Industrial Development Cooperation

A/RES/77/180View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 22b Industrial development cooperation, published in 2022.

What other versions does this mandate have?

23 versions · 1979–2024

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/79/222

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2024	A/RES/79/222	Industrial development cooperation	5,956	76%Compare
2022	A/RES/77/180	Industrial development cooperation	5,419	80%Compare
2020	A/RES/75/231	Industrial development cooperation	4,738	87%Compare
2019	A/RES/73/247	Industrial development cooperation	4,298	68%Compare
2017	A/RES/71/242	Industrial development cooperation	3,640	46%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report · 2012

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2012	A/67/329/Add.1	Composition of the Secretariat : gratis personnel, retired staff and consultants and individual contractors report of the Secretary-General : addendum		A/RES/57/243

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 subjects

Capacity Building Economic Growth Industrial Development Sustainable Development Technical Cooperation

What’s in this document?

45 operative paragraphs

Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization;¹⁶

¹⁶See A/77/138.

Notes with appreciation the adoption, on 2 December 2013, of the Lima Declaration: towards inclusive and sustainable industrial development, and the adoption, on 5 November 2019, of the Abu Dhabi Declaration;

Reaffirms the indivisible and inclusive nature of the Sustainable Development Goals and targets of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,¹⁷ while acknowledging that achieving inclusive and sustainable industrialization is integral to the efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals;

¹⁷Resolution 70/1.

Recognizes the unique mandate of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, within the United Nations system, to promote inclusive and sustainable industrial development and the important contribution to be made by that Organization, in partnership with other relevant private and public entities and stakeholders, including new multilateral development finance institutions and funds, to strengthening existing partnerships and networks at the global, regional and subregional levels, including South-South and triangular cooperation, as appropriate and in accordance with their respective mandates, in supporting the achievement of the 2030 Agenda, including all relevant Goals and targets;

Also recognizes the contribution of the United Nations system, international financial institutions, international trade and economic institutions and all other relevant entities in supporting the promotion of inclusive and sustainable industrial development, in accordance with their respective mandates, in order to increase their effectiveness and to strengthen cooperation with non-governmental organizations and the public and private sectors in promoting and strengthening efforts towards inclusive and sustainable industrial development;

Further recognizes that inclusive and sustainable industrial development can play a crucial role in the realization of other major development objectives, including the Sustainable Development Goals and targets, since through inclusive and sustainable industrial development policies and practices, countries can achieve self-sustaining economic and social development in an environmentally sustainable framework;

Emphasizes the importance of industrial development cooperation and acknowledges the response of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization in addressing the immediate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, through the provision of essential goods, facilitating access to critical supplies, including for micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises, and ensuring that emergency measures designed to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, if deemed necessary, are targeted, proportionate, transparent and temporary, and that they do not create unnecessary barriers to trade or disruption to global supply chains, and are consistent with World Trade Organization rules,¹⁸ the transfer of environmentally sound technologies to developing countries on favourable terms, including on concessional and preferential terms, as mutually agreed, enabling the creation of jobs, including sustainable job opportunities, supporting innovation and digital transformation to harness the full potential of new technologies, diversifying production, building manufacturing capacity and adapting infrastructure, moving towards sustainable consumption and production patterns in line with the 2030 Agenda, towards building back better and towards an inclusive, resilient and sustainable recovery;

¹⁸See joint statement on open markets, the flow of essential goods and supply chain connectivity (A/74/863, annex).

Reiterates the policies, actions and objectives outlined in the Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development¹⁹ to invest in promoting inclusive and sustainable industrial development to effectively address major challenges such as growth and jobs, resources and energy efficiency, pollution and climate change, knowledge-sharing, innovation and social inclusion;

¹⁹Resolution 69/313, annex.

Recognizes that the mobilization of national and international resources and an enabling national and international environment are key drivers for sustainable development;

Underlines the potential benefits, for developing countries, of stepping up their efforts to finance their own development by improving domestic resource mobilization and promoting financing, spurred by a robust and vibrant industrial sector, in order to achieve a long-term impact through local, national and regional ownership;

Emphasizes that each country must take the primary responsibility for its own industrial development, that national ownership and leadership are indispensable in the development process and that the role of national policies, resources and development strategies cannot be overemphasized, and also emphasizes that it is crucial to maintain capacity for effective industrial policy design and implementation, consistent with international obligations, and thereby take into account the regional strategies and policies agreed upon, as appropriate;

Recalls the launch in 2016 of the Global Infrastructure Forum, led by the multilateral development banks, also recalls the forums held in Bali, Indonesia, on 13 October 2018, and in London, from 6 to 8 October 2020, and looks forward to relevant cooperation to advance the linkages among infrastructure development, inclusive and sustainable industrialization and innovation;

Encourages the United Nations Industrial Development Organization to continue to promote, within its mandate of inclusive and sustainable industrial development, shared prosperity from industry, economic competitiveness and environmentally sustainable industry through its four core functions, which include technical cooperation; policy advice, research and statistics; normative functions and standards and quality-related activities; and partnership-building for knowledge transfer, networking and industrial cooperation;

Recalls with appreciation the Group of 20 Initiative on Supporting Industrialization in Africa and Least Developed Countries, launched by the leaders of the Group of 20 at its Summit held in Hangzhou, China, in September 2016,²⁰ which aims at strengthening the inclusive growth and development potential of Africa and the least developed countries through voluntary policy options, and looks forward to its implementation while urging the Group of 20 to continue to engage with other States Members of the United Nations in its work and to ensure that any Group of 20 initiatives complement and strengthen the United Nations system;

²⁰See A/71/380, annex.

Reaffirms that women play a critical role in development, contribute to structural transformation and are key contributors to the economy and to combating poverty and inequalities, that women’s full, effective and equal participation in all levels of and during the entire decision-making process and in the economy is vital in order to achieve sustainable development and significantly enhance economic growth and productivity and that realizing gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls at all levels will make a crucial contribution to progress across all the Sustainable Development Goals, including in achieving inclusive and sustainable industrial development;

Recognizes the importance of further increasing cooperation to create synergies between inclusive and sustainable industrial development-relevant Sustainable Development Goals and Sustainable Development Goal 5, mainstreaming a gender perspective in industrial development cooperation and entrepreneurship, strengthening the empowerment of all women and girls, inter alia, through the exchange of best practices, mainstreaming gender in budget planning, gender lens investing, dedicated educational training and capacity-building programmes, increasing women’s employment in decent jobs and market opportunities, and greater legal protection in the workplace to support women’s economic leadership and mentorship, access to finance, technical assistance to women across value chains, especially in developing countries, the internationalization of women-owned and women-led small and medium-sized enterprises and the advancement of women’s digital skills to scale up their contribution to inclusive and sustainable industrial development;

Emphasizes that national efforts should be supported by development partners, as appropriate, and need to be complemented by a rules-based multilateral trading system that facilitates trade and provides opportunities for developing countries that aim to broaden their competitive export base by strengthening their capacities, facilitating the structural transformation and diversification of their economies and enhancing the participation and integration of enterprises from developing countries, including micro- and small-scale industrial enterprises, into global value chains and markets, which can help to promote economic growth and development, while taking into account support for local and regional industrial development and value chains, as appropriate;

Also emphasizes the need for the international community and the private sector, as appropriate, to contribute to creating an enabling environment for sustainable industrial development;

Stresses that national development efforts need to be supported by an enabling international economic environment, including coherent and mutually supporting world trade, monetary and financial systems, and strengthened and enhanced global economic governance, and that processes to develop and facilitate the availability of appropriate knowledge and technologies globally on mutually agreed terms, as well as capacity-building, are also critical;

Recognizes the importance of the role of the private sector, as well as the role of public-private partnerships, in meeting the challenges of sustainable development, and in this regard underlines the importance of strengthening existing and forging new partnerships and networks at the global, regional and subregional levels, including through South-South and triangular cooperation, and the full involvement of all relevant stakeholders towards achieving inclusive and sustainable industrial development;

Stresses that a dynamic industrial and manufacturing sector is one of the many factors that can lead to narrowing income inequalities and to the development of social protection systems, as well as to reducing inequality within and among countries;

Encourages the United Nations Industrial Development Organization to continue to organize global dialogues and promote multi-stakeholder partnerships in order to actively pursue its important role in the achievement of inclusive and sustainable industrial development and to advance the linkages with infrastructure development and innovation for the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals;

Notes the continuing cooperation of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization with the entities of the United Nations system, including the specialized agencies, funds and programmes;

Underscores the continuing work of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization as a global forum to disseminate knowledge and provide advice on industrial policies and strategies, successful industrialization experiences and best practices, as well as upcoming trends and challenges, as exemplified by the Global Manufacturing and Industrialization Summits, the Vienna Energy Forums and the Green Industry Conferences;

Recognizes the key role of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization in promoting sustainable industrial development and industrial innovation and mainstreaming science and technology into national productive systems;

Encourages regional, subregional and interregional cooperation as a platform for international industrial cooperation aiming to promote investments and technology transfer on mutually agreed terms, to disseminate inclusive and equitable policies and practices, as well as to foster opportunities for high quality and decent work, including for youth and women;

Welcomes the alignment by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization of its medium-term programme framework with the quadrennial comprehensive policy review cycle, especially as set out in resolution 72/279;

Notes the Programmes for Country Partnership of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization as a promising model to foster inclusive and sustainable industrial development for its member States, and looks forward to its continued expansion to achieve greater geographic coverage with due consideration to the specific needs of different countries, as stipulated in the Lima Declaration;

Encourages the United Nations Industrial Development Organization to continue to assist developing countries, including African countries, the least developed countries, landlocked developing countries, small island developing States and countries in conflict and post-conflict situations, as well as middle-income countries facing specific challenges, in participating in productive activities through, inter alia, the development of sustainable agro-industry and agribusiness that improves food security, eradicates hunger, creates jobs and is economically viable, and in this regard encourages new donors to support the unique work of the Organization in these regions;

Encourages the promotion of South-South cooperation, triangular cooperation and the transfer, diffusion and adoption of technology on mutually agreed terms in building their engagement in international trade through the development of micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises;

Also encourages supporting sustainable industrial production and trade based on principles of local development, local content, the economic development and well-being, health and safety of workers, the meeting of international product and process standards as well as vocational skills and entrepreneurship training, particularly for the integration of women and youth into the development process and to respond to local skills requirements;

Recognizes that industrial safety gaps can cause significant damage to people, economies and the environment, and encourages setting and enforcing standards, developing governmental and corporate prevention strategies, providing training, outreach, education and technical assistance to address industrial hazards and avoid occupational accidents and work-related illnesses, while ensuring high productivity and efficiency of enterprises;

Encourages the United Nations Industrial Development Organization to support developing countries, upon request and in line with their development priorities, in achieving enhanced levels of inclusive and sustainable industrial development by assisting them in building sustainable productive and trade capacities, including through support for policies in the context of job creation and poverty eradication in all its forms and dimensions, including extreme poverty, and in building institutional capacities for promoting environmentally sound and sustainable production, including through programmes on resource-efficient and cleaner production, industrial water management, industrial energy efficiency and the utilization of affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern forms of energy for productive use, especially in rural areas, and through continued cooperation with United Nations organizations and other organizations in order to support the achievement of multilateral environmental agreements and promote global goals on access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all, including on the expansion of clean technologies, including renewable energy and energy efficiency in industry, and to promote technologies including green hydrogen;

Encourages the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, within its mandate and resources, and in accordance with resolution GC.18/Res.7 of 7 November 2019, adopted by the General Conference at its eighteenth session,²¹ to advance and accelerate the technical meetings and consultations for experts from member States on circular economy, with a view to facilitating exchanges on best practices and emerging innovations;

²¹See GC.18/INF/4.

Also encourages the United Nations Industrial Development Organization to continue strengthening its role in assisting developing countries to create and disseminate knowledge by, inter alia, making use of its global network of investment and technology promotion offices, resource-efficient and cleaner production centres, centres for South-South industrial cooperation and international technology centres;

Reiterates the importance of promoting the creation and development of micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises as a strategy for achieving industrial development, economic dynamism, poverty and hunger eradication and job creation, including through the mobilization of resources and measures to foster sustainable and inclusive development, and in this regard recalls International Labour Organization recommendation No. 189 concerning job creation in small and medium-sized enterprises;

Acknowledges the importance of reporting on corporate sustainability, encourages companies, where appropriate, especially publicly listed and large companies, to consider integrating sustainability information into their reporting cycle, and encourages industry, interested Governments and relevant stakeholders, with the support of the United Nations system, as appropriate, to develop models for best practices and to facilitate action for the integration of sustainability reporting, taking into account experiences gained from already existing frameworks and paying particular attention to the needs of developing countries, including for capacity-building;

Also acknowledges the importance of expanding the industrial policy space available to developing countries for inclusive and sustainable recovery and for continued progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals;

Welcomes the ongoing support of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization for the New Partnership for Africa’s Development,²² the African (Accelerated) Agribusiness and Agro-industries Development Initiative, the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Plan for Africa and other programmes of the African Union aimed at further strengthening the industrialization process in Africa, and encourages the Organization to expedite the implementation of the Third Industrial Development Decade for Africa (2016–2025) together with the African Union Commission, the African Union Development Agency, the New Partnership for Africa’s Development and the Economic Commission for Africa through partnerships built with the private and public sectors, donors and United Nations and international specialized agencies;

²²A/57/304, annex.

Notes with appreciation the efforts of the World Bank and the regional development banks to support industrial development through financial programmes, and encourages the United Nations Industrial Development Organization to work closely with regional development banks on the implementation of their regional strategies, including with the African Development Bank on the implementation of their industrialization strategy for Africa;

Stresses the importance of the activities of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, within its mandate, to support the efforts of middle-income countries to achieve a robust industrial transformation, including through the deployment of new technologies, the application of sustainable patterns promoting skills development, including in the use of the digital economy for micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises to eradicate poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including extreme poverty, reduce inequalities and achieve sustainable development using, inter alia, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization Strategic Framework for Partnering with Middle-Income Countries, and also stresses the need to increase the access of developing countries to the means of implementation, including capacity-building, technology transfer on mutually agreed terms and financial support;

Encourages the United Nations Industrial Development Organization to support, within its mandate, the periodic review of Sustainable Development Goal 9, on building resilient infrastructure, promoting inclusive and sustainable industrialization and fostering innovation, during the high-level political forum on sustainable development convened under the auspices of both the Economic and Social Council and the General Assembly;

Also encourages the United Nations Industrial Development Organization to continue to contribute to the major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic, social, environmental and related fields through technological solutions provided by inclusive and sustainable industrial development;

Reaffirms the commitment at the very heart of the 2030 Agenda to leave no one behind and commit to taking more tangible steps to support people in vulnerable situations and the most vulnerable countries and to reach the furthest behind first;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its seventy-ninth session a report on the implementation of the present resolution, and decides to include in the provisional agenda of its seventy-ninth session, under the item entitled “Eradication of poverty and other development issues”, the sub-item entitled “Industrial development cooperation”.

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