UrgesMember States, within the framework of their national plans and priorities, to strengthen their policies regarding human settlements and to undertake concrete action-oriented programmes to implement the recommendations adopted by Habitat: United Nations Conference on Human Settlements, with special emphasis on the provision of adequate shelter, infrastructure and services to the people living in squatter settlements and slums of urban and rural areas;
2
Calls uponthe Commission on Human Settlements and the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat) to provide all possible support to Member States in the implementation of the abovementioned programmes;
3
Expresses the view that an international year devoted to the problems of homeless people in urban and rural areas in the developing countries could be an appropriate occasion to focus the attention of the international community on those problems;
4
Requeststhe Executive Director of the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements to submit a report, after appropriate consultations with Governments, to the Economic and Social Council, through the Commission on Human Settlements at its fourth session, on the implications of declaring an international year, which would be committed to providing homes for the poor and the homeless and would focus world-wide attention on the rehabilitation of the shanty-dweller,
taking into account the guidelines for future international years adopted by the Council in its resolution 1980/67 of 25 July I 980 and by the General Assembly in its decision 35 /424 of 5 December 1980, and in accordance also with the goals and objectives of the International Development Strategy for the Third United Nations Development Decade in the social field; 141 Requests the Commission on Human Settlements to review the report at its fourth session and to transmit it, with the Commission's comments, to the Economic and Social Council for consideration at its second regular session of 1981, taking into account the guidelines referred to in paragraph 4 above.
V.
--- --- 11 ·1 See Report of the United Natiom Conference on the Human Environment, Stockholm. 5-16 June 1972 (United Nations publication. Sales No. E.73.11.A.14 and corrigendum). chap. II.
'" See Report of Habitat: United Nations Conference on Human Settlements, Vancouver, 31 May-// June /976 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.76.lV.7 and corrigendum) chap. I.
"' Ibid., chap. 11.
11 " Ibid., chap. 111. -- --- '" A/35/533 and Corr.I '" For the report of the Group of Experts, see A/ 35/533 and Corr. I, annex I.
'" See Report of Habitat: United Narions Conference on Human Sertlement.1', Vancouver. 3/ Mav-11 June /976 (United Nations publication. Sales No. F.76.IV.7 and corrigendum), chap. I.
'" See resolution 35/56 above. annex, sect. II.
"" See Official Records of the General Assembly. Thirty-fifth Ses- "· Official Records of the General Assembly. Thirty:fifth Session. sion. Supplement No. 8 (A/35 /8), annex I. decisions 3 / I 3 and 3/ 14 Supplement No 8 (A/ 15,/8).
