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Notes with satisfaction that the research and ad- 1. vanced training activities of the United Nations University have made substantial progress and achieved increasing distinctiveness in the three priority areasworld hunger, human and social development and use and management of natural resources-and also in the development of interprogramme projects;
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Welcomes the active participation of the United Nations University in the United Nations Conference on Science and Technology for Development and encourages the University to continue to intensify its efforts to concern itself with major activities taking place in the United Nations system and thereby further develop its co-operative and co-ordinated relationships with relevant agencies and bodies of the system;
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Recognizes that the major activities of the United Nations University are especially concerned with the problems and institutions in developing countries and supports the University's endeavours to ensure broader geographical coverage in its activities;
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Notes that, while gratifying progress in fundraising has been made during the past year, the results have not yet proved sufficient to support the programmes of the United Nations University at an adequate level;
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Notes with satisfaction that the report transmitted by the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization°0 on the question of Ge Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-fourth Session, Supplement No. 31 (A/34/31 and Corr.1).
RO A/34/654. ways and means of promoting the awareness and understanding of the programmes and activities of the United Nations University, with a view to establishing a more stable financial situation, provides promising suggestions for overcoming difficulties confronting the University in this area which require careful study;
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Invitesthe Council of the United Nations University to consider the valuable suggestions and recommendations contained in the above-mentioned report and to submit its findings and, if any, opinions to the General Assembly at its thirty-fifth session for its further consideration;
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Urgesthe Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, as well as the Rector of the United Nations University, to increase their efforts to obtain financial support for the University from all possible sources;
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Appeals to all Member States to take cognizance of the achievements of the United Nations University in the important areas of its three programmes and to make substantial contributions to the University Endowment Fund and/or to specific programmes of the University, so that its work can continue to make steady progress.
