A/RES/3202 (S-VI) provide emergency relief and development assistance, which will commence its operations at the latest by 1 January 1975; 6. Establishes an Ad Hoc Committee on the Special Programme, composed of 36 Member States appointed by the President of the General Assembly, after appropriate consultations, bearing in mind the purposes of the Special Fund and its terms of reference: (a) To make recommendations, inter alia, on the scope, machinery and modes of operation of the Special Fund, taking into account the need for: (1) Equitable representation on its governing body; (ii) Equitable distribution of its resources; (iii) Full utilization of the services and facilities of existing international organizations; (iv) The possibility of merging the United Nations Capital Development. Fund with the operations of the Special Fund; (v) A central monitoring body to oversee the various measures being taken both bilaterally and multilaterally; and, to this end, bearing in mind the different ideas and proposals submitted at the sixth special session, including those put forward by Iran 5/ and those made at the 2208th plenary meeting, and the comments thereon, and the. possibility of utilizing the Special Fund to provide an alternative channel for normal development assistance after the emergency period; (b) To monitor, pending commencement of the operations of the Special Fund, the various measures being taken both bilaterally and multilaterally to assist the most seriously affected countries; (c) To prepare, on the basis of information provided by the countries concerned and by appropriate agencies of the United Nations system, a broad assessment of: (i) The magnitude of the difficulties facing the most seriously (ii) The kind and quantities of the commodities and goods essentially required by them; (iii) Their need for financial assistance; (iv) Their technical assistance requirements, including especially access to technology; 5/ A/AC.166/L.15. /... A/RES/3202 (S-VI) 7. Requests the Secretary-General of the United Nations, the SecretaryGeneral of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the President of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme and the heads of the other competent international organizations to assist the Ad Hoc Committee on the Special Programme in performing the functions assigned to it under paragraph 6 above, and to help, as appropriate, in the operations of the Special Fund; 8. Requests the International Monetary Fund to expedite decisions on: (a) The establishment of an extended special facility with a view to enabling the most seriously affected developing countries to participate in it on favourable terms; (b) The creation of special drawing rights and the early establishment of the link between their allocation and development financing; (c) The establishment and operation of the proposed new special facility to extend credits and subsidize interest charges on commercial funds borrowed by Member States, bearing in mind the interests of the developing countries and especially the additional financial requirements of the most seriously affected countries; 9. Requests the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund to place their managerial, financial and technical services at the disposal of Governments contributing to emergency financial relief so as to enable them to assist without delay in channelling funds to the recipients, making such institutional and procedural changes as may be required; 10. Invites the United Nations Development Frogramme to take the necessary steps, particularly at the country level, to respond on an emergency basis to requests for additional assistance which it may be called upon to render within the framework of the Special Programme; 11. Requests the Ad Hoc Committee on the Special Programme to submit its report and recommendations to the Economic and Social Council at its fifty-seventh session and invites the Council, on the basis of its consideration of that report, to submit suitable recommendations to the General Assembly at its twenty-ninth session; 12. Decides to consider as a matter of high priority at its twentyninth session, within the framework of a new international economic order, the question of special measures for the most seriously affected countries. 2229th plenary meeting 1 May 1974 3281 (XXIX). Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States The General Assembly, Recalling that the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, in its resolution 45 (III) of 18 May 1972, 1/ stressed the urgency to establish generally accepted norms to govern international economic relations systematically and recognized that it is not feasible to establish a just order and a stable world as long as a Charter to protect the rights of all countries, and in particular the developing States, is not formulated, Recalling further that in the same resolution it was decided to establish a Working Group of governmental representatives to draw up a draft Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States, which the General Assembly, in its resolution 3037 (XXVII) of 19 December 1972, decided should be composed of forty Member States, Noting that, in its resolution 3082 (XXVIII) of 6 December 1973, it reaffirmed its conviction of the urgent need to establish or improve norms of universal application for the development of international economic relations on a just and equitable basis and urged the Working Group on the Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States to complete, as the first step in the codification and development of the matter, the elaboration of a final draft Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States, to be considered and approved by the General Assembly at its twenty-ninth session, Bearing in mind the spirit and terms of its resolutions 3201 (S-VI) and 3202 (S-VI) of 1 May 1974, containing the Declaration and the Programme of Action on the Establishment of a New International Economic Order, which underlined the 1/ See Proceedings of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Third Session, vol. I, Report and Annexes (United Nations publication, Sales No.: E.73.11.D.4), annex I.A. 75-01043 /... A/RES/3281 (XXIX) vital importance of the Charter to be adopted by the General Assembly at its twenty-ninth session and stressed the fact that the Charter shall constitute an effective instrument towards the establishment of a new system of international economic relations based on equity, sovereign equality, and interdependence of the interests of developed and developing countries; Having examined the report of the Working Group on the Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States on its fourth session, 2/ transmitted to the General Assembly by the Trade and Development Board at its fourteenth session, Expressing its appreciation to the Working Group on the Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States which, as a result of the task performed in its four sessions held between February 1973 and June 1974, assembled the elements required for the completion and adoption of the Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States at the twenty-ninth session of the General Assembly, as previously recommended, Adopts and solemnly proclaims the following Charter: CHARTER OF ECONOMIC RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF STATES PREAMBLE The General Assembly, Reaffirming the fundamental purposes of the United Nations, in particular the maintenance of international peace and security, the development of friendly relations among nations and the achievement of international co-operation in solving international problems in the economic and social fields, Affirming the need for strengthening international co-operation in these fields, Reaffirming further the need for strengthening international co-operation for development, Declaring that it is a fundamental purpose of the present Charter to promote the establishment of the new international economic order, based on equity, sovereign equality, interdependence, common interest and co-operation among all States, irrespective of their economic and social systems, Desirous of contributing to the creation of conditions for: (a) The attainment of wider prosperity among all countries and of higher standards of living for all peoples, (b) The promotion by the entire international community of the economic and social progress of all countries, especially developing countries, 2/ TD/B/AC.12/4 and Corr.1. /... A/RES/3281 (XXIX) (c) The encouragement of co-operation, on the basis of mutal advantage and equitable benefits for all peace-loving States which are willing to carry out the provisions of the present Charter, in the economic, trade, scientific and technical fields, regardless of political, economic or social systems, (d) The overcoming of main obstacles in the way of the economic development of the developing countries, (e) The acceleration of the economic growth of developing countries with a view to bridging the economic gap between developing and developed countries, (f) The protection, preservation and enhancement of the environment, Mindful of the need to establish and maintain a just and equitable economic and social order through: (a) The achievement of more rational and equitable international economic relations and the encouragement of structural changes in the world economy, (b) The creation of conditions which permit the further expansion of trade and intensification of economic co-operation among all nations, (c) The strengthening of the economic independence of developing countries, (d) The establishment and promotion of international economic relations, taking into account the agreed differences in development of the developing countries and their specific needs, Determined to promote collective economic security for development, in particular of the developing countries, with strict respect for the sovereign equality of each State and through the co-operation of the entire international community, Considering that genuine co-operation among States, based on joint consideration of and concerted action regarding international economic problems, is essential for fulfilling the international community's common desire to achieve a just and rational development of all parts of the world, Stressing the importance of ensuring appropriate conditions for the conduct of normal economic relations among all States, irrespective of differences in social and economic systems, and for the full respect of the rights of all peoples, as well as strengthening instruments of international economic co-operation as means for the consolidation of peace for the benefit of all, Convinced of the need to develop a system of international economic relations on the basis of sovereign equality, mutual and equitable benefit and the close interrelationship of the interests of all States, Reiterating that the responsibility for the development of every country rests primarily upon itself but that concomitant and effective international co-operation is an essential factor for the full achievement of its own development goals, 56-944 O 75 - 10 /... |