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Stressing the importance of the activities of the United Nations Trust Fund for Aging to assist countries, at their request, in formulating and implementing policies and programmes on aging,
Noting with concern the discrepancies between the resources of the Trust Fund and the number of requests received for assistance,
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Takes note with apprecwtion of the report of the Secretary-General on the question of aging; ' 1 2.
Calls upon Governments to ensure that the question of aging is incorporated into their nat10nal development plans in accordance with the t·ulture and traditions of 1.heir countries;
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EncouragesGovernments. to consider convening regional and subregional meetings on the applicability of the recommendations of the International Plan of Action on Aging to their particular needs and conditions;
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Requeststhe Secretary-General to continue to promote the exchange of information and experience in order to stimulate progress on the question of aging, to encourage the adoption of measures to respond to the economic and social implications of aging and to mt"el the needs of older persons;
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Requeststhe Secretary-General to ensure that due consideration is given to the question of aging in the work of the steering committee and the working group to folio"' up the implementation of General Assembly resolution 39/228 on the International Conference on Population;
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Requeststhe Secretary-General, in implementing the programme on aging, to pay special attention to the question of elderly women;
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Invitesthe United Nattons Development Fund for Women to give due consideration to pro1ects aimed at benefiting elderly women.
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Requeststhe Secretary-General to respond favourably to the request of the African Regional Conference on Aging for assistance m establishing an African gerontological society;
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Urgesthe Secretary-General to take immediate and urgent steps to promote the United Nations Trust Fund for Aging so that it may effectively continue to provide assistance to developing countries, at their request;
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Urgesthe Secretary-General to include in technical co-operation programmes, to the extent feasible under the funding of those programmes, advisory 'iervices to <level oping countries that request them:
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InvitesGovernments and non-governmental organizations to continue and. where possible, to increase their contributions to the Uniled Nations rrust Fund for Aging, and calls upon Governments and non-govern mental organizations that have not vet done so to consider contributing to the Trns1 Fund;
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Invitesthe United Nations Fund for Population Activities to consider co-operating with the United Nations Trust Fund for Aging in providing assistance for projects received by the Trust Fund that fall within it~ mandate;
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Requeststhe Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly al its forty-first session a progress report on the implementation of the ircommendations contained in the present resolution.
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Decides to mcludc m the provis10nal agenda of 11, forty-fir.;t session the item en11tkd .. Question of aging" 40130. Implementation of the International Plan of Action on Agin~ I he c;enera! Assembly.
Recalling its resolution 33/52 of 14 December 1978, by which it decided to organize a World Assembly on Aging m 1982 as a forum to launch an international programme of action aimed at ,guaranteeing economic and social sccunt y to older persons, as well as opportunities for them to , ontribute to national development,
Recalling further its resolution 37 /51 of 3 December ! 982, by which it endorsed the International Plan of \ction on Aging adopted by consensus by the World \ssembly on A.ging, 48
Reaffirming the part of the preamble of the Plan of Action that solemnly recognizes that the quality of life is •10 less important than longevity and that the aging should :herefore, as far as possible, be enabled to enjoy in their 11wn families and communities a life of fulfilment, health, ~ecurity and contentment and be appreciated as an integral part of society,
Well aware that the formulation and implementation of policies on aging are the sovereign right and responsibility of each State. and recognizing that the promotion of the act1vit1es, safety and well-being of the elderly should be an i:ssential part of an integrated and concerted development effort,
t ·oncerned that the report of the Secretary-General on the first review and appraisal of the implementation of the Plan of Action53 shows that, in 1985, 55.4 per cent of the global population of the elderly is living in developing regions and that. according to projections, by the year 2025 more than 70 per cent of all persons sixty years of age and over will live in developing countries, which are least prepared to meet the economic and social consequences of this drastic shift in population structure,
('onvinced that the elderly must be considered an important and necessary element in the development process at ail levels within a given society,
Convinced also that increasing longevity is an achievement of mankind and a sign of progress, and that the aged are an asset and not a liability to society because of the invaluable contribution they can make by virtue of their accumulated wealth of knowledge and experience,
Mindful that 1985 is the first year in which the General Assembly has hact the opportunity to review the progress made in implem,.:nting the Plan of Action, adopted in 1982,
Noting with concern that contributions pledged to the United Nations Trust Fund for Aging decreased to $39 .1 I O in the t"'elve-month period ending in December 1984, despite the repeated appeals of the Secretary-Gen- <"ral to increase contributions,
'Voting also wi1h concern that the expenditures of the l rust Fund are expected to decrease from $450.000 in the h1ennium 1984-1985 to $150,000 in the next biennium,
Alarmed that the proposed programme budget for the h1ennmm 1986-1987 shows a projected cut of 30 per cent m the funds to be allocated from the regular budget to the Aging Unit of the Centre for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs,
Deeply preoccupied with the fact that the Aging Unit lacks the structural organization, autonomy, funds and necessary manp0wer 10 Gm)' out t>ffectively its mandate of 1mpkrnen11ng th, Plan .,f .<\<:'tmn Re,.j11nt1 th<' Se,·retai~ < ;i·neral to invite Membe, '-late~ the speci:di?ed agcncir,; and other orga11izat10ns
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concerned within the United Nations system to comment on ways and means of implementing the International Plan of Action on Aging and, in particular, on the desirability and viability of elaborating a United Nations programme for the implementation of the Plan of Action, and to prepare a report on the basis of these comments for submission to the Economic and Social Council at its first reg- :Jlar session of 1986;
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Further requeststhe Secretary-General to include in that report a full analysis of the programmatic and financial aspects of activities undertaken by all organs, bodies and organizations of the United Nations system under the Plan of Action since its inception;
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Invitesinterested non-governmental organizatiom in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council to provide, through the Secretary-General, information and documentation that will facilitate this work;
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Requeststhe Economic and Social Council to consider the report at its first regular session of 1986 and to submit appropriate recommendations to the General Assembly at its forty-first session;
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Decides to consider at its forty-first session the recommendations of the Economic and Social Council as a matter of high priority.
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Urgesall Member States and other donors to consider further generous contributions to the United Nations Trust Fund for the International Year of Disabled Persons;
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Expresses its appreciation to Member States that have established national committees or similar bodies to co-ordinate activities in the field of disability and encourages all Member States to do so;
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InvitesMember States to reinforce national committees as focal points for the United Nations Decade of Disabled Persons, to stimulate activities at the national level, to mobilize public opinion on behalf of the Decade, to participate in the implementation of disability projects with regard to the International Year of Disabled Persons and to assist in monitoring and evaluating the implementation of the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons;
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EncouragesMember States to translate the World Programme of Action into national languages;
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InvitesMember States, in close collaboration with the national committees and non-governmental organizations concerned, to submit their replies to the questionnaire for the first round of monitoring and implementing the World Programme of Action to the Secretary-General as soon as possible for inclusion in his report on the evaluation of progress at mid-Decade, to be submitted to the General Assembly at its forty-second session;
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Urgesthe Secretary-General to comply with paragraphs 157 and 158 of the World Programme of Action;
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Invitesall States to give high priority to considera-• tton of projects concerning the prevention of disabilities, rehabilitation and the equalization of the opportunities of disabled persons within the framework of bilateral assistance;
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Reiterates the need to give greater publicity to the United Nations Decade of Disabled Persons and calls upon Member States, national committees and non-governmental organizations to assist in publicizing the Decade by all appropriate means;
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