Multilateral Development Assistance for the Exploration of Natural Resources

A/RES/32/176View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda items 67 Assessment of the progress made in the implementation of General Assembly resolutions 2626 (XXV), 3202 (S-VI), 3281 (XXIX) and 3362 (S-VII), entitled respectively "International Development Strategy for the Second United Nations Development Decade", "Programme of Action on the Establishment of a New International Economic Order", "Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States", and "Development and International economic cooperation" and 71 Acceleration of the transfer of real resources to developing countries, published in 1978.

What other versions does this mandate have?

3 versions · 1978–1980

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/34/201

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1980	A/RES/34/201	Multilateral development assistance for the exploration of natural resources	673	32%Compare
1979	A/RES/33/194	Multilateral development assistance for the exploration of natural resources	585	20%Compare
1978	A/RES/32/176	Multilateral development assistance for the exploration of natural resources	483	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 subjects

Development Assistance Groups of Experts Report Preparation Resources Exploration Technology Transfer

What’s in this document?

4 operative paragraphs

Requests the Secretary-General to prepare, with the assistance of a group of high-level experts appointed by him on the recommendation of Governments and with due regard to equitable geographical distribution, a report on the following, including conclusions and recommendations, taking into account studies already undertaken within the United N ations system:

An estímate of the financia! requirements over (a) the next ten to fifteen years for the exploration and location of natural resources in developing countries which indicate to the Secretary-General their interest;

The availability of multilateral mechanisms ( b) for the provision of adequate finance for the exploration of natural resources with special reference to the availability of soft loans with an element of subsidy for developing countries, bearing in mind, inter alía, the special needs of the least developed, land-locked and island developing countries and the most seriously affected among them;

The availability of mechanisms for the transfer of technology to developing countries for the exploration and exploitation of natural resources;

Also requests the Secretary-General to provide the group with material for its consideration, in consultation with the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and other interested bodies of the United Nations system;

Decides to consider the report of the Secretary- General at its thirty-third session.

Social Council,

Sixty-third Session,

2 and Add.1/Corr. l.

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