Global Negotiations Relating to International Economic Co-Operation for Development

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1980.

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3 subjects

Development Economic Cooperation Economic Negotiations

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34 / 138.

Global negotiations relating to international economic co-operation for development

Decides to launch at its special session in 1980 a round of global and sustained negotiations on international economic co-operation for development such 11:egotiations being act.ion-oriented and proceeding in a simultaneous manner m order to ensure a coherent and integrated approach to the issues under negotiation;

Agrees that such negotiations should:

Take place within the United Nations system with the participation, in accordance with the procedures of relevant bodies, of all States and within a specified ' 92 See A/34/542, annex, sect. VI.B. time-frame, without prejudice to the central role of the General Assembly;

Include major issues in the field of raw materials, energy, trade, development, money and finance;

Contribute to the implementation of the international development strategy for the third United Nations development decade;

Contribute to the solution of international economic problems, within the framework of the restructuring of international economic relations, and to steady global economic development, in particular the development of developing countries, and, to this end, reflect the mutual benefit, the common interest and the responsibilities of the parties concerned, taking into account the general economic capability of each country;

Also agrees that these negotiations should not involve any interruption of, or have any adverse effect upon, the negotiations in other United Nations forums but should reinforce and draw upon them;

Further agrees that the successful launching and ultimate success of the global negotiations require the full commitment of all participants to careful and thorough preparations, including efficient procedures for the negotiations;

Decides that the Committee of the Whole Established under General Assembly Resolution 32/174 should act as the preparatory committee for the global negotiations relating to international economic cooperation for development and propose all necessary arrangements worked out in accordance with its established procedures93 to enable the Assembly at its special session in 1980 to decide on an effective and prompt beginning of the global negotiations, and further decides that the Committee should submit to the Assembly at its special session its final report containing its recommendations on the procedures, time-frame and detailed agenda for the global negotiations, taking into account paragraphs 1 to 4 above.

34/139. Proposals for global negotiadons reladng to international economic co-operation for development

Decides that the Committee of the Whole Established under General Assembly Resolution 32/174, actin~ as the preparatory committee for the global negotiations relating to international economic co-operation for de- 93 See the statement made on 19 October 1978 by the Presi- Meetings, 39th meeting, para. 223).

91 Official Records of the General Assembly Thirty-fourth dent of the thirty-third session of the General Assembly (Official Session, Supplement No. 34 (A/34/34).

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