Follow-Up to the Report of the South Commission

A/RES/48/164View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 91 Development and international economic cooperation, published in 1994.

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3 subjects

Economic Cooperation Among Developing Countries Regional Cooperation Report Preparation

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Requests the Secretary-General to draw upon the discussions and conclusions in the report in elaborating an agenda for development;

New York, Oxford University Press, 1990. For an overview and summary of the report of the South Commission, see A/45/810 and Corr.1, annex.

A/48/350.

Considers that a comprehensive and systematic overview and analysis of South-South cooperation worldwide is required to stimulate intergovernmental debate, decisions and actions, as appropriate, within the United Nations system and to promote such cooperation within and between regions of the South, and globally;

Requests the Secretary-General to prepare a comprehensive report entitled "State of South-South cooperation", containing quantitative data and indicators on all aspects of South-South cooperation and prepared with the help of all relevant organizations of the United Nations, in particular the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development;

Calls upon all organs, organizations and agencies of the United Nations system, in particular the regional commissions and subregional organizations, to provide analytical and empirical materials for the preparation of the report;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit his report on the state of South-South cooperation to the General Assembly at its fiftieth session, at which time the Assembly will decide on the need for further reports on the matter.

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