National Experience in Achieving Far-Reaching Social and Economic Changes for the Purpose of Social Progress

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1977.

What other versions does this mandate have?

6 versions · 1975–1988

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/42/50

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1988	A/RES/42/50	National experience in achieving far-reaching social and economic changes for the purpose of social progress	560	14%Compare
1986	A/RES/40/23	National experience in achieving far-reaching social and economic changes for the purpose of social progress	1,763	—
1984	A/RES/38/25	National experience in achieving far-reaching social and economic changes for the purpose of social progress	—	—
1981	A/RES/36/19	National experience in achieving far-reaching social and economic changes for the purpose of social progress	—	—
1977	A/RES/31/38	National experience in achieving far-reaching social and economic changes for the purpose of social progress	548	22%Compare

What subjects does this mandate have?

2 subjects

Economic Development Social Change

What’s in this document?

7 operative paragraphs

Recalling the Declaration on Social Progress and Development,

Mindful of the provisions of the Declaration and the Programme of Action on the Establishment of a New International Economic Order14 as well as the Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States, 15

Bearing in mind resolutions 1581 A (L) of 21 May 1971, 1667 (LII) of I June 1972 and 1746 (LIV) of 16 May 1973, in which the Economic and Social Council emphasized the importance of fundamental

14 Resolutions 3201 (S-VI) and 3202 (S-VI).

w Resolution 3281 (XXIX).

structural socio-economic changes for the strengthening of national independence and achievemei:it of t~e ultimate goals of social progr~ss and con~idered it ~ppropriate to study the experience of various countries in this field,

Recalling that in resolution 3273 (XXIX) of 10 December 1974 th~ General Assembly reaffirmed the right of every Stat~ to carry out fundamenta\ social and economic changes for the purpose ~f social progress an~ the necessity to continue the studies of national experience in this field,

Desirous of securing a speedy and complete removal of obstacles to the economic and social progress of peoples, especially colonialism, ra~ism, racial. discrimination, apartheid, aggression, forei~n occupation_ or_ domination and all forms of inequahty and expl01tat1on of peoples,

Convinced that peaceful coexist~nce and friend~y relations among States would contribute to economic and social development,

Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General16 prepared on the basis of information received from Governments on national experience in achieving farreaching social and economic changes,

Reaffirms the inalienable right of all nations to pursue freely their econo_mic and social ?ev.elopment and to exercise full sovereignty over all their nches and natural resources;

Considers that the elimination of all forms of subjugation and dependence such as aggression, foreign occupation, colonialism, apartheid, racism and ~11. forms of racial discrimination constitutes a prereqmsite for social and economic advancement;

Emphasizes that the carrying out of internal ~asic socio-economic changes designed to safeguard national independence and to ensure speedy improvement of the well-being of the population is of great importance for the achievement of social and economic progress;

Re-emphasizes the advisability of holding, within the programm~ of advi_sory services, regula~ interregional and reg10nal s_emmars to study the natlon_al e~- perience of developmg and developed countries m carrying out far-reaching social and economic changes for the purpose of social progress;

Calls upon the Commission for Social Development, the Economic and Social Council and the regio~al commissions to pay special attention, on a regular basis, to studies and analyses of national experience in carrying out far-reaching socio-economic changes for the purpose of social progress;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its thirty-third session, through the Commission for Social Development and/or the Economic and Social Council, a comprehensive report prepared on the basis of information received from Governments on national experience in carrying out far-reaching changes for the purpose of social progress;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-third session the item entitled "National experience in achieving far-reaching social and economic changes for the purpose of social progress".

16 A/10166.

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