Land Reform

A/RES/1526(XV)View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1961.

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8 documents · 1951–1963

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Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1963	A/RES/1828(XVII)	Land reform	256	–
1961	A/RES/1526(XV)	Land Reform	706	–
1955	A/RES/826(IX)	Land reform	618	–
1953	A/RES/625(VII)[B]	Land reform	—	–
1953	A/RES/625(VII)A-B	Land reform	—	–

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5 subjects

Agrarian Structure Cooperatives Country Studies Land Reform Land Tenure

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8 operative paragraphs

R.rrommrnds that the Secretary-General, in conperation with the Director-General of the Food and Agrirulture Organization of the United Nations and the executive heads of the other specialized agencies

concerned, should continue to study the progress achieved by countries which have carried out or are ,:arrying out programmes for the transformation of their af,Tarian structure, at their request, and should snhmit for the consideration of the Economic and Social Cnnncil a comprehensive analytical survev everv three vears~the first of which would be presented in 1962 in accordance with General Assemblv resolution 1426

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of 5 December 1959 and Economic and Social Council resolution 712 (XXVII) of 17 April 1959- clevoting particular attention to a detailed and critical examination of the basic problems of land reform in um!Pr-cleveloped countries, as mentioned in paragraph SS of the 1959 report of the Secretary-General ;8

Further recommends that the Secretarv-General, prior to submitting his 1Q62 report, should ;;form the General Assembly at its sixteenth session of the progress achieved in implementation of Assemblv resolution 1426

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and Fconomic ancl Social Conndl resolution 712 (XXVII);

Invites the Secretary-General, in complying with the terms of the present resolution and after appropriate consultations with, and at the request of, the CJOvernments concerned in the carrying out of land reform programmes, as well as with the Director-General of the Food and Agrirnlture Organization and the executive heads of the other interested specialized agencies, to rnnsider the possibility of:

Undertaking studies with a view to ascertaining the demographic, legal,

social, economic or other principal factors which may impede or expedite strnctura l changes in the system of lane\ tenure and consequently influence tht' application of the recommendations made in Economic and Social Council resolution

370 (XIII);

( b) Carrying out country studies in order to determine how tax, financial ancl budgetary factors, as well as the present utilization of land, can impede or expedite the execution of national land reform programmes in the under-developed countries ;

8 Official Records of the Economic and Social Council. Twenty-seventh Session, Annexes, agenda item 5, document E/3208.

( c) Evaluating the role of co-operatives and credit agencies in facilitating programmes for the transformation of the agrarian structure ;

Deems it convenient that the question of land reform, in view of its importanrc ior the economic development of the under-developed countries, should continue to be considerC'd hv the Economic and Social Council in collaboration witli the Food and Agriculture Organization and the other specialized agencies concerned;

Renews thr hope, expressed in its resolution 1426 (XIV), tha1 existing United Nations organs for technical and financial assistance all(! any new organs which may l,e set up by the U11iterl Nations give as much ;:ssistanre as possible and the necessary high priority to projects ccmnected with tlw exen1tion of :1grarian reform prograrnmes.

948th p[enan.• meeting,

15 nrcrinbrr 1960.

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