Planning for Economic Development

A/RES/1939(XVIII)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1964.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 1962–1964

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1964	A/RES/1939(XVIII)	Planning for economic development	495	13%Compare
1962	A/RES/1708(XVI)	Planning for economic development	1,064	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 subjects

Economic Development Economic Planning Economic Projections Regional Commissions Regional Planning

What’s in this document?

8 operative paragraphs

Endorses the recommendations of the Economic and Social Council concerning further work in the field of planning for economic development, contained in Council resolution 979 (XXXVI);

Welcomes the establishment of economic developme~t and planning institutes in the respective regional economic commissions ;

Takes note with appreciation of the work programme of the Economic Projections and Programming Centre;

Invites ,the regional economic commissions and the Economic Projections and Programming Centre to intensify their co-operation with and assistance to the regional planning ins~itutes, a_nd to help i~ the l?rom~- tion of exchange of information on experience in this field among regional economic commissions _and. other United Nations bodies concerned and the d1ffus10n of this information by all appropriate means, including the organization of symposia and seminars ;

Requests the Secretary-General:

To further the assistance rendered to the regional planning institutes by making use of the knowledge gained by countries experienced in planning their economic development, applied to the specific conditions and needs of each developing country;

( b) To intensify the activities already i1:itiated on projections of world economic trends relating to the expansion of world trade and the acceleration of economic growth in the world economy;

Takes note with appreciation of the report of the group of experts entitled Planning for Economic Development ;10

Requests the Secretary-General and the regional economic commissions to include in further studies on this subject detailed analyses by sectors;

B. Requests the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development to include the report of the group of experts in the documentation for the third session of the Preparatory Committee of the Conference and for the Conference itself.

11 December 1963.

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