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A/RES/2722(XXV)View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1971.

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21 documents · 1949–1971

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1971	A/RES/2722(XXV)	Freedom of information	550	–
1970	A/RES/2596(XXIV)	Freedom of information	158	–
1969	A/RES/2448(XXIII)	Freedom of information	604	–
1968	A/RES/2336(XXII)	Freedom of information	102	–
1967	A/RES/2216(XXI)	Freedom of information	90	–

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Noting with regret that it has been unable to examine freedoru of information, this question at the present session,

Recalling further its resolution 2448 (XXIII) of

Requests the Secretary-General to continue to 19 December 1968 by which it decided, pending tbo study the problems relating to human rights as they completion of the draft Convention on Freedom of arise from developments in science and technology, as Information, to give priority at its twenty-fourth aes- ~ed in paragraph 1 of General Assembly resolusion to the consideration and adoption of the draft tion 2450 (XXIII);

Declaration on Freedom of Information,

Requests the Commission on Human Rights at its twenty-seventh session to give priority to the ex-

Regretting that, despite this decision, it has not been amination of the preliminary report on human rights possible to do so owmg to the heavy programme of and scientific and technological developments, as supwork at the current session, plemented by such further information as may be made Decuus to give priority to the consideration of this available to it, including the preliminary memorandum item at its twenty-sixth session, taking into account submitted by the World Health Organization, and to that the consideration of the draft Declaration on Freetransmit to the General Assembly, through the Ecodom of Information, which was submitted by the Economic and Social Council, its suggestions and recomnomic and Social Council, has been deferred for tbo mendations for the attainment of the objectives of last decade, that the preamble and articles 1 to 4 of resolution 2450 (XXIII);

the draft Convention on Freedom of lnform.ation11

Decides to give priority to the consideration of have been adopted by the Third Committee and that this item at its twenty-sixth session.

the draft Convention has been before the General As-

sembly for eighteen years.

15 December 1970.

llB/CN.4/1028 and Add.I and 2, Add.3 and Corr.I, Add.4 and s.

UA/80SS/Add.1.

II A/8036, annex ID .

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Creedon of the poet of United Nations High Commie1ioner for Human Rights (Item 46)

At its 1929th plenary meeting, on 14 December 1970, the General Assembly,

on the recommendation of the Third Committee, If decided to defer until its twentysixth session consideration of the item entitled "Creation of the post of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights".

Question of the elderly and the aged (Item 52)

At its 1930th plenary meeting, on 15 December 1970, the General Assembly,

on the recommendation of the Third Committee, 111 decided to defer until its twentysixth session consideration of the item entitled "Question of the elderly and the aged" and to give it priority so as to ensure adequate time for its consideration at that session.

Elimination of all forms of religious intolerance (Item 54)

At its 1930th plenary meeting, on 15 December 1970, the General Assembly,

on the recommendation of the Third Committee, 58 decided to defer until its twenty-sixth session consideration of the item entitled "Elimination of all forms of religious intolerance".

15' 01/icial Records of the General Assembly, Twenty-fifth Session, Annexes, agenda item 46, document A/8231, para. 24.

111 Jbid., qenda item 52, document A/8254, para. 4.

H Ibid., agenda item 54, document A/8255, para. 3.

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