveal. Specifi.c consideration of the recomendations contained in this resolution was postponed to the thirty-first session. At the thirty-first session, the General Assenbly .wil1 have before it the rel-evant parts of the report of the Governine Council on its twenty-second session (9/ and, of the report of the Economic and. Social- Councif (L/3f/t.

Uniteal Nations I'unal for Population Activitieg

The United Nations tr'und for Population Activities was establishear in f967 by the Secretary-General in response to Econonj.c and Social Council resolution 10&+ (nQ{rx) and General AssenbLy resolution 2211 (xxr) cafling for an erpanded plogrs.nme of action in the fiel-d of lopulation. At its twenty-seventh session, the General Assenbly, in placi.ng the I'und unale? its authority, decided., inter alia, that, without preJudice to the over-al1 re spons ibilities and poLicy functions of the Economic and Social Council, the Governing Council of the United. Nations Deve.lopment Progranme (UNDP) shoul,d be the governing body of the tr'und and shou]-d concern itseLf lrith the financial and administrative policies rel-ating to the !'undrs prograrnme €nd budget /resolution 3019 (rowrr)/.

At its thirtieth session, 67/ tne General. Assenbly considered the relevant parts of the reports of the Governing Council on its nineteenth and- twentieth sessions and of the report of the Econornic and Social Council, but did not ad.opt any specific resolution on this question, At the thirty-first session, the General Assembly wil-1 have before it the relevant parts of the reports of the Goveming Counci1 on its tventy-first session, $9if and- on its twenty-second session, 69/ i.nc].uding its conments on the annual Teport for l-975 of the Executive Director of the tr'und, and of the report of the Econonic and Social Council (A/3f/3).

United Nations Children's Fund

The United Nations lnternational- Children's Erergency Fund (UIfICEF) was established. by the General Assenbly at its first session to be utilized for the benefit of chil-dren and adol-escents of countries which were ttle victins of aggression; its assistance r.ra6 to be provided on the basis of need-, without aliscrinination because of ra.ce, creed,, naticnal status or political belief /iesolution X OJT. Subsequently, the Assemb]-y reeognizeil the necessity for continued. action to relieve the sufferings of children, particularly in developing countries and countries that had been subiect to alevastations of war and to other Al 3r /r00 Ens_Lrsn Pale loo calanities; it also considered that the Fundrs activities were useful because they created favourabl-e conditions for the development of long-range economic and socj.al p"ogranmes. Accordine].y, at its eighth sessj.on, in 1953, the Assembly decided. to continue the organization ind.efinitely, but changeCt its name to the Uniteil Nations Childrenrs I'und, while retaining the s)'rabol UNICXF, and requested. the Economic and Social Council to continue to reviert its work periodically and to nalre recomendations to the Assenbly as appropriate /iesolution 8Oa (vrrr)-1, In accord.ance with section I" paragraph 3, of resol-ution 5? (I) and with resolution 1038 (XI), UNICEF is governed. by an Executive Board consisting of 30 members elected by the Economic and Sociaf Cor.rncil, for a term of three years, f?om smong States Members of the United Nations ox menbers of specialized agenci.es " Members of the Soard are eligible for inrnediate re-election. As fron 1 August f9?5" the Board will consist of the followine States:

Benin"x* Bolivia,xr Srazif ,*xx Bulgaria,xx Canada" * Colombia,* Cuba"+ Finland,* France,x*x Cermany (FederaL Republic of),x cuinea,*r+ India,lt Indonesia,** Ita1y, *** Japan,#*x Moroeco,xx* Netherland.s,xx Pakistan, x Philippines Poland,*x* Sweden,** Switzerland,** Thailand,* Uganda,* Union of Soviet Socialist"** RepubJ-ics,*x* United Kingdon of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,** United Republic of cameroon, **x United Fepublic of Tanzania,*** United States of America**x and Yueoslavia. v'

* Term expires on 31 Jufy f977. Term expires on 31 July 1978. t+*i( Term expires on 31 Ju].y f9?9.

the secretariat of the United Nations Chifdren's Fund is headed by an Executive Director appointed. by the Secretary-General in consultation with the nxecutive Board. The present Executive Director" Mr. Henry l. Labouisse, has served since 1965.

TtIe }esources of the United Nations Children's Fund come entirely from voluntary contributions fronx both Governments and the private sector. The Fund provides essentially three types of assistance: it works with Governments to help them develop plans and pro g?anmes for meeting the needs of their children in a coherent and comprehensive way; it provides nateria"l aid in the form of a wide v€riety of supplies and equipment for basic child.rent s servicesl and it provides financial aid to help meet some of the ].ocal costs of developing these services" especially in the forn of stipends for training of local personnel, AJ.l of its aid is co-ordj.nated with the relevant specialized. agency which provi des technical guid.ance, Until the twenty-seventh session" the work of the United Nations Children's Fund, because of its humanitarian character ffas revieweil by the General As sembly in its Third Connittee; at that session, however," the Assembly, bearing in mind- the contribution of UNICEF to development, decided to consid.er its work in the Second Connittee as part of tbe item entitled "Operational activities for development'i. 1.,. A/ 31/100 Engli sh Page 101

At its thirtieth session, 67/ the GenersJ Assembly, recognizing that the provision of basic services for chil-dren of deveJ-oping countries constituted an important rink in the developnent process, and affirning that the enlargement of these services was a feasible, practical and effective means of responding ro Economic and social council resol-utions lBBo (LVrr) and 196\ (Lrx) and Assembly resolution 3250 (XXIX), which were concerned Lrith the d.eterioration of the situation of children in many parts of the developing vor].d, endorsed the approaches to the expansion of basic services for child.ren, as set forth by the nxecutive Board of uNrcEF; urged the d.everopeii countries and others in a position to do so to provide external assistance at a 1eve1 more commensurate vith the needs of d.eveloping countries to expand these services; and. invited the Executive Bo€Jd to consider this matter in d-epth at the next session and to submit a repoTt, through the Economic and Social Council to the Assemb]-y at its thirty-first session /resolution :aOB 1rg(17. The Assenbly aJ_so" endorsed Economic and Social Counci.l- resclution 1952 (LIX), in which the Council- requested the Secretary-General in co-operation with the organizations concerned in the united Nations system antl with interested non-governmental organizations, to subnit to the Assembfy at its thilty-first session, through the Council- at its sirby-first session, bearing in mind the need. for government support if such a year was to be productive, a report on measures arrd nod.alities for ensuring the adequate preparation, support and. financing of the activities envisaged in the fra.nework of an international- year of the child" to be preferably the year :-979 " to coincicle with the tnentietn al_niversary of the adoption of the Declaration of the lights of the Chi]-al /re solution 3l+06 (XxX) /.

At the thixty-first sessiono the General Assenbl-y wil-l_ have before it a report from the Executive Board of UNICEF on be.sic services for chil"dren in developing countries based. on a report of the Executi.ve Director (E/ICtr'/L.l3l+2 and Corr.1) to the annual session of the Executive Board, held fron 1? to 28 May 1976, as we]-]- as the report of the Executive Board. on that session. The Executive Director viIL be prepared. to nake a brief statement on the Boardts reports antl on recent developments in the nork of UNICEF.

World I'egl_rye ergrnq The Wor].d Food Progranne (Wgf) is a joint undertaking of the United Nations and the Food and- Agricultr.rre orgenization of the United Nations (FAO). After having operated- for three years as an experimental programne pursuant io General Assenbl-y resolution ]ru\ (XVI) and resolution I/6L of the FAo Conference, the Progranne was, by Assembly resol-ution 2095 ()c() and resolution \/65 ot the FAO Conference, extend-ed on a continuing basis for as long as multilateral food aid was found feasibl-e and desirable arrd on the understanding that it vou]-d be reviewed" before each pledging conference. The Programe provides food aid in support of development projects and- to meet eroergency needs.

UntiL l-976, intergovernmental- supervision of the Prograflme was provid.ed by the United Nations/FAo Intergovernnental Cormittee of the World Food Progranne eornprising 2L States Menbers of the United Nations or members of FAO, 12 of which were elected. by the Econonic and Social Council and 12 by the FAO Council. Prrrsuant A/ 3r/ roo Eng.Iish Page 102 to Generat Assembly resolution :l+o}t (nax; of 28 Novernber L975 and resolution 22l?5 of the FAo Conference of 25 November A975, the fnt e"Sovernmental Conmittee was reconstituted as the Conmittee on Food Aid Policies and Progrannes, comprising 30 States Members of the United Nations or nembers of tr'AO, 15 of vhich are el-ected by the Economic and Sociat Council and 15 by the FAO Council, with the States aheady electect to the Intergove"nmental Conmittee continuing as members of ttle new organ for the remaind.er of their terns. At present, the ConLmittee is composed of the following States:

Argentina"* Australia,#* BeLgium,xx* Brazil"*** Canad.a"xx Chile,x Congo,*** *r' Denmark,xx* Ethiopia,x*{' F?'ance, * Cermany (Federal Republic of)"* fl6-."u" - India,x* Indonesia,*** Ire1and,* Japan,*** Malavi,* Mauritania, x* Netherlands, *** Niearagua Pakistan, x*x Philippines, ** Saudi Arabia ** ox " Senegal, x Swed"en, xx Switzerland.,x Turkey,** Uganda,**x United Kingdorn of Great Britain and Northern Ireland* and United States of America.*x

* Term of office expires on 31 Decenber L976. *x Term of office expires on 3l- December 1977 ' *** Term of office expires on 31 Deeenber 19T8.

The Conmittee on Food Aid Policies and Programes was given the following tasks in additian to providing generaf guidance on the policy, administration and operation of the Wor1d Food Prog?ame: (a) providing a forum for consultations on national and international food aid. policies and prograflres; (b) periodically reviewing general trends in food. aid requirements and availabilities; (c) recommending to Governments, through the Wortd Food Council (see item 5O), improvenent s in food aid pol-icies and progranmes; (d.) fornul-ating proposals for more effective co-ordination of multitatera] bilateral- and non-governmenta] fooat aial progra.nmes ' incJ-uding emergency food aid; "and (a) perioalical-l-y reviewing the irnplernentation of the reconnendations made by the Wor1d. Food- Conference on food aid policies. The Comittee wilJ- report annualJ-y to the Economic and Social Council and the FAO Council, and it wi].]. present periodic and special reports to the World !'ood Council. The Conmittee held its first session from 26 April to T May L9'(6.

The Progranme is ope"ated by a joint United Nations/FAo adrninistrative unit, located at FAO head.quart ers in Rome and headeti by an nxecutive Director who is appointed by the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Director -General- of tr'AO after consultations vith the Connir-tee.

The resources of the Prog?a me come mainly from voluntary contributions in cormodities cash o" services provided by Governments ' Conferences for the announc ement" of pledges are hefd biennially after review of the ?rograme by the Connittee, by the Economic and Sociaf Council- and the !'AO Counc i1 and by the General Assembly and. the FAO Conference. At the last pledging conference, for the period l-97?-1978, hel-d on 4 tr'ebruary 1!J5 pursuant to Asserably resolution 3l+O? ()ccx) and Tesolution 19/75 of the FAO Conf,erence, Fledges amountinl to ':523 rnillion were announced as com'oared lrith the tarlet of ';7s0 nillion set in the resolutions of the .^ssenblv and the FAo Conference. A/ 3t/ roo English Page 103

The pledged resources of the Progranme are augmented by voluntary contributions made by various signatories to the Food Ai.d Convention 196?, under the International Grains Arrangement, f967, 7I/ and the International" llheat Agreement, f91f. 72/ Furthermore, the Progranne has been authorized to accept "directed d.onatioiJ' offered by countries in response to a specific appeal made either by the Secretary-General- of the Uni.ted Nations or by the Director-General of FAO or by both for ad.d.itional food. aid for the victins of a major catastrophe.

In addition to these resources of the Progrsme, developed. countries and developi.ng countries in a position to do so have been u"ged by the General Assembly' in its resolution 3362 (s-Vff), to earmark stocks and/or funds to be placed at the disposal of the World Food. Programne as an e&ergency reserve to strengthen the capacity of the Progrenne to deal with crisis situations in developing countries.

At the thirty-first session, the General AssenbJ-y wi]-l have befoxe j.t the relevant parts of the report of the Econonxic and Social Courrci]. @/=l/l).

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( ) Repor!_gJ_j@_E:gc-gEve Directolund-er General As sembly resolutlon " 3l+37 (xxx )

(a) H€bit_at: United Nations confe-rence__gn-gl41e}.--S+!lenent s !. report of the p=_Sr_glely_qgnerel (e) Election of the fxecuti.ve Director At i"ts twenty-seventh session, the General Assembly" afte" taking note of the report of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environnent (A/CONF . June 1972' and. the report \8/11+/Rev " 1) which uet at stockho1m fron 5 to 16 of the Secretary-General" thereon (4/8783 and Add.1 and Add.t/Corr'1 and Add.2), ad.opted. a number of provisions setting up the United Nations Environment Programme (uNEp) /resol-uLion 2997 (xxvrry.

The General Assenb-Ly decided, inter alia, to establish the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment progran;-Tsee iten 19), uhose functions and responsibilities are set out in resolution 299? (XXVII), section I' paragraph 2. In accord.ance with section I, paragraph 3, the Governing council repolts annually to the Assembly through the Economic and Social Council, vhich transmits to the Assenbly such comnent s on the report as it may deem necessary. Resolution 299? (XXVII), section II, provided for the establishment of a secretariat headed by an Executive Director; the Executive Director is elected by the Generaf Assembly on the nomination of the Secretary -General for a term of four years (see beJ.ow, "Eleetion of the Executive Director"). Under the terms of resofution 299? (XXVII), section II1, the General Assembfy further decided to establish the Fund. of the United Nations Invironment Progranrce, administered by the Executi.ve Director of the Progranme under the authority and policy guid.ance of the Gcverning Council. The Governing Council is to review and. approve annually the programme of utilization of resources of the Fund and to formulate such general proeed.ures as are necessary to govern its operation.

In resolution 2997 (,trx |Vff ), section IV, the General Assenbly decided that an Enviroriaent Co-ordination Board" under the chairmanship of the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programe, should be established- under the auspices and within the framework of the Adninistrative Codnittee on Co-ordination. In resolution 2997 $X\n), section IV' the General Assembly also decided to review as appropriate, at its thirty-first session, the institutional arrangements for international- environmental co-operation, bearing in nind, inter alia, the respons ibilities of the Economic and Social Council under the Charter. i,

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At its thirtieth session" ?3/ ttre General Assembly adopted t-tnder this agend.a five resolutions iten. They rElated to Aissenination of information and nobilization of publ-ic opinion regarOing ttre Urrit"u f,futlorrs Settlements Found.ation Habitat an. Human /r-esolutioi:titi-fiixfC problems of the materiai rennanrs nrlnes and their effectl" i;; ;;;r;;;;; if,pi;*tirn"rticularr+r) \^1\!\)t l conventfons i;;;;i;r." and protocols in the field of the envir6nnrent /iesolution 3\36 ( xxxni the report of the cg-verni"e ?rogranne c.;"ii of the united Nations -Environnent /resolution ll+:t (xxx[; iqbit;i,- united Nations Hurnar settleroents ""a - -n"rtr.ernore, conference on /iesolution :Eig iiixlz on ! December 1975, the Assembly adopted a-decision multilateral and human "" "tit."i"'g;,r";;n* finaneing of housing settlements. In addition" otnJr resolutions ca"lling specificat-Ly action by UNEP for were adopted ty tne assernliu- thirtieth session under agenda-itenrs; they re.rated "*-ia" different to the united NLi"n" ccnference on Desertificaticn and the united Nations water conrerence (see iten rj) ;; ;;;. ;;-iJ"r-"""i., appraisal 0f progress in the implernentation "ru stratery of irre tnternationar Devel.pment for the second united llations leveropment oecaae (see lt"o' alii the thirty-first particular. -At session, the General Assenbly will have before it in the for.r-owing questions iten relating Nations Invi ronment progratroe: ""aur-irr.-ulunda to the united

Report of the Governing Cor;ncil At its thirtieth session, satisfaction 73/ t}te cenera]. Assenbly, inter a1ia, took note with of tbethe reportrenor,t of ttre+ha Governingd^.,^* Council or" third session ^r -i-r.lrv- uruffiro;;;';;; " het-d. at Nairobi fronn .l-T ap"ir io tli!- 1"-".""i"tiJ"":l:f (xrr)/.

73/ References for the thirtieth session (agenda iten 59): (a) Report of the Governing Council: Supplernent No. 25 (A/1OO25) (t) neport of the Secretaly_ceneraJ- on the p"eparations for Habitat: United Nations Conference on lluman Settlements: l/J:OZlt z (c) Report of the Secretary-General on criteria governing muJ-tilateral- finaneing of housing and hunan settlenents : A/fozzj, (d) fieport of the second. Connittee: A/I}\I?; (e) Report of the trifth Conmittee: A/IA\\9 t. (f) Resofutions :)+:)+ (xXX) to 3l+38 (Xp(): (g) Meetings of tne second. conmittee: A/c.2/sR.a672_I677, t6g3, 1703" 1?O)+ and, ).To7 | (h) Meeting of the Fifth Cornnittee: A/c. 5/SR.l-763; (i) Plenary neeting: A/pV.Ztf,Z. A/3r/roo Engli sh FAAC .LUO

At the thirty-first session, the General Assenbly will- have befole it the on the vork of its fourth session, held at Nairobi report of the Govlrning Council (A/3r/25)' i.ir-:o i,l"t"fr t. rl+ npiif l-9?6, which r,rifl be issued as Supplement No' 25

resolution

At its thirtieth session, 73/ the Genera"l Assembly recognized that the developing countries had been ii-peded by the material Terlnants of wars, the most importart of which were mines, which continued to be present in their territoriesl opo., those states which had created this situation to compensate forthwith the"ul.l,.d. couniries in which such mines had been placed for any material artd mo"a,l damages suffered by then as a resuJ-t thereof and to take speedy measures to provide technical assistance for the rernoval- of such minesl requested the 0overning Council of UNEP to r..mdertake a stuqr of the problem of the naterial rennants of wars, and to subrcit a report to parti.cularly mines, and the effect on the envi ronment ' irre Assenb:-y at j.t; thirty-first session; and requested the Secretary-General to submit a report to it at its.thirty-fiTst session on the implementation of the resotution /resolution 3\35 (xxx) /. At the thirty-first session, the General Assembly wifl have before it the reports ca]-led for in resolution 3h35 (XXX).

of the Exe ve Director under ral- Ass resoluti xxx) At its thirtieth session, T3/ tne General Assembly requested the.Executive Director of UNEP, in consultation r"itft the Governing council' to continue to implenent the provisions of Assembly resolution 3326 (XXIX) in developing the work prograrnme and the pxogranme activities of the Fund of UNEP and to infor the i.ss Jrntrry at its tlirty-first session, of action taken pursuant to paragraph 7 of that resolution" regarding co-operation between the United Nations lnvitonment on the Effects of Atoni c lt?g.Tt agd the Unite*^lj"ji.":i-,t"f enti fi e Cormrittee HadlatLon / reso_Lurlon J+Jt l.^A^//. At the thirty-first session, the General Assembly rni 11 have before it the report of the Executive Director' vhich initially wilJ. be subnitted to the Governing Council of UI{EP at its fourth sessi on.

tat: United Nations Conferen on HumaJr Settlenents: rt of the Sec

At its twenty-seventh session, the Generaf Assembl-y decided to hold a United Nations Conference-Expos ition on Human Settlements arrd accepted the offer of the Government of Csnada to act s.s the host of the Conference-Exposition in 19?6 fresolution 3001 (xn/Il-)r/. At its tnenty-eigbth session, the General Assenbly decided that the Conference-Expositi on vould take place at Vancouver frtrn 31 l4ay to 11 ,lune ]976; estabfished a p'eparatory Comrittie to ad.vi se the Secxeta"y-General; requested the A/ 3r/L00

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Secretary-General assume to over_a.l1 responsibility for the Conference-Exposition ; requested. hin to set up inme d.i at e1y a smal1 conference secretariat, draraing' upon the resources of the United Nations system; and furtber requested hin to subnit brief progress reports, tlirough the Governing Council of UNEP, to_the Assembly at its twenty-ninth and thirtieth sessions f"u"Jlotior, 312g (XXviIIiZ. fn accordance with paragraph 5 of resolution 3lAB (XXVIII), the preparatory Conmittee was conposed of the fol_lofi-ing l,{ember States: Argentina, Austral_ia, Austria, Brazi1 , Burund.i, Cenada, Central Aflican Republic" Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, - Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republ-i.c, Ecuador,.Erypt, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gabon, Gernan Denocratic Republic, (Federai. Germany Republic of), Ghana, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Tran, Iraq, Italy, Jamaica, Japsn, Jordan, Kenya, iilyu" e""l nepuitic, Malayiia, Mexico, ltretherlands, Nigeria, pakistan, enifippines, Rornan-i a, Sierra Leone, Sweden " Syrian Arab.Republie, Thailand, friniaaA .rri Tob"go, Turkey, Uganda, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Unitea Kingdon of CrJai Britain and Northern Irelard, United Republic of Tanzania, United States of America, Upper Voltau Uruguay, yugoslavia" Zaire and Zanrbia. 0n lJ April_1973, the Secretary-General, acting under paragraph 6 of resolution 3128 (xxrurr) appointed Mr. Enrique peflafosa as secretary-General 0f the Conference-Exposition.

At its twenty-ninth session, the ceneral- Assernbly decided. that the United Nations conference-Expositi on on Iiunan settlements shour-d henceforth be known as Habitat: United Nations Conference on Hu$an Settlements; agreed that the Secretary-General should convene the first formal session oi the preparatory Conmittee at United. Nations Headquarters in January irg||;i arrd requesied the secretary-General to transnit the report of that meeting to the Gowerning cor:neil of UNEP at its third session and to subnnit a brief progress report to the Assernbly at its thirtieth session /f'-esot ution 3325 .Xxrxtl .

At its thirtieth session, ?3/ the ceneral Assembly noted lrith appreciation the recent report -nost of the sEEretary-General on the preparations for the conference (4/10234); endorsed the reconnendation of the preparatory comdttee that 29 February 1976 shouLd be a d.ay for the concentration or puiticity" on human settlements issues and the conference; further noted. that the second- session of the Preparatory conmittee woutd be held at united l$ations Head.o uarters from L2 to 23 January 1976; end approved. the provisional agenda of the conference proposed in the report of the Secretary_ceneral /-resoiution 3\3g (XxX)7, At the thirty-first session, the Genelal- Assenbly wi1l- have before it the report of Habitat: United l{ations Conference on l{uman Settlenents arrd the report of the Secret ary-General thereon.

El-ection of the Executive Director

At its twenty-seventh session, the General Asserobly, in section TI , A/31/100 English Page 108 paragraph 2, of resolut ior- 29gT (XXVII), decided that the secretariat of the United Nations Environment Prograrune should be headed by the Executive Director of the Progranme, to be elected by the Assembly for a term of four years' At that session, the Assenbly on the nonination of the Secretary-General ' elected i,{r. Maurice !'. strong' as Executive Director of UNEP for a term of four years beginning on I January 1973. In October :!g"fi VIr.. Maurice F. Strong inforned the Secretary-General that he had been requested to' return to his Government's service. The sec retary-General accepted uith regret l.{r. Strong'ls resignation effective 31 December 1975, that is' one year before completion of his term- ' At its thirtieth session, 7'3/ ttte General- As sembly o on the nomination of ttle Secretary-General (4/103?6), elected Mr. Mostafa To1ba, who vas then Deputy Executive Director of UNEP, to serve as Executive Director for the unexpired portion of i'{r. Strong's term' fron 1 January to 3} Decenbet 1976' Atthethirty-firstsession,theGeneralAssemblyvillhavebeforeitanote by the Secletary-General concerning ttre election of the Executive Director'

Ai !'^^rl nrohl prrs: renort of the Uortd Food Council At its tventy-ninth session, the General Assembly, having taken note of the report of the world Food. conference" Iy decided, inter ali?, to establish a o;1d I'ood Council (see itern 20) at the ministerial or plenipotentiary leve1 as and a.n organ of the United Nations, reporting to the Assembfy through the nconornic Social- Council and having the purposes, functions and mode of operation set forth in resotution XII adoptel ly tie irlorld Food Conference on 16 Novenber 1971+; requested the Secretary-Genlral, in consul-tation with the Director-General of the j.rnnedi tr'ood and Agriculture Orgalization of the united Nations, to tske ate action for establishing a secretariat for the !trorfd tr'ood Council; decided to reviev' at its thirtieth session, actions taken to resolve the worfd food problem as a result of the llo1lld r.ood conference; and requested the secletary-General to convene urgently a meeting of af1 interested countries and institutions_to work out the deiails of an lnte]'Ilational Fund for AgTicultural Development /resoluti on 338)+ (xrx)7. Ttre secretariat of the world Food council is headed by aJI Executive Director, the Director-General vho is appointed by the secretary-General in consultation '-ith of the Food and Agriculture organization of the United Nations' T'he present Executive Director is I1r. John A. Hannah. At lts seventh specia'I session' the General Assembly assigned' specific responsibi fities to the lforld Food Council. At that session, the Assembly approved a nunber of measures relating to food and agriculture and called upon the l^'tor1d Food' Council- to monitor thelr irrrplenentation and to report to the Assembly at its thirty-first session /resolution 3362 (S-VII)/'

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At its thi*ieth session, Tr/ tine General Assembly noted the progress nad.e the Meeting of rnterested count-ries by on r,he Establishment of an rnternational Fund. for Agricultural Devel_opment; requested. the Secretary_General conference of plenipotentiaries j" to convene a u." po""ib1" ifter ttre Meeting oi rnterestea countries had indicatecr to-him that"oon it had coroplet the,conference ed the preparatory work i invited to adopt and open for si gnatu"e'- u.r, of the Fund, for the establishnent to receive appropriat"iy .""o"a pt-edges"gr.erent the Fund., into acco'nt a -and to taking target of sDR i- biilr".,-;;-;;-;stablish a preparatory conmission for the.Fund;_snd requested the Economic sociur Council t.-;;;;;; negotiation with the preparatory "rra ior ttre connission of an agreement with the Fund to it as :ol:titute _a specialized agen3;r of the United tlations in &ccordance l{ith Articles 57 ana 63 or the crar:te! /i""r"tron-iioi*ticr=2." report_ il.;;ffi| arso toor< l?j:^:.t^lh. of the world tr'o-od Council oi'the vork of its first session \ iil -LUU-rv,, anq ol the reoort- of the sec"etary-General car-led 3348 (xxrx) (4/10333). for under resolution

At the thirty-first session, the Generar_ Assenbly report of the will have befoxe it the World. Food Council on the work of its second session, to fe hela in Rome from 1)+ to 15 Jlrne 1926, vhich vilt ;;;";; supplenent "" No, 19 (4/31/19). o-1.

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The United Nations Special Fund was established part programe by the General- AssembLy, as of the Special set out in section X of (S-VI) containing the progra.urne its resolution 3202 of Action on the Establishnent of a New fnternational Econord c Ord.er. At its twenty-ninth session, the General- Assembly decided that the united Nations Speeial Fund. voul_d opexate as pro'risions ag organ of trre Assembly and ad.opted the soverning the special rr:na /resoiution 3356 ixiiij, ;;;":-i7:

12/ References for the thirtieth session (agenda iten 6o): \a'l Report of World the tr'ood Council: Supplenent I,Io. 19 (A/1001-9) i (b) Report of the Secretary_ceneral i 4/10333; \c'/ Repoxt of the Second. Conrnittee: 4/10391+; (d) Report of the Fifth Cornmittee: 4/101+511 (e) Resol"ution 3503 (x7,-)( ) ; (r) l{eetings of bhe Second Conmittee: A/c.2/sn.76fi, 166\, 1669-16Tr 1703 and 1705; " (e) Meeting of the Fifth Conmittee: Alc.i/sR.u6T; (rr) rtenary meeting: A/pV.2hl+1. A/ 31/100 EN'I-Ll S N Pale 110

sha11 Under article I of the provisions, the United Nations Special tr'und anat aevelop*ent assistance to the countries most seriousfy provide emergency refief Assembly affected in-:it- accordance r"l:iir, tr.. relivant provisions of section X of General ( 5-vr and sha1l serve as a central :nonitoring body for such r.i"i"ii." i and bilateral and nultilateral assistance and, in general, as a focal pOint for stimufus to such assistance. Board of Under article III, the General Assenbly,.inter afia'. established the covernors of the United rti"ii.." ip"ci.:- Fula-(;ee-IT;* 21)' which is to report the connents of annuafly to the Assenbly through lhe Econonric and Social council- ' the council on tbe report beina lihewise transmitted to the Assenbly' of the In accordance with article V, paragraph 1, the chief executive officer United iilations Speci.al" Fund, who is-to le appointed by the Secfetary-General ' subject to confi-rroation by irte GeneraJ' nsselrt:-y, will be the nxecutive Director qna^i ^f +h6 o l Frrnrl session, W the General Assenbly inter alia, took note ol At its thirtieth ' (a/toozt) ana the Boerd of Governors on the lro"k of its rit"t !E""i"n the report of SPeei al authorized the Board of Covernors to convene a pledging conference on the Fund. in 1976 /iesolution 3460 (XXXI /-. regu-Iar The Board of Governo"s hel-d i.ts second and third' sessions' the tvo and- is sessions required under its rules of proceclure, in January and l4a"ch 19'16 expected to hold a special session on 22 and 23 Septenber 1976' Tahing into account the specialized nature of the ltork to be carried out by the secretariat of the United Nations Special !'rmd., particularly in-connexion r^rith Board of Governors the preparation and technical" servicing of the sessions of the " Secretary-General entrusted the management of the Special F\:nd to the Under- the as fTom Secretary-General for Econornic and Sociai Affairs on a provisiona-1 basis such time as the Special trUnd was endoved v-ith sufficient I lkay ir975, until the resources to become fully operational. As the Secretary-Genera'1 informed ( A/10)+11+ trrat arrangement Itas General Assembly in his not! of 3 December 19?5 ) " extended for the Year 1976. At the thirty-first session, the GeneraJ- Assembly vill have before- it the "eportoftheBoardofGovernolsonitssecondandthirdsessions'Ir.hichhasbeen 76/ Referenees for the thirtieth session ( agenda item 61) : (A/roo2r); (a) neport of the Board- of Govemors: Supplement No' 21 (t ) ttote by the secretary-General: l/rol+rh ; (c) Report of the SeconcL Conmittee: A/Io3\5; (d) Resolution :l+60 (xxx); (e) Meetings of the Second Cornmittee: AIC'2|SR'I665 and l-oyJ; (t) Ptenary meeting: A/?v.2\36, A/ 3r/roo English

issued as supplenent No. 21 (A/31/2I), and the relort on its special session, to be issued as Supplenent No. 21A (A/3fjT/ Add,.f) , as ve:-t- as a note by the secretary-General concerning the arrangements for the managenent t977. of the Fund in

62. !!1-L"g_Nu!i9t!._q"iJ9-I!'t_!X, (a) rt of the Council 9f the United Nations Uni (b) Report of the Secretary-General

The question of the estabrishment of an internationar university, devoted to the charter objectives of peace and progress, has been since before the Generaf-trr]--" Assembrv "t" its twenty-fourth session. At- th;t session, the -qssenbly ,rt.or.a initiative tahen by the Secretary-ceneral and invited hin to undertake, in co-operation with the United Nations Ed.ucational, Scientific arld Cultural (LrNESco) 9,-1q-31:?at." and. the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UlrIrAR) r an expert stug)r on the feasibility of an international university /resolution 3 $XIV)7 . The study was prepared ard circula.ted (E/I+BTB). "rT its tventy-seventh session, the Genere"l A.ssenbJ-y, - 4t(xFvr) recalling its resolution 2822 of 16 Decenbel 1971 and rraving c-nsiaered the reports-i."iu.i"." of the secretary- General (n/Btro and Add.t-lRev.t; T/iri, aaa.ij,-i"i., Ji"l establish an internationar- university und.er_the"ra auspllE!-6F-the united Nations to be knorm as the United ],tations University fresotutiin eslf (xxvfilT--

At its twenty-eighth session" the General Assenbly adopted the Charter of the United Nations University (A/9f\9/Add,.z) and invited the Council to subnit of the University a report with a rri ew to enabling the Assenbl-y to consider amendments to the Charter as appropriate in accordance with the procedures provided for in the Charter /resol-ution 3O8t ( XX\rlII )7.

rn accordance vith articr-es rrr and rv of the charter of the united l{ations University, the Council of the University, consisting of 2)+ members serving in their individual capacity, shaJ-1 be the governing te"' board of the University. The of office shall be six years and no appointed nxember of ttie council matrr serve continuously for more than six years, The- secretary-GeneraJ- of the united Nations, the Di rector-General of uNrsco and the Executive Director of uNrrAR shalr be _e.x officio members of the Council. The Council- shaII report annually to the General Assenrbly, the Economic and social council ffrd the Executive Board of uNESco, !]rgusir the secrets.rrr-General of the united Nations and the Di rector-Generar- of IIVESCO, respectively, on the ffork of the University. fhe present nembership of the Council is the fol-Lowinn: A/ 3r /t oo English Page 112

Members

Mr, Jacob tr'estus Ad.e-Ai ayi (ttigeria) l{r. Jean Bernard (trance ) Mr. Asa Sriggs (united Kingdon of Great Sritain and Northern lreland) 1{r. Marcolino Gomes Candau (Brazi].) Mr. Roger Gaudry (Canada) I,1r. Isnail Ghanern (EgYPt ) l.{r. Janusz l,tr. Golebiotski ( Poland) l{I. Aklilu Iiabte ( Ethiopi a ) l4r. Reinut Jochimsen (Federal. Republic of Germany ) I{r. Hans L6vbeer ( Sweden ) Mr. Yoshinori t4aeda (Japan) Mr. Antonio l{arussi (ftafv) l4r. Gopal asvani Parthasarathi (India) l{r. l4aj i d Rahnema (Iran) l{r, I'4a"ce1 Roche (Venezuel-a ) Mr. Jos6 Luis Romero (Argentina) Mr. Victor Sahini (Romania) i{r. Seydou i{ad.ani Sy (Senegal) tr{r. Victor Urqui di (lexico) I{r. Iidward Weidner (Unitea states of Arnerica) Mr. Eric uustace illians (triniaaa and Tobago) l4iss Keniz Fatima Yusuf (patistan )

Ex officio members Mr. Kurt Llaldheim' Secretary-GeneraJ- of the United Nations l'{r.Amadou-MahtarI4lBolr,Director-GeneraloftheUnited.NationsEducational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Mr. Davidson Nicol, Executive Director of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research l.'1r. James M. I{ester, Rector of the United Nations University In accordance with articles 1II and V of the Charter of the United l:lations University, the Rector of the UniYersity shall be responsible to the Courrcil of the University for the direction, adrnini stration, prograrnming and co-ordination of /... A/ 3r/r00 ]jrrs_t r sn Pale 113 the University. He shall normally serve for five years and shall- be eligible for reappointment for one more term of five years. fn accoadarce with the proced-ures provided in the Charter, the Secretary-ceneral,, after consultation with the Dire ctor-Oeneral- of UNESCO and with his concurrence appointed l.{r. Janes M. Hester as Rector of the university. The Rector assumed office" on 1 rfarch 19?5 and took up his duties at University headquarters on a fufl-time basis on 1 Septenrber 1975.

At its fouLth session, held at Tokyo from ZO to + January 1975, the Couneil of the University decided to hoLd two regular sessions annually: orre ir. th" fourth week of January and the other in the fourth week of June. Accordingl_y, the fi fth session of the councir was eonvened at united Nations Hes.dq'arters from 2\ to 26 June 19?5. At that sessi.on, the Council- agreed to ho.l-d its June session each.year at University headquarters and its January session in such countries as it rdght find appropriate. The sixth session of the council was held at caracas fTom 27 to 30 January 1976, at the invitation of the Government of venezuer-a, and the seventh sessicn is expected to convene at university headquarters at rokyo fron 28 June to 1 JuLy 19?5.

At its thiftieth session" 17/ tbe General Assembly, inter alia, took note of tbe report of the council of the-united Nations universitJJn-fG-tourth and fifth sessions (4/10031) and the report of the Secretary_-General (A/1OA3T); expressed the hope that the university would, unater the joint sponsorship of the united Nations and. the united Nations Ed.ucational, scientific and curtura.l organization, continue to grov as an important and autonomous organ of the General As sernbJ-y charged. with the responsibili.ty for scholarly inquiry, ;n a trut_y el-oba-l basis, into urgent problens faeing mankind as a vhore; appea"led to a.lr- Menber states to gi ve financial and other support to the univer.sity in ih. forr of grants to its Endor,nnent Fr:nd and, vhere possible, for specific programmes and to .o_op""""" fully towards the realization of the university's globa1 network" of institutionsi and requested_ the Secretary-General , j.n co_operation with the Bector of the university, the cor:nciL of the university and the Di rector-General of uNEScO, further to intensify his efforts to raise more funds for the universitv from Governnents arld non-government aJ- sources, including foundations, r.rniversities and individuals in accordance " v-ith the charter of the University, and to submit a report to the Assembly at its thirty-first session on the resufts of his efforts, together with the annual report of the Council of the University /resofution 3L39 (xXXiZ.

JJ/ References for the thirtieth session (agenda item 62); (a).Report of the Council of the United Nations University: Supplernent No. 31 ( 4/10031 ) ; (l) Report of the Secretary-General ; A/:.OZ37:, (c) Report of the Second Conmittee: A/10\OO;

(d) Resolution 3\39 (xxx) ; (e) lleetings of the Second Conrnittee: A/C.Z/SR.ITO!, I7OZ" 1?05 and 1?06; (t) Ptenary meeting: A/pv.2l+3A. A/31/100 Engli sh rase _L_L 4

At the thirty-first session, the Genera] Assenbly wilJ. have before it the report of the Courcil of the United Nations University, which has been issued as Supplement No. 31 (A/31/31), It is expected thst an account of the activities of the University from February to July 1976, including the work of the seventh session of the Council, will be issued. as Supplement No. 31A (A/31/31/Add.l). The Assembfy will also have before it the report of the Secretary-General called for under resolution 3)+3g (xxx).

63. Office of the United. Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator: reports of the Secretary-Geners.l

At its twenty-sixth sessionn the General Assenbly, recalling its resolutions 2031+ (xx), 2\35 (XXIII), 2608 (xEv) aJ'd z1I7 (xxv) ana Econonic and. Social Council resol-utions f533 (XLIX) and 151+6 (X!IX) relating to assistance in eases of natural disaster, cal-J.ed upon the Secretary-ceneral to appoint a Disaster Relief Co-ordinator and endorsed the Secretary-Generalr s proposals {E/ l+99)+) tor- an adequate pemanent office in the United Nations -bo be the focal point in the United Nations system for disaster relief matters, The Assenbly also requested the Secretary-General- to prepare for the Council- at its fifty-third session a report on 8ny further steps which might be required to enable the Disaster lelief Co-ordinator adequately to perfom the functions entrusted. to hiro and beyond that to subnit an annuaL report on assistance in cases of natural disaster ard. ottrer disaster situations to the Council and to the Assembly /resol-ution 2815 (XXW)/. At its twenty-seventh session, the General Assembly ca.11ed upon the Secretary- Genera"l to explore vari ous means, including support thTough the United Nations Devel-opment Programme (ttNDP), of naking ad"equate provision for assistance to Governments in the fiel-d of pre-disaster nlerurinE and to report on this matter to the As serobly at its tventy-eighth session'/iesol;tion 2959 (xxvrl)7.

At its twenty-eigbth session, the GeneraL Assernbly, uhile authorizing limited assistance to Governments from the Working Capital tr'rmd in the field of pre-disaster planning in 1974 and 1975, requested the Secretary-General to continue to explore various means o incLuding support fr:on UNDP, of naking adequate provision for this purpose in the future and ca].1ed- upon al-1 Member States and atl organizations concerned with di saster-related matters to continue to give ttre Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator their fuI1 co-operation and support /resolution 3152 ( XXVIII ) /. At its twenty-ninth session, the General Assenbly decided that the Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator should be strengthened and that the cost of such stxengthening should be rnet by voluntary contributions during the first year, conmencing as soon as possible" and. during l.he a976-I977 bienniurn, at which time the method of financing for succeeding period.s_vou1d be subJect to rerriev in the light of experience /resolution 32\3 (XXIXV. A/31/100 Engli sh Page 115

At its thirtieth session" 7U tne General_ AssenbLy, being aware that the Offiee of the United Nations Disaster FElief Co-ordinator should be given the requisite means to take more effective and continuing aetion against disasters, including emergency lelief, pre-disaster planning and the pronotion of disaster prevention activities, decided to expand the trust fund established under its resolution 321+3 (X)GX) to strengthen the capabi.lity of the Office; requested the Secretary- General to establish an honorary cornmittee, cornposed of distinguished persons particularly interested in and concerned with disaster relief, to assist the Se cretary-GeneraJ- in nobi]-izing financia.l resources for di sast er-refated activities and to advise aail cormsel him in that regard; and requested the Secretary-General to report on the implenentation of the resolution to the Economic an

At the thirty-first session, the General Assembly will h ave before it the report of the Secretary-General on the actiwities of the Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator (A/3t/88), vhicn will inclurle, inter alia, the information calfed for in resolutions 3Ll+0 (xfx) and 3532 (xfr')-- alEort ort assistance to the fu'ought-stri cken areas of Ethiopia and the relevant pa"ts of the reporb of the Econonic and Social Council- $/3:-/3).

19/ References for the thirti.eth session (agenda iten 63): (a'l neport of the Secretary-General : A/IOO79 and Corr.1 and Add..l; (b) Report of the Second Conmittee: A/103BT; (c/ ResoLutions 3l+l+0 (xxx) ana 3U+t (xxx); see also (XXX)i "esolution 3532 (d) lleetings of the second Comittee: A/C,?/SR.I69I, 1592, 1699, 1?00 and TTA2l. (.) P1enary nreeting: A/PV.2\32. A/ 3t /roo i;ns_L1sn rase rlb

64. Revision of the International Developroent Strategy for the Second United I{ations Development Decade

In proclairiing at its twenty-fifth session, in 1970, the Second United Nations Development Decade, the ceneral Assenbly stated, in para65raph 79 of the Strategl for the Decade, that appropriate arralrgements were necessary to keep unde" systematic scrutiny the progress tovards achieving the goals and objectives of the Decade. The Asseflbly decid.ed that reviews and appraisals woul-d be carriecl out at vari ous 1eveIs, Tegions"l a"nd sectoral, that the appraisals woul-d be nade biennially and that the one in 1975 would be a major r'id-tem re.ri ew /resol-ution 2626 (XXV)/. At the s ame session, the Generat Assenbl-y requested the Secretary-General to subnit a report to the Econonic and Social Council , to be avai]-able to the Asserob1y at its twenty-sixth session, outlining the details of the system of over-all appraisal of the progress in implementing the Strategy /resolution 261+f (xFf)/. At its tventy-sixth session, the ceneral. Assembly, inter €fia, decided that the Connittee for DeveJ-opnent Planning should prepare, at the expert 1eve1, conrnents and reconmend-ations relating to the bienniaf reviews and apprai.sals, and endorsed the neasures set out in Econonic and Social Council- resolution A625 $f) to enable the Cormittee to assist the Council in discharging its resgonsibilities to the _ Assembly in respect of the over-a]l review enci apprais al /resolution 2801 (XXVI)/. At its tltenty-eighth session, the ceneral. Assenbly adopted the text of the flrst biennial over-al1 review and apprai sal of progress in the irnplementation of the Strate$r for the Decade /resolution 3176 (XXVIII)/.

At its thirtieth session, 79/ l]ne General Ass embly adopted the text of the nid-tern over-al1 reviev and appraisat of progress in the implenentation of the lnternational- Development Strategf for the Second United l{ations Development Decade, in uhich, inter alia, it invited the regional connissions to carry forvard Lhe work a-Lrea{y undertaken in preparation for the rnid-term reviev and appraisal; requested other organizations of the United i{ations system to reconimend in their respective sectors new goal,s and objectives, as appropriate, for the remainder of the Decad.e; invited the Conndttee for Development Planning to submit to the Econonic arrd- Social- Council- at its si.xty-first session a report containing

12/ Referenceg for the thirtieth session ( agend.a itern 65): ( a., Report of the Xconomi c and Social Council: Supplement \fo, 3 (A/IOOO3); (b) Re1)o rt of the Second Committee: A/f0\69 and Add.1; \c/ Report of the Fifth Corunittee: 4/101+91; (dJ Resot-utions 3)+BT (xxx) to 3l+90 (XxX) and 3517 (xxx); (e) lleetings of the Second coumittee: A/c,2/sR.r69\" r7O3,1"706, 1707, 1710, 1712 and (f) Meeting of the Fifth Conmdttee: A/C-J/SR"II68; \g/ P1enary roeetingsr A/Pv.2\39 and 2L11, Al 3r/roo English

proiections for the remainder of the Decade and, as aDpaopriate, proposals for revision of goa.Ls the and objectives of the International Developnent Straregy, as well as reconmendations for. ne\{ goals sJrd General objectives; requested the Secretary_ to prepare and subrnit to-the councif"at its session documentation sixty-fiTst appropriate on the basis" inter alia, of the prepaJatory vork done accordance to be in vith the aforenentioiEd-iEq:,rest s ; ani diciderl to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-fi""t- an item fnternationaf """"ion entitled 'rRevision of the Developnent Strate€y for the second united Nations Development Decadefi 2lresolution 35u (xxx)Z. unaer itris itero, relating the Assembly also adopted resolutions to the identification of trre teast deveroped among the developing countries /:esorution 3)+B? (xe(t, the role of the public sector in promoting the economic development of developing cor:ntries /iesoiution srg8-(xEi7, th.'.3""iIr"tio' ot the transfer of rea^r resou-rces to deiefoping the couatries lG"orotior, :la9 ixxiiTr"o implementation of the worr.d plan of ictlon adopte.4 6y the world c""r"".r;. .i- the Intemational Women,s year " of fresofution 3l+90 { xi

o). De and international tion: enentati decis the General AS cial

- At its seventh special session" in Ser:tember I97r, the GeneraJ, Assenbly, r,rith a vi ernr to initiating the pxocess of restructu'ing the united Nations system so as to make it more fu-l"1y ca?able of dealing with problems co-operation of international econornic and devefopment in a comprehensive and effective mailner, in pursuance of Assemblv resorutions 3u2 (xxwrr)-and 33)+3 (xxrx), urta to ,J"-ii *or. ,.=porr"i.,u to the require'ents of the provisions of the Dectaration and the progra,nne of Action on the Establishnent of a New rnternational Economic orde" charter as werl aJ those of the of Econonic Rights and Duties of statesu established an Ad Hoc cor,nittee on the Festructuring of the Eeonorni e and social sectors or tne uniteo rrratlons systen, open-to the partieipation of aJ-l states, to prepare detailed action proposar-s subnrission for to the Asserably ab its thirty-first lession, thxough tne icoionic and social- corurcil- at its resumed sixty-rirst sessionl the council was nea,while to continue the process of rationa^1iz ation ana reforn rhich it had undertaken accordance in with its resolution I?58 (LIv) and Assernbly resolution 33L1 ()o(Ix), and \^ras to take into fu1l consideration those reconnendations of the Ad rloc comnittee A/ 3a /ro0 English rase _L_L o that fell w-ithin the scoDe of those resol-utions. at the latest at its resurned sixty-first session /-resotution 3352 (S-VTI), sect. vtT7. The Ad Hoc Conndttee held i.ts first session at United llations Headquarters froro 13 to 21 November 1975 and subnitted. an interim report to the oeneral Assembly at its thirtieth session (A/I0005 and Corr.l). At its thirtieth session, 8O/ tne General Assenbly adopted five resolutions under this iten.

In the first resolution, the General Assenbly reiterated the need for a substantial- increase in the transfer of concessional financia]. resources to cieveloping cou:rtries and urged traditionar donor countries and other countries in a position to d.o so to support the fifth replenishment of the International Development Association /resofution 3387 (XXXV. In the second resolution, the Generaf Assembly, having considered the report of the Secretary-General (A/10203), decided to establish irmredi at ely a special fi:nd. for the land-locked developing countries to compensate fo? their ad-ditional- transport and transit costs, and requested. the Secretary-Generai, in consultation with the United Nations Confelence on Trade and Deve],opuent, to subnit to the Assenbly, at its thirty-first session, proposals on the organizational arrangenents of the fund, including draft statutes, in order to enable the fund to become ope?ational not later than 19?? /resolution 35O)+ (XXXf. In the third- Tesolution, the General Assembly, inter alia, urged all States to und.ertake the necessaJy changes, as appropriate, in their economic and social structures in older to ensure the participation of women, on alr equal basis with men, in the development process; requested the Secretary-General to lrepare a prelirni.nary report for the consideration of the As senbly at its thirty-first session, on the extent to vhich r,romen participated in fields such as agriculture, industry, tlatle, aJId. science and technology, with a view to naking recornmendations on ways and- means of increasing and upgrading the participation of vomen therein; urged all Goverrurents to include the question of the integration of worrren in the development

Bo/ References for the thiTtieth session (agenda iten 123): (a) Report of the Ad Hoc Committee: Supptement No. 5 (A/10005 and Corr.].); (l) tlotes bJ- the $ecretary-General : A/rozl1, A/Io3gj (c) Report of the Second Cormittee: A/I03)+l+ and Add..1; (a) neport of the Fifth Comittee: A/ro\g7; (e) Meetings of the second corunittee: A/C.2/SR.r6g3, 1701, f?03, 1705-1TOT, and 1?o9-t7l-2; (f) Meeting of the Fifth Corunittee: A/C.i/SR.1?5Bl (s) Resolutions 33BT (XXX) and 35ot+ (xxx) to 35oT (xxx); (ir) lrenary meetings: A/pv.2405 ana z!!t, A/ 3r/roo English Page 1I9

process in united. lvations conferences and meetings on matters which had an i.rnpact on tbe participation of vonen in development; and requested the secretary-General to report to the-Assenbly at its . thirqr-first session on the inprementation of the resolution /iesolution 35OJ ftpa\/.

In the fourth resolution, the Geners.l_ Assenbly, inter a1ia, urged. a1l_ States to irnplement promptly the por-icy measures adopted at itl-lEvenEtr special sessionl decided. to assess the inplenentation of resolution 3362 (S_VII) at its thirty-first session; requested in particular the se cretary-General of the United Nations conference on Trade arrd Developrnent to s ubmit an evaluation of the lesu-lts of the fourth session of the conference to the Assembly at its thirty-first eession, through the Econorric ard. social council, in ri ev of the importa.rc. oi the results of the fourth session of the conference to the assessmentr and reouested the S€cretary-General to subnit to the Assembly, through the iouncil, a report on his participation in the conference on rnternationar Econoni c co-operation- for consideration within the context of the assessment of the irnplementation of resol-ution 3362 (S-VIT) /iesoturion 3506 (xxX1/.

In the fifth Tesolution, the General- Assenbly requested the Executive Director of the united Nations rndustrie.l Development organi z aii on to continue to take all necessary measures to estab.rish ar industrial- technorogical information bank as a conponent of an over-aJ-l technological information exchange network and !o reporr, through the Economic and social- council, to the Assembly at its thirty-first session; and requested the secretalxr-General, ir] collaboration v-ith UNCTAD snd UNTDO to establish ' an interagency task folce in order to undertake a comprehensive analysis with a rri ew to the preparation of a pren for the establishment of a netr'\tork for the exchange of technological infornation, and to subnit a report contai.ning prelirrinary reconmendations , through the Econonic and Social Councij- at its sixty-first session" to the Assembly /iesolution 350? (rcO()7. Also at its thirtieth session, in the' course of its consideration of the iten relating to the report of the Economic and Sociat Cor:nci1 (see itern 12), the General As sembly invited the Conference on Internatiorral Economic Co-operation, to be hel-d in Paris in Decenber 19?5, to on its conclusions to the Assenbly at its thirty-first session; requested the"eport Secretary-General to subndt to the Assexnbly, through the Econorric and Socia,l Cor.rncil, a report on his participation in the Conference; and. requested the Secretary-Gener,e-l of the United Naiions, the secretary-Genera"1 of uNcrAD, the Executive Director of uNrDO and other heads of special-ized agencies and of competent organizations in the united. Nations system actively to assist the participants in the conference /iesolution 3515 (xrxl7, The Ad Hoc Connittee on the Restructuring of the Econonic and Social- Sectors of the United Nations System held its seeond session at United Nations Ilead.quarters from 11 February to )+ March 19?6 and herd a general d.ebate in which the executive heads of the organs and organizations of the united Nations system concerned. were invited to.participate. At that session, the connittee arso adopted a number of (A/AC.rT7/\) d.ecisions in which, it, inter alia, identified the iroblen a.rea.s to be considered by a.n inforx0al working group between the second arld third sessions. At its sixtieth session, the Economic and social- council- decided to examine at A/31/100 Engli sh Page I20 its resrnned sixty-first session, in the context of its consideration of the report of the Ad Hoc Cornnittee on the Restructuring of the Econonic and Social Sectors of the United Nations System, the terms of the report on the of the work of the Coi.rncil- iequested by the General Assenbly in its"ationalization resolution 331+t (XXIX); decided to rerriew at the earliest appropriate date in 1977' in the light of the conclusions end reconmendations of the Ad. Hoc Coromittee and of the deliberations of the Assenbly at its thirty-first session, the agreements between the United l{ations and the specia}ized ageneies and IAEA and the terns of reference of its subsidiary machineryu including the mand.ate of the Conmittee for Progra.::me and Co-ordinat ion; decided to review, at the organizatlonal session fov 1977 the rufes of procedure of its functionaf conrrissions in order that they might conforn' to the revised rules of pi'ocedure of the Council"; and decided that, in accordance wlth decision r37 (oRG-76), at the first meeting of each session of a subsidiary tody of the Council the Chai rnan should proposel and the subsidiary body concerned should decide, on a_Iin-1ted number of sut,stantive items for which sumrnary records would be required. /decision 153 1t'x)-7. T'he Council- al-so approved the consofidated terms of reference for the Connittee for Progra"me and Co-ordination, and decided that those terms of reference including the conposition based on equitable geographical distribution of the" Conmittee, would be reviewed by the council in the light of the recor,nendati ons of the Ad IIoc Conmittee on the Restructuring ot the Econom:ic and socia-l sectors or ttre uii.t ea lgations system /-resolution 2008 ( Lx)7 The third session of the Ad Hoc Cormittee was schedul-ed to be held fron l- to 11 June 19?6 at united t'l at-tions Heaaquarters. A fourth session, if convened, vould, in principle, be held at United Nations Headquarters from _LJ IO rJ Depremoer ryto. At the thirty-first session, the General Assembly will have before it the followine documents: \a/ r(eporr o1 rne Ad l{oc Cornnittee on the Restructuring of the Econonic and Socla"l Se cto:'s of the United tlations System: Supplerent No. 3\ (A/3rl34) and Supplenent No. 3l+A (A/31/31+/Add.1) I (b) Relort of the Economic and Social Council on the rationalization of its work ca1leC for undeT resolution 3341 (XXIX);

(c) Report of the Executive Director of UNIDO ca"1led for under section IV' narrrrrrnh ? of resolution 3362 (S-VIT); (XXx); (O) Report of the Se c ret ary- General ca'tled for under resofution 35Ol+ (.) Report of the Secretary-General on the implemeniation of resolution 35ot (xn) ; (f) Reports of the Secretary-Genera1 of the United lfations and of the Secret ary-General of LnicTAD cal1ed for under resolution 3506 (xxx);

\6/fr') Rcrr'y.ic r'f l-.h F scnretary-General and of the Executive Director of UNIDO call-ed for under resolution 35OT (XXX). A/ t./aoo

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66, nconomic co-operation arnong developing countries: report of the Secretary- General

At its twenty-fifth session. the General Assembly, in paragraphs 39 and )r0 of the International Development Strategy for the Second United Nations Development Decade, outlined certain principles that dealt specifically with the d.evelopment and strengthening of schemes aimed. at fostering expansion of production and trade and generg,l economic co-operation smong devel-oping countries /resolution P626 (xw) / .

At its third session, in l{ay 1972, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Devefopment, in its resolution l+B (fff), outlined a programne of trade expansion, economic co-operation and regional integration among developing countries.

At its twenty-seventh session, the General Assembl-y urged the study of neens to promote regional and interregional- technical co-operation sJnong developing countries and cafled upon the United Nations Development Prograome to give priority to the improvenent of procedures for the elaboration and inplementation of its interregional, regional ard subregionaf progranmes /resolution 29?4 (fXVIl r7 At its twenty-eighth session, the General Assembly considered that the developing countries should" take further and vigorous steps with a view to expanding co-operation at the regionat subregional- and interregionai leve1s; invited the developed countries to naj.ntain" and expand. their support for economic co-operation among devel"oping countries; and requested the special"ized agencies end other organizations of the United Nations system to undertake a number of aeasures /resolution 3177 ( DffI I I_)_/.

At its thirtieth session, 8t/ tfre ceneral- Assenbly end.orsed Trade and Devel-opnent Board. resoLution l-28 (X-Vf); urged the Secretary-General of UNCTAD, in carrying out his responsibi lit ies und.er the provisions of that resolution, to take a,ccount of the rel-evant work being done elsewhere on economic co-operation among developing countries and. in paJticular under the Action Pxograume for Economic Co-operation anong l[on-Aligned and Other Deveioping Countries; urged the specialized agencies and other organizations of the UnitecL Nations system to provide continuing support to the prorlotion of economic co-operation among d.eveloping countriesI requested the Secretary-General- to ensure the efficient co-ordination of activi.ties within the United i'trations system designed to promote econonic co-operation among developing cor:ltries; requested the Economic and Social Council to examine the

Bf,/ References for the thirtieth session ( agenda itern 56): (a) Report of the Secretary-General: A/ :.)og\ and Add.l; (t) Repcrt of the Second. conmitteei A,/l-o1+15; ( c) Resolution 3l+l+2 (n0(); (a) tvleelings of the Second committee: A/C,2/5R.t666-r668, 1678,1?0\, 1706 and L?O?; r^r p1 --^-,. ---+.i--. A/pV,Z\32. /... A/ 3L/rO0 -unE'LL sh Pale 122 implenentation of ttre relevant resolutions pertaining to economic co-operation a,eong d.eveloping countries in oader to improve the co-ord-ination of efforts by the United. Nations system and with a view to naking such examination coincide with the review and. appraisal of the International Developnent Strategy for the Second Uni.ted Nations Development Decede; and requested. tbe Secret axy-General to report to the Ass€Ebly at its thirty-first session on the inpfementation of the resolution /resoLution 3\42 (XxX-)-/

The Group of Expexts convened. by the Secretary-General of UNCTAD p'.rsuant t,o paragraph 2 of Brarle and Development Board resoLution 128 (S-W) in oad.er to assist in the fornu-l,ation of specific proposals and. reconmend.ations , including, inter al-ia, appropriate institutional arrangements within UNCTAD, to foster co-operation a,mong ileveloping countries, met fron 2? October to l+ Novenber 1.975. fhe third Ministeriat Meeting of the Group of Seventy-s even held at Manil-a from 26 January to ? February 19?6, had before it the report of the Group of Experts (lD/B/Ac.Ig /r)' anal a paper by the UNCTAD secretariat on the nxain pol,icy issues in this field. (ID/I92), uhich is based large]-y on the reconmenalations of the Group of Eq)erts and. describes in some detai] the constituent elenents of an integrated Bloba]- system for econonic co-operation among devel-oping countries, for strengthening regional a,nd subregiona.l integration, and for frrthering co-operation anong these corutries in the field.s of trad.e, prod.uction , paynrents and d.evel-opnent finance ,

At its fourth session, the United Nations Conference on T?ad.e arld Devefopnent consid.ered. a revised. version of the uain policy paper (?D/192/Rev.1) and tr,ro supporting papers, together with the relevant portions of the Manila Declaration and. Progranme of Action (TD/L95) and of the report of the Board on its seventh special session (TD/B/6OT) (see a.lso item 55).

At the thi.rty-first session, the GeneraL Asse.mbl-y will have before it the report of the Secretary-General ca"lled for r:nder resolution 3l+42 (rfx).

67. Technical co-operation anong developing countries At its twenty-s eventh session, the General Aesenbly invited the Governing Council- of the United Nations Developnent Progra,nme (UNDP) to convene, thTough tbe Ad:ninistrator of the Progranme, a working gloup in or.d.er to exanine and. nake reconmendations on the best way for developing countries to share their capacities and experience r"ittr one anottler with a view to increasing and inproving developnent assi.stance, and to exa&ine the refative possibilities and advantages of regional and interregional technical- co-operatioa a.uong developing countries I and requested the Governing Council to subnit s. report thereon qo the Ass enb.Iy at its twenty-ninth session through the Econonic antl SociaL Council /iesolution 297\ $]I.'fffLT. At its twenty-eight session, ttre General Assenftly requested the speci.alized. agencies and other organizations of the United Nations to initiate new projects and to exp€nd. existing ones for lechnical co-operation agd the exchauge of experience a.nong developing countries /resolution 3f77 $fi|ffi)J. At its twenty-ninth session, the Genefal. Assenbly endorsed the finaf report of the Wo"king Group on Technj.cal Co-operation among Developing Countries (DP/69). A/31/100 UNg LI SN Faee I23 established in accordance with resoluti on 2)l \ (XXVII) n and requested. the Administrator of UNDP to take a.tl appropriate measures fcr its implementation /.^--.'\7 /resolurlon 51)!^^-- \A,!L'la I I .

At its thirtieth session' 8Z/ tne General As sembly requested the Adninistrator of UNDP to integrate technical co-operation activities among developing cor:ntries through the Special Unit for Technica.l Co-operation among Deweloping Countries into the regular framework of the Progra.me; requested the Secretary-General , together vith the Adninistrator of UNDP, to prepare a stud.y on existing ru-les, regulations and practices followed by the United Nations development system in recruiting experts, subcontracting, procuring equipment ar)d. provid5ng fe1lo\^'ships and to submit it to the coverning Council of the Progrdme at its twenty-third." sessionl the Administrator of UNDP to give special consideration to the recruitment"equested. of experts, consultants and subcontractors from developing cor:ntries and to purchase suitabfe aJId conpetitive equipment and material from these countries; requested UNDP and the participating and executing agencies to intensify their efforts to achieve ful-l utilization of national institutions and the building-up of new capacities in developing countries for promoting technical co-operation snong developing countries; requested the Secretary-General to provide funds under the regular United Nations budget to cover conference service facilities for the regional meetings as ve11 as the conference for Technical- Co-operation arnong Developing Countries; invited Governments of developing countries of each region to participate in the regional intergovernmental meetings and to include the consideration of certain itens in these meetings, in which Governments of other Iulember States may also participate; took note of the offer rnade by the Governnent of Argentina to act as host of the conference in 197? and requested the Governing Council of UNDP to submit reconmendations on the organization of the conference, through the Economic arld Social Council to the As sembl-y at its thirty-first sessiont stressed. the need for cl-oser co-ord.ination under UNDP of the activities pertaining to technical co-operation among developing countries; requested the Adninistrator of UNDP to ensr.]re that the special Unit for Technical Co-operation anong Developing Countries established- close collaboration vith schemes of co-operation among d.eveloping countries outside the United Nations system; arld d.ecided. to include the item entitled "Technical co-operation anong aleveloping countries" in the plovisional agenda of the regular sessions of the General Assembly /resol-ution 3l+51 (gx) / . At the thirty-first session, the General Assembly vi1l have before it the relevant parts of the reports of the Governing Council on its tr'renty-first session !9/ ana on its twenty-second session @l and. of the report of the Econouic and. Socj.al Couneif (A/3f /3). In addition, a letter from Argentina has been circul-ated und.er this iten (A/31/82). 82/ References for the thirtieth session (agenda itero 67): (a) leport of the Economic and Social Council: supplement wo. : (A/1ooo3); (b) Reports of the Governing Council of UNDP: official RecoIqF gl-!h9-!ee3s.ig -i and Social Council " tr'ifty-ninth Session, Supplement No. , E-l 5 6-[-5]-t@" ,

(e) Report of the Second. Conmittee: A/l-0I+68:

(d) Resolution 3l+61 (xxx) ; (e) Meet,ings of the second Corumittee: A/c.2/sR.a666-1668, 16?8, 1?0)+, r-?o8 and 1710; (f) Plenary meeting: A/Pv.2\36. A/ 3r/\oo nnglisb rage Il4

68. Elimination of a].l forms of racial discrimination:

(") Decade for Action to Cornbat Racisn and Racial Discrinination (b, Reports of the Conmittee on the Elinination of Facial Discrinination \c,

(d) Status of the Interqqtionaf Convention on the Suppression and Punishment

Decade for Action to Combat Racism abd RaciaL Discrinination

At its twenty-seventh session, the General AssembJ-y decided to launch the Decade for Action to conbat Racism and Racial Discrimination and to inaugurate the activities thereof on 10 December 1973,_+-he twenty-fifth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights /resolution 29]9 (XXVff V. At its twenty-eighth session, the Ceneral- Assembfy, inter a1ia, designated. the lo-year perioct beginning on 10 December 1973 as the Decade for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination I approved the prograume for the Decade; and requested. the Econonic and Social- Councif to assume, ith the assistance of the Secretary-General, responsibility for co-ord.inating the prograrnure and evaluating activities und.ertaken during the Decade as provid.ed in the Progra.nr:ne /resolution 3057 (xxvrrr)7.

At its tventy-ninth session, the General- Assembly continued its consideration of this question /resolution 3223 (xxrx)7. At its thiftieth session" 83/ tfre General Assenbly had before it a note by the Secretary-General (4/1011+5 and Co-orr.1), to whicb vere annexed draft resolutions A and B on the Decade recomnend.ed by the Economic and Social Council in resolutions 1938 A and 3 (LVIII) for adoption by the cenera]- Assenbly. The Assembly also had before it a note by the Secret ary-ceneral ( A/loll+5 /Add.l) containing a

83/ References for the thirtieth session (agenda itera 68 (a)): (a) Notes by the Secretary-General: A/1Ol)+5 and Corr.l and Add.1; (b) neports of the Secretary-ceneral: t,/:,636 ana Add.l-3, E/5637 and Add.l and 2; (c) Report of the third Comnittee 3 A/]:O3ZO- (a) Meetings of the Third Comnittee: A/C.3/Sn.2U\-2121 and 2130-2135i (.) Report of the Fifth Cornnittee: A/ag36; (f) Meeting of the I'ifth Connittee: A/C,5/SR.II3Z; (e) Resolutions 337? (XxX) and 33?B (XxX); (h) Plenary meeting: A/pV" 2)+oO. A/ 3r lroo English Page 121

sunmary of infornation received by him on activities undertaken or conteuprated in connexion nith the Decade and supprenenting the infornation on the subject which he had subnitted to the nconomic and. Social_ Co.rnciL (E/ 5fi6 a",d Add.l__3 s;nd E/5637 and' Add.l and 2). At that session, the Assenbr.y, having-cond.enned noted. \,rith apprecietion the. reports of the secretary-General, intlr aIia, the anlorerabre condltlons which continued to prevail in southern Africa and elsewhere, inclucling the denial- of the right to self-determination and the inhumane and odious ?pelicali-gn of aeartheid and. racial discrinination; reaffinrcar its recognition of the legitinacy of the struggLe of oppressed. peopfes to liberate thenselves fron racisn" racial- discrimination, apartheid, coronialisn and alien d.omination; urged. 3rr states to co-operate loyarly ana rutfy in achieving the goar"s and. obJecti-ves of the Decade; xequested. the Secretary-General to subnit to ihe Assembl-y at its thirty-first session a report contai.ning proposals to implement efficientt_y parag?aph 17 of the Prograrnme for the Decad.e, {hich called for the establistunent of an internationar- fim,i on a voluntary basis; and decided to consider at i.ts thirty-first session, as_a matter of high priority, the question entitled for Action 'rDecade- to Conbat Racism and Racia1 Discrininaiion" fresolution 337? (XXxt. The Assenbl-y also noted with appreciation ttre offer of the Government of chana to act as host to the lrorld. conference envisaged as a rnaj or feature of the Decade and requested. the Secretary-General" to enter into consultations with that Government concerning arrangements for holding the conference and to submit a report on his consu-l-tati.ons in this regarar to the Econonic ancl social council at its slxtieth session to enable the councir- to advise the Assembly on this matter /resolution 33?8 (xxx)7.

At its sixtieth session, the nconomic and Social- Co.r',cil velcomed with appreci.ation Ghanar s continued intelest in aeting as host to the uorl-d- conference, in particular the substantiaf financial contribution lrhich the Government of Ghana had pledged itself to nahe towartls that enal; recornmended that the Genelal Assembfy shouLd consider favourably the request by the Government of Ghana that the united Nations defray half of the additionar- cost involved in holding the conference in Ghanal authorized. the President of the council, in consultation with regional gu'oups ' to appoint a cormittee of 15 members of the councir to act as the preparatory sub-conmittee of the council, and reconnended a draft resolution to the As sembl_y for adoption /resolution lgg} (Lx)7. The Council also noted I'ith appreciation the reports of the secretary-cene-ral (E/5rilg and Add.r, E/576o ,,nd. Add.f end t/575!; requested the Secretary-General to subnit those reports, together vith a report containing infornation received by hin on activities undertaken or contemprated i.n connexion with the Decad.e, which wouLd. suppl-ement the infornation on the subject subnitted to the council at its sixtieth session, anal the sr.omary records of the co'ncilrs d.iscussion to the Assembly at its thirty-tirst session; welcomed the ad.option by the Assenbly and other united Nations organs and bodies, the specialized agencies, intergovernmental and. non-governmental organizations of resolutions and./or measures bearing on racism" raeial discrinination. apartheid. clecolonization and self-determinat ion cal-l-ed for under the programme'f6i-ThiEcade; welcomed in particular Secr.rrity Council, resolutions 385 (1976); 3S5 (19?6) 3BT (r975)-and 388 (1976); and-recoumended a draft resol-ution to the Ass.rnhlw r^"' adoption fresolution t9B9 (LX)7. A/ 31/100 English faqe Lzo

At the thirty-first session, the General Assenbly vill have before it the relevant parts of the report of the Econonic and Social Cormcil (l/Zt/Z), tyrc reports of the Secretary-General to the Council and the report of the Secretary- General ca].]-ed for in Assembly resol-ution 337? (nX) and Council- resolution 1989 (tX), In ad.diti.on a letter from Turkey has been circulated under this item (A/31/97). "

Reports of the Comnittee on the Eliroination of Racial Discrinlination

This natter is placed on the agend.a of tbe General Assernbly at every session in corrpliance with artic].e 9, paragraph 2, of the International Convention on the Elinination of AtI Fornrs of Racial Discrimination, wtrictr vas adopted by the Assembly on 21 December l-965 and entered. into force on )+ January 1969 /resolution 2105 A (xx)/.

The Conmittee on the Elimination of Racial Discrirnination, composed of IB experts serving in their personal capacity, was established in 1969 in accordance with the provisions of articl-e B of the Convention. The conmittee reports annualIy, through the Secxetary-Genera1, to the ceneral- Assenb1y on its activities and nay rnake suggestions and general recoumendations based on the exanination of the reports and. infornation received fron the States parties to the Convention.

At its thirtieth sessi.on, 8V the ceneral Assenxbly bad before it the report of the Conrdttee (A/f00f8), which covered the work of its eleventh and twel-fth sessions. A draft resolution (A/c.3/L.2?8) vas subnitted. by Austria, Costa Rica, Ecuador E&ypt, the Netherland.s, Nigeria and Uruguay. Because of 1ack of tiroe, the subitem' and the draft resolution could not be consid.ereal by the Cornroittee. The Assembly decid.ed to include the subiten in the provisional agenda of its thirty-first session and. to consitler it with appropliate priority,

At the thirty-first session, the General As senbJ-y wil-J- have before it the Teport of the Connittee covering the work of its eleventh and twe].fth sessions (A/IOof8) and the report covering the work of its thirteenth and fourteenth sessionso lrhich viIl be issued as Supplenent No, 18 (A/31/18).

8l+/ References for the thirtieth session (agenda iten 68 (t)): (a) Report of the conmittee on the Elinnination of Racial Discrinination: Supplement No. 18 (A/10018 ) ; (b) Report of the Third Cotrnaittee: (A/10320/Add,1; (c) Meetings of the Third Cornnittee: A/C.3/SR.2U3 and 2181; (d/ .Hlenary neetlng: Al Yu .e44I. Al 3a /roo English Page 12J

Status of the International Convention on the El-inination of ALl Forms of RaciaL Discrirnination

At its tventieth session, the OeneraL Assenbl"y aalopted and opened for. signature and ratification the International Convention on the Efinination of A1I tr'orrns of Rs.cial Discrinination and invited the States to in article 17 to sign anat ratify it without defay. The As serobly"eferred also requestetl the Secretary-General- to subnit to it Teports concerning the state of ratifications of the Convention, vhich vould be considered by the Assembly at its future sessions /resolution 2106 A (XXy. In response to that request, reports have been subnitted to the As sembly annual1y since its twenty-first session, The Convention, which was opened. for signatrtre in Nev York on 7 March 1965, entered into force on l+ January L969, 1.he thirtieth d.ay after the dete of deposit with the Secretary-Genersl of the twenty-seventh instrument of ratification or instrument of accegsion as providetl in article 19 of the Convention. As at 1 June 1976, B9 States had ratified. or acced.ed to the Convention, At its thirtieth session, 85/ t]ne GeneraL Assenbly expressed its satisfaction with the increase in the nuxtber of States whicb hatl ratifiett the Convention; appealed to States which had not yet become partieB to the Convention to accede thereto; appealed to States Parties to the Convention to stud.y the possibility of naJling the d.eclaration provided. for in article lh of the Convention; and requested. the Secretaly-General to continue to subrtrit to the Asseg,bly annual reports concerning ttre state of ratifications of the Convention /resolution 3381 (rtr()/.

At the thirty-first session, the General AssembLy wiJ-l. have befole it the report of the Secretary-General.

85/ References for the thirtieth session ( agencla iten 68 (c)); (a) Report of the Secretary-General-: t ^/),oLgT (b) Report of the Third Connittee: AllO32O) (c) Resolution 3381 (rxx); (d) Meetings of the Third Colmittee: A/c. 3,/SR.2u4 -2L2t+ and, ?l3o-2L36 i (.) PJ.ena.ry meeting: A/Pv.2!Oo. A/ 31/100 .En 91i sh Page 128

Status of the International Convention on the Suppression and Prmi shment of the crine of Apa?theid At its twenty-eighth sessiono the General Assemb.ly adopted and opened for signature and ratification the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crine gf Apartheid and- appeale{ to a1l States to sign and ratify 1r as soon as possr-b-Le /reso_Lulron JUbo (J(Iv.ttllrf ,

The Convention, in accord.ance with its article XV, will enber into force on the thiTtieth day after the date of the deposit with the Secretary-General of the United Nations of the twentieth instnment of ratification or accession.

As at I JLrne 1976, 18 States had ratified the Convention. At its tbirtieth sessiono !6-/ tire General Assenbly, being convinced that ratification of or accession to the International Convention on the Suppression 8nd Prmishment of the Crime of Apa,rtheid on a universal basis snd inpleroentation of its provisions 'were necessary for the achievenent of the goals of the Decade for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrinination, appeafed to the Governments of aJ-J- States to sign, ratify and. implenent without deLay tbe International Convention; requested the Secretary-General to subnit to the Assembly annual- reports on the status of the Convention; and deeid.ed. to consider this question at its thilty-first session /-resolution 3380 (XXX)7. At the thirty-first session, the General Assenbly r^ri].I have before it the report called for under resolution 3380 (XXX).

69. Adverse consequences for the enjolrment of hunan rights of politicalo mil-itary" economic and othel' formrs of assistance given to colonial- and racist r6gimes in scuthern Africa

At its fifty-sixth session" in L97\" the Economic and Social Council, in resolution 186l+ (LvI), considered the States giving assistance to the racist and colonial r6gimes in southern Africa to be accomplices of those r6gines in respect of their crirainal policies of racial discrinination, apartheid and colonialismj condenned the activities of States lrhich continued to give pol-itical' nilitary economic anal other assistance to the racist and colonial r6gimes in southern Africa' or which refrained frorn. taking any steps to prevent natural or juridical persons vithin their Jurisd.iction from assisting these r6gimes and thus encou-raging then

85/ References for the thirtieth session (agend.a itern 68): (a) Report of the lhird Comnittee: A/IO32O; (b) Resolution 3380 (rxx); (c) Meetings of the Third Comrittee: A/C,3/SR.2uL-21-21 and 2130-2136; (d) Plenary meeting: A/PV,2l+oo. A/31/100 English Paete 129

to continue violating fundamental human rights; approved. the decision of the conmission on Human Rights to authorize the sub-coruoission on prevention of Discrinination and Protection of ivlinorities to appoint a special Rapporteur; and recommended. that the General Assembry shoul-d includ.e this item in iti agenda vith a view to consid.ering it at its thirtieth sessj.on.

At its thirtieth session" ful tne Genera] Ass enbl-y had. before it a note by the secretary-Gen erar (A/l-0262) - eitrrat session, the Assen'bly, being aware that, in pursuance of Econornic s.nd. social council resor-ution 185\ (Lvr), the sub-connission on Prevention of Discrinination and protection of Minorities had appointed a speciar Rapporte* to evaluate urgentry the importance and the sources of politicar-, niritary, econonic and other assistance given ly certain states to the racist and colonial r6giraes of southern Africa, as vel-l as the direct or indirect effects of such assistance on the perpetuation of coloniar-ism, raci.al discrinination and apartheid., consid.ered that organizations and. states which gave assistance to the racist and coronial rdgines in southern Africa were accomplices of those r6girnes in respect of their inhr.man policies of raciar discrininalion, apartheid and coloniali.sn; decid.ed to consider thls item at its thirty-rirst sEii ion-6s a natter of high priority and, in this regard" requested the Secretary_ceneral to subnit the final report of ihe special Rapporteur, ar-ong_with the recormend.ations of the Sub-Con:ni ssion, to the Ass€rably at that session fresolution 3383 (XXXy. At the thirty-first session, the General Assenbly wi1l have before it the docunents requested in resolution 3383 (XXX).

rn paragraph 18 of the Procla,ration of reheran, BB/ adopted by the rnternationar- conference on lft&an Rights held in April and May 'whil-e 1968;Jrre conterence declared that, recent scientific discoveries and technoltgitar advances had opened vast prospects for economic, social and cuJ.tural pro€ress, such developnents night nevertheLess endanger the rights and freedoms of individuars and would require continuing attention.

B/ References for the thirtieth session (agenda itern lg): (.) Note by the Secretary-General: A/ j-Oz6Z; (b) Repoxt of the Third Cornrnj.ttee: A/I}32I, (c) Resofution 3383 (XxX); (d) Meeting of the Third conmittee: A/c.3/sB.21t+0, (.) Pl-enary meeting: A/pV.2t+OO. --.99/.Final 4.ct of thE Ilternalr+onar conference on Hunan Rights (unitea Nations publication , Sales No. , e .6B .xrv J|, -rrap. rr . Al 3I/t OO -Ei:1st a sn Pale 130

At its twenty-third session, the cenera]. Assembl-y invited the Secretary-General to undertake, with the assistance, inter aliae of the Advisory Connittee on the Application of Science and Technology to Developnent and in co-operation wittr the executive heads of the competent special-ized agencies, a study of the problens in connexion lfith human rigbts arising fron developnents in science and technologyi requestetl the Secaetary-General to prepare, on a prelininary basis' a report conprising a sunmary account of studies aheady IDad e or in progress on the subJect, enanating in particular from governmental and intergovernnental sources' tbe specialized agencies and the competent non-governmental organizations, and a draft p?ograJno.e of ,work which might be tmdertaken in fiel-ds in vhich subsequent surveys would be necessary for the attainment of the objectives of the resolutioni and requested hin to subndt his report to the Comnxission on Hrnran Rights at its twenty- sixtll session for consideration and transnittal' throu,oh the Econonic and social fnrrnci'l +.n iha asqar]^'l '. at ii.s t!/ent\,-fi tl- session /resolution 2l+50 (ffTTI )7. At its tventy-fifth session, the General Assentbl-y requested the Secretary- General to continue to study the problens relating to human rights' as they arose from developments in science and techno.Iogy, and requested the Connission on lluman Rights to give priority to the exanination of the preliminary repolt on human rights and. scientific and technologicaf d,evelopnent s /resoLution 272I (XXvl-/.

The Coronission on Hurnan Rights, at its tffenty-seventh session" adopted resol-ution 10 (XXVII), in which it recognized. the need during the Second United Nations Devel-opnent Decade to concentrate its attention on the nost important and basic problems of protecting hunan rights a.ncl funalamental freed.ons in the contelct of scientific and technol-ogica]- plogress and. the Secretary-General to continue his study of the consequences, for the"equested. observance of hunan rights' of culrent alevelopment s in science and technolog'y. At its twenty-sixth session, the General Assembly was unable, oving to lack it at of time, to discuss the iten-.- The Asserab\r decideA" however ' to consider the twenty-seventh session /resolution 2Bl+)+ (XXVIy.

At its twenty-seventh session' the General As senbl-y invi.ted Governments to make provision, as far as possibl,ee in their national alevefopnent plans and progr€Jnmes for the preservation and development of cuLtural values; requested the Director-General of UNESCO to coEmrmicate to the Assenbly at its twenty-eighth session his views on the problen of the preservation s.nd further clevelopment of culturat val-ues r on the r0easures al"eady taken by the international conmrmity and on further measures tha,t should be taken; and requested the Economic and Social Cormci]. antl the Cornmission on I{unan Rights to attach to the problem the importance it required fresolution 3026 A (XXWI )7. The Assenb]-y also recognized that the scope of the problem of the baLance vhich should be estabtished between scientific and technoLogical progress and the inte.l-.1-ectua1, spiritusl, cnlturaf and moral atlvancement of huxxanity vas of such a comprehensive neture as to cove" every aspect of the q[estion of human rights and scientific and technologics.l d.evelo?ments t recognized fuf'ther the need to make a distinction tretueen this subiect-natter and other rel-ated natters so as to avoid duplication of work in the United Nations system; requested. the Secretaly-General, in collaboration with the specialized Al3r /roo English

agencies concerned, to accel-erate and compl-ete preparation of Tel-evant reports on this subJect; and requested. the Conmission on Hr.lnan Rights to accelerate its L'ork with a viev, in particular, to exa.:nining the possibility of preparing d.raft instruments designed to strengthen respect for h'nan rights procrainea in the universal- Declsration of H,man Rights in the right- of devel-opments of science antl technoLogy fresolution 3026 B (XXVfiy. At its twenty-eighth session, the General Assembly decided to include in the provisional agencla of its thi"ty-first session an item entitl-ed "preservation and further devefopment ( of cu_It ural_ vatues" see iten 82 ) fresolution 311+g (XXVI f f. The Assenbl-y also requested the Conmission on Hurnan Rightslto give high priority to the consideration of the itenr /-resolution 3rt+p (xxyl11f. FurtneJore, tne A":sl{: inter aLia' reconnended all- states io pursue a policy of utilizing aJ-1 scientific and. technor.ogical achievements to satisfy the naterial and spiritual needs of al]- sectors of the popuLation; invitecl the Secretary-General, and the speciarized. agencies concerned to pay palticular attention to the problen of the protection of broad. sectors of the population against social and rnateriat inequalities' as well as other haruful effects which eight arise from the use of scientific and techno]-ogical developments; and Tequested the secretary-General, in co-operation with the above-nentioned agencies" to subnit a xeport to the Assenbly at its thirtieth session fesolution 3150 (roffIIly, The Conmission on Human Rights, in resolution 2 (X)O(), requested the secnetary-General to bring to the attention of Governments, for prelirninary study and possibl-e conments, the stutlies already plepared. in accorclance with connission resoLution 10 (XXVII) and those studies to le conpleted" and requested the secretarlr-General- to seek the views and observations of Governnents and. the specialized- agencies concerned oa a mmber of topics reJ-ating to the use of science and technology.

At its tventy-ninth session, the General- Assembly requested. the connission on Hunan Rights to draw up a prograrnme of work taking into account the reports of the secretary-General, the replies of Governments and other relevant sources, with a view to undertakinS' in particular, the formul-ation of stsJrdard.s in the areas which would' appear to be sufficiently analysed" Eithout prejudice to other activities, and to transmit that programe to the Economic and Socia} Council at its sixtieth session fesolution 3268 (XXIX}. Al-so at that session, the Assembly, having considered a dTaft declaration on the use of scientific and technological pxogress in the interests of peace and. for the benefit of nankind decided to deier further consideration of the draft d.eclaration until its thirtieth" session and to take it up at that session as a natter of priority, and requested the secretary-General- to bling the draft declars.tion and the araendments thereto to the attention of Mgnber states for any conments or suggestions they night wish to make on them /resolution 3269 (XXIX)/.

The Connission on Iluman Rights, in resolution l]- (XXXI), requesteal ttre secretary-Generar to achieve" as soon as possibJ-e u the ful1 imprementation of the resol-utions adopted on this subject by the General Assenbly and the conuission on Hunan Rights, anal to make available to the connission, at its thirty-second session A,/ 3r /roo Engli sh Psee 132 an updated. version of his report on the prograrme of work (,E/1N.)+/L.1287 ), as vel1 as the del-iberations of the Cornnittee on Science ancl fechnology for Development. The Cornnission al.so decided. to dran up a prograrule of work, in pursuance of paragraph I of Genera.l Assenbly resolution 3268 (XXIX) tsking into account the reports of the Secretary-General, the replies of Governments" and. other refevant sources. At its thirtieth session" !9/ tne General Assembly had before it a note by the Secreiary-ceneral (A/l.0L62), containing background information on the item, a report of the Secretary-General on the protection of broad sectors of the population against soeial- and material inequalities as r,relJ- as other harmfu1 effects which roight arise from the use of scientific" and techno.Iogieal d.eveJ-oprnents (A/101\6)" and a note by the secretary-General (A/ l.0225 arld Add,I and 2) transnitting conorents of Member States on the draft declaration on the use of scientific and technol"ogical progress in the interests of peaee and for the benefit of mankind. and smendments suggested thereto. At that session, the Assembly, recognizing that scientific and technological progress vas of great importance in accelerating the socis-l and. econonic developnents of developing cor:ntries being aware that the transfer of science and technology was one of the principal" ways of accelerating the economic d evel-opment of d.eveloping countries, reaffirning the right of peoples to self-determinati.on and the need to respect hunan rights and- freedoms and the di.gniby of the hunan person in the cond.itions of scientific and technotogical progress, adopted the Declaration on the Use of Scientific and Technological Progress in the Interests of Peace and for the Benefit of Mankind /resolution 33Bl+ (XXX)/. The Assenbly al-so decided- to incl-ude in the provisional agend.a of its thirty-first session the itera entitLed "Human rights and scientific and technological- d.evelopnents'' as a priority irem.

At the thirty-first session, the General Assembly wi].]. have before it a note by the Secretary-General with the rel-ewant back€round infomation.

89/ References for ttle thirtieth session (agend.a iten 69): (a) Notes by the Secretary-General: A/ 10l62, Al !0226 and Ad.d,l- and 2; (t) Report of the Secretary-General: A/101)+6; (c) Report of ttre Third Connittee: A/ Io33O t (d) MeetinEls of the Thild Conmittee: A/C.3/5R.2735 and 21)rl ; (e) Resofution 3:8\ (xxx); (f) Pfenary meeting: A/PV.2)+00. A / 3r/roo rnc_Lr sh

7L, World sociat situation: report of the Secretary-General The reports on the world social situation " at present issued quadrennially, are brought before the Genera]- ,A.s sembLy in accorclance with its resolution 2215 (ffT).

At its twenty-sixth session, the cenera]- Assenbly requested. the Secretary- Genera-L to submit the l-971+ report on the world social situation to the General- Assembly at its thirtieth session, through the Economic and Social CourciJ-, for consid-eration in conjunction with the n0id.-tern_over-af1 review arrd app"aisal of the Second United Nations Development Decade ,/resolvtiorL ZTTI (XXVIy The Economic and Social Council, at its fifty-eighth session, had before it a surnary (E/CN.5/5L2) of the I9?)+ Report on the Worl-d Social- Situation. The Council also had- avail-able t f tn. Cornmission for Socia]. Development on its t\irenty-fourth session and a statement, adopted by the Conmission, on the world social- situation in the first ha].f of the Second United. Nations Development Decaate. The Counci]. ad.opted. resolution L92 t \Lv[I), tn which it ?eaffirmed the role of the Corimission for Social Devel-opment in the revier^r and. appraisal of the achievements and failures during the Second United Nations Development Decade, with particutar reference to the irnplenentation of the ideas in the statenent on the world socia.I situation in the first hal-f of the Decad.e (E/CN.5/L.]+20 and Corr.l)" and end.orsed the views set out in that statement.

At its thiTtieth session, 99/ tine ceneral Assenbl-y, decicled to inclucle this item in the provisional agenda of its thirty-first session anal to consider it with appropriate priori.ty.

At the thirty-first session" the General Assenbly will have before it the L9?\ Report on the World Social Situation and the relevant parts of the report of the Economic and. Social Councit (A/10003),

90/ References for the thirtieth session (agenda iten ?1): (") Note by the secretary-General: A/fo3o6; (b) Report of the Third Conmittee: A/ 10472:,

(c) Meeting of the Third Conmittee: A/c . 3/sR .2181- ; (d) Plenary meeting: A/Pv.21!l-. A/ 31/100 nnglish

'(2. Pol-icies and pro€rannes re]gting to youth: reports of the Secretarl-General

At its tventy-seventh session, the General- As sernbly end.orsed the conclusion in the Secretary-General r s report on channels of cornnunication vith youth and i.nternational youth organizations (A/8?l+3) that the United Nations should pay particular attention in the future to involving youth in prograrnmes of national development and international co-operation as welJ. as in the activities of the United. Nations; approved. the convening of an $]_!c9 Advisory Group on Youth to advise the secretary-General on activities thtt-hould be rndertaken by the united Nations to meet the needs and aspirations of youth; requested the Secretaly-Genersl to transnit the conclusions and recomend.ations of the Ad- Hoc Advisory Group, with his coments, to the Economic and SociaL Council at its fifty-sixth session; and decided to re-examine when necessaly, but not l-ater than at its thirtieth session, the question of channefs of cornmmication vith youth and- youth organizations /-resotution 3022 (UVII);'. The Assemb]'y a].so adopted resolutions on the implementation of the De-claration on the Promotion arnong Youth of the ldeals of.- Peace, Mutual Respect €nd Understanding between Peoples /iesoLution 3023 (XXVII V and on increased emplotrment and nobil-ity of young people in the United Nations /iesolutic-,n 3o2L (XXWI )-/ At its fifty-fourth session, the Economic and Social Council, in resolution 1?52 (LIv), emphasized the inportance of the decision of the Genera"l Assenbly to convene the Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Youth. At its tr.'enty-eighth session, the General Assembly, inter a1ia, requested the Secret ary-General to report to the As senxbly at its thirtieth session on action that had been tsken by lr{ember States, Government s r the organizations of the United Nations system, young people, and the administering Powers of countries and Teritories sti11 under colonial. and alien dcmination and foreign occupation, concernins certain matters relatinA- to the education and the responsibilities of youth freIotution 311+t (xxvrrr)7. In its resolution 1B\z (lvl) relating to channel-s of conmunicaiion vith youth and international youth organizatj.ons, the Econonic and Social Council invited the Se cretary-Genelal- to eonsider the feasibility of voluntary contributions to assist in the support of iftlited Nations youth prograrn:rres and to subnit his views theteon council at its fifty-eighth session, and approved the of the to the "econmendation Secretary-Ceneral to convene two add.itional rneetings of the Ad l{oc Advisoly Group on Youth, in 19?)+ and in 19?5, in ord.er to study further the problems mentioned in resolution 3022 (XXVII) and in the report of the Secretary-General (E/5\27). At its fifty-eighth session, the ncononic and Social Council adopted resolution 1922 (I,V1II) on the feasibility of volunta.ry contributions in support of United Nations youth progranmes, in which it requested the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Prograrme (fruOp) to consider at its twentj.eth session, arrd to refer back to the Economic and Social council, wj.th a view to adoption at its fifty-ninth session, a draft resolution on the United Nations Vol-unteers progranme contained therein. A/31/1oo !;ng Lasn eale 135

Ttre Governing council of uNDp, at its twentieth session, d.ecided to retransmit to Economic the and social councir for adoption the d.raft resor-ution contained in Council resolution 1922 (LvIu). Subsequeitly, at its Econoroic -t966 fifty-ninth" session, the arrd. Sociat Council adopted (f,rij. f"-tir.t-r"""tution, the cgungir reconmended, inter ar-ia, that"."J:_rrtior, the cenerar Assembly shoul-d at its thirtieth session approve the reE6ffienaation of the sec?etary-ceneral that the united. Nations volunteers programe be designated as the principar- ItVations operational unit of the united for the execution of youth prog"uri.", and that the Assemb]y shoul-d approve the expa'sion of the terms of reference of the Nations special vor-,ntary F\.ud of the united volunteers progranme to include the receipt of additional contributions for the purpose described above (see a].so item ,B^(d)). At its thirtieth session, 9V the GeneraL Assembly had before it the reports of l*^a?-"--!:1"-Genera1 (a/torl+: *ra a/rZTS) catled for r:nder resot utions and (xxvrrr). :::i )i1-t-1i { 3L4t The inforrnation requested. in resolution JUz4 \JrIVr_r, was fncorporated in the relort of the Secretary_GenersL on the conposition of the Secretariat (A/1018h (see resolution (A/e3/L.2r9o) and Corr.l) iten fOfj.- A ar"ft was introducea in connexion with the item. The General Assenbl-y was unabLe, for lack of tine, to consider session' the item at its thirtieth and' decided to it in the provisional agenda of its thirty-first session and to consid.er iti1c1r1de with appropriatl p"io"rty.

At the thiTty-first session, the ceneral Assenbly wil-J. have before it the reports prepared for the thirtieth session. Additionar- information of young people on employment in the secretariat wiLl be incLuded in tbe report of the secleta."y- GeneraL on the conposition of the Secretariat.

its twenty-eighth - -Ai session, the General Assembly, noting in particula' that the Sub-Conrnission on Prevention of Discrimination and p"otection Minorities the conrnission of and on Human Rights were consid.ering the question of the funaranental rights of persons in detention, decided to forthconing as art agend.a iten at one of its sessions the question of torture"x.ii.ne and other crue]-, inbr]man or degrading treatment or punishnent in relation to detention ana imprisor.rnent /iesoiution 3059 (Xxvrrr V-.

At its twenty-ninth session, the General Assembly, in the course of its consideration of agenda item 12 (Report of the Econonic requested and. Social Council), Menber states to fuxnish the secretary-cenerar, in tine for submission to

9V References for the thirtieth session (agenda item ?2)l (a) ieports of the Secretary-ceneral- : A/1011+3 and A/L}pl5, (b) Report of the Third Conmittee: A/fOt+T3a (c) Meetings of the Third Corurittee: A/C.3/SR.21g1; (d) Pl-enary meeting; A/pv.A[]+l. A/31/100 |ns-l-]" sn Page 13b the Fifth United lilations Congress on the Frevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offend-ers and to the Assembly at its thirtieth session, inforrnation relating to the legislative, a.dministrative and judicial measures, including rernedies and sanctions' airned at safeguarding persons vithin their jurisdiction fron being subiected to punishment and their torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatnent or ' observations and conrnent s on articles 2\ to 27 of the dTaft principles on freedom from arbitrary arrest and detention prepared for the Comralssion on Human Rights; and requested the Se cret ary-General- to prepare an analytical sunnary of the information received for subnission to the Fifth United llations Congless on the Prevention of Crirne and the Tleatnent of Offend.ers, the Assenbly at its hhirtieth session, the Cornmission on Hunan Rights 8J1d the Sub-Conmission on Plevention of Discrinination and. Protection of Minorities /resolution 3218 (ncrx)/. At its thirtieth session, 92/ tite General Assemb.ly had before it an analytical sunmary by the Se cretary-General on the infornation received from Urember States in accordance with resol-ution 32lB ()iXIx) (A/f0158 and Corr.1 and Add.I) and a report of the Secretary-General reflectlng the results of the Fifth United l{ations Congress on the Prevention of Crine and Treatment of Offenders' held fron 1 to 12 Septerrber 1975, and. containing the proposa.l of the Congress for a draft Declaration on the PTotection of A1l Persons from being subJected to Torture and other Crue-l, Tnhunan or Degrad.ing Treatrnent or hrhrnishment (Aho26o). At that session, the Assembly adopied that Declaration /iesolution 3\52 (xxx)2. It also requested. the Commission on Huma:r Rights at it s-thirty-second sessioi to study the question of torture and any necessary steps for ensuring the effective observance of the Declaration and for the formulation of a body of principles for the protection of all persons under any forri of deLcntion or irorisonment on the hasis of the study of Lhe Fight of Everyone to be liree from Arbitrary Arrest, Detentjon and Exile arld the d.raft principles attached to it; 93/ and d.ecided to include in the provisional aBend.a of it; thiriy-first session an iIEm entitled "Torture and other cruel, inhuman or delrading treatment or punlshmelrt'r for 1,he purpose of reviewing the progress achieved /resolution 3\53 (XXxV. The Commission on Humar Rights at its thirty-second session, in March 19?6, adopted resolution 10 B (XXXII) in vhich it requested, inter aliao that the Sub-Commission dratr up at its t-vrenty-ninth session a body of princi!1es for the protection of detained persons and tra.nsmit the trody of principles to the Conmission for its consideration at its thirty-third session.

At the t.hirty-firsL session, Lhe Genera-L Asseflbly wjll have before it a note by the Secret ary-General vith the relevant background infolraticn. 92/ References for the thirtieth session (agenda iten ?4): Gl Analyticel sunmary by the Secretary-Generat : 4/10158 and Corr.1 and Add.l; (b) Report of the Secre tary-Ceneral: A/10260; (") Report of the Third Cornnittee: A/10\08; (a) Resolutions 3\52 (XXx) and. 3l+53 (xXX); (e ) rr,reetinr:s of the Third Cornmittee: A/C.3/5R.2I59, 2160, 2f65-2L58 and' 2172; (t) Plenary meeting: A/Pv.2l+33. 93/ united Nations publication, Safes No. | 65.xlv.2. A/ 31/100

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7\. United t{ati Decade for hronen: Devel and Peace: rt of the Sec retary-General

At its tlrenty-seventh session, the General Assenbly, on the reconrnendation of the Economic and SociaJ- Council, proclaimed the year 19?5 as fnternationaJ- Women, Year; s decided to devote it to intensified action to promote equality between men and won.en to ensure the fur-1 integration ' of women in ttie totJt devlropment e ffort and to recognize the irrportance of wonenrs contribution to the developrnent or friendlv rel-ations and co-operation a.nong states and to the strengtrreiing of world peace; a'nd requested the secretary-Generaf to draw up a d.raft progra.rme for the year and to submit it to the Conmission on the Status _of liomen at iis iwenty_fifth session in January 1971+ /iesolution 3O1O (XXWI )7. At its fifty-sixth session, the Econornic and social cormcil programe aprroved the for the rnternationaf wouen r s year proposed by the commission on tne Status of Wooen at its tlrenty-fifth session, and- recorn errded that an international cgnference should be hel-d as the focal point of the observance for the year :./resolution 1Bl+9 (LW)/. The Counci.l also ca11ea upon the Secretary-ceneral- to accept voluntary contributions for the year /iesotulion rgSo (rvr )/. Furthermore, the Council' requested the secretary-General To convene an internafionaf conference during the Year and recommended that the proposars and reconmendations of the cgnference shoufd be examined by the General Assembry at its thirtieth sesslon /resolution 1851 (tvl )7.

At its twenty-ninth session, the Generar Assembly called upon Governments, specialized agencies, regional comnissions and non-governmental .rganizations to implement fu1ly the Progra.nme for the rnternational wonen r s year annexed to Econornic s.d. sociar council resor-ution rBr+9 (wr ) /-re solut i on 3zT5 e[rx)7. The Assembly decided to invite ar.] sbates to partiiipate in the conreren-ee of the Tnternational womenr s Year and to invite also the nattonar- liberation movements recognized by the Organization of African Unity and/or by the League of Arab states to participate in the conference as obslrvers, practice in accordanJe with the of the United Nationsl requested the Confe?en.p t. srrttnif"ir," .ir h^ecih.la such proposats and reconmendaLions as it deemed ;;;;;;;";; i" 'o" i. seventh special sessionl "=Iri"'"i- " rrrnternational ard decided to consider at its thirtieth session an iten entitled women rs year, incruding the proposafs and reconmendations of the conference of the Tnternational rrtromen r s yeartr and an iten entitled ttstatus and role of women in soeiety, with special refelence to the need for achieving equal rights for women and. to wonenrs contribution to the attainment of the goar-s of the Second United Nations Devel_opment Decade, to the struggle against eolonialism, racism and racial discrinination and to the strengthening of international peace and. of co-ole"ation between states' /iesot,Jtion 3>T G 6xrx)7. The Assenbly al-so decided to establish a consultative cofimittee for the conrerErce of the International Women rs year /Iesofution 32TT (XXrX)Z. The consurtative connxittee net at united Nations Head.quaxters fron 3 to 1j+ March.19?5. rts report (E/coNF.66/cc/3) containea re conmend.at i on s concerning the international- p]-€n of action which was to be consid.ered by the Conference. A/ 31/r00 English .I,AAE IJO

At its fifhy-eighth session, the Economic and Social Colurcil urged the Secretary-Ceneral- to accept atlditional voluntary contributions to cover the travel expenses of representatives of those amongst the developing countries that requested such assistance, aJId invited interested Governments to earmark those additional contributions for the purpose nentioned above fdecision ?l+ (Lvrrl)1-. The Conference, which the Econonic alltl Social Council, by its decision 57 (oRC-?5), d.ecided. should. be entitled. I'Wor1d Conference of the Tnternational Woments Year", was heLd. at Mexica City fron 19 June to 2 July 1975. At its thirtieth session, 94/ the General Assenbly took note of the report of the Conference I 95/ enttorsed the proposals of the Declaration of Mexico on the EquaLity of Women and their Contribution to Development and. Peace' the World Plan of Action, the regional plars of action and related resolutions, proclained the period fron 1976 to f9B5 United Nations Decade for women: Equality, Developnent and Peace, which vould be d.evoted to effective and sustained national, regional and international action to inplement the World Pl-an of Action anrl related resolutions I called upon Covernnents to examine the recounendations of the World Plan as a natter of urgency, and to establish short-tern, medir:m-term and long-term targets and priorities to this end; requested the Secretary-General to appoint a group of 5 to 10 experts to draw up the terms of reference for an lnternational Institute on Research and Training for the Advancement of Women I affirned that a systert-vide review and. appraisal. of the WorLd Plan should be undertaken bienniaLly which shoultl constitute an input to the process of review antt appraisal of p"ogress made under the Inter'national Developnent Strategy for the Second United Nations Developnent Decade, taking into account the Plogranme of Action on the Establishment of a New International Econonic Order and the decisions resulting from the sixth and seventh special sessions of the Asserrbly; callecl for a progress report to the Assembl-y at its thirty-first session on measures taken to inplernent the Wo"Id Plan and related resolutions n arrd on the progress achieved in initiating a system of review and appraisal by Menxber States, Unitecl Nations organs, regional conmissions, specialized agencies and. other intergovernmental organizations I d.ec id-ed to convene a vorld conference in I9B0 to review ffrd evaluate the progress nade in inplementing the objectives of International Women I s Year as reeornnended by the World. Conference of the International Women I s Yea?; ffrd decided to include in ttre provisional a€enda of j.ts thirty-first session an item entitlerl ttunited Nations Decade for women i Equality, Development and Peace" fresolution 3520 (no([. At

9V Referen"es for the thirtieth session (agenda itens ?5 and 75): (") Reports of the Secretary-ceneral-: A/10263 and. A/ 1026\ t (t) Report of the Third. Conmittee: A/IO\7\.) ( c ) Report of the Fifth Comittee : A/10)+98; (d) Resor-ution 3518 (ro{x) to 3521+ (nff); (u) Meetings of the Third connittee: A/c.3/sR.2113, 2I7o, 2!72-2IT5 and' 2I'17-2r8r. (f) I4eeting of the tr'ifth Cornnittee: A/C.5/5R.t769', (e) Plenary roeeting: A/Pv,2 )+l+t-. 95-/ Unitea Nations publication, sal-es No.: E.76.fv.1. Al3a/]-)o English Page 139 the sane session, the Assemb]y expressed- its appreciation to the Govertment and people of Mexieo and. thanked them for acting as host to the world Conference of the fnternationgl l,lomen t s Year ,/resolution 3518 (XXX)-L The Assenbly a1so, inter aLia, call-ed upon all Governments, intergovernmental an- non-governmentaJ" orgaiii6Ef6[61 particurarly womenrs groups, to intensify their efforts to strengthen peace, and expressed its solidarity with, &nd its assistance for, women who contributed towards the struggre of the leopres for their national l-iberation /iesorution 3519 (xxx)/. The Asserdbly called upon states that had not done so-to ratity the internatiFnal conventions and other instrurnents concerning the protection of women t s rigtrts, alld requested the connnission on the status of women to complete in 19T6 the elaboration of the drafb Convention on the EU.minatj on of Discrilrination against ltronren /resolution 3t?r (tlx)l tte Assenbty urged. coverrment s and the organizations of the united Nations development system to support more vigorously official and positive efforts to extend to women the facilities now beins offered onLy to men by financial a.nit l-ending institutions /-resolution 35ZZ (XXX)7. ft also urged then to devel-op extensive training prog-ra.mres refevant to wofien and to nake full use of afl- existing and proposed resea?ch institutes and centres for the advancement of r,ronen in rural areas ,/Esolution 3523 (lcx)7. Furthemore, the Assenbly recornmended that aJ-l organs-of the united Nationi development sysrem, including the United. Nations Devel-opnent Progranme and the specialized agencies and. other international- technicat and financial assistance progrartrme s and ageneiesn should assist Governrcent s that so request to incorporate, in their development pl-ans, progra.tnres and sector analyses and prografime and project documents, an inpact s tatement of hov such proposed prograJlme s !,roul-d affect women as participants and beneficiaries /resolution 35et+ (X;Xa;7.

In the course of its consideration of two other itens (see itens 5l+ and 55), the General- Assenbly adopted resolutions relating to tbe inplenentation of the World Plan of Action adopted at Mexico City /-resol_ution 3t+90 (XXX)7 and to the integration of vonen in the developnent proc-ess fresolution 3505 TXXX)7.

At its sixtieth session, the Economic and Social Council welcomed the recorimendations of the Group of Experts on the Establishment of an rnternational Fesearch and Training Institute for the Advancement of I{onen; d.ecided to establish not later tha.n 1977, provided the necessary financial_ provisions were nade, an rnternational Resedach and rraining rnstitute for the Advancement of women as en autononous body und.er the auspices of the United Nations, funded. through voluntary contributions; decided. further on guidelines for the rnstitute; decided also that the rnstitute shoul-d develop its activities in stages, starting by building on the collection of existing data on ongoing research and training needs; ?equesteal the Secretary-General , in ord.er to establish the Institute as soon as possible, to unde?take a number of measures; took note with appreciation of the offer of the Government of rran to act as host to the Tnstitute I and requested the sec"etaly- General- to continue to seek the most suitable location for the rnstitute taking into account accessibility, the availability of adequate acconmodation, supportive institutions r personnel and other services, and to report to the cenelal- As sembly at i.ts thirty-first session on the progress achieved towards the establishnent of the Institute /resolution I99B (LX)7. A/ 3llf00 English j'ase l.+u

The Council- requested the Conmission on the Status of Women at its tventy- sixth session to consider different aspects of the preparatory work of the World Conference on the United lrlations Decad.e for Wonen, l-980, inclucling its agenda; requested the Sec"etary-General to transnit the part of the report of the Connission on the Status of Women to the Comittee"elevant on Rev-i ew and Appraisal; and decid.ed to consid-er at its sixty-fourth session the preparatory vork of the Conference on the basis of the deliberations of the Connission and the Coru0ittee /iesofution :-ggg $X)7, Furthermore, with regard to the voluntary fund" for the United Nations Decade for Women, the Counci.l reconmended to the General As senbly a draft resolution for adoption /-resolution 2005 ( LXI-/-.

At the thirty-first session, the General Assembly vill have before it reports of the Secretary-General call-ed for under Assembly resolution 3520 (UX) and Econonic and Social Council resol-ution 1998 (LX) on the progress echieved towards the establishment of the International Research and Training fnstitute for the Advancement of I^tomen. fn addition. the followinE document s have been circulated under this item:

(a) Note verbale from the Gernan Democratic Republic t A/3f/l+6; (b) Letter fron Bulgaria: A/3I/831 (c) Letter from Iran: A/3l,/]O5.

75. hnportance of the universal realization of the right of peoples to self- determination and of the speedy granting of independence to coloniai, countries and peoples for the effective zualantee and observance of hrman rights: report of the Secretary-Gener8l

The Internationa.l Conference on Human Rights, heJ.d at feheran in April and r'lay 1p68, adopted. resolution VIII" entitled t'The importance of the universal realization of the right of peoples to self-detemination and of the speed.y granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples for the effective guarantee and observance of human rightsfl. 96/

At its twenty-fourth session, the General Assembly d.ecid.ed to review at its foJ-lowing session the progress achieved in the irnplernentation of the above-mentioned resolution and of the relevant resofutions adopted by the Assembly on the subject fresotution 25BB B (xXIV)7 At its twenty-fifbh session, the ceneral- Assenbly, inter alia" considered that the acquisition and retention of ter"itory in contravention of the right of the people of that territory to self-deternination was inadmissibfe and a gross violation of the Charter; condenned. those Governments that denied the right to self-deternination of peoples recognized as being entitled to it, e;pccially of the

.96/ Final Act of the Tnternational conference on Human Rights (United l{ations putfic at i A/31/100 English rase l4 L peoples palestinel of southern Africa and and requested the corm-is sion on Human Rights to studlr, at its twenty-seventh session, the implementation of the united. I'Tations resolutions refating to the right ot peopr-es u.der coloniar- and a.r-ien domination to self-determinat ion , and to subnit its conclusions and reconmendations to the Assembly, tirough the Econonic and SociaL Council, as soon as possible /resolution 2619 BXV )7. After considering ^ the Gene"al Assemblyrs request, tbe Conmission on Human Rights adopt ed resol-ution 8 A (xxwr), in wnicn it decided. to continue tne consideration of this question. In iis resolution g B (XXruI), it aeciaea to recorinend to the ncononic and social council the approval of a draft resorution for adoption by the Assenbly. This draft resolution lras approved. by the Counc il_ in reso]utlon 1592 (L) .

At its twenty-sirbh session, the General Assenbly, inter al-ian urged the security council as rnelr, as states Members ot ttre unitedTfriii6E rnembers of special-ized agencies to take effective steps to ensure the inplenentation of the relevant United Nations resolutions on the elimination of colonialisn and racism, and to report to the Assenbly at its tventy-seventh sessionl and resolved to d.evote constant attention to the question of flagrant large-scale viorations of human rights and fundanentar- freedoms resulting from the denial to peoples under colonial and foreign dornination of their right to ser.f-determinatioi /Gsorution 2787 $frtr)7.

At its hrenty-seventh! twenty-eighth and twenty_ninth sessions, the Gene"al *::r91l-:?:ti"":d_1lg consideration of this iten /-resol_utions 2955 (ffivrr), 3o7o (XXVIII) and 32i+5 (xxrx)7.

At its thirtieth session, 97/ tihe Genelal_ Assenbly had before it the reporr of the Secretary-cenera.I (A/ fOI56 and Add.L) prepared in accordarce with (xx1x;, "esolution 321+6 which contained inforiration received from Member states and regional intergovernmentar and non-governmentar organizations on the action taken in accordance vith the above-mentioned resor-ution. rnformation on action taken by the specialized agencies and other organizations fithin the United. Nations system rras contained in the report (g/foO8o ana aaa.f_)+) prepared in accordance with GenersJ- Assembly resolution 33oo ()o(rx) (see iten gT). ri trrat session, the Assembly, inteT alia, reaffirmed. the legitilracy of the peoples r struggle for independence' territoriar- integrity and liberation fron coloniar and foreign domination and alien subjugation by alr- avai.r-ab1e neans, incruding armed struggfe;

QJ/ Feferences for the thirtieth session (agenda iten ?T): (") Report of the Se cretary-GeneraL t A/10155 and Add.1; see al-so A/fOOBO a,l1o AOd. -L-4; (b) Report of the Third Coumittee: A/1O3O9i (") Resolution 3382 (x)C(). (a) Meetings of the Third Conmittee I A/ C.3/SR.ZIZI+-ZI32i (e) Pl-ensry meeting: A/pV.2l+oo. A/3\ /roo English farle L+z

.demanded full respect for the basie human rights of a1J. individuals detained or imprisoned as a result of their struggle for self-deternination arrd independence t and strict respect for article 5 of the Universal Declaration of Human nights unde! which no one sha1l be subjected to torture or to cruelr inhu:nan or d-egradi.ng treatment, and their inmrediate rel-ease; and alecided to rernain seized. of this item at its thlrty-first seesion on the basis of reports that Governments, United Nations agencies and intergovernment aI and non-governmental organizations vere requested to submit concerning the strengthening of assistance to coloniaL Territories and peoples under alien domination and- foreign subJugation /iesolution 3382 (xXX)7. At the thirty-first session, the General Assenbly will have before it the report of the Secreta.ry-Cenera]. cal-].ed fo" under resolution 3382 (XXX).

76. Elininalion of all- forns of religious intoLerance At its seventeenth session, in f962, the General Assenbly requested the Econonic and. Social" Council- to ask the Conrnission on Hunan Fights to prepare a draft decl-aration on the elimination of all forls of religious intolerance r to be subnitted to the Assembly for consideration at its eighteenth session, and a draft international convention on the elinination of al-l fonns of religious intolerance, to be submitted to the Assenbly if possible at its nineteenth session and, in any case, not l-ater than at its twentieth session. The As sembly invited Member States to subrnit their cornnents and proposals concerning the d.raft convention by 15 January 1961 /-resorution 1?81 (xvrf )7.

The Comaission on Human Riglrts at its nineteenth session, in 1953' held a preliminary debate on resolution 1?81 (XV11) and. d.ecided to give priority at its twentieth session to the preparation of a draft declaration on the elimination of all forms of religious intol-erance. The Conmission requested the sub-connission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities to prepare and submit to the Conmission at its twentieth session a prelininery draft of such a declaration. At its twentieth session, in 1961+' the Conmission set up a vorking group to prepare a draft declaration on the basis of the preliminary draft. The lorking group, hor,rever, vas able to consider only the first six articles of the text subnitted by the Sub-Connission, in relation to rhich it prepaxed' a provisional text consisting of si.x articles. It al-so subrnitted to the Connission certain al-ternative texts and. proposals. Tn resolution 2 (XX)r the Cornaissiont inter alia, recormended. that the Economic and Social Council should give such further consideration as it might deem practicable to the drafting of a Declaration on the Elimination of A11 Forms of Religious fntolerance in the fieht of the conments of Governnlents, and should transmit the appropriate documents' to the General- Assenbly for consideration at its nineteenth session.

The Economic and Social Council, in resolution 1015 C ( xfxvlr ) of 30 July 1!61+, decided to refer to the Gene"al AssembLy resofution 2 (XX) of the Conmission together with certain documents, which included the plel-ildinary draft of a decfaration subnitted by the Sub-Coruoission on Prevention of Discrinination and Protection of Minorities, the report of the working group of the Conmission aJld conments of Member States on these texts. Al3ri]-oo Engl"ish Paee 1)+ 3

The General- AssenbJ-y nas unable to consicler the draft cleel-aration at its nineteenth session.

At its twentieth session, in 1965, the General Assenbly requestetl the Economic and Social Council to invite the Comission to nake every effort to complete the preparation of the tlrafb tleclaratioD €nd the draft convention in order that they might be subnitted to the Asseubly at its twenty-first session /resolution 2O2O (W\ / . At its twenty-first session, in 1p66, the ceners.I Assembly had before it Economic and Social Council resolution 1157 (XtI) of 5 August 1965, in which the Councif had requested. the Connission on Hunan Rights to do its utnost to complete at its twenty-third session, in 196?, consideration of the ilraft international convention. At that session, the Assenbly deferred consideration of the i.ten until- its twenty-second. session.

The Cornmission on Hum€J) Rights at its twenty-second and twenty-third sessions, heLd in 1965 and 196?, resumed" the preparation of the draft international convention. In resolution 3 (XXIII), lt subnitted to the Council and reconmended that the Council should transmit to the GeneraL Assembl"y: (a) a prearoble and 12 articLes of a draft internationa^1, convention; (l) an additional draft article subxnitted by Jamaica and- draft article XIII proposed by the Sub-Cornmission I and (c) tfre preliminary draft of €datitional measures of iraplementation subnitted by the Sub-Connission in its resol-ution 2 (XVIf), which the Connission did not consid.er for lack of tirne. At the tventy-second. session of the cenera.l Assembly, the Third Corrnittee devoted 2! meetings (A/c.3/SR.1\85-1511+ ) to the consid.eration of the drafb international convention. It adopted the preambte antl article I. As reconnended. by the Coanlittee in its repo"t, 98/ tire Assenbly d.ecided not to mention eny specifi.c exa ples of reli8ious intolerance in the draft convention ard to change its title to read I'Drafb International Convention on the Elinination of Al-1 Forms of Intol-erance ard of Discrimination Sased on letigion or Beliefr'. At its twenty-thi rd, twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth and twenty-sixbh sessions, the G€neral- Asseebl,y rlecided to postpone consialeration of the question.

At its twenty-seventh session, the General As seurbly decided to accord priority to the completion of the Decl-aration on the Elinination of A11 tr'orns of Religious Intol,erance before resuming consideration of the d.raft International Convention on this subject; requested. the Secretarlr-General to transnit to States Members of the Uniteal Nations or members of speeializecl agencies the preliminary draft of a United Nations Declaration on tbe ELinination of Al-1. Forns of leligious fntole"ance, prepared. by the Sub-Connission on Prevention of Discrinination and Protection of Minorities, ancl the report of the Working Gloup

98/ Official Records of the General Assenbly, T'lrenty-secontl Sess agena;-it ' A/31/100 _unc_L r s n Page 144 set up by Lhe Cornission on liuman Rif;hts at ibs tventieth session to prepare a clraft Declaration on the Efinination of A11 Forms of Religious Intolerance; invited Governrnents to tTansmit to the Sec retary-General their observations on the above-nentloned" docuBents; r:equested the Se cretary-General to submit the observations receiyed, together with an analytical presentation, to the Assembly at its twenty-eighth sessionl and d.ecided to give priority at that session to the elaboration of a Declaration on the Elinination of A11 lorms of Religious Intolera"nce with a view to the adoptiano if possible, of such a Declaration as part of the observance of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of -lulnan I(-Lglrl,s /Tesoj.ut].on JUZt lxxvl t)/.

At its t\.ienty-eighth session, the General Assembly invited the Econornic a.nd Socia"l Ccuncil to request the Corunission on Human Rights at its thirtieth session +^ ^^h^i^d- -^ ^ r6++6! of oriorir,v- l-,fa el a.boration of a drart Declaration on the Elinination of Al1 Forrns of Religious Intolerance, taking into accor.rnt observations presented by Governments as well as the opinions expressed, the suggestions put forward and the amendments subrdtted in the course of the discussion of this question at the tffenty-eighth session of the Assembly, and to sutmit, if possibfe, a single d.raft Decl-aration ttlrough the Council- to the AssenbLy at its twenty-ninth session; and invited covernments to transmit to the Secretary- General their additional conments and suggestions on the articLes and amendments before the Assembly in time for consid.eration by the Commission at the thirtieth session,/resolution 3069 ( XXVIIII /. At its thirtieth session, after a procedrrral debate on the methods vhich the Cornmission on Hunan Rights should fo11ow to accelerate the preparation of a draft Declaration, the Corrliission established an infornal working group which was able to consider the title and the first tl^'o preambul-ar paragraphs of a drafb Declaration. At that session, the Conmission decided to ask the Economic and Social Council to inforn the General Assembly that the Commission had not yet completed its work on the draft Declaration on the Elinination of A11 Forr0s of Religious Intolelance and that it intended to give priority to the elaboration of the De cfaration.

At lts fifty-sixth session, the Economic a:rd Social- Council- decided to inform the General Assembly accord.ingly and reconmended to the Assembly, without prejudice to resolution 3059 (XrVIIT), to consider vays and means to expedite the completion of the draft Declaration.

At its tventy-ninth session, the General Assembly requested the Secretary- General to transmit to the Conrmission on Hruran Rights al1 the opinions expressed and suggestions put for$ard in the couxse of that session; requested the Cornrnission to submit, through the Economic and Social Council, to the Assembly at its thirtieth session a single draft Decfaration; and decided to consider the iten at its thirbieth session with a view to assessing progress on the elaboration of a Decfaration on the Efirnination of A11 Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or 3e1ief and to considering, eompleting and adopting, if possible, the Declaration, provided a single draft was conpleted by the Commissj.on on Humar'l Fights /resolution 3267 (XXfX)7. Al3r/l'oo English Page 14!

At its thirty-first session, the Conmission on Human Rights decided to establish an informal working group open to alr its members to continue the consideration of the draft Declaration. At the suggestion of the working group, the conmission decided to ask the Economic and sociar council to inform the General Assembly that, although it had made some progress, it had not completed its work on the ciraft Decfe.ration and that it intended to accord priority to the drafting of that Declaration at its thirty-second session.

At its fifty-eigbth session, the Economic and Social Council, by decision 81 (Lvrrr), decided. to inform the General Assenbly that, al-though the conmission on Human Rigbts had nade some progress, it had not yet conpleted- its work on the draft leclaration and that it intended to accord priority to its drafting at its thirty-second session.

At its thirtieth session, 99/ tle General Assenbly haal befo?e it a note by the secretary-General containing background inforrnation on the item (4/101\8). The 'Ihird Comni.ttee vas seized. of a draft resolution subrnitted by the Netherl-ards, srnreden and uruguay (A/c.3/L,?2op) but couLd not consider it for lack of time. The Assenbly decided to incl-ude the item in the provisional agenda of its thirty-first session and to consider it with appropriate priority.

The Conrnission on Human Rights at its thirty-second session continued its consideration of the draft Deelaration and decided to establish an open-end.ed working party which would meet tbree times a week during the session, beginning in the first week, to consider the draft Declaration at its thirty-third session fdecision ? (xrfii )7. At the thirty-first session, the cenexal Assenbly will have before it a note by the Secretary-General with the backqround information. "elevant 77. High Conmissioner

At its fourth session, the Genera"l Assenbly decided. to_establish, as frorn 1 January I95I, a I{i gh Conurissioner rs Office for RefuAees solution 319 A (IV)/. At its fifth session,_the ceneral Assenbly adogted the Statute of the Office of the High Conmissioner /resolution )+28 (V) , annexf . In accord€nce with pars.graph 11 of the Statute, the High Commi ssioner-reports annually to the Genera"l- Assembly through the Econonic and Social Council.

At its eighth, twe].fbh, seventeenth, twenty-second and twenty-seventh sessions, the ceneral Assembly decided to continue the Office of the High Conmissioner /resoluti.ons 727 (VIII), 1165 (XII), 1?B3 (XVII), 229! (XXII) and ?957 Gxvfi)7:

99/ leferences for the thirtieth session (agend.a iten ?9): (") Note by the Secrets.ry-0eneral: A/lo1\B; (b) Report of the Third Corurittee: A/lo\Tji (c) Meeting of the Third Coumittee: A/C.3/SR.2181; (d, Plenary ueeting: A/PV.24l+1. Ll3\/roo tsns_Lrsn Page 146

Under paragraph 13 of the Statute, the High Cornmissioner is elected by the General Assenbly on the nomination of the Secretary-ceneral. At its tffenty-eighth session, the Assembly decided to extend. for a further period of five years the term of offiee of Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan as United. Nations High Corrmissioner for Fefugees. His term of office expires on 3l- Decenrber 19?8. At its twenty-ninth session, the General Assenbly, having consid.ered the note by the Secretary-General on the question of the establi shnxent, in accord.ance with the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, of a body to which persons clairning the benefit of the Convention might epp1ry (A/969I), requested. the Office of the United Nations High Connissioner for Refugees provisionally to und.ertake the functions envisaged und.er articl-e l-L of the Convention after the latter had come into force, and decid.ed to review, not later than at its thirty-first session, the opinion of the High Commissioner and the arrangement s he would have mad.e in that regard, with a y+w to taking a decision on the establishnent of a body to perform such functions / re solution 3274 ( UIXLri . The Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness of 30 August 1951 entered into forco on l ? r]cecnhFr 1O75.

At its thirtieth session, 100/ the ceneral Assenbfy considered the report of the Eieh Conmissioner for the period from 1 April 19?4 to 31 March f975, together with its addendum containing the report on the twenty-sixth session of. the Executive Conmittee of the High Connissioner ts Progra^rune 3l+it+ ( ncX}/-. -fl fresolution a 1cc--hl -d^-+-d . -6r-Fd+6 *-*'-n6iline r"''ith asrj Stance to jn-c- "'"":*"--"'6-^r''+i^n 'UnrniL:-r'an r.i.F rq t._,^,- -rjc*- D.ad /-ae^r ,i.i^n 3)+55 (XXX)/.

Having examined the report of the Secretary-General transmitting the report of the Group of Erlerts on the Draft Convention on Territorial Asy].um (4/1017? and Corr.l), the Assenbly also requested the Se cretary-General, in consultation with the United Nations High Connissioner for Refugees, to convene a conference of plenipotentiarie s on territo"ial asylum from 10 January_to )+ February f97T fo consider and adopt a Convention on Territorial AsyJ.rrm /iesolution 3\56 ( XXX[.

At the thirty-first session, the cenera^l- Assemb].y .tfi1l have before it the report of the High Conunissioner covering the period froro 1 April 19?5 to 31 March 1976, which will be issued as Supplement No. 12 (4/31/12). An addendum,

100/ References for the thirtieth session (agenda item BO): (") Report of the High Comnissioner: Supplement No. 12 (4/10012) and Suppfenent No. 12A (A/10012/Add.1) ; (b) Report of the Secretefy-Cene ral : A/I)I77 and corr.f; (c) Report of the Thir"d Committee: A/10)+01; (d) Resol-utions 3l+51+ (p1X; to l\16 (XXX); (e) Meetings of the Third. Comnittee i A/C.3/5R.2I57-2L&; (f) Plenary meeting: A/Pv.2l+33. A/3r lLoO English Page 1l+? containi.ng the report on the twenty-seventh session of the Executive Comittee of the iligh Conmissioner rs Programme, vill_ be circulated subsequently as Supplenent No. 12A (A/3I/f?/Add.l). A firrther adden&m, containing the opinion of the High Connissioner regarding the establishment of the body to be establ_ished. pursuant to the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness- will be issueal as Supplenent No. 12B (A/3I/I2/ Add.z).

lo. aIlonal- ce in achi far- s ocl-a_L and economl-c the of the Sec -GeneraJ- The Economic and Social Council consid.ered the question of national experienee in achieving far-reachi.ng social and econonic changes for the purpose of social- progxess for the first tine at its fifbieth session in 1971. At that session, the Cor:nci1 adopted resolution 1581 A (L), in which it requested the Secretary-General to forvard a questionnaire to States Members of the United Nations or members of specializetl agencies on their experience in achieving far-reaching social and econonic changes for purposes of social_ progress.

The subsequent report of the Secretary-General (E/CN.5/I+?B) was considered in 19?3 by the Coruri ssion for Social Developnent at its tr,renty-third session and the Econonic srld Social Council at its fifty-fourth session. At that session, the Council adopted resolution 1?l+6 (try), in which it reconmended that the Secretary- General should, in consultation 'with the United Nations neseaxch Institute for SociaL Development, continue the study of national, experience in carryi.ng out fundamental denocratic social and economic changes for the purpose of soeial progless, ma.ke a detai]-ed analysis of this question in his reports on the world social situation, and incLude it in the progranme of work of the Connission for Social Development. The Council also reconrnended. that the iten entitled "ltiational- expeTience in achieving far-reaching social and- economic changes for the purpose of social progresstt should be incl-uded in the agenda of the twenty-ninth session of the General AssenbLy.

In accordance r.rith Economic and Social- Council resofution 1?!6 (LIV), a furthex xeport on social and econonic changes for purposes of social progress was submitted to the cormission for social Development at its twenty-fourth session in 1975, as an addend.un (E/cN.5 /5t2/ Add.l8 ) to the 19?l+ Report on the worlat social Situation. The Comnission deferred. consid.eration of the queation to iii twenty-fifth session.

At its twenty-ninth session, the Ceneral- AssembJ.y yequested the Secretary- Genera.l to submit a_comprehensive report on this question to the Assemb]-y at its thirtieth session /iesolution 32?3 (XXIX)Z A/31/100 English -rase,140

At its thirtieth session, 101/ the General Assembly decided to include this item in the provisional agenda of its thirty-first session and to consider it with rhhe^hri.+a n'{ ^';+.'

At the thiTty-first session, the Ceneral Assembly wifl have before it the report of the Secret ary-ceneral (A/IOL66) called for. under resolution iJ2?3 (XXIX).

79. Freed.om of information:

(a) DTaft Declaration on tr'reedorn of Information (b) Draft Convention on Frgedom ol Information

At its first session, the General As sernbly declared that freedorn of information is a fundarnental right and is the touchstone of all freed-ons to which the United Nations is consecrated.; resol-ved to authorize the holding of a conference of al-l- Menbers of the United Nations on freedom of information; and instructed the Economic and Social Council to undertake the convocation of such a conference fresol-ution 59 GI.

The United- ltrations Conference on tr}:eedom of Infomation met at Geneva in Ivla"ch and April 1p\8. ?he Conference prepared three draft conventions - on the gathering and internationa"l transmission of news, on the instituting of an international right of correction, and on freedom of information - as well as a draft article for inclusion in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and a number of resolutions. The Final Act of the Conference (X/CONI'.5/79) was referred. to the Economic and Social Council for action.

At its third session, the General Assembly approved the draft Convention on the International Transmission of News and the Right of Cor"ection, which consisted of e.n amalgamation of the provisions of the draft Conventions on the Gathering and International T?ansmission of News and on the lnstitution of an International Right of Correctj.on prepared by the Conference of 1948. The Assembly, however, resolved. that the draft Convention shoutd not be open for signature until it had taken definite action on the draft Convention on Freedom of Information /resolutions 27'l A and C (III)/. At its seventh session, the General- Assembly separated the provisions relating to the right of coffection frcm the draft Convention on th€ fnternational Transmission of l{ews and the Ri ght of Correction and decided to open for signature a Convention on the fnternationaL light of Correction /iesol-ution 630 (vII)7.

10V References for the thirtieth session (agenda iten 8f): (") Eeport of the Secretary-Genera-I: L/]'Ol66; (l) Report of the Third Conmittee: A/IOI+T6i (") Meeting of the Third Coomittee: A/ C.3/SR.T-BI| (d) Plenary meeting: A/Pv.2l+)+l. A/3t/ro0 English Page 149

A conmittee established by the cenerar Assembly in resolution \26 (v) prepared a new version of the draft convention on Freedom of rnfor!0ation. ro?/ on the basis of the work done by that conmittee, the fhird Connittee at the fourteenth' fifteenth and sixteenth sessions, approved the pre€"nbre and four operative paragraphs of the draft convention on !'reedom of rnfornation. 103/ The articles have not yet been approved. by the Asseubly in plenary meeting. -Fiom tne seventeenth to the twenty-seventh session, the Asserabry was not able to continue the consideration of the draft Convention.

The question of a d"aft Declaration on I'reedom of Information r\'as d.iscussed. by the Economic and Social Council at its tventy-seventh and twenty-eighth sessions in 1959. rn resolution ?32 (xxvur), the council invited. Mlember states to connent on the desirability of the adoption by the united l,rations of a Declaration on Freedom of rnfornation and on the draft text of such a declaration which was annexed to the resolution. At its twenty-ninth session, the councir considered and ad.opted a d.raft Declaration and by resolution ?56 (iXtX) transnitted it to the General Assembly for its eonsideration. The question entitr-ed trDraft Decr-aration on Freedou of Information'r has been ou the Assembly r s agend.a since its fifteenth but at that and subsequent sessions ;;:"to", the Assenbly was not able to consider

At its thirtieth session,.$/ the ceneral Assenbly had before it a note by the secretary-General (A/lo1)+9), referring to an earlier note (l/g:)+o), rnrhich contained a' account of the previous consid.eration of the iten on freedon of inforrnation by United Nations organs. At that session, the Assembly, having been unable, for lack of time, to consider the item, decided to include ii in tne provisional agend.a of its thirty-first session priority. and to consider it r^rith appropriate

At the thirty-first session, the General Assernbly will have before it a note by the secretary-General $ith the relevant background information.

102/ Official Recor_ds of the ceneral_ A" s enbfLr-F€ve.rth_f sggi!n-.r_j!ri9-gg, aeend;-it e;-Iq-a;;G;;tarac. ,,., f!]_{ ^&ld. ' Eourteenth Session, Annexes, agenda iten l!, docutrent A/l+31+1; se: , agenda,item 35, docunent A/t+636i and ibid., --.:+:'-+:r'::ell!iraxreenth Sessron, Annexes, agenda iter:r 35, clocument A/1O\f. lOV References for the thirtieth session (agenda iten g3): (a) Note by the secretaly-ceneral: 4/1011+9; (b) Report of the Third Coff0ittee: A/IO|+77 i (c) Meeting of the Third Committee: A/C.3/SR.21g]: (d) Plenary raeeting: A/pV.2\\I. A/3rlaoo English Page f50

80. Status of the rnationa-l- Covenant Economic Social and Cu]-tura]- the vlf ana Political Ri and the Fiotocot to ttre lnternational Covenant on Civil- and

At its tr.Tenty-first session, in !)66, the General Assembly adopted and operred for signature, ralification and accession the Intefnatlonal Covenant on Economic ' Social and Cultural Rights, the International Covena'nt on Civil and Political Rights and the OptionaJ- Protocol to the fnternational Covena4t on Civil and poiiticel Rights, and expressed the hope that these instmments would be signed, ratified or acceded. to vithout del-ay and $oul-d come into force at an ea1lly date. The Asser0bly 8J_so requested the secretary-General to submit to its future sessions reports concerning the state of ratifications of the covenants and the optional Pr-otocol- fresolution 22oO A (xXI)/-. In response to that request, reports on the status of the Covenants and the Optional Protocol have been submitted to the Assenbly annually as from its twenty-seconal session. At its trenty-sixth session, the General Assenbly recommended that Member states should give special attention to possibilities of accelerating as far as possible the internaf procealures that would lead to the ratification of the covenarts and the opt ional Protocol and requested the secletary-General, on the basis of conmunications from Government s to report to the Assenbl-y at its ' consider appropriate on twenty-seventh session and- at such othe" tines as he night . the progress of ratification of ttrese instrument s fresoiution 2?88 (xlnl)1-' At its twenty-seventh session, the General Assemblyr recalling the recomnendation addlessed to Member States in resolution 2?88 (XXru)' expressed the hope that Member States woul-d find it possible to take appropriate action with a view to accelerating the steps-that vould enabie them-to deposit their instmnent of ratification or accession /resolution 3025 (XXVII)/. At its twenty-eighth session, the General Assenbly requested the Secretary- ceneral, pursuant to resolution" iZOO a (XXt) ana 2788 (XXVI), to prepare, on the basis of reports frortr Governments, and submit to the Assenbly at its twenty-ninth session a report on the neasures taken or envisaged by Menber States vith a view to accelerating the ratification of the above-menti.oned instfl.:nents /resolution 31r+2 ( XXWrr]r/ . At its tlrenty-ninth session, the General Assembly expreEsed the hope that the International Covenant on Economic n Social and Cultural Rights' the International covenant on civil and Political Rights and the optional Protocol to the International- covenant on civil and Politica"l Rights would come into force in the nea? future, if possible by the thirtieth session of the Assembly' and thus promote and encourage respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, and invited all states to become parties to the International covenants on l{uman Rishts /iesolution 32?o (xxil)7. A/3L/roo Engli sh Page 151

At its thirtieth session, 105/ the ceneral Assembly had before it tne reporr of the Secretary-ceneral on the status of the Covenants (a/fOf96). At that session, the Assenbly, havin€ been unable, for lack of time, to consider the iten, clecided to lnclude it in the provisional agenda of its thirty-first session arrd to consider it with appropriate priority. During the session it vas snnounced that the Covenant on Economic, Soeial- and Cultural Rights would enter into fo?ce on 3 Janualy 1976. The Covenant entrusted important functions to the Economic aJrd Social Council , in the performance of vhich the Council- would cal-1 on the co-operation of the specialized agencies, the Cornrnission on Hunan Rights and other bodies. Within a year of the entry into force, the Council was to adopt a prograJrme for the examination of reports by States Parties to the Covenant.

As at 1 June 1!J6, the International- Covenant on Economic, Socia.l and Cultura]- lights, which entered into force on 3 January 1976, three months after the date of d.eposit of the thirty-fifth instrunent of ratification in accord.ance vith its article 2?, had been ratified or acceded to by 38 States; the fnternational Covenant on Civil- and Politica]. lightso which entered. into force on 23 l'lareh l-976, three months after the deposit of the thirty-fifth instrunent of ratification in accordance vith its articl-e )+9, had been ratified or acceded. to by 37 States; the Optional- Protocol to the International Covena.nt on Civil antl PoLitical Rights, which entered into force on 23 March ]-976 in accordance vith its article 9, had been ratifie

81. United Nations conference for an international convention on adoption lara At i.ts twenty-s eventh session, the General Assenbly requested the Commission on Social- Development to consider the question of convening a United Nations confeyence for an internationaJ- convention on adoption 1av, arrd to make reconmendations for the preparation of a report to the Assembly at its twenty-ninth session, which would incl-ud.e policies, prograrnmes and comparative 1aw concerning the protection of chil-dren for adoption and foster placement and conments on the question of sponsoring such a conference /?esolution 3028 (XXVII)/.

105/ Beferences for the thirtieth sessj.on (agenda item 84): (a) Report of the Secretary-ceneral: A/!oI95; (b) Report of the Third Committee: 4/10\?8; (c) Meeting of the Third Cornmittee: A/C,3/5R.2L2I and 2181; (d) Plenary neeting: A/P,f .2\h-. A/31/f00 English Page 152

At its fifty-fourth session, the Economic and Social Council, on the Cornmissionls reconmendation, adopted resotution 1?50 (LIV), in vhich it requested. the Se cretary-General to prepare a concise report for consideration by the Council at its fifty-sixth session and by the General Assenbly at its tventy- ni-fl' -^-ci^- . l1rl-'.- a '-r-rt 16-^. was to be prepared on the basis of information to be obtained by means of a questi-onnaire to Governments concerning pol-iciest progrannes and l-aras for the protection of children for adoption and foster placement, and on the basis of their vievs on the question of sponsoring an international conference on adoption ]aw, including the scope of such a conference. The Secretary-General ffas al-so requested to bring up to date the stud.y entitletl Conparalive AnaJ-ys is of Adoption Laws. 106/ elr +hA ar)d ^f lQ7? anl tr 22 Govelnments had replied to the Secretary-General rs questionnaire. As a consequencer the Council, in its d.ecision 1 (LVI), adopted at its organi zational session for 1974' decided to defer its consideration of this question to 1975. At its twenty-ninth session, the ceneral Assembly had before it a note by the Se cret ary-General containing background information on the question (l'/gllZ). At that session, the Assembly decided to postpone it6 conside"ation of this iten to its thirtieth se s sion.

A total of 68 replies of Governments received as at November f9?)+ became the main basis of a report (E/CN.5/50)+ and Corx.l- ard 2 and Add.].) prepared by the Se cretary-General pursua.nt to Xcononic and Social" Council resolution 1?50 (LIV). The Comnission for Social Development considered the report at its twenty-fourth session and reconmended. to the Council the adoption of a d.raft resolution on adoption and foster placement of children. The Economic and Social- Council, at its fi fty-e ightb session, in I975r adopted resol-ution 1925 (LWII), in vhich it, inter alia, affirmed the desirability of drawing up a declaration on principles of good adoption praetice, in the light of which countries coul-d exa:line their ovn 1aws according to their ortn traditions; and. requested the Se cretary-General, subject to the availability of extrabudgetaxy resources, to convene a group of experts with re].evarrt experience of fanily €Jrd child. lreffare, with prinary emphasis on adoption and foster placement practices, vhich wou]-d prepaxe a draft declaration on social and 1ega1 princip.l-es relating to adoption and foster placernent of children nationally and internationally, lroul-d review and appraise the recornmendations and guidel-ines incorporated in the report of the Se cretary-General (E/CN.5/5O\ and Corr.1 and 2 and Add.1) and the reJ'evaJrt materia] submitted by Governnents already availabJ.e to hi.m arrd the regional conmissions, a.nd. woul-d draft guidelines foT the use of Government s ln the inplenentation of the above principles, as well- as suggestions for improving procedures within the context of their socia.l dewelopment progra.nmes. The Council also requested the Se cretary-General to submit to the Cormrission for Social Development at its tventy*sixth session a draft declaration on social- and. legsl- pri.nciples for submission to the Council and to the General Assembly.

706/ ]A/SOA/30 (United Nstions publication, Sales No.r 56.Iv.5). A/31/100 English Page 153

At its thirtieth session, 107 the ceneral. AssembJ.y, having been unable, for lack of time, to consider the item, d.ecid.ed. to include it in the provisional agenda of its thirty-first session and to consider it vith appropriate priority. At the thirty-first session, the General Assenbly lrill have before it a note by the Secretary-General uith the Televant backglound informatiorr.

10J/ References for the thirtieth session (agenda itero B5): (a) Note by the Secret ary-General: a/fof)+\; (b) Report of the Third Connittee 3 a/fol+Tg; (c) Meeting of the Thixd Connittee: A/C.3/SR.2181i (d) Plenaxy meeting: A/Pv.2)+\1. A/3L/LOO tsnp_La sn PaEe 151+

8?. Preservation and further developnent of cultural values At its twenty-eighth session, 108/ in the cor;rse of its consideration of the item entitled "I{uman rights and scientific and technological developments'r, the General Asser0bl-y, having taken note of the report of the Di"eetor-General of the United Nations Educational , Sclentific and Cu]'tural Organization (UNESCO) cal1ed for rmdex /.ssr:mb-ry resolution 3025 A (IXVII) \see il- el'r 'fo), ur.geo CoirernmenLs to nake cul"tural- vaLues, both rnaterial and spiritual , an integral part 01' developnent efforts:, recognized that contacts and exchanges among various cultu"es, conducted on the basis of equality and with due regard to the principle of sovereignty of States, night positively contribute to the enricbment and development of national cul-tures and regional cultr:ral- values; appealed to all Member States to national legislation for the protection heritage; ?equested "espect of the artistie the Director-General of UNESCO to xeport to the General Ass enbfy at its thirty-first session on the progress made in the implernentation of the resolution; and decid"ed to inclucte in the provisional agend.a of j.ts thi"ty-first session an iten entitled "lreservaticn and further development of cultural values,' /iesolution 3rl+8 (rxvrrr )Z

At the thirty-first session, the General Assenbly wilf have before it the repoxt of the Director-ceneral of UNESCO ca11ed for rmder resol-ution 311+8 (XXWII).

83. fnforrnatiol from Non-Self-GoverninA Telri :ori@ of the Cha"Tter of the United Nations: (a) Report of the Secretary-cene"al (b) Report of the Special Conmittee on the Si.tuation with reaard to dence to Colonial Countries 6nd peoples

under Article T3 e ot the charter. Member States administerinp Non-Self-Coverning Teritories are required to traasnit regularly io the Secretary- General statistical a.nd other information relating to conditions in the Territories for vhich they are responsible. The infornation is exalrined by the

tgq/ References for the twenty-eighth session (agenda iten 63):

ta.J Report of the Director-cene"a1 of UNESCO: A/9227 t,

(b) Note by the Secretary-ceneral : A/9O75 t, (c) Beport of the Third Conmittee; A/939+:,

(d) Besolution 31,48 ( XXWII ) (e) lnleetings of the Third Cornmittee : A/c.3/SR.2o2\ 2036 , 203? and 2OL3- 2d-+5; " (f) Plenary meeting: A/Py.?201. Al3rtt00 English

Special Connittee on the Situation with regard to the fmplenentation of the Declaration on the Granting of fndependence to Co].onial Countries and Peoples' whi.ch rmder the terms of General Assembly resolution 19?0 (XWII) is requested to take" this infornation ful]y into account in considering the situation" in the Non-Self-Governing Territories concerned. At its thirtieth session, f1g/ tine General .Assenbly, having exarnined the relevant chapter of tbe report of the Special cormittee and the repoxt of the Secretary-General , inter alia, reaffirmed that, in the absence of a decision by the Assembly itself, that a Non-Se1f-Governing Territory had attained a fui-L neasure of self-government in terms of Chapter Xf of the Charter, the administering Power concernecl should continue to transnit infornation under Article 73 e of tne Charter with respect to that Territory, and requested the Special Conrnittee to contimre to disclarge the functions entrusted to it rmder resolution 1970 (TTIII)' in accordance vith established nrocedures /Gsolution 3l+20 (xxx)7. At the thirty-first session, the General Assembly will have before it the Teport of the Secretary-General and the part of the report of the Special Cornittee (t/Zt/zZ and addenda), "elevant

Bl+, Question of Nanibia: (a) of Conmittee on the Situation with to the on on the Granting o to liglonial Countries and Peopl-es (b) Relqrt of the United Nations CormciL for Nanibig (") United Natione Fund fo4lla4riliq: report of the Secretary-General (d) Anlointment of the United Nations Cornroissioner for Nanibia

The question of Namibia ( formerly south l,Iest Africa) has been on the agenda of every session of the General Assembly since 19116' The question has also been under continuous consideration by the Special Conmittee on the Situation with regard to the fnplement ation of the Declaration on the Granting of frce?endence the subject to Colonial Countries and Peolles. In aatdition " the question has been

109/ References for the thi.rtieth session (agenda item 86): (a) Report of the Secretary-General : Ah.o307., Add,9 (b) Report of the Special- Con0mittee: A/roo23/ .:. (.) Report of the tr'ourth Conmittee: A/Io399 i (d) Resolution 3l+20 (7iKX); (e) Meetings of the Fourth connittee: A/c.t+/sR.2162, 2166 and.2158-21?3i (r) Plenary meeting: A/Pv.2l+31' Al 3r /L00 English rage _L )o

of many resolutions of the Security Council , inctuding resolutions 26l+ (1969), 269 G969).,2r.6 (r9To)" 301 (1971)", 3oe Osiz), ro (i9??), :rp (rgrz).'3p3 dsrz), 342 (1973) , 366 (rg7)1) and 385 Ogf).

At its twenty-first session, in l)66 Genera"l AssembLy " the ternlinated South Africa's nandate ove" south west Africa and resolved thai the united. Nations must discharge the responsibilities rith _respect to the Territory /resorution er1+5 (xxr)Z At its fifbh special session, in 1967, ihe Assenbly estatlistr-ea a united. Nations council- for south west Africa, composed of 11 Merb er states, to administer the Territory unti1 its independence and decided that the council shoul-d. entrust such executive and adninistrative tasks it d.eened necessary to a United Nations uonmrss].onerConmissioner to be appointedappotnted by tlrthe Assenbll.r on the nomination of Lhe Secretanr- ceneral /resolution Ze,+o (S-V)/. At its twenty-second session, the General Assenbly proclaimed that, in accordance with the desires o f__it s people, the Territorv of South West Africa should be knovn as "Nanibia" /resolution 2372 (XXII l/. The Cor]rlcil uas then . ren&ned the United t\rations CoGci] for Nanibia and the Comissioner becane the United Nations Connissioner for Namibia,

At its twenty-fifbh and twenty-sixth sessions" the Genera,l Assenbly decided to establish a united Nations Fund for Na:nibia for the pu"pose of putting into effect a cornprehensiwe programne of assistance to Namibians /resolutions 2679 (xx\r) aia zBTz (nrvr)7.

At its tventy-seventh session, the Generaf Assembly inter alia, decided. to enlarge the United Nations Cormcil for Nanibia fron 11 to" lE-i6nters /resolution 303r (xxvrr)/

At its twenty-eighth session, the Generaf Assenbly, inler aJ-ia, apnointed the United Nations Councif for Namibia as trustee of the United Nations Fund for llanr:ibia /resolution 3112 (9y111;7, It a.1so approved the proposal of the Secretary- General to appoint l,lr, Sean MacBiide as United Nations Con:lissioner for Nanibia for an initial period of one year,

AL its tr'renty-ninth session" the ceneral Assenbly d.ecided to enlarge the United Nations Council for Namibia fron 18 to 2) nembers /resol ution 3295 (xxrx)Z

At presen+", the Cor:ncil- is composed of the fol_lowing Mernber States: A1geria, Australia, Bsngladesh, Botswana, Bumndi, Chi1e, China, Colonbia, E6ypt, Finl-and, cuyana, Haiti, India" Indonesi.a, Liberia, Mexieo, Nigeria" Pakistan Po1and, Romania, SenegaL, Turkey, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics," Yugoslavia and Zarnbia.

The Assembly afso endorsed the decision of the united Nations council for Na:nibia to establish an fnstitute for Nanibia in Lusaka /resolution 3e96 (XXIX)T and- approved the proposal- of the Secretary-General to extend the appointment of l4r. Sean l'lacBrlde as United llations Cormissioner for lrTamibia for a further one-vear term until 31 December 19?5. t.,. A/ 3r /rc)o English Page 151

At its thirtieth session, ILO/ tbe General Assenbly, inter al-ia, approwed the report of the united Nations councir for Namibia; r.rrgea tnE-unitEa-Fations council for Namibia to take all necessary neasules for the inplernentation of its mandete under resolution 221+8 (s-v)' urgea the Security cormcir urgently to take up again the question of Namibia and to act to give effect to its resolution 266 (tgl\j; called upon the rnternational Atonic Erergy Agency to take au possible measures to discour:age the exploitation of uranium in Namilia; requested all specialized agencies and other organizations within the United Nations system" in consultation with the united Nations cor:nci1 for Naaribia, to render all possible assistance to the people of Narnibia through their liberation movement the south 1,test Africa peoplers Organization; decid"ed to make adequate budgetary" provision for the implenentation of Decree No. f of the united Nations council for Namibia for the protection of the Natura-I Resorxces of Nainibiai and requested all intergoverrmentaL and non-governmental organizations, bodies and conferences to ensure that the rights and interests of Nanibia $ere protected and., to that end, invited the united Nations council for Nanibia to participate whenever such riehts and interests were involved /resofution 3399 (xxx)7, The Asserrbly also aflocated to the united Nations Iund for Namibia the sum of $200,000 from the regular budget of the united Nations for a976:, appealed to all states, the specialized agencies and other organizations within the United llations system to make financial contributions to the Ilstitute for Nanibia through the United llations Fund for Namibia: and requested the specialized agencies and other organizations vithin the united Nations system to render all necessary assistance to the Secretaly-General and the United Nations Council for Namibia in implenent ing the .work progra.nme of the Fund (Kff)/, /-resolution t+OO !'urthentrore " the General Assembiy approved the proposal of the Secretary-ceneral (4/10382) to extend. the allointment of Mr. Sean ldacBride as United Nations Cordnissioner for Na.nibia for-a furtfrer one-year term until J_L UecenDer _Ly I Cr.

fl-O/ References for the thirtieth session (agenda itern B?): (a) Repor.t of the Special Connaittee: A/IOOZ3 (earts f-V), chaps. TII and V-VII ; A/10023/Adt1. 3: (b) Report of the United Nations Council for Naribia: Supplement No, 2\ (A/looa)+ ) i (") Report of the Secretary-ceneral on the united Llations Fund for Nanibia: AhA?29" (a) Note by the Sec retary-ceneral. on the appointrnent of the United l,Tations Comnissioner for lla"nibia: A/l-o332t, (e) Report of the Fourth Conmittee: A/10358; (r) Report of the Fifth Connnittee: A/10383; (s) Resolutions 3399 (xXX) and 3\00 (xxx); (h) Meetings of the Fourth Coniaittee: A/c.)+/SR.21)+5 -2IJ6 and,2163-2L67 (i) Meeting of the I'ifth Comnittee: A/C.5/SR"tT)+B; (l ) Plenary meeting: A/Pv.2\a9. A/31/1oo linp t1sn fage l-)o

At the thirty-first session, the ceneraJ- Assembly vi11 have before it the arrnual I'eport of the United Nations Council for Namibia (A/3f /2L+) and the relevant parts of the report of the Special- Connittee (A/31/23 and actttenda). The Assenbly wi]-l also have before it the report of the Secretary-Gene"a.l, concerning the impleruentation of resolution 3400 (XxT) on the United Nations Fund for Nalribia, fn addition. the following docunents have been circulatecl under this iten: (a) Letter from the Libyan Arab Republic: A/3I/\i-S /I].939 (b) Letter from the Acting ?resident of the United Nations Cor:Icil for Namibia: A/ 3I/92-S /I2O79 . o). f Southern Rhod ia1 Cormittee on the Decla"ation on the

At its sixbeenth session, in !962, the General senbly affiflled that Southern Rhodesia was a Non-Self. .Governiqg Territory vithin meanins of chaDter Xf of the Charter of the United Nations /resolution 1?l+T (XVI 0n fl Novembet 7965, the ninority government in Southern Rhodesia unilaterally dgclared independence. Fol-lo\,ring a recoumenda.tion by the General_ AssembLy /resolution 2O2l+ (Y.XV.- the Security Cor:nci1 considered the situation as a matter of urgency and, in resolution 2r7 096r), condenned the lrnilateral declaration of independence and ca1Ied on all States not to recognize the illegal racist minority r6gime .

Since the sixteenth session, the question of Southern Rhodesia has been considered by the General Assenbly at every session, fhe question has a].so been und.er continuous consideration by the Special Conmittee on the Situation r^r-ith regard to the Tnplementation of the Declaration on the crarting of Independence to Col-onial Countries and- Peoples, Furthermore, the natter has been the subJect of several- Security Council resolutions most of which related. in particular to the inposition of economic sanctions against" the illega-l r6gime, including rcs:tur,ions 217 Q955), 22r (1966),253 (1968),288 (r9?o),3r1+ (1972;,3rB (l.97a),32o (197211,333 (1973) and 3BB (1976 ) . At its thirtieth session, 111/ the ceneral Ass@bly reaffirned the inalienable

w References for the thirtieth session (agenda iten 89): ta., Report of the Special Conmittee: A/10023 (Parts I, III and IV)" v, vI and lxt A/IO023/ Add.z; (b) Report of the Fourth Comittee: A/IO359;

(c) Resot-utions 3396 (rxx) and 339? (xxx) t (a) Meetings of the lourth Connittee: A/c. \/Sn. 2131+-211+l+ , 211+8, 211+9 and 2l55 " (e) Pl-enary meeting: A/Pv,2l+1\. A/3r/roo Engl i sh Page 159 right of the people of Zinbabwe to self-detenlination freedom and independence and the legitinqacy of their struggle to secu.re by all the "means at their disposal the enJolment of that right; reaffirned the principle that there should be no independence before najority ru-le in Zimbabwe; cal-led upon the c,overrynent of the united Kingdorn of Great Britain Northern and rreland " in the discharge of its prinary responsibility as the administering power" to take all effective neasures to enabl-e zirobabwe to accede to independence in accordance r.rith the aspirations of the popu-l-ation; denanded the terrnination of the executions of freedom fighters by the i-L]cgal snith r6girne, the unconditional r€lease of all political prisoners, detainees and restrictees, the remova.I of af] restrictions on political activity, the discontinuance of all repressive measures, in particurar the arbitrary closure of African areas and the creation of so-called. protected villages; appear-ed to al-1 States to take all- necessary and effective roe.=r.,res to prevent advet bisement for" and recruitnent of, nercenaries for southefn Rhodesia; and requested a1l states as we1]- as non-goveTnmental organizations concerned to extend to the DeoDle of Zinbabwe. through their nationa-L liberation novement, the African National councif of Zinbabwe all the noral, naterial, political ard humaritarian assistance necessarv in their " struggle ,/resolution 3396 (xxx)7. The Assembly also strongly condenned the policies of the Govemnents particularly " the Government of south Africa, which, in viol-ation of the relevant resol-utions of the united. Nations, continued, to eol]aborate wittr the iLfegal- racist ninority r6gine, and ca11ed. upon those Governments to cease forthwith all such collaboration; cond.errned all violations of the ms.ndatory sanctions imposed by the security council; condernned the continued. importat ion of chrome and nickel from southern Rhodesia ( zirnbatwe ) into the united states, and ca11ed upon the Governnent of the United States to repeal all legislation pernitting such inportation; ca11ed upon a.l1 Goverrnnent s vhich so far had not done so to take stringent enforcement measures to ensure strict compliance by al1 individuals, associations and bodies corporate under their Jurisdiction with the sanctions irnposed by the security council, to take effective steps to prevent or discourage the enigration to Southern Fhodesia (Zimlalve) of any individuals o" groups of inilividuals under their Jurisdiction, to discontinue any action vhich night confer a semblance of legitinacy on the illegal r6gine, and to invalid.ate passports and other documents for travel to the Territoryi reiterated. its conviction that the scope of sanctions against the iuegaL r6gine :nust be videned to incfud.e all the measures envisaged. r-rnder Article )-rl of ttre chalter and requesteal the security council to considex taking the necessary neasures in that regard; and fequested. the Special Cornnittee to fol-l-ow the inplementation of the resolution /rlsolution 3397 O:ilt)T.

At the thirty-first sessiono the ceneral Assenbly will_ have before it the reLevant parts of the report of the Special Connittee (A/3I/23 and addend.a). fn addition, the following docunent s have been circulated rmder this iten: (") Letter from Mozambique: A/3!/6!-Shzoo5:,

(b) Letter frorn Nigeria: Ai 3L/62-s /Izoo}; (c) Letter f"om Rvanda: A/3I /65-S/Izoz:. i (d) Letter fl.om Algeria: A/31/7I-s/a2ozr;

(") Lette" from Luxembour g: A/3t/77-s/I2O3g. A/31/100 En(''l i eh

86.

fn 196\, in accordance with Generaf Assenbly resofution 1899 (XVfff), ttre special comrittee on the sit'ation with regard. to the rmprementation of the Declaration on the cranting of rhde'endence to cor-onia1 cor:ntries and peoples urdertook a study on the implications of the activities of the mining ind.ustry and of the other inte"national companies having interests in south ],lest Arrica (now Namibia). Tn 1965 and 1966, tie special cJnmittee, pr.rsuant to a decision taken by it in tp6\, a 'ndertook study of the activities of foreign economic ard other interests which were inpeding the :i.mplenentation of the Decla"ation in the Territories under Portuguese administration a'd subnitted repolts thereon to the Assenxbly at its twentieth and twenty-first sessions. Moreov-er, in 1956, the special committee, pursuant to a decision taken by it in the previous year, studied the.activities of foreign economic and. othe" interests in souihern Rhodesia and their uode of operation in order to assess their econonic and poritical influence, and subnitted a report thereon to the Assenbly at its twenty_first session. At its t\^'enty^first session, folLor^ring its consideration of the report of the Special Conmittee, the ceneral Assembly, inler al_ia, decided. incl-ude the provisional - to in agenda of its tr^'enty-secona seElifr an iten entitfed "Actirrities of foreign econo'lic and other interests which are inpeding the irnplementation of the Declaration on the Granting of rndepend.ence to colonial Cormtries and peolles in southern Fhodesia" south west Africa and rerritories und.er portuguese domination antl in all other Territories under colonial_ domination " /resol_ution afSS iXXi )7. At its twenty-s€cond session, the General_ Assembly, on the recounendation of the General corroittee, decided to amend rrActivitiesthe above-mentioned titLe and to give the itern the foll-oldng wording: of foreign econonic and other interests which are impeding the implenentation of the Declaration on the Granting of rndependence to colonial countries and peopres in southern R'odesia" Nan'ibi& and Territories urrder Portuguese d.ominabion and in aff other Territories under coloniaf donination and efforts to eliminate eoloniarisrn. apartheid and racial discrinination in southern tfyica,' /-resolution 22BB (xni)Z-S,l;;-then, the Ass embly has maintained the item onlts agenda and at eacd session has s.dopteat resolutions in the light of further r.po"i" prepared by the Special, Connittee.

At its thirtieth sessionr fiz/ tb'e General Assembly, on the recornmendation

112/ References for the thirtieth session (agenda item 90); f") Report of the Special Connittee: A/]lOOZ3 (fart fff), chap. V; (l) Report of the Fourth Coronittee: A/Io37z; (") Resolution 3398 (XXx); (a) Meetings of the Fourth conmittee I A/c.)+ /sl.za|l6.-2I6r, 2169 and 21J1; (e) Plenary rneeting: A,/pV.2l+11+. A/3r/roo English Page 161 of the General Cou[ittee. decided to revise the above-mentioned title and to give the iten its present r^rording. At that session, the Asseubly, inte? r1lia ' requested the Special Corrmittee to continue to study the question and to report the?eon to the Assenbly at its thirty-first session; requested the Secretary-General to continue to give the widest possible publicity to the adverse effects of the activities of foreip,n economic and other interests in a.11 colonial Territories, as well as to decisions of the Special Cotrinittee and the Assenbly on tbis question; and requested all Coverrnaents to assist the Secretary-Genexal in that regard (XXX)/ ,/resolution 3398 " At the thj.rty-fi""* the Generat Assembly will have before it the ".""io.t, relevart part of the report of thie Special conmittee (tt/Zt/zZ and addenda) "

BT. Declarat uo_Lonf a_L onal itutions associated r.ri.th the United (") Report of tlre Special Comrittee on the Situation lrith rega fmplementation of the Declaration on the Granting 9f Tndependence to Colonial Countries and Peopl-es (b) Feports of the Secretary-General This question was first included as a separate item in the agenda of the General Assembly at its twenty-second session, lL 196T, In various resolutions on this subJect, including resolution 31i21 (XXX), the Assenbl'y has recommended' |4SI--qUg, that the specialized agencies and the international institutions .u"o"iaiea with the United Nations should: (a) provide all possible assistance to the cof onia-I peoples in Africa struggling for their libeIation fron colonial rule and, in particular, initiate or broaden contacts and co--operation vith these peoples in consultation with the Organization of African Unity and vith the active collaboration of the national liberation movements concerned: (b) provide increased assistance to refugees from colonia.1 Territories, including assistance to the Governments concerned, in the prepalation and execution of proiects beneficial to these refugees, and intloduce the greatest possibte measures of flexibility in the rel-evant procedures I (c) discontinue a].l support to, and withhold financial , economic, technica.l and other assistance fron, the Government of South Africa and the il]egaI r6gime of Southeln Fhodesia; (d) ensure that the representatives of the national liberation movements of the colonial Territories lecognized by the organization of Af"ican unity participate fu1ly as observers in a1I proceedings reiating to theiT cormtries; and (e) extend all noral and material assistance to the newly independent and emerging States. A/31/100 English faqe _Lol

At its thirtieth session, 113/ the ceneral Assembly, -rn!_gl_gfla, Tequested the Special Connlittee to continue to examine the question and to report thereon to the Assembly at its thirty-first sessionl requested the Econonic and Social Council to continue to consider" in consultation with the Special Corrnittee, appropriate measules for co-ordination of the policies and activities of the organizations within the United Nations system concerned in inLplementing the relevant resolutions of the Assembly:, and requested the Secretary-General to prepare for submission to the relevant bodies a report on the action taken since the circulation of his previous report, to continue tc assist the organizations in working out alpropriate measures for inplenenting t_he resolution and to_report thereon to the Assenbly at its thirty-fi?st session /resolution 3l+21 (Xl'X)/.

At the thirty-first session" the ceneral Ass ernbly \,ii11 have before it the relevant parts of the reports of the Special con"iaittee (A/3f/4 and addenda) and of the Economic and Social Council (A/3f/3). The Assex0bly l+il1 also have before it the reports of the Secretary-cene"al cafled for rmder pa?agrapn 12 (a) and (b) of resofution 3)121 (FlX).

88. Ertea tat&ns Paucatio t @ At its twenty-second session, in 1967, the Gen€ral" Assembly decided to integrate the special educational arrd tTaining progranmes established by the Assenbly in 1961, for south \^Iest Africa (nov Namibia) the special training prograure for Territories under Portuguese adninistration established by the Assernbly in 1952 and the educational and. training prograrutre for South Africans initiated. by the Security Council" in 1964. At the same time" the Assembly decided to include in the integrated programre assistance to pelsons from Southern Rhod.esia. The ner,r prograJnne, to be knovn as the United Nations nducational and Training Pro granme for Southern Africa, was to be financed fTom a trust fi:nd made up of voluntary contributions /resolution 2 3l+9 (XXTT)7. At its twenty-third session, the General Assenbly deeid.ed to establish the Advisory corrnxittee on the United Nations Educationa.l and Training Programme for

113/ References for the thirtieth session (agenda itens 91 and 12): (a) Report of the Special Conmittee: 4/10023 (part v), chap. vII: (r) Report of the Econonic and Social Council: Supplement l\To. 3 (A/10o03), sect. E,;

(.) Reports of the Secretary-ceneral : A/1O0BO and Add.l-)+; A/I03I9 t, (d) Report of the Fourth Conmittee: A/Iat+o); (e) Fesolution 3l+21 (XXX) i (r) Meetings of the lourth conrnittee: A/c,\/sR,2L62, 2166, 2168-217r, 21?3 and 2r'l\;

(e) .Hj.enary meet1ng: A/ Pu .14 3L \/ 31/100 English eage 153

Southern Africa fresolution 2LJI (XXTTI)/ At pxesent' the Conmittee consists of the folfol,rrlng l{enb er Stati:s: zaire and Canada, Denrnark, India, United Republic of Tanzania " VenezueJ-a ' zalnola. Conmittee Representatives of the United Nations Council for Namibia " the Special ag'ainst Apartheid and the Orga:aization of African Unity attend the meetings of the Advisory Connittee as observels ' Since the twenty-fourth session, the Secretary-Generaf has subnitted reports Assembly on the Progranne annually for consid.eration by the General- Assembly and the hes annually adopted t."t1lrtiorr" on the continuation ard strengthening of the Programme . At its twenty-ninth session, the Assenbly decicled that assistance under t'he shou-Id be continued as a transitional measure, at the request of the Progranme the Government s concerned, for the inhabitants of Guinea-Bissau and those at Territories covered by the Programme which rnight attain independence ' and xequested the Advisory cormrittee on the united Nations Educational and Training Programme to arrange for for Southern Africa" in consultation vith the Secretary-General " an evaluation of the achievements of the Progl'aflme and of the ways and mearls fol' its further development /iesolution 3301 (xxlxr. 11\/ the Genera.l Assernbly, inter aIia, took note At its thirtieth session" (A/10331); of the report of the secretary-General on the operation of the Fi'oglamtre took note with satisfaction of ttt. further increase in contributions aJrd the corresponding increase in assistance for the education and training of persons fron the Territories concernedl decided that as a further transitional measuf'e provisi.on voul-d be made, under the regular budget of the United Nations for the year an anount of $1oo'000 to ensure continuitv of the ;i;";;i"i !976, for the Progra.nme pending the receipt of adequate vol-untary contributions; endorsed the Advisory Connittee based on the recornmendations of the of had Eval-uation"orrJlr"iorr-" Group; and noted in particular the conclusion that the Frogral0me and that been a significant and wo?th-whi1e effort of the international cormunity ' a continuation and expansion of bhe Programme vas desirabfe to meet tle increased needs arising from recent developnent s in the Territories concerned /resolution 1+22 (rlxl1.

1f+/ References for the thirtieth session (agenda iten 92): (") Report of the Sec retary-General : A/10331; (t) Repo"t of the Fourth Conmittee: A/Lo)+o6:' (") Report of the I'ifth Conrnittee: A/10410; (d) Resolution 3\22 (no(); (e) Meetings of the Fourth Comnittee: A/c'\/sR"2162" 2166 and 2L68^2:].7r] (r) Meeting of the !'ifth Cornmittee: A/c 'r/SR'l-754 t' (e) Plenary meeting: A/PV.2l+3r. / -," Al 3r /ro0 Inglish Page 154

fn the course of its consideration of the question of lrlanibia (see item 8h)" the Assenbl-y also decided that, pending the entTy into ful1 operation of a comprehensive prografime, Narnibians l,rould continue to be eligible for assistance lhrousn the united Nations nducational and rraining prograrme for southern Africa /resol-ution 3)+oO (XXx)2"

89. offers l,lernber States facilities for of Non-Sel-f tories: of the eral

At its ninth session, in lpJ)+" the General Assembly invited i,.{enbex States to offer facirities to the inhabitants of l\Ion-self -Governing Ter"itories not only for study and training at the university leve], but also for study at the post_prinary fev€1 as well as technical and vocationar- training of an immediate and p"actical value, and- requested the secret ary-Generaf to p?epa"e a report for the infornation of the As selxbly*giving details of the offers made and the extent to vhich they had been taken up fesolution 8L5 (rX)-^ A sinilar invitation has been reitered by the Assembly at subsequent sessions an-d, on each occasion, the Secretary_Cene"al has been requested to report to the following session on the implernentaiion of the relevant re soLut ion.

Previous reports of the Sec retary-General under this item up to last year have revealed.a continued interest on the part of stud.ents requesting information and applying for the said facilities. At its thi?tieth session, u5/ the Generaf Assembly took note of the report of the Secxetary-ceneral (AhO3?9 ffi AOa.f and Add,l-/Co"r.1); expressed appreciation to those Member states which had nade seholarships available; invited a1l- states to continue to make generous offers of study and training facilities to the inhabitants of Non-SeLf-Governing Territories, particularly those in southern Africa, and, whenever possible, to provide travef funds to prospective students 1 reouested the adninistcring Powers to ensure the widespread and continuous aisseninaiion in the Tenitories under their administration of infornation relating to offers of study and training facilities mad.e by states and to provide all the necessary facilities to enable students to avail thenselves of such offersl and requested- the secretary- Gene?al to submit a repoat to the Assenbly at its thirty-first session /iesotution 3123 (xxx)7.

At the thirty-first session, the General Assenbly wifl have before it the report of the Secretary*Genelal ,

115/ References for the thirtieth session (agenda itero 93): (a) Report of the Secretary-ceneral: A!O3Z9 and Add.1 and Add.l/Coru.f ; (b) ReFort of the Forrth Cornnittee: A/aOl+OT: (c) Resolution 3l+23 (Xxx); (a) Meetings of the Fourth Cornmittee: A/c.\/SR.p:|6e, ?L66 and 2168-2:_72:, (e) Plenary neeting; A/pv.2)+31. Al3L/roo English i'a.ge -Lo > on accounts. and s of the Board of (") united Nations

(b) United Nations Development progranme

(c) United Nations Chil-drents Fund (d)

(") United Nations Institute for Training and. Research

(g) Fund. of the United. I{ations Environment lroErapme - (h) United. Nations Fund for popul-ationAcgiJiue_q

The Board of Auditors (see also item 1oo (c)) transrnits to the General Assembly the financial statements of accounts for the reaular bud-set and for the various exlr.abudgetary accounts of the United Nations urrd tho.u ior the other bodies shovn above for the previous financial periods. under the provisions of aaticle xrr of the Financial- Regulations of the united Nations, the Board of Aud.itors subnit s reports to the Assenbly on the resul-ts of its audits and issues opinions as to whether the fina.ncial statements properly reflect the recorded transactions for the year and whether these transactions were in accordance ffith the Financiai Regulations and legislative authority and present fair.ry the financiat position as at the end- of the financlaf year of each of these activities. The reports of the Board of Auditors are commented upon by the Advisory Condnittee on Adninistrative and Budgetary Questions, whi.ch also submits a report thereon to the Assembly. A/31/100 Eng.li sh raqe -Loo

At its thirtieth session" la6 / tine General Assembly accepted the various feports of the Board of Aud.itors presented. to it, and took note of the observations thereon of the Advisory Connittee on Adrninistrative and Budgetary questions 3370 1,. to I (Ix]: Tn a.cccrdance ihe decision taken bT the /resolutions ). "rir;h General Assembly on I8 December 1974 the United Nations interim accounts and the Board of Auditors' observations on the United llations accor:nts were submitted- to the Ad.visory Cornnittee. The Conmittee concluded that the Boardrs observations did not call for action by the Assenbly at its thirtieth session. The accounts of the Unlted Nations for the biennir:n f97l+-r975 wilf be presented to the Asseably at its thirty-first session "

At the thi"ty-first sessiono the reports wiLl be issued as Supplement No,7 G/3L/7 ) and Supplements Nos. ?A to 7G (A/31/7 /Add.\-7). The Assembly will also have before it the report of the Advisory Cornmittee on AdminisLrative and Budgetary Ques tions .

9L. Prosraome budqet for the biennium 1976-1977 In accordance with regulation 3.4 of the Financial Regulations of the United iilations, the Secretary-General-, in the second year of a financial period, subnits to the General Assembly at its regular sessicn his proposed p"ograme budget for the folJ-owing financial period"

116/ References for the thirtieth session (agenda iteri 9)+): (a) Financial- reports:

(i) United l{ations Devel-opment Frogra:me: Supplement No. 7A (A/rooo?/Add"t): (ii) United Nations children!s Fund: suppfement No" ?B (A/1ooo7/Add"2); (iii) United. Nlations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East: Supplement No" 7C (A/1000?/Add. 3 ) ; (iv) United Nations lnstitute for Training and Research: Supplenent ifo " ?D (A/1Oo07/Add. ]+ ) ; (..) Vol-untary flrrds administered- by the United Nations Higb Coumissioner (A/10007/Add for Refugees: Supplement i'fo " ?E " 5 ) ; (vi) Fund of the United Nations Envirorment Progranrne: Supplernent No. JF (A/1ooo7/Add.6) ; (vii) United Nations Fund for Population Activities: Suppleroent No. 7G (A/looo7/Add. ? ) . (b) Aeport of the Advisory Committee: A/IO239 ' (.) Report of Lhe Fifth Committee; A/lo3l7i (d) nesolutions 33?0 A to G (XxX) j (e) Meetings of the Fifth Conmittee: A/C"5/SR.fTV and L'(21+:, (f) Plenary meeting: A./PV "2389. A/31/100 xns].ish eaae l:6t

At its t'hirtieth session" 117/ the General Assembly approved appropriati.ons for the biennium f916-f977 amount ing_t o $?\5"813,800 and incorne -^stinates for the same period totalling $118,292,300 /resolutions 3539 A Lo c (Xxv'-)-/. At the same session, the Assenbly ad-opt ed under this iten resolutions relating to the flnancing of emergency_relief assistance and technieal co-operation activities /resolution 3132 (xKXy.- revised estimates for the United Nations Industrial Development Organization /resotution 3533 (:x;l)1-, the presentatj6l of the i'nitec. Nations progra.rme budget /resolution 3531+ (XXx)/, United Nations public information policies and activities /r-esolution 3535 (XxX)7" honoraria payable to members of the fnternational Law Cormissi.on, the International Narcotics Control Board and the United Nations Administrative Tribunal ,/resolution 3536 (XXX)/, the pension scheme and emoluments of the members of the fnternational Court of Justice /iesolution 353? (xxx-)7, the financial problenos of the United Nations (see iten 93) ,/resolution 3538 (XXX)/, unforeseen and extraordinary expenses for the biennium L976-I977 /resolution 35L0 (X)c()Z and the Working Capital Fund for the bienniur rg7 6-197'( 7-resolution 351+1 (XXXJ/, as well as a nunber of decisions reconrnended by the l J-tth uommrttee. -Ll-tJ/ At the thirty-first session, the General Assenbly will have before it an interim performance report of the Secretary-General on the approved progranme bud.get for the biennium I916-f977, vhich lri1l be issued as, Supplement No. 6 (4/3l-/6) and the related report of the Advisory Cornnittee. A number of other documents vilI be submitted under this iten, in particular on the following sub-i ects ;

11f/ References fo" the thirtieth session (agenda itern 96): (a) Proposed progranme budget for the biennir.rm 1976-1977 | Supplement No" (n/rooo6)l (b) Prograrame budget for the biennir:m 1976-1977. Suppfement No. 68 (A/ro006/Add.2 ) I (") Report of the Advisory Conmittee: Supplernent No" 8 (A/looo8 and corr.2 and 3) and supplement i{o" BA (A/fooo8/Add.1-28 ) t (d) Report of the Fifth Conmittee: A/f0500; --ITL3 (u) Meetings of the Fifth Cornnittee: A/c " 5 /SR .1700 I7I5-I732 1"?L-1 7Lo ana 17 \?-1'l'i)t. " '

(r) Resorutions 3532 (xxx) to 35Lr (xxx) t (. ) Plenary neet ing : A/PV . 2l+l+l+ . 118/ officiaf Records of the General Thirtieth Session .rro. J.+ \l xeports decisions , item A/ 3r/roo

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ted liations Disaster Relief tor At its thirtieth session, the General Assembly decid.ed to establish two ne'w subaccounts, within r,he existing voluntary trust fund for the strengthening of the Office of the United }lations Disaster Rel-ief Co-ord.inator established pur suant to resolution 32)+3 (XXIX), nith separate target figures for the I9T 6--L977 biennium (l;\oo,oOO to augnent the funds avaifable und.er the regular budget for emergency assistance and $600,ooo for progranire costs of technicaf assistance in disaster prevention and pre-disaster planning assistance to Covernments), authorized the to increase Secretary-General " subject to the availability of voluntary funds, progressively up to a maximum of i3O,OOO the amount of energency assistance per country for any one disasLerl and-requested hin: to report to the Assenbly annually on the status of the trust fund /resolut ion 3532 ()l[x) / " At the rhirty-first session, the General Assenbly vi.Il have before it the report of the Sec?etary-General on this subject and the related report of the Advisory Connittee (see also iten 63),

Honorarla payable to members of oreans and sub s idi ary -or&q4lo!!E-.!bi!94-Ig!i9!g At iLs Lhirtieth sessicn, the General Assernbly decided. until further notice" to toaintain a.t their present leve1 the amount s of honoraria paid to members of the International Law Comnission, the fnternational Narcotics Control Board and the United Nations Administrative Tribulal, and requested the Secretary-General to submit to the Assembly at its thirty-first session a comprehensive study cf the question of honoraria payabfe to members of organs and subsidiary organs of the United Nations, taking_into account a m:mber of specified factors ,/resolution 3536 (XXXV. A-" the thirty-first session, Lhe General Assembly will have before it the report of the Secretary-General on this subject and the related repo"t of the nu^l'''.^^*..^^-*...++^^ v lrur ,y

Action tahen on the reconmendations of the Administrative Mj4agement Service At its thirtieth session" the ceneral Assembly decided that it would consider at its thirty-first session action taken over the past five years on the reconrnendations of the AfuTinistrative l{anagement Service, assess the resuf-ts r',chieved an,i take remedial measures, :'f necessary, and requesLed for that purpose the vievs of the Secretary-General and the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary QuesLions on the subjecl. lf8/

A! the Lhirty-first session, Lhe Ceneral Assenbl-y vill have before it the report of the Secretary-Gen3raf on this subject ancL the refated reporb of the Advlsory Conmittee " A/ 3r/ roo English Paee L69

Organization of the €ecretariat At its thirtieth session, the General Assembly requested the secretary-General to m€he a maximum effort to\,rards adopting a stand-ardized and uniform nomenclature in the secretaxiat and to submit a progress report on the matter to the Assernbly at its thirty-first segsion. The Assembly a,lso requested the secretary-General to issue an up-to-date version of the organization manual as soon as possible" and not Later than the thirty-first session. l1B/

At the thirty-first session, the cenexal Assembly will have before it the organization nanual , the progress reoort of the secretary-ceneral on the subject of nomencl-ature in the Secretariat and the related rcTrori-. nf the Artrri snry Conmittee.

Yearbook of the United. Nations

At its thi.rtieth session" the General- Assenbly decided to request the secretary-General to explore ways and means of ensuring a more timely publication of tlte Yearbook of the united Nations and to report thereon to the Assembly at its thirty-first session. 118/

At the thiaty-first session, the General Assenbly wil.J. have before it the reFort of the Secretary- Generaf on this sub.iect.

Stand.ard € acconmodation of official travel of United Nations stqff by air

At its thirtietLr session, the General AssembJ-y took note of the second annual report of the Secretary-General on stand.ards of acconmodation for official travel of united Nations staff by air, submitted in impl-ernentation of Assembly resofution 3198 (xxvrrr)" ]1B/

At the thirty-first session, the ceneral Assernbly wil_l have before it the third annual report of the Secretaly-General on this subject,

Use of experts and consultants in the United l,lations

At its thirtieth session, the General Assemtly reaffirmed ttre d.ecision it had taken at the twenty-ninth session on the question of the use of experts and consultants in the united Nations j took note of the report of the secretary-Geneaal i and requested hin to submit to the Assembly at its thiTty-first session, through the Advisory Cornmittee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, a report on the inplenentati.on of the above-mentioned decision, t1B/

At the thirty-first session, the Gener:a.t Assembly will" have before it the report of the Secretaxy-General- on this subject and the related report of the A rlrri cnrrr a^hi++-- A/31-l100 Engli sh Page 170 hrolument s of the rnembers of the fnternational Court of Justice

At its thirtieth session, the General- Assenbly concurred with the reconrnendation of the Advisory Cornmittee on Adninistrative and Budgetary questions that the Secretary-Genera1 should undertake a study leading to the formulation of proposals which would assure adequate renuleration and elirninate the need for frequent reviev of emolument s of members of the International Court of Justice, and requested the Secretary-General- to present his findings and reconmendations thereon to the Assembly at its thirty-first session, 1l-B/ At the thirty-first sessj.on, the General Assembly wil-l- have before it the report of the Secretary-Generaf on this subject and the related report of the Advisory Conmittee.

Electronic data processing and information syste4g

At its thirtieth sesslon" the Gene"al Assembly concurred vith the recommendation made by the Advisory Cornnittee in its first report on the proposed programme budget for Line 1976-197T biennium that the Secretary-General shoufd submit to the Assembly at its thirty'-first session a progress repoxt which vould" glie :i::::___:=i=1inl-.or oirrc o alcrr snd concise accor:nt of developments in electronic data processing and information systens since the twenty-eighth session, vith a forecast of requirements tied to the mediun-term plan of the Organization, and requested the Secretary-General to include in the report the possibl€ implications of an i-l-ara.+ irra clrc+an 1lR/

At the thirty-.first session, the Generat Assembly wil-f have before it the report of the Secretary-General- on this subj ect and the related report of the Advisory Corutrittee.

United Nations acconmodation in Addis Ababa. SanAkok and Santiago

At the thirty-first session, the General- Assenbly will have before it the annual prog"ess report of the Secretary-General on the construction of United Nations premises in Addis Ababa Bangkok and Santiago and the related conment s of " the Advisory Conrmitt ee "

United ltlations information centres system fn his report on United. Nations information policies and activities to the ceneral- Assembly at its twenty-seventh session (A/e"5/l+r2), the Secretary-General a-:rnounced his intention to conduct a thorough review of the field establish:nent of the Office of Public Infor:nation " In reports subrnitted to the Assenbly at its tffenty-eighth session (A/c"5/r5\7) and ai its twenty-ninth session (A/C.5/L6oi)" information vas provided about the progress of this reviev. Tn his report to the Assembly at its thirtieth session (A/C"r/1679), the Secretary-General stated that the results of the revj elr woul-d be reported to the Assembly at its thirty-first session. The findings of the review have al-so been requested by the Advisory 'A/3t/r0o English Pooe 171

Con:nittee on Administrative and. Budgetary Questions, most recently in its first report on the proposed progra{me bud.get for the biennium IgT 6-'f977 (A/10008) ' At the thirty-first session" the General Assembly !i11 have before it the aeport of the Secretary-Genera.l- on the United Nations information centres system and the related report of the Advisory Corunittee.

92. Medilm-term plan i (u)

\DJ report of the Secretary-General At its twenty-eighbh session, the General Assenbly requested the Secretary- GenersJ- to put special emphasl s ln the future on the preparation of the nedium-term p1an, which should lrovide the framework for the biennial programne budget, and to ensure that the plan was presented by progra.nrne rather than by organizational unit so as to give a clear and integrated picture of each progranme /resolution 3]99 (xxvlIr ) /. At its thirtieth session, tt9/ tire General Assembly" on the recommendation of the llorking Group on United Nations Progra.rnme and Budget Machinery (see also item 9l+), decided to conslder the nedium-term plan and the proposed biennial progranne bud.get in alternate years, beginning in 19?6 vith the medium-term plan Assembly also noted fnr thc }Jvrnpriod 4vs lq?8..lq8l +/ r v and a revised nlan for I97?" The vith appieciation the report of the Joint Inspection Unit on medir.m-term planning in the United Nations systenL (A/95)+6) and, inter a1ia, requested the Secretary- ceneral to report to the Assembly at i.ts thirt#I;st session on the action taken /iesofution ZZSZ (XXX)T, !'urthermore, the Assembly requested the Secretary-Genelal [o subnit, through th; Advisory Cormrittee on Administrative arrd Budgetary Questions, information on prograrrmes, projects or activities vithin the United Nations which have been completed or nearly completed or whj.ch were considered by the appropriate intergovernmental bodies, when they were examining the rnedirm-term marginal- usefulness or ineffective, and decided to take this plan" as obsolete " of

119/ References for the thirtieth session (agenda item 96): (") lredium-tern plan for the period L976-IgTg: Supplenrent No' bA (A/1ooo6/Add.r); (b) Report of the liovking Group; 4/10117 and Corr.l:, (c) Report of the I'ifth Conialttee: 4/10500;

(d) Resofutions 3392 (xxx) ana 353I+ (xxx) r (.) Meetings of the Fifth Cornmittee; A/C ", /SR.!7OO-!7I2"'

(r) Plenary meeting; A/PV' 2)+l+l+ " A/31/100 English Page 172 information into account in considering-the nedium-term plan-for the period 19T8-1981 ar its thirty-first session /resolution 3531+ (xxxl/. In the course of its consid.eration of the iten on economic co-operation anong devetoping countri.es (see also item 56), ttre Assenbly requested the Secretary-General to include in the rnediun-term plan an intersectoral presentation of the totality of actions and activities pl-anned and programned for implementing the relevant resolutions pertaining to economic_co-operat ion arnong developing countries /resolution 3l+l+2 (ffiX)/"

AL the thirty-first session, 1,he Ceneral Assembly will have before it the medium-term plan for the period 1978--1981, which has been issued as supplement No, 6A (A/31/6/Add"1), together with coroment s made on it by the Conmrittee for Programme and Co-ordination at its sixteenth session and- by the Economic and Social Council at its sixty-first session. The Assenbly will al-so have before it the report of the Secretary-General caI].ed for under resolution 3392 (xxx).

93. tr'inancial emergency of the United Nations : reFor! olt?t._1j9g9!lt1lg. Coff0ittee on the Financial Eaergency of the Unjlt+ Nations At its thirtieth session, tZO/ tne General Assembly, in the course-of its consideration of the item on the proposed programe budget (see item 91)" jn+an f :"-_-_:.-_i_=tal i. 6.raLliaha4 r l.-prc+ir+ino ^^Fri+t a6 .n tl-e irancial Tleri'enc\r of the UniLeLl l:ations, consisting of )L 'en.ber States to be d"sirnated by the President of the Assenbly; decid.ed that the mandate of the Conrn0ittee should be to bring about a conprehensive sett.Iement of the critical flnancial situation of the United Nations 1 taking ce?tain specified factors into account a;rd to examine the appropriate Ievel of the \,iorking Capital I'und as well as the financial" regulations governing its operation in the light of the changing requirements of the Organization; requested. the Cormittee to report to the Assernbly at its thirty-first session on progress achieved, vith reconmendations on further steps rhal shoul-d be undertaken to solve the financia] probler,rs of the United i'lations - and- decid.ed to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-first session an item entitled "Financial emer€ency of tn" Urrit"a l,lations" /fesolution 353S ( XfoQT' In a cornmunication dated 8 April f9T 6 (A/LO51B) , the presirlent of the General Assembly informed ttre Secretary-General that, in conformity with paragraph 3 of

120/ References for the thirtieth session (agenda item 96): (u) Report of the Secretary-General : A/C"r/L73o and Add.1; {h) Rah^FJ. t-.ha I'if{h rlnnmif+pa. A/lnqnn ^F (.) Resotution 3538 (XlX); (a) Meetings of the Fifth Connittee: A/C,5/SR"IT1O and 1??1; ( e ) Plenary meeting : A/PV. 2l+lr )+ . A/3TaOO English page I73 resolution 3r3B (XE() and folloving consultations with the chairmen of the regional groups, he had appointed the follo\.ring l+6 States as members of the Negotiating corimittee on the Financial Emergency of the united. Nations and that he would proceed with the appointraent of the other members of the Cormittee as soon as candidates becane availab].e :

Argentina, Austria, Bangl-adesh, Bolivia, Canada, Chad, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuad.or, Egypt " Finland, tr'rance, Gabon, Gerrnan Democratic Republic, cernany (Feaeral Republic of)" Ohana, creece, crenada, Ind.ia, Indoneiia, Iran, Ireiand, Italy, Jaraaiea, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Libyan Arab Republic, Malawi, Mexico, Iulorocco, Nigeria" Pakistan, Philippi.nes, poland, Spain, Sudan, Sveden, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Union of Soviet Social_ist Republics" United Kingdon of Great Britain and Northern frel-and u United States of America, Upper Volta and Venezuela.

The Negotiating Cornaittee hel-d its first session from l_\ April and 20 irlay f9I6" At the thirty-first session, the Ceneral Assembly wilJ- have before it the report of the llegotiating Conrnittee, which will be issued as Supplement No. 37 (A/3r/37). A/ 31/100 i'age r I +

9)+. Review of the intergoverrurental and expert nachinerlr dl:a1ing with the formufation. revierr and approval of progralr|ln9s and budg.ets At its twenty-ninth session, the Generaf Assembfy decided to establ-ish a Working Group on United Nations Progranne arrd Budget l4achinery. The Working Group vas r"quested to review the existing united Nations intergovernnental and expert machinery for the forrnulation, review" approval and evaluation of prograromes and budgets, including the me di r:m-term plan; to reconmend means of inrproving the existing system; and to report to the Assenblv at its thirtieth session' At its thirtieth session, Lzf/ lhe ceneral Assenrbly, inter alia, took note of the report of the l,torking crffi (A/10117 and Corr.1) and reconmended that the Economic and Sociat council should implenent on ale experimentaf, basis the recorulendations of the working Gro14) on the strengthening of the cornrdttee fol' progra,lrme and co-ordination and should repoTt to the Assembfy at its thiq-ty-first session cn the other reconrnendations of the Group /iesolution 3392 (Xu-L/'

At the thirty-first session, the General Ass ernbly wilJ- have.before.it the relevant parts of the report of the Econon-i c and Social Council (a/:f/:) for consideration, together with the report of the Ad Hoc Corunittee on the Restructuring of the Economic and Social SectorJ-6f-the United Nations System (see item 65).

95. Adflinistralive and b co-erdination of the united N ions vith the a.-Ll z e d cies and the International c Ene of the Advisorv Corvlittee on AdninistTative and Article 17, paragraph 3, of the Charter proviCes, inter alia, that the General Assembly shall examine the administratiVe budgets of the specialized agencies referred to in Article 5? arith a view to making re comrnendations to the agencies concerned. General Asserrbly resolution ll+ (I) provides, inter afia' th at one of the functions of the Advisory Cornnittee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions is to exa,,nine on behalf of ihe Asserobly the ad:ninistrative budgets of the speci€J-ized agencies and proposals for financial arrangenents with such agencies ' This provision is repeated in rule 15? of the rules of procedure of the Assenbly '

12V References for the thi rtieth session (agenda item 9?): (") Report of the l'troxking Group: A/IoLrT and Corr.1; (l) Report ot the Fi'th Conmittee: L/Lo339:. (") Resolution 3392 (Xxx); (a) Meetine's of the Fifth Conrnittee: A/c.5/sR.1713, 171)+ and 17f9; \l fv .1+!1. A / 3r /700 EnEli sh tage i_lS

Accordingly, the Advisory Connittee on Administrative and Budgetaqr Questions annual-ly reports to the General Asserrbly on the administrative budgets of the organizations in the United Nations system and on aspects of interagency adJ[ini s trative co-ordination .

At its thirtieth session, t:fl tne General Assembly took note of the report of the Advisory Conrrittee (A/10360); took note also of the observations contained in section II of the report and requested the Advisory Corurittee to supplenent its annua.L reports on the budgets of the agencies vith reports on specific problens of adrinistrative and budgetary co-ordination; referred the Advisoly Conruittee's observati.ons to the organi zations concernedl requested the Secretary-General to refer to the executive heads, through the Adninistrative Cournittee on Co-ordination, matters arising out of the repo"t in question and the related discussion in the Fifth Connittee which called for their attention and necessa"y action; transnitted the report to the United Nations Board of Auditors, to other menbers of the Panel of External Auditors and to the Joint Inspection Unit for their information; ard decid.ed to consider iu depth the iten entitled "Administrative and budgetalv co-ordination of the United Nations with the specialized agencies :nd the International Atomic Enerry Agenry" nornally in off-budget years, starting from the thirty-first session.

At the same session, the General Assenbly recal].ing paragraph 2 of resolution 292)+ B (IXVII), requested the Secretary-ceneral" to give priurary attention to the Joint Inspection Unit; to present a brief factual description of the activities of ttre intergovernnental bodies which had recently addressed related questions; to upd.ate his report on ttAd:linistrative and budgetary co-ordination of the United. Nations rrith the specialized agencies and the Int e rne.ti on af -Atoni c Energf Agency" (A/7938), takine account of changes that had occurred snd of the evolution of the respons ibilities of the various organs enume rated therein since the date of pub.lication; and to transnit the updated version as soon as possible to the Ad Hoc Connittee on the Restructuring of the Econornic and Social Sectors or the UiITEE'Nations System (see iten 65).

At the thirty-first session, the General -Assemb1y will have before it the report of the Advisory Contrittee and the other reports requested in the above- mentioned decisi on.

J-22/ Beferences for the thirtieth session (agenda itern 98): (a) Report of the Advisory Connittee: A/10360; (b) Report of the Fifth counittee: 4/10\93; (c) Meetings of the Fifth Con:mittee: A/C.5/sR.l-7r5, 1758 and 1762; (d) Plenary rneeting: A/PV.2U+0. fage alo

9b. Jol nt In:'lCCIfCn LnlI: (a) Repor^ts of the Joint Tnspection Unit

(b) Qr.rcstion of the continuation of the Joint Tnspection Unit At its twenty-first session, the General Ass€rrb1y approved the reconmendations of the Ad Hoc Cornnittee of Experts to Exarnine the Finances of the United Nations and the Specialized Agencies regarding the establishment of the Joint Tnspection Unit /r-esolution 2150 (xxf )2. At that session, the President of the Assembly designated the eight countiies vhich were to provide inspectors, as mentione d in paragraph 67 of the Ad Hoc Cornmittee t s report. 123,/ The present men,bership of the Joint Inspection Unit is the following: 14/ t{r. l'lauri ce Bertrand. (France), i\lr. I. Chechetkin (Union of Soviet Socialist RepublicsJ,\ Mr. Enrique Ferrer Vieyra (Argentina), l.{r. Sreten llid (Yugoslavia) , '1r. Chandra S. Jha (India), Mr, Cecil Edward King (Unitea Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), "lr. Joseph Sawe (United Republic of Tanzania). At its t\,renty-seventh session, the General Assembly considered the viernts submitted on the future of the Joint Inspection Unit and decided that the Unit shoufd. continue i.ts work for a further period of foul years to 31 Decernber l.977. The Assenbly a.l-so decided to evaluate, at its thirty-first session, the work of the Joint Inspection Unit, in conjrrnction with the over-aIf review of the machinery of the United. Nations and its system for adrninistrative and budgetary control, investigation and co-ordination /resofution ?92\ B ()oryIf )/.

123l official Records of the ceneral Assenbl-y, Tweqty:Ii5!_!$_ejg",_4lqgIgE_, agenda item BO, docurent A/531+3, L24/ One member to be appointed. A/3L/t-AO English Page f77

At its thirtieth session, I25 / tine ceneral Assernbly, in viernr of the estabfishment of the Acl IIoc Cotimittee on the fiestructurina of the Econonic and Social- Sectors of the-liitEd Nations System (see item 65), modified the above decision and decided to give prirnary attention to the Joint Inspection Unit with the implication that the aspects of the over-a11 rerriew of the machinery of the United Natj-ons and its system for administrative and budgetary control, investigation and co-ordination woul-d be dealt with in the conterb of the report of the Ad Iloc Coruoittee.

At the s ane session, the ceneraL Assembly took note of the report of the Joint fnspection Unit on its activities during the period from l JuJ'y 1974 to 30 June :-.975 G/C.5/f5t5) ana of the related relort of the Secretarv-General (A/C.5/L6g3 and Corr.L). Consideration of the Unitrs reports relating to the utilization of office accornnodation in the United Nations system and of office accornmodation for extrabudgetary staff, subnitted under anothea item (see iten 98), was postponed to the thiTty-first session.

At the thirty-first session, the ceneral AssentrJ.y will have before it the report of the Joint Tnspection Unit on its activities during the period fron 1 Ju1y 1975 to 30 June L976, as well as the reports of the Unit relating to the regional structures of the United. Nations and the utilization of office acconmodation in the United Nations systen (see item 98). I{oreover, the

125/ Referenees for the thirtieth session (agenda iten 99): (") ieports of the Joint Inspection Unit and related documents: (i) Actirrities of the Joint Inspection Unit: a. Report of the Joint fnspection Unit: A/C.5h676; b. Report of the Secretary-Generajl: A/C-5/f693 and Corr.1;

(ii) I,4e di un-t erm planning in the Un,rlte d Nations system: a, Report of the Joint Inspection Unit: A/g6\6; b. Cornments of the Secretary-ceneral: A/96\6/ Add.f; c. Conments of the Advisory Cornrnittee: A/1OOB1; (iii) Office accornmodation provirl,ed for extrabudgetary staff in the United Nations system:

a, Repo rt of the Joint Inspection Unit: A/10279 t, b. Conments of the Secretary-ceneral: A/IO2I)/Ad.d.I; (iv) Utilization of office acconmodation in the United Nations systern; a. Report of the Joint fnspection Unit: A/!O2BO:, b. conments of the Secretary-ceneral: A/10280/Add.1; (b) Report of the Fifth Conurittee: A/aO359 and Corr.I; (c) Meetinss of the Fifth Comrnittee: A/C.5/sR.rTp9, \732, 173\, 1735 and a7 42; (d) Plenary meeting: A/pv,z\l,p. I A/31/f00 Enelish fase l- rd

Secretary-General- wilf subndt to the Assembly the annua"l report called for under paragraph 7 of on 292\ B ()OffIl) Tel-ating to those major reconmendations of the Joint Inspection"esoluti Unit affecting the United Nations which have not yet been inplenented, as welJ. as a report on the question of the continuation of the Unit.

97. Pattern of conferences: report of the Conmittee on Conferences At its twenty-ninth session, the General Assenbly established the comrdttee on Conferences, vhose tems of reference include subrritting to the Assembly a pattern of conferences, proposing the annuat calendar of conferences in accordance vith that patteryr, acting for the Assenb.ly between sessions in dealing with requested changes from the calendar and mal

At its thirtieth session, *F / tne General Assenbly took note of the first report of the Connittee on Conferences; approve d the catends.T fot 1976 and 1977 submitted by the connittee as amended to reflect decisions of the Fifth comittee; decided that henceforth the cycle of meetings €nd conferences should coincitle with the biennial budgetary period; and requested the Conndttee on Conferences to include in its fi:ture reports the adrn:ini strative and financial inforrnation on whi ch its decisions ard reconmendations were based /iesolution 3\91 (xxx)2.

At the thirty-first session, the Genea€f Assembly will have before it the report of the Connrittee on Conferences, which will- be issued as Supplenent No. 32 (A/3r/3P).

w References for the thirtieth session (agenda item fCO): (a) neport of the Connrittee on Conferences: Supplement No. 32 (A/roo32 ano uorr. f .l ; (r) Report of the Advisory Connittee: A/1O397 ' \cl Repor.t of the Ii fth connittee: A/1Ol+80 and Add.l; (d) Resolution 3l+gl (xxx);

(e ) Meetings of the Fi fth cornrnittee: A/C.5/sR.r757-r76a, !762 and 1763; P l en ar.v neetino: A/PV-2!LO. t A/3r/ro0 English Page 1?9

98. United. Nations acconmodation: (") Utilization of office accomrodation in the United Nations systern' (b) U_tilization of office accornnodation and conference facilities at the Donaupark Centre in Vienna: report of the Secretary-General ptifi".tiol of ofn. At its twenty-eighth session, the General Assenbly, in the course of its consid.eration of the item on the proposed prograxnme budget, requested the Joint lnspection Unit to study the question of the utilization of office accorunodation v'i thin ttie United Nations system and to submit its reconmendations to the Assenbly at its thi rtieth session.

At the twent;-.ninth sessj.on, the Secret ary-General transmitted to the Gene"al Assenbly a report of the Joint Inspection Unit on the utitization of office accornmodation at United Nations lleadquarters (A/985I), which constituted the first part of the study requested. by the Assenbly, as well as his conments thereon (A/985\./Add,,f) , in rhich he ind.ica.ted that he proposed to subnit a comprehensive report to the Assembly at its thirty-first session. The Asse!&Iy decided to postpone consideration of the report of the Joint Inspection Unit to the thiTtieth session.

At its thirtieth session, y! tne General, Assembly had before it the above-mentioned docrments, as rrel-I as the reports of the Joint Inspection Unit on office accormod.ation provided to extrabudgetary staff in the United Nations systen (a/10279) and on the utiLization of office acconmodation in the United Nations system (A/tOeBO) ana the cornrnents of the Adninistyative Cornnittee on Co-ordination (l/tozTg / ma.t) and of the Secretary-ceneraf (A/10280/Add.L). At that session, the Assenbly decided to postpone comprehensive consideration of the above reports to its thirty-first session. ft a"ls o decided to request the Adroj.nis trati ve Comnittee on Co-ordination to subr,ri t its report on office acconnodation for the extrabudgetary staff in the United i{ations systen to the Assenbly at its thirty-first session.

127 References for the thirtieth session ( agenda i1"en 96)t (a) Reports of the Joint lnspection Unit: A/IO279, N:'O28O t (b) Cornrnents by the Ad&inistrative Cornmittee on Co-ordination: A/ ro279 / Add,r; (c) Conments by the Secretary-ceneral: A/10280/Add.1i (d) Reports of the Secretary-General: A/C.5/r6n, A/C.5/167\, A/c.j/t590, A/ c.5 / 7691+. (.) Meetings of the Fifth Cornrnittee: A/ C.5/sR.j.755 and !755; (r) Plenary meeting: A/PV.2l+L)+. A/3r / roa English Page 180

At the thirty-first session, in addition to the above-menti oned. docr.ments ' the Genersl Assembl,y .^'i11 have before it the further repoat of the Secretary- General as lrell as the report of the Adrninistrative corudttee on co-oldination. utili zation of office accomtrodation atrd conference facilities at the Donaupark Centre in Vienna At its twenty-ninth session' the General Assenbly, in the course of its consideration of the item on the pattern of confeTences, welcomed the inrritation exi-end.ed by the Government of Austria to the United Nations to make use of conference facilities in Vienna after 19?B (A/9589/nev.1) and requested the secretary-General to enter into negotiations with the Austrian Government and the Internationa.I Aborni c Energy Agency on the natter and to report fulfy to the Assembly at its thi rtietn-Les sion /iesolution 3350 (xXIX),f. At its thirtieth session, l-28/ the General Assembly, having taken note of the report of the Secretary-General (A/1031+B) , requested the Secretary-General to subnit to it at its thirty-first session, after taking into account the cornments and suggestions made at the thirtieth session in the course of the debate on the inclusion of vienna in the pattern of conferences and af'ber consultations lrith the Governnents of other united Nations host countlies which night be affected, a conprehensive report together with detailed information as to the admi.nistrative , operative, fina'ncial and social irnplications involved I,/ith reg8.Id. to the optirmjm utilization of the office space by organi zations and servi ces of the United Nations, including those financed from extrabud€etary funds, to enable the Alsenbly to reach a decision on the matter /resolut i on 3529 (xXY,)/. At the thirty-first session, the General Assembly will have before it the relort cal].ed for und.er resolution 3529 (XXX).

128/ References for the thirtieth session ( agenda iten 96): (") secret A/103\B and Corr.l; Report of the ary-Gene "aI: (l) Report of the Advisory Committee: A/10\5L; {") RFn.)rt of the Fifth Cornmittee: A/10)+BO/Add.1;

( d) Resolution 3529 ( rux) ; (e) Ivleeti ns of the Fifth Comnittee: A/c.5/sR.L768 and 1770; ( r) Plenary meeti ng; AlPv .^\2. A/31/1oo English tage 181

99. Scal-e of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of the United Nations: report of the Comittee on Contributions

Member States contribute to the reguLar budget of the United Nations in accordance r^rith a scale of assessments adopted. by the Genera.l Assembly on the basis of a report subnitted by the Connittee on Contributions (see also iten roo (b)).

At its twenty-eighth session" the Generai Assembfy approved a scale of assessments for the :!9714-f976 trienniun and decided that the scale should be rerriewed by the 'Cornaittee on Contributions in IgT6, rrhen a report vas to be subndtted to the Assembly for consideration at its thirty-first session /resolution 3062 (XXnII )2,

At its thirtieth session, I29/ tne GeneraL Assembly approved rates of assessnent for three States (Banglad.esh, Grenad.a and Guinea-Bissau) admitted to membership in the Organization in 1974, and. decided to add the leTcentage for those States to the l-00 per cent scate paeviously approved for \975 "ates ,/resolution 33?f A (Xrc(r. The Asseqbly also re cornme n de d that, in the drafting of United Nations treaties r^7hi ch called for additional- expenses under the United Nations reguJ.ar budget, the conference or other d"afting body should consider including alr article rrhi ch placed an obligation upon States not Menbers of the United Nations to contribute to those expenses if they became parties to the treaties,_and a"nrended regulationj,9 of the Financial Reg.rlations of the United Nations ,/resolution 3371 B (rTX)_',/. At the thirff-firet session, the General Assenbly wiJ.l have before it the report of the Conrnittee on ContTibutions, r^/-hi ch vill be issued as Supplenent No. 11 (A/31/u).

lg References for the thirtieth session ( agenda item 102): (") Report of the Conrxnittee on Contributions; Supplement No. 11 (A/10011 anct Aao. L a-no z,: (b) Report of the Fifth conmittee: 4/10318; (.) Resofutions 3371 A and B (XXX) l (a) Meetings of the Fifth Conrnittee: A/C.5/SR.1?13, 1714 and 1?24; (e) Pl-enary meeting: A/PV.2389. Al31-/rcO English rase Loz

1C0. Appointments to fifl vacancies in the menbership of subsidiary organs of the cenera]. Assenbly:

(") Adlriqory Cormittee on Adrninistrative and Budgetary Questions (b) Conrnittee on Contributions (") Board of Auditors

(c1) f4rrgslqents Connittee; e onfi rmati on of the appointments made by the Se cret enI-Genera]. (e) United Nations Administrative Tribunal

(f) International Civil Service Comrnission

( s') ITnit,ed \gtinnq Staff rens-lcrn Carnaittee At its thirtieth sessi.on, l3O/ tfre General Assenbly fi11ed vacancies in the Advisory Conndttee on Adrnini s ir i ve and Sudgetary Quesiions /-resolution 33?2 ()ilXI/-, the comnittee on Contributions ,/resolutions . 3393 A and B (XXX)/, the Board of Auditors /iesolution 337j (XXX)Z, the Tnvestments Committee /-resoluti on 3\92 G]triXn-, and the United Nabions Administrative Tribr.rnaL /resolution 3391+ (XXX)/. At the thirty-first session, the Oeneral Assenbly vill fill vacancies in six of its subsidiary organs in the administrative and bud.getary fields, and r.rill be asked. to confirm the Secretary-General r s action refating to the appointment of 6oree of the members of the Tnvestments Comrittee. Appointments to th-ese organs are for tems of'office of three years, beginning on 1 Ja"ruary 1977, ruith the exception of the appointments to the International Civil Service Conrnission, which a"re for te"ns of office of four years, and the appointrdents to the Board of Auditors, whi ch will be effective I July 1977. The Asseably acts upon the reconmendation of the Fifth Cornmittee, arived at after el,ections by secrei ballot have been hel-d. Except in the case of the Board of Auditors, where the Audi tor- General- {or officia"l of equivalent tit}e) of a l{ember State is appointed, aIL appointrrents are of indirriduals in their personal capacity, and not of gov€rnment rep?esentatives . Accordingly" the Assemb]'y will have before it notes by the Secretary-General in respect ol'the vacancies to be fil]-ed in each subsidiary organ.

l-30/ Feferences for the thirtieth session ( agenda item 103): (") Notes by the Secretary-Gene ra1 : A/10151-A/f0155; A/c.5/1691, 1695, 1698, 1?02 and 1739 ; (b) Reports of the fifth cornnittee: A/10311, A/10312 antl Add,1, A/10 313-A/10315 ; (") nesorutions 3372 (xxx), 3373 (xxx), 3393 A and B ()off), 3391+ (xxx) and 3l+92 (xxx) ; (a) l.{eetings of the Fifth Cornmittee: A/c.5/s1.\r6, 1?21, f726, l-733,1734, L765 ar,d 1766 ) /-) rrra--n, ,.--+.i-gs: A/pV.2389, 2t+12 ard 2\t+0, /... A/ 3r / roo nnglish rage _LoJ

Advisory Conxdttee on Adtdnistrative and Bud getary Questions

The Advisory Cornrnittee on Administrative and Bud.setarv"in Questions. established by the General Assernbly in 1plr6 /iesolution th (Iy, an adwisory capacity to the Assenbly, and makes recormendations to it on tJre""t" united Nations budget and related matters and on the administrative budgets of the specialized agencies and the lnternational Atornic Enerry Agency, Deteils on the appointment, the membership and the functions of the Collrlnittee will be found. in rules 155 to 15T of the ruLes of procedure. The present menbership of the Advisory Counittee is the folloving: Mr. Yasushi Akashi (Japan),*n M". pauJ'o Lopes Corrca (Brazil)"* Mr. Lucio Garcia del Solar (Argentina),r(*re Mr, Anatoly V. Grodsky (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics),*** Mr. Hou Tung (Cfrina),** M?. C, S. M. MseUe (Unitea Republic of Tanzsnia) ,x t4r. Andr6 Naudy (France),*o ; ,^ Mr. Louis-Dominique 0u6d.raogo (Upper Volta) ,* Mr. Stanislaw Raczkowski (fof-ana) ,* Mr. Rudolf schnidt (Federal Republic of cermany),*** Mr. David T,, Stottteqrer (Unitea States of Anerica) o*** b. Michael F. H. Stnarb (United Kingdorn of Great Britain and. Northern lreland)** and I'tr. Morteza Talieh (fran).xx

x Term of office expires on 31 Decenber f976. xx Term of office expires on 31 December !977. *** Term of office expires on 3f December 19?8. At the thi rty-first session, the ceneral Assenbly vil_l therefore have to fiLl the vacancies that will arise upon the expiry of the terms of office of Mr. Corr€a, I'{r. ltsel1e, I{r. Ou6draogo and Mr. Raczkowski.

_ ltre Comnittee on Contributions, established by the General As s enbl-y in 191+5 fresolution 1)+ (I)2, advises the General As serably concerning the apportionment, rutder Article lJ, paragraph 2, of the Chartex, of the expenses of the Organi zation a:tron€! Menbers (see iten 99). Detaifs on the appointnent. the mernbershil and the functions of the Committee will be found in r.ries I5B to 150 of the mlls of proce dure . A/ 31/100 English

The present membership of the Cormittee is the following: i{r. Abdel Hanld Abdel-Ghani (nrypt),** l'1r. Arnjad A1i (Pakistan),x** Mr. Aratoly Sendnovich Chistyakov (union of Soviet Socialist Republics),x*x Mr. l,ti guel A. D5'dla Mendoza (l'lexico),x** Mr. Richard v. i{ennes (United states of America) ,* Mr. Jrinpei Kato (Japan),* Mr. Japhet c. Kiti (Kenya),*x Mr, Angus J. Matheson (canaoa),x{'Mr. John L i4. Rhodes (United Kingdon of Great Sritain and Northern lreland),*x l4r. Michel lloug6 (France)u**x Mr'. David Silveira d.a l,lota (erazi].)uxx Mr. J6zsef Tardos (Hungary)* and M", Tien Yi-nung ( China). xxx

x Term of office expires on -3.1 December L976. xx Term of office expires on -"1 Deceriler a977. 'i** Tevn of office expires on 31 December 1978.

l+ +r^^ +r.i -+-. f.i -^{ session, the General Assembly vi1l therefore have to fill the vacancies that vilf arise upon the expiry of the tenns of office of Mr. Hennes, I'tu. Kato and Mr. Tardos.

Board of Auditors

The Boarci of Auditor"e o<1-.ehl i

The Auditor-ceneral of Canada"x the Controller-General of Colombia*+ and the Auditor-General of Ghana. x**

* Term of office expire; on 30 June 19?7. x* Term of office expires on 30 June f978, *iin- Term of office expires on 30 June I9?9. At the thi rty --t'irst sessjon, the CeneraL AssembLy vi11 thereflore have to fill the vacancy bhat r*'i11 arise upon the expiry of the term of office of the Auditor-General of Canada, A/ 3I lIOO Eng].ish rage ro)

Investments Cormittee

fhe Investments CorDnittee established by the General Assenbly in l-91+7 /resolution l-55 GrV, advises "the Secretary-ceneral on the investnent of the assets of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension I'und and other United Nations funds .

The present mernbership of the Conrnittee is the following: Mr. R. Manning Brown,*** Mr. Jean Grqrot,*** the Iionourabte David l.{ontagu,xf, .M?; George A; l4urphy,x,lUT. B.,K. Nehru* and Mr, yves Oltramare.**

* Term of office expires on 3l Decenber 1976. ** Terrr of office expires on 31 Decenber 1977. **x Term of office expires on 31 Decenber 19?8.

At the thidy-fiTst sessionu the General Assembly wiLl therefore be asked. to confirrn the appointment by the Secretary-Generaf of tvo members to fill the ve.cancies that wifl arise upon the expiry of the terms of office ol Mr. Murphy and Mr. Nehru.

Ulited }trations Administrative Tribunal

The United l'lations Adninistrative Tribr.rnal, estabfished by the General Assembly in f9\9 ,/resolution 351 A (IVy, hears and passes judgement on applications alleging non-observance of contracts of eniployment of staff menbers of the United Nations and certain specialized asencies. The present membership of the Tribunaf is the following:

Mrs. Pau.1 Bastid (France),x l4r. Francisco Forteza (Uruguay),*x* Mutua.l-e (Zaire) P. Plir0pton (United states I{I. Tshikantshe "x I'{r, I'rancis T. of America) ,** Sir Roger Bentham Stevens (Unitea Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Treland),** 1.,1r. Endre Ustor (Hungary)*** and ' - 14r. R. venkatarana.r (india).x

x Term of offiee expires on 31 Decembet L976, ** Term of office expires on 3f lecenber 1977. *** Term of office expires on 31 December I!'fB, At the thirty-first session, the General Assembly will therefore have to fill the vacalcies that will arise r4r on the expiry of the terms of office of Mrs. Bastid, Mr. Mutual-e Tsllikantshe and Mr, venkataraman. A / 3r /roo English faae fob

International Civil Service Comnission The Interylational Civll- Serrrice Cornnission, established by the General Assembly in 197)+ fresolution 335? (X)fIX)/- for the regulation and co-ordination of the conditions of service of the Uhited Nations connon system, consists of 15 nembers appointed by the GeneraL Assenbly, of vhom two, designated Chairnan and Vice-Chaiman, serve full- tiue (see al.so itera 102). The present nernbelship of the Co&tdssion is the following; Mr. A. L. aau (crrana) ,**# Mr. AmJad Ali (petistan),* Mr. Michael 0. Ani (Ivieeria) ,* l4T. A. S. chistyakov (union of soviet sociarist Republics),* Mr. Pascal Frochaux (Switzerl-ana),*** Mr. Toru Hagiwara (Japan),*x Mr. P. N. Hsksar (fndia),* Mr, Robert E. H@pton (unitea States of America),** l.{I. A"thur H. M. Hil-]-is (Unitea Kingdon of Great Britain and. Northern Ireland) r** M". Jiif Nosek (Czechoslovakia),xx* I{r. Antonio Fonseca Pimentel (Brazil),** Mr. Jean-Louis Plihon (France),x* Mr. Ra61 Quij ano (Argentina),*x* Mr, Doudou Thiam (Senegat)*** srd Mrs. Halina Warzazi (Morocco).x

Mr. QuiJano and l4r. Ad.u are Chairman end Vice-Chairnaa of tbe Co@ission.

* Term of office erq>ires on 31 Decenber f976. ** Teru of office expires on 31 Decenber 1977. *** Term of office expires on 31 December ]978. At the thirty-first session, the General Assembly v-i1l there fore have to fill the vacancies that will arise upon the e4)i ry of the tenns of office of Mr. A1i" Mr. Ani, Mr. Chistyakov, Mr. Ilaksar and Mrs, Warzazi.

United Nations Staff Pensio4 Comnittee

TYre United Nations Staff_Pension Connittee, established by the Ceneral Assenbly in 19)+B /-res olution 2l-t8 (III)2, deals with the adninistration of pension natters in so far as they relate to the United Nations (see also iten 103). It consists of three menbers efected by the Asselobly, three nembers appointed by the Secretary-General- and three nembers elected by the parti.cipsnts. The Assembly' the Secret ary-General- and the participants each elect or appoint, as the case may be, three alternate menbers. The present uembers arrd a"lternate nembers elected by the Assenbly are the following:

I{emb e rs Mr. Sol Kuttner (United States of A.merica), Mr. cuillerno J, l4ccough (Argentina),

MI. Rudol f S chrai dt (Federal Republic of Germarry). A/3r /!oo Elrglish Pap-e 187

Alternate meubers

Mr. Harry L. Momis (tileria) , MT. Svenn Re fshal- (Worway), Miss Kathleen Wha]ley (Unitea Kingdon of Great Britain and Northern

Ttre terns of all the menbers and al-ternate members elected by the General Asserfuly are for three years ancl 1,'i11 expire on 31 llecember 1975. At the thirty-first session, the General Assembly will therefore have to fill the vacancies that wi l-1 arise upon the expiry of the terms of office of Mr. Kuttner, Mr. Mccough, Mr. Schnid.t, Mr. Morris, Mr. Refshaf and Miss Wha11ey. l-O1. Personnef ouestions :

(") Conposition of the Secretariat: report of th€ Secreta4f-ceneral

ll, ) fl.rl. or rav-an-- questions: report of the Se cretary-General

At its seventeenth session in 1962, the Generel Assembly laid dovn a nu.rnber of principles for the recruitment" of the staff of the Secretariat - / ----- \ -- /resol-utron 1"d52^-^ (XVII/. In purs uance of that resolution, the Secretary-General has reported annuall.y on the composition of the Secretariat and the application of those principles,

At its tlrenty-ninth session, the General Assernbly approved a tlecision of the tr'i fth Counittee (A/99U.. paras. l+3-1+7) r,rhi ch set out the consid.erations that should govern the recruitnent policy of the United Nations and requested the Secretary-General to study possible nodifications in the nurneri ca1 recTuitnent guides and to report thereon to the Assembly at its thirtieth session. At its thirtieth session, 13V tne General Assembly aequested the Secretary- General to inc1ud.e in his report to the Assenbly at its thirty-first session information on steps taken to inprove the status and conditions of service of women

13V References for the thi rtieth session ( agenda item lO)+): (") Reports of the secretary-ceneral r A/1o1Bl+, A/ C., /1672 ard Corr,1, A/c.r/aTt6\ (b) Report of the Adrisory Cornmittee: A/ LA\ZZ; (") Report of the Fifth Cornnittee: A/L'|:)O and Add.l; ( d) Resol-utions 3t+M (xxx) , :i+rT n ana n (xxX) and 3l+93 (xX() ; (e) Meetings of the Fifth Connittee: A/C.5/SR.r7r+2, a7lt5, \7rO, 775I, rTfi-I756 and, 1765;

(f) PJ.enary meetings: A/PII .2\3o ana al+l+O, A/ 37 /roo rnslasn -Hage _Loo

in the Secretariat and on other action taken purs uant to the resol-utions in respect of the appointment of wouen cand.idates to Professional posts in the secretariat and in respect of training which voul-d assist wornenr_ parti cularly _fron dqrreloping cormtries, to increase their career opportunities /resolution 3)+15 ()ofly. The Assernbly a.l-s o requestett the Secretary-General to tske such steps as he consid.ered appropriate to increase the number of staff recruited from asong nations of d.eveloping couiltlies for senior posts in the Secretariat and to report to the Assenbly at its thirty-first session on the results of its efforts fresolution 3L17 A (XXX),r. Furthermore, the As senbl-y requestei the Secretary- Gneraf to take all necessary me as ures to xecruit the staff members subJect to geographical distribution from the countries unrepresented Or underrepresented in the secretariat, in particular from the developing countries, in accord.snce with Article 101,'B paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations /iesolution Sl+f f (x)O()z. The Assenbly invited the Internationaf Civil Service Grmission (see a.1so iten lo2) to give consideration to the possibility of exami.ning the principles and criteria rmderlying the deterrninati on of allowarrces and benefits payable to Geners.l Service staff as part.of ils comprehensive review of the United Nations salary system /resolution 3493 (xXXr. At the thirty-first session, the Gene"al Assenbly will have before it a report requested by the Assembly at its tventy-ninth session on progress nade in the implenentation of propos al-s of the Se cret ary-General in respect of the repoxt of the Joint Inspection unit on personnef problems in the united Nations and the loajor recoruEndations of the Adninistrative and Management service vhich the Assembly authorized the Secretary-General to proceed with' subiect to observations of the Advisoyy Comittee on Ad:ninistrative and Budget ary Questions. In addition to the two reports on the composition of the Secretariat and the implenentation of proposals vith respect to reconmendations of the Joint rnspection unit and the Adrninistrative and Managenent serviee, the Assetnbly vi1l have before it the custonary list of staff holding career appointments or appointments of one year or mole, by departnent o" office, functional title, grade and nationality, as ,we11 as a report on amend:nents to the Staff Rules subnitted in pursuance of staff regulation 12.2, A/3rho} gnglish fage -Lo9

102. Report of the International Civil Service Conmission

At its twenty-ninth session, the General Assenbly approved the statute of the fnternationaL Civif Service Conmission and requested the Connission to review, as a matter of priority, the United Nations salary system in accordance with the decision in paragraph 5 of Assenbly resolution 301+2 (rcffIT), and to submit a progress report to the As serrbly at its thirtieth session /resolution 335? ()o(1x)7. Pursuant to artic]e l- of its statute, annexed to resol-ution 335? (XXIX), the International Civi.l Service Conmission perfoxms its functions in respect of the United Netions and of those specialized agencies and other international organizations which partieipate in the United Nations connon system.

In accorclance with article 2, the Colcndssion consists of 15 members appointed by the General Assembly, of whom two, designated Chairman and Vice-Chairnan respectively, serve fuI1-time (see al-so item 100 (f)). Under article 17, the Conmission submits to the General Assenbly an annual report, vhich is transmitted to the governing organs of the other organizations, through their executive heads" and to staff representatives. At its thirtieth session? t32/ tne Ceneral Assembly took note of the first annual report of the International Civil Service Conmission (4/10030) and invited the Cornrni s si on to eomplete its work on the United Nations salary systern in f976 and to subnit its fina]. recornmend ations to the Assembly at its thirty-first session /resolution 3\18 A (XxXy. The As sembJ-y also approved the recomendation of the Commission concerning sone temporary interinq changes in the post adjustment system /resolution 3l+18 B (XXX)/.

At the thirty-first session" the General Assembly wil-]. have before it the report of the Cornmission on the work of its thiril and fourth sessions, vhich viI1 be issued as Supplernent No. 30 (A/31/30).

103. United Nations pensio4 lyqten: report of the United. Nations Joint Staff Pension Board.

The United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund" the Regulations for which were adopted initially in f9)+8 /resolution 2)+8 (III)7" is adninistereal by the United for the thirtieth session (a8enda iten 105)3 6 n.po"t or the International Civil Service Comnission: Supplenent No. 30 (4/10030 ) ; (b) Feport of the Arlvisory Conrnittee: A/10008/Add.9; (c) Report of the I'ifth Committee: A/IOI+23; (a) Meetings of the Fifth Connj.ttee: A/c.5/SR.]7)+)+ " :.75r,1?53 and f756; (.) Fesolutions 3l+18 A and B (Xxx); (f) P1enary meeting; A/Pv.2\3o, A/ 3r lroo t5ns-L 1s rt Page 190

Nations Joint Staff Pension Soard consisting of 21 menbers, one third of whom are elected by the General Assenbly and the corresponding legislative bodies of the other merrber organizations, one third norninated by the executive heads and one third ,^lected by the particlpants.

The United Nations, eight specialized ageneies and the International Atonie Erterg,. Agency, and the Interim Ccmrnission for the Internationa"l Trade Organization are members of the !'und. As at 3l- December L975, tlne number of participants was )+2 "592. At its thirtieth sessicn, 133/ the ceneral. Assenbly noted the interin report of the Board orl 8, nev system for the adj ustment of benefits in payr:rent and reiterated its request r0ade at the twenty-ninth session that the Board should propose to the As sembl-y at its thirty-first session a unified and durabLe system lthlch ltoul-d respond as equitably as possible to the needs of retired persons and lrhich vou1d not require an increase in the present or future financia"l respons ibilit ies of Member States; decided that the Regulations of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund should be a.nended, without retroactive effect" from 1 January 1976, as set forth in annex VII to the report of the United t$ations Joint Staff Pensicn Board" nodified. in acco"dance \rith the suggestion made in paragraph 3 of the report of the Advisory CorDnittee on Administrative and Budgetary Oucstions, excent for those chonges vhich refated to the extension of the maximr:m period of contributory servicel and requested the Soard to study the possibility cf increasing survivors t and disability benefits, bearing in mind the actuarial position of the Fund., and to report thereon to the Assembly at its thirty-first session /resotution 3526 (xxX)-L The Assenbly requested the Secretary-General to intensify his efforts substantially to increase the investrnents of the Fund directly in developing countries, on safe and profitable termss and to report on the matter to the Assembly at its thirty-first session fresolution 352'f (.xXX)|. The Assenbly also requested bim to ensure that, in making the investrrrents of the Unitea Nations Joint Staff Fensicn I'und, all possib.le care vas taken to avoid losses due to currency

13V References for the thirtieth session (agenda item 106); (a) Report of the United i{ations Joint Staff Fension Board: Supplement I\ro. 9 (4/10009). (b) ReForts of the Secretari.-General : A/C"r/f6il4 and Corr.1 ar,d A/C,J/I697", (c) Feports of the Advisory oommrittee: 4/10335" A/I037\.,

(d) Report of the lifth Conmittee: A/IOI+52 t. (e) Resolutions 3525 (xXX) , 3jzT Oixx) and 3528 (xXX); (l) IJeebings of thc citLh Comfljttce: a/C.>/SF.1738, 1?L1, rTLg Iltlg, I7|L, I7J7" 1759,176r, L765, U66, rTIo,1T71 and 1??3; " (e) Plenary meeting: A/?,'1 .21A2. A/ 3rlroo Xnglish Page 191

flucuations /iesolution 3528 f .Furthernore, ^ ^_/_/, the Assembly, r^rhile concurling inr-n therne reconmendatirec onnendat i on of the Advisory corunittee r,/ith regard provision death to the of and disability coverage for members of the Joint Inspectionrnsnaet-ion Unit,lTiir decideddaa.da^ to defer consideration of the question of pension thirty-first coverage for the unit unt ir the session. The Ass embr-y also requested the Board to review article a0 of the Regulations of the Fund in order to provide fox a wider and nore eqxitable geographical d.istTibution of the membership of the rnvestments connittee and, if necessaryj to increase the corunitteers rnembership, and to submit proposars the'eon to the Assenbly at its thirty-first session, together with the views Secretary-Geners-l. of the

At the thirty-first session, the ceneral- Assenbly will have before 1t the report of the Board, which wift be issued as Supp].ement No.9 (A/37/9), and the reports of the secretary-General 0n the proposals of the Board with respect to article 20 of the Fund's Regurations, on inirestment in developing countiies and on pension coverage for menbers of the Joint rnspection unit, tolether with the related reports of the Advisory Connittee.

1ol+. of the United Nations tr'orce a"nd of the United Nations server _t orce: of the -General The United Nations Emergency Force was established by the Security Council 1973 in /resolutions 340 (1973)"and":li- iiSi3IZ-in*e uniteq Nations Disengagernent observer Force vas established by the coun;ii in rgt4 fresolution ::o irirr+)7. Their mand.ates have been extended repeatedly.

At its thirtieth session, r3l+/ trre General Assembly appropriated a.n amount of $91+'2?5,000 for the operation o-f the united Nations nr"rgerr"y ior". (urrr) for the *.r::1 l::t^2! october 1975 to 2l+ october f976 inclusive, and an amount of y.1_:1i11o1o lbr the operation of the United Nations Disengagenent Observer Force \ur'ruu-f .J 1or the pertod f"om 1 Decenber fgTj to 31 Mey 1976 inclusive, In addition, it authorized the secretary-GeneraL to enter into c onmi.tment s for uNDOF not_to.exceed ar a rate $1,288,636 per month for the period frorn l- June to 31 October 19?5 lnc-Lusfve' should the security council decide to continue the Force beyond 31 May l-976 /iesotution 33?\ ixxx)7.

134/ References for the thirtieth session (agenda item 1OT): (a) Report of the Secretary-General: A/IO3>O and Corr.l and Add.1- (b) teport of the Aalvi.sory Conmittee: A/1O3TB; (") Report of the F,ifth Conrnittee: A/Ic8dl and Add.1_3 and Add.2/Corr.l and Add.3/corr. t; (d) Resolutions 33?I A to c (xXX); (u) Meetings of the Fifth Committee: A/c.5/sR,r725, I7)+B-r752 1?5!" 1?61 al],d, 1762; I (f) Plenary rneetings: A/pv,2389a dt?O, 2\23 and 2440. A/ 3]./ 7AO English Page 1!2

At the Lhjrty-first session, bhe Genera-L Asser0bly viII have before it the report of the gecretary-General- on the expenses of UNEF and UNDOF, ineluding requects for such addj Lional aopropriations 3s nay be required, errd the related report of the AdYisory Comnittee.

105. Report of the International Law Conmission on the work of its tventy-eighth sesslon

The International Law Comuission vas established by the General Assenbly at its second session, in l9\'f , with a view bo giving effect to Article 13, paragraph 1a, of the CharLer. TLre objecL of bhe comflission is to promote the progressive development of international lav and its codification. The Conmissicn concerns itse-Lf nr'imarily vith public internatjonal- law, but it is not orecluded frorr" enterirg the ficld of Drivate internatjonal lav ,/resolution lT4 (-rI)/.

The Statute of the Commission, annexed to resolution 17)+ (I1), as subsequently ameniled o regulates the organization" functions and methods of vork of the Conmjssion. ihe Commjssion consists of 25 nembers elected by the Ceneral Assembly in their individual capacity and not as representatives cf their Governments - The nembership of the Conmission should reflect the nain forms of civilization and the r"-incinal l.ra.] svsterrs of the wor-Ld. The renbers of the Coflmission are elected by the assenbly fcr five years. In the case of a cas'rsl vacancy, the Connission iLself fi1ls Lhe vacancy. The Lerm of office of the rresenl members expires on JL UecelrIJer _Lylb |isee LLem zl). The Connission began its vork in f9l+9. During its 27 session, it submitted to the General Assenbly final draft articles or reports on the folloving topics: draft declaration on the rights and duties of States; ways and means for making the evid€nce of custonary international taw more readily available; formulation of the Princip-Les; question of internaLionel criminal jurisdicLion; reservations to"iiilnberg multilateral conventiorrs; queetion of defining aggression; draft code of offences against the peace and security of rnankind: elj"rination and reduction of statelessnessl -L a,\'r ol che sea; arbitral lrocedure" diolonatic intercourse and irnmunities; consular relationsi extended participation in general nultilateral treaties concluded under the auspices of the League of Ifations; 1aw of treaties; specia-l mlssions; r:epresentation of States in their relations with international organizaLions; prolection of diplomaLs and other in t,ernat i onal1lr proLectcd Dersonsl and succession of States in reslect of treaties. The following multifateral conventions have been concluded following consideration of the relevant top.ics by the Conmission: Convention on the Teruitorial Sea anc. the Contigllous Zone; a37 Convention on the High Seas; 136/ Convention on !'ishins and Conservation of the Living Resources of the ]ligh

qaFiaa -?h77 c.'r l?\/ il.il-od l\lati-n< TFoar\/I rcdLJ lcr Lsb, ,,^l vur, / Cl6 \^ | I1 ^y, Le/,. 136l Ibid. , vot. )+50, 1o, 6\6',, p. 11. A /3r /L00 English Pase 193

Seas; l3T/ Convention on the Continental Shetf; 138/ Oltional Pl'otocol of Signature concerning the Compulsory Settl-enent of Disputes relating to the above-nentioned conveniions on the lav of the sea; f39/ Vienna Convention on DiFlomatic F.. LLLi.I-s; 1!0/ anct Optional FrotoeoLs concerning AcquisiLion of l'lat:onaliLy an.1 1.he t nn,r,,l c^F.- qF+tla*F"t of lisn t,es. fL'/ CnnvenLion on the ReductiOn of SLaLelessness (A/C0NE"9/15); Vienna ConvEition on Consular Relations , !2/ and Optional Protocols cortcerning Acquisition of Nationality and the Compulsory SetL-Letr.ent of Disputesi 1l+3/ Vjenna Convent-ion on the Lar.- of TreaLies" ILV Conventlon on Speeial I'4issions and, Optional Protocol coneerning the Compulsory Settler0ent of Disputes /resolution 2530 (XXIV), anne5/; Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationa"lly qrotected Persons, including Diplonatic Agents /resolution 3156 (xxvrrr), annex/; and vienna Convention on the Representation of States in Their Relati.ons vith International Organizations of a universa-r Character (A/CONF,6T/16).

At its thirtieth session, 1l*5/ tn" Ceneral As s ernbly considered the report of the Cornnission on the work of its tventy-seventh session (A/10010/Rev.1), which contained in particular a series of provisional draft articles, Logether with ccrnmenLaries" relatinn to State resDonsibility, to succession of StaLes in respect of matters other than treaties" to the most-favoured-nation clause, and to treaties concluded between States and international organizations or between internationa.l organizations. The report al.so contained an account of the conclusions reached by the Conmission on the general gos^1s towards vhich its efforts sbould. be directed in the lifnt of irs existing orogranme of work. AL that session" the Assembly took

rtu lbid. , voI. 559, No. Bt6]+, p. 285. nB/ Tbid. , vol. \99, No. 7302, p. 3rf. l:9-l &f9.., vo1. l+to, tto. 6\66, p. I59. 'I hfi / Tlri \r^ l qnn 'l ^ 7310 , p' lh]/ Tbjd., vol" !00, .to. ?311, p, 22J, and. No. 7312" p. 241' ]}a/ &rg., vol. 595, No. 8638, p. 26r. fut 1010., vo_1. )9o, I\o. 8629 p. !6!, ana wo. 8540, p" )+87. " 1r+!./ Unitad Nations Conference on ! Sessions. Official Becords, Dccunents of the Conference (United fiations .!ubf ication, p Sales I,Jo.; E"70.V. 5 ), doc',.ment AlCOLIF.39 / 27, " 1\5,/ Referenees far the thirtieth session (agenda item 108): (") Report of the International Lant Conmission: Supplement No. 10 (A/1oolo/Rev.1); (l) Report of tlLe Sixth Comnibtee: A/10393; (c) Resolution 3)+95 (xxx)l (o) 1535 1538-1550 I'teetin€ls of the Sixth cordnittee: A/C.6/SR"L53\, " (e) Plerarv rceting: A/PV.2lrt0. A/3r /t-o1 English Paee 194 note of the report; expressed. its appreciation to the Comission for the work it had acconplished.; approved the Corunission's progranme of rrork planned for l-976; feconmendeal that the Conmission should (a) complete at its tventy-eighth session the first reading of draft articles on the most-favoured.-nation clause; (b) continue on a hj.gh priority basis its work on State responsibility with a view to conpleting the preparation of a first set of drafb articles on responsibility of States for internationalJ-y wrongfu-1 acts at the earliest possible time and ta"ke up, as soon as appropriate, the separate topic of international liability for injurious consequences arising out of acts not prohibiteal by international 1av; (c) proceed with the preparation, on a priority basis, of draft articles on succession of States in respect of natters other than treaties; (d) proceea vith the preparation of d?aft articles on treaties concluded betveen States arrd international organizations or betveen international organizations; and (e) continue its stualy of the lalt of the non-navigat ional uses of international watercourses. In adtlition, the Assembly expressed confidence that the Comission would review the progress of its work and adopt in the light of such a review the methods of work best suited to the speedy realization of the tasks entrusted to it /iesolution 3l+95 (XfX)7. At the thirty-first session, the ceneral- Assenbly wil-l have before it the report of the International Law CoEr0ission on the work of its twenty-eighth session, scheduLeil to be hel.d at Geneva fron J May to 23 July f976, which viLl be issued as supplenent No. I0 (4/31/10).

106. Conference of pl-enipotent iaries on succession of States in respect of treaties; report of the Secretary-General-

At it6 twenty-sixth session, in 19?l+, the lnternational Lav Conmission, in accordance with General AssembLy resolution 3OT1 (XXVIII), conpleted the second read.ing of the draft articles on succession of States in respect of treaties,

At its twenty-ninth session, the GeneraL Assenbly conside"ed the r€port of the Connlssion on the vork of its twenty-sixth session (A/9610/Rev,I), vhich contained a final set of 39 draft articles, with conmentaries, on succession of States in ?espect of treatieso together vith a reconmend.ation that the Assembly shouLd. invite Member States to submit their written cornaent s artd obse?vations on the draft articles and should convene an international conference of plenipotentiaries to study the draft articles and to conclude a convention on the subject. At that session, the Assenbly invited Member States to subrnit to the Secretary-General thei" written conaents and. observations on the d.r.aft articles, including comentB and observations on certain proposals referred to in the cornrnission's report which the conmission had been prevented from discussing by lack of time and on the procedure by vhich and the form in which work on the draft articles should be conpleted; recluested the Secretary-General to circulate, before the thirtieth session of the Assex0bly, the conments and observations submitted i and decid.ed to incLude in the provisional, asenda of its thirtieth session an item entitled "Succession of States in respect oi treaties" /-resofution 3315 (xxTx)7. A/3a/l-oo ftrglish Page 195

At its thirtieth session, L\6/ t]ne General Assembly, having considered the report of the Sec?etary-Generat-ea/10198 and Add.1-6) subnitted pursuant to section II of resolution 3315 (X]crX), containing written connents €nd obse"vations by Member States on the draft articles on succession of States in respect of treaties, urged l.{ember States vhich had not yet been ab].e to tlo so to subnit to the Secretary-Gene"a1 as soon as possible their written conments and observations on the draft articles; requested the Secretary-Genera] to circulate such coments End observations before the thirty-first session of the Assembly; decided to convene a conference of plenipotentiaries in 197T to consider the draft articles on succession of States in respect of treaties and to enbo y the results of its worh in an international convention and such other instnments as it night deen appropriate; and. d.ecided to include in the provisional agencla of its thi"ty-first session an item entitled. ttConference of plenipotentiaries on succession of States in respect of treatiesrr fresoLution 31t96- (xxx)7. At the thirty-first session, the General Assembly wilJ. have before it the report of the Secretary-ceneral called for ljnder resolution 3)+96 (Xxx).

le/ Beferences for the thirtieth session (agenda item 109): (a) Report of the Sec"etary-General: 4/10198 and Ad

I07. Report of the Unj-ted qqtions Cornmission on Internationaf Trade Lav on the

The United Nations Conrnission on International Trade Law was established by the General Assenbly at it,s twenty-first session, in 1966, to lromot e the progressive harnonization and unification of the law of international trade. ft began its vork in i968. The Conuaission originally consisted. of 2! ivlernber States representing the various geographic regions and the principat _Legal systems of the r^rorld /resolution 2205 (XxIy . At its tventy-eighth session, thg Assenbly decided to increase the nembership of the Cornmission fron 29 to 36 /resolution 3108 (XXVIII)7. The terns of office of 17 of the nembers explre on 3f December 1975 (see itern 23).

At its Lhirtieth session" !+T/ ttre General Assetrrbly, after considering the report of the United. Nations Coromission on International- Trade Law on the vork of its eighth session (A/10017), inter alia, recotrmended that the Coramission shou.ld continue to pay s1;ecial attention to the topics to r,rhi ch it had decided to give priority, nanely, the internetional sal-e of gocds, international payr0entls, internaticrr-l coruercial srbitration and international legislation on strippin€L and should continue to consider the advisabil-ity of preparing uniform rules governing the li.ability for damage caused by products intendecl for or involved in interuational trad.e, in accordance vith the decisions adopted by the Conrnission /resolutlon 3\9[ (XE()/. At the thirty-first sessionl the ceneral Assembly vi1l have before it the report of the Conurission on the work of its ninth session, held in New york from 12 April Lo 7 l,IaJ a976" This report" the contents of rrhi ch will also be forr,rarded to the United Nations Conference on Tra.d.e and Development for conment s in accordance vlth Assenbly resolution 2205 (XXI) ? wi].l be issuecl as Supplenent No, 17 (.4/31/1?). The conments thereon of the Trade and tevelopment Board vi11 be conmunrlcated to the Assembl-y in a note by the Secretaxy-Generaf .

14?,/ References for bhe thirtieth session (agenda item 11Q): (") Feport of the United Nations Cornmission on International Trade l,aw: Supplement No. rT (A/tool7 ) j (b) Report of the Sixth Conmittee: A/I.O\?O:, (.) Resolution 3)+9\ (XXx)t (d) ivieetings of the Sixth Conmittee: A/c.6/sR.LjZT " I52g.Ii33, L5\T ant L5T5; (e) Plenary rneeting: A/PV,24l+0. A/31/100 lngli sh Page 197

1OB. Report of the Connnittee on Rel-ations ffith the ijost Country

The Connittee on ReLations with the Host Couniry, composed of the host State and 1l+ other Membea States, was_established by the General- AssembJ,y at its tventy-sixth session, in 1971 /resolution 2819 (XXVfy. The present nerubership of the Cornnittee is the followinrr:

Bulgaria, Canad.a, China, Costa Ricar CIT)rus, Irance" Honduras, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Mali" Spain, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United Kingd.ou of Great Britain and liorthern frelanc1" United Renublic of Tanzania and United States of Anerica.

The Corunittee replaced the Informa1 Joint Cornmittee on Host Country Relations which had been establ-ished in 1966. In resolution 2Bl9 (UvI), the General Ass enbl-y instructed the Committee to deal \,rith the question of the security of rnissions and the safety of their personnef, as nerl as vith all the categories of issues previously considered by the Infonnal Joint Connittee on Host Country nelations, and authorized the cor0ndttee to study the conwention on the privileges and rnmunities of the lJnited Nabions and to consicier, and advise the host country on, issues arising in connexion with the implenentation of the Agreement between the united Nations and the united states of Ame::ica regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations .

At its thirtieth session, !+!-/ tne Genera.l Assemblyu having considered the report of the connnittee (l/tooz6), decid.ed that it should continue its \,rork in 1975, in conformity raith resolution 2819 (XXVI), nith_the purpose of exanining all natters falling within its terms of reference fresolution 3\gB (n$)7. At the thirty-first session" the General Asserrbly wilf have before it the report of the Conmittee, which vi11 be issuect as Suppl-enxent No,26 (A/3I/26).

B/ References for the thirtieth session (agenda item 1ir\. (a) Beport of the Cornnittee on Relations vith the Host Suppfement No. 26 (A/10025); (b) Report of the Sixth Conmittee: A/IA\29L (") Resolution :t+98 (XXX); (d) l'{eetings of the Sixth Coroni.ttee: A/C.6/SR.15|8-1560 and t5??; (e) Plenary meeting: A/PV.2d1O, A/ 3r /Loo English Page 1!B

109. Report of the Special coruoittee on the charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Ro].e of the Organization

The itern entitled "Need to consider suggestions regarcling the reviev of the Charter of the United Nations" was first considered by the General Assembly at its twenty-fourth session, in 1969. At that session, the Assembly, not having had the time to examine the item adequately, decided. to consid.er it at the twenty-fifth session /resolution 2552 (xxlv )/ . At its twenty-fifth session, the General Assenbly requested the Secretary- General to invite Member States to coomrmi cate to hin their views an,l suggestions on the reviev of the Charter for subnission to the Assenbly at its twenty-seventh session /iesolution 269I $xV y- .

At its twenty- s eventh session, the General- Assenbly had before it the report of the Secreta.ry-General (A/87\6 and Corr.l- and Add.1-3). At that session, the As sembly requested. the Secretary-Generaf to inrrite Member States Lrhich had not d.one so comrmmicate views submission the Assembly at its to their for ../^ to tnenty-nl.nth sesslon /resoLutlon 2964 \xLu'---..--\.7 rL U, At its twenty-ninth session, the ceneral- Assembl-y decid.ed to establish an Ad Hoc Connittee on the Charter of the United Nations, consisting of 42 members to discuss ttre observations received fron covernments, to consid.er any additional specific proposals that Governments night make vj.th a viev to enhancing the ability of the Uniteal Nations to achieve its purposes, to consid.er also other suggestions for the more effective functioning of the Unitecl Nations that ndght not require anendments to the Charter and to enumers.te the proposals which had aroused partieular interest in the Ad Hoc Connittee. The Assembl-y also invited. Governments to submit or bring up to date their observations on the revier,r of the Charter; invited the Secletary-ceneraf to subrnit to the Ad Hoc Corunittee his views on the experience acquired in the application of Charter provisions with xegard to the Secretariat I and- requested hir0 to prepsreo for the use of the Ad Hoc Corurittee, an analytical paper containing the observations received from Governments and the view-s expressed at the twenty-seventh and trenty-ninth sessions fresoJution 331+9 (XXIX! . Meanwhile another itern entitled "Strengthening of the role of the United Nations vith regard. to the maintenance and, consolidation of international peace and security, the deve]-opment of co-operation among all nations and the promoticn of the ru-le s of international law in relations betreen States" vas included in the agenda of the twenty-seventh session of the General Assenbly at the request of Romania (A/8792). At that session" the Assembl-y, inter aIia, recognized that the Organization shoul-d become a more effectiwe instrument in safeguarding and strengthening the independence and sovereignty of a]-1 States; expressed. the conviction that it was necessary to enhance the roLe of the United Natj.ons so that it night bring an increased contribution to the settlement of international issues; and invited Member States to conmunicate to the Secretary-General their views and. suggest.ions on the ways and means of strengthening the ro].e of the United Nations in international life /resolution 2925 (n.Jfff)/. A/3rl100 Engli sh Page 199

At its twenty-eighth session, the General Assembly considered the item on the basis of the report of the Secretary-cenelal (l/ g]-.zA and Add.l). At that session" the Assenbly considered that the stTengthening of the role of the United Nations required continuous improvement of the firnctioning and. effectiveness of its principal organs, and that it was inportant to study and agree upon lrays and means of enhancing the effecti.veness of the resolutions of the Assen0bLy and other o"gans of the United. Nations; invited a.Il Menber States to conmuni cate to the Secretary-General- and further elaborate on their vielts, suggestions and. proposals concerning the strengthening of the ro].e of the United Nations; and requested the Secretary-Genelal to I)rep€,re for its twenty-ninth session a report presenting the vievs, suggestions and prgposals fornulated. by Member States on the subject /resolution 3073 (xxVIIIy.

At its twenty-ninth session, the General As senbly had before it the report of the Secretary-GeneraL (A/9695). At that session, the Assenbly transnitted to its thirtieth session for consid.eration the views, suggestions and proposals of Member States concerning the inprovement of its functioning and effectiveness; invited the ather principal organs of the United Nations, in the process of inproving their activities and. functioni.ng, to take into consideration the views' suggestions and. proposals contained. in the report of the Secretary-General and to keep the Assenbly informed on this subject; and requested Member States to giTe filrther study to ways and means of st?engthening the role of the United Nations ancl enhancing its effectiveness and to cormunicate to_the Secretary-General-_their vier,rs, suggestions and ploposals in that regard. l?esolution 3282 ()o(fxy. At the same session, the Assembly urgeal Member States not parties to instruments establishing the various facilities and machinery available for the peacefu.l settlement of d-isputes to consider becoming parties to such instruments and, in the caae of the International- Court of Justice, recognized the desirability that States study the possibility of accepting" with as fev reservations as possible, the compul-so"y jurisdiction of the Court; called upon Member Stetes to nake full use and. seek inproved inplementation of the means and methods provided for in the Cbarter and. elsewhere for the exclusivel,y peaceful settlement of any dispute or any situation hich was like1y to entlanger the naintenance of international pesce i and security; arrd requested the Secretary-General to prepare a report on the I machinery established under the gharter for the peaceful settfernent of international disputes /resolution 3283 (xXIXy. At its thirtieth session, 49./ tn. General Assembly consid.ered the report of

9/ References for the thirtieth session (agenda itens lf3 and 2p): (") Report of the Ad Hoc Connittee on the Charter of the Unitecl Nations: Supplement No. 33 (A/I0033); (b) Reports of the Secretary-General: A/10113 and Corr.l- and Add.l--3' A/LO255, Alroz89l' (") Report of the Sixth Conrnittee: A/ LoI+59: (d) Report of the Fifth Connittee: A/LO\95; (e) Resol-ution 3\99 (XXX); Meetings of the Sixth Corr:rittee: A/ C.6/sR.rr6r-r571+, 1576-15?8 and 1582; Meeting of the tr'ifth conmittee: A/c.5/5R.L767; ( n., ?lenary neeting: A/W.2W0. Ai 31/100 En r;1i s h Pnge 200

the Ad lJoc Con nittee (ifem 113) togerhe.r vith the item on the strengthening of ttrc rol-e of the United Nations (iten 29), At that session, the Assembly rlecided to reconvene the AC Hoc Conmittee as a Special Committee on the ChaJter of the U!ri bea .,lalion=-und*- the Sb-rengbhering of Lhe Role of the organization to exanine in detaif the observations received fron Governments concerning suggestions and proposals regarding the Charter of the United- Nations and the strengthening of the role of the Unitecl liations with regard to the rnaintenance and consol-idation of international peace and secur:ity, the development of co-operation among all nations and the promotion of the rules of international 1aw in relations between States " to consider Eny additional specific proposals that covernments ni ght rnake ro'ith a viev to enhancing the ability of the United- r{ations to achieve its purposes, arrd to list the proposals which had been made in the Connittee and to identifv those vhich had awaken€d special interest; requested the Committee tc examine the proposals which had been made or wou1d. be rnade l,rith a vi er^, to according priority to the consi

Algeria, Argenirina, Barbados Be1giun:i, Brazil, China,, Colornbia, Congo, Cyprus, Czechosfovakia, Ecuador," Egypt, EI Safvador, Finland, France, German Democratic Republic, Germany (Federal Republic of), Ghana., Greece, Guyana, India" Indonesia, Iran, Irar1, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Liberia, Mexico, Nepa1, i{er'r Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, ?hilippines, pc}and" Romania, Rtranda, Sierra T,eone, Spain, Turisia, Ti.rrkei., Union of Soviet Social-ist Republics" United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern lre]-and. United States of America, Verrezuela, Yugoslavia and Zambia.

At the thir:ty-first session: the General Asser0bly will have before it the report of the Special Committee, which has been issued as Supplement No. 33 (A/3r/T), and the repolt of t,he Secretary-Generaf (Al3f/5L).

110. F_egpeqt ,,qsq-,-humaq .1.l6l*_-s_f_4_ elg-eg,-qonfli ct s : report o In its resclution XXIII, !!9/ tire Internatir:na1 Conference on Hrman Rights, he-Ld at Teheran in April and XIay 1968 during the lnternational year for Iluman RighLs, reqlrcsted Lne General Assenb_Iy to invite the Secretary-Genera_L Lo study (a) steps vhich should be ta.ken to secure the betber application of existin€l humanitarian international conventions and rules in all arned cotrflicts, and (b) the neeC for additione-i huttanitarian international conventions or for other appropriat. legaI instnnents to ensure the better protection of civilians, prisoners a,nd combatants in all armed conflicts and the prohibition and limitation ol the use ,*arfar.e of certain methocls and means cf "

Ua/ Iinq]_ 3g!. _-o:.-Lbe-I]1Lel]nqt lcnat Conference cn Human Rishts- (Unitea Nations publication, rVo Sares .'--n " 6S . ilV, 5t; p.--t-8. Al 31/ rOO rngl ish Page 201

At its tventy-third session, the General Ass e4b1y invited the Secretary-General to undertake such a study /resolution 2l+[\ (XXTII)/. At its tveniy-fourth ses sion, the General Assenbly had before it a preJ-irninary study (A/7720). At that session" bhe Assembly fequested the Secre Lary-Ceneral co continue the sludy) giving specia_L attention Lo Lhe need for protection of the rights of civilians and combatants in conflicts which arose from the struggl-es of peopfes under colonial and foreign ru]-e for litreration and self-tleternination and to the better appl-ication of existing humanitarian internationa.I conventions and rules to such conflicts /resolution 259? (xxrv )/ . At its tr.renty-fifth session, the General Assembly" after considering the secretary-General- ? s report (A/8012) 3 adopted four resolutions dealing vith various aspects of the problen of the protection of human rights in arned conflic-us /resolutions 25?l+ (xKV) to 2677 (xxv)7. At its tventy-sixth session, the General Assenbly, after considering the report of the secretary-General on the results of the conference of Government Experts an the Reaffirmation and Development of rnt,ernational Hunanitariarr l,av Applicable in Armed conflicts, convened in 19?l by the fnternationaf connittee of the Red Crossr and on other refevant developments (A/B3TO and Add.1)" as well as a note by the secretary-Generaf (A/8313 and Add,r-3) containing corrrnent s by Governments on prcvious reports of the secretary-Genera1,,*adopted two resofutions on this question /resolutions 2852 (XxvI) and 2853 (xrvr)1.

At its tventy-seventl session, the General Asserdbty, on the recora[endation of the General conmittee (a/88oo/nev.r, para" 2l), allocatecl to 'r,he sixth corrulittee subiten (a) of itern )+9r entitled ''Respect for hurnan rights in armed conflicts: report of the secretary -ceneral under cenerar Assembly cesolutions 2852 (xxvr), paragraph B, a"nd.2853 (XXVI)". Subiten0 (b), relating to the plotection otl iournafists" vas referred to the Third Corunittee. After considerina the i Secretary-General s report (A/8781 and Corr'.I), the Assembly, l_S!.g._3!_a, requested the secretary-Generai to report to the Assembly at its tventy-eighth session on relevant developments concerning hrrman rights in armed conf1icts and to prep're, as soon as possible, a survey of existing rules of international 1a' concerning Lhe -oronibition or restriction of use of specific wcapons /iesorution 3032 (rxvt-L )/ At its trenby-eighth session, the Generai Assenbly, after considering the report submitted by the secretary-General (A/9123 and corr,l and Add.r and 2) and the su"vey prepared by the Secretarj'at (A/gzI:)), inter a1ia, expressed its appreciation to the Swiss Federal Counci.l for convoking in 197)+ the first session of the Diplonatic Conference on the Reaffirmation and Development of lnternational Humanitarian Law Applicable in Armed Conflicts and to the International Comnittee of the Red Cross for preparing the draft Additional protocols to the Geneva conventions of 19\9 which constituted the basi.s for discussion at that conference; urged that the national- Iiberation movements recognized by the various regional intergovernmental organizations concerned shou.ld be invited to participate in the Jip-tomacic conference as obscrvers, and r-cquestcd ihe secfetary-ceneraJ- to report to the Assembl-y at its twenty-ninth session on relevant developments concerning hr.man rights in armed conflicts, in particular on the proceedings anc results of the A/ 31./100 English Page 202

].!Jl+ session of the Dipl-omatic Conference /resolution 3102 ()OWIII]/. The As senbly also proclaimed. six basic principles of the 1ega1 status of the combatants struggl-ing against col-onial and alien donination and racist r6gimes vithout preJudice to their eLaboration in future within the framewolk of the d.evel-opment o! international 1aw appl ying to the protection of hunan rights in armed conflicts /resolution 3103 (xxvllr)/. At its twenty-ninth sessionu the General Assenbly considered the report (A/9669) subnittetl by the secret€xy-General under resolution 3LO2 (xxvfff)" tfre nain body of which described the proceedings and l.esults of the first session of the Diplonatic Conference on the Reaffirmation and Development of International Ilumanitarian l,aw Applicable in Armed Conf.Iicts convoked by the Swiss tr'ederal Council at Geneva fron 20 February to 29 March 197\. An addendru to the report (A/ 9669/ Add,.L) sr.unnarized reLevant information conmunicated to the Secretaly-General by non-governrnental bodies in particular infornation provided for by tbe International Comittee of the Red Cross concerning the Conference of Government Experts on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons, eonvened under the auspices of the Connittee at Lucerne, Switzerland" fron 2b Septenbex to 18 october 197\. At that session, the Assenbly, inter alia" expressetl its appreciation to the swiss lederal council_ for convoking in 1975 the second session of the Diplonatic Conference on the Reaffirlaation and Development of InternationaL Hums.nitarian Law Applicable in A:rned. Conflicts; called upon al-l parties to armed conflicts to acknowledge and to conpl-y with ttreir obligations under the hunanitarian instruments a,nd to observe the international humanitarian rules; and requested the secretary- ceneraL to report to the Assembl-y at its thirtieth session on relevant developments concerning the topic" in particular oq the proceed.ings ancl Tesults of the 19?5 session of the Diplonatic Conference /resolution 3319 (uIXy. Tbe Assembly also soletrnly proclairned. a Declaration on the Protection of Women and Children in Emergency and Arrned ConfLict in the struggle for peace, self-deterrnination, national liberation and independence, and called for the_strict observance of the Decla"ation by a].]. Menber States /resolution 3318 (nfixl/. At its t'hirtieth session" t5t/ tne General Assembly consialered the item entitled "Respect for hrinran rigtrts in arrned conflictsrr together with the iten entitled 'rProtection of iournalists engaged. in dangelous missions in areas of arned. conflict", At that session" the Assenbl-y had before it the report (4/10195 and Corr.1) subnitted by the Secretary-General pursuant to resolution JJry \A^r^r' wnrcn o.escribed. the proceedings and results of the second session

1!I/ References for the thirtieth session (agenda itens 114 and" 70): (a) Report of the Secretary-GeneraL: A/ f1a95 and Corr.l and Add.1; (t) Note by the Secretary-General: A/101h7; (c) Report of the Sixth Connittee: A/101+63; (d) Resolution 3500 (XXX); (u) lleetings of the sixth Conroittee: A/c,6/sR.Lr75-1577 t (f) Pl-enary meeting: A/PV.2)+l+1. A/3fl100 _En s_Ll Sn Pale 203 of the Diplomatic Conference on the Reaffirmation anal Development of International Humanitarian Law Applicable in Armed Conflicts, convoked by the Svi ss Federal Councit at Geneva from 3 February to 18 April L975. An ad.dendun to the report (A/10195/Add. 1 ) sunnarized infornation concerning relevant activities of non-governmentel bodies received by the Secretary-General subsequent to the adoption of resol-ution 3319 (XXIX), nameJ.y" information conrnunicated. by ttie League of the Red. Cross, Red Crescent antl Red Lion Societies and by the International Institute of Hr.:manitarian Law (San Rerao), A note by the Secretary-General on the protection of journalists engaged in riangerous nissions in aneas of armed conflict (4/]011+7), d.escribing the results of the second. session of tbe Diplomatic Conference on the Question of the Protection of Journal"ists " was also circulated. At the same session the General Assembly, inter aLia, expressed. its appreciation to the Swiss Fed.eral Colrncil for convoking at Geneva from 21 April to 1l Jr:ne 1976 the third session of the Diplonatic Conference on the Reaffirnation and Development of Internationa.l- Hunanitarian Law Appl-icabl"e in Arrned Conflicts and to tbe International Conmittee of the Red Cross fot convoking at Lugano from 28 January to 26 February t9T6 a second Conference of Government Experts on Weapons that ivlay Cause Unnecessary Suffering or Have Indiscrininate Effects; ca11ed upon all parties to arned conflicts to acknoEl_ed.ge and to conrply with their obl_igations rDder the humanitarian instnrments and to obselve the international hu$anitarian rules which were applicable, i.n particular The Hague Conventions of 1899 and L9O7, f52/ the Geneva Protocol- of I)ZJ 153/ and bhe ceneva Conventions ot filD; W urged al-l participants in the Dipl-onatic Conference to do their utmost to reach agreement on additional whj.ch night help to alleviate the sufferi.ng brought about by arnetl conflicts"ules and to respect and. protect non-conbatants and civilian objects in such conflicts; took note with appreciation of the clecision at the Diplonatic Conference on the protection of journalists engaged in dangerous professional missions in areas of armed- conflicts and of the intention of ttre Conference to cor0plete its work on the subject during its next sessionl and requested the Secretary-General to report to the Asserobly at its thirty-first session on relevant developments concerning buman rights in armed conflicts, in particular on the proceedings and_results of t]Ile 1975 session of the DipLoroatic Conference /resolution 3500 (xxxy.

!23/ Carnegie Endowment for Inteanational peace, The Hague Corr{rentions and Declarations of tB99 and 1.907 (New york, oxford. Univer-iiy-rE=",-9f l). llLl League of Nations, Treaty Series, vol. XCIV, No. 2138, p. 65. !14,i Uni.ted Nations" Treaty Series, vol. ?5, Nos. 9?0-9?3. A/ 3T /IOO Engli sh Page 20\

At the thirty-first session, the ceneral Assenbly will have before it the report of the Secretary-General- called. for und.er resolution 3500 (XXX).

111.

This iten vas included in the agend.a of the trenty-ninth session of the Gene}al- Assenxbl-y at the request of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (A/971+5). At that session" the General Assembly decided to include in the provisional agenda of its thirtieth session an item entitledr?Implementation by States of tbe provisions of the Vienna Convention on Diplonati.c Relations ot f96f and. measures to increase the number of parties to the Convention'r.

At its thirtieth session, I55/ the General Assenbly reaffirmed the need. for strict iuplenentation by Sta.tes of the provisions of the l-96] Vienna Conventi.on on Diplomatic Relations; depfored. instances of violation of the provisions of the Convention as vel]- as of rul-es of international diplomatic 1aw; invited Member States to submit to the Secretary-Generaf their cornment s and- observations on ways and means to ensure the implenentation of the provisions of the Convention as well as on the d.esirability of the elaborati.on of provisions concerning the status of the dipl"onatic courier; requested the Secretary-General to subndt a report containing the conments and. observations received. from Member States to the Assenbl-y at its thirty-first sessioni and decided to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-first session an iten entitled "Inplementation by States of the provisions of the Vignna Convention on Dip.lornatic Belations of 196I: report of the Secretary-General" /resolution 3501- (*)Z . At the thirty-filst. session, the General Assenbly ni1l have before it the report of the Secretary-Genera1 cal-l-ed fo" rmder resolution 3501 (XXX).

155/ References for the thirtieth session (agenda item 1,15): (a) Report of the Sixth Comittee: l/ l-O\6\; (b) Resolution 3501 ()cfi);

(") Meetings of the sixth Connittee: A/c .5/sR.1j?B-1581 ; (d) Plenary meetingr A/PV.2U+1. A/ 3r/too Engli sh Page 205

This iten was included in the agenda of the tr4renty-seventh session of the General Assembly further to an initiative of the Secreiary_Generaf (_A/B?91 and t$u.l .:9 Add_.l/Corr.l). At that session, the Assenbly, inter afia, reaffirrned rne lna-Lrenab-Le rrght to self-d.eterminat ion and. inclependence of a]-l peoples under colonial and racist r€gines and. other forms of al-i en domination and ulheta tne legitimacy of their struggle, in particular the struggLe of national iiberation movements in accordance with the purposes and principles of the charter a'd the relevant " resol-utions of the organs of the United Nations /r-esolution 3O3t+ (XXVIIjZ. The Assenbly a.rso decid.ed to establ-ish an Ad Hoc. coo:ritteE on rnternational- Terrorisrn, consisting of 35 members, ana rE[iEiT.d the connittee to report to the Assembly at its twenty-ei8hth session. The nernbership of the comnittee nas the foLloving:

Algeria, Austria, Barlados, Canada, Congo, Czechoslovakia, Denocratic yemen, !'rance, Greece" Guinea, Haiti, Hungary, India" Iran, Italy, Japan, Mauritania, Niearagua, Nigeria, panama" S$eden, $yrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Turkey, ukra.inian soviet sociarist Republic, union of soviet sociarist Republics, United Kingd.on of Great Britain and Noxthe"n lreland, United. Republic of Tanzania, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, yeroen, yugoslavia, Zaire and Zambia.

The Ad Hoc Connittee net at United Nations Headquarters from f6 Julv to 11. August 197 J.

At its twenty-eighth session, the General AssembLy had before it the report of the connittee (A/goe8), owing to rack of time, however, the Assembly was unabl-e to consider the item and decided. to include it in the provisional agenda of the tventy-ninth session.

At its twenty-ninth session, the General Assenbly, o.r,ring to lack of time, was again unable to consider the item and decided to include it in the provisional agenda of the thirtieth session.

At its thirtieth sessiono y2g/ tne General- Asselrbly d.ecid.ed to incl-ude the iten in the provisional agend.a of its thirty-first sessicn,

156/ Heferences for the thirtieth session (agenda item I15): (") Report of the Sixth Cornurittee: A/l.0\65; (t) Meetings of the Sixth Conmittee: A/C.6/Sp,.ri,BO and 15g1; (") Plenary meeting: A/pV.AL)+I, A/31/100 Engli sh rage zuo

At the thirty-first session, no advance docr-rmentation is expected unde" this iten, r13,

(a)

the Leesue of Arab States

I o.l

This iten was inclualed. in the agenda of the thirtieth session of the General- Assenbly at the request of the Secretary-General. l5T/ In iire explanatory meeorandum annexed to his request, the Secretary-General brought to the attention of the Assembly the above-mentioned resol-utions adopted by the United Nations Conference on the lepresentation of States in Their Relations {ith International organizations, held at vienna from l+ Febmary to 1l+ March 1975. At that session, the General- Assembly deciated to incl-ud.e the iten in the provisional agend.a of its thirty-first session. At the thirty-first session, no advence documentation is expected und.er this iten.

t57 References for the thirtieth session (agenda iten 118): (a) Request for inclusion: l/ro:-l+r; (b) Report of the Sixth conmittee; A/Lo\66i (") Meeting of the Sixth Cornmittee: A/c'6158'1581; (d) PLenary meeting: A/PV.2l+\1. A/ 3r/roo English Page 20i

114" Consolid.ation and progressive evolution of the norms and principles of international economic d.evelopment 1aw At its thirtieth session, l)9/ in the cou"se of its consideration of agenda iten 12 (Report of the Xconomic and Sociel Corurcil), the General Assembly, on the reconmendation of the Second Conmittee (4/1,0467, pala. 5B)r took note of the draft resolution entitled "Consoliclation and prog?essive evolution of the no?ns and principles of inte"national econonic development 1aw'r and decided to incluale that question as a sepaJate iten in the provisionaf agenda of its thirty-first session with the hope that it would. be allocated. to the Sixth Corruaittee for consideration. At the thirty -first session, no advance documentation is expected. untler this item.

115. Anxendment Article 22 of the statute of the fnternational- Court of J Se8.t of

This iten r,ras included in the agenda of the twenty-fourth session of the General Ass ernbly f59/ at the request of the fnternational Cou"t of Juetice. Article 22 of the Statute of the Court stipufates that the seat of the Court shal-l be establisfred at The Hague. The CouLt proposed. in a draft resolution (A/759t/laa.t) ttrat this ArticLe should be changed to provid.e that the seat sha11 be at The Hague "or at such other pl-ace as shalI at any tine be approved by the General- AssembLy on the recomtrend.ation of the Court". The reasons for this proposal were set forth in an explanatory memorandum submitted. by the Court (A/759f),

At its twenty-fourth session, the General As senbl-y decided, on the recorDmendation of the Sixth Conmittee, to postpone consideration of the ite& until the twenty-fifth session. Prior to that d.ecision, the Assmbly, on the recomendation of the Security Council, both acting pursuant to Article 69 of ttre

IJB/ References for the thirtieth session (agenda iten 12): (a) Report of the Second. Conmittee: X\/:-O\57, (t) Meetings of the Second Comnittee: A/c.2/sR.I?Ol+, f?10 and 1?11; \c / r_Lenary meer]-ng: r.lEv.zq4!. 159/ Referenees for the twenty-fourth session (agenaa item 93): (a),- Request^ for inclusionl A/759I and Add.1 and 2; (b) Note by the Secretary-ceneral: A/7793; (c) Report of the Sixth Conmittee: e/t8)+?l (d) Resolution 2520 (UIV); (e) l4seting of the Sixth Cornmittee: A/C.6/SR.1]73; (f) Plenary meetings: A/PV.1820 and 1831. A/3r/rao llngli sh Pa-ge 208

Statute of the Court' aciopted a resolution provid-ing that States which are parties to the Stairute of, the Co;t but l"lembers of the United Uations ruay participate in the Assembly in regard to amendments'ot to the Statute j'n the same manner as the i{embers of the Unlted i'trations /resolution ?52o (xXIv)J. At its tventy fifth session, bhe General Assembly again decitred' on the recommendation of the sixth corurittee" to defer consideration of the iten until the fo11or'ring ses sion. ht its ti,renty sixth sessiotr, the General Assembly decided, on the tecon:crendation of the General Conrarit bee, to d-efitr consid"eration ol' the iten r.rnt i1 the folloving session. At its tventy seventh session, irhc General {s sernbly had before it a futher explanatory meuorand.un submitt erl. by tne Couxt @/e7\2). At that session, the Asserrbly again decidecl' on the recorutettdation of the General Conmittee " to deler consid.erai:icD of the it era unLil the foilowing session' At its tventy.eighth session, the General Assembly decided, on the reconmendaiion of the General Cr.nnmittec, to include the it ern in the provisional a r-h12 - -..orl ,ttrr ^C ' 'r-. seSSiOn. l\t its twenty-ninth session, the General Assembly decided, on the reconnendat ior-L of the General Cc.mmittec, ltoJ to include the itern in the provisional :r-rrr' \f it = t i'.'.-.;rsL sess-or,

concfusions cf the first Reviqw Conferenc 1,1O. lemeniation of the 'l'Ieapoqq trc ihe Treaty on the ltron -Proli f err'"t i on of Nuclear

qf fetter clated LL June 1976 (A/31/1)+l), Sved.en requested the inclusj'on of the above iterr in the agenda of the -lhirty-first sess:iotr'

160/ Official .lecord6 of the General Ass -ninth Session 16.rda iLe r S, documenr q/ )7,.J, parn. 10. A/31/100 English Annex I Page 1

ANNEX I ?residents of the cenglql_l$lgb$

Regular se s s ions Year Name

First r9)16 IUr. Paul-Henri SFaak Belgiun Second I A)r7 Mr. Oswaldo Aranha BTa"ZII Third 19[Bg/ Mr. H. V. Xvatt Austrafia Fourth I qhq Mr. Carlos P, Romulo Philippines Iifth 19 5o=' Mr. Nasrollah Entezam Iran liaxtn Mr. Luis ?adilla l\Tervo Mexico Seventh Mr. Lester B. Pearson Canada Eighth Mrs. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit _Lndla Ninth 10sL Mr. Eelco N. van Kleffens Nether.]-ands Tenth Mr, Jos6 Maza unl-Le Eleventh I oqAs/ Prince Wan Waithayakon Thail-antl Twe]-fth 'I O57 Sir Leslie Munro New Zealand Thirteenth 19r8zl Mr. Charles Malik Lebanon Fourteenth I OqO Mr, Victor Andr6s Belainde Peru

-b lta eentn Mr. Frederick H. Boland Treland Sixteenth l{r. Mongi Slirn Tunisia Seventeenth 1 oAc Sir Muhannad Zafrulla Khan Paki stan Fi o}tcanth 'r 06" i{r. Carfos Sosa Rodrfguez Venezuela Nineteenth .r.yo+- Mr. Alex Quaison-Sackey Ghana Twent ieth fyo) Mr. Amintore Fanfani Italy

Twenty-first -Ly oo Mr. Abdul Rahman Pazhwa.k Afghanistan Twenty-second \ta l- Mr. Corneliu Manescu Romani a fwenty-third Mr. Emilio Arenales Catal5.:n Gua,tenala Twenty-fourth l-969 Miss Angie E. Brooks Ll berla &renty-fifth r970 Mr. Edvard l{anbro Nor.nay Twenty-sixth 1971 Mr. Adan Malik fndonesia Twenty-seventh l-972 Mr. Stanislaw Trepczynski Poland

a,/ The session ended during the folJ-oving year. A/31/100 Eng]-ish Annex I Page 2

Regular sessions Year NgM

Twenty-eighth Mr, Leopoldo Benites Ecuador f weu,r'J -uru urr Mr. Abd.el-aziz Bouteflika Thirtieth I Q7q M].. Gaston Thorn Luxembourg

Special s es sions Narne les!!ry- r lrst l^947 I\tr. oslra1do Aranha Brazil

Second 191+8 I1T , .r OSe ATCe Argentina

'_L n 1rd L96r Mr. Frederick H. Boland freland I'ourth 7963 Sir Muha.mad ZafrulLa lchan Paki stan Fifth 1967 Mr. Abdul Rahman Pazhwak Afghanistan Sixth Ecuador Seventh t975 tlr. AOde_Lazlz uourer -LlKa

Emglgg4qr special gessions Year Name

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