Establishment of the Technology Bank for the Least Developed Countries

A/RES/71/251View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 13 Integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic, social and related fields, published in 2017.

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report · 2021

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2021	A/76/272	Review of the first 3 years of the Technology Bank for the Least Developed Countries report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/71/251

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 subjects

Least Developed Countries Science and Technology Scientific Cooperation Technical Cooperation Technology Transfer

What’s in this document?

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Decides to establish the Technology Bank for the Least Developed Countries and to adopt its Charter, as set out in the note by the Secretary-General;⁴

⁴A/71/363.

Affirms that, as a subsidiary organ of the General Assembly, the Technology Bank will be guided by the Charter of the United Nations and its purposes and principles;

Reaffirms its acceptance of the offer by Turkey to host the Technology Bank, and welcomes the pledge made by the Government of Turkey to the trust fund for the operationalization of the Technology Bank;

Invites Member States and other stakeholders, including the private sector and foundations, to provide voluntary funding to the trust fund of the Technology Bank;

Urges the United Nations system and other relevant international and regional organizations to support, in a coordinated manner, the operationalization of the Technology Bank and its activities while respecting the relevant provisions of the intellectual property rights-related agreements;

Requests the Secretary-General to prepare a report, within existing resources, to inform the General Assembly about the results achieved by the Technology Bank after the first three years of operation, and decides to review, as appropriate, the arrangements required for the effective functioning of the Technology Bank on that basis.

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