Human Resources Development

A/RES/60/211View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 56c Human resources development, published in 2006.

What other versions does this mandate have?

12 versions · 2002–2024

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/79/224

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2024	A/RES/79/224	Human resources development	4,869	79%Compare
2022	A/RES/77/182	Human resources development	4,420	76%Compare
2020	A/RES/74/236	Human resources development	3,489	75%Compare
2018	A/RES/72/235	Human resources development	2,892	78%Compare
2016	A/RES/70/220	Human resources development	2,593	80%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

8 reports · 2003–2024

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2024	A/79/257	Human resources development report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/77/182
2022	A/77/234	Human resources development report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/74/236
2015	A/70/293	Human resources development report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/68/228
2013	A/68/228	Human resources development report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/66/217
2011	A/66/206	Human resources development report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/64/218

What’s in this document?

12 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General;³

³A/60/318.

Recognizes the importance of human resources development in promoting sustainable development, and encourages Governments to integrate human resources development policies in their national development strategies;

Stresses that investment in human resources development should be an integral part of national development policies and strategies, and in this regard calls for the adoption of policies to facilitate investment focused on infrastructure and capacity development, including, inter alia, education, health and science and technology, including information and communication technologies;

States the importance of ensuring adequate resources for education as a fundamental aspect of eradicating poverty and promoting development with a view to achieving sustainable economic growth and human development, and, in this regard, encourages Governments to manage resources assigned to education in a responsible, accurate and transparent way and to ensure accountability;

Calls for enhanced cooperation among all development partners, including those within the United Nations system, other international organizations, donors and private sector and non-governmental organizations, to support the human resources development efforts of developing countries as articulated in national development strategies;

Also calls for steps to integrate gender perspectives in human resources development, including through policies, strategies and targeted actions aimed at promoting women’s capacities and access to productive activities, and in this regard emphasizes the need to ensure the full participation of women in the formulation and implementation of such policies, strategies and actions;

Urges the adoption of cross-sectoral approaches to human resources development, which combine, among other factors, economic growth, poverty eradication, the provision of basic social services, sustainable livelihoods, the empowerment of women, the involvement of young people, the needs of vulnerable groups of society and of local indigenous communities, political freedom, popular participation and respect for human rights, justice and equity, all of which are essential for enhancing human capacity in order to meet the challenge of development;

Encourages the strategic and innovative use of information and communication technologies in national development policies and programmes to facilitate education, training, knowledge-sharing, recruitment and job creation, stresses the importance of implementing the Tunis Commitment and the Tunis Agenda for the Information Society, adopted during the second phase of the World Summit on the Information Society, held at Tunis from 16 to 18 November 2005,⁴ as step towards addressing these challenges, and calls upon the international community to support the efforts of developing countries in this regard;

⁴See A/60/687.

Calls upon the relevant entities of the United Nations system to give priority to the objectives of human resources development through, inter alia, integrating in their development programmes explicit support for building science and technology capacities compatible with local needs, resources, culture and practices;

Calls upon the international community, including the entities of the United Nations system, to support the efforts of developing countries to address the adverse effects of HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis and other infectious diseases on their human resources;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its sixty-second session a report on the implementation of the present resolution with a focus on the role of science and technology in promoting human resources development;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its sixty-second session the sub-item entitled “Human resources development”.

Human Resources Development

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