Recalling the provisions of its resolution 2152 (XXI) of 17 November 1966 relating to the purpose and functions of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization,
Bearing in mind that the developing countries attach high priority to their industrial development within the framework of their national economic plans and programmes,
Conscious of the significant contribution that the United Nations Industrial Development Organization can make in achieving the widest possible internation&l co-operation with a view to assisting the developing countries to accelerate. their industrial deYelopment,
Recognizing the key role that industrial development will have to play in the fulfilment of the obiectives of the next United Nations De.velopment Decade,
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Tal,es note of the report of the Industrial De- Yelopment Board on the work of its second session ;14
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Requeststhe Industrial Development Board to include in its future reports a summary of the activities of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization for the previous year;
14 Ibid., Supplement No. 15 (A/7215).
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fovites Governments _to provide additional support to the United Nations Industrial Development Organization by making available through voluntary contributions, in accordance with section II, paragraph 23, of General Assembly resolution 2152 (XXI), adequate resources for an expanded programme of field activities under flexible procedures ;
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Requeststhe United Nations Industrial Development Organization to accelerate the preparatory work within its competence for the next United Nations Development Decade and to co-operate actively in the concerted efforts being undertaken by the organizations in the United Nations system to elaborate the international clevelopment strategy for the 1970s;
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Endorses Industrial Development Board resolution 11 (II) of 14 May 1968,10 in which the Board recommended the sum of $1.5 million as the planning level of the regular programme of technical assistance for industrial development in 1969 and 1970.;
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Considers that the United Nations Industrial Development Organization should be entrusted with the responsibility of executing a larger number of projects related to industrial development under the two components of the United Nations Development Programme, taking into consideration the increasing flow of requests for such projects.
