United Nations Educational and Training Programme for Southern Africa

A/RES/48/160View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 39 United Nations Educational and Training Programme for Southern Africa, published in 1994.

What other versions does this mandate have?

27 versions · 1969–1996

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/50/131

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1996	A/RES/50/131	United Nations Educational and Training Programme for Southern Africa	548	25%Compare
1994	A/RES/49/17	United Nations Educational and Training Programme for Southern Africa	581	29%Compare
1994	A/RES/48/160	United Nations Educational and Training Programme for Southern Africa	683	59%Compare
1993	A/RES/47/117	United Nations Educational and Training Programme for Southern Africa	809	—
1992	A/RES/46/80	United Nations Educational and Training Programme for Southern Africa	—	—

What subjects does this mandate have?

12 subjects

Cooperation Between Organizations Educational Assistance Educational Institutions Non-Governmental Organizations Pledging Conferences Professional Associations Scholarships South Africa Southern Africa Technical Cooperation Training Programmes Universities and Colleges

What’s in this document?

13 operative paragraphs

A/48/524.

Endorses the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Educational and Training Programme for Southern Africa; 1/

Commends the Secretary-General and the Advisory Committee on the United Nations Educational and Training Programme for Southern Africa for their efforts to adjust the Programme so that it can best help meet the needs evolving from changing circumstances in South Africa, to promote generous contributions to the Programme and to enhance cooperation with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental agencies involved in educational and technical assistance to South Africa;

Also endorses the Programme activities aimed at contributing to South Africa's human resources needs, especially during the transition period, by:

Supporting co-sponsored projects with technikons and the historically black and other universities;

Strengthening the institutional, technical and financial capacity as well as the decision-making of non-governmental organizations, community-based organizations and educational institutions that serve the needs and interests of disadvantaged South Africans;

Engaging educational institutions, non-governmental organizations and the private sector in South Africa in co-sponsorship arrangements and job placement of graduates;

Welcomes the fact that educational and training activities of the Programme inside South Africa have expanded, and the Programme's close cooperation with South African non-governmental organizations, universities and technikons;

Calls upon non-governmental educational institutions, private organizations and individuals concerned to assist the Programme by entering into cost-sharing and other arrangements with it and by facilitating the returnability and job placement of its graduates;

Appeals to Governments, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, international professional associations and individuals to assist, within their areas of activity and influence inside South Africa, graduates of the Programme in obtaining access to job opportunities so that they can effectively contribute their professional competence and expertise towards the political, economic and social development of South Africa during the period of transition and beyond;

Considers that the activities of the Programme, under changing circumstances, should be planned in such a manner as to ensure that commitments made with regard to educational and training assistance to disadvantaged South Africans can be fully met;

Requests the Secretary-General to include the United Nations Educational and Training Programme for Southern Africa in the annual United Nations Pledging Conference for Development Activities;

Expresses its appreciation to all those who have supported the Programme by providing contributions, scholarships or places in their educational institutions;

Appeals to all States, institutions, organizations and individuals to offer such financial and other assistance to the Programme so as to enable it to carry out its programmed activities.

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