UN Human Rights Treaties

REPORT
OF THE
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL for the year 1983
GENERAL  ASSEMBLY
OFFICIAL RECORDS: THIRTY-EIGHTH SESSION SUPPLEMENT No.3 (A/38/3)
 
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CONTENTS
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EDITORIAL NOTE    
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FOREWORD    
Chapter. Matters calling for action by the General Assembly or brought to its attention    1
II.    General discussion of international economic and social policy, including regional and sectoral developments    
III.    Questions considered without reference to a sessional committee        |5
A.    Decade for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination        15
B.    Non-governmental organizations              15
C.    Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against
Women        16
D.    Revitalization of the Economic and Social Council (see also chap. IX,
sect. I)     16
E.    Permanent sovereignty over national resources in the occupied Palestinian
and other Arab territories        17
F.    Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees        17
G.    Operational activities for development a        17
IV.    Questions considered by the First (Economic) Committee        1 9
A.    Preparations for the International Conference on Population in 1984        19
B.    Statistical questions        19
C.    Unified approach to development analysis and planning         19
D.    Transport of dangerous goods        20
E.    Cartography        20
F.    Regional co-operation        21
G.    Transnational corporations         26
H.    Natural resources            28
I     Development of the energy resources of the developing countries         29
J.    Development and utilization of new and renewable sources of energy         29
K.    Science and technology for development        30
L.   Industrial development co-operation        30
M.    International co-operation on the environment             31
N.    International co-operation in the field of human settlements        32
O.    Food problems    
V    Questions considered by the Second (Social) Committee        36
A.    Human rights         36
B.    Social development        42
C.    Activities for the advancement of women: United Nations Decade to
Women: Equality, Development and Peace             46
D.    Narcotic drugs            49
VI    Questions considered by the Third (Programme and Co-ordination) Committee    51
A.    Special economic, humanitarian and disaster relief assistance (see also
chap. IX, sect. H)    ......    51
B.    International co-operation and co-ordination within the United Nations
system        53
C.    Proposed programme budget for the biennium 1984-1985        56
D.    Cross-sectoral review of selected major issues in the medium-term plans of
the organizations of the United Nations system'        56
E.    Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples by the specialized agencies and the international institutions associated with the United Nations        58
F.    Calendar of conferences         60
The general discussion of the item was held in plenary meetings, focusing on the comprehensive policy    review
of operational activities throughout the United Nations system, on the understanding that draft proposals under the
item would be submitted to and considered by the Third (Programme and Co-ordination) Committee.
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VII. Question considered by the Sessional Working Group of Governmental Experts
on the Implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and
Cultural Rights          62
VIII.    Elections and appointments to subsidiary and related bodies of the Council, con
formation of representatives on the functional commissions and on the Sessional
Working Group of Governmental Experts on the Implementation of the Inter
national Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and nominations ..      64
IX.    Organizational and other matters           66
A.    Bureau of the Council          66
B.    Programme of work and agenda          66
C.    Applications for hearings by non-governmental organizations          68
D.    Meeting services for the Commission on Human Rights at its thirty-ninth
session           68
E.    Appointment of the members of the Preparatory Sub-Committee for the
Second World Conference to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination ..      69
F.    Ad Hoc Committee on the Preparations for the Public Hearings on the Activities of Transnational Corporations in South Africa          69
G.    Arrangements for the negotiation of an agreement between the United Nations and the United Nations industrial Development Organization           69
H.    Assistance for the reconstruction and development of Lebanon (see also
chap. VI, sect. A)           69
I. Recommendations regarding the documentation and organization of work
of the Second and Third Committees of the General Assembly (see also
chap. III, sect. D)          69
J. Appointment of members of the Board of Trustees of the International Re
search and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women          69
K. Resumed twenty-third session of the Committee for Programme and Co-
ordination           69
L. Summary of estimates of programme budget implications of resolutions
and decisions adopted by the Economic and Social Council during its first
and second regular sessions of 1983           70
Annexes
I.    Agenda of the organizational session for 1983, and the first and second regular
sessions of 1983           73
II.    Composition of the Council and its subsidiary and related bodies           74
III.    Calendar of conferences and meetings for 1984 and 1985           83
IV.    Statement by the President of the Economic and Social Council on the revitalization of the Council, in pursuance of Council resolution 1982/50 of 28 July 1982        100
V.    Statement by the Group of 77 on operational activities for development        102
VI. intergovernmental organizations designated by the Council under rule 79 for
participation in the deliberations of the Council on questions within the scope of
their activities         104iv
 
EDITORIAL NOTE
 
This report covers the work of the Council at its organizational session for 1983 and its first and second regular sessions of 1983.
 
The report contains a repertorial summary of procedural steps and records of voting, and of the actions taken by the Council under each agenda item and, in cases where an item was referred to a sessional committee, a report of the committee concerned. It also contains, in chapter It. a summary of the general discussion on international economic and social policy, including regional and sectoral developments.
SUMMARY RECORDS AND OFFICIAL RECORDS
The summary records of the meetings of the Council will be issued in Official Records of the Economic and Social Council. 1983. Plenary Meetings. The summary records of the meetings of the Sessional Working Group of Governmental Experts on the Implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights are contained in documents E/1983/WG. 1/ SR.1-24. By decision 1982/105 of 4 February 1982, the Council decided, inter alia, to discontinue, for an experimental period of two years, the provision of summary records for its sessional committees.
The resolutions and decisions of the Council and the reports of its commissions and standing committees are issued as supplements to the Official Records of the Council. The list of the supplements to the Official Records, 1983. is given below.
Supplement    Document
No    symbol
1      Resolutions and decisions adopted during the     E/1983/83 organizational session for 1983 and the first regular session of 1983
Supplement    Document
No    symbol
1A     Resolutions and decisions adopted during the    E/1983/83/
second regular session of 1983    Add. l
2    Report of the Statistical Commission on its    E/1983/12 and
twenty-second session    Corr. 1
3    Report of the Commission on Human Rights    E/1983/13 and
on its thirty-ninth session    Corr. 1
4    Report of the Commission for Social Development    E/1983/14
on its twenty-eighth session
5    Report of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs    E/1983/15
on its thirtieth session
6    Report of the Committee for Development    E/1983/16
Planning on its nineteenth session
7    Report of the Commission on Transnational    E/1983/17/
Corporations on its special session    Rev.l
7A     Report of the Commission on Transnational    E/1983/18/
Corporations on its ninth session    Rev.l
8    Report  of the  Committee  on  Natural  Re-    E/1983/19 and
sources on its eighth session    Corr. 1
9    Report  of  the  Governing  Council  of the    El1983/20
United Nations Development Programme
10    Report of the Executive Board of the United    E/1983/21
Nations Children's Fund
11    Report  of the   Economic  Commission   for    E/1983/22
Europe
12    Report of the Economic and Social Commission    E/1983/43
for Asia and the Pacific
13    Report  of  the   Economic  Commission   for    E/1983/44
Africa
14    Report  of  the   Economic  Commission  for    E/1983/45
Western Asia
15    Report  of  the   Economic  Commission   for    E/1983/46
Latin America
 
FOREWORD
 
The general debate in the Economic and Social Council was held in the wake of the sixth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNC-TAD), which had closed only a few days before at Belgrade and which had a natural and perhaps welcome bearing on the debate. The long process of negotiation which took place at Belgrade concerning agenda item 8 on the world economic situation with special emphasis on development finally resulted in a statement by the Conference and was, in a way, an additional and powerful constraint placed on the ability of the Council to negotiate at Geneva a set of agreed conclusions or a declaration as the final "product" of our general debate. Such an outcome would obviously have been preferable, inasmuch as an agreed conclusion carries an impact which no presidential statement can match.
I should like to state, first of all, that we actually agreed much more than we have been able to show on paper. Then; was a more than evident fundamental consensus concerning the existence of a crisis of unprecedented magnitude as much as there was an equal consensus with respect to its overall consequences, in particular, to its devastating consequences for the developing countries. Although there was no universal consensus concerning the causes of the crisis, I feel there was sufficient recognition of the underlying causes of our predicament.
It was evident once again, however, that at the Council's level there was not enough political convergence to translate into action what I consider to be an existing consensus at the conceptual or intellectual level. This is perhaps the fundamental "trickle-down" which we should resolutely pursue in the context of multilateral economic negotiations: that of making the conceptual or intellectual consensus "trickle-down" to the Level at which it would have significance for our peoplesóto the level of practical action. Our failureóI deliberately use the term "our" because it is, in the last resort, a collective failure of the international community, whoever may be mainly responsible for itóis a phenomenon which is assuming staggering proportions. The continual impasses in international economic negotiations at the multilateral level generate a state of affairs which has long passed the boundaries of the tolerable. Yet, we seem to be punishing ourselves by again and again reaching a broad consensus at the conceptual or intellectual level and being almost totally and irrevocably unable to translate it into tangible measures.
This brings me to the sixth session of UNCTAD which was a missed opportunity, as indicated by the Secretary-General of the United Nations in his address at the opening meeting of the Council.
In their statements, the participants in the general debate cautioned that they would rather not make assessments of the sixth session of the Conference at this stage but, as was expected, they did make assessments of a preliminary nature. Not to have made them at all would have been understandable, but not realistic. When one reviewed the calendar of conferences for the year, it was obvious that the outcome of the sixth session would have to be one of the main vectors of the general debate of our session. And what was their message? It was certainly not unanimous but, to a certain extent, it was very clear in some aspects. The participants all seemed to agree that, whatever each one's individual perceptions or aspirations, the results of the sixth session were below what would have been expected, given the nature of the Conference, the elaborate preparations and the point in time at which it was held. The participants also agreed that the climate in which the negotiations took place at Belgrade was realistic, non-confrontational and businesslike. Several delegations celebrated this fact, which is to be credited to the stance taken by the Group of 77, which, through the terms of the Buenos Aires Platform, inter alia, provided the Conference with draft proposals well in advance of its formal opening. As a result of those facts as much as of the hardships engendered by the present economic situation, most participants echoed a sense of great frustration at the meager results of the sixth session from at least three points of view: (a) at the global or interrelated level of issues, the final outcome of the Conference, the statement so delicately negotiated, was qualified in the end by a formal reservation and interpretative statements; (b) at the sectoral level, the texts adopted fell far short of legitimate minimum expectations, and the Conference was unable to reach agreement on some key issues; and (c) no programme for immediate action emerged from the Conference.
Others, while sharing the two broad perception, referred to earlier, had a more positive view of the results of Belgrade. 1 sensed that this sentiment was based on two main considerations: one was the feeling that the resolutions adopted on certain sectoral issues constituted a step forward, which should not be minimized; and the other was a belief that the outcome of the Conference could not be separated from the context in which it was held, that is, the present world economic situation.
The impression was that steps were taken which others might consider modest, but all of which were positive and were taken in the right direction.
Another message of a general nature which the analysis of the sixth session of the Conference reveals is that it is imperative that the international community set itself a sense of purpose and direction in reply to the question: Where do we go from here? In the Council this question has loomed loud and clear. Since the second regular session of 1982, we have gone through the thirty-seventh session of the General Assembly, the Ministerial Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), the Seventh Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries at New Delhi, the Fifth Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 at Buenos Aires, the Williamsburg economic summit and the sixth session of UNCTAD at Belgrade. What have weó collectivelyóachieved at those meetings? Did the steps taken in each of them lead us in a purposeful direction? Did our toils reap us benefits?
May I be allowed to express the hope that the next session of the General Assembly and the next annual meetings of the Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank might keepóor should I say putóus on the right track. We have waited long enough, for example, as several delegations pointed out, for the launching of global negotiations.
Whatever the assessment of the situation, the fact remainsóand it was clear in the general debateóthat the dynamics of international economic relations, of which the present global crisis is a part, cannot be stopped. In other words, we are constantly led to move to the next step of the way.
This leads us to the other main theme of the general debateóthe present world economic crisis. Again there is almost no disagreement about the underlying causes of the crisis, its structural nature and the need for action. We are back to the conceptual or intellectual levelóthe diagnosis. But what about the therapy?
There is agreement, for example, with respect to the existence of signs of economic recovery in some of the most advanced developed countries of the world. We have recognized that and hope it will last.
The perceptions were to vary when it came to the ensuing question: Are such signs sufficient?
Some delegations and a few secretariats of international organizations were of the view that, although not all signs or economic indicators are yet in a positive trend, there are enough of them to justify at least the contention that we have passed the bottom of the recession and that conditions exist for the present positive signs of recovery to be transformed into a sustained process, capable of bringing with it, in the not too distant future, relief of a more generalized nature to the international economy. This is predicated also on the right combination of internal and external economic policies, including, inter alia, a permanent alert against inflation, the need for lower interest rates, the right mix of investment policies and the release of productive factors to promote employment and the liberalization of trade, thus halting and rolling back protectionism.
Most delegations, on the other hand, including some voices from secretariats of international organizations, while recognizing that recovery in the developed parts of the world was indispensable if they were to overcome the global crisis, made two additional main points. First, that, given world economic interdependence, recovery should go hand-in-hand with development. There is, therefore, no way in which a process of recovery in the industrialized world, even if sustained, could by itself take us out of the present global crisis if the process of development in the developing countries is not revived forthwith. Recovery and development have thus become inseparable. One cannot subsist without the other. Secondly, a feeling of insecurity as to the true meaning of the present signs of recovery, a concern that those signs are still not strong enough to warrant a sort of "presentiment of relief". In parallel, some of the prescriptions for adjustment in the developing world are giving reason for serious concern. The process of adjustment, which the developing countries themselves recognize as indispensable, is perceived as perhaps too severe for the developing societies to tolerate. In the light of the social and political realities of those countries, one has to bear in mind that their social fabric can be stretched only to a point. Hence the need for immediate measures to alleviate the burden of economic adjustment.
if the interrelationship between issues and programmes in the areas of money, finance and trade is now fashionable, and the general debate reflected such a trend, there has been no measure of consensus on what to do, in practical terms, to transform this interrelationship into reality.
 
I would say  though, drawing on the debate, that a more  generalized vision of the interaction of the concepts might be emerging. What to do then, in terms of the recovery development axis? The ideas seem clearly to be different. although the words are sometimes the same. Take the issue of a conference so often mentioned in the general debate as indispensable to the pr parathion of an international economic and financial system more responsive to the needs and imperatives of the latter part of the 1980s and the last decade of this century. But. is the conference proposed in the Declaration of the Seventh Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries at New Delhi the same one suggested by the Prime Minister of New Zealand? Or the one whose implications the Heads of State and Government, who met at Williamsburg, instructed their Finance Ministers to discuss with the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund? Or even the one whose first stages of technical preparation are suggested in the report of the Committee for Development Planning?
Even if they are not one and the sameóand for the moment. at least, they do not seem to be and even if it is for Governments to define precisely the shape of an undertaking of such magnitude, the simple fact that this subject has been placed squarely on the international economic agenda is a clear sign, again brought home in the general debate, that perhaps we have begun to travel the road of bringing together positions which will permit the emergence of an indispensable international consensus.
Other important issues also clearly emerged as the centre of our attention. The priority for programmes in the areas of food and agriculture was also highlighted. Food and food problems are constantly of concern to the international community since they so directly relate to the eradication of hunger and malnutrition.
The same applies to the remuneration of exports of commodities from developing countries. most of which are so heavily dependent upon them. One must express strong concern about the consequences for the exporting developing countries of the recent severe downward trend in commodity prices.
Concern was also voiced with respect to the present levels of world liquidity and their interrelationship to the problem of the external indebtedness of developing countries. The increase in the resources of the World Bank and its affiliate, the International Development Association, and of the International Monetary Fund was another issue which dominated most interventions. The present levels of official development assistance were viewed as grossly inadequate by almost all participants, since this channel of development finance has such fundamental importance for a large number of developing countries.
Concern was also expressed with regard to the substantial reduction of non-concessional (including private) flows and lower levels of investment in the developing world, something that is also a by-product of such high interest rates now prevailing in the main world financial centre.
The fundamental importance of trade and trade issues, and their relationship to money and finance, was a constant in almost all of the interventions. Although the assessment of the main trade negotiations varied, delegations spoke with one voice on the need to put a halt to protectionist measures, which have increased to such an unacceptable degree. The perilously low level of resources for the operational activities of the United Nations .Nations led most delegations to call for immediate remedial measures.
The view was again expressed by some delegations that a more favourable climate in world relations was a dimension which could not be omitted if international economic co-operation were to be brought to its full potential.
Most delegations also addressed the question of the amount of resources currently employed in arms and armaments and insisted on the need to release at least part of such resources to more productive uses in the context of the development process.
The attention of the international community was drawn by several delegations to two special situations. First, that of the least developed among the developing countries in the context of their need for special assistance to help them face the current crisis, which affects them so se-verely, given their vulnerability, as well as the expectation that, after the resolution adopted by UNCTAD at its sixth session, the pace of implementation of the Substantial New Programme of Action for the 1980s for the Least Developed Countries would be commensurate with the commitments made at the United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries, held in Paris in September
 
1981. And, second, that of Africa, where most of the least developed countries are located, a continent that now faces particular hardship in its process of economic and social development.
In all the areas referred to in the general debate, the gist of the matter is that participants have made a point of the need for the international community to make use of all opportunities to further global economic co-operation and development. I know that there are no magic solutions for today's predicaments. We all accept that. But the opportunities for enhancing the prospects for our future are there. Let us take them.
Sergio CORREA DA COSTA
President of the
Economic and Social Council
Geneva, July 1983
 
Chapter I
MATTERS CALLING FOR ACTION BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OR BROUGHT TO ITS ATTENTION
 
GENERAL DISCUSSION OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL POLICY, INCLUDING REGIONAL AND SECTORAL DEVELOPMENTS
Resolution and decisions brought to the attention of the General Assembly
Role of the public sector in promoting the economic development of developing countries (Council resolution 1983/61)
A new international human order: moral aspects of development (Council decision 1983/171)
Reports considered by the Economic and Social Council in connection with its general discussion of international economic and social policy, including regional and sectoral developments (Council decision 1983/177)
DECADE FOR ACTION TO COMBAT RACISM AND RACIAL DISCRIMINATION
Decision brought to the attention of the General Assembly
Decade for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (Council decision 1983/113)
NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Decisions brought to the attention of the General Assembly
Reconvening of the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations (Council decision 1983/108)
Applications for consultative status and requests for reclassification received from non-governmental organizations (Council decision 1983/109)
Withdrawal of consultative status (Council decision 1983/ 110)
Provisional agenda and documentation for the session of the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations to be held in 1985 (Council decision 1983/111)
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS
Resolution and decisions brought to the attention of the General Assembly
Implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Council resolution 1983/41)
Provisional agenda for 1984 of the Sessional Working Group of Governmental Experts on the Implementation
 
of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Council decision 1983/133)
Bureau for 1984 of the Sessional Working Group of Governmental Experts on the Implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Council decision 1983/134)
PREPARATIONS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON POPULATION IN 1984
Resolution calling for action by the General Assembly
International Conference on Population, 1984 (Council resolution 1983/6)
STATISTICAL QUESTIONS
Decision brought to the attention of the General Assembly
Report of the Statistical Commission on its twenty-second session and provisional agenda and documentation for the twenty-third session of the Commission (Council decision 1983/119)
UNIFIED APPROACH TO DEVELOPMENT ANALYSIS AND PLANNING
Decision brought to the attention of the General Assembly
Basic programme of work of the Economic and Social Council for 1983 and 1984 (Council decision 1983/101, para. 2 (g))
TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODS
Resolution brought to the attention of the General Assembly
Work of the Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (Council resolution 1983/7)
CARTOGRAPHY
Decisions brought to the attention of the General Assembly
Standardization of geographical names (Council decision 1983/120)
Tenth United Nations Regional Cartographic Conference for Asia and the Pacific (Council decision 1983/121)
 
HUMAN RIGHTS
Resolutions and decisions brought to the attention of the General Assembly
Question of the realization in all countries of the economic, social and cultural rights contained in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and study of special problems which the developing countries face in their efforts to achieve these human rights (Council resolution 1983/31)
Report of the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities on its thirty-fifth session (Council resolution 1983/32)
Updating of the study on the question of the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide (Council resolution 1983/33)
Status of the individual and contemporary international law (Council resolution 1983/34)
Situation of human rights in Equatorial Guinea (Council
resolution 1983/35) Summary   or   arbitrary   executions   (Council   resolution
1983/36)
Human rights and scientific and technological developments (Council resolution 1983/37)
Question of the human rights of all persons subjected to any form of detention or imprisonment, in particular torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (Council resolution 1983/38)
Question of a convention on the rights of the child (Council resolution 1983/39)
Measures to improve the situation and ensure the human rights and dignity of all migrant workers and their families (Council resolution 1983/40)
Violations of human rights in southern Africa: report of the Ad Hoc Working Group of Experts (Council decision 1983/135)
Violations of human rights in southern Africa: transmittal of Commission on Human Rights resolution 1983/9 (Council decision 1983/136)
Adverse consequences for the enjoyment of human rights of political, military, economic and other forms of assistance given to colonial and racist regimes in southern Africa (Council decision 1983/137)
Implementation of the Programme for the Decade for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (Council decision 1983/138)
Question of the realization in all countries of the economic, social and cultural rights contained in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and study of special problems which the developing countries face in their efforts to achieve these human rights (Council decision 1983/139)
The new international economic order and the promotion of human rights (Council decision 1983/140)
Question of enforced or involuntary disappearances (Council decision 1983/141)
Report of the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities on its thirty-fifth session (Council decision 1983/142)

Updating of the Report on Slavery (Council decision 1983/ 143)
Situation of human rights in El Salvador (Council decision 1983/144)
Situation of human rights in Poland (Council decision 1983/145)
Situation of human rights in Bolivia (Council decision 1983/146)
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran (Council decision 1983/147)
Situation of human rights in Guatemala (Council decision 1983/148)
Question of human rights in Chile (Council decision 1983/ 149)
Implementation of the Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief (Council decision 1983/150)
Rights of persons belonging to national, ethic, religious and linguistic minorities (Council decision 1983/151)
Organization of the work of the fortieth session of the Commission on Human Rights (Council decision 1983/ 152)
General decision concerning the establishment of a working group of the Commission on Human Rights to examine situations referred to the Commission under Economic and Social Council resolution 1503 (XLVIII) and those situations of which the Commission is seized (Council decision 1983/153)
Report of the Commission on Human Rights (Council decision 1983/154)
Right of peoples to self-determination and its application to peoples under colonial or alien domination or foreign occupation (Council decision 1983/155)
Allegations regarding infringements of trade union rights in South Africa (Council decision 1983/156)
Report of the Ad Hoc Working Group of Experts of the Commission on Human Rights on allegations regarding infringements of trade union rights in South Africa (Council decision 1983/157)
Report of the Secretary-General on measures to be taken against Nazi, Fascist and neo-Fascist activities and all other forms of totalitarian ideologies and practices based on racial intolerance, hatred and terror (Council decision 1983/158)
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Resolution calling for action by the General Assembly
World social situation (Council resolution 1983/8)
Resolutions and decisions brought to the attention of the General Assembly
International Development Strategy for the Third United Nations Development Decade (Council resolution 1983/ 9)
Social aspects of rural development (Council resolution 1983/10)
Interrelationship of social and economic development policies (Council resolution 1983/11) Social  policy  and  the  distribution  of national   income
(Council resolution 1983/12) Unified approach to development analysis and planning in the field of social integration through popular participa-tion (Council resolution 1983/13) Youth  in  the  contemporary  world  (Council   resolution
1983/14) National experience in promoting the co-operative movement (Council resolution 1983/15) Welfare of migrant workers and their families (Council
resolution 1983/16) Youth participation in social and economic development and their exercise of the rights to life, employment and education (Council resolution 1983/17) Adverse effects of the arms race on social progress and
development (Council resolution 1983/18) United Nations Decade of Disabled Persons (Council resolution 1983/19) Exchange of information on the activities of the Centre for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs between the Commission for Social Development and the Commission on the Status of Women (Council resolution 1983/20) Aging (Council resolution 1983/21) Interregional consultation on developmental social welfare
policies and programmes (Council resolution 1983/22) Role of the family in the development process (Council
resolution 1983/23) Arbitrary   or   summary   executions   (Council   resolution
1983/24) Functions and long-term programme of work of the Committee on Crime Prevention and Control (Council resolution 1983/25) Co-ordination and information in the field of youth (Council resolution 1983/26) Nomination of members of the Board of the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (Council decision 1983/122) Progress achieved since 1981 in the area of social development (Council decision 1983/123) Provisional  agenda and documentation for the twenty-ninth session of the Commission for Social Development (Council decision 1983/124) Report of the Committee on Crime Prevention and Control
(Council decision 1983/125) Report of the Commission for Social Development on its
twenty-eighth session (Council decision 1983/126) Implementation of the International Plan of Action on Aging (Council decision 1983/127) Report of the Secretary-General on the feasibility, programme and co-ordination implications, as well as the resource implications, of the main recommendations of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Social Aspects of the Development Activities of the United Nations (Council decision 1983/128) Report of the Secretary-General on national experience in achieving far-reaching social and economic changes for the purpose of social progress (Council decision 1983/ 129) Report of the Secretary-General on some social trends in developing countries and the influence of current economic conditions (Council decision 1983/130)
ACTIVITIES FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN: UNITED NATIONS DECADE FOR WOMEN: EQUALITY, DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE
Resolutions and decisions brought to the attention of the General Assembly
Communications concerning the status of women (Council resolution 1983/27)
Participation of non-governmental organizations in the preparations for the World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women (Council resolution 1983/28)
International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (Council resolution 1983/29)
Suppression of the traffic in persons and of the exploitation of the prostitution of others (Council resolution 1983/30)
Programme budget implications of the recommendations contained in the report of the Commission on the Status of Women acting as the Preparatory Body for the World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women (Council decision 1983/131)
Report of the Commission on the Status of Women acting as the Preparatory Body for the World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women (Council decision 1983/ 132)
NARCOTIC DRUGS.
Resolution and decision calling for action by the General Assembly
Review and implementation of the programme of strategy and policies for drug control (Council resolution 1983/2)
Strategy and policies for drug control (Council decision 1983/117)
RESOLUTIONS AND DECISIONS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Demand and supply of opiates for medical and scientific needs (Council resolution 1983/3)
Measures to improve international co-operation in the maritime interdiction of illicit drug traffic (Council resolution 1983/4)
Enlargement of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (Council resolution 1983/5)
Report of the International Narcotics Control Board (Council decision 1983/114)
Provisional agenda and documentation for the thirty-first session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (Council decision 1983/115)
International year against drug abuse (Council decision 1983/116)
 
Report of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (Council decision 1983/118)
CONVENTION ON THE ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN
Resolution brought to the attention of the General Assembly
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (Council resolution 1983/1)
REVITALIZATION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL
Decision calling for action by the General Assembly
Recommendations regarding the organization of the work of the Second Committee of the General Assembly (Council decision 1983/164)
Decisions brought to the attention of the General Assembly
Control and limitation of documentation (Council decision 1983/163)
Oral report by the President on the revitalization of the Economic and Social Council (Council decision 1983/ 165)
Revitalization of the Economic and Social Council (Council decision 1983/181)
PERMANENT SOVEREIGNTY OVER NATIONAL RESOURCES IN THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN AND OTHER ARAB TERRI-TORIES
Decision brought to the attention of the General Assembly
Permanent sovereignty over national resources in the occupied Palestinian and other Arab territories (Council decision 1983/178)
REPORT OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES
Decision brought to the attention of the General Assembly
Basic programme of work of the Economic and Social Council for 1983 and 1984 (Council decision 1983/101, para. 2 (g))
REGIONAL CO-OPERATION
Resolutions calling for action by the General Assembly
Addis Ababa Declaration on the Occasion of the Silver Jubilee Anniversary Celebration of the Economic Commission for Africa (Council resolution 1983/63)
Promotion of interregional economic and technical co-operation among developing countries (Council resolution 1983/66)
Resolutions and decision brought to the attention of the General Assembly
Europe-Africa permanent link through the Strait of Gibraltar (Council resolution 1983/62)
Particular problems facing Zaire with regard to transport, transit and access to foreign markets (Council resolution 1983/64)
Special measures for the social and economic development of Africa in the 1980s (Council resolution 1983/65)
Transport and Communications Decade in Africa (Council resolution 1983/67)
Climatic situation and drought in Africa (Council resolution 1.983/68)
Transport and Communications Decade in Asia and the Pacific (Council resolution 1983/69)
Meetings of the executive secretaries of the regional commissions (Council decision 1983/180)
TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS
Decision calling for action by the General Assembly
Report of the Commission on Transnational Corporations on its special session (Council decision 1983/183)
Resolutions and decision brought to the attention of the General Assembly
Activities of transnational corporations in South Africa and Namibia and collaboration of such corporations with the racist minority regime in South Africa (Council resolution 1983/74)
Organization of public hearings on the activities of transnational corporations in South Africa and Namibia (Council resolution 1983/75)
Provisional agenda and documentation for the tenth session of the Commission on Transnational Corporations (Council decision 1983/182)
NATURAL RESOURCES
Resolution calling for action by the General Assembly
Water resources development: progress and prospects in the implementation of the Mar del Plata Action Plan and the International Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Decade (Council resolution 1983/57)
Resolutions and decision brought to the attention of the General Assembly
Prospects for the development of non-metallic raw materials (Council resolution 1983/52)
Standardization of definitions and terminology for mineral resource (Council resolution 1983/53)
Application of computer technology in mineral exploration and development (Council resolution 1983/54)
United Nations Revolving Fund for Natural Resources Exploration (Council resolution 1983/55)
Permanent sovereignty over natural resources (Council resolution 1983/56)
 
Utilization of subsurface space (Council resolution 1983/ 58)
Co-ordination of programmes within the United Nations system in the field of natural resources (Council resolution 1983/59)
Report of the Committee on Natural Resources on its eighth session and provisional agenda and documentation for the ninth session of the Committee (Council decision 1983/176)
DEVELOPMENT OF THE ENERGY RESOURCES OF THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Resolution calling for action by the General Assembly
Development of the energy resources of the developing countries (Council resolution 1983/60)
DEVELOPMENT AND UTILIZATION OF NEW AND RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY
Decision brought to the attention of the General Assembly
Development and utilization of new and renewable sources of energy (Council decision 1983/166)
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR DEVELOPMENT
Decision brought to the attention of the General Assembly
Science and technology for development (Council decision 1983/167)
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CO-OPERATION
Resolution calling for action by the General Assembly
Industrial Development Decade for Africa (Council resolution 1983/70)
INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION ON THE ENVIRONMENT
Decision calling for action by the General Assembly
International co-operation on the environment (Council decision 1983/168)
INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION IN THE HEAD OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
Decision calling for action by the General Assembly
International co-operation in the field of human settlements (Council decision 1983/169)
FOOD PROBLEMS
Resolution calling for action by the General Assembly
Target for World Food Programme pledges for the period 1985-1986 (Council resolution 1983/73)

Resolutions brought to the attention of the General Assembly
Food problems (Council resolution 1983/71)
Twentieth anniversary of the World Food Programme (Council resolution 1983/72)
SPECIAL ECONOMIC, HUMANITARIAN AND DISASTER RELIEF ASSISTANCE
Resolution calling for action by the General Assembly
Strengthening the capacity of the United Nations system to respond to natural disasters and other disaster situations (Council resolution 1983/47)
Resolutions and decision brought to the attention of the General Assembly
Assistance to Ghana (Council resolution 1983/44)
Assistance to Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru (Council resolution 1983/45)
Assistance to the drought-stricken areas of Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, the Sudan and Uganda (Council resolution 1983/46)
Special economic, humanitarian and disaster relief assistance (Council decision 1983/172)
OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT
Decisions brought to the attention of the General Assembly
Comprehensive policy review of operational activities for development (Council decision 1983/186)
Reports considered by the Economic and Social Council in connection with the question of operational activities for development (Council decision 1983/187)
INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION AND CO-ORDINATION WITHIN THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM
Resolutions and decision calling for action by the General Assembly
Marine affairs (Council resolution 1983/48)
Report of the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination on its twenty-third session (Council resolution 1983/49)
Consumer protection (Council decision 1983/174)
Resolution and decisions brought to the attention of the General Assembly
Joint Meetings of the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination and the Administrative Committee on Co-ordination on economic and technical co-operation among developing countries (Council resolution 1983/ 50)
Joint Meetings of the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination and the Administrative Committee on Co-ordination (Council decision 1983/173)
Reports considered by the Economic and Social Council in connection with the question of international co-operation and co-ordination within the United Nations system (Council decision 1983/175)
PROPOSED PROGRAMME BUDGET FOR THE BIENNIUM 1984-1985
Resolution brought to the attention of the General Assembly
Situation with regard to the preparation and submission of the proposed programme budget for the biennium 1984-1985 (Council resolution 1983/51)
CROSS-SECTORAL REVIEW OF SELECTED MAJOR ISSUES IN THE MEDIUM-TERM PLANS OF THE ORGANIZATIONS OK THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM
Resolutions brought to the attention of the General Assembly
Cross-sectoral review of population (Council resolution 1983/76)
Cross-sectoral review of food and agriculture (Council resolution 1983/77)
Cross-organizational review of selected major sectors in the medium-term plans of the organizations of the United Nations system (Council resolution 1983/78)
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DECLARATION ON THE GRANTING OF INDEPENDENCE TO COLONIAL COUNTRIES AND PEOPLES BY THE SPECIALIZED AGENCIES AND THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE UNITED NATIONS
Resolutions and decision brought to the attention of the General Assembly
Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples by the specialized agencies and the international institutions associated with the United Nations and assistance to the oppressed people of South Africa and their national lib-eration movement by agencies and institutions within the United Nations system (Council resolution 1983/42)
Assistance to the Palestinian people (Council resolution 1983/43)
Report of the Secretary-General on assistance to the Palestinian people in Lebanon (Council decision 1983/170)
CALENDAR OF CONFERENCES
Decision calling for action by the General Assembly
[Discontinuance of summary records, and calendar of conferences and meetings (Council decision 1983/184)
Calendar of conferences and meetings for 1984 and 1985 (Council decision 1983/185)
ELECTIONS AND NOMINATIONS
Decisions calling for action by the General Assembly
Membership of subsidiary and related bodies of the Council: elections and confirmations (Council decision 1983/ 106)
Elections, appointments and nominations to subsidiary and related bodies of the Council (Council decision 1983/ 161)
Elections and nominations (Council decision 1983/179)
ORGANIZATIONAL AND OTHER MATTERS
Decisions brought to the attention of the General Assembly
Basic programme of work of the Economic and Social Council for 1983 and 1984 (Council decision 1983/101)
Meeting services for the Commission on Human Rights at its thirty-ninth session (Council decision 1983/102)
Appointment of the members of the Preparatory Sub-Committee for the Second World Conference to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (Council decision 1983/103)
Ad Hoc Committee on the Preparations for the Public Hearings on the Activities of Transnational Corporations in South Africa (Council decision 1983/104)
Arrangements for the negotiation of an agreement between the United Nations and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (Council decision 1983/105)
Provisional agenda for the first regular session of 1983 of the Council (Council decision 1983/107)
Assistance for the reconstruction and development of Lebanon (Council decision 1983/112)
Documentation and organization of work of the Third Committee of the General Assembly (Council decision 1983/159)
Resumed twenty-third session of the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination (Council decision 1983/160)
Provisional agenda and organization of work for the second regular session of 1983 of the Council (Council decision 1983/162)
Summary of estimates of programme budget implications of resolutions and decisions adopted by the Economic and Social Council during its first and second regular sessions of 1983 (Council decision 1983/188)
 
Chapter II
GENERAL DISCUSSION OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL POLICY, INCLUDING REGIONAL AND SECTORAL DEVELOPMENTS
1.    In connection with item 3 of the agenda of the second regular session of 1983, the Council held a wide-ranging discussion on the current state and likely prospects of the world economy, the progress in international economic co-operation during the past year and possible ways in which that co-operation could be enhanced.
2.    The general discussion in the Council dealt with the continuing crisis in the world economy and its relationship to international peace and development of the developing countries. There was consensus that the world economy had been passing through a period of difficulty of a magnitude not seen since the end of the Second World War, affecting all groups of countries but particularly the developing countries, which appeared to be undergoing a particularly difficult adjustment process in the current crisis. There was widespread agreement, however, that a number of recent indicators pointed to the fact that economic recovery was under way in a few industrialized countries, but there was also considerable concern in almost all quarters that such recovery trends might not be strong or long-lasting or might not spread to the world as a whole or to the developing countries in particular. Considerable attention was also devoted to trends in multilateral co-operation efforts, inter alia, in international trade and finance, including the international monetary system, energy, food production and food security, as well as progress made in economic co-operation among developing countries.
3.    As background material for the general discusses the Council had before it World Economic Survey, 198
Current Trends and Policies in the World Economy,' report of the Committee for Development Planning on nineteenth session,2 and the report of the Secretary-General on the role of the public sector in promoting the economic development of the developing countries (A/38/176-E/1983/50). The Council also had before it summaries of economic conditions in Africa (E/1983/37), economic
and social conditions in Asia and the Pacific, 1982 (El 1983/51), recent economic developments in the region of the Economic Commission for Europe (E/1983/52), the economic situation in Latin America in 1982 (E/1983/73) and economic and social developments in the region of the Economic Commission for Western Asia (E/I983/78). In addition, the Council had before it two notes by the Secretary-General, one entitled "New international human order moral aspects of development" (E/1983/68 and Add. 1 and 2) and the other on international co-operation in tax matters (E/1983/107), as well as a note verbale dated 20 May 1983 from the Charge d'affaires, a.i., of the Permanent Mission of the Philippines to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General (El1983/89), a
letter dated 6 July 1983 from the head of the delegation of Bulgaria to the Economic and Social Council, addressed to the President of the Council (E/1983/108) and a statement submitted by the International Savings Bank Institute, a non-governmental organization in consultative status with the Council, category II (E/1983/NGO/4).
Opening Statements
4.    The President, in his opening statement (see E/ I983/SR.16), said that warnings of the current economic crisis had been given, but that they had not been heeded by everyone. As a result, multilateral economic negotiations had almost come to a standstill. His predecessor as President of the Council, speaking on the occasion of the closure of its second regular session of 1982, had pointed out that the real consensus was much broader than could be reflected in the Council, owing to the political differences among its members (see E/1982/SR.51). That com-ment remained true. Nevertheless, multilateral economic co-operation was at a low ebb, and the climate was one of perplexity and doubt.
5.    To those who argued that the existing international institutions had responded well to the serious financial situation, the President said that one might answer that they had barely got over what was probably only a first hurdle. The present recession was the longest and possibly the deepest contraction in economic activity since the founding of the United Nations. Whereas recovery might mean revival for the developed countries, it meant survival for the developing countries. He saw no strong evidence as yet that a strong and sustained recovery was at hand.
6.    It was imperative to take an integrated and essentially structural approach to the crisis, one which would strike at the root of the problem. This was not a question of revolution, but simply of evolution. There had already been a welcome tendency for requirements and proposals to be put forward in a tone which had lost some of its excessively rhetorical character. The collective response evidenced by the sixth session of UNCTAD, held at Belgrade from 6 June to 2 July 1983, however, could not even remotely be described as resounding.
7.    There was need for a renewed commitment to support the United Nations in all its spheres of activity. He concluded that the Council should make clear what it expected of the United Nations, what had to be done and where and when it had to be done.
8.    The Secretary-General, in his address to the Council (see E/1983/SR.16), stressed two points. First, the world economy was passing through a transition after a severe recession, which had affected the developing countries in a particularly serious way, as the World Economic Survey had confirmed. Second, interdependence in the world economy had grown strongly in recent years. Yet, international economic co-operation, which had been a corner-stone of progress in preceding decades, had recently shown signs of erosion just when concerted action was most needed.
9.    At the opening of the sixth session of UNCTAD, the Secretary-General of the United Nations had emphasized four major areas for action:
(a) Immediate measures, especially in the areas of liquidity, development finance, commodities and trade, were necessary to halt the serious decline in economic activity in developing countries;
(b)    Those measures were to be regarded as an integral part of a concerted effort for global economic recovery and accelerated development;
(c)    Appropriate national policies had to be pursued in developed and developing countries to complement international action;
(d)    Issues relating to the framework of international economic relations also had to be dealt with, especially in the trade, monetary and financial systems, in order to adapt them to changing conditions and requirements.

10.    The Secretary-General's first impression of the results of the Belgrade Conference was that they were not commensurate with the gravity of the situation in developing countries or with the requirements of the world economy at large. They failed to respond adequately to the immediate need for concerted international action, and he said that he could well understand the disappointment of the developing countries, especially in view of the aspirations embodied in the Buenos Aires Platform. On the other hand, some of the issues raised at Belgrade had been quite complex and there were important differences of view on the nature and cause of the problems and thus on the lines of action to be followed in some key areas.
11.    Serious discussions and negotiations had nevertheless taken place on a wide range of substantive issues and limited but concrete results had been achieved. The fact that under such difficult circumstances Governments were continuing the dialogue and had adopted resolutions by consensus on almost all important agenda items was evidence of the strength of UNCTAD as an institution and of the United Nations as a whole. Yet Belgrade would be a meaningful step forward only if the dialogue and action were pursued with determination in the forums of the United Nations system.

12.    With respect to world recovery, the Secretary-General saw serious risk in relying on the recovery which seemed to be emerging to relieve the acute problems facing most developing countries. For a durable recovery, concerted action was required in particular to bring down interest rates, to limit currency fluctuations and to curb protectionist measures. Yet even with a more durable and widespread recovery in the industrial countries, its effects would not be felt fully in the developing countries for some time. In the short run there was thus little alternative to action on questions of liquidity and finance. Positive decisions on an issue of special drawing rights, access to resources of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), compensatory financing and progress on the Seventh Replenishment of the International Development Association (IDA) were particularly urgent. Similar action would need to be taken in the areas of commodities and trade.
13.    Recent experience had clearly brought out the need to examine the functioning of the international monetary and financial system and the rules which govern it. The possibility of an international monetary conference had been raised at the Williamsburg economic summit. The Committee for Development Planning had felt that intensive preparations were required for a conference on longer-term issues of trade, money and finance, in support of which the Committee had suggested that an ad hoc expert group should be established under United Nations auspices. Although the procedures for carrying out that suggestion  could  be  discussed   further,   the   Secretary-General stated that the matter deserved the attention of the Council.
14.    Among the other issues critical to the international economy and to the development of the developing countries was the food situation, concerning which the Council had the benefit of the deliberations of the Committee on Food Aid Policies and Programmes, the Council of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Council. The global food supply situation was relatively satisfactory, but the distribution of the supply was not. The situation in Africa was
particularly critical.
15.    With regard to energy problems, there were grounds for satisfaction that institutional arrangements in the United Nations had now been made on new and renewable sources of energy. The longer-term tasks remained, especially the need for investment and for an orderly and smooth transition in the energy field. There was scope for a positive dialogue between producers and consumers on those and other energy issues to which the United Nations could contribute.
16.    The Secretary-General was glad to note that significant progress had recently been made on the establishment of long-term arrangements for the United Nations Financing System for Science and Technology for Development.4 A collective effort was now necessary to mobilize adequate resources and to bring those arrangements into effect during the forthcoming session of the General Assembly.
17.    With respect to the work of the United Nations in formulating a code of conduct for transnational corporations with universal application, the present session of the Council had a part to play in helping to bring the work on the code to an early conclusion. The Secretary-General also noted that the Council would be making a comprehensive review of the operational activities of the United Nations system on the basis of a report prepared by the Director-General for Development and International Economic Co-operation (A/38/258-E/1983/82). Those activities were particularly important in the present difficult period.
18.    Concerning the overall question of resources, the Secretary-General observed that resources for armaments did not seem limited. In 1983, the total amount of official development assistance to developing countries would be equivalent to approximately 18 days' global military expenditure. That was an absurdity which would one day have to end. It was also incompatible with the healthy growth of the world economy and the accelerated development of the developing countries at the level envisaged by the International Development Strategy for the Third United Nations Development Decade.
19.    Finally, the Council was invited to reflect on the as yet unrealized global negotiations. It was essential that the Council should now carry further the initiative launched at Belgrade and should adequately prepare the ground for a constructive decision by the General Assembly at its forthcoming session. Drawing upon the resources of the entire United Nations system, the Council should move forward with determination towards the common objectives of all mankind.
General Debate
20.    The general debate in the Council (see E/1983/ SR. 17-30) saw complete agreement that the world economy had been going through a period of unusually severe difficulties. A number of delegations characterized the crisis as the most prolonged and the deepest economic recession since the end of the Second World War, affecting the developing countries most severely.
21.    Many speakers referred to the impact of the recession on the weakest groups. Unemployment had reached the highest level of the post-war era. Social services devoted, inter alia, to supporting the role of women in development and raising the levels of education and of pri-mary health care, which had been built up in the 1960s and 1970s, had been threatened. In this regard, the Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) expressed his concern that the financial constraints engendered by the current crisis did not augur well for the hundreds of millions of children already trapped in a permanent "silent emergency". A number of delegations also observed that major victims of the crisis in many developing countries were rural migrants and young people who sought employment without success. The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLA) observed that, if the crisis were prolonged, its political management would become increasingly difficult and would force Governments to take measures of social discipline which would be politically traumatic.
22.    At the international level, the aggravation of the economic crisis had been accompanied by more difficult political relations. In the view of many delegations, the arms race had become more menacing while it absorbed huge flows of resources which could otherwise be devoted to economic and social development. Coercive economic measures for non-economic reasons had also become an issue of practical concern for a growing number of countries in recent years.
23.    The analysis and quantitative dimensions of the crisis, as reported in the World Economic Survey, 1983, were cited by many speakers. The growth of world output, after falling in 1981, was nil in 1982. The volume of world trade actually fell by 1 to 2 per cent. So too, as reported by the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Western Asia (ECWA), remittances from foreign workers in oil-exporting countries fell with the decline in the level of activity of those countries.
24.    Both the developing countries and the developed market economies experienced declines in total output. The centrally planned economies maintained their rate of development, although, as a number of delegations from those countries observed, they too had to take into account difficulties arising from the international situation. The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) reported that Eastern Europe had reduced its overall external debt in 1982 by sharply adjusting its current account balance with the rest of the ECE region, thereby reversing a 10-year trend.
25.    The situation in the developing countries was described by delegations discussing their national situations, the executive secretaries of the regional commissions and many other speakers. It was a year of unusual hardship, particularly for countries which have experienced rela-tively slow growth over the medium run, such as the least developed and other low-income countries. The special difficulties of island developing and land-locked developing countries in the current crisis were also described. For the developing countries as a whole, per capita gross domestic product (GDP) fell almost 3 per cent in 1982. Per capita income of Africa was said now to have fallen below
 
the level of 1960. As a result of collapsing commodity prices and thus declining terms of trade, as well as owing to falling export volumes, many countries had faced critical external-financing situations. Debt-rescheduling programmes took on an unprecedented magnitude. Balance-of-payments deficits on current account, although in many cases significantly reduced through adjustment efforts, remained high overall. According to the Managing Director of IMF, inflation remained virulent in the developing world as a whole, with an average increase in consumer prices expected for 1983 to exceed 30 per cent for the fourth year in a row.
26.    Given these difficulties, considerable attention was focused on the programmes of adjustment which developing countries have been undertaking, frequently in conjunction with IMF. Thus, a number of developing countries reported having to cut back their development plans in order to reduce government deficits. Certain speakers also alluded to pressures to eliminate price subsidies, when such subsidies served an important domestic social and economic function in developing countries as they did in the developed market economies. For example, a dual-pricing structure for food commodities provided market incentives for producers, a factor which a few speakers emphasized as particularly efficacious, while also providing food at prices which poor people could afford. As the Director-General of FAO observed, when fiscal expenditures had to be curtailed owing to adjustment requirements, there were other items on which attention might be focused, most particularly military expenditures of developing countries.
27.    Strengthening public administration and development management also contributed to adjustment efforts. The Under-Secretary-General for Technical Co-operation for Development, in introducing the report of the Secretary-General on the role of the public sector in promoting the development of the developing countries (A/38/176-E/ 1983/50), had noted the rapid growth of the public sector in many developing countries. His Department provided technical assistance in developing and selecting public administration policies and practices and in strengthening administrative capabilities. By the same token, the Executive Director of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) reported that in carrying out its training function, the Institute sought, inter alia, to improve the efficiency of public and semi-public enterprises and public administration through the provision of courses for personnel of developing countries. Nevertheless, as with other operational activities for development, financial constraints were reducing the ability of the Institute to provide those services.

28.    Conflicting views were expressed concerning the types of policies most likely to bring about effective adjustment. The Managing Director of IMF cited recent Fund studies which showed that the types of prudent financial policies, outward orientation and flexible exchange rates promoted by the Fund were associated with higher rates of economic growth and better current account positions in recent years. The factual conclusions of those studies, however, were challenged by one delegation, which observed that some of the countries included in the Fund's study were now going through a major recession phase. Rather, the most important factor in the relative success of those countries was said to have been their policies of seeking to build self-reliant and durable economic structures and of developing their domestic markets.
29.    The importance of the international dimension in the success of adjustment efforts was also underlined in the debate. Certain countries reported that their adjustment efforts were thwarted by deteriorating conditions of international trade and finance. It was also observed by a number of speakers that, since official balance-of-payments financing, in particular that of IMF, was not sufficient to bridge the external-financing gap, it was necessary for countries undergoing adjustment programmes to maintain the confidence of foreign private creditors. Thus, the Managing Director of the Fund argued for the necessity of maintaining Fund conditionality in the face of criticism. On the other hand, as stated by the Rapporteur of the Committee for Development Planning in introducing the Committee's report, the situation resulting from an underfunded IMF was self-defeating on a world scale. The emphasis put on contraction of both domestic and foreign de-mand had deepened the global recession in the view of many delegations. It was emphasized by the Under-Secretary-General for International Economic and Social Affairs that the retrenchment still prescribed for the developing countries could only weaken the economic recovery which had now apparently begun.
30.    Most delegations interpreted the economic indicators as implying that some form of economic recovery had begun in at least some of the developed market economies. The United States reported that an authoritative statement had recently been made that its recession had reached bottom in November 1982. Nevertheless, almost every delegation expressed concern about the duration of the recovery and the extent to which it would spread to the countries still caught in a contractionary phase, especially the developing countries. Current forecasts in the World Economic Survey, 1983 and elsewhere, which a number of speakers cited, were for a slower rate of recovery than had been the usual post-war experience.
31.    One primary policy constraint which might cut short the recovery in the developed market economies was seen by many speakers to be an anticipated inconsistency between monetary policies set to contain inflation and fiscal policies which presaged large budget deficits for structural as opposed to cyclical reasons, above all in the United States. In a related matter, many speakers observed that, although interest rates had fallen, current and prospective interest rates were go  high. Various speakers expected a continued weakness in fixed-investment levels, which needed to rise not only to promote adjustment and enhancement of economic structures, but also to sustain demand growth. A further concern was whether policy stances of the major market economies were coordinated well enough in the light, for example, of extensive fluc-tuations of exchange rates between major currencies. In this regard, a number of delegations referred to recent pledges at the ministerial level in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and at the economic summit at Williamsburg to intensify efforts towards a coordinated approach to a sustained, non-inflationary recovery that would become world-wide. A number of delegations emphasized the importance of giving effect to those pledges.
32.    At the same time, most delegations were concerned about the extent to which the developing countries would share in economic recovery. One delegation observed that, since the poorest countries barely participated in the international economy, it should not be expected that they would be major beneficiaries of an international recovery. Also, the upswing in some commodity prices was not expected to lead to more than a modest improvement in the terms of trade of commodity-exporting developing countries. Many countries expressed concern about the degree to which the export volume of the developing countries would be held back by protectionism in the developed countries. Furthermore, many speakers forecast slower growth in net capital flows to developing countries, which would in turn require continued restraints on import levels.
33.    Overall, a number of delegations observed that per capita income in the developing countries had failed to rise in 1983 for the third consecutive year. Certain delegations viewed those results in the context of the International Development Strategy for the Third United Nations Development Decade, whose target GDP growth rate of 7 per cent per year might not be attained before the end of the Decade. Meanwhile, the population of developing countries continued to grow, albeit at a somewhat slower pace of about 2 per cent per year, according to the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA). A number of delegations estimated that there would be roughly 1 billion people still in poverty in the year 2000.
34.    In sum, the international economy was viewed as not adequately supporting the development of the developing countries. In turn, given the new character of interdependence in matters of international trade and finance, slow growth of the developing countries would hold back the global recovery process, a point which was widely recognized, according to the Secretary-General of UNCTAD. What was needed, in other words, was not only a process of recovery in the industrialized countries, but also a process of reactivation of development, as the two processes would reinforce each other. In this regard, one delegation recalled that, in 1982, the Council had emphasized the need for a programme of action aimed at world economic recovery and that since then, the Seventh Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries, held at New Delhi from 7 to 12 March 1983, and the Fifth Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77, held at Buenos Aires from 28 March to 9 April 1983, had defined basic principles of a joint approach to the revival of the world economy and the more rapid development of the developing countries.
35.    Many speakers were concerned that there was as yet no evidence that protectionist measures, which had burgeoned especially since 1980, were being rolled back. Reference was made, however, to commitments to do so at the ministerial meetings of GATT and OECD, the Williamsburg economic summit and most recently at the sixth session of UNCTAD. Certain delegations expected, however, that, as recovery progressed, there would be more success in reversing protectionism, while other speakers observed that, on the one hand, protectionism would first retard global recovery but, on the other hand, the expected slow fall in unemployment might provide justification for maintaining protectionism.
36.    A striking example of the prospective benefits to the developing countries of reduced protectionism was given for one sector; that is, it was estimated that a 50 per cent reduction in OECD protection, if granted to food products and livestock, would add $3 billion a year to ex-ports of developing countries. A number of speakers also observed that successful debt-servicing required unhindered expansion of exports by the borrower countries.
37.    With regard to trade covered by the Integrated Programme for Commodities of UNCTAD, some progress was noted by certain speakers in the negotiation of individual commodity agreements. Nevertheless, there were also more difficult cases of commodity negotiations, such as the one concerning grains, which had been deadlocked since 1979. The Secretary-General of UNCTAD reported that progress had been made at the sixth session of the Conference in bringing the Common Fund for Commodities closer to operation. As at 1 July 1983, 108 countries had signed the Agreement Establishing the Common Fund for Commodities; 5 55 of those countries had already ratified the Agreement, while others had announced their firm intention of doing so.
38.    An issue of major concern to many speakers was the prospect of grossly inadequate financial resource flows to the developing countries. The debt crisis, which had become manifest in 1982, was seen as seriously slowing the further net growth of private international bank loans, formerly the most dynamic segment of capital flows. Official development assistance, the recent growth of which in a number of developed market and centrally planned economy countries was described, would not fill the gap under present projections. The special difficulties of multilateral agencies, such as IDA, the highly concessional facility of the World Bank, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) were underlined. In this regard, certain speakers advocated greater reliance on direct flows of foreign investment Which were said to transfer technology and managerial skins without adding to the debt burden. Completion of the work on the code of conduct for transnational corporations was seen by certain delegations as having a role in this regard.
39.    Many speakers saw a major need to increase loan capital mediated by official and private channels. An IMF study showed that the borrowing by the 20 largest non-oil-producing developing countries primarily reflected higher investment rates on the part of those countries, a highly appropriate use of those resources.6 Further net flows of loan capital were necessary for a resurgence of investment in developing countries. Nevertheless, it was also necessary for real interest rates to fall and for loan capital to become available with longer-term average maturities than had been the case in the recent past.
40.    One major source of long-term capital for development has been the World Bank, whose representative described various recent programmes to increase flows of resources, including structural-adjustment lending, co-financing arrangements (which raised over $6 billion in financial year 1983, 22 per cent of which came from commercial sources) and a new programme of accelerated disbursements. He also observed that, owing to legal constraints, the Bank's capacity as a financial intermediary remained underutilized, and he was encouraged by the fact that both the Committee for Development Planning and UNCTAD, at its sixth session, had invited the Bank to put forward proposals to permit the expansion of lending programmes. Negotiations had begun for the Seventh Replenishment of IDA. The difficulties that had been experienced with the Sixth Replenishment were well known, but a number of delegations voiced support for a major Seventh Replenishment.
41.    The problem of mobilizing donor-country resources for financial aid and operational activities for development was also discussed. In the case of UNDP, the central funding and coordinating mechanism for technical co-operation within the United Nations system, financial constraints had already forced 1982 field-programme expenditures to fall 10 per cent from their 1981 level. One
delegation saw a current  a fatigue", which might be overcome by improved evaluation and monitoring systems. Indeed, certain United Nations programmes and specialized agencies recently intensified efforts to find innovative solutions and to strengthen their cost effectiveness. The Executive Director of UNICEF, for example, reported that, combined with the experience of UNDP, the World Health Organization (WHO), FAO and other agencies, it had been possible to devise four simple, low-cost approaches to extending childhood survival and development: growth surveillance of small children, oral rehydration therapy, breast-feeding and better weaning practices, and universal immunization.
42.    Although certain delegations expressed satisfaction with the manner in which the existing financial mechanisms had managed the various international financial crises thus far, thereby averting disaster, many delegations voiced the need to consider the possibility of substantial international monetary reform. Only one delegation expressed the view that no drastic measures were needed and that some proposals would be counterproductive.
43.    Many delegations spoke in support of various proposals to convene international meetings at a high level to devise an improved international monetary system, including in a number of those proposals reform of the international trading system. Those proposals had been put forward by groups of countries, for example, at the Seventh Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries, held at New Delhi, or by individual countries, for example, New Zealand and France.
44.    No speaker denied the need to prepare carefully for such a meeting, to which end studies had already been undertaken, for example, by the Commonwealth Secretariat. A number of speakers reiterated their support for the decision recently taken at the Williamsburg economic summit to ask Ministers of Finance, in consultation with the Managing Director of IMF, to explore, inter alia, the role which a high-level international monetary conference might play in the process of improving the international monetary system. Many delegations voiced support for a proposal by the Committee for Development Planning to form an ad hoc expert group, under United Nations auspices, to examine the full range of existing proposals for reform of the system of international co-operation in trade, money and finance and the possible modalities for the negotiation of change.7
45.    Among the aspects of the functioning of the international monetary system about which many delegations expressed concern was the wide fluctuation in exchange rates. One delegation observed that inappropriate exchange-rate levels had now outweighed tariffs as a barrier to trade. A further area of concern to many delegations was the inadequate level of resources for official balance-of-payments financing. For example, it was observed that, in relation to the value of world trade, IMF resources were now substantially less than when the Fund was first established. A number of delegations also thought that the time was ripe for a new allocation of special drawing rights. In addition, among immediate needs, it was noted that legislative action was still required in a number of countries before the recently agreed increase in IMF resources could become available. As the Fund's credit commitments had now placed its liquidity position under considerable strain, the Managing Director of IMF hoped that ratifications of quota increases could be expedited.
46.    In the view of the Director-General of FAO, the level of total food production in 1982 was excellent. He also reported, however, that per capita food availability had decreased in 1982 in 33 of the 69 low-income food deficit countries and that production had even declined in 24 of them. For 1983, world grain production was estimated to be declining, while prospects had become so bleak in certain African countries that an appeal to the international community had become necessary.
47.    Overall, grain stocks were abundant but were concentrated in a small number of developed exporting countries. On the other hand, acceptance had been gained for a comprehensive approach to food security in food-deficit developing countries, according to the Executive Director of the World Food Council, who reported on the ninth session of the Council,8 which had given special attention to
progress in implementing national food strategies.
48.    It was also reported that the Food Aid Convention had been renewed at the level of 7.6 million tonnes, com pared with an estimated need of 20 million tonnes for 1985. Contributions to the International Emergency Food Reserve for 1982 and 1983 pledges, however, had almost completely achieved the 500,000-tonne target.
49.    Achievement of self-reliance in food was stated to be a major development priority by a number of countries. In support of this goal, the World Food Programme had increased its commitments to development projects by 13 per cent in value terms in 1982, according to the Executive Director of the Programme. For the long run, international research efforts were needed to improve dry-land cereals and other staples and to diffuse technological improvements as widely as possible.
50.    A number of delegations, commenting on the recent softening of petroleum prices, saw a danger that complacency might set in about the future course of the world energy market. One delegation observed that among the limits to a substantial fall in world oil prices were the high break-even prices for producing high-cost oil, such as in the North Sea. In addition, the price of oil had been made more stable by the fact that countries members of the Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries (OPEC) had adjusted their own production levels in response to the change in world demand.
51.    It was thus necessary, in the view of a number of delegations, to press forward with efforts to use energy more efficiently through conservation programmes and to develop viable alternative sources of energy, particularly in the developing countries. As stated by the Under-Secretary-General for International Economic and Social Affairs, the energy transition in many developing countries was only at an early stage and it remained essential to establish appropriate international financing machinery, including, for example, an energy affiliate of the World Bank, so as to accelerate the exploration and development of energy resources in developing countries.
52.    Considerable importance was attached by many speakers to furthering the process of economic and technical co-operation among developing countries. A number of delegations viewed South-South co-operation as a valuable complement to the North-South dialogue. One delegation viewed South-South co-operation as a new impetus to growth for the future, while another wanted it to be regarded as an additional dimension in the establishment of a new international economic order.
53.    Various speakers reported progress on a number of facets of economic co-operation among developing countries, the huge potential for which had been outlined in the Caracas Plan of Action (A/36/333 and Corr. 1, annex) adopted by the High-Level Conference on Economic Co-operation among Developing Countries, held from 13 to 19 May 1981. Official development assistance flows among developing countries were reported to have been once more at about $8 billion in 1982. It was also reported that membership in the Eastern and Southern Africa Preferential Trade Area had risen to 14 countries and was expected to rise to 20. Negotiations for the 11-nation Central African Economic Community had reached the stage of a draft treaty and it was hoped that a summit meeting of countries concerned might take place before the end of 1983 to sign the treaty, according to the Executive Director of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). In this regard, a delegation proposed a more systematic use of regional and sub regional facilities to strengthen ties between the developing countries. The Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) had already suggested that the leaders of developing countries with common interests should consider convening an Asian economic summit so as to enable them to take collective action and to enhance their influence.
54.    In discussing the various forums in which international negotiations have been taking place, it was pointed out that progress was being made at different rates. Thus, many countries noted the recent agreement of principle on a United Nations Financing System for Science and Technology for Development and on institutional arrangements relating to new and renewable sources of energy. Furthermore, the Executive Director of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) reported that so far 99 Member States had ratified the con-stitution of UNIDO and that they would doubtless be joined by the required additional number of States so that the constitution could take effect by the end of the year, thereby making UNIDO a specialized agency.
55.    On the other hand, although a substantial number of delegations voiced their continued support for having global negotiations within the framework of the United Nations, it had still not been possible to begin those negotiations. This was despite the fact that, as many dele-gations stated, the developing countries had made important initiatives with a view to removing the remaining obstaclesófor example, at the Seventh Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries at New Delhi and the Fifth Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 at Buenos Aires. A number of delegations also decried the slow rate of implementation of the Substantial New Programme of Action for the 1980s for the Least Developed Countries.9
56.    In the area of disarmament negotiations as well, many delegations expressed disappointment at the lack of progress towards arms limitation. It was reported that a number of proposals had recently been put forward in the Political Declaration of States Parties to the Warsaw Treaty (A/38/67-S/15556) and the Joint Statement issued at the meeting of leaders of Communist Parties and Governments of the Socialist States, held at Moscow on 28 June 1983 (see A/38/292-S/15862, annex).
57.    The recently concluded sixth session of UNCTAD was mentioned by most delegations. On the positive side, many delegations viewed the meeting as having shown a constructive atmosphere in which the North-South dialogue was maintained and reinforced. A substantial number of agreements had been reached, although many representatives expressed their extreme disappointment that more agreements had not been reached, particularly in the international monetary and financial areas. In the view of
the Secretary-General of UNCTAD, the principal shortcoming of the Conference was that hopes went unfulfilled for agreement on a specific, vigorous programme for economic recovery and development. As part of the follow-up, he believed that the unresolved issues of the Confer-ence would have to be taken up in every available forum.
58.    In the light of the mixed outcome of the sixth session of the Conference, certain delegations raised the issue of whether the method of negotiation was an obstacle to the achievement of more positive results. In this regard, reference was made to suggestions by the Commonwealth Expert Group on the Negotiating Process10 and those outlined in the second report of the Brandt Commission." Many delegations also expressed continued interest in the process of revitalizing the Economic and Social Council itself. Several delegations also stressed that the agencies and forums of the United Nations must remain negotiating forums, rather than just debating chambers. Another dele-gation expressed concern that multilateralism should not give way to conditional bilateralism.
59.    The goal of the negotiations on international co-operation, a number of delegations recalled, was the establishment of a new international economic order. The need to declare a new international human order delineating moral aspects of development was also advocated by some delegations. This notwithstanding, one delegation emphasized the need to be pragmatic, to take account of the realities of economic power as well as the realities of interdependence, for which reasons an economic security council, modeled on the Security Council of the United Nations, was proposed for consideration.
Statement by the President of the Council at the conclusion of the general discussion of agenda item 3
60.    At the 38th meeting, on 22 July, the President of the Council made a statement at the conclusion of the general discussion of international economic and social policy, including regional and sectoral developments (see E/1983/SR.38).
ACTION BY THE COUNCIL
A new international human order: moral aspects of development
61.    At the 35th meeting, on 20 July, the observer for the Philippines,12 referring to the statement he had made at the 23rd meeting, on 12 July, in connection with the general discussion on agenda item 3 (see E/1983/SR.23), in traduced a draft resolution entitled "New international human order: moral aspects of development" (E/1983/L.35).In introducing the draft resolution, he orally revised the
draft Declaration recommended for adoption by the General Assembly as follows:
(a)    At the end of the fourth preambular paragraph, the words "and that everyone is entitled to a social and international order in which the rights and freedoms set forth in the Declaration can be fully realized" were added;
(b)    Operative paragraph 8 (e) of section I was deleted;
(c)    In operative paragraph 1 of section II, the words "programmes should be formulated not from the level of the States down to the people but from the level of the people up to the administrative and financial entities concerned" were deleted;
(d)    Operative paragraph 3 of section II, which read:

"3. States, in pursuit of the new international human order, should furthermore work towards the implementation of United Nations declarations on, inter alia, the peaceful settlement of disputes among States, the elimination of colonialism in all its forms, the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, general and complete disarmament, the rights of peoples to self-determination, the suppression of apartheid and other forms of racial discrimination, the protection of the natural environment and the establishment of a new international economic order",
was replaced by the following text:
"3. States, in pursuit of the new international human order, should furthermore work towards the implementation of United Nations declarations on, inter alia, the peaceful settlement of international disputes, the granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples, the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and the prohibition of the use of nuclear and thermonuclear weapons, international co-operation for disarmament, the suppression and punishment of the crime of apartheid and the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination, the protection of the human environment and the establishment of a new international economic order".
The draft resolution, as orally revised, was subsequently
issued in document E/1983/L.35/Rev.1.
62.    At the same meeting, the observer for the Philippines,12 on behalf of Costa Rica,12 Ecuador, Indonesia,12 Malaysia, the Philippines,12 Sierra Leone, Thailand and the United Republic of Tanzania,12 introduced a draft decision, entitled "New international human order: moral aspects of development" (E/1983/L.36), and orally revised it by inserting the words "by Governments and" before the words "by the Council".
63.    Subsequently, Singapore joined in sponsoring the draft decision.
64.    At its 39th meeting, on 25 July, the Council adopted draft decision E/1983/L.36, as orally revised. For the final text, see Council decision 1983/171.
Role of the public sector in promoting the economic development of developing countries
65.    At the 40th meeting, on 28 July, the observer for Mongolia,12 on behalf of Afghanistan,12 Cuba,'2 the German Democratic Republic, India, Madagascar,12 Mongolia12 and the Syrian Arab Republic,12 introduced a draft resolution, entitled "Role of the public sector in promot-ing the economic development of developing countries" (E/1983/L.38/Rev.1).
66.    At the same meeting, the Council adopted the draft resolution. For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/61.
67.    The representative of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics made a statement.
Reports considered by the Economic and Social Council in connection with its general discussion of international economic and social policy, including regional and sectoral developments
68.    At its 40th meeting, on 28 July, the Council, on the proposal of the President, decided to take note of the following documents:
(a) World Economic Survey, 1983: Current Trends and Policies in the World Economy;1
(6) Report of the Committee for Development Planning on its nineteenth session;2
(c) Summary of economic conditions in Africa (E/ 1983/37);
(d/) Summary of the economic and social survey of Asia and the Pacific, 1982 (E/1983/5I);
(e)    Report on recent economic developments in the ECE region (E/1983/52);
(f)    (/) Summary of the economic survey of Latin America, 1982 (E/1983/73);
(p) Summary of the survey of economic and social developments in the ECWA region, 1983 (E/1983/78);
(h) Note by the Secretary-General on international co-operation in tax matters (E/1983/107).
For the text of the decision, see Council decision 1983/177.

Chapter III
QUESTIONS CONSIDERED WITHOUT REFERENCE TO A
    SESSIONAL COMMITTEE
 
A.    Decade for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination
1 The Council considered the question of the Decade for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination at its first regular session of 1983 under agenda item 2.
2. For its consideration of the item, the Council had before it the following documents:
(a)    Report of the Preparatory Sub-Committee for the Second World Conference to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination on its second session (E/1983/9 and Corr. 1);
(b)    Note by the Secretary-General on the implementation of the Programme for the Decade for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (E/1983/10).
3 The Council considered the item at its 8th to 11th and 14th meetings, on 18, 20, 24 and 26 May 1983. An account of the discussion is contained in the relevant summary records (E/1983/SR.8-11 and 14).
4. At its 8th meeting, on 18 May, the Council heard an introductory statement by the Secretary-General of the Second World Conference to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (see E/1983/SR.8). The Acting Chairman of the Special Committee against Apartheid also made a statement at the 9th meeting, on 20 May (see E/1983/ SR.9).
ACTION BY THE COUNCIL
Decade for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination
5.    At its 11th meeting, on 24 May, the Council decided to take note of the report of the Preparatory Sub-Committee for the Second World Conference to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination on its second session and of the statements made on the item in the Council, and to transmit that report to the Conference together with the relevant summary records of the Council. For the final text, see Council decision 1983/113.
6.    The representative of Sierra Leone made a statement (see E/1983/SR.11).
B.   Non-governmental organizations
7.    The Council considered the question of non
governmental organizations at its first regular session of
1983 under agenda item 3.
8.    For its consideration of the item, the Council had before it the report of the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations on its session held at United Nations Headquarters from 7 to 18 February 1983 (E/1983/11).
9.    The Council considered the item at its 4th and 5th meetings, on 9 and 12 May 1983. An account of the discussion  is contained  in the relevant  summary records (E/1983/SR.4 and 5).
ACTION BY THE COUNCIL
10.    At the 5th meeting, on 12 May, the representative of France stated that his delegation would not introduce the draft decision contained in E/1983/L.21.
Reconvening of the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations
11.    Also at the 5th meeting, the representative of Kenya introduced a draft decision entitled "Reconvening of the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations" (E/1983/L.23), which read as follows:
"The Economic and Social Council, noting that the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations was unable to complete its work at its two-week session in February 1983 and that it has requested the reconvening of its session for a period of one week, to take place as soon as possible,'3 decides to authorize the Committee to hold a special session of one week's duration, to be held within existing resources, in January 1984, and requests the Committee to submit its report to the Economic and Social Council at its first regular session of 1984."
12 At the same meeting, after a statement by the Secretary of the Council, the Council decided to defer consideration of the draft decision until its second regular session of 1983 in the context of its consideration of the item entitled "Calendar of conferences" (see E/1983/SR.5). For the final text, see Council decision 1983/108. (For action by the Council at its second regular session of 1983, see chap. VI, sect. F, below.)
Recommendations contained in chapter I of the report of the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations
13.    Chapter I, section A, of the report of the Committee contained three draft decisions recommended by the Committee for adoption by the Council.
14.    The Council considered those decisions at its 5th meeting, on 12 May.
Applications for consultative status and requests for reclassification received from non-governmental organizations
15.    At the 5th meeting, the President of the Council proposed an oral amendment to draft decision I, entitled "Applications for consultative status and requests for re classification received from non-governmental organizations". The amendment called for the insertion of the words "having considered the report of the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations" after the words 'Economic and Social Council" in the introductory phrase.
16.    At the same meeting, the Council adopted the draft decision, as orally amended. For the final text, see Council decision 1983/109.
Withdrawal of consultative status
17.    Also at its 5th meeting, the Council adopted draft decision II, entitled "Withdrawal of consultative status". For the final text, see Council decision 1983/110.
Provisional agenda and documentation for the session of the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations to be held in 1985
18.    At the same meeting, the Council adopted draft decision III, entitled "Provisional agenda and documentation for the session of the Committee on Non-Govern mental Organizations to be held in 1985". For the final text, see Council decision 1983/111.
C.    Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
19.    The Council considered the question of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women at its first regular session of 1983 under agenda item 14.
20.    For its consideration of the item, the Council had before it the report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.14
21.    The Council considered the item at its 5th and 6th meetings, on 12 and 17 May 1983. An account of the discussion is contained in the relevant summary records (E/1983/SR.5 and 6).
ACTION BY THE COUNCIL
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
22.    At the 6th meeting, on 17 May, the representative of Norway, on behalf of Bulgaria, the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Canada, China, the Congo, Denmark, the German Democratic Republic. Mexico, Norway and Portugal, introduced a draft resolution entitled "Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women" (E/1983/L.24).
23.    At the same meeting, the Council adopted the draft resolution. For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/1.
D.     Revitalization of the Economic and Social Council
24.    The Council considered the question of the revitalization of the Economic and Social Council at its second regular session of 1983 under agenda item 4.
25.    The Council considered the item at its 38th, 39th and 41st meetings, on 22, 25 and 29 July 1983. An account of the discussion is contained in the relevant summary records (E/1983/SR.38. 39 and 41).
26.    In connection with this item, the Council had before it a statement submitted by the World Federation of United Nations Associations, a non-governmental organization in consultative status, category I (E/1983/NGO/7).
27.    ACTION BY THE COUNCIL Control and limitation of documentation
27.    At its 38th meeting, on 22 July, the Council adopted a draft decision entitled "Control and limitation of documentation" (E/I983/L.39). proposed by a Vice-President of the Council, Mr. Peter Dietze (German Democratic Republic), on the basis of informal consultations. For the final text, see Council decision 1983/163.
Recommendations regarding the organization of the work of the Second Committee of the General Assembly
28.    At its 38th meeting, on 22 July, the Council adopted a draft decision entitled "Recommendations regarding the organization of the work of the Second Committee of the General Assembly" (E/1983/CRP.2), sub mitted by a Vice-President of the Council, Mr. Adolf
J. Kuen (Austria), as a result of informal consultations. For the final text, see Council decision 1983/164.
Oral report by the President on the revitalization of the Economic and Social Council
29.    At its 38th meeting, on 22 July, the Council decided to take note of the oral report made by the President of the Council on the revitalization of the Economic and Social Council in pursuance of Council resolution 1982/50 of 28 July 1982. For the text of the oral report by the President, see annex IV to the present report. For the text of the decision, see Council decision 1983/165.
Revitalization of the Economic and Social Council
30.    At the 39th meeting, on 25 July, the representative of Mexico introduced a draft decision entitled "Re scheduling of the annual sessions of the Economic and Social Council" (E/1983/L.40). which read as follows:"The Economic and Social Council decides to consider at its organizational session for 1984 the possibility of holding its substantive meetings during an annual session lasting from five to six weeks."
31.    At the 41st meeting, on 29 July, the representative
of Mexico introduced a revised draft decision (E/1983/
L.40/Rev.1), which read as follows:
"The Economic and Social Council, bearing in mind the oral report made by the President during the Council's second regular session of 1983,15  in pursuance of Council resolution 1982/50 of 28 July 1982, decides to request the Secretary-General to prepare a report on all practical implications of the alternative formats of meetings of the Council referred to in paragraph (j) of the President's oral report for its consideration in 1984."
32.    At the same meeting, the Council had before it a draft decision entitled "Revitalization of the Economic and Social Council" (E/1983/L.41), proposed by a Vice-President of the Council. Mr. Adolf J. Kuen (Austria), on the basis of informal consultations.
33.    Also at the same meeting, the representative of Tunisia, in accordance with paragraph 2 of rule 67 of the rules of procedure of the Economic and Social Council, moved that no decision be taken on the revised draft decision (E/1983/L.40/Rev.1) submitted by Mexico.
34.    The Council, by a roll-call vote of 30 to 11, with 9 abstentions, decided not to take action on revised draft decision E/1983/L.40/Rev.1. The voting was as follows:
In favour: Bangladesh, Benin, Bulgaria, Burundi, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, China, Congo, Denmark, Djibouti. France, German Democratic Republic, Greece, India, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, Malaysia, Mali, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Saint Lucia, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Swaziland, Thailand, Tunisia, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
Against: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Ecuador, Japan. Mexico, New Zealand, Nicaragua, United States of America, Venezuela.
Abstaining: Algeria, Austria, Germany, Federal Republic of, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Peru, Romania, Suriname. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
35.    At the 41st meeting, statements were made by the representatives of Algeria, Colombia, India, Pakistan, Peru, Brazil and China (see E/1983/SR.41).
36.    At the same meeting, the Council adopted draft decision E/1983/L.41. For the final text, see Council decision 1983/181.
37.    The representative of Mexico made a statement (see E/1983/SR.41).
E. Permanent sovereignty over national resources in the occupied Palestinian and other Arab territories
38.    The Council considered the question of permanent sovereignty over national resources in the occupied Palestinian and other Arab territories at its second regular session of 1983 under agenda item 5.
39.    For its consideration of the item, the Council had before it the following documents:
(a)    Report of the Secretary-General on permanent sovereignty over national resources in the occupied Palestinian and other Arab territories (A/38/282-E/1983/84);
(b)    Report of the Secretary-General on implications, under international law, of the United Nations resolutions on permanent sovereignty over natural resources, on the occupied Palestinian and other Arab territories and on the obligations of Israel concerning its conduct in these territories (A/38/265-E/1983/85).
40.    The Council considered the item at its 37th, 39th and 40th meetings, on 22, 25 and 28 July 1983. An account of the discussion is contained in the relevant summary records (E/1983/SR.37, 39 and 40).
ACTION BY THE COUNCIL
Permanent sovereignty over national resources in the occupied Palestinian and other Arab territories
41.    At its 40th meeting, on 28 July, the Council, on the proposal of the President, adopted a draft decision by
which it took note of the reports submitted to it under item 5 of the agenda. For the final text, see Council decision
1983/178.
F.    Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
42.    Since the Council, by paragraph 2 (g) of its decision 1983/101 of 4 February 1983, had decided, inter
alia, to transmit to the General Assembly, without debate, the report of the United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees,16 it did not consider item 6 of the agenda of its second regular session of 1983.
G.    Operational activities for development
43.    The Council considered the question of operational activities for development at its second regular session of 1983 under agenda item 18.
44.    For its consideration of the item, the Council had before it the following documents:

(a)    Note by the Secretary-General containing the report of the Director-General for Development and International Economic Co-operation on a comprehensive policy review of operational activities for development (A/38/ 258-E/1983/82); and E/1983/CRP.1 containing provisional statistical data for 1982, together with data for 1979-1981. Statistics pertaining to contributions and expenditures on operational activities for 1982 will be issued under the symbol A/38/258/Add. 1 -E/1983/82/Add. 1;
(b)    Note by the Secretary-General on the review by the Administrative Committee on Co-ordination of the arrangements for the exercise of the functions of resident coordinator (A/38/276-E/1983/103);
(c)    Report of the Executive Board of the United Nations Children's Fund;17

(d)    Extract from the report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme on its thirtieth session (E/1983/L.32);18
(e)    Report of the Secretary-General on United Nations technical co-operation activities (DP/1983/18 and Add. l and 2);
(/) Annual report for 1982 of the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme on the United Nations Revolving Fund for Natural Resources Exploration (DP/1983/34);
(g) Report of the High-level Committee on the Review of Technical Co-operation among Developing Countries on its third session (DP/1983/35).19
45.    In accordance with paragraph 2 (b) of its decision 1983/101 of 4 February 1983, the Council decided to hold the general discussion of the item in plenary meetings, focusing on a comprehensive policy review of operational activities throughout the United Nations system, on the understanding that draft proposals under the item would be submitted to and considered by the Third (Programme and Co-ordination) Committee. With regard to reports submitted to the General Assembly through the Council under the item, the Council, by the same decision, decided not to hold a separate debate on them and to transmit them to the Assembly, except for recommendations contained therein which required action by the Council.
46.    The Council considered the item at its 31st to 36th and 42nd meetings, from 18 to 21 and on 29 July 1983. An account of the discussion is contained in the relevant summary records (E/1983/SR.31-36 and 42).

47.    At the 31st meeting, the Director-General for Development and International Economic Co-operation made an introductory statement.
48.    At the 42nd meeting, the representative of Bangladesh, on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations which are members of the Group of 77, made a statement and requested that it be appended to the report of the Council. For the text of the statement, see annex V to the present report.
ACTION BY THE COUNCIL
Comprehensive policy review of operational activities for development
49. At the same meeting, on the proposal of the President, the Council decided to take note of the note by the Secretary-General containing the report of the Director-General for Development and International Economic Co-operation on a comprehensive policy review of operational activities for development (A/38/258-E/1983/82) and to transmit it, together with the summary records of the discussions held by the Council on the question during its second regular session of 1983, to the General Assembly for consideration at its thirty-eighth session. For the text of the decision, see Council decision 1983/186.
Reports considered by the Economic and Social Council in connection with the question of operational activities for development
50. At the same meeting, on the proposal of the President, the Council decided to take note of the reports it had considered in connection with the question of operational activities for development. For the text of the decision, see Council decision 1983/187.

Chapter IV
QUESTIONS CONSIDERED BY THE FIRST (ECONOMIC) COMMITTEE
 
A.    Preparations for the International Conference on Population in 1984
1.    The Council considered the question of the preparations for the International Conference on Population in 1984 at its first regular session of 1983 under agenda item 5.
2.    For its consideration of the item. the Council had before it the report of the Secretary-General of the Conference on preparations for the International Conference on Population in 1984 (E/1983/24).
3.    The Council, at its 3rd meeting. on 3 May. allocated the item to the First (Economic) Committee, which considered it at the 6th and 7th meetings, on 16 and 18 May 1983.
ACTION BY THE FIRST (ECONOMIC ) COMMITTEE
4.    At its 6th meeting, on 16 May. the Committee held
a general discussion on the item.
International Conference on Population. 1984.    At its 7th meeting, on 18 May. the Committee had
before it a draft resolution entitled "International Conference on Population. 1984" (E/1983/C/1/L/.5). which was
submitted by the Chairman.
6.    At the same meeting, the Chairman orally revised
the draft resolution by adding the phrase "as well as the
findings of the meetings of the four expert groups" at the
end of operative paragraph 6. and by adding an additional
operative paragraph as operative paragraph 7. which read
as follows:
"7. Recommends that the General Assembly, at its thirty-eighth session, should approve the regular budgetary resources required for the Conference, as agreed in paragraph 5 of Council resolution 1982/42, and invites the Secretary-General of the Conference to continue his efforts to" raise extra budgetary resources for the Conference."
7.    The Committee was then informed of the programme budget implications pertaining to the draft resolution (see E/1983/C.1/L.6).
8.    Statements were made before the adoption of the draft resolution by the representatives of the Sudan. Tunisia and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
9.    The Committee then adopted the draft resolution, as orally revised, and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/ 57, para. 9. draft resolution). For action by the Council. see paragraph 10 below.
ACTION BY THE COUNCIL
10.    At its 14th meeting, on 26 May 1983, the Council
adopted the draft resolution entitled "International Conference on Population.  1984". recommended by the Committee in its report (E/1983/57, para. 9). For the final text, see Council resolution 1983.6.
B.    Statistical questions
11.    The Council considered statistical questions at its first regular session of 1983, under agenda item 6.
12.    For its consideration of the item, the Council had before it the report of the Statistical Commission on its twenty-second session.20
13.    The Council, at its 3rd meeting, on 3 May 1983, allocated the item to the First (Economic) Committee, which considered it at the 2nd and 3rd meetings, on 4 and 5 May 1983.
ACTION BY THE FIRST (ECONOMIC) COMMITTEE
14.    At its 2nd and 3rd meetings, the Committee held
a general discussion on the item.
Report of the Statistical Commission on its twenty-second session and provisional agenda and documentation for the twenty-third session of the Commission
15.    At its 3rd meeting, on 5 May. the Committee had before it a draft decision entitled "Report of the Statistical Commission on its twenty-second session and provisional agenda and documentation for the twenty-third session of the Commission" (E/1983/C. I/L. 1). which was submitted by the Chairman.
16.    At the same meeting, the representative of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics orally proposed an amendment to the draft decision, by which the word "approves" in subparagraph la) would be replaced by the words "takes note of".
17.    The Committee then adopted the draft decision, as orally amended, and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/ 56. para. 7. draft decision). For action by the Council, see paragraph 18 below.
ACTION BY THE COUNCIL
18.    At its 14th meeting, on 26 May 1983, the Council
adopted the draft decision entitled "Report of the Statistical Commission on its twenty-second session and provisional agenda and documentation for the twenty-third
session of the Commission", recommended by the
Committee in its report (E/1983/56, para. 7). For the final
text, see Council decision 1983/119.
C.    Unified approach to development analysis and planning
19.    The Council considered the question of a unified
approach to development analysis and planning at its first
regular session of 1983 under agenda item 7.
 
20.    For its consideration of the item, the Council had
before it the following documents:
(a) Report of the Secretary-General on a unified approach to development analysis and planning (A/38/62);2
(b) Report of the Commission for Social Development on its twenty-eighth session, chapter IV."
21.    The Council, at its 3rd meeting, on 3 May, allocated the item to the First (economic) Committee, which
considered it at the 4th and 5th meetings, on 10 and 11
May 1983.
ACTION BY THE FIRST (ECONOMIC) COMMITTEE
22.    At its 4th meeting, on 10 May, the Committee held a general discussion on the item.
23.    At the 5th meeting, on 11 May. the Chairman stated that it was the understanding of the Committee that. in connection with the report of the Secretary-General on a unified approach to development analysis and planning (A/38/62), which the Council, by decision 1983.101 of 4 February 1983, had decided to transmit without debate to the General Assembly, any additional replies which the Secretariat had received, as well as any future replies that it might receive concerning the question, should be brought to the attention of the General Assembly at its thirty-eighth session, and that delegations could return to the question at the second regular session of 1983 of the Council in the context of the Council's consideration of the modalities of its input to the review and appraisal of the International Development Strategy for the Third United Nations Development Decade
Action BY THE COUNCIL
24.    At its 14th meeting, on 26 May l983, the Council
took note of the understanding of the Committee as reflected in paragraph 4 of the Committee's report (E/1983/
58).
D.    Transport of dangerous goods
25.    The Council considered the question of the transport of dangerous goods at its first regular session of 1983 under agenda item 8.
26.    For its consideration of the item the Council had before it the report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (E/1983/25).
27.    The Council. at its 3rd meeting. on 3 May, allocated the item to the First (Economic) Committee, which considered it at the 4th and 6th meetings, on 10 and 16 May 1983.
ACTION BY THE FIRST (ECONOMIC) COMMITTEE
28.    At its 4th meeting. on 10 May. the Committee
held a general discussion on the item.
Work of the Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods
29.    At its 6th meeting, on 16 May the Committee had before it a draft resolution entitled "Work of the Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods" (E/I983/C.1/L.4). which was submitted by the Chairman.
30.    At the same meeting, the Chairman orally revised the draft resolution by replacing the word "urges" by the word "invites" in operative paragraph 6.
31.    At the same meeting, the Committee was orally informed of the programme budget implications of the draft resolution (see E/I983/C. 1/L .7).
32.    Also at the 6th meeting, the representative of Tunisia orally proposed an amendment to the draft resolution, calling for the insertion of the phrase "in all official languages of the United Nations" between the words "Committee of Experts" and "as quickly as possible" in operative paragraph 3 (b).
33.    At the same meeting, the representative of the Netherlands orally proposed an amendment to the draft resolution, calling for deletion of the words "at its first regular session of 1985" from the end of operative paragraph 4.
34.    Before the adoption of the draft resolution, state-ments were made by the representatives of the Sudan, China, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Norway and Brazil.
35.    The Committee then adopted the draft resolution, as orally revised and amended, and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/59, para. 11, draft resolution). For action by the Council. see paragraph 36 below.
ACTION BY THE COUNCIL
36.    At its 14th meeting, on 26 May 1983, the Council
adopted the draft resolution entitled "Work of the Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods",
recommended by the Committee in its report (E/1983/59,
para. 11). For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/7.
E.    Cartography
37.    The Council considered the question of cartography at its first regular session of 1983 under agenda item 9.
38.    For its consideration of the item the Council had before it the following documents:
(a) Report of the Secretary-General on the results of the Fourth United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names (E/1983/26 and Add.1);
(b) Report of the Secretary-General on the results of the Tenth United Nations Regional Cartographic Conference for Asia and the Pacific (E/1983/27 and Add.1).
39.    The Council, at its 3rd meeting, on 3 May, allocated the item to the First (Economic) Committee, which
considered it at the 4th and 5th meetings, on 10 and 11
May 1983.
ACTION BY THE FIRST (ECONOMIC) COMMITTEE
40.    At its 4th meeting, on 10 May, the Committee held a general discussion on the item.
Standardization of geographical names
41.    At its 5th meeting, on 11 May, the Committee had before it a draft decision entitled "Standardization of geographical names" (E/1983/C. 1/L.2), which was submitted by the Chairman.
42.    The Committee was informed that the programme budget implications before the Committee in document E/1983/26/Add. 1 also applied to draft decision E/1983/ C.1/L.2.
43.    The Committee then adopted the draft decision and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/60, para. 11, draft decision I). For action by the Council, see paragraph 49 below.

 
Tenth United Nations Regional Cartographic Conference for Asia and the Pacific
44.    At the 5th meeting, the Committee also had before it a draft decision entitled "United Nations Regional Cartographic Conference for Asia and the Pacific" (E/1983/ C. 1/L.3), which was submitted by the Chairman.
45.    The Committee was informed that the programme budget implications before the Committee in document E/1983/27/Add.1 also applied to draft decision E/1983/ C.1/L.3.
46.    At the same meeting, the representative of India orally proposed an amendment to the draft decision, calling for insertion of the phrase "and the executive heads of the specialized agencies concerned" after the words "the Secretary-General" and replacement of the word "him" by the word "them" in subparagraph (b) of the draft decision.
47.    At the same meeting, the Committee adopted the draft decision, as orally amended, and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/60. para. 11, draft decision 11). For action by the Council, see paragraph 50 below.
ACTION BY THE COUNCIL
48.    At its 14th meeting, on 26 May 1983, the Council
considered draft decisions 1 and 11 recommended by the
Committee in its report (E/1983/60, para. 11).
49.    Draft decision I, entitled "Standardization of geo-graphical names", was adopted. For the final text, see Council decision 1983/120.
50.    Draft decision 11, entitled "Tenth United Nations Regional Cartographic Conference for Asia and the Pacific", was adopted. For the final text, see Council decision 1983/121.
F.    Regional co-operation
51.    The Council considered the question of regional co-operation at its second regular session of 1983 under agenda item 7.
52.    For its consideration of the item, the Council had before it the following documents:
(a) Report of the Secretary-General on the Transport and Communications Decade in Africa (A/38/259-E/1983/ 79);
(b) Note by the Secretary-General on the preparation of the plan of action for the second phase (1984-1988) of the Transport and Communications Decade in Africa (A/38/263-E/1983/80);
(c)    Report of the Secretary-General on the particular problems facing Zaire with regard to transport, transit and access to foreign markets (A/38/264-E/1983/90);
(d)    Report of the Secretary-General on special measures for the social and economic development of Africa in the 1980s (A/38/275-E/1983/88);
(e) Report of the Secretary-General on the promotion of programmes of interregional economic and technical co-operation among developing countries by the regional commissions (E/1983/70);
(f) Report of the Secretary-General on regional co-operation (E/1983/86);
(g) Report of the Secretary-General on the meetings of the executive secretaries of the regional commissions (E/1983/86/Add. 1 and Corr.1);
(h)    Report of the Executive Secretaries of the Economic Commission for Africa and the Economic Commission for Europe on a Europe-Africa permanent link through the Strait of Gibraltar(E/1983/87 and Add. 1 and 2).
53.    The Council, at its 16th meeting, on 6 July, allocated the item to the First (Economic) Committee, which
considered it at the 13th, 15th to 17th, 20th and 22nd to
25th meetings, on 15, 18, 19, 21, 22 and 25 to 27 July
1983.
ACTION BY THE FIRST (ECONOMIC) COMMITTEE
54.    At its 13th, 15th and 17th meetings, the Commit
tee held a general discussion on the item.
Europe-Africa permanent link through the Strait of Gibraltar
55.    At the 20th meeting, the representative of Tunisia, on behalf of Ethiopia,12 Gabon,12 Madagascar,12 Mali, Morocco,12 Portugal, Senegal,12 Spain,12 the Sudan and Tunisia, introduced a draft resolution entitled "Europe- Africa permanent link through the Strait of Gibraltar" (E/1983/C.1/L.13 and Corr.1). Subsequently, Burundi, France and the Ivory Coast12 joined in sponsoring the draft
resolution, which read as follows:
"The Economic and Social Council. "Recalling its resolution 2097 (LXIII) of 29 July 1977, and General Assembly resolution 32/160 of 19 December 1977, in which the Assembly proclaimed the period 1978-1988 Transport and Communications Decade in Africa,
"Noting the decision taken by the Conference of African Ministers of Transport, Communications and Planning, at its third session, held at Cairo in March 1983, concerning the Europe-Africa permanent link through the Strait of Gibraltar and the Tangiers-Lagos axis,
"Noting also decisions G (XXXVII)23 and 1 (XXXVIII)24 of the Economic Commission for Europe, dated 2 April 1982 and 22 April 1983, respectively, in which the Executive Secretary is requested to continue to co-operate with the secretariats of the Economic Commission for Africa and the Economic Commission for Western Asia on projects of interest to the Mediterranean countries,
"Bearing in mind the recommendation adopted by the Fifth Conference on African Roads, held at Libreville in February 1983, concerning the Europe-Africa permanent link through the Strait of Gibraltar and the Tangiers-Lagos axis,
"Bearing in mind also the results of the seminar on the transport situation in the Mediterranean region held at Barcelona in June 1983,
"Noting with satisfaction the progress made by the Joint Moroccan-Spanish Committee in studies for the project for a Europe-Africa permanent link through the Strait of Gibraltar,
"Convinced of the importance of the Europe-Africa permanent link through the Strait of Gibraltar for the Mediterranean region and for the African and European continents with regard to the development of interregional and good-neighborly relations,
"Referring to its resolution 1982/57 of 30 July 1982, in which the Executive Secretaries of the Economic Commission for Europe and the Economic Commission for Africa were requested to evaluate the studies available regarding such a link and to identify, on that basis, the problems related to its establishment,

"Taking note with satisfaction of the interim report25 by the Economic Commission for Europe and the Economic Commission for Africa,
"Endorsing the conclusions in that interim report,26
"1. Recommends the Governments of Spain and Morocco to take account of those conclusions in their further technical, economic and legal studies of the feasibility of such a link and, in particular, to undertake consultations with all the countries of the sub regions concerned:
"2. Invites the Governments and international organizations concerned, as well as research agencies, to co-operate with the Governments of Morocco and Spain in the pursuit of those studies and in the implementation of the conclusions and recommendations contained in the interim report, taking duly into account the international geopolitical, economic and cultural consequences of the project;
"3. Requests the Executive Secretaries of the Economic Commission for Europe and the Economic Commission for Africa:
"(a) To continue their efforts in accordance with the recommendations in the interim report, particularly as regards the choice of the method of construction, the updating of the economic appraisal, the international legal problems deriving from the method of construction selected, and the coherence of the transport infrastructures in Europe and Africa;
"(b) To report to the Economic and Social Council at its second regular session of 1984 on the progress made;
"4. Requests the Secretary-General to continue his efforts to assist the Economic Commission for Africa and the Economic Commission for Europe, within the limits of the resources available, in the discharge of the above tasks."
56.    At its 23rd meeting, the Committee had before it a draft resolution (E/1983/C. 1/L.24), submitted by a Vice-Chairman of the Committee, Mr. Alberto Dumont (Argentina), on the basis of informal consultations held on draft resolution E/1983/C. 1/L. 13.
57.    Statements were made by the representatives of Algeria and Argentina. Statements were also made by the observers for Spain and Morocco.
58.    The representative of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics made a statement in which he proposed the insertion of the words "through the Economic Commission for Europe and the Economic Commission for Africa" between the words "To report" and the words "to the Economic and Social Council" in operative paragraph 3 (b) of draft resolution E/1983/C. 1/L.24.
59.    At the same meeting, the Committee adopted draft resolution E/1983/C.1/L.24, as orally amended, and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/123, para. 41, draft resolution I). For action by the Council, see paragraph 93 below,
60.    In The light of the adoption of draft resolution E/ 1983/C.1/L.24, draft resolution E/I983/C.1/L.13 was withdrawn by its sponsors.
Addis Ababa Declaration on the Occasion of the Silver Jubilee Anniversary Celebration of the Economic Commission for Africa
61.    At the 20th meeting, the representative of Mali, on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations which are members of the African Group, introduced a draft resolution entitled "Addis Ababa Declaration on the Occasion of the Silver Jubilee Anniversary Celebration of the Economic Commission for Africa" (E/1983/C.1/ L.16).
62.    At its 23rd meeting, the Committee was informed that, as a result of informal consultations, the words "Also takes note with appreciation of" in operative paragraph 2 should be replaced by the word "Notes".
63.    At the same meeting, the Committee adopted draft resolution E/1983/C.1/L.16, as orally amended, and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/123, para. 41, draft resolution 11). For action by the Council, see paragraph 95 below.
Particular problems facing Zaire with regard to transport, transit and access to foreign markets
64.    At the 22nd meeting, the representative of Burundi, on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations which are members of the African Group, subsequently joined by France, introduced a draft resolution entitled "Particular problems facing Zaire with regard to
transport, transit and access to foreign markets" (E/1983/C. 1/L. 15), which read as follows:
"The Economic and Social Council,
"Referring to General Assembly resolution 32/160 of 19 December 1977, in which the Assembly recalled Council resolution 2097 (LXIII) of 29 July 1977 and proclaimed the period 1978-1988 Transport and Communications Decade in Africa,
"Referring also to General Assembly resolutions 34/ 193. 35/59 and 36/139 of 19 December 1979, 5 December 1980 and 16 December 1981, concerning the particular problems facing Zaire with regard to transport, transit and access to foreign markets,
"Aware that the external trade and economy of Zaire will continue to be seriously affected until such time as a durable solution is found to the particular problems facing that country with regard to transport and transit,
"Recalling Council resolution 1982/61 of 30 July 1982, approving the organization of a round-table 'meeting,
" 1. Takes note of the oral report by the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa on the results of the round-table meeting organized for the financing of Zaire's transport projects;
"2. Expresses its appreciation of the contribution made by some donor countries and financing agencies which enabled the round-table meeting to achieve satisfactory results;
"3. Appeals to donor countries and financing agencies to take prompt action to give effect to the interest which they expressed in financing particular projects;
"4. Requests the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa to assist Zaire in order to ensure follow-up of the results of the round-table meeting;
"5. Approves the organization of a second round-table meeting in 1985 in order to review the progress achieved in the financing and implementation of Zaire's transport projects aimed at improving its access to the outside world;
"6. Requests the Secretary-General, within available resources, to take the necessary measures to help

the Economic Commission for Africa to discharge this task."
65.    At its 24th meeting, the Committee had before it a draft resolution (E/1983/C. 1/L.27), submitted by a Vice-Chairman of the Committee, Mr. Alberto Dumont (Argentina), on the basis of informal consultations held on draft resolution E/1983/C. 1/L.15.
66.    At the same meeting, the Committee adopted draft resolution E/1983/C.1/L.27 and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/123, para. 41, draft resolution 111). For action by the Council, see paragraph 96 below.
67.    In the light of the adoption of draft resolution E/ 1983/C.1/L.27, draft resolution E/1983/C.1/L.15 was withdrawn by its sponsors.
Special measures for the social and economic development of Africa in the 1980s
68.    At the 22nd meeting, the representative of Bangladesh, on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations which are members of the Group of 77, introduced
a draft resolution entitled "Special measures for the social
and economic development of Africa in the 1980s"
(E/1983/C.1/L.19), which read as follows:
"The Economic and Social Council.
"Recalling General Assembly resolutions 3201 (S-VI) and 3202 (S-VI) of 1 May 1974, containing the Declaration and the Programme of Action on the Establishment of a New International Economic Order, 3281 (XXIX) of 12 December 1974, containing the Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States, and 3362 (S-VII) of 16 September 1975 on development and international economic co-operation,
"Recalling also General Assembly resolution 35/56 of 5 December 1980, the annex to which contains the International Development Strategy for the Third United Nations Development Decade,
"Recalling further section II of General Assembly resolution 36/182 of 17 December 1981, section II of Assembly resolution 37/212 of 20 December 1982 on the Industrial Development Decade for Africa and Assembly resolutions 37/140 of 17 December 1982 on the Transport and Communications Decade in Africa and 37/245 of 21 December 1982 on the situation of food and agriculture in Africa,
"Recalling also General Assembly resolution 37/139 of 17 December 1982, by which the Assembly, inter alia, urged donor countries to provide substantial and sustained levels of resources for promoting the accelerated development of African countries and the effective implementation of the Lagos Plan of Action for the Implementation of the Monrovia Strategy for the Economic Development of Africa,27 and to contribute generously to the United Nations Trust Fund for African Development,
"Deeply concerned at the continuing low level of economic activities in Africa and the devastating effects of the current world economic crisis on the particularly vulnerable economies of the countries in the region, twenty-six of which are now classified as least developed among the developing countries,
"Fully aware that the Lagos Plan of Action and the Final Act of Lagos28 provide a framework of priority actions for achieving the rapid overall economic and social development of Africa as reiterated in the Addis Ababa Declaration on the Occasion of the Silver Jubilee Anniversary Celebration of the Economic Commission for Africa,29 adopted on 29 April 1983 by the Conference of Ministers of the Commission,
"Recognizing that the burden of developing the African economies for the purpose of continuously raising the standards of living of the African peoples rests on the African Governments and peoples,
"Convinced of the need for increased and sustained external resources in order to achieve the aims and objectives of the Lagos Plan of Action and the Final Act of Lagos,
"Recalling that there is a need for a thorough evaluation of the application of special measures for the social and economic development of Africa during the mid-term review and appraisal of the International Development Strategy for the Third United Nations Development Decade,
"Having considered the third report of the Secretary-General on special measures for the social and economic development of Africa in the 1980s,30 which reviews special measures taken by the international community for the social and economic development of Africa in the 1980s,
"1. Takes note of the third report of the Secretary-General on special measures for the social and economic development of Africa in the 1980s;
"2. Expresses its regret that there is no discernible evidence that there has been any special effort by the international community during the last three years, in direct response to the appeals made by the General Assembly, to provide the resources for special measures required to give impetus to and sustain the development effort being made by African countries themselves;
"3. Notes with regret the disappointing results of the Fourth Biennial Pledging Conference for the United Nations Trust Fund for African Development, held at Addis Ababa on 2 May 1983;
"4. Renews its call upon the organs, organizations and bodies of the United Nations system to examine measures to increase the resources for the execution of the programmes for the Industrial Development Decade for Africa and the Transport and Communications Decade in Africa and to apply the special measures in a comprehensive and coordinated manner;
"5. Reiterates its appeal to donor countries to provide sustained levels of resources for promoting the accelerated development of African countries and the effective implementation of the Lagos Plan of Action and the Final Act of Lagos, and to contribute generously to the United Nations Trust Fund for African Development;
"6. Urges donor countries and all international financial institutions, particularly the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Development Association and the International Fund for Agricultural Development, to continue to consider actively increasing substantially their development assistance to Africa and to treat the matter of making a special effort in support of African social and economic development with the urgency it requires;
"7. Stresses its deep concern at the gravity of the food situation in Africa and the continuing decline in the food self-reliance ratio, and urgently calls upon the donor countries and international agencies to increase their support for the implementation of the measures contained in the Lagos Plan of Action in the area of food and agriculture;

"8. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to allocate the necessary resources to the Economic Commission for Africa, taking into account its role as the main economic and social development centre within the United Nations system for the African region, in ac-cordance with General Assembly resolutions 32/197 of 20 December 1977 and 33/202 of 29 January 1979;
"9. Further requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its thirty-ninth session, through the Economic and Social Council at its second regular session of 1984, a report on the progress made in the implementation of the present resolution."
69.    At its 25th meeting, the Committee had before it a draft resolution (E/1983/C. 1/L.30), submitted by a Vice-Chairman of the Committee, Mr. Alberto Dumont (Argentina), on the basis of informal consultations held on draft resolution E/1983/C.1/L.19.
70.    The representative of Bangladesh, on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations which are members of the Group of 77, made a statement.
71.    At the same meeting, the Committee adopted draft resolution E/1983/C.1/L.30 and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/123, para. 41, draft resolution IV). For action by the Council, see paragraph 97 below.
72.    In the light of the adoption of draft resolution E/1983/C.1/L.30, draft resolution E/1983/C.1/L.19 was withdrawn by its sponsors.
Promotion of interregional economic and technical co-operation among developing countries
73.    At the 22nd meeting, the representative of Bangladesh, on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations which are members of the Group of 77, introduced a draft resolution entitled "Promotion of interregional economic and technical co-operation among developing countries" (E/1983/C.1/L.20), which read as follows:
"The Economic and Social Council,
"Recalling its decision 1982/174 of 30 July 1982 concerning interregional co-operation, by which it requested the executive secretaries of the regional commissions to submit to the Council at its annual organizational session their joint recommendations for the identification of a subject relating to interregional co-operation of common interest to all regions,
"Recalling also that, in its resolution 2043 (LXI) of 5 August 1976 concerning the strengthening of the regional commissions, it recognized that the regional commissions were the appropriate institutions within the United Nations to act as centres for the formulation, co-ordination and implementation of programmes for the promotion of interregional co-operation,
''Recalling further the mandate provided for the regional commissions by the General Assembly in section IV of the annex to its resolution 32/197 of 20 December 1977 on the restructuring of the economic and social sectors of the United Nations system relating to structures for regional co-operation, in which it stated that the regional commissions should be enabled to play their role fully as the main general economic and social development centres within the United Nations system for their respective regions and, as a consequence of that role, inter alia, urged the commissions to intensify their efforts to strengthen and enlarge economic co-operation among developing countries at the sub regional, regional and interregional levels,
"Giving due regard to the Caracas Programme of Action adopted by the High-level Conference on Economic Co-operation among Developing Countries, held at Caracas from 13 to 19 May 1981,31 which provides the objectives, priorities and framework for activity relating to economic co-operation among developing countries,
"Conscious of the fact that the regional commissions, by virtue of their location and multidisciplinary approach, have been called upon to initiate and implement a rapidly expanding range of projects and programmes involving co-operation among developing countries in all regions,
"Noting that the Secretary-General, at the Joint Meetings of the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination and the Administrative Committee on Co-ordination, held on 4 and 5 July 1983, stated that the regional commissions had an important role in promoting co-operation among countries at the regional and interregional levels and reaffirmed the commitment of the United Nations bodies and programmes involved to support the efforts of developing countries to strengthen and implement their programmes of economic and technical co-operation,32
"Taking note with appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General on the promotion of programmes of interregional economic and technical co-operation among developing countries by the regional commissions,33 prepared pursuant to Council decision 1982/ 174,
"1. Reaffirms the important role of the regional commissions in the promotion of economic and technical co-operation among developing countries at the sub regional, regional and interregional levels, including the identification of areas for practical co-operation and the initiation, co-ordination and implementation of co-operative programmes and projects, as appropriate;
"2. Calls upon all States Members of the United Nations to provide effective support for immediate steps to be taken by the regional commissions to meet those responsibilities;
"3. Further calls upon the executive secretaries, in the light of the responsibility of the regional commissions for the exercise of team leadership at the regional level, as stipulated by the General Assembly in resolution 32/197, to organize periodical consultations between their respective commissions and United Nations organizations and entities and specialized agencies active at the regional and interregional levels, with a view to ensuring the effective co-ordination of projects and programmes carried out under the auspices of the bodies involved for the promotion of co-operation among developing countries at the sub regional, regional and interregional levels;
"4. Endorses the conclusion in the report of the Secretary-General on the promotion of programmes of interregional economic and technical co-operation among developing countries by the regional commissions that urgent action should be taken, in particular with regard to the areas of immediate concern to the developing countries;
"5. Requests the Secretary-General to make appropriate inter-secretariat arrangements to ensure co-ordination and co-operation among the regional commissions in the preparation and implementation of relevant programmes and activities for interregional co-operation
 
among developing countries, including the organization of an inter-secretariat meeting of the regional commissions and other relevant agencies and programmes of the United Nations system;
"6. Recommends the General Assembly: "(a) To provide appropriate resources to enable the regional commissions to mobilize and to ensure their existing capability effectively to meet their responsibility for programme formulation, implementation and co-ordination in regard to subregional, regional and interregional economic and technical co-operation among developing countries;
"(b) To request the Secretary-General to keep the Assembly informed, through the Economic and Social Council, on an ongoing and continuing basis, of progress made by the Organization in the promotion of subregional, regional and interregional economic and technical co-operation among developing countries."
74.    At its 25th meeting, the Committee had before it a draft resolution (E/1983/C.1/L.31), submitted by a Vice-Chairman of the Committee, Mr. Alberto Dumont (Argentina), on the basis of informal consultations held on draft resolution E/1983/C.1/L.20.
75.    At the same meeting, the Committee adopted draft resolution E/1983/C.1/L.31 and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/123, para. 41, draft resolution V). For action by the Council, see paragraph 98 below.
76.    In the light of the adoption of draft resolution E/1983/C.1/L.31, draft resolution E/1983/C.1/L.20 was withdrawn by its sponsors.
Transport and Communications Decade in Africa
11. At the 16th meeting, the representative of Bangladesh, on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations which are members of the Group of 77, introduced a draft resolution entitled ' 'Transport and Communications Decade in Africa" (E/1983/C.1/L.12).
78.    The Committee had before it a statement of the programme budget implications of the draft resolution, submitted by the Secretary-General in accordance with rule 31 of the rules of procedure of the Economic and Social Council (E/1983/C.1/L.26).
79.    At its 25th meeting, the Committee was informed that, on the basis of informal consultations held under the chairmanship of Mr. Alberto Dumont (Argentina), Vice-Chairman of the Committee, agreement had been reached on the draft resolution, the text of which had been amended as follows:

(a)    In operative paragraph 3, the phrase "transport and communications of the land-locked developing countries" had been replaced by the phrase "transport and communications projects of special importance to the land-locked developing countries";
(b)    In operative paragraph 5, the word "sufficient" had been replaced by the word "adequate" and the words "by redeploying regular resources of the United Nations" had been inserted after the words "Economic Commission for Africa";
(c)    In paragraph 5 (c), the words "International" Labour Office" had been replaced by the words "relevant organizations of the United Nations system";
(d)    In paragraph 5 (d), the phrase "a priority programme in" had been replaced by the phrase "urgently programmes on" and the word "for" after the words "transport and communications" had been replaced by the words "of special importance to".
80.    At the same meeting, the Committee was informed that, as a result of those amendments, the activities referred to in the statement of programme budget implications (E/1983/C.1/L.26) would have to be implemented, to the extent possible, within the resources to be appropriated by the General Assembly for the programme budget for 1984-1985.
81.    The representative of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics made a statement.
82.    At the same meeting, the Committee adopted draft resolution E/1983/C.1/L.12, as orally amended, and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/123, para. 41, draft resolution VI). For action by the Council, see paragraph 100 below.
Climatic situation and drought in Africa
83.    At the 20th meeting, the representative of Benin, on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations which are members of the African Group, introduced a draft resolution entitled "Climatic situation and drought in Africa" (E/1983/C.1/L.14).
84.    The Committee had before it a statement of the programme budget implications of the draft resolution, submitted by the Secretary-General in accordance with rule 31 of the rules of procedure of the Economic and Social Council (E/1983/C.1/L.25).
85.    At its 25th meeting, the Committee was informed that, on the basis of informal consultations held under the chairmanship of Mr. Alberto Dumont (Argentina), Vice-Chairman of the Committee, agreement had been reached on the draft resolution, the text of which had been amended as follows:

(a)    In operative paragraph 4, the words "provide additional resources" had been replaced by the words "make available" and the words "by redeploying regular resources of the United Nations, adequate financial resources" had been inserted between the words "Economic Commission for Africa" and "to enable it to undertake";
(b)    In operative paragraph 6, the words "and bilateral and multilateral aid donors" had been deleted and the word "increased" had been replaced by the word "adequate".

86.    At the same meeting, the Committee was informed that, as a result of those amendments, the activities referred to in the statement of programme budget implications (E/1983/C.1/L.25) would have to be implemented, to the extent possible, within the resources to be appropriated by the General Assembly for the programme budget for 1984-1985.
87.    At the same meeting, the Committee adopted draft resolution E/1983/C.1/L. 14, as orally amended, and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/123, para. 41, draft resolution VII). For action by the Council, see paragraph 101 below.
Transport and Communications Decade in Asia and the Pacific
88.    At the 22nd meeting, the representative of Bangladesh, on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations which are members of the Group of 77, introduced a draft resolution entitled "Transport and Communications Decade in Asia and the Pacific" (E/1983/C.1/L.18), which he orally revised by replacing the words "the Asian and Pacific region" in operative paragraph 1 by the words "Asia and the Pacific region".
89.    At its 25th meeting, the Committee was informed that, on the basis of informal consultations held under the chairmanship of Mr. Alberto Dumont (Argentina), Vice-Chairman of the Committee, agreement had been reached on the draft resolution, the text of which had been amended as follows:
(a)    In operative paragraph 2, the word "Endorses"
had been replaced by the words "Takes account of";
(b)    Operative paragraph 3 had been reworded to read:
"3. Endorses resolution 234 (XXXIX) of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific,
relating, inter alia, to the preparation of a phased programme of action for the transport and communications
decade in Asia and the Pacific region".
90.    At the same meeting, the Committee adopted draft
resolution E/1983/C.1/L.18, as orally amended, and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/123, para. 41, draft resolution VIII). For action by the Council, see paragraph 103 below.
Meetings of the executive secretaries of the regional commissions
91.    At its 25th meeting, the Committee decided to
recommend the Economic and Social Council to take note
of the report of the Secretary-General on the meetings of
the executive secretaries of the regional commissions
(E/1983/86/Add.1 and Corr.1) and submitted that recommendation to the Council (E/1983/123, para. 42). For action by the Council, see paragraph 105 below.
ACTION BY THE COUNCIL
92.    At its 41st meeting, on 29 July, the Council considered draft resolutions I to VIII and the draft decision recommended by the First (Economic) Committee in its report (E/1983/123, paras. 41 and 42).
93.    Draft resolution I, entitled "Europe-Africa permanent link through the Strait of Gibraltar", was adopted. For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/62.
94.    The representative of Algeria made a statement (see E/1983/SR.41).
95.    Draft resolution II, entitled "Addis Ababa Declaration on the Occasion of the Silver Jubilee Anniversary Celebration of the Economic Commission for Africa", was adopted. For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/63.
96.    Draft resolution III, entitled "Particular problems facing Zaire with regard to transport, transit and access to foreign markets", was adopted. For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/64.
97.    Draft resolution IV, entitled "Special measures for the social and economic development of Africa in the 1980s", was adopted. For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/65.
98.    Draft resolution V, entitled "Promotion of interregional economic and technical co-operation among developing countries", was adopted. For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/66.
99.    The representative of Bangladesh, on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations which are members of the Group of 77, made a statement (see E/1983/SR.41).
100.    Draft resolution VI, entitled "Transport and Communications Decade in Africa", was adopted. For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/67.
101.    Draft resolution VII, entitled "Climatic situation and drought in Africa", was adopted. For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/68.
102.    The representative of Benin, on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations which are members of the African Group, made a statement (see E/1983/ SR.41).
103.    Draft resolution VIII, entitled "Transport and Communications Decade in Asia and the Pacific", was adopted. For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/ 69.
104.    The representative of the German Democratic Republic, on behalf also of Bulgaria, the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Poland and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, made a statement relating to draft resolutions I to VIII (see E/1983/SR.41).
105.    The draft decision entitled "Meetings of the executive secretaries of the regional commissions" was adopted. For the final text, see Council decision 1983/180.
G.   Transnational corporations
106.    The Council considered the question of transnational corporations at its second regular session of 1983 under agenda item 8.
107.    For its consideration of the item, the Council had before it the reports of the Commission on Transnational Corporations on its special session (E/1983/17-E/C.10/ 1983/S/5)34 and on its ninth session (E/1983/18).35
108.    The Council, at its 16th meeting, on 6 July, allocated the item to the First (Economic) Committee, which considered it at the 19th, 20th, 21st, 23rd and 25th meetings, on 20, 21, 25 and 27 July 1983.
ACTION BY THE FIRST (ECONOMIC) COMMITTEE
109.    At its 19th to 21st meetings, the Committee held
a general discussion on the item.
Recommendations contained in chapter I of the report of the Commission on Transnational Corporations on its ninth session
110.    Chapter I of the report of the Commission on
Transnational Corporations on its ninth session contained
two draft resolutions and a draft decision, recommended
for adoption by the Council.
Activities of transnational corporations in South Africa and Namibia and collaboration of such corporations with the racist minority regime in South Africa
111.    At its 25th meeting, the Committee considered draft resolution I, entitled "Activities of transnational corporations in South Africa and Namibia and their collaboration with the racist minority regime in South Africa".
112.    The representative of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland requested a separate vote on operative paragraph 14 of the draft resolution. The paragraph was retained by 31 votes to 4, with 9 abstentions.
113.    The Committee then adopted draft resolution I, as a whole, by 32 votes to 3, with 11 abstentions, and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/125, para. 13, draft resolution I). For action by the Council, see paragraphs 120 and 121 below.
Organization of public hearings on the activities of transnational corporations in South Africa and Namibia
114.    At the same meeting, the Committee, by 32 votes to none, with 14 abstentions, adopted draft resolution II, entitled "Organization of public hearings on the activities of transnational corporations in South Africa and Namibia", and submitted it to the Council (E/!983/125, para. 13, draft resolution II). For action by the Council, see paragraph 122 below.
Provisional agenda and documentation for the tenth session of the Commission on Transnational Corporations
115.    Also at the same meeting, the Committee adopted the draft decision entitled "Provisional agenda and documentation for the tenth session of the Commission on Transnational Corporations" and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/125, para. 14). For action by the Council, see paragraph 123 below.
Proposal of the Group of 77
116.    At the 23rd meeting, the representative of Bangladesh, on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations which are members of the Group of 77, introduced a draft resolution entitled "Transnational corporations" (E/1983/C.1/L.21) and orally revised it by replacing the words "where consensus has already been reached" in operative paragraph 5 by the words "where the work has already been completed". The draft resolution, as revised, read as follows:
"The Economic and Social Council,
"Recalling its resolution 1982/68 of 27 October 1982 on arrangements for completing the formulation of a draft code of conduct on transnational corporations, in which it called for the convening of a special session of the Commission on Transnational Corporations for the purpose of continuing and completing the code of conduct,
"Taking note of the report of the Commission on Transnational Corporations on its special session,34
' 'Taking note of the work done at the special session of the Commission on Transnational Corporations and of the provisions of the code on which agreement was reached,
"Taking note also of the statement made by the Chairman of the special session of the Commission on Transnational Corporations to the Council at its second regular session of 1983,
' 'Deeply concerned that the work of the special session was not completed as called for in Council resolution 1982/68,
"Convinced that the highest priority should continue to be attached to the expeditious conclusion of a comprehensive and integrated code of conduct on transnational corporations,
"1. Decides to reconvene, for three weeks early in 1984, the special session of the Commission on Transnational Corporations, open to the participation of all States, for the purpose of completing the formulation of the code of conduct on transnational corporations;
"2, Reaffirms the mandate of the special session as set out in Council resolution 1982/68;
"3. Requests the Secretary-General to ensure that all necessary conference and other supporting facilities are made available for the special session of the Commission on Transnational Corporations;
"4. Decides that the special session of the Commission on Transnational Corporations should submit to the Council, at its second regular session of 1984, the complete and final draft code of conduct for its consideration and for transmission to the General Assembly at its thirty-ninth session for consideration and appropriate action;
"5. Emphasizes that progress made thus far in the formulation of the code should be maintained so as to enable the Commission on Transnational Corporations at its special session to complete its work without reopening the areas where the work has already been completed;
"6. Reaffirms that the first objective of the code of conduct for transnational corporations is to embody rules and guidelines addressed to transnational corporations and that no provision shall be construed as indicating acceptance of conduct by corporations not allowed by the national legislation of host countries;
"7. Urges all concerned to demonstrate the necessary political will and commitment to conclude the formulation of the code at the special session without any further delay."
117.    The Committee had before it a statement of the programme budget implications of the draft resolution, submitted by the Secretary-General in accordance with rule 31 of the rules of procedure of the Economic and Social Council (E/1983/C.1/L.28).
118.    At the 25th meeting, after hearing statements by a Vice-Chairman of the Committee, Mr. Alberto Dumont (Argentina), and the representatives of Bangladesh (on be-half of the States Members of the United Nations which are members of the Group of 77), Greece (on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations which are members of the European Economic Community) and the United States of America, the Committee decided to transmit draft resolution E/1983/C.1/L.21, as revised, to the Council for further consideration (E/1983/125, para. 15). For action by the Council, see paragraphs 124 and 125 below.
ACTION BY THE COUNCIL
119.    At its 41st meeting, on 29 July, the Council considered draft resolutions I and II and the draft decision recommended by the First (Economic) Committee in its report (E/1983/125, paras. 13 and 14).
120.    The Council held a separate vote on operative paragraph 14 of draft resolution I, entitled "Activities of transnational corporations in South Africa and Namibia and collaboration of such corporations with the racist minority regime in South Africa". The paragraph was retained by 35 votes to 4, with 10 abstentions.
121.    The Council then adopted draft resolution I, as a whole, by 36 votes to 3, with 11 abstentions. For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/74.
122.    The Council adopted draft resolution II, entitled "Organization of public hearings on the activities of transnational corporations in South Africa and Namibia", by 36 votes to none, with 14 abstentions. For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/75.
123.    The Council adopted the draft decision entitled "Provisional agenda and documentation for the tenth session of the Commission on Transnational Corporations". For the final text, see Council decision 1983/182.
124.    Also at its 41st meeting, the Council had before it the draft resolution entitled "Transnational corporations" submitted to it by the First (Economic) Committee for further consideration (E/1983/125, para. 15).
125. At the same meeting, the representative of Bangladesh, on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations which are members of the Group of 77, made a statement in which he withdrew the draft resolution (see E/1983/SR.41).
Report of the Commission on Transnational Corporations on its special session
126.    At the same meeting, on the proposal of the President, the Council decided to transmit the report of the Commission on Transnational Corporations on its special session (E/1983/17-E/C.10/1983/S/5)34 to the General Assembly at its thirty-eighth session for consideration and action. For the text of the decision, see Council decision 1983/183.
127.    Statements were made by the representatives of the United States of America, Greece (on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations which are members of the European Economic Community), Norway (on behalf also of Denmark and of the observers for Finland and Sweden), the German Democratic Republic (on behalf also of Bulgaria, the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Mongolia, Poland, the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) and Bangladesh (on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations which are members of the Group of 77); a statement was also made by the ob server for Switzerland (see E/1983/SR.41).
H.    Natural resources
128.    The Council considered the question of natural resources at its second regular session of 1983 under agenda item 9.
129.    For its consideration of the item, the Council had before it the report of the Committee on Natural Resources on its eighth session.36
130.    The Council, at its 16th meeting, on 6 July, allocated the item to the First (Economic) Committee, which considered it at the 12th, 14th, 16th, 17th and 24th meetings, on 14, 15, 18, 19 and 26 July 1983.
ACTION BY THE FIRST (ECONOMIC) COMMITTEE
131.    At its 12th, 14th and 16th meetings, the Committee held a general discussion on the item.
Recommendations contained in chapter I of the report of the Committee on Natural Resources on its eighth session
132.    Chapter I of the report of the Committee on Natural Resources on its eighth session contained nine draft resolutions and one draft decision, recommended for adoption by the Council.
133.    At its 17th meeting, the First (Economic) Committee adopted draft resolutions I, II and IV to IX and the draft decision, and submitted them to the Council (E/1983/122, para. 9, draft resolutions 1 to VIII, and para. 10). For action by the Council, see paragraphs 136 and 139 to 142 below.
134.    At the 24th meeting, the representative of Bangladesh, on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations which are members of the Group of 77, proposed that, in accordance with rule 67 of the rules of procedure of the Economic and Social Council, no decision should be taken on draft resolution III, entitled "Energy development", contained in the report of the Committee on Natural Resources on its eighth session. The Committee adopted the proposal by 24 votes to 11, with 4 abstentions.
135.    Statements were made by the representatives of Greece (on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations which are members of the European Economic Community), the German Democratic Republic, Bangladesh (on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations which are members of the Group of 77), the United States of America, the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic and Japan.
ACTION BY THE COUNCIL
136.    At its 40th meeting, on 28 July, the Council considered draft resolutions I to VIII and the draft decision recommended by the First (Economic) Committee in its report (E/1983/122, paras. 9 and 10). It took action on the draft resolutions as follows:
(a)    Draft resolution I, entitled "Prospects for the development of non-metallic raw materials", was adopted. For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/52;
(b)    Draft resolution II, entitled "Standardization of definitions and terminology for mineral resources", was adopted. For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/ 53;
(c)    Draft resolution III, entitled "Application of computer technology in mineral exploration and development", was adopted. For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/54;
(d)    Draft resolution IV, entitled "United Nations Revolving Fund for Natural Resources Exploration", was adopted. For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/ 55;
(e)    Draft resolution V, entitled "Permanent sovereignty over natural resources", was adopted. For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/56;
(f) Draft resolution VI, entitled "Water resources development: progress and prospects in the implementation of the Mar del Plata Action Plan and the International Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Decade", was adopted. For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/ 57;
(g) Draft resolution VII, entitled "Utilization of sub-surface space", was adopted. For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/58;
(h)) Draft resolution VIII, entitled "Co-ordination of programmes within the United Nations system in the field of natural resources", was adopted. For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/59.
137. Also at the 40th meeting, in connection with the draft decision entitled "Report of the Committee on Natural Resources on its eighth session and provisional agenda and documentation for the ninth session of the Committee", statements were made by the representatives of Greece (on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations which are members of the European Economic Community), Japan and Canada (see E/1983/SR.40).
138.    The Director-General for Development and International Economic Co-operation also made a statement (see E/1983/SR.40).
139.    The representative of Bangladesh, on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations which are members of the Group of 77, proposed that item 4 of the provisional agenda contained in the draft decision should be reworded to read "4. Energy resources: trends and salient issues" and that the reference to the report of the Secretary-General on prospects and salient issues in the world energy situation should be deleted from the documentation for that item.
140.    The representative of Greece, on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations which are members of the European Economic Community, requested a roll-call vote on the amendment proposed by the representative of Bangladesh. The representative of Austria made a statement (see E/1983/SR.40).
141.    The Council then adopted the amendment proposed by Bangladesh, by a roll-call vote of 32 to 11, with 7 abstentions. The result of the voting was as follows:
In favour: Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Brazil, Burundi, China, Colombia, Congo, Djibouti, Ecuador, India, Kenya, Lebanon. Liberia, Malaysia, Mali. Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, Qatar, Romania, Saint Lucia, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Thailand, Tunisia, Venezuela.
Against: Denmark, France, Germany, Federal Republic of, Greece, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America.
Abstaining: Bulgaria, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Canada, German Democratic Republic, New Zealand, Poland, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
142.    The Council then adopted the draft decision, as amended. For the final text, see Council decision 1983/ 176.
143.    A statement was made by the representative of the German Democratic Republic, on behalf also of Bulgaria, the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Poland and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (see E/1983/ SR.40).
I.    Development of the energy resources of the developing countries
144.    The Council considered the question of the development of the energy resources of the developing countries at its second regular session of 1983 under agenda item 10.
145.    For its consideration of the item, the Council had before it a note by the Secretary-General on the development of the energy resources of the developing countries (E/1983/91),
146.    The Council, at its 16th meeting, on 6 July, allocated the item to the First (Economic) Committee, which considered it at the 16th, 22nd, 23rd and 24th meetings. on 18, 22, 25 and 26 July 1983.
ACTION BY THE FIRST (ECONOMIC) COMMITTEE
147.    At its 16th and 22nd meetings, the Committee held a general discussion on the item.

    Development of the energy resources of the developing countries
148.    At the 23rd meeting, the representative of Bangladesh, on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations which are members of the Group of 77, introduced a draft resolution entitled "Development of the energy resources of the developing countries" (E/1983/C.1/L.22), and orally revised it by replacing the phrase "in accordance with the request of the General Assembly", in operative paragraph 1 with the phrase "in accordance with the mandate given by the General Assembly".
149.    At its 24th meeting, the Committee was informed that: as a result of informal consultations held on the draft resolution, the words "as adopted" should be inserted after the words "General Assembly resolution 37/251 of 21 December 1982" in the first preambular paragraph.
150.    Statements were made by the representatives of Greece (on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations which are members of the European Economic Community), Canada, Tunisia, the United States of America and Bangladesh (on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations which are members of the Group of 77).
151.    At the same meeting, the Committee adopted draft resolution E/1983/C.1/L.22, as orally revised and amended, and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/121, para. 8). For action by the Council, see paragraph 152 below.
ACTION BY THE COUNCIL
152.    At its 40th meeting, on 28 July, the Council adopted the draft resolution, entitled "Development of the energy resources of the developing countries", recommended by the First (Economic) Committee in its report (E/1983/121, para. 8). For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/60.
153.    The representative of Bangladesh, on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations which are members of the Group of 77, made a statement (see E/1983/ SR.40).
154.    The Assistant Secretary-General for Development Research and Policy Analysis made a statement (see E/1983/SR.40).
J.    Development and utilization of new and renewable sources of energy
155.    The Council considered the question of the development and utilization of new and renewable sources of energy at its second regular session of 1983 under agenda item 11.
156.    For its consideration of the item, the Council had before it the report of the Committee on the Development and Utilization of New and Renewable Sources of Energy on its first session.37
157.    The Council, at its 16th meeting, on 6 July, allocated the item to the First (Economic) Committee, which considered it at the 12th, 14th, 16th and 17th meetings, on 14, 15, 18 and 19 July 1983.
ACTION BY THE FIRST (ECONOMIC) COMMITTEE
158.    At its 12th, 14th and 16th meetings, the Committee held a general discussion on the item.

    Development and utilization of new and renewable sources of energy
159.    At its 17th meeting, the Committee, on the proposal of the Chairman, decided to recommend the Council to take note of the report of the Committee on the Development and Utilization of New and Renewable Sources of Energy on its first session and to transmit it to the General Assembly at its thirty-eighth session for consideration. The Committee then submitted that recommendation to the
Council (E/I983/113, para. 5). For action by the Council, see paragraph 162 below.
ACTION BY THE COUNCIL
160.    At its 39th meeting, on 25 July, the Council considered the draft decision recommended by the First (Economic) Committee in its report (E/1983/113, para. 5).
161.    The representative of Bangladesh, on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations which are members of the Group of 77, made a statement (see E/1983/ SR.39).
162.    The Council then adopted the draft decision entitled "Development and utilization of new and renewable sources of energy". For the final text, see Council decision 1983/166.
K.   Science and technology for development
163.    The Council considered the question of science and technology for development at its second regular session of 1983 under agenda item 12.
164.    For its consideration of the item, the Council had before it the reports of the Intergovernmental Committee on Science and Technology for Development on its special session (A/38/37 (Part 1) and Corr. 1) 38 and on its fifth session (A/38/37 (Part II)).38
165.    The Council, at its 16th meeting, on 6 July, allocated the item to the First (Economic) Committee, which considered it at the 20th to 22nd meetings, on 21 and 22 July 1983.
ACTION BY THE FIRST (ECONOMIC) COMMITTEE
166.    At its 20th and 21st meetings the Committee held a general discussion on the item.
Science and technology for development
167.    At its 22nd meeting, on the proposal of the Chairman, the Committee decided to recommend the Council to take note of the reports of the Intergovernmental Committee on Science and Technology for Development on its special session (A/38/37 (Part I) and Corr. 1) and on its fifth session (A/38/37 (Part II)) and to transmit them to the General Assembly at its thirty-eighth session for consideration.
168.    The representative of the German Democratic Republic, on behalf also of Bulgaria, the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic. Poland and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, made a statement.
169.    The Committee then submitted its recommendation to the Council (E/1983/115, para. 5). For action by the Council, see paragraph 170 below.
ACTION BY THE COUNCIL
170.    At its 39th meeting, on 25 July, the Council
adopted the draft decision entitled "Science and technology for development", recommended by the First (Economic) Committee in its report (E/1983/115, para. 5). For the final text, see Council decision 1983/167.
171.    The Vice-President of the Council and Chairman of the First (Economic) Committee, Mr. Adolf Kuen (Austria), made a statement (see E/1983/SR.39).
172.    The Director-General for Development and International Economic Co-operation made a statement (see E/ I983/SR.39).
173.    The representatives of Bangladesh (on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations which are members of the Group of 77) and the German Democratic Republic (on behalf also of Bulgaria, the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Poland and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) also made statements (see E/1983/ SR.39).
L.    Industrial development co-operation
174.    The Council considered the question of industrial development co-operation at its second regular session of 1983 under agenda item 13.
175.    For its consideration of the item, the Council had before it the report of the Industrial Development Board on the work of its seventeenth session (1D/B/308)39 and a note by the Executive Director of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization on the implementation of the Industrial Development Decade for Africa (E/1983/ 104).
176.    The Council, at its 16th meeting, on 6 July, allocated the item to the First (Economic) Committee, which considered it at the 11th, 12th, 16th and 25th meetings, on 13. 14, 18 and 27 July 1983.
ACTION BY THE FIRST (ECONOMIC) COMMITTEE
177.    At its 11th and 12th meetings, the Committee
held a general discussion on the item.
Industrial Development Decade for Africa
178.    At the 16th meeting, the representative of Bangladesh, on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations which are members of the Group of 77 introduced a draft resolution entitled "Industrial Development Decade for Africa" (E/1983/C. 1/L. 11).
179.    The Committee had before it a statement of the programme budget implications of the draft resolution, submitted by the Secretary-General in accordance with rule 31 of the rules of procedure of the Economic and Social Council (E/1983/C.1/L.29).
180.    At its 25th meeting, the Committee was informed of the following amendments to the draft resolution, resulting from the informal consultations held under the chairmanship of Mr. Habib Kaabachi (Tunisia), a Vice-Chairman of the Committee:

(a)    In the first preambular paragraph, the words "as adopted" were inserted after the words "December 1982";
(b)    In operative paragraph 3, the words "set by the African Governments" were inserted between the words "ensuring that the target" and the words "of a 1.4 per cent share";
(c)    In operative paragraph 4, the word "high" before the word "priority" was deleted, and the words "to increase the allocations in the regular budget of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization for the co-ordination and monitoring of the Decade" were replaced by the words "that adequate resources will be provided for the co-ordination and monitoring of the Decade, subject to approval by the General Assembly";
(d)    In operative paragraph 5, the word "donor" was replaced by the word "all" and the words "by, inter alia, making special contributions to" were replaced by the words "taking into account the financial requirements of the";
(e)    In operative paragraph 6, the words "Urges the United Nations Development Programme to increase its allocation of were replaced by the words "Urges the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme to consider increasing its allocation of", and the words "taking into account the priorities of the African countries" were inserted at the end of the paragraph;
(/)   In operative paragraph 7, the words:
"Requests the Secretary-General to provide the United Nations Industrial Development Organization with a recurrent amount of at least $US 3 million each year from the United Nations regular programme of technical assistance for assistance to the African countries and to intergovernmental organizations for the implementation" were replaced by the words:
"Recommends that the General Assembly, at its thirty-eighth session, should continue to provide the United Nations Industrial Development Organization with adequate funds from the United Nations regular technical assistance programmes for assistance to the African countries and to intergovernmental organizations necessary for the full implementation".
181.    The representative of the United States of America requested a vote on the draft resolution, as orally amended.
182.    The representative of the German Democratic Republic, on behalf also of Bulgaria, the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Poland and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, requested a separate vote on operative paragraph 4, as orally amended.
183.    The representative of Bangladesh, on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations which are members of the Group of 77, requested a roll-call vote on operative paragraph 4, as orally amended.
184.    Operative paragraph 4 of draft resolution E/1983/ C.1/L.', as orally amended, was retained by a roll-call vote of 29 to 7, with 2 abstentions. The result of the voting was as follows:
In favour: Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, China, Colombia, Congo, Denmark, France, Germany, Federal Republic of, Greece, India, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Romania, Saint Lucia, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Swaziland, Thailand, Tunisia, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Venezuela.
Against: Bulgaria, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, German Democratic Republic, Liberia, Poland, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United States of America.
Abstaining: Canada, New Zealand.
185.    The Committee then adopted draft resolution E/1983/C. I/L. 11 as a whole, as orally amended, by 32 votes to 1, with 5 abstentions, and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/126, para. 12). For action by the Council, see paragraphs 188 and 189 below.
ACTION BY THE COUNCIL
186.    At its 41st meeting, on 29 July, the Council considered the draft resolution entitled "Industrial Development Decade for Africa", recommended by the First (Economic) Committee in its report (E/1983/126, para. 12).
187.    The representative of Bangladesh, on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations which are members of the Group of 77, made a statement (see E/1983/ SR.41).
188.    The Council then held a roll-call vote on operative paragraph 4 of the draft resolution and, by 42 votes to 6, with 2 abstentions, decided to retain the paragraph. The result of the voting was as follows:
In favour: Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Bangladesh, Benin, Brazil, Burundi, China, Colombia, Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Ecuador, France, Germany, Federal Republic of, Greece, India, Japan, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mali, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Saint Lucia, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Thailand, Tunisia, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Venezuela.
Against: Bulgaria, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, German Democratic Republic, Poland, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United States of America.
Abstaining: Canada, New Zealand.
189.    The Council then adopted the draft resolution, as
a whole, by a roll-call vote of 44 to 1, with 5 abstentions.
For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/70. The result of the voting was as follows:
In favour: Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Bangladesh, Benin, Brazil, Burundi, Canada, China, Colombia, Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Ecuador, France, Germany, Federal Republic of, Greece, India, Japan, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mali, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Saint Lucia, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Thailand, Tunisia, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Venezuela.
Against: United States of America.
Abstaining: Bulgaria, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, German Democratic Republic, Poland, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
190.    Statements were made by the representatives of the United States of America, the German Democratic Re public (on behalf also of Bulgaria, the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Poland and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) and Canada (see E/1983/SR.41).
M.   International co-operation on the environment
191.    The Council considered the question of international co-operation on the environment at its second regular session of 1983 under agenda item 14.
192.    For its consideration of the item, the Council had before it the following documents:

(a)    Report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme on its eleventh session (E/1983/L.34);40
(b)    Report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme on the implementation in the Sudano-Sahelian region of the Plan of Action to Combat Desertification (UNEP/GC. 11/10/Add. 1).

193.    The Council, at Its 16th meeting, on 6 July, al
located the item to the First (Economic) Committee, which
considered it at the 10th, 11th and 14th meetings, on 12.
13 and 15 July 1983.
ACTION BY THE FIRST (ECONOMIC) COMMITTEE
194.    At its 10th and 11th meetings, the Committee
held a general discussion on the item.
International co-operation on the environment
195.    At its 14th meeting, the Committee had before it
a draft decision entitled "International co-operation on the
environment" (E/1983/C.1/L.9), submitted by the Chair
man of the Committee.
196.    At the same meeting, the Committee adopted
draft decision E/1983/C.1/L.9 and submitted it to the
Council (E/1983/111, para. 7). For action by the Council,
see paragraph 198 below.
197.    The representative of the German Democratic
Republic made a statement.
ACTION BY THE COUNCIL
198.    At its 39th meeting, on 25 July, the Council
adopted the draft decision, entitled "International co-
operation on the environment'', recommended by the First
(Economic) Committee in its report (E/1983/111, para. 7).
For the final text, see Council decision 1983/168.
199.    The representative of the German Democratic
Republic made a statement, on behalf also of Bulgaria, the
Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Poland and the
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (sec E/1983/SR.39).
N.    International co-operation in the field or human settlements
200.    The Council considered the question of international co-operation in the field of human settlements at its second regular session of 1983 under agenda item 15.
201.    For its consideration of the item, the Council had before it the following documents:
(a) Report of the Commission on Human Settlements on the work of its sixth session;41
(b)    Report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the Programme for the International Year of Shelter for the Homeless (A/38/233-E/1983/74 and Corr. 1);
(c)    Report of the Secretary-General on the living conditions of the Palestinian people in the occupied Palestinian territories (A/38/278-E/1983/77).
202.    The Council, at its 16th meeting, on 6 July, al
located the item to the First (Economic) Committee, which
considered it at the 8th, 9th. 12th and 14th meetings, on
7. 8, 14 and 15 July 1983.
ACTION BY THE FIRST (ECONOMIC) COMMITTEE
203.    At its 9th, 12th and 14th meetings, the Commit
tee held a general discussion on the item.
International co-operation in the field of human settlements
204.    At its 14th meeting, the Committee had before it
a draft decision entitled "International co-operation in the
field of human settlements" (E/1983/C.I/L.10), submitted
by the Chairman of the Committee.
205.    At the same meeting, the Committee adopted
draft decision E/1983/C.1/L.10 and submitted it to the
Council (E/1983/112, para. 6). For action by the Council,
see paragraph 208 below.
ACTION BY THE COUNCIL
206.    At its 39th meeting, on 25 July, the Council considered the draft decision entitled "International co-operation in the field of human settlements", recommended by the First (Economic) Committee in its report (E/1983/112, para. 6).
207.    The representative of Bangladesh, on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations which are members of the Group of 77, made a statement (see E/1983/ SR.39).
208.    The Council then adopted the draft decision. For the final text, see Council decision 1983/169.
209.    The representative of the German Democratic Republic, on behalf also of Bulgaria, the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Poland and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, made a statement (see E/I983/SR.39).
O.    Food problems
210.    The Council considered the question of food problems at its second regular session of 1983 under agenda item 16.
211.    For its consideration of the item, the Council had before it the following documents:

(a)    Report of the World Food Council on the work of its ninth session (WFC/1983/19);42
(b)    Report of the Secretary-General on the state of technology for food and agriculture in Africa (A/38/280-E/1983/93):
(e) Eighth annual report of the Committee on Food Aid Policies and Programmes to the Economic and Social Council, the FAO Council and the World Food Council (WFP/CFA: 15/19)43
212.    The Council, at its 16th meeting, on 6 July, al
located the item to the First (Economic) Committee, which
considered it at the 18th, 19th. 22nd, 23rd and 25th meetings, on 19, 20, 22, 25 and 27 July 1983.
ACTION BY THE FIRST (ECONOMIC) COMMITTEE
213.    At its 18th and 19th meetings, the Committee
held a general discussion on the item.
Food problems
214.    At the 22nd meeting, the representative of Bangladesh, on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations which are members of the Group of 77, introduced
a draft resolution entitled "Food problems" (E/1983/C.1/
L.17), which read as follows:
"The Economic and Social Council,
"Recalling the Declaration and the Programme of Action on the Establishment of a New International Economic Order, contained in General Assembly resolutions 3201 (S-VI) and 3202 (S-VI) of 1 May 1974, the Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States, con-tained in Assembly resolution 3281 (XXIX) of 12 December 1974, Assembly resolution 3362 (S-VII) of 16 September 1975 on development and international economic co-operation, and the International Development Strategy for the Third United Nations Development Decade, contained in Assembly resolution 35/56 of 5 December 1980,
"Recalling the Universal Declaration on the Eradication of Hunger and Malnutrition, as adopted by the World Food Conference.44 and the Programme of Action adopted by the World Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development,45
"Reaffirming General Assembly resolutions 37/245 on the situation of food and agriculture in Africa, 37/ 246 on an international year for the mobilization of financial and technological resources for food and agriculture in Africa, and 37/247 on food problems, all of 21 December 1982,
"Recognizing the need for keeping food and agriculture issues at the centre of the global agenda,
"Concerned that the achievement of the food and agriculture objectives of developing countries is being severely constrained by the world-wide economic recession and political environment, that the developing countries are faced with depressed prices in commodity markets, sluggish demand, restricted access to markets and technologies, declining concessional flows and protectionist policies, coupled with the obligations of servicing a large international debt and monetary market instability,
"Emphasizing that food objectives should be pursued within the framework of national food strategies, plans and programmes and that food self-reliance is an essential element of national sovereignty and of political and social policy, that food security should be based, to the maximum extent feasible, on a vigorous domestic food sector and that, consequently, development of the food sector should be recognized as a dynamic element in the economic development of the developing countries.
"Emphasizing the need to adopt, according to priorities identified in the field of food, comprehensive national and international measures with a view to realizing the aims and objectives of the International Development Strategy for the Third United Nations Development Decade in the promotion of food and agricultural development in the developing countries,
"Recognizing that a substantial increase in the export earnings of developing countries is essential for adequate financing of their overall economic development, including even their imports of food and agricultural inputs,
"Recognizing the need for facilitating access of agricultural products from developing countries to international markets and the need for the adoption of policies by developed countries directed at eliminating import restrictions and avoiding the disruption of international markets for agricultural products,
"Noting with concern the continuing hunger and malnutrition in many developing countries, especially in the least developed countries,
"Concerned about the growing incidences of food deficits and the resultant hunger that affects the millions of peoples in the developing countries, and concerned further about the announced intentions of certain developed countries to reduce future food production in spite of the food problems faced by the developing countries,
"Further concerned about the resulting imbalance in the world food economy and the risks of an unstable supply and price situation in the international grain market.
"Calling for progressive increases in grain production in developing countries to achieve a better balance in the production and distribution of global stocks,
"1. Welcomes the conclusions and recommendations of the World Food Council at its ninth ministerial session,46 in particular those relating to the regions of Africa, Asia and Latin America;
"2. Welcomes the eighth annual report of the Committee on Food Aid Policies and Programmes;47
"3. Emphasizes the need to consider the food problem in a comprehensive manner, in its technical, economic, commercial, financial and human dimensions;
"4. Reaffirms that the right to food is a universal human right and that food should not be used as an instrument of political pressure;
"5. Expresses again the concern, recently reiterated at the session of the World Food Council, at the application of economic measures applied by developed countries against developing countries, and urges that those measures be revoked as soon as possible and not be repealed in the future;
"6. Affirms that peace and disarmament are conducive to improved economic conditions and enhanced food security;
"7. Notes with satisfaction that integrated national food policies, programmes and strategies, the latter initiated by the World Food Council at its fifth ministerial session in 1979, are largely accepted by countries and development agencies:
"8. Endorses the decision of the World Food Council to welcome the adoption by the Committee on World Food Security of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations of the enlarged and integrated concept of world food security, focusing on the ade-quacy of food supplies and production, stability in food supplies and markets, and security of access to supplies,48 and calls for its widest possible implementation by the international community;
"9. Reaffirms that national food strategies, plans and programmes should play a central role in the process of establishing priorities, in co-ordinating national and international funding and application of technology, promoting food production and increasing the national food self-reliance of the developing countries;
"10. Calls upon the developed countries to provide urgently the necessary technical and financial resources to support the efforts of developing countries to achieve self-defined food objectives for the eradication of hunger and malnutrition;
"11. Reaffirms that increased food production is one of the most important elements in meeting the food needs of the developing countries;
"12. Expresses its concern at the expanding food-import requirements of the developing countries, particularly the least developed, which underlines the gravity of the problem and the importance of food aid as a temporary relief and resource for agricultural development;
"13. Urges that, in the implementation of food aid policies and programmes, a greater volume of food and agricultural products be acquired from food-exporting developing countries, where appropriate, including through triangular transactions;
"14. Calls for the continuous and adequate replenishment of the resources of the World Bank, the regional development banks and the International Fund for Agricultural Development, whose work in food and agricultural development is important and effective in providing to the developing countries, in particular the least developed countries, additional development assistance to implement more effective incentives and programmes directed towards increasing food production and towards raising nutritional standards;
"15. Stresses the need for substantial and timely replenishments of the International Development Association to enable it to increase its assistance to all its recipient countries in the development of food and agriculture;
"16. Calls upon the relevant entities of the United Nations system to accord priority support to economic and technical co-operation among developing countries in food and agriculture;
"17. Emphasizes the importance of research and information exchange on scientific research and technological progress for the purposes of the development of food production, and calls upon the international community to provide to the developing countries increased financial and technical assistance in the area of agricultural research and to take appropriate measures to promote the transfer of technology in regard to the improvement of farming methods, including support to activities in these areas relating to technical co-operation among developing countries;
"18. Calls upon the international community to accord continuing and increasing support towards improving global food security and for the elimination of hunger and malnutrition.
"19. Recognizes that the expansion of agricultural exports from developing countries is an important element of food security, and calls for additional measures by developed countries to liberalize agricultural trade;
"20. Calls for improved international co-operation by countries exporting and importing cereals, relating to their food trade, production and stocking policies, in order to avoid the adverse effect of instability in the international cereals market affecting developing countries;
"21. Urges the members of the International Wheat Council to give serious consideration, within a useful time-frame, to the negotiation of a new International Wheat Agreement, with economic provisions, as a means of establishing a greater degree of order and reliability in the international cereals market;
"22. Calls upon the international community to mobilize necessary financial resources in support of measures to strengthen the stocking programmes of developing countries which have expressed the need to build food reserves;
"23. Expresses the urgent need to find multilateral solutions to trade problems, access, competition and supply of agricultural products, and calis upon the relevant institutions to find appropriate solutions, taking particularly into account the necessity of providing special and differential treatment to developing countries;
"24. Endorses the new target approved by the Committee on Food Aid Policies and Programmes for the biennium 1985-1986 of $US 1.35 billion for the regular resources of the World Food Programme48 and calls upon traditional and new contributing countries to ensure  timely achievement;
"25. Supports the appeal launched by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in favour of the African countries threatened by food short ages and urges the international community to respond generously to that appeal on an emergency basis by in-creasing its assistance in food aid and agricultural inputs;
"26. Takes note of the progress made in the implementation of the Programme of Action as adopted by the World Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development, and looks forward to the comprehensive review to be submitted to the Economic and Social Council in 1984 on progress in agrarian reforms and rural development;
"27. Supports the establishment of regional mechanisms to reduce food vulnerability and under-nutrition and, in this context, welcomes the recent establishment of the Action Committee for Regional Food Security;
"28. Stresses the importance of fisheries development for expansion of food supplies and nutritional improvements, and endorses the initiative by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to convene in 1984 a World Conference on Fisheries Management and Development;
"29. Emphasizes the importance of stock breeding and fisheries development in the food plans, programmes and strategies of developing countries, and calls upon the international community to provide relevant international bodies with necessary financial re-sources for the preparation of prospective studies in these areas in order to increase their contribution to the development of the food and agriculture sector;
"30. Urges the World Food Council, within the context of its mandate, to mobilize and sustain greater efforts in the struggle to overcome hunger, to continue to review and report on major problems and policy issues, and to continue to serve as a coordinating mechanism in the field of food and other related policy matters within the United Nations system."
215.    At its 25th meeting, the Committee was informed of the agreement reached on the draft resolution in the informal consultations held under the chairmanship of Mr. Habib Kaabachi (Tunisia), a Vice-Chairman of the Committee.
216.    The Committee then adopted the draft resolution, as revised during the informal consultations (the text was subsequently issued in document E/1983/C.1/L.32), and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/124, para. 11, draft resolution I). For action by the Council, see paragraph 222 below.
Twentieth anniversary of the World Food Programme
217.    At its 25th meeting, the Committee considered a draft resolution entitled "Twentieth anniversary of the World Food Programme" (E/1983/C.1/L.23/Rev.1), submitted by the Chairman of the Committee, who orally revised it by deleting the word "ail" in operative para-graph 3.
218.    At the same meeting, the representative of Bangladesh orally amended the draft resolution by inserting, in operative paragraph 3. the words "possible and" before the word "feasible".
219.    At the same meeting, the Committee adopted draft resolution E/1983/C.1/L.23/Rev.1, as orally revised and amended, and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/ 124, para. 11, draft resolution II). For action by the Council, see paragraph 224 below.
 
Target for World Food Programme pledges for the period 1985-1986
220.    At its 25th meeting, the Committee adopted the draft resolution entitled "Target for World Food Programme pledges for the period 1985-1986", contained in annex II to the eighth annual report of the Committee on Food Aid Policies and Programmes, and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/124, para. 11, draft resolution III). For action by the Council, see paragraph 225 below.
ACTION BY THE COUNCIL
221.    At its 41st meeting, on 29 July, the Council considered draft resolutions I to III recommended by the First (Economic) Committee in its report (E/1983/124, para. 11).
222.    The Council adopted draft resolution I, entitled "Food problems". For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/71.
223.    After the adoption of the draft resolution, statements were made by the representatives of Argentina, the German Democratic Republic (on behalf also of Bulgaria, the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) and Bangladesh (on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations which are members of the Group of 77) (see E/1983/SR.41).
224.    The Council adopted draft resolution II, entitled "Twentieth anniversary of the World Food Programme". For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/72.
225.    The Council adopted draft resolution III, entitled "Target for World Food Programme pledges for the period 1985-1986". For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/73.

Chapter V
QUESTIONS CONSIDERED BY THE SECOND (SOCIAL) COMMITTEE
A.    Human rights
1.    The Council considered human rights questions at its first regular session of 1983 under agenda item 10.
2.    For its consideration of the item, the Committee had before it the following documents:

(a)    Report of the Commission on Human Rights on its thirty-ninth session;50
(b)    Report of the Secretary-General on measures to be taken against Nazi, Fascist and neo-Fascist activities and all other forms of totalitarian ideologies and practices based on racial intolerance, hatred and terror (A/38/166-E/1983/34);
(c)    Note by the Secretariat transmitting extracts from the report of the Ad Hoc Working Group of Experts of the Commission on Human Rights on allegations regarding infringements of trade union rights (E/1983/28);
(d)    Note by the Secretary-General on allegations regarding infringements of trade union rights (E/1983/49).
3.    The Council, at its 3rd meeting, on 3 May, allocated the item to the Second (Social) Committee, which
considered it at the 11th to 14th and 16th to 19th meetings, from 13 to 18 May and from 19 to 23 May 1983.
ACTION BY THE SECOND (SOCIAL) COMMITTEE
Recommendations contained in chapter I of the report of the Commission on Human Rights on its thirty-ninth session
4.    Chapter I of the report of the Commission on Human Rights contained nine draft resolutions and 20 draft decisions that were recommended by the Commission for adoption by the Council. The programme budget implications of the draft resolutions and draft decisions were contained in annex III to the report and revised in documents E/1983/55, E/1983/L.25 and E/1983'L.26.
5.    At its 18th and 19th meetings, on 23 May, the Committee considered the draft resolutions and draft decisions contained in the report of the Commission on Human Rights.
Question of the realization in all countries of the economic, social and cultural rights contained in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and study of special problems which the developing countries face in their efforts to achieve these human rights
6.    At its 18th meeting, the Committee adopted draft resolution I, entitled "Question of the realization in all countries of the economic, social and cultural rights contained in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and study of special problems which the developing countries face in their efforts to achieve these human rights", by 38 votes to 1, and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/61, para. 53, draft resolution 1). For action by the Council, see paragraph 63 below.
7.    The representative of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland made a statement after the adoption of the draft resolution.
Report of the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities on its thirty-fifth session
8.    At its 18th meeting, the Committee adopted draft resolution II, entitled "Report of the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities on its thirty-fifth session", by 32 votes to 6, with 7 abstentions, and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/61, para. 53, draft resolution II). For action by the Council, see paragraph 65 below.
9.    The representatives of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Poland, Bulgaria, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Argentina made statements before the adoption of the draft resolution.
Updating of the study on the question of the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide
10.    At its 18th meeting, the Committee adopted draft resolution III, entitled "Report of the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities on its thirty-fifth sessionóUpdating of the study on the question of the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide", and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/61, para. 53, draft resolution III). For action by the Council, see paragraph 67 below.
Status of the individual and contemporary international law
11.    At its 18th meeting, the Committee adopted draft
resolution IV, entitled "Report of the Sub-Commission on
Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities
on its thirty-fifth sessionóThe status of the individual and
contemporary international law", and submitted it to the
Council (E/1983/61, para. 53, draft resolution IV). For action by the Council, see paragraph 68 below.
Situation of human rights in Equatorial Guinea
12.    At its 18th meeting, the Committee adopted draft
resolution V, entitled "Question of the violation of human
rights and fundamental freedoms in any part of the world,
with particular reference to colonial and other dependent
countries and territoriesóSituation in Equatorial Guinea",
and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/61, para. 53, draft resolution V). For action by the Council, see paragraph 69 below.
Summary or arbitrary executions
13.    At its 18th meeting, the Committee adopted draft
resolution VI, entitled "Question of the violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in any part of the
world, with particular reference to colonial and other de
pendent countries and territoriesóSummary or arbitrary
executions", and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/61,
para. 53, draft  resolution VI). For action by the Council,
see paragraph 70 below.
Human rights and scientific and technological developments
14.    At its 18th meeting, the Committee adopted draft
resolution VII, entitled "Human rights and scientific and
technological developments", and submitted it to the
Council (E/1983/61, para. 53. draft resolution VII). For
action by the Council, see paragraph 71 below.
Question of the human rights of all persons subjected to any form of detention or imprisonment, in particular torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
15.    At its 18th meeting, the Committee adopted draft resolution VIII, entitled "Question of the human rights of all persons subjected to any form of detention or imprisonment, in particular torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment", and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/61, para. 53, draft resolution VIII). For action by the Council, see paragraph 72 below.
16.    The representative of the United States of America made a statement after the adoption of the draft resolution.
Question of a convention on the rights of the child
17.    At its 18th meeting, the Committee adopted draft resolution IX, entitled "Question of a convention on the rights of the child", and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/61, para. 53, draft resolution IX). For action by the Council, see paragraph 73 below.
18.    The representative of the United States of America made a statement after the adoption of the draft resolution.
Violations of human rights in southern Africa: report of the Ad Hoc Working Group of Experts
19.    At its 18th meeting, the Committee adopted draft
decision 1, entitled "Violations of human rights in southern Africa: report of the Ad Hoc Working Group of Experts", and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/61, para.54, draft decision 1). For action by the Council, see paragraph 76 below.
Violations of human rights in southern Africa: transmittal of Commission on Human Rights resolution 1983/9
20.    At its 18th meeting, the Committee adopted draft
decision 2, entitled "Violations of human rights in southern Africa: report of the Ad Hoc Working Group of Experts", and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/61, para.54, draft decision 2). For action by the Council, see paragraph 77 below.

Adverse consequences for the enjoyment of human rights of political, military, economic and other forms of assistance given to colonial and racist regimes in southern Africa
21.    At its 18th meeting, the Committee adopted draft
decision 3, entitled "The adverse consequences for the enjoyment of human rights of political, military, economic
and other forms of assistance given to colonial and racist
regimes in southern Africa" by 33 votes to 4, with 10 abstentions, and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/61,
para. 54, draft decision 3). For action by the Council, see
paragraph 78 below.
Implementation of the Programme for the Decade for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination
22.    At its 18th meeting, the Committee adopted draft decision 4, entitled "Implementation of the Programme for the Decade for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination", and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/ 61, para. 54, draft decision 4). For action by the Council, see paragraph 79 below.
23.    The representative of the United States of America made a statement after the adoption of the draft decision.
Question of the realization in all countries of the economic, social and cultural rights contained in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and study of special problems which the developing countries face in their efforts to achieve these human rights
24.    At its 18th meeting, the Committee adopted draft
decision 5, entitled "Question of the realization in all
countries of the economic, social and cultural rights con
tained in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and
in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and
Cultural Rights, and study of special problems which the
developing countries face in their efforts to achieve these
human rights", and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/
61, para. 54, draft decision 5). For action by the Council,
see paragraph 81 below.
The new international economic order and the promotion of human rights
25.    At its 18th meeting, the Committee adopted draft decision 6, entitled "The new international economic order and the promotion of human rights" by 45 votes to 1, and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/61, para. 54, draft decision 6). For action by the Council, see paragraph 82 below.
26.    The representative of the United States of America made a statement before the adoption of the draft decision.
Question of enforced or involuntary disappearances
27.    At its 18th meeting, the Committee adopted draft
decision 7, entitled "Question of the human rights of all
persons subjected to any form of detention or imprisonment, in particular: question of enforced or involuntary
disappearances", and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/
61, para. 54, draft decision 7). For action by the Council,
see paragraph 84 below.
 
28.    The representatives of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland made statements before the adoption
of the draft decision.
Report of the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities on its thirty-fifth session
29.    At its 18th meeting, the Committee adopted draft
decision 8, entitled "Report of the Sub-Commission on
Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities
on its thirty-fifth session", and submitted it to the Council
(E/1983/61, para. 54, draft decision 8). For action by the
Council, see paragraph 86 below.
Updating of the Report on Slavery
30.    At its 18th meeting, the Committee adopted draft decision 9, entitled "Report of the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities on its thirty-fifth sessionóUpdating of the Report on Slavery", by 45 votes to I, and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/61, para. 54, draft decision 9). For action by the Council, see paragraph 87 below.
31.    The representative of the United States of America made a statement before the adoption of the draft decision.
Situation of human rights in El Salvador
32.    At its 18th meeting, the Committee adopted draft
decision 10, entitled "Question of the violation of human
rights and fundamental freedoms in any part of the world,
with particular reference to colonial and other dependent
countries and territoriesóSituation of human rights in El
Salvador", by a recorded vote of 28 to 3, with 15 abstentions, and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/61, para.
54, draft decision 10). For action by the Council, see para
graph 89 below. The voting was as follows:
In favour: Algeria, Austria, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burundi, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Canada, Congo, Denmark, France, German Democratic Republic, Germany, Federal Republic of, Greece, India, Japan, Kenya, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Suriname, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Cameroon, Venezuela.
Against: Argentina, Brazil, United States of America.
Abstaining: Bangladesh, China, Colombia, Djibouti, Ecuador, Liberia, Malaysia, Mali, Pakistan, Peru, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Thailand, Tunisia.
33.    The representatives of the United States of America and Venezuela made statements before the adoption of
the draft decision.
Situation of human rights in Poland
34.    At its 18th meeting, the Committee adopted draft
decision 11, entitled "Question of the violation of human
rights and fundamental freedoms in any part of the world,
with particular reference to colonial and other dependent
countries and territoriesóSituation of human rights in Po
land", by a recorded vote of 18 to 10, with 18 abstentions, and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/61, para.
54, draft decision 11). For action. by the Council, see para
graph 91 below. The voting was as follows:
In favour: Austria, Botswana, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, France, Germany, Federal Republic of, Greece, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Venezuela.
Against: Algeria, Argentina, Bulgaria, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, China, German Democratic Republic, India, Poland, Romania, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
Abstaining: Bangladesh, Brazil, Burundi, Congo, Djibouti, Ecuador, Liberia, Malaysia, Mali, Pakistan, Peru, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Suriname, Thailand, Tunisia, United Republic of Cameroon.
35.    The representative of Poland made statements be
fore and after the adoption of the draft decision.
Situation of human rights in Bolivia
36.    At its 18th meeting, the Committee adopted draft decision 12, entitled "Question of the violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in any part of the world, with particular reference to colonial and other dependent countries and territoriesóSituation of human rights in Bolivia", by 33 votes to 1, with 7 abstentions, and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/61, para. 54, draft decision 12). For action by the Council, see paragraph 93 below.
37.    The representative of the United States of America made a statement before the adoption of the draft decision.
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
38.    At its 18th meeting, the Committee adopted draft
decision 13, entitled "Question of the violation of human
rights and fundamental freedoms in any part of the world,
with particular reference to colonial and other dependent
countries and territoriesóSituation of human rights in the
Islamic Republic of Iran", by a recorded vote of 17 to I,
with 26 abstentions, and submitted it to the Council
(E/1983/61, para. 54, draft decision 13). For action by the
Council, see paragraph 95 below. The voting was as
follows:51
In favour: Austria, Botswana, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Federal Republic of, Greece, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Suriname, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Venezuela.
Against: Pakistan.
Abstaining: Algeria, Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burundi, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, China, Colombia, Congo, Ecuador, German Democratic Republic, India, Liberia, Malaysia, Mali, Mexico, Peru, Poland, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Thailand, Tunisia, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United Republic of Cameroon.
Situation of human rights in Guatemala
39.    At its 18th meeting, the Committee considered draft decision 14, entitled "Question of the violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in any part of the world, with particular reference to colonial and other dependent countries and territoriesóSituation of human rights in Guatemala".
40.    At the same meeting, in order to update the text of the draft decision, the representative of the Netherlands orally proposed an amendment, whereby in the second, third and fourth lines the words "endorses the Commission's decision to request once again that the Chairman appoint with the shortest possible delay, after consultation with the Bureau of the Commission" would be replaced by the words "welcomes the appointment by the Chairman of the Commission of", and the words "endorses the Commission's decision" would be inserted after the words "may wish to submit, and" in the eighth line.
41.    At the same meeting, the Committee adopted the
draft decision, as orally amended, by 25 votes to 1, with
19 abstentions, and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/
61, para. 54, draft decision 14). For action by the Council, see paragraph 96 below.
Question of human rights in Chile
42.    At its 18th meeting, the Committee adopted draft
decision 15, entitled "Question of human rights in
Chile", by a recorded vote of 32 to 4, with 10 abstentions, and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/61, para 54,
draft decision 15). For action by the Council, see para
graph 98 below. The voting was as follows:
In favour: Algeria, Austria, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burundi, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Canada, Congo, Denmark, France, German Democratic Republic, Germany, Federal Republic of, Greece, India, Japan, Kenya, Luxembourg, Mali, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Venezuela.
Against: Argentina, Brazil, Pakistan, United States of America.
Abstaining: Bangladesh, China, Colombia, Ecuador, Liberia, Malaysia, Peru, Suriname, Thailand, United Republic of Cameroon.
Implementation of the Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief
43.    At its 18th meeting, the Committee adopted draft
decision 16, entitled "Implementation of the Declaration
on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief" by 42 votes to
none, with 4 abstentions, and submitted it to the Council
(E/1983/61, para. 54, draft decision 16). For action by the
Council, see paragraph 100 below.
Rights of persons belonging to national, ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities
44.    At its 18th meeting, the Committee adopted draft decision 17, entitled "Rights of persons belonging to national, ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities", and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/61, para. 54, draft decision 17). For action by the Council, see paragraph 101 below.
45.    The representative of the United States of America made a statement after the adoption of the draft decision.
Organization of the work of the fortieth session of the Commission on Human Rights
46.    At its 18th meeting, the Committee adopted draft
decision 18, entitled "Organization of the work of the session" by 39 votes to none, with 7 abstentions, and sub
mitted it to the Council (E/1983/61, para. 54, draft decision 18). For action by the Council, see paragraph 102 below.
47.    Statements were made before the vote by the representatives of Poland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Statements were made after the vote by the representative of the United States of America.
General decision concerning the establishment of a working group of the Commission on Human Rights to examine situations referred to the Commission under Economic and Social Council resolution 1503 (XLVIII) and those situations of which the Commission is seized
48.    At its 18th meeting, the Committee adopted draft decision 19, entitled "General decision concerning the establishment of a working group of the Commission to examine situations referred to the Commission under Economic and Social Council resolution 1503 (XLVIII) and those situations of which the Commission is seized", and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/61, para. 54, draft decision 19). For action by the Council, see paragraph 103 below.
49.    The representative of the United States of America made a statement after the adoption of the draft decision.
Report of the Commission on Human Rights
50.    At its 18th meeting, the Committee adopted draft decision 20, entitled "Report of the Commission on Human Rights", and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/61, para. 54, draft decision 20). For action by the Council, see paragraph 105 below.
51.    The representative of Romania made a statement after the adoption of the draft decision.
52.    Statements were also made by the observers for Chile and Cuba.
Other recommendations
Measures to improve the situation and ensure the human rights and dignity of all migrant workers and their families
53.    At the 17th meeting, on 20 May, the representative of Mexico, on behalf of Algeria, Argentina, Benin,
Colombia, Jordan,12 Mexico, Nicaragua, Pakistan and Yu
goslavia,12 introduced a draft resolution entitled "Measures to improve the situation and ensure the human rights
and dignity of all migrant workers and their families"
(E/1983/C.2/L.12). Subsequently, Mali and the Philip
pines'2 joined in sponsoring the draft resolution.
54. At its 19th meeting, on 23 May, the Committee adopted the draft resolution and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/61, para. 53, draft resolution X). For action by the Council, see paragraph 74 below.
Right of peoples to self-determination and its application to peoples under colonial or alien domination or foreign occupation
55. At the 17th meeting, on 20 May, the representative of Thailand, on behalf of Bangladesh, Belgium,12 Canada, Costa Rica,12 Fiji, the Gambia,12 Germany, Federal Republic of, Italy,12 Japan, Malaysia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea,12 the Philippines,'2 Saint Lucia, Samoa,12 Singapore,12 Solomon Islands,'2 the Sudan, Thailand, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Uruguay,12- introduced a draft decision entitled "The right of peoples to self-determination and its application to peoples under colonial or alien domination or foreign occupation" (E/1983/ C.2/L.13).
56.    At its 19th meeting, on 23 May, the Committee
adopted the draft decision by a recorded vote of 34 to 8,
with 4 abstentions, and submitted it to the Council
(E/1983/61, para. 54, draft decision 21). For action by the
Council, see paragraph 107 below. The voting was as
follows:
In favour: Argentina, Austria, Bangladesh, Brazil, Burundi, Canada, China, Colombia, Denmark, Djibouti, Ecuador, France, Germany, Federal Republic of, Greece, Japan, Kenya, Liberia, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Portugal, Qatar, Saint Lucia, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Thailand, Tunisia, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Venezuela.
Against: Bulgaria, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Congo, German Democratic Republic, India. Nicaragua, Poland. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
Abstaining: Algeria, Mali, Mexico, Suriname.
57.    The representative of Poland (on behalf also of Bulgaria, the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, the German Democratic Republic and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) made a statement before the adoption of the draft decision.
58.    Statements were also made by the observers for Viet Nam and Democratic Kampuchea.
Allegations regarding infringements of trade union rights in South Africa
59.    At its 19th meeting, on the proposal of the Chair
man, the Committee adopted a draft decision on allegations regarding infringements of trade union rights in
South Africa (see E/1983/49), and submitted its recommendation to the Council (E/1983/61, para. 54, draft decision 22). For action by the Council, see paragraph 109 below.
Report of the Ad Hoc Working Group of Experts of the Commission on Human Rights on allegations regarding infringements of trade union rights in South Africa
60.    At its 19th meeting, on the proposal of the Chair
man, the Committee decided to recommend to the Council
that it should take note of the report of the Ad Hoc Working Group of Experts of the Commission on Human
Rights on allegations regarding trade union rights in South
Africa (E/1983/28, annex), and submitted its recommendation to the Council (E/1983/62, para. 54, draft decision
23). For action by the Council, see paragraph 110 below.
Report of the Secretary-General on measures to be taken against Nazi. Fascist and neo-Fascist activities and all other forms of totalitarian ideologies and practices based on racial intolerance, hatred and terror
61.    At its 19th meeting, on the proposal of the Chair
man, the Committee decided to recommend to the Council
that it should take note of the report of the Secretary-
General on measures to be taken against Nazi, Fascist and
neo-Fascist activities and all other forms of totalitarian
ideologies and practices based on racial intolerance. hatred
and terror (A/38/166-E/1983/34) and transmit it to the General Assembly for consideration at its thirty-eighth session. The Committee submitted its recommendation to the Council (E/1983/61, para. 54, draft decision 24). For action by the Council, see paragraph 111 below.
ACTION BY THE COUNCIL
62.    At its 15th meeting, on 27 May, the Council considered the draft resolutions and decisions recommended by the Committee in its report (E/1983/61, paras. 53 and 54).
63.    Draft resolution I, entitled "Question of the realization in all countries of the economic, social and cultural rights contained in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and study of special problems which the developing countries face in their efforts to achieve these human rights", was adopted by 49 votes to 1. For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/31.
64.    The representatives of the Federal Republic of Germany, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Djibouti made statements after the adoption of the draft resolution (see E/1983/SR.15).
65.    The President of the Council orally revised draft resolution 11, entitled "Report of the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities on its thirty-fifth session", by replacing in subparagraph (c) the words "with him" by the words "as alternate, pursuant to subparagraph (a) above". The Council then adopted the draft resolution, as orally revised, by 36 votes to 6, with 9 abstentions. For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/32.
66.    The representative of Kenya made a statement before the adoption of the draft resolution. The representatives of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Djibouti made statements after adoption (see E/1983/ SR.15).
67.    Draft resolution III, entitled "Updating of the study on the question of the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide", was adopted. For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/33.
68.    Draft resolution IV, entitled "Status of the individual and contemporary international law", was adopted. For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/34.
69.    Draft resolution V, entitled "Situation of human rights in Equatorial Guinea", was adopted. For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/35.
70.    Draft resolution VI, entitled "Summary or arbitrary executions", was adopted. For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/36.
71.    Draft resolution VII, entitled "Human rights and scientific and technological developments", was adopted. For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/37.
72.    Draft resolution VIII, entitled "Question of the human rights of all persons subjected to any form of detention or imprisonment, in particular torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment", was adopted. For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/38.
73.    Draft resolution IX, entitled "Question of a convention on the rights of the child", was adopted. For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/39.
74.    Draft resolution X, entitled "Measures to improve
 
the situation and ensure the human rights and dignity of all migrant workers and their families", was adopted. For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/40.
75.    The representative of the Federal Republic of Germany made a statement after the adoption of the draft resolution (see E/1983/SR. 15).
76.    Draft decision 1, entitled "Violations of human rights in southern Africa: report of the Ad Hoc Working Group of Experts", was adopted. For the final text, see Council decision 1983/135.
77.    Draft decision 2, entitled "Violations of human rights in southern Africa: transmittal of Commission on Human Rights resolution 1983/9", was adopted. For the final text, see Council decision 1983/136.
78.    Draft decision 3, entitled "Adverse consequences for the enjoyment of human rights of political, military, economic and other forms of assistance given to colonial and racist regimes in southern Africa", was adopted by 39 votes to 4, with 10 abstentions. For the final text, see Council decision 1983/137.
79.    Draft decision 4, entitled "Implementation of the Programme for the Decade for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination", was adopted. For the final text, see Council decision 1983/138.
80.    The representative of the United States of America made a statement after the adoption of the draft decision (see E/1983/SR.15).
81.    Draft decision 5, entitled "Question of the realization in all countries of the economic, social and cultural rights contained in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and study of special problems which the developing countries face in their efforts to achieve these human rights", was adopted. For the final text, see Council decision 1983/139.
82.    Draft decision 6, entitled "The new international economic order and the promotion of human rights", was adopted by 50 votes to 1, with 1 abstention. For the final text, see Council decision 1983/140.
83.    Statements were made by the representatives of the United States of America and Japan after the adoption of the draft decision (see E/1983/SR.15).
84.    Draft decision 7, entitled "Question of enforced or involuntary disappearances", was adopted. For the final text, see Council decision 1983/141.
85.    The representative of Greece made a statement after the adoption of the draft decision (see E/1983/ SR.15).
86.    Draft decision 8, entitled "Report of the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities on its thirty-fifth session", was adopted. For the final text, see Council decision 1983/142.
87.    Draft decision 9, entitled "Updating of the Report on Slavery", was adopted by 50 votes to 1. For the final text, see Council decision 1983/143.
88.    The representative of the United States of America made a statement after the adoption of the draft decision (see E/1983/SR.15).
89.    Draft decision 10, entitled "Situation of human rights in El Salvador", was adopted by a recorded vote of 29 to 3, with 19 abstentions. For the final text, see Council decision 1983/144. The voting was as follows:
In favour: Algeria, Austria, Benin, Bulgaria, Burundi, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Canada, Congo,

Denmark, France, German Democratic Republic, Germany, Federal Republic of, Greece, India, Japan, Kenya, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Suriname, Swaziland, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Venezuela.
Against: Argentina, Brazil, United States of America.
Abstaining: Bangladesh, China, Colombia, Djibouti, Ecuador, Fiji, Lebanon, Liberia, Malaysia, Mali, Pakistan, Peru, Qatar, Saint Lucia, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Thailand, Tunisia.
90.    The representative of Venezuela made a statement before the adoption of the draft decision. The representative of China made a statement after adoption (see E/1983/ SR.15).
91.    Draft decision 11, entitled "Situation of human rights in Poland", was adopted by a recorded vote of 22 to 12, with 18 abstentions. For the final text, see Council decision 1983/145. The voting was as follows:
In favour: Austria, Botswana, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Fiji, France, Germany, Federal Republic of, Greece, Japan, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Saint Lucia, Swaziland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ire-lane, United States of America, Venezuela.
Against: Algeria, Argentina, Benin, Bulgaria, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, China, German Democratic Republic, India, Nicaragua, Poland, Romania, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
Abstaining: Bangladesh, Brazil, Burundi, Congo, Ecuador, Liberia, Malaysia, Mali, Pakistan, Peru, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Suriname, Thailand, Tunisia, United Republic of Cameroon.
92.    The representatives of Poland, the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics made statements after the adoption of the draft decision (see E/1983/SR.15).
93.    Draft decision 12, entitled "Situation of human rights in Bolivia", was adopted. For the final text, see Council decision 1983/146.
94.    The representative of the United States of America made a statement after the adoption of the draft decision (see E/1983/SR.15).
95.    Draft decision 13, entitled "Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran", was adopted by a recorded vote of 19 to 3, with 28 abstentions. For the final text, see Council decision 1983/147. The voting was as follows:52
In favour: Austria, Canada, Denmark, Fiji, France, Germany, Federal Republic of, Greece, Japan, Kenya, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Suriname, Swaziland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Venezuela.
Against: Algeria, Benin, Pakistan.
Abstaining: Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burundi, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, China, Colombia, Congo, Ecuador, German Democratic Republic, India, Liberia, Malaysia, Mali, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Poland, Qatar, Saint Lucia, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Thailand, Tunisia, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United Republic of Cameroon.
96.    Draft decision 14, entitled "Situation of human
rights in Guatemala", was adopted by a recorded vote of 31 to  1, with 20 abstentions." For the final text, see Council decision 1983/148.
97.    The observer for Guatemala made a statement before the adoption of the draft decision (see E/1983/SR. 15).
98.    Draft decision 15, entitled "Question of human rights in Chile", was adopted by a recorded vote of 38 to 4, with 11 abstentions. For the final text, see Council decision 1983/149. The voting was as follows:
In favour: Algeria, Austria, Benin, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burundi, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Canada, Congo, Denmark, France, German Democratic Republic, Germany, Federal Republic of, Greece, India, Japan, Kenya, Liberia, Luxembourg, Mali, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand. Nicaragua, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Saint Lucia, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Swaziland, Tunisia, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Venezuela.
Against: Argentina, Brazil, Pakistan, United States of America.
Abstaining: Bangladesh, China, Colombia, Ecuador, Fiji, Lebanon, Malaysia, Peru, Suriname, Thailand, United Republic of Cameroon.
99.    The representatives of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Denmark, France, the United States of
America and Mexico made statements after the adoption
of the draft decision. The observer for Chile also made a
statement (see E/1983/SR. 15).
100.    Draft decision 16, entitled "Implementation of the Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief', was adopted by 48 votes to none, with 4 abstentions. For the final text, see Council decision 1983/150.
101.    Draft decision 17, entitled "Rights of persons belonging to national, ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities", was adopted. For the final text, see Council decision 1983/151.
102.    Draft decision 18, entitled "Organization of the work of the fortieth session of the Commission on Human Rights", was adopted by 46 votes to none, with 7 abstentions. For the final text, see Council decision 1983/152.
103.    Draft decision 19, entitled "General decision concerning the establishment of a working group of the Commission on Human Rights to examine situations referred to the Commission under Economic and Social Council resolution 1503 (XLV11I) and those situations of which the Commission is seized", was adopted. For the final text, see Council decision 1983/153.
104.    The representative of the United States of America made a statement after the adoption of the draft decision (see E/1983/SR.15).
105.    Draft decision 20, entitled "Report of the Commission on Human Rights", was adopted. For the final text, see Council decision 1983/154.
106.    The observer for Israel made a statement before the adoption of the draft decision. The representatives of Greece and Romania made statements after the adoption (see E/1983/SR.I5).
107.    Draft decision 21, entitled "Right of peoples to self-determination and its application to peoples under colonial or alien domination or foreign occupation", was adopted by a recorded vote of 41 to 9, with 3 abstentions. For the final text, see Council decision 1983/155. The voting was as follows:
In favour: Argentina, Austria, Bangladesh, Botswana, Brazil,  Burundi, Canada, China, Colombia.  Denmark,

Djibouti, Ecuador, Fiji, France, Germany, Federal Republic of, Greece, Japan, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Portugal, Qatar, Saint Lucia, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Thailand, Tunisia, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Cameroon, United States of America, Venezuela.
Against: Benin, Bulgaria, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Congo, German Democratic Republic, India, Nicaragua, Poland, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
Abstaining: Algeria, Mali, Mexico.
108.    Statements were made before the adoption of the draft decision by the representatives of Thailand and Poland (on behalf also of Bulgaria, the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, the German Democratic Republic and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics). The observer for the Lao People's Democratic Republic also made a statement before adoption. The observers for Democratic Kampuchea and Viet Nam made statements after adoption (see E/1983/SR.15).
109.    Draft decision 22, entitled "Allegations regarding infringements of trade union rights in South Africa", was adopted. For the final text, see Council decision 1983/ 156.
110.    Draft decision 23, entitled "Report of the Ad Hoc Working Group of Experts of the Commission on Human Rights on allegations regarding infringements of trade union rights in South Africa", was adopted. For the final text, see Council decision 1983/157.
111.    Draft decision 24, entitled "Report of the Secretary-General on measures to be taken against Nazi, Fascist and neo-Fascist activities and all other forms of totalitarian ideologies and practices based on racial intolerance, hatred and terror", was adopted. For the final text, see Council decision 1983/158.
B.   Social development
112.    The Council considered social development questions at its first regular session of 1983 under agenda item 11.
113.    For its consideration of the item, the Council had before it the following documents:

(a)    Report of the Secretary-General on national experience in promoting the co-operative movement (A/38/63);
(b)    Report of the Secretary-General on national experience in achieving far-reaching social and economic changes for the purpose of social progress (A/38/64 and Add.1);
(c)    Report of the Commission for Social Development on its twenty-eighth session;54
(d)    Report of the Secretary-General on the situation of youth in the 1980s (E/1983/3);
(e)    Report of the Secretary-General on come social trends in developing countries and the influence of current economic conditions (E/I983/4);
(f) Report of the Secretary-General on the feasibility, programme and co-ordination implications, as well as the resource implications, of the main recommendations of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Social Aspects of the Development Activities of the United Nations (E/1983/23);
(g) Report of the Secretary-General on the progress achieved in co-ordination and information in the field of youth (E/1983/29);
(h) Note by the Secretary-General on the implementation of the Vienna International Plan of Action on Aging (E/1983/35);
(i) Report of the Committee on Crime Prevention and Control on its seventh session (E/CN.5/1983/2);
(j)    1982 Report on the World Social Situation;55
(k) Report of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Social Aspects of the Development Activities of the United Nations (E/1981/3);
(l) Statement submitted by the International Co-operative Alliance, a non-governmental organization in consultative status, category I (E/1983/NGO/1).
114. The Council, at its 3rd meeting, on 3 May, allocated the item to the Second (Social Committee), which considered it at the 4th to 9th meetings, from 5 to 11 May 1983.
ACTION BY THE SECOND (SOCIAL) COMMITTEE
Recommendations contained in chapter I of the report of the Commission for Social Development on its twenty-eighth session
115.    Chapter I of the report of the Commission for Social Development contained 16 draft resolutions, numbered 1 to XVI, which were recommended by the Commission for adoption by the Council, and three decisions, numbered I, III and VII, requiring action by the Council.
116.    At its 8th meeting, on 10 May, the Committee considered the draft resolutions and the decisions contained in the report of the Commission for Social Development.
World social situation
117.    At its 8th meeting, the Committee adopted draft
resolution I, entitled "World social situation", and sub
mitted it to the Council (E/1983/62, para. 24, draft resolution 1). For action by the Council, see paragraph 151
below.
International Development Strategy for the Third United Nations Development Decade
118.    At its 8th meeting, the Committee adopted draft
resolution II, entitled "International Development Strategy for the Third United Nations Development Decade",
and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/62, para. 24, draft
resolution II). For action by the Council, see paragraph
152 below.
Social aspects of rural development
119.    At its 8th meeting, the Committee adopted draft
resolution III, entitled "Social aspects of rural development", and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/62, para.
24, draft resolution IH). For action by the Council, see
paragraph 153 below.
Interrelationship of social and economic development policies
120.    At its 8th meeting, the Committee adopted draft
resolution IV, entitled "Interrelationship of social and
economic development policies", and submitted it to the
Council (E/1983/62, para. 24, draft resolution IV). For action by the Council, see paragraph 155 below.
 
Social policy and the distribution of national income
121.    At its 8th meeting, the Committee adopted draft resolution V. entitled "Social policy and the distribution
of national income", and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/62, para. 24, draft resolution V). For action by
the Council, see paragraph 156 below.
Unified approach to development analysis and planning in the field of social integration through popular participation
122.    At its 8th meeting, the Committee adopted draft resolution VI, entitled "Unified approach to development
analysis and planning in the field of social integration through popular participation", and submitted it to the
Council (E/1983/62, para. 24, draft resolution VI). For action by the Council, see paragraph 157 below.
Youth in the contemporary world
123.    At its 8th meeting, the Committee adopted draft resolution VII, entitled "Youth in the contemporary
world", and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/62, para. 24, draft resolution VII). For action by the Council, see
paragraph 158 below.
National experience in promoting the co-operative movement
124.    At its 8th meeting, the Committee adopted draft resolution VIII, entitled "National experience in promoting the co-operative movement", and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/62, para. 24, draft resolution VIII). For
action by the Council, see paragraph 160 below.
Welfare of migrant workers and their families
125.    At its 8th meeting, the Committee considered draft resolution IX, entitled "The welfare of migrant workers and their families".
126.    At the same meeting, the representative of Mexico orally proposed an amendment to the draft resolution where by the fifth preambular paragraph would become operative paragraph 5 and the following operative paragraph would be renumbered accordingly.
127.    At the same meeting, the Committee adopted the draft resolution, as orally amended, and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/62, para. 24, draft resolution IX). For action by the Council, see paragraph 161 below.
Youth participation in social and economic development and their exercise of the rights to life, employment and education
128.    At its 8th meeting, the Committee adopted draft resolution X, entitled "Youth participation in social and
economic development and their exercise of the rights to life, employment and education", and submitted it to the
Council (E/1983/62, para. 24, draft resolution X). For action by the Council, see paragraph 162 below.
Adverse effects of the arms race on social progress and development
129.    At its 8th meeting, the Committee adopted draft resolution XI, entitled "Adverse effects of the arms race
on social progress and development", and submitted it to 43
 
the Council (E/1983/62, para. 24, draft resolution XJ). For action by the Council, see paragraph 163 below.
United Nations Decade of Disabled Persons
130.    At its 8th meeting, the Committee adopted draft
resolution XII, entitled "The Decade of Disabled Per
sons", and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/62, para.
24, draft resolution XII). For action by the Council, see
paragraph 164 below.
Exchange of information on the activities of the Centre for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs between the Commission for Social Development and the Commission on the Status of Women
131.    At its 8th meeting, the Committee adopted draft
resolution XIII, entitled "Exchange of information on the
activities of the Centre for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs between the Commission for Social De
velopment and the Commission on the Status of Women",
and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/62, para. 24, draft
resolution XIII). For action by the Council, see paragraph
165 below.
Aging
132.    At its 8th meeting, the Committee adopted draft
resolution XIV, entitled "Aging", and submitted it to the
Council (E/1983/62, para. 24, draft resolution XIV). For
action by the Council, see paragraph 166 below.
Interregional consultation on developmental social welfare policies and programmes
133.    At its 8th meeting, the Committee adopted draft
resolution XV, entitled "Interregional consultation on developmental social welfare policies and programmes",
and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/62, para. 24, draft
resolution XV) For action by the Council, see paragraph
167 below.
Role of the family in the development process
134.    At its 8th meeting, the Committee adopted draft
resolution XVI, entitled "The role of the family in the development process", and submitted it to the Council
(E/1983/62, para. 24, draft resolution XVI). For action by
the Council, see paragraph 168 below.
Nomination of members of the Board of the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development
135.    At its 8th meeting, the Committee decided to
recommend to the Council the confirmation of the candidates nominated by the Commission for Social Development in its decision I to fill the six vacancies on the Board
of the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development. The Committee submitted its recommendation to
the Council (E/1983/62, para. 25, draft decision I). For
action by the Council, see paragraph 173 below.
Progress achieved since 1981 in the area of social development
136.    At its 8th meeting, the Committee decided to
recommend to the Council the adoption of the draft decision contained in Commission decision III, entitled
"Progress achieved since 1981 in the area of social development", and submitted its recommendation to the Council (E/1983/62, para. 25, draft decision II). For action by the Council, see paragraph 174 below.
Provisional agenda and documentation for the twenty-ninth session of the Commission for Social Development
137.    At its 8th meeting, the Committee decided to
recommend to the Council that it should approve the pro
visional agenda and documentation for the twenty-ninth
session of the Commission for Social Development, as set
out in decision VII of the Commission, and submitted its
recommendation to the Council (E/1983/62, para. 25,
draft decision III). For action by the Council, see para
graph 175 below.
Recommendations contained in chapter I of the report of the Committee on Crime Prevention and Control on its seventh session
138.    At its 8th meeting, the Committee considered the
two draft resolutions and the draft decision contained in
chapter I of the report of the Committee on Crime Prevention and Control on its seventh session.56
Arbitrary or summary executions
139.    At its 8th meeting, the Committee adopted draft
resolution I, entitled "Arbitrary or summary executions",
and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/62, para. 24, draft
resolution XVII). For action by the Council, see paragraph
169 below.
Functions and long-term programme of work of the Committee on Crime Prevention and Control
140.    At its 8th meeting, the Committee considered
draft resolution II, entitled "Functions and long-term programme of work of the Committee on Crime Prevention
and Control". At the same meeting, the Chairman pro
posed, on the basis of informal consultations, the addition
of a new operative paragraph to the draft resolution, which
would read as follows:
"2. Decides also that the Committee on Crime Prevention and Control will send its report to the Commission for Social Development and, where appropriate, to other relevant United Nations organs."
141.    At the same meeting, the Committee adopted the
draft resolution, as orally amended, and submitted it to the
Council (E/1983/62, para. 24, draft resolution XVIII). For
action by the Council, see paragraph 170 below.
Report of the Committee on Crime Prevention and Control
142.    At its 8th meeting, the Committee decided to
recommend to the Council that it should take note of the
report of the Committee on Crime Prevention and Control
on its seventh session and approve the provisional agenda
and documentation for the eighth session of the Commit
tee contained therein. The Committee submitted its recommendation to the Council (E/1983/62, para. 25. draft
decision IV). For action by the Council, see paragraph 176
below.
 
Other recommendations
Report of the Commission for Social Development on its twenty-eighth session
143.    At its 8th meeting, on the proposal of the Chair
man, the Committee decided to recommend to the Council
that it should take note of the report of the Commission
for Social Development on its twenty-eighth session and
submitted its recommendation to the Council (E/1983/62,
para. 25, draft decision V). For action by the Council, see
paragraph 177 below.
Implementation of the International Plan of Action on Aging
144.    At its 8th meeting, on the proposal of the Chair
man, the Committee adopted a decision relating to the
note by the Secretary-General on the implementation of
the Vienna International Plan of Action on Aging (E/1983/
35) and submitted its recommendation to the Council
(E/1983/62, para. 25, draft decision VI). For action by the
Council, see paragraph 178 below.
Report of the Secretary-General on the feasibility, programme and co-ordination implications, as well as the resource implications, of the main recommendations of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Social Aspects of the Development Activities of the United Nations
145.    At its 8th meeting, on the proposal of the Chair
man, the Committee decided to recommend to the Council
that it should take note of the report of the Secretary-General on the feasibility, programme and co-ordination implications, as well as the resource implications, of the
main recommendations of the Ad Hoc Working Group on
the Social Aspects of the Development Activities of the
United Nations (E/1983/23) and submitted its recommendation to the Council (E/1983/62, para. 25, draft decision
VII). For action by the Council, see paragraph 179 below.
Report of the Secretary-General on national experience in achieving far-reaching social and economic changes for the purpose of social progress
146.    At its 8th meeting, on the proposal of the Chair
man, the Committee decided to recommend to the Council
that it should take note of the report of the Secretary-General on national experience in achieving far-reaching social
and economic changes for the purpose of social progress
(A/38/64 and Add.1) and submitted its recommendation to
the Council (E/1983/62, para. 25, draft decision VIII). For
action by the Council, see paragraph 180 below.
Report of the Secretary-General on some social trends in developing countries and the influence of current economic conditions
147. At its 8th meeting, on the proposal of the Chairman, the Committee decided to recommend to the Council that it should take note of the report of the Secretary-General on some social trends in developing countries and the influence of current economic conditions (E/1983/4) and submitted its recommendation to the Council (E/1983/62, para. 25, draft decision IX). For action by the Council, see paragraph 181 below.
 
Co-ordination and information in the field of youth
148.    At the 8th meeting, the representative of Romania, on behalf of Algeria, Argentina, Bangladesh, China, Costa Rica,12 Cuba,12- Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt,12 France, Germany, Federal Republic of, Greece, India, Indonesia,12 Mali, Mexico, Morocco,12 Nigeria,12 Pakistan, Peru, Romania, Rwanda,12 Saint Lucia, the Sudan, Tunisia, Venezuela, Yugoslavia12 and Zaire,12 joined by the Dominican Republic,12 Kenya and the Philippines,12 introduced a draft resolution entitled "Co-ordination and information in the field of youth" (E/1983/C.2/L.4).
149.    At its 9th meeting, on 11 May, the Committee adopted the draft resolution and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/62, para. 24, draft resolution XIX). For action by the Council, see paragraph 172 below.
ACTION BY THE COUNCIL
150.    At its 14th meeting, on 26 May 1983, the Council considered the draft resolutions and draft decisions recommended by the Committee in its report (E/1983/62, paras. 24 and 25).
151.    Draft resolution I, entitled "World social situation", was adopted. For the final text, see Council resolution i983/8.
152.    Draft resolution II, entitled "International Development Strategy for the Third United Nations Development Decade", was adopted. For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/9.

153.    Draft resolution III, entitled "Social aspects of rural development", was adopted. For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/10.
154.    The Secretary of the Council made a statement before the adoption of the draft resolution (see E/1983/ SR.14).
155.    Draft resolution IV, entitled "Interrelationship of social and economic development policies", was adopted. For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/11.
156.    Draft resolution V, entitled "Social policy and the distribution of national income", was adopted. For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/12.
157.    Draft resolution VI, entitled "Unified approach to development analysis and planning in the field of social integration through popular participation", was adopted. For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/13.
158.    Draft resolution VII, entitled "Youth in the contemporary world", was adopted. For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/14.
159.    The representative of Thailand made a statement before the adoption of the draft resolution (see E/1983/ SR.14).

160.    Draft resolution VIII, entitled "National experience in promoting the co-operative movement", was adopted. For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/ 15.
161.    Draft resolution IX, entitled ''Welfare of migrant workers and their families", was adopted. For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/16.
162.    Draft resolution X, entitled "Youth participation in social and economic development and their exercise of the rights to life, employment and education", was adopted. For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/ 17.
163.    Draft resolution XI, entitled "Adverse effects of the arms race on social progress and development", was adopted. For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/ 18.
164.    Draft resolution XII, entitled "United Nations Decade of Disabled Persons", was adopted. For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/19.
165.    Draft resolution XIII, entitled "Exchange of information on the activities of the Centre for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs between the Commission for Social Development and the Commission on the Status of Women", was adopted. For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/20.
166.    Draft resolution XIV, entitled "Aging", was adopted. For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/ 21.
167.    Draft resolution XV, entitled "Interregional consultation on developmental social welfare policies and programmes", was adopted. For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/22.
168.    Draft resolution XVI, entitled "Role of the family in the development process", was adopted. For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/23.
169.    Draft resolution XVII, entitled "Arbitrary or summary executions", was adopted. For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/24.
170.    Draft resolution XVIII, entitled "Functions and long-term programme of work of the Committee on Crime Prevention and Control", was adopted. For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/25.
171.    The representative of Austria made a statement before the adoption of the draft resolution. The representative of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics made a statement after the adoption of the draft resolution (E/1983/SR.14).
172.    Draft resolution XIX, entitled "Co-ordination and information in the field of youth", was adopted. For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/26.
173.    Draft decision I, entitled "Nomination of members of the Board of the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development", was adopted. For the final text, see Council decision 1983/122.
174.    Draft decision II, entitled "Progress achieved since 1981 in the area of social development", was adopted. For the final text, see Council decision 1983/123.
175.    Draft decision III, entitled "Provisional agenda and documentation for the twenty-ninth session of the Commission for Social Development", was adopted. For the final text, see Council decision 1983/124.
176.    Draft decision IV, entitled "Report of the Committee on Crime Prevention and Control", was adopted. For the final text, see Council decision 1983/125.
177.    Draft decision V, entitled "Report of the Commission for Social Development on its twenty-eighth session", was adopted. For the final text, see Council decision 1983/126.
178.    Draft decision VI, entitled "Implementation of the International Plan of Action on Aging", was adopted. For the final text, see Council decision 1983/127.
179.    Draft decision VII, entitled "Report of the Secretary-General on the feasibility, programme and co-ordination implications, as well as the resource implications, of the main recommendations of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Social Aspects of the Development Activi-ties of the United Nations", was adopted. For the final text, see Council decision 1983/128.

180.    Draft decision VIII, entitled "Report of the Secretary-General on national experience in achieving far-reaching social and economic changes for the purpose of social progress", was adopted. For the final text, see Council decision 1983/129.
181.    Draft decision IX, entitled "Report of the Secretary-General on some social trends in developing countries and the influence of current economic conditions", was adopted. For the final text, see Council decision 1983/ 130.
182.    The representatives of Brazil, the United States of America, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Federal Republic of Germany made statements (see E/1983/SR. 14).
C. Activities for the advancement of women: United Nations Decade for Women: Equality, Development and Peace
183.    The Council considered the question of the activities for the advancement of women at its first regular session of 1983 under agenda item 12.
184.    For its consideration of the item, the Council had before it the following documents:

(a)    Report of the Commission on the Status of Women acting as the Preparatory Body for the World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women on its first session (A/ CONF. 116/PC/9 and Corr. I);
(b)    Note by the Secretary-General on the programme budget implications of recommendations II, III, and V contained in the report of the Commission on the Status of Women acting as the Preparatory Body for the World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women (A/CONF. l16/PC/ 9/Add.1);
(c)    Report of the Commission on Human Rights on its thirty-ninth session;50
(d) Report of the Commission on the Status of Women on its twenty-ninth session;57
(e) Report of Mr. Jean Fernand-Laurent, Special Rapporteur on the suppression of the traffic in persons and the exploitation of the prostitution of others (E/1983/7 and Corr. 1 and 2);
(f) Report of the Board of Trustees of the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women on its third session (E/1983/31).
185.    The Council, at its 3rd meeting, on 3 May, al
located the item to the Second (Social) Committee, which
considered it at the 7th to 10th and 13th to 16th meetings.
on 9 to 12 and 17 to 19 May 1983.
Decisions relating to the recommendations contained in chapter I of the report of the Commission on the Status of Women acting as the Preparatory Body for the World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women
186.    Chapter I of the report of the Commission on the Status of Women acting as the Preparatory Body for the
World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women (A/
CONF.116/PC/9 and Corr.1) contained six recommendations for adoption by the Council. The programme budget
implications of recommendations II, III and V were contained in a note by the Secretary-General (A/CONF. 116/ PC/9/Add.1).
Programme budget implications of the recommendations contained in the report of the Commission on the Status of Women acting as the Preparatory Body for the World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women
187.    At the 14th meeting, on 18 May, the representative of the United States of America introduced a draft decision entitled "Programme budget implications of the recommendations contained in the report of the Commission on the Status of Women acting as the Preparatory Body for the World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women" (E/1983/C.2/L.11).
188.    At its 15th meeting, on 19 May, the Committee adopted the draft decision and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/63, para. 29, draft decision 1). For action by the Council, see paragraph 220 below.
Report of the Commission on the Status of Women acting as the Preparatory Body for the World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women
189.    At its 15th meeting, the Committee considered the six recommendations contained in chapter I of the report of the Commission.
190.    At the same meeting, statements were made by the representatives of Algeria, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Pakistan, Austria, Kenya, France, Denmark, the United States of America and Tunisia. A statement was also made by the observer for the Philippines.
191.    The Committee then decided, on the proposal of the Chairman, to recommend to the Council that it should take note of the report, endorse the recommendations contained therein and transmit the report to the General Assembly for consideration at its thirty-eighth session. The Committee submitted its recommendation to the Council (E/1983/63, para. 29, draft decision II). For action by the Council, see paragraph 222 below.
Other recommendations
Communications concerning the status of women
192.    In accordance with Council decision 1982/122 of 4 May 1982, the Committee had before it draft resolution X, entitled "Communications concerning the status of women", recommended by the Commission on the Status of Women at its twenty-ninth session,58 the text of which was reproduced in document E/1983/C.2/L.6, and the views of the Commission on Human Rights (see E/1983/ C.2/L.1).
193.    At the 14th meeting, the representative of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, on behalf also of Bulgaria, introduced a draft decision entitled "Communications on the status of women" (E/1983/C.2/L.7), which read as follows:
"The Economic and Social Council,
"Recalling draft resolution X, contained in the report of the Commission on the Status of Women on its twenty-ninth session,58
"Taking note of resolution 1983/39 of the Commission on Human Rights,59

"Recognizing the existence of different views on the subject of procedures for handling communications relating to the status of women,
"Recognizing also the role which the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women can play in this matter,
"Convinced that the question of procedures for handling communications concerning the status of women is important to every State Member of the United Nations,
"1. Requests the Secretary-General to transmit to Member States the views of the Commission on the Status of Women and the Commission on Human Rights on procedures concerning communications relating to the status of women for their consideration and possible comments and suggestions;
"2. Decides to discuss this matter on the basis of information received at its first regular session of 1984."
194.    At its 15th and 16th meetings, on 19 May, the Committee considered draft resolution X recommended by the Commission on the Status of Women and draft decision E/1983/C.2/L.7.
195.    At the 15th meeting, the representative of Kenya proposed, under rule 67 of the Council's rules of procedure, that the Committee should first take a decision on draft decision E/1983/C.2/L.7.
196.    At its 16th meeting, the Committee voted on the proposal made by the representative of Kenya at the 15th meeting. The proposal was rejected by 20 votes to 16, with 13 abstentions.
197.    At the same meeting, the representative of Kenya proposed, under rule 67, that no decision should be taken on draft resolution X recommended by the Commission on the Status of Women and draft decision E/1983/C.2/L.7.
198.    At the same meeting, the Committee voted on the proposal made by the representative of Kenya. The proposal was rejected by a recorded vote of 20 to 14, with 14 abstentions. The voting was as follows:
In favour: Algeria, Argentina, Benin, Bulgaria, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, China, German Democratic Republic, India, Kenya, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
Against: Austria, Bangladesh, Botswana, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Federal Republic of, Greece, Japan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Saint Lucia, Thailand, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Venezuela.
Abstaining: Brazil, Colombia. Ecuador, Liberia, Mali, Mexico, Peru, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Suriname, Tunisia, United Republic of Cameroon.
199.    The Committee then proceeded to vote on draft resolution X, recommended by the Commission on the
Status of Women. Draft resolution X was adopted by a recorded vote of 34 to 5, with 10 abstentions, and submitted to the Council (E/1983/63, para. 28, draft resolution I).For action by the Council, see paragraph 213 below. The
voting was as follows:
In favour. Austria, Bangladesh, Botswana, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Djibouti, Ecuador, France, Germany, Federal Republic of, Greece, Japan, Liberia, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mali, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Portugal, Qatar, Saint Lucia, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Suriname, Thailand,

Tunisia, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Venezuela.
Against: Bulgaria, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, German Democratic Republic, Poland, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
Abstaining: Algeria, Argentina, Benin, China, Congo, India, Kenya, Pakistan, Romania, United Republic of Cameroon.
200.    Statements were made before the vote by the representatives of Kenya, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and Poland. A statement was made after the vote by the representative of Romania.
201.    After the adoption of the draft resolution, the representatives of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic and Bulgaria made statements on draft decision E/ 1983/C.2/L.7, in which they indicated that they would not insist on its being put to the vote.
Participation of non-governmental organizations in the preparations for the World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women
202.    At the 14th meeting, the representative of
Kenya, on behalf of Japan, Kenya, Lesotho,12- Mali, New
Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria,12 Rwanda,12 Thailand and
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ire
land, introduced a draft resolution entitled "Participation
of non-governmental organizations in the preparations for
the World Conference to Review and Appraise the
Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women"
(E/1983/C.2/L.8). At the same time, she orally revised the
draft resolution by:
(a) Deleting the words "in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council" in the second preambular paragraph;
(b) Inserting the words "to also submit views on the progress made at the national level, obstacles remaining and goals to be attained and" before the words "to co-operate" in operative paragraph 3;
(c) Deleting the words "in consultative status" in operative paragraph 4.
203.    At its 16th meeting, the Committee had before it
the revised text of the draft resolution (E/1983/L.8/Rev. 1).
which the representative of Kenya further orally revised
by:
(a) Inserting the words "with the Economic and Social Council" after the words "non-governmental organizations in consultative status" in operative paragraph 1;
{b) Inserting the words "in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council" after the words "nongovernmental organizations" in operative paragraph 4.
204.    At the same meeting, the Committee adopted the
revised draft resolution, as orally revised, and submitted
it to the Council (E/1983/63, para. 28, draft resolution II).
For action by the Council, see paragraphs 215 and 216
below.
International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women
205.    At the I4th meeting, the representative of Argentina, on behalf of Algeria, Angola,12 Argentina, Bangladesh, Bolivia,12 Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica,12 Cuba,12 Denmark, Dominican Republic,12 Ecuador, Egypt,12 France. Greece, Guinea,12 India, Japan, Jordan,12 Mali, Mexico, Morocco,12 Nicaragua, Norway, Pakistan, Venezuela, Yugoslavia12 and Zaire.12 subsequently joined by Kenya, Saint Lucia and Suriname, introduced a draft resolution entitled "International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women" (E/1983/C.2/ L.9). At the same time, he orally revised the draft resolution by:
(a)    Inserting a new second preambular paragraph
which read:
"Bearing in mind the goals of the United Nations Decade for Women: Equality. Development and Peace";
(b)    Replacing the word "Endorses" by the words
"Takes note of" in operative paragraph 2.
206.    At its 16th meeting, the Committee adopted the
draft resolution, as orally revised, and submitted it to the
Council (E/1983/63, para. 28, draft resolution III). For action by the Council, see paragraph 217 below.
Suppression of the traffic in persons and of the exploitation of the prostitution of others
207.    At the 7th meeting, on 9 May, Mr. Jean Fernand-Laurent, Special Rapporteur, introduced his report on the suppression of the traffic in persons and the exploitation of the prostitution of others (E/1983/7 and Corr. 1 and 2).
208.    At the 14th meeting, the representative of France introduced a revised draft resolution entitled "Suppression of the traffic in persons and of the exploitation of the prostitution of others" (E/1983/C.2/L.10/Rev.1).
209.    At the 16th meeting, the representative of the Budget Division made a statement on the programme budget implications of the draft resolution.
210.    At the same meeting, the Committee adopted the draft resolution and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/ 63, para. 28, draft resolution IV). For action by the Council, see paragraph 218 below.
211.    After the adoption of the draft resolution, statements were made by the representatives of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the United States of America.
ACTION BY THE COUNCIL
212.    At its 14th meeting, on 26 May. the Council considered the draft resolutions and draft decisions recommended by the Second (Social) Committee in its report (E/1983/63. paras. 28 and 29).
213.    Draft resolution I, entitled "Communications concerning the status of women", was adopted by a recorded vote of 34 to 5. with 9 abstentions. For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/27. The voting was as follows:60
In favour: Austria, Bangladesh, Botswana. Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Djibouti, Ecuador, Fiji, France, Germany, Federal Republic of, Greece, Japan, Lebanon, Liberia, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mali. Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Qatar, Saint Lucia, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland. Thailand, Tunisia, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Venezuela.
Against: Bulgaria, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, German Democratic Republic, Poland, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Abstaining: Algeria, Argentina, China, Congo, Kenya, Nicaragua.    Pakistan.   Romania,    United   Republic   of Cameroon.
214.    The representatives of Romania, the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics made statements after the adoption of the draft resolution (see E/1983/SR. 14).
215.    The representative of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland orally proposed that in draft resolution II, entitled "Participation of non-governmental organizations in the preparations for the World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women", the phrase "appropriate non-governmental organizations" should be changed to "interested non-governmental organizations" in operative paragraphs 1. 2, 3 and 4.
216.    After hearing a statement by the representative of Mexico (see E/1983/SR.14). the Council adopted draft resolution II. as orally amended. For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/28.
217.    Draft resolution III. entitled "International Re-search and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women", was adopted. For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/29.
218. Draft resolution IV, entitled "Suppression of the traffic in persons and of the exploitation of the prostitution of others", was adopted. For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/30.
219.    The representatives of Brazil and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics made statements after the adoption of the draft resolution (see E/1983/SR.14).
220.    Draft decision I. entitled "Programme budget implications of the recommendations contained in the report of the Commission on the Status of Women acting as the Preparatory Body for the World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women", was adopted. For the final text, see Council decision 1983/131.
221.    The representative of Pakistan made a statement before the adoption of the draft decision; the representatives of Denmark, Austria, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and Kenya made statements after adoption (see E/1983/SR.14).
222.    Draft decision II, entitled "Report of the Commission on the Status of Women acting as the Preparatory Body for the World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women", was adopted. For the final text, see Council decision 1983/132.

223.    The representative of Algeria made a statement before the adoption of the draft decision (see E/1983/ SR.14).
224.    The representative of the United States of America made a statement on the various resolutions and decisions adopted under item 12 (see E/1983/SR.14).
D.    Narcotic Drugs
225.    The Council considered the question of narcotic drugs at its first regular session of 1983 under agenda item 13.
226.    For its consideration of the item, the Council had before it the following documents:

(a)    Report of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs on its thirtieth session;61
(b)    Report of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs on its seventh special session;62
(c)    Summary of the report of the International Narcotics Control Board for 1982 (E/I983/6);
227.    The Council, at its 3rd meeting, on 3 May, al
located the item to the Second (Social) Committee, which
considered it at the 1st to 3rd and 15th meetings, from 3
to 5 and on 19 May 1983.
ACTION BY THE SECOND (SOCIAL) COMMITTEE
Recommendations contained in chapter I of the report of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs on its thirtieth session
228.    Chapter 1 of the report of the Commission on
Narcotic Drugs on its thirtieth session contained four draft
resolutions and six draft decisions, which were recommended by the Commission for adoption by the Council.
229.    At its 3rd meeting, on 5 May, the Committee
considered draft resolutions 1ó111 and draft decisions I, II
and IV-VI contained in the report of the Commission on
Narcotic Drugs on its thirtieth session.63
Review and implementation of the programme of strategy and policies for drug control
230.    At its 3rd meeting, the Committee adopted draft
resolution I, entitled "Review and implementation of the
programme of strategy and policies for drug control", and
submitted it to the Council (E/1983/64, para. 14, draft resolution I). For action by the Council, see paragraph 245
below.
Demand and supply of opiates for medical and scientific needs
231.    At its 3rd meeting, the Committee adopted draft
resolution II. entitled "Demand and supply of opiates for
medical and scientific needs", and submitted it to the
Council (E/I983/64, para. 14, draft resolution II). For action by the Council, see paragraph 246 below.
Measures to improve international co-operation in the maritime interdiction of illicit drug traffic
232.    At its 3rd meeting, the Committee adopted draft
resolution III, entitled "Measures to improve international
co-operation in the maritime interdiction of illicit drug
traffic", and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/64, para.
14, draft resolution III). For action by the Council, see
paragraph 247 below.
Report of the International Narcotics Control Board
233.    At its 3rd meeting, the Committee adopted draft
decision I. entitled "Report of the International Narcotics
Control Board", and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/
64, para. 15, draft decision I). For action by the Council,
see paragraph 250 below.
Provisional agenda and documentation for the thirty-first session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs
234.    At its 3rd meeting, the Committee adopted draft
decision II, entitled "Provisional agenda and documentation for the thirty-first session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs", and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/64, para. 15, draft decision II). For action by the Council, see paragraph 251 below.
International year against drug abuse
235.    At its 3rd meeting, the Committee adopted draft
decision IV. entitled "International year against drug
abuse", and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/64, para.
15, draft decision 111). For action by the Council, see para
graph 252 below.
Strategy and policies for drug control
236.    At its 3rd meeting, the Committee adopted draft decision V, entitled "Strategy and policies for drug control", and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/64. para. 15, draft decision IV). For action by the Council, see paragraph 253 below.
237.    The representative of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics made a statement.
Report of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs
238.    At its 3rd meeting, the Committee adopted draft
decision VI, entitled "Report of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs", and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/64,
para. 15., draft decision V). For action by the Council, see-
paragraph 255 below.
Other recommendations
Enlargement of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs
239.    At the 3rd meeting, the representative of Peru, on behalf of Argentina, Bolivia,12 Brazil. Colombia, the Dominican Republic,1- Ecuador, Egypt.12 Mexico. Nicaragua. Peru, Romania. Suriname and Venezuela, introduced a draft resolution entitled "Enlargement of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs" (E/I983/C.2/L.2).
240.    A statement by the Secretary-General on the programme budget implications of the draft resolution was circulated to the Committee in document E/1983/C.2/L.3.
241.    At the 15th meeting, on 19 May, the representative of Peru, on behalf of the sponsors, joined by Saint Lucia, introduced a revised text of the draft resolution (E/1983/C.2/L.2/Rev.1). The revision called for the replacement of the words "the principle of equitable geo-graphical representation" at the end of the operative paragraph by the words "keeping the actual percentage".
242.    At the same meeting, the Committee adopted the revised draft resolution (E/I983/C.2/L.2/Rev.1) and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/64, para. 14, draft resolution IV). For action by the Council, see paragraph 248 below.

243.    After the adoption of the draft resolution, statements were made by the representatives of the Netherlands, Mexico, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics,
the United States of America and Pakistan.
ACTION BY THE COUNCIL
244.    At its 11th meeting, on 24 May, the Council considered the draft resolutions and draft decisions recommended by the Second (Social) Committee in its report (E/1983/64. paras. 14 and 15).
245.    Draft resolution 1, entitled "Review and implementation of the programme of strategy and policies for drug control", was adopted. For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/2.
246.    Draft resolution 11, entitled "Demand and supply of opiates for medical and scientific needs", was adopted. For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/3.
247.    Draft resolution III, entitled "Measures to improve international co-operation in the maritime interdiction of illicit drug traffic", was adopted. For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/4.
248.    Draft resolution IV, entitled "Enlargement of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs", was adopted. For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/5.
249.    The representative of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the President of the Council made statements after the adoption of the draft resolution (see E/I983/SR.1I).
250.    Draft decision I, entitled "Report of the International Narcotics Control Board", was adopted. For the final text, see Council decision 1983/114.
251.    Draft decision II. entitled "Provisional agenda and documentation for the thirty-first session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs", was adopted. For the final text, see Council decision 1983/115.
252.    Draft decision 111, entitled "International year against drug abuse", was adopted. For the final text, see Council decision 1983/116.
253.    Draft decision IV. entitled "Strategy and policies for drug control", was adopted. For the final text, see Council decision 1983/117.
254.    The representative of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics made a statement after the adoption of the draft decision (see E/1983/SR. 11).
255.    Draft decision V. entitled "Report of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs", was adopted. For the final text, see Council decision 1983/118.
Chapter VI
QUESTIONS CONSIDERED BY THE THIRD (PROGRAMME AND CO-ORDINATION) COMMITTEE
 
A.   Special economic, humanitarian and disaster relief assistance
1.    The Council considered the question of special economic, humanitarian and disaster relief assistance at its second regular session of 1983 under agenda item 17.
2.    For its consideration of the item, the Council had before it the following documents:
(a) Report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator (A/38/201-E/1983/69 and Corr.1);
(b) Report of the Secretary-General on strengthening the capacity of the United Nations system to respond to natural disasters and other disaster situations (A/38/202-E/1983/94).
3.    The Council, at its 16th meeting, on 6 July, allocated the item to the Third (Programme and Co-ordination) Committee, which considered it at the 4th to 7th, 9th
and 11th to 16th meetings. from 11 to 13, 14 and from 15
to 22 July 1983.
ACTION BY THE THIRD (PROGRAMME AND CO-ORDINATION) COMMITTEE
4.    At the 4th meeting of the Committee, the United Nations Disaster Relief Coordinator, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the Assistant Secretary-General for Special Political Questions and Joint Coordinator of Special Economic Assistance Programmes made introductory statements.
5.    At the same meeting, pursuant to Council decision 1982/101 of 5 February 1982 and the relevant General Assembly resolutions, the Committee was apprised of the current status of the special programmes of economic assistance to Benin (General Assembly resolution 37/151), Botswana (resolution 37/148), Cape Verde (resolution 37/ 152), the Central African Republic (resolution 37/145), Chad (resolution 37/155), the Comoros (resolution 37/ 154), Djibouti (resolution 37/153), the Gambia (resolution 37/159), Guinea-Bissau (resolution 37/156), Lesotho (resolution 37/160), Liberia (resolution 37/149), Mozambique (resolution 37/161), Sierra Leone (resolution 37/158), Tonga (resolution 37/164) and Uganda (resolution 37/ 162).
6.    Pursuant to Genera! Assembly resolution 37/147, the Committee was also apprised of the current status of assistance to the drought-stricken areas of Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, the Sudan and Uganda.
7.    Pursuant to General Assembly resolutions 37/174, 37/175, 37/176 and 37/177, the Committee heard an oral report concerning humanitarian assistance.
8.    Pursuant to the decision taken by the Council at its 16th meeting, on 6 July, the Committee also heard an oral report concerning special assistance to Ghana.
9.    Assistance to Ghana
9.    At the 9th meeting, the representative of Tunisia,
on behalf of Burundi, the Congo, Kenya, Mali, Saint Lucia, Sierra Leone, the Sudan and Tunisia, introduced a
draft resolution, entitled "Assistance to Ghana" (E/1983/C.3/L.4). Subsequently, Bangladesh and India joined in sponsoring the draft resolution.
10.    In introducing the draft resolution, the representative of Tunisia orally revised operative paragraph 6 (d) of the draft resolution by substituting the word "apprise" for the words "report to" before the words "the Economic and Social Council".
11.    At the 11th meeting, the representative of Tunisia, on behalf of the sponsors, made the following further oral revisions:
(a)    The replacement of operative paragraph 1, which
read:
"1.    Commends  the   Government   and   people   of Ghana for their efforts towards economic recovery and the rehabilitation of returnees", by the following text:
"1.    Takes note of the efforts made by the Government and the people of Ghana to rehabilitate returnees";
(b)    The addition at the end of operative paragraph
6 (c) of the words "in accordance with the recommendations of the multi-agency mission".
12.    At the same meeting, the Committee adopted the draft resolution, as orally revised, and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/116, para. 27, draft resolution I). For action by the Council, see paragraph 34 below.
13.    The representative of Greece made a statement. The observer for Ghana also made a statement.
Assistance to Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru
14.    At the 12th meeting, the representative of Peru, on behalf of Algeria, Argentina, Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia,12 Brazil, Chile,12 China, Colombia, Cuba,12 Ecuador, El Salvador,12 India, Lebanon, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Peru, Portugal, Saint Lucia, Sierra Leone, Spain, the Sudan, Suriname, Tunisia, the United States of America and Venezuela, introduced a draft resolution entitled "Assistance to Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru" (E/1983/C.3/L.6). Subsequently, Canada, the Congo, Japan and Mexico joined in sponsoring the draft resolution.
15.    At the same meeting, the representative of Peru, on behalf of the sponsors, orally revised operative paragraph 3 (c) of the draft resolution by:

(a)    Replacing the words "submit a report to" by the word "apprise" before the words "the General Assembly";
(b)    Inserting the words "progress made in" before the words "the implementation of the present resolution".
 
16.    At its 13th meeting, the Committee adopted the draft resolution, as orally revised, and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/116, para. 27, draft resolution II). For action by the Council, see paragraph 36 below.
17.    The representatives of Peru and Ecuador made statements. The observer for Bolivia also made a statement.
Assistance to the drought-stricken areas of Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya. Somalia, 'he Sudan and Uganda
18.    At the 12th meeting, the representative of Kenya, on behalf of Bangladesh. Djibouti, Ethiopia,12 Kenya, Somalia,12 the Sudan and Uganda,'2 introduced a draft resolution entitled "Assistance to the drought-stricken areas of Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, the Sudan and Uganda" (E/1983/C.3/L.7).
19.    At the 14th meeting, the representative of Kenya, on behalf of the sponsors, orally revised the draft resolution by:

(a)    Adding, in the sixth preambular paragraph, the words "particularly Ethiopia" after the words "the countries concerned";
(b)    Deleting operative paragraph 3, which read:
"3. Recommends to the General Assembly that it should approve the establishment of institutional machinery under the United Nations Development Programme to keep under constant review the drought situation in the sub-region";
(c) Rewording the first part of operative paragraph 4, which read:
"4.    Requests the Secretary-General, in close co-operation with the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme", so (hat it read:
"4. Requests the Secretary-General, in close co-ordination with the countries concerned, the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, the relevant specialized agencies and other bodies of the United Nations system";
(d) Renumbering the operative paragraphs accordingly.
20.    At the same meeting, the Committee adopted the draft resolution, as orally revised, and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/116, para. 27. draft resolution 111). For action by the Council, see paragraphs 38 and 39 below.
21.    The representative of Kenya made a statement.
Strengthening the capacity of the United Nations system to respond to natural disasters and other disaster situations
22.    At the 12th meeting, the representative of the Sudan, on behalf of Australia,12 Austria, Ghana,12 Lebanon, Mali, Pakistan, Qatar, Somalia,12 the Sudan and Tunisia, introduced a draft resolution entitled "Strengthening the capacity of the United Nations system to respond to natural disasters and other disaster situations" (E/1983/C.3/ L.8). Subsequently. Benin and the Congo joined in sponsoring the draft resolution.
23.    At the 14th meeting, the representative of the Sudan proposed that operative paragraph 8 of the draft resolution should be replaced by the following text:
"8. Requests the Secretary-General to explore the possibility of permitting the Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Coordinator to respond, within

existing resources, to requests for emergency disaster assistance up to a total of $600,000 in any one year". The proposal was rejected by the co-sponsors of the draft resolution.
24.    At the same meeting, the representatives of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the Sudan, Austria. Colombia, Lebanon and Peru and the observers for Australia, Ghana and Somalia made statements concerning the possible programme budget implications of the draft resolution. The representative of the Budget Division, Office of Financial Services of the United Nations Secretariat, replied to questions raised in those statements.
25.    At the 15th meeting, the representative of the Sudan, on behalf of the sponsors, orally revised operative paragraph 8 by replacing the words "Secretary-General should be authorized" by the words "General Assembly should authorize the Secretary-General".
26.    At the 16th meeting, in response to a request made by two delegations at the 15th meeting, a note by the Secretary-General (F./I983/C.3/L. 15) on whether the revised text of operative paragraph 8 of the draft resolution would have financial implications was circulated to the members of the Committee.
27.    At the same meeting, the representative of the Budget Division, in reply to a question posed by the representative of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, stated that there were no financial implications for the regular budget of the United Nations in revised operative paragraph 8 of the draft resolution.
28.    The Committee then adopted the draft resolution. as orally revised, and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/ 116, para. 27, draft resolution IV). For action by the Council, see paragraph 40 below.
29.    The representative of the Sudan stated that the unanimous support of the members of the Committee was a recognition of the urgent need for assistance to the disaster situations in various parts of the world. And. since disasters cannot be predicted, he expressed the hope that the Secretary-General would act on the recommendation that the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator should be permitted to respond to requests for assistance by utilizing overall savings from the regular budget of the United Nations to meet emergency situations.
30.    The representative of the German Democratic Republic, on behalf also of Bulgaria, the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Poland and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, made a statement.
Special economic, humanitarian and disaster relief assistance
31.    At its 16th meeting, on the proposal of the Chair
man, the Committee decided to recommend the Council,
inter alia, to take note of the oral reports and statements
made in connection with this question. The Committee
submitted the recommendation to the Council (E/1983/
116, para. 28). For action by the Council, see paragraph
42 below.
ACTION BY THE COUNCIL
32.    At its 40th meeting, on 28 July, the Council considered draft resolutions I to IV and the draft decision recommended by the Third (Programme and Co-ordination) Committee in its report (E/1983/116, paras. 27 and 28).
33.    The representative of Algeria made a statement (see E/1983/SR.40).
 
34.    The Council then adopted draft resolution 1, entitled "Assistance to Ghana". For the final text, see Council resolution 198344.
35.    After the adoption of the draft resolution, the observer for Ghana made a statement (see E/1983/SR.40).
36.    The Council adopted draft resolution 11. entitled "Assistance to Bolivia. Ecuador and Peru". For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/45.
37.    After the adoption of the draft resolution, the representative of Peru, on behalf also of Bolivia and Ecuador. made a statement (see E/19S3/SR.40).
38.    In connection with draft resolution III. entitled "Assistance to the drought-stricken areas of Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, the Sudan and Uganda", the Council agreed with the suggestions proposed by the Secretary of the Council that:
(a) In operative paragraph 4. the words "to submit an annual report thereon to the Economic and Social Council" should be replaced by the words "to apprise the Economic and Social Council annually, at its second regular session, of the status of this question";
(b) In operative paragraph 5, the words "report to" should be replaced by the word "apprise".
3'). The Council then adopted draft resolution III, as orally amended. For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/46.
40.    The Council adopted draft resolution IV. entitled "Strengthening the capacity of the United Nations system to respond to natural disasters and other disaster situations". For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/47.
41.    After the adoption of the draft resolution, a statement was made by the representative of the German Democratic Republic, on behalf also of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Bulgaria, Poland and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (see E/I983/SR.40).
42.    The Council adopted the draft decision entitle "Special economic, humanitarian and disaster relief assistance". For the final text, see Council decision 1983/172.
B.    International co-operation and co-ordination within the United Nations system
43.    The Council considered the question of international co-operation and co-ordination within the United Nations system at its second regular session of 1983 under agenda item 19.
44.    For its consideration of the item, the Council had before it the following documents:
(a) Report of the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination on the work of the first part of its twenty-third session;64
(b) Report of the Secretary-General on co-operation between the United Nations and the Agency for Cultural and Technical Co-operation (A/38/236-E/1983/75);
(c) Report of the Secretary-General on the implications of declaring an international year for the mobilization of financial and technological resources for food and agriculture in Africa (A/38/277-E/1983/96);
(d) Annual overview report of the Administrative Committee on Co-ordination for 1982/83 (E/1983/39);
(e) Report of the Administrative Committee on Co-ordination on the strengthening of the co-ordination of information systems in the United Nations system (E/1983/ 48);
(/) Report of the Secretary-General on consumer protection (E/1983/71);
(g) Note by the Secretary-General on economic and technical developments in the field of marine affairs (E/ 1983/97);
(h) Report of the Chairmen of the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination and the Administrative Committee on Co-ordination on the Joint Meetings of the two Committees (E/1983/98);
(i) Statement submitted by the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Associations, a non-governmental organization on the Roster (E/1983/NGO/3);
(j) Statement submitted by the International Organization of Consumers Unions, a non-governmental organization in consultative status, category I (E/1983/NGO/5).
45.    The Council, al its 16th meeting, on 6 July, allocated the item to the Third (Programme and Co-ordination) Committee, which considered it at the 8th, 10th to
14th, 16th, 17th and 19th meetings, on 13. 14 to 20, 22,
25 and 27 July 1983.
ACTION BY THE THIRD (PROGRAMME AND CO-ORDINATION) COMMITTEE
46.    At the 8th meeting of the Committee. the Assistant Secretary-General for Programme Planning and Co-ordination, the Chairman of the Advisory Committee for the Co-ordination of Information Systems and the Director of the Ocean Economics and Technology Branch of the Department of International Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat made introductory statements.
47.    At the 10th meeting, the Vice-Chairman of the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination made an introductory statement.
Marine affairs
48.    At the 12th meeting, the representative of Colombia, on behalf also of Mexico, introduced a draft resolution entitled "Marine affairs" (E/I983/C.3/L.5).
49.    At the 14th meeting, a Vice-Chairman of the Committee, Mr. Yukio Takasu (Japan), introduced a revised text of the draft resolution (E/1983/C.3/L.5/Rev.1), submitted on the basis of informal consultations, which incorporated the following revisions:
(a)   Operative paragraph 1, which had read:
"I. Urges the organizations of the United Nations system, each within its sphere of competence, to make their programme of activities fully responsive to the growing needs of Member States in the marine field, particularly in the light of the adoption of" the Convention on the Law of the Sea and the related resolutions", was replaced by the following text:
"1. Invites the organizations of the United Nations system, each within its sphere of competence, and with due regard for the efficient co-ordination of activities on a system-wide basis, to continue to make their respective programmes of activities fully responsive to the growing needs of Member States in the field of marine affairs, particularly in the light of the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the related resolutions";
(b) The first part of operative paragraph 3, which had read:
"3.    Requests the Secretary-General to pursue and,

 
as resources permit, to expand the programme of activities dealing with", was replaced by the following text:
"3. Requests the Secretary-General to pursue, within existing budgetary resources, and taking into account the recommendations made by the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination at its resumed twenty-third session with regard to the relevant sections of the proposed programme budget for the biennium 1984-1985, the programme of activities, including collection, analysis and dissemination of information and data, dealing with";
(c)    Operative paragraph 4, which had read:
"4. Requests the Secretary-General to strengthen his capability to collect, analyse and, as required, disseminate information and data on resources in the above-mentioned areas, both in support of programme activities and in order to respond directly to Governments' requests for information and data", was deleted;
(d)    Operative paragraphs 5 and 6 were renumbered
accordingly.
50.    Also at the 14th meeting, in view of the lack of consensus in the Committee on the revised draft resolution, the Vice-Chairman withdrew it. The delegations of Colombia and Mexico then assumed sponsorship of the revised draft resolution and reintroduced it, in accordance with rule 55 of the rules of procedure of the Economic and Social Council.
51.    At the same meeting, the Committee adopted the revised draft resolution by 31 votes to none, with 5 abstentions, and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/120, para. 17, draft resolution 1). For action by the Council, see paragraph 67 below.
Report of the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination on its twenty-third session
52.    At the 16th meeting, a Vice-Chairman of the Committee, Mr. Yukio Takasu (Japan), introduced a draft resolution entitled "Report of the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination on its twenty-third session" (E/1983/C.3/L.14), submitted on the basis of informal consultations.
53.    The representative of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics orally corrected operative paragraph 5 of section 11 by inserting the word "comprehensive" before the word "report".
54.    The Committee adopted the draft resolution, as corrected, and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/120, para. 17, draft resolution II). For action by the Council, see paragraph 69 below.
Joint Meetings of the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination and the Administrative Committee on Co-ordination
55.    At its 16th meeting, the Committee had before it
a draft decision entitled "Joint Meetings of the Committee
for Programme and Co-ordination and the Administrative
Committee on Co-ordination" (E/1983/C.3/L.13), pro
posed by a Vice-President of the Council, Mr. Peter Dietze (German Democratic Republic), on the basis of in
formal consultations.
56 The Committee adopted the draft decision and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/120, para. 18, draft decision I). For action by the Council, see paragraph 70 below.
Consumer protection
57.    At the 17th meeting, a Vice-Chairman of the Committee, Mr. Konstantin Kolev (Bulgaria), introduced a draft decision entitled "Consumer protection" (E/1983/ C.3/L.17), submitted on the basis of informal consultations.
58.    The representatives of Japan, Mexico and the United States of America made statements.
59 The Committee then adopted the draft decision and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/120, para. 18, draft decision 11). For action by the Council, see paragraph 71 below.
Joint Meetings of the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination and the Administrative Committee on Co-ordination on economic and technical co-operation among developing countries
60.    At the 16th meeting, the representative of Bangladesh, on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations which are members of the Group of 77, introduced a draft resolution entitled "Joint Meetings of the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination and the Administrative Committee on Co-ordination on economic and technical co-operation among developing countries" (E/1983/C.3/L.11).
61.    At the same meeting, the representative of Bangladesh, on the proposal of the Chairman, accepted the following oral changes to the draft resolution:

(a)    In operative paragraph 2, the year "1984" was corrected to read "1985";
(b)    Operative paragraph 3, which read:
"3.    Recommends that the results of the cross-organizational programme analysis should be reported to the General Assembly at its thirty-ninth session, through the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination", was amended to read:
"3. Recommends that the initial report on the cross-organizational analysis requested by the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination should be presented to the General Assembly at its thirty-ninth session, through the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination".
62.    At the 19th meeting, a Vice-Chairman of the
Committee, Mr. Yukio Takasu (Japan), introduced a revised text of the draft resolution (E/1983/C.3/L.11/Rev.1),
submitted on the basis of informal consultations, which incorporated the following revisions:
(a) A new preambular paragraph was added after the third preambular paragraph, reading as follows:
"Noting also resolution 139 (VI) of 2 July 1983 of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development concerning economic co-operation among developing countries, which was adopted by consensus"; (b)    Operative paragraph 1, which had read:
"1. Welcomes the commitment undertaken by the Administrative Committee on Co-ordination at the eighteenth series of Joint Meetings of the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination and the Administrative Committee on Co-ordination to intensify its efforts in economic and technical co-operation and to report on the results of this intensified effort to the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination after the nineteenth series of Joint Meetings",
 was replaced by the allowing text:
" 1. Takes note of the agreement by the Administrative Committee on Co-ordination at the eighteenth series of Joint Meetings of the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination and the Administrative Committee on Co-ordination to carry out a review of the work in the area of economic and technical co-operation among developing countries, with a view to improving co-ordination of the activities of the United Nations system in this field and to making them more responsive to the needs of developing countries, and to report thereon to the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination after the nineteenth series of Joint Meetings";
(c)    Operative paragraph 2, which had read:
"2. Requests the Secretary-General to ensure that the cross-organizational analysis of the activities of the United Nations system in economic and technical co-operation, scheduled for review by the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination and the Administrative Committee on Co-ordination in 1984, is carried out with due regard to the support that the United Nations system can provide towards implementation of the Caracas Programme of Action",65 was reworded to read:
"2. Requests the Secretary-General to ensure that the cross-organizational programme analysis of the activities of the United Nations system in economic and technical co-operation, scheduled for review by the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination and the Administrative Committee on Co-ordination in 1985, is carried out with due regard to the support by the United Nations system towards implementation of the Caracas Programme of Action, in accordance with the mandates adopted by the organizations of the United Nations system";
(d)    Operative paragraph 3 was revised to read:
"3. Recommends that the initial report on the cross-organizational programme analysis requested by the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination should be submitted to the General Assembly at its thirty-ninth session, through the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination", which took into account the oral amendment proposed by the Chairman at the 16th meeting (see para. 61 (b) above);
(e)    Operative paragraphs 5 and 6, which had read:
"5. Invites all specialized agencies and United Nations bodies to pay particular attention to the assessment of their capacities and potential in the promotion of economic and technical co-operation among developing countries and to suggest ways and means of strengthening activities in economic and technical co-operation in their respective organizations;
"6.    Requests the Secretary-General to play a more active role in the promotion and co-ordination of the activities in economic and technical co-operation carried out in the United Nations system". were combined and reworded to read:
"5. Invites the Secretary-General and the specialized agencies and United Nations bodies, in the light of their mandates, to pay particular attention to the assessment of their capacities and potentials for the promotion of economic and technical co-operation among developing countries and to suggest, as appropriate, ways and means of strengthening the activities in this field in their respective organizations, and to play an active role in supporting the efforts of the developing countries to implement economic co-operation programmes amongst themselves, as a contribution towards the attainment of the objectives of the International Development Strategy for the Third United Nations Development Decade"; (f)   Operative paragraph 7, which had read:
"7. Further requests the Secretary-General to strengthen his existing activities and initiate new activities in economic and technical co-operation in the Department of International Economic and Social Affairs; in particular, the World Economic Survey should in future contain, on a regular basis, in-depth reviews of activities in economic co-operation", was renumbered, and reworded to read:
"6. Further requests the Secretary-General to develop, within existing resources, activities in the relevant departments, including the Department of International Economic and Social Affairs, in the field of economic and technical co-operation among developing countries, while avoiding duplication with activities carried out by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Development Programme and other relevant bodies and organizations of the United Nations system; the World Economic Survey should in future contain, on a regular basis, in-depth reviews of activities in economic co-operation among developing countries".
63.    At the same meeting, the Committee adopted the revised draft resolution and submitted it to the Council (E/ 1983/120/Add. 1, para. 8). For action by the Council, see paragraph 72 below.
64.    A statement was made by the representative of Bangladesh, on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations which are members of the Group of 77.
Reports considered by the Economic and Social Council in connection with the question of international cooperation and co-ordination within the United Nations system
65.    At its 19th meeting, on the proposal of the Chair
man, the Committee decided to recommend the Council to
take note of the reports it had considered in connection
with the question, and submitted its recommendation to
the Council (E/1983/120/Add. 1, para. 9). For action by
the Council, see paragraph 74 below.
ACTION BY THE COUNCIL
66.    At its 40th meeting, on 28 July, the Council considered the draft resolutions and draft decisions recommended by the Third (Programme and Co-ordination) Committee in its report (E/1983/120, paras. 17 and 18, and E/1983/120/Add.1, paras. 8 and 9).
67.    The Council adopted draft resolution I, entitled "Marine affairs", by 34 votes to none, with 7 abstentions. For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/48.
68.    The representatives of Brazil, the Federal Republic of Germany and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland made statements (see E/1983/ SR.40).
69.    The Council adopted draft resolution II, entitled "Report of the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination on its twenty-third session". For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/49.
70.    The Council adopted draft decision I. entitled "Joint Meetings of the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination and the Administrative Committee on Co-ordination". For the final test, see Council decision 1483/173.
71.    The Council adopted draft decision II, entitled "Consumer protection". For the final text, see Council decision 1983/174.
72.    The Council adopted the draft resolution entitled "Joint Meetings of the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination and the Administrative Committee on Co-ordination on economic and technical co-operation among developing countries". For the final text, sec Council resolution 1983/50.
73.    After the adoption of the draft resolution, statements were made by the representatives of Bangladesh ton behalf of the States Members of the United Nations which are members of the Group of 77) and the German Democratic Republic (on behalf also of Bulgaria, the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Poland and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) (see F/I983/SR.40)
74.    The Council adopted the draft decision entitled "Reports considered by the Economic and Social Council in connection with the question of international co-operation and co-ordination within the United Nations system" For the final text, see Council decision 1983/175.
C.    Proposed programme budget Tor the biennium 1984-1985
75.    The Council considered the question of the proposed programme budget for the biennium 1084-1985 at its second regular session of 1983 under agenda item 20
76.    The Council, at its 16th meeting, on ft July, allocated the item to the Third (Programme and Co-ordination) Committee, which considered it at the 6th to 8th, 13th. 14th and  16th meetings, on 12, 13. 19, 20 and 22 July 1983
ACTION BY THE THIRD (PROGRAMME AND
CO-ORDINATION) COMMIITEE
77.    At the 6th and 8th meetings of the Committee, the
Assistant Secretary-General and Controller of the Office of
Financial Services of the United Nations Secretariat made
statements.
Situation with regard to the preparation and submission of the proposed programme budget for the biennium 1984-1985
78.    At the 13th meeting, the Chairman introduced a draft resolution, submitted on the basis of informal consultations, entitled "Situation with regard to the preparation and submission of the proposed programme budget for the biennium 1984-1985" (E/I983/C.3/I...9).
79.    At the same meeting, the representative of Pakistan orally proposed the following amendment to operative paragraph 3 of the draft resolution;
(a) The addition of the words "and to this end" at the end of operative paragraph 3 (b);
(b) The addition of a subparagraph (c), reading as follows:
"(e) To submit to the General Assembly at its thirty-eighth session an analytical table showing the time-frame and individual stages within which each section of the programme budget for the biennium 1984-1985 was prepared and the time spent at each stage of its preparation".
80.    At its 14th meeting, the Committee had before it a revised text of the draft resolution (F/I983/C.3/1..9/ Rev. i), which took into account the oral amendment proposed by the representative of Pakistan.
81.    At the 16th meeting, the Chairman orally revised operative paragraph 3 (c) so that it read:
"(e) To submit to the General Assembly at its thirty-eighth session, through the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination at us resumed twenty-third session, an analytical report on the methods, procedures and timetable followed in the preparation of the programme budget, with a view to identifying deficiencies and shortcomings".
82.    The representative of Austria made a statement.
83.    At the same meeting, the Committee adopted the revised draft resolution, as further orally revised, and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/117, para. 10). For action by the Council, see paragraph 86 below,
84.    The representative of Japan made a statement.
Action BY the Council
85 At its 40th meeting, on 28 July, the Council considered the draft resolution recommended by the Third (Programme and Co-ordination) Committee in its report (E/1983/117. para. 10).
86, The Council adopted the draft resolution entitled "Situation with regard to the preparation and submission of the proposed programme budget for the biennium 1984-1985". For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/51.
(D). Cross-sectoral review of selected major Issues In the medium-term plans of the organizations of the United Nations system
87.    The Council considered the question of the cross-sectoral review of selected major issues in the medium-term plans of the organizations of the United Nations system at its second regular session of 1983 under agenda item 21.
88.    For its consideration of the item, the Council had before it the following documents:
(a) Report of the Secretary-General entitled "Review of selected major issues in the medium-term plans of the organizations of the United Nations system: food and agriculture" (F/1983/99);
(b) Report of the Secretary-General entitled "Review of selected major issues in the medium-term plans of the organizations of the United Nations system; population" (E/1983/101).
89.    The Council, at its 16th meeting, on ft July, allocated the item to the Third (Programme and Co-ordination) Committee, which considered it at the 16th, 9th to
11th, 14th. 16th. 17th, 19th and 20th meetings, on 12. 14.
15. 20, 22, 25, 27 and 28 July 1983.
ACTION by The THIRD (PROGRAMME AND
Co-ORDIN ATION) COMMITTEE
90.    At the 16th meeting of the Committee, the Assistant Secretary-General for Programme Planning and Coordination made an introductory statement.

Cross sectoral review of population
91.    At the 14th meeting, the representative of Bangladesh. on behalf of Bangladesh. China. India and Pakistan. introduced a draft resolution entitled "Cross-sectoral review of population" (E/I983/C..VL. 10).
92.    At the 16th meeting, the representative of Bangladesh on behalf of the sponsors, introduced a revised text of the draft resolution (E/I983/C.3/L. 10/Rev. 1), which incorporated the following revisions:
(a) The following new paragraph was added at the end of the preamble:
"Reaffirming the importance of the Conference": (b)    In operative paragraph 2, the words  "in a coordinated manner" were added after the words "in their respective programmes of work":
(c)    Operative paragraph 3. which had read:
"3. Notes with satisfaction that an effective division of labour has been achieved between the various organizational elements of the United Nations and members of the United Nations family in the area of population",
was replaced by the following text:
"3. Notes with satisfaction that the various organizational elements of the United Nations and members of the United Nations family in the area of population are working towards an effective division of labour, and urges them to ensure co-operation and co-ordination among themselves".
93.    At the same meeting, the representative of Bangladesh on be-half of the sponsors, further orally revised
the revised draft resolution by:
(a) In the first preambular paragraph, deleting the words "on a cross-sectoral basis" after the words "to review every six years";
(b) In operative paragraph 3, inserting the word "enhanced" between the words "ensure" and "co-operation".
94.    At the same meeting, the Committee adopted the
revised draft resolution, as further orally revised, and sub
mitted it to the Council (E/I983/I28. para. 15, draft resolution 1). For action by the Council, sec paragraph 103
below.
Cross-sectoral review of food and agriculture
95.    At the 17th meeting, the representative of Pakistan, on behalf of Algeria, Bangladesh, Benin, the Congo,
India. Lebanon. Mali, Pakistan, Senegal,12 the Sudan.
Tunisia and Yugoslavia,12 introduced a draft resolution entitled "Cross-sectoral review of food and agriculture" (E/
I983/C.3/L.I6). Subsequently, Qatar joined in sponsoring
the draft resolution. The text of the draft resolution read
as follows:
"The Economic and Social Council.
"Recalling its resolution 1982/50 of 28 July 1982 on revitalization, in which, inter alia, it decided to review every six years selected major issues in the proposed medium-term plans of the organizations of the United Nations system,
"Recalling also its decision 1983/101 of 4 February 1983, by paragraph 2 (c) of which it decided that food and agriculture and population would be the two areas for review in 1983,
"1.    Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General containing a cross-sectoral review of the food and agriculture sector in the medium-term plans of the entities of the United Nations system:66
"2. Reiterates the importance of food and agriculture in the development process of the developing countries. and urges the international community to keep this issue as its highest priority, in view of the widespread hunger and malnutrition in many developing countries;
"3. Notes that the activities undertaken by the United Nations system represent a comprehensive approach both to the structural issues underlying trade, exports, financial and food security questions, and to efforts covering the whole range of production, conservation, processing and consumption issues;
"4. Requests the entities of the United Nations system to continue and strengthen their efforts to fulfil the objectives of the International Development Strategy for the Third United Nations Development Decade;
"5. Expresses its concern at the inadequacy of external assistance available, especially through multilateral channels, for agricultural development in developing countries;
"6. Strongly emphasizes the need for urgent action by the international community for the establishment of world food security, and requests the entities of the United Nations system to take urgent appropriate action towards this objective, in accordance with the decision of the Committee on World Food Security in April 1983, the Council of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in June 1983 and the World Food Council in June 1983, endorsing an enlarged and integrated concept of world food security, aimed at ensuring the physical and economic access of all people at all times to the basic food they need;
"7. Stresses the need for active and increasing programme emphasis on research by the organizations of the United Nations system and international bodies outside the system, and requests appropriate support towards increased efforts in this area as a vital contribution to long-term solutions;
"8. Notes with concern the absence of any meaningful progress in intergovernmental negotiations concerned with trade issues, market stability and price structure;
"9. Urges continued co-operation and co-ordination among the various international entities concerned in their efforts towards solution of world food problems."
96.    At the 20th meeting, a Vice-Chairman of the Committee, Mr. Yukio Takasu (Japan), introduced a revised text (English only) of the draft resolution entitled "Cross-sectoral review of food and agriculture", submitted on the basis of informal consultations on draft resolution E/1983/C.3/L.16.
97.    The Committee revised operative paragraph 5 of the text.
98.    The Secretary of the Committee read the text, as revised. The Committee then adopted the text, as revised, on the understanding that final approval of that text would not be possible until it was available in plenary in all working languages, and submitted it to the Council (E/ 1983/128, para. 15, draft resolution II). For action by the Council, see paragraph 105 below.
99 The representatives of Bangladesh (on behalf of the sponsors of draft resolution E/I983/C.3/L.16). Argentina and Canada made statements.
 
Cross-organizational review of selected major sectors in the medium-term plans of the organizations of the United Nations system
100.    At the 20th meeting, the Chairman of the Committee introduced an informal working paper (English only), entitled "Cross-organizational review of selected major sectors in the medium-term plans of the organizations of the United Nations system".
101.    The Committee revised and then adopted the text contained in the working paper, on the understanding that final approval of that text would not be possible until it was available in plenary in all working languages, and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/128, para. 15, draft resolution HI). For action by the Council, see paragraph 107 below.
ACTION BY THE COUNCIL
102.    At its 42nd meeting, on 29 July, the Council considered draft resolutions I to 111 recommended by the Third (Programme and Co-ordination) Committee in its report (E/1983/128. para. 15).
103.    The Council adopted draft resolution I, entitled "Cross-sectoral review of population". For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/76.
104.    After the adoption of the draft resolution, a statement was made by the representative of Bangladesh (see E/I983/SR.42).
105.    The Council adopted draft resolution II, entitled "Cross-sectoral review of food and agriculture". For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/77.
106.    After the adoption of the draft resolution, statements -were made by the representatives of Bangladesh (on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations which are members of the Group of 77), Argentina and Canada (see E/I983/SR.42).
107.    After hearing a statement by the President, the Council adopted draft resolution III, entitled "Cross-organizational review of selected major sectors in the medium-term plans of the organizations of the United Nations system".67 For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/78.
108.    After the adoption of the draft resolution, the representative of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization made a statement (see E/ 1983/SR.42).
E. Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples by the specialized agencies and the international institutions associated with the United Nations
109.    The Council considered the question of the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples by the specialized agencies and the international institutions associated with the United Nations at its second regular session of 1983 under agenda item 22.
110.    For its consideration of the item, the Council had before it the following documents:
(a) Report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples by the specialized agencies and the international institutions associated with the United Nations (A/38/111 and Add.l);
(6) Report of the Secretary-General on assistance to the Palestinian people in Lebanon (A/38/207-E/1983/65);
(c) Report of the Secretary-General on assistance to the Palestinian people (E/1983/72 and Add.l);
(d) Report of the President of the Council on consultations held with the Acting Chairman of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (E/1983/102);
(e) Report of the President of the Council on consultations held with the Acting Chairman of the Special Committee against Apartheid (E/1983/106).
111.    The Council, at its 16th meeting, on 6 July, al
located the item to the Third (Programme and Co-ordination) Committee, which considered it at the 1st to 3rd,
7th, 11th and 12th meetings. on 7, 8, 13, 15 and 18 July
1983.
ACTION BY THE THIRD (PROGRAMME AND CO-ORDINATION) COMMITTEE
112.    At the 1st meeting, the Chairman of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples made an introductory statement. The Deputy Permanent Representative of Nepal made an introductory statement on behalf of the Vice- Chairman of the Special Committee against Apartheid.
The Assistant Secretary-General for Programme Planning and Co-ordination made an introductory statement.
Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples by the specialized agencies and the international institutions associated with the United Nations and assistance to the oppressed people of South Africa and their national lib-eration movement by agencies and institutions within the United Nations system
113.    At the 7th meeting, the representative of Bangladesh, on behalf of Algeria, Bangladesh, Benin, Bulgaria, the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, China, the Congo, Djibouti, the German Democratic Republic, Ghana,12- India, Kenya, Lebanon, Nigeria,12 Pakistan, Poland, Sierra Leone, Somalia,12 the Sudan, the Syrian Arab Republic,12 Tunisia and the United Republic of Tanzania,12 introduced a draft resolution entitled "Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples by the specialized agencies and the international institutions associated with the United Nations and assistance to the oppressed people of South Africa and their national liberation movement by agencies and institutions within the United Nations system" (E/1983/C.3/L.2). Subsequently, Saint Lucia, Senegal12 and Yugoslavia12 joined in sponsoring the draft resolution.
114.    At the 11th meeting, the representative of Bangladesh, on behalf of the sponsors, orally revised operative paragraph 10 of the draft resolution by deleting the words "regional intergovernmental bodies" and substituting the words "Organization of African Unity" before the words "should be included in the agenda".
115.    The representative of Mexico orally proposed the following amendments, which were accepted by the sponsors:
(a) Replacement, in the eighth preambular paragraph, of the word "between" by the word "of" between the words "continued collaboration" and the words "the International Monetary Fund", and replacement of the word "and" by the word "with" before the words "the Government of South Africa";
(b) Replacement of operative paragraph 9, which read: "9. Deeply deplores the persistent collaboration between the International Monetary Fund and South Africa, in disregard of repeated resolutions to the contrary by the General Assembly, and calls upon the International Monetary Fund to put an end to such collaboration", .   by the following text:
"9. Deeply deplores the persistent collaboration of the International Monetary Fund with the Government of South Africa, in disregard of repeated General Assembly resolutions to the contrary, and urgently calls upon the International Monetary Fund to put an end to such collaboration"
116.    The representative of Mexico also proposed the deletion of the words "the United Nations Council for" between the words "full membership to" and "Namibia" at the end of operative paragraph 11; that proposal was rejected by the sponsors.
117.    The Committee adopted the eighth preambular paragraph, as amended, by 26 votes to 2, with 12 abstentions, and operative paragraph 9, as amended, by 27 votes to 2, with 12 abstentions. The Committee then adopted the draft resolution as a whole, as revised and amended, by a roll-call vote of 29 to 1, with 13 abstentions, and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/114, para. 15, draft resolution I). For action by the Council, see paragraphs 126 to 128 below. The voting was as follows:
In favour: Algeria, Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Bulgaria, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, China, Colombia, Congo, Djibouti, Ecuador, German Democratic Republic, India, Kenya, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Thailand, Tunisia, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Venezuela.
Against: United States of America.
Abstaining: Austria, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Federal Republic of, Greece, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
118.    The representative of Portugal made a statement.
Assistance to the Palestinian people
119.    At the 11th meeting, the representative of Bangladesh, on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations which are members of the Group of 77, introduced a draft resolution entitled "Assistance to the Palestinian people" (E/I983/C.3/L.3), and orally revised operative paragraph 7 by replacing the word "Government" by the word "Governments" at the end of the paragraph.
120.    The observers for Israel, the Syrian Arab Republic and the Palestine Liberation Organization made statements. The representative of Bangladesh made a statement.
121.    At its 12th meeting, the Committee adopted the draft resolution, as revised, by 35 votes to 1, and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/114, para. 15, draft resolution II). For action by the Council, see paragraph 131 below.
122.    The representatives of India, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and Venezuela made statements.

Report of the Secretary-General on assistance to the Palestinian people in Lebanon
123.    At its 12th meeting, on the proposal of the
Chairman, the Committee decided to recommend the
Council to take note of the report of the Secretary-General
on assistance to the Palestinian people in Lebanon (A/38/
207-E/1983/65). The Committee submitted the recommendation to the Council (E/1983/114, para. 16). For action
by the Council, see paragraph 134 below.
ACTION BY THE COUNCIL
124.    At its 39th meeting, on 25 July, the Council considered draft resolutions I and II and the draft decision recommended by the Third (Programme and Co-ordination) Committee in its report (E/1983/114, paras. 15 and 16).
125.    Before the adoption of draft resolution I, entitled "Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples by the specialized agencies and the international institutions associated with the United Nations and assistance to the oppressed people of South Africa and their national liberation movement by agencies and institutions within the United Nations system", statements were made by the representatives of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Benin and New Zealand (see E/ 1983/SR.39).
126.    The Council, by 31 votes to 2, with 13 abstentions, decided to retain the eighth preambular paragraph of the draft resolution.
127.    The Council also decided, by 29 votes to 2, with 13 abstentions, to retain operative paragraph 9 of the draft resolution.
128.    The Council then adopted draft resolution I, as a whole, by a roll-call vote of 35 to 1, with 13 abstentions.68 For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/42. The voting was as follows:
In favour: Algeria, Argentina, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, China, Colombia, Congo, Djibouti, Ecuador, German Democratic Republic, India, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, Malaysia, Mali, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Saint Lucia, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Thailand, Tunisia, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Venezuela.
Against: United States of America.
Abstaining: Austria, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Federal Republic of, Greece, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
129.    Statements were made by the representatives of Portugal, Greece (on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations which are members of the European Economic Community), Austria, Norway (on behalf also of Denmark), Argentina and Burundi (see E/1983/SR.39).
130.    Before the adoption of draft resolution II, entitled "Assistance to the Palestinian people", the observer for Israel made a statement (see E/1983/SR.39).
131.    The Council then adopted draft resolution II by a roll-call vote of 48 to 1, with 1 abstention. For the final text, see Council resolution 1983/43. The voting was as follows:
In favour: Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burundi, Byelorussian Soviet   Socialist  Republic,   Canada,  China,   Colombia, Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Ecuador, France, German Democratic Republic, Germany, Federal Republic of, Greece, India, Japan, Kenya, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mali, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Saint Lucia, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Thailand, Tunisia, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Venezuela.
Against: United States of America.
Abstaining: Liberia.
132.    Statements were made by the representatives of Greece (on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations which are members of the European Economic Community), the German Democratic Republic (on behalf also of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Bul-garia, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Mongolia, Poland, the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) and Norway (on behalf also of Denmark).
133.    Statements were also made by the observer for the Syrian Arab Republic and the observer for the Palestine Liberation Organization (see E/1983/SR.39).
134.    The Council adopted the draft decision entitled
Report of the Secretary-General on assistance to the Palestinian people in Lebanon". For the final text, see Council decision 1983/170.
F.    Calendar of conferences
135.    The Council considered the question of the calendar of conferences at its second regular session of 1983
under agenda item 23. (For the calendar of conferences
and meetings for 1984 and 1985. see annex III to the present report.)
136.    For its consideration of the item, the Council had
before it the following documents:
(a)    Letter dated 5 July 1983 from the President of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development at its sixth session to the President of the Economic and Social Council (E/1983/110);
(b)    Note by the Secretariat concerning the duration and periodicity of sessions of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (E/1983/L.16);
(c)    Note by the Secretariat containing the provisional calendar of conferences and meetings for 1984 and 1985 (E/1983/L.20 and Add.1);
(d) Note by the Secretariat concerning summary records for subsidiary bodies of the Council (E/1983/L.31);
(e) Statement submitted by the Secretary-General in accordance with rule 31 of the rules of procedure of the Economic and Social Council on the programme budget implications of reconvening the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations (E/1983/L.33);
(f) Statement submitted by the Secretary-General in accordance with rule 31 of the rules of procedure of the Economic and Social Council on the programme budget implications of holding the sessions of the regional commissions away from their established headquarters (E/ 1983/L.37).
137.    The Council, at its 16th meeting, on 6 July, al
located the item to the Third (Programme and Co-ordination) Committee, which considered it at the 18th meeting,
on 26 July 1983.
ACTION BY THE THIRD (PROGRAMME AND CO-ORDINATION) COMMITTEE
Discontinuance of summary records, and calendar of conferences and meetings
138.    The Committee considered a draft decision entitled "Calendar of conferences and meetings for 1984-1985" (E/1983/C.3/L.12), submitted by a Vice-President of the Council. Mr. Peter Dietze (German Democratic Republic), on the basis of informal consultations.
139.    After a proposal by the representative of Pakistan, the Vice-President of the Council orally revised section VI, paragraph (a), of the draft decision by deleting the word "only" before the words "one session of the Committee".
140.    The Committee adopted the draft decision, as orally revised, and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/119, para. 17, draft decision I). For action by the Council, see paragraphs 154 and 155 below.
Calendar of conferences and meetings for 1984 and 1985
141.    The Committee also considered the provisional
calendar of conferences and meetings for 1984 and 1985
(E/1983/L.20 and Add.1).
142 The Secretary of the Council orally revised entries 24, 33, 41, 48, 69, 70, 73, 74, 83, 106, 132, 192, 200, 205 and 211 as follow: 69
Entry
24:   first column,  for 27 February-9 March read To be
determined 33:    first column, for 12-21 or 19-28 March read 21-
30 March 41:    second column, for Addis Ababa read Conakry 48:    first column, for 9-27 April read 11-27 April 69:    first column, for May/June (3 weeks) read 4-29
June 70:    first column, for May/June (3 weeks) read 4-28
June 73:    first column, for June read May/June 74:    first column, for June (3 weeks) read 2-19 April 83:    first column, for 2-3 July read To be determined 106:    first  column, for September-October  (1   week)
read September-October (7 days) 132:    delete the entry
192: first column, for 3-14 June read 27 May-7 June 200: first column, for 1-2 July read To be determined 205:    first column, for August (2 weeks) read 5-16
August 211:    first column, for Late August-early September (2 weeks) read 26 August-6 September
143.    The Committee then approved the above-mentioned entries, as orally revised, and all the remaining entries. except entries 41. as orally revised, 42 and 51.
144.    After the Committee had heard statements concerning entries 41. as orally revised, 42 and 51, and the programme budget implications thereof (see E/1983/ L.37). made by the representatives of Greece (on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations which are members of the European Economic Community), the United States of America, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Brazil, Pakistan, Canada, Benin and Austria, as well as by the Secretary of the Council, in response to points raised   by   delegations,   the   representative   of  Pakistan moved a motion for closure of debate, under rule 51 of the rules of procedure of the Council.
145.    The representative of the United States of America spoke against the motion for closure of debate.
146.    The motion for closure of debate was carried by 27 votes to 13.
147.    The Committee then approved entry 41, as orally revised, by 25 votes to 11, with 2 abstentions.
148.    The Committee approved entry 42 by 27 votes to 10, with 2 abstentions.
149.    The Committee approved entry 51 by 21 votes to 13, with 2 abstentions.
150.    The Committee thus approved the provisional calendar of conferences and meetings for 1984 and 1985, as a whole, as orally revised, and submitted it to the Council (E/1983/119, para. 17, draft decision II). For action by the Council, see paragraphs 157 to 162 below.
151.    Statements were made by the representatives of Austria, Greece (on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations which are members of the European Economic Community), the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, New Zealand, Japan and Brazil.
ACTION BY THE COUNCIL
152.    At its 42nd meeting, on 29 July, the Council considered draft decisions I and 11 recommended by the Third (Programme and Co-ordination) Committee in its report (E/1983/119. para. 17).
153.    The Secretary of the Council made a statement (see E/1983/SR.42).
154.    Before the adoption of draft decision I, entitled "Discontinuance of summary records, and calendar of conferences and meetings", the representative of Bangladesh, on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations which are members of the Group of 77, proposed amending paragraph (b) of section I of the draft decision by the addition, at the end of the paragraph, of the words "and to list the participants in the general discussion held on each agenda item in the report of the Council to the General Assembly, beginning in 1984" (see E/1983/ SR.42).
155.    The Council then adopted draft decision 1, as amended. For the final text, see Council decision 1983/ 184.
156.    Before the adoption of draft decision II, entitled "Calendar of conferences and meetings for 1984 and 1985", statements were made by the representatives of Greece (on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations which are members of the European Economic Community), the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Brazil, Japan, the United States of America, Canada, Portugal, India and the Sudan (see E/1983/SR.42).
157.    The Council then held a roll-call vote on entry 41, as revised, which it approved by 39 votes to 10, with 2 abstentions. The result of the voting was as follows:
In favour: Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burundi, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, China, Colombia, Congo, Djibouti, Ecuador, German Democratic Republic, India, Japan, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, Malaysia, Mali, Mexico, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Saint Lucia, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Thailand, Tunisia, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Venezuela.
Against: Canada, France, Germany, Federal Republic of, Greece, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America.
Abstaining: Denmark, Norway.
158.    The Council then approved entry 42 by a roll-call
vote of 39 to 10, with 2 abstentions. The result of the voting was as follows:
In favour: Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burundi, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, China, Colombia, Congo, Djibouti, Ecuador, German Democratic Republic, India, Japan, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, Malaysia, Mali, Mexico, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Peru. Poland, Qatar, Romania, Saint Lucia, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Thailand, Tunisia, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Venezuela.
Against: Canada, France, Germany, Federal Republic of, Greece, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America.
Abstaining: Denmark, Norway.
159.    After the vote, statements were made by the representatives of Argentina and Saint Lucia (see E/1983/ SR.42).
160.    The Council then approved entry 51 by a roll-call vote of 34 to 15, with 2 abstentions. The result of the voting was as follows:
In favour: Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Bangladesh, Benin. Botswana, Brazil, Burundi, China, Colombia, Congo, Djibouti, Ecuador, India, Japan, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, Malaysia, Mali, Mexico, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Peru, Qatar, Romania, Saint Lucia, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Thailand, Tunisia, Venezuela.
Against: Bulgaria, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Canada, France, German Democratic Republic, Germany, Federal Republic of, Greece, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America.
Abstaining: Denmark, Norway.
161.    After the vote, the representatives of Bangladesh, Brazil and Norway (on behalf also of Denmark) made statements (see E/1983/SR.42).
162.    The Council then adopted draft decision II, as a whole. For the final text, see Council decision 1983/185.

Chapter VII
QUESTION CONSIDFRED BY THE SESSIONAL WORKING GROUP OF GOVERNMEN-TAL EXPATS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COVE-NANT ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS
 
1.    The Council considered the question of the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights at its first regular session of 1983 under agenda item 4.
2.    For its consideration of the item, the Council had before it the reports submitted by States parties to the Covenant concerning rights covered by articles 6 to 9, 10 to 12 and 13 to 15 of the Covenant:

(a)    Reports submitted in accordance with Council resolution 1988 (LX) by States parties to the Covenant concerning rights covered by articles 6 to 9: Syrian Arab Republic (E/1978/8/Add.25 and 31);
(b)    Reports submitted in accordance with Council resolution 1988 (LX) by States parties to the Covenant concerning rights covered by articles 10 to 12: Yugoslavia (e/ 1980/6/Add.30);
(c)    Reports submitted in accordance with Council resolution 1988 (LX) by States parties to the Covenant con-cerning rights covered by articles 13 to 15 (E/1982/3/ Add.5, 6, 15 and Corr.1. 17-25): Guyana (Add.5);70 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (Add.6 and 25); German Democratic Republic (Add.15 and Corr.1); Senegal (Add.17); Czechoslovakia (Add. 18); Cyprus (Add. 19); Denmark (Add.20); Poland (Add.21); Spain (Add.22); Bulgaria (Add.23); and Barbados (Add.24);

(d)    Note by the Secretary-General on the status of ratifications or accessions to the Covenant and the submission of reports under the first, second and third stages of the programme established by the Economic and Social Council in resolution 1988 (LX) (El 1983/36);
(e)    Note by the Secretary-General transmitting the sixth report of the International Labour Organization under article 18 of the International Covenant on Economic. Social and Cultural Rights, submitted in accordance with Economic and Social Council resolution 1988 (LX) (E/1983/40).

3.    The Council, at its organizational session for 1983, allocated the item to the Sessional Working Group of Governmental Experts on the Implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (hereinafter referred to as the Group of Experts), which had been established by the Council in its resolutions 1988 (LX) of 11 May 1976 and 1982/33 of 6 May 1982, and its decisions 1978/10 of 3 May 1978 and 1981/ 102 of 6 February 1981.
4.    The membership of the Group of Experts in 1983 was as follows: Bulgaria, Colombia. Denmark, Ecuador. France, German Democratic Republic, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Peru. Spain, Tunisia and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.71
5.    The Group of Experts held 24 meetings, from 18 April to 5 May 1983. An account of the deliberations of the Group of Experts is contained in the relevant summary records (E/1983/WG.1/SR. 1-24). A number of informal meetings were also held during the session.
ACTION BY THE GROUP OF EXPERTS
Provisional agenda for 1984 of the Sessional Working Group of Governmental Experts on the Implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Bureau for 1984 of the Sessional Working Group of Governmental Experts on the Implementation of the Inter-national Covenant on Economic. Social and Cultural Rights
6. At its 24th meeting, on 5 May, the Group of Experts adopted its report to the Economic and Social Council on the work carried out during the session (E/1983/41), and recommended two draft decisions for adoption by the Council (see E/1983/41, para. 27), entitled, respectively. "Provisional agenda for 1984 of the Sessional Working Group of Governmental Experts on the Implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights" (draft decision 1) and "Bureau for 1984 of the Sessional Working Group of Governmental Experts on the Implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights" (draft decision II). For action by the Council, see paragraphs 8 and 9 below.
ACTION BY THE COUNCIL
7    The Council considered the item at its 14th and 15th meetings, on 26 and 27 May 1983. An account of the discussion is contained in the relevant summary records (E/1983/SR.14 and 15).
8    At its 15th meeting, on 27 May. the Council adopted draft decision 1, entitled "Provisional agenda tor 1984 of the Sessional Working Group of Governmental Experts on the Implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights", recommended by the Group of Experts in its report (E/1983/41. para. 27). For the final text, see Council decision 1983/ 133.
9    At the same meeting, the Council adopted draft decision II, entitled "Bureau for 1984 of the Sessional
Working Group of Governmental Experts on the Implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights", recommended by the Group of
Experts in its report (E/1983/41, para. 27). For the final
text, see Council decision 1983/134.
Implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
10.    At the 14th meeting, on 26 May. the representative of Japan, on behalf of Denmark. France, Germany,

Federal Republic of, Italy,12 Japan. Jordan,12 Kenya and the Netherlands, introduced a revised draft resolution entitled "Implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights" (E/1983/L.28/ Rev.1).
11.    At the 15th meeting, the representative of Japan, on behalf of the sponsors, orally revised the revised draft resolution by deleting from operative paragraph 4 the phrase "so that they will be more than mere transcriptions of legislative or administrative acts, or reproductions of detailed statistical data in narrative form".
12.    The Council had before it a statement of the programme budget implications of the revised draft resolution (E/1983/L.30).
13.    The representatives of Canada. Denmark, the Netherlands, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the United States of America made statements (see E/ 1983/SR.15).
14.    Also at the 15th meeting, the representative of Japan further orally revised the revised draft resolution by
deleting operative paragraph 9, which read as follows:
"9. Also requests the Secretary-General to make the report of the Sessional Working Group of Governmental Experts on the Implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights available to the General Assembly at its thirty-eighth session before its consideration of the item  entitled "International Covenants on Human Rights"."
15.    At the same meeting, the Council adopted the revised draft resolution, as orally revised. For the final text,
see Council resolution 1983/41.
Chapter VIII
ELECTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS TO SUBSIDIARY AND RELATED BODIES OF THE COUNCIL CONFIRMATION OF REPRESENTATIVES ON THE FUNCTIONAL COM-M?SSIONS AND ON THE SESSIONAL WORKING GROUP OF GOVERNMENTAL EXPERTS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON ECONOMIC  SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS AND NOMINATIONS*

    CONSIDERATION AT THE ORGANIZATIONAL SESSION FOR 1983
1.    The Council considered the question of elections to subsidiary bodies of the Council and confirmation of representatives on the functional commissions and on the Sessional Working Group of Governmental Experts on the Implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights at its organizational session for 1983 under agenda item 4.
2.    For its consideration of the item, the Council had before it the following documents:
(a) Provisional agenda for the organizational session for 1983 (E/1983/2);
{b) Note by the Secretary-General on elections to subsidiary bodies of the Council and confirmation of representatives on the functional commissions and on the Sessional Working Group of Governmental Experts on the Implementation of the International Covenant on Eco-nomic, Social and Cultural Rights (E/1983/5 and Corr.1 and Add.1 and 2).
3.    The Council considered the item at its 2nd meeting.
on 4 February 1983. An account of the proceedings is
contained in the relevant summary record (E/I983/SR.2).
Membership of subsidiary and related bodies of the Council: elections and confirmations
4.    At its 2nd meeting, the Council filled vacancies in
the membership of the Commission on Human Settlements, the Commission on Transnational Corporations and
the Sessional Working Group of Governmental Experts on
the Implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. It confirmed the nomination of representatives on the Statistical Commission.
the Population Commission, the Commission for Social
Development, the Commission on Human Rights and the
Commission on the Status of Women, and on the Sessional Working Group of Governmental Experts on the
Implementation of the International Covenant on Economic. Social and Cultural Rights. The Council decided to
postpone elections to fill vacancies in the Commission on
Human Settlements, the Committee on Natural Resources.
the Commission on Transnational Corporations, the Inter
governmental Working Group of Experts on International
Standards of Accounting and Reporting and the Sessional
Working Group of Governmental Experts on the Implementation of the International Covenant on Economic. So-
ïFor the composition of the Council and its subsidiary and related bodies in 1983 and 1984. see annex II to the present report
cial and Cultural Rights. For the results of the elections and confirmations, see Council decision 1983/106.
CONSIDERATION AT THE FIRST REGULAR SESSION OF 1983
5.    The Economic and Social Council considered the question of elections and appointments to subsidiary and related bodies of the Council and nominations at its first regular session of 1983 under agenda item 1S.
6.    For its consideration of the item, the Council had before it the following documents:
(a) Provisional agenda for the first regular session of 1983 (E/1983/30):
(b) Note by the Secretary-General on nominations to the Board of Trustees of the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (E/1983/33);
(c)    Note by the Secretary-General on the election of members of the functional commissions of the Council (E/1983/L.1):
(d)    Note by the Secretary-General on the election of 21 members of the Commission on Human Settlements (E/I983/L.2):
(e)    Note by the Secretary-General on the election of 16 members of the Commission on Transnational Corporations (E/1983/L.3/Rev.1);
(f) Note by the Secretary-General on the election of 10 members of the Executive Board of the United Nations Children's Fund (E/1983/L.4);
(g) Note by the Secretary-General on the election of 16 members of the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme (E/1983/L.5);
(/i) Note by the Secretary-General on the election of five members of the Committee on Food Aid Policies and Programmes (E/1983/L.6);
(i) Note by the Secretary-General on the election of five members of the Sessional Working Group of Governmental Experts on the Implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (E/1983/L.7);
(j) Note by the Secretary-General on the nomination of seven members of the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination (E/I983/L.8);
(k) Note by the Secretary-General on the nomination of 12 members of the World Food Council (E/1983/L.9);
(l) Note by the Secretariat on the election of 25 members of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (E/1983/L.27).
7 The Council considered the item at its 6th, 12th and 13th meetings, on 17 and 25 May 1983. An account

of the proceedings is contained in the relevant summary records (E/1983/SR.6, 12 and 13).
Elections, appointments and nominations to subsidiary and related bodies of the Council
Elections
8.    The Council held elections at its 6th meeting, on 17
May, to fill vacancies in the Executive Board of the
United Nations Children's Fund and at its 12th meeting,
on 25 May, to fill vacancies in six of its functional com
missions: Statistical Commission, Population Commission, Commission for Social Development, Commission
on Human Rights, Commission on the Status of V. omen
and Commission on Narcotic Drugs. At its 12th and 13th
meetings, the Council also held elections to fill vacancies
in the following bodies: Commission on Human Settlements, Commission on Transnational Corporations, Governing Council of the United Nations Development
Programme, Committee on Food Aid Policies and
Programmes and Sessional Working Group of Govern
mental Experts on the Implementation of the International
Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. The
Council postponed until a future session elections to fill
vacancies in the Commission for Social Development, the
Commission on Narcotic Drugs, the Commission on Human Settlements, the Commission on Transnational Corporations, the Committee on Food Aid Policies and Programmes, the Sessional Working Group of Governmental
Experts on the Implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Committee on Natural Resources and the Intergovernmental
Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting. For the results of the elections, see Council decision 1983/161.
Nomination of members of the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination
9.    At its 12th meeting, the Council, in accordance
with paragraph 7 of the annex to its resolution 2008 (LX)
of 14 May 1976, nominated the following Member States
for election by the General Assembly at its thirty-eighth
session for a three-year term beginning on 1 January 1984:
(a)    African States (three vacancies): Egypt, Liberia and United Republic of Cameroon;
(b)    Asian States (three vacancies): India, Indonesia, Iraq and Japan;
(c)    Latin American States (one vacancy): Brazil.
See Council decision 1983/161.
Nomination of members of the World Food Council
10.    Also at its 12th meeting, the Council, in accordance with paragraph 8 of General Assembly resolution
3348 (XXIX) of 17 December 1974, nominated the following States for election by the General Assembly at its thirty-eighth session for a three-year term beginning on 1 January 1984:
(a)    African States (three vacancies): Burundi, Central African Republic and Morocco;
(b)    Asian States (three vacancies): Indonesia, Iraq, Japan, Pakistan, Philippines and Sri Lanka;
(c)    Latin American States (two vacancies): Argentina and Chile;
(d)    Western European and other States (three vacancies): Finland, France and Italy.
The Council postponed to a future session the nomination of one member from Socialist States of Eastern Europe. See Council decision 1983/161. Appointment of members of the Board of Trustees of the
International Research and Training Institute for the
Advancement of Women
11.    At its 13th meeting, the Council appointed the following three members of the Board of Trustees for terms
of office expiring on 30 June 1986: Helen Amopoulos Stamiris (Greece), Suad I. Eissa (Sudan) and Maria Lavalle
Urbina (Mexico). See Council decision 1983/161. (See also chap. IX, sect. J, below.)
CONSIDERATION AT THE SECOND REGULAR SESSION OF 1983
12.    The Council considered the question of elections and nominations at its second regular session of 1983 under agenda item 24.
13.    At its 40th meeting, on 28 July, the Council took action on elections and nominations postponed from its first regular session of 1983. An account of the proceedings is contained in the relevant summary record (E/1983/ SR.40).
Elections and nominations
14.    At its 40th meeting, the Council held elections to
fill vacancies in the Commission for Social Development,
the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, the Commission on
Human Settlements, the Commission on Transnational
Corporations, the Committee on Food Aid Policies and
Programmes and the Committee on Natural Resources.
The Council nominated Hungary for election by the General Assembly to the World Food Council. Elections to fill
vacancies in the Committee on Natural Resources, the
Sessional Working Group of Governmental Experts on the
Implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting were postponed until a
future session. For the results of the elections and nominations, see Council decision 1983/179.
 
Chapter IX ORGANIZATIONAL AND OTHER MATTERS
1  The Council held its organizational session for
1983 from 1 to 4 February and its first regular session of
1983 from 3 to 27 May, both at United Nations Head
quarters. It held its second regular session of 1983 From 6
to 29 July at the United Nations Office at Geneva.
A.    Bureau of the Council
2    At the 1st meeting, on 1 February. Mr. Sergio
Correa Da Costa (Brazil) was elected President of the
Council for 1983, by acclamation, and Mr. Peter Dietz.e
(German Democratic Republic), Mr. Awad Mohammed
Elhassan (Sudan), Mr. Adolf J. Kuen (Austria) and Mr.
Kesrouan Labaki (Lebanon) were elected Vice-Presidents
by acclamation (see E/1983/SR. 1). At the 21st meeting
on 11 July the Council elected by acclamation Mr. Ibra
him Kharma (Lebanon) Vice-President for the remainder
of 1983 in place of Mr. Labaki, who had retired (see
E/1983/SR.21).
3    At its 2nd meeting, on 4 February, on the proposal of the President, the Council agreed that Mr. Adolf J. Kuen (Austria) would serve as Chairman of the First (Economic) Committee, Mr. Kesrouan Labaki (Lebanon) as Chairman of the Second (Social) Committee, Mr. Awad Mohammed Elhassan (Sudan) as Chairman of the Third (Programme and Co-ordination) Committee, and that Mr. Peter Dietzc (German Democratic Republic) would per-form other functions, as required by the Council and would co-ordinate the informal consultations (see E/1983/ SR.2).
4    At its 5th meeting, on 12 May the Council, on the recommendation of the Bureau, decided that in the absence of Mr. Peter Dietze (German Democratic Republic). a Vice-President of the Council. Mr. Willi Schlegel (German Democratic Republic) should be Chairman of the informal open-ended working group for formulating recommendations to the Council regarding the documentation and organization of work of the Third Committee of the General Assembly, in pursuance of General Assembly resolution 32/197 of 20 December 1977 and Council resolution 1982/50 of 28 July 1982.
5    The First (Economic) Committee, at its 1st meeting on 3 May, elected Mr. Habib Kaabachi (Tunisia) and
Mr Enrique de la Torre (Argentina) Vice-Chairman of the
Committee. At its 8th meeting, on 7 July, the Committee
elected Mr. Alberto Dumont (Argentina) Vice-Chairman
in place of Mr. de la Torre, who had informed the Committee that he would no longer be able to perform that
function. The Second (Social) Committee, at 1ts 1st meet
ing on 3 May, elected Mr. Kalin Mitrev (Bulgaria) and
Mr Karl Borchard (Federal Republic of Germany) Vice-Chairmen of the Committee. The Third (Programme and
Co-ordination) Committee, at its 1st and 5th meetings, on
7 and 12 July, elected Mr. Konstantin Kolev (Bulgaria)
and Mr. Yukio Takasu (Japan) Vice Chairmen of the
Committee.
6 Mrs. Hisami Kurokochi (Japan) was elected Chairman of the Sessional Working Group of Governmental Experts on the Implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and Mr. Nejib Bouziri (Tunisia), Mr. Ulrich Kords (German Democratic Republic) and Mr. Edwin Johnson (Ecuador) were elected Vice-Chairmen. Mrs. Maria de los Angeles Jimenez Butragucno (Spain) was elected Rapporteur (see E/I983/WG.I/SR.1).
B.    Programme of work and agenda
Agenda of the organizational session for 1983
7    At its 1st meeting, on 1 February, the Council considered and adopted the agenda for the organizational session for 1983 (E/1983/2) (for the agenda, as adopted, see
annex I to the present report).
Basic programme of work of the Economic and Social Council for 1983 and 1984
8    At its 1st and 2nd meetings, on 1 and 4 February, the Council considered the draft basic programme of work of the Council for 1983-1984 (E/1983/1 and Add.1) (see E/1983/SR.1 and 2).
9    At its 2nd meeting, on 4 February, the Council had before it a draft decision (E/1983/L.12), submitted by the President on behalf of the Bureau of the Council, on the basis of informal consultations held during the organizational session on the draft basic programme of work of the Council for 1983-1984.

10    At the same meeting, the Council approved its basic programme of work for 1983 and decided also on the allocation of the items of the provisional agenda for the first and second regular sessions for consideration by the sessional committees of the Council. For the text of the decision, see Council decision 1983/101, section I.
11    At the same meeting, the Council, also on the basis of the draft decision submitted by the President on be-half of the Bureau of the Council (E/1983/L.12), decided:
(a) To give priority consideration in 1983 to the following issues: the world economic situation (under item 3 of the provisional agenda for its second regular session) and operational activities for development (under item 18);
(b) To hold the general discussion of the item entitled "Operational activities for development" in plenary meetings during the second regular session of 1983, focusing on a comprehensive policy review of operational activities throughout the United Nations system, on the understanding that draft proposals under the item shall be submitted to and considered by the Third (Programme and Co-ordination) Committee: with regard to reports submitted to the General Assembly through the Council under that item, the Council shall not hold a separate debate on them and shall transmit them to the Assembly, except for recommendations contained therein which require action by the Council;
(c) To review, at its second regular session of 1983, in accordance with paragraph 1 (f) of its resolution 1982/ 50 of 28 July 1982, on a cross-sectoral basis, the following issues in the medium-term plans of the organizations of the United Nations system: food and agriculture, and population;
(d) To consider in detail, at its second regular session of 1983, under the item on regional co-operation (item 7), in pursuance of paragraph 1 (h) of Council resolution 1982/50 and taking into account the joint recommendations made by the executive secretaries of the regional commissions pursuant to Council decision 1982/174 of 30 July 1982, the promotion of programmes of interregional economic and technical co-operation among developing countries;
(e) To draw the attention of its subsidiary bodies to General Assembly resolution 37/202 of 20 December 1982 on the review and appraisal of the implementation of the International Development Strategy for the Third United Nations Development Decade, and to request them to report to the Council on the results achievement their respective sectors in applying the International Development Strategy as the policy framework in the formulation and implementation of their programmes of work and the medium-term plan;
(f) To consider, at its second regular session of 1983, under the item entitled "Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters" (item 2), the modalities for the Council's input to the review and appraisal of the International Development Strategy;
(g) To transmit, without debate, the following reports submitted to the General Assembly through the Council, unless recommendations contained therein require action by the Council, in order to enable the Council to focus its attention on the issues mentioned above in paragraphs 2 (a) to (d):
First regular session of 1983
Item 7.    Unified approach to development analysis and planning
Report of the Secretary-General on a unified approach to development analysis and planning (Council decision 1981/107 of 4 May 1981 and General Assembly decision 36/405 of 19 November 1981) Item 11.    Social development
Note by the Secretary-General on the implementation of the International Plan of Action on Aging (Council resolution 1981/23 of 6 May 1981) Second regular session of 1983
Item 6.    Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (General Assembly resolution 428 (V) of 14 December 1950)72
Item 11.    Development and utilization of new and renewable sources of energy Report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of Assembly resolution 37/250 (General Assembly resolution 37/250 of 21 December 1982) Item 13.    Industrial development co-operation Report of the Industrial Development Board on its seventeenth session  (General  Assembly resolution 2152 (XXI) of 17 November 1966)
Item 17.    Special economic, humanitarian and disaster
relief assistance Report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the medium-term and long-term recovery and reha-bilitation programme in the Sudano-Sahelian region (General Assembly resolution 37/165 of 17 December 1982) Item 19.    International co-operation and co-ordination
within the United Nations system Report of the Secretary-General on the exchange of information on banned hazardous chemicals and unsafe pharmaceutical products (General Assembly resolution 36/166 of 16 December 1981)
Report of the Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (General Assembly resolution 36/40 of 19 November 1981 and Council decision 1982/163 of 28 July 1982)
Report of the Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (General Assembly resolution 36/41 of 19 November 1981);
(h) Not to consider draft proposals under items 12 (Science and technology for development), 14 (International co-operation on the environment) and 15 (International co-operation in the field of human settlements), except for specific proposals requiring action by the Council as contained in the reports of the intergovernmental bodies concerned; reports submitted under these items shall be transmitted to the Assembly;
(i) To invite the Human Rights Committee and the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women to consider the possibility of rescheduling their meetings so that their respective reports, starting in 1984, can be submitted to the General Assembly through the Economic and Social Council at its first regular session, and to invite the Trade and Development Board and the Council of the United Nations University to consider doing likewise, so that their respective reports, starting in 1984, can be submitted to the Assembly through the Council at its second regular session;
(j)   To request the Secretary-General, as an exception, to transmit the following reports directly to the General Assembly at its thirty-eighth session for consideration: (i)    Reports of the Trade and Development Board on its twelfth special, twenty-sixth and twenty-seventh sessions; (ii)    Annual report of the Human Rights Committee
for 1983; (iii)    Report of the Council of the United Nations University on its twentieth and twenty-first sessions; (iv)    Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination  against  Women  on  its  second session; (k)   To consider, in pursuance of General Assembly resolution 32/197 of 20 December 1977 and Council resolution 1982/50 concerning the role of the Council in assisting the General Assembly in the preparation of its work, and to formulate, during its second regular session of 1983 within the context of its consideration of the item on the revitalization of the Council (item 4), recommendations regarding the documentation and organization of work   of  the   Second   and  Third  Committees  of the Assembly;73
(l)   To review within the context of its consideration of the agenda items of its regular session of 1983, in accordance with paragraph 1 (i) of Council resolution 1982/50, all its recurrent and other documentation requested under an existing legislative authority, in order to determine whether any document has become redundant, has lost its usefulness or could be issued at less frequent intervals, and to reiterate its request to the Secretary-General to submit his recommendations to the Council at those sessions in this regard;
(m) To direct all its subsidiary bodies to take into consideration and act as required, on the relevant resolutions and decisions adopted by the General Assembly at its thirty-seventh session.
For the final text, see Council decision 1983/101, section I, paragraph 2.
12. At the same meeting, the Council took note of the questions for inclusion in the programme of work of the Council for 1984. For the final text, see Council decision 1983/101, section II.
Agenda of the first regular session of 1983
13 At its 2nd meeting, on 4 February, the Council considered and approved the draft provisional agenda for the first regular session of 1983 (E/1983/L.14). For the text of the decision, see Council decision 1983/107.
14. At its 3rd meeting, on 3 May, the Council adopted the provisional agenda for its first regular session of 1983 (E/1983/30). After hearing a statement by the President, the Council approved a note by the Bureau on the organization of the work of the session (E/1983/L.19), as orally revised by the President (see E/1983/SR.3). The agenda of the first regular session of 1983 as adopted, together with the proposed organization of work for the session, was circulated under the symbol E/1983/53 (for the agenda, as adopted, see annex I to the present report). The Council had also before it a note by the Secretariat on the state of preparedness of documentation for the session (E/1983/ L.17).
Agenda of the second regular session of 1983
15.    At its 15th meeting, on 27 May, the Council considered the draft provisional agenda for its second regular session of 1983 (E/1983/L.29).
16.    At the same meeting, the Secretary of the Council proposed that an additional item entitled "Elections and nominations" should be added to the draft provisional agenda, in the light of the decisions taken by the Council at its first regular session of 1983.
17.    After statements by the representatives of Tunisia, Djibouti, France, Brazil, Bangladesh, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Canada, Austria and the Netherlands, as well as by the observer for Australia, the Council approved the draft provisional agenda for the second regular session of 1983, as orally revised, and the organization of work proposed for that session, as contained in document E/1983/L.29. For the text of the decision, see Council decision 1983/162.
18.    At its second regular session of 1983, in connection with the adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters (agenda item 2). the Council had before it the following documents:
(a) Provisional agenda for the second regular session of 1983 (E/1983/100);
(b) Report of the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations (E/1983/109);
(c) Letter dated 25 July 1983 from the head of the delegation of the German Democratic Republic to the President of the Council (E/1983/118);
(d) Note by the Secretariat on the state of preparedness of documentation (E/1983/L.22).
19.    At its 16th meeting, on 6 July, the Council adopted the provisional agenda for its second regular session of 1983 (E/1983/100), with the addition of a question on special assistance to Ghana under item 17 entitled "Special economic, humanitarian and disaster relief assistance" (for the agenda, as adopted, see annex I to the present report). The Council also approved its programme of work as contained in annex I to document E/1983/100, on the understanding that each Committee would organize its own programme of work as it deemed best. The programmes of work of the First (Economic) Committee and the Third (Programme and Co-ordination) Committee, as approved by the Committees, are contained in documents E/1983/C.1/L.8 and E/1983/C.3/L. 1, respectively.
20.    At the 16th meeting, the Secretary of the Council made a statement on the state of preparedness of the documentation for the session (see E/1983/SR.16).
C.    Applications for hearings by non-governmental organizations
21.    At its 4th meeting, on 9 May, the Council, on the recommendation of the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations, approved the applications for hearings by non-governmental organizations on various items of the agenda of the Council's first regular session of 1983, as listed in the report of the Committee (E/1983/54).
22.    At its 19th meeting, on 8 July, the Council, on the recommendation of the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations, approved the applications for hearings by non-governmental organizations on various items of the agenda of the Council's second regular session of 1983, as listed in the report of the Committee (E/1983/109).
D.    Meeting services for the Commission on Human Rights at its thirty-ninth session
23.    At its 2nd meeting, the Council had before it a communication received from the Chairman of the Commission on Human Rights addressed to the President of the Economic and Social Council (E/1983/8), requesting the Council to authorize the Commission on Human Rights at its thirty-ninth session to hold fifteen extra serviced meetings in the light of the Commission's heavy schedule of work and the need to meet the requirements of its sessional working groups. A statement submitted by the Secretary-General on the programme budget implications of that request was circulated in document E/1983/ L.15).
24.    At the same meeting, after statements by the President of the Council and the representative of the Centre for Human Rights, statements were made by the representatives of Argentina, Pakistan, Poland, the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Canada, the Federal Republic of Germany, Kenya and Mexico (see E/1983/SR.2). The Council then, by 41 votes to 7, with 3 abstentions, decided to authorize the Commission to hold fifteen extra serviced meetings, without summary records, at its thirty-ninth session. For the final text, see Council decision 1983/102.
25.    After the adoption of the draft decision, statements were made by the representatives of Sierra Leone.
the German Democratic Republic and the United States of
America (see E/1983/SR.2).
E.    Appointment of the members of the Preparatory
Sub-Committee for the Second World Conference
to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination
26.    At its 2nd meeting, after hearing statements by the
President of the Council and the representative of the Federal Republic of Germany, who also spoke on behalf of
the Western European and other States (see E/1983/SR.2).
the Council, on the proposal of the President, decided that the membership of the Preparatory Sub-Committee should
remain at twenty-three, as originally decided by the Council in its decision 1981/130 of 6 May 1981 without prejudice to the respective positions of the regional groups
with regard to the equitable geographical distribution of
seats, and that the President, in pursuance of Council decision 1981/202 of 25 November 1981 should proceed to
appoint, upon nomination by the regional group concerned, the remaining four States, with a view to completing the membership of the Preparatory Sub-Committee.74
For the final text, see Council decision 1983/103.
F.    Ad Hoc Committee on the Preparations for the
Public Hearings on the Activities of Transnational
Corporations in South Africa
27.    At its 2nd meeting, on the proposal of the President, the Council, recalling its resolution 1982/70 of 27
October 1982, decided that the membership of the Ad Hoc
Committee on the Preparations for the Public Hearings on
the Activities of Transnational Corporations in South Africa should include one member from each of the regional
groups, and authorized its President to appoint the members of the Ad Hoc Committee on the recommendation of
each regional group concerning its representation. For the
final text, see Council decision 1983/104.
G.    Arrangements for the negotiation of an agreement
between the United Nations and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization
28.    At its 2nd meeting, on the proposal of the President, the Council, pursuant to paragraph 11 of General
Assembly resolution 34/96 of 13 December 1979, in
which the Assembly requested the Council to arrange for
the negotiation with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization of an agreement to constitute it as a
specialized agency, in accordance with Articles 57 and 63
of the Charter of the United Nations, authorized the President of the Council to appoint from among the States
members of the Council, in consultation with the Chair
men of the regional groups, the members of the Commit
tee on Negotiations with Intergovernmental Agencies, and
decided to consider at a subsequent session the programme
of the Committee. For the final text, sec Council decision
1983/105.

H.    Assistance for the reconstruction and development of Lebanon
29.    At the 7th meeting, on 17 May, the United Nations Coordinator of Assistance for the Reconstruction and Development of Lebanon made an oral report to the Council, after which the representative of Lebanon made a statement (see E/1983/SR.7).
30.    At the same meeting, on the proposal of the President, the Council decided to take note with appreciation of that oral report and of the statement made by the representative of Lebanon, and to appeal to all Member States, organs, organizations and bodies of the United Na-tions system to continue to mobilize all possible assistance for the reconstruction and development of Lebanon. For the final text, see Council decision 1983/112. (For related action by the Council at its second regular session of 1983. see chap. VI, sect. A, above.)
I. Recommendations regarding the documentation and organization of work of the Second and Third Committees of the General Assembly
31.    At its 15th meeting, the Council took note of the
oral report made by the Chairman of the informal open-
ended working group for formulating recommendations regarding the documentation and organization of work of the
Third Committee of the General Assembly, pursuant to
General Assembly resolution 32/197 of 20 December 1977
and Council resolution 1982/50 of 28 July 1982 (see E/
I983/SR.15). For the final text, see Council decision
1983/159. (For related action by the Council at its second
regular session of 1983, see chap. Ill, sect. D, above.)
J. Appointment of members of the Board of Trustees of the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women
32.    At its 13th meeting, on 25 May, the Council was called upon to appoint three members of the Board of Trustees of the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women to fill the vacancies created upon the expiration of the term of three members on 30 June 1983. Before proceeding to select and appoint three persons from the candidates nominated by Governments (see E/1983/33), the Council held an exchange of views in which the representatives of Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Norway, Canada, Denmark, Brazil, Sierra Leone, the Sudan, Greece, Ecuador, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, India and Malaysia took part.
33.    The Council agreed, on the proposal of the President, to maintain the existing de facto geographical balance on the Board of Trustees without prejudice to any future decision the Council might wish to take with regard to the composition and the distribution of seats on the Board of Trustees. It was understood that the President would hold consultations with the regional groups on the matter (see E/1983/SR. 13). (Sec also chap. VIII, para. 11. above.)
K.    Resumed twenty-third session of the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination
34.    At its 15th meeting, the Council had before it a
letter dated 26 May 1983 from the Chairman of the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination to the President of the Economic and Social Council (E/1983/81).
35.    At the same meeting, on the proposal of the President, the Council decided to authorize the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination, on an exceptional basis, to hold a resumed session from 29 August to 9 September 1983 and, further, to authorize the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination to submit the second part of its report, on its resumed twenty-third session, directly to the General Assembly at its thirty-eighth session. For the final text, see Council decision 1983/160.
36.    After the adoption of the draft decision, statements were made by the representatives of Canada and Brazil (see E/I983/SR. 15).
L. Summary of estimates of programme budget implications of resolutions and decisions adopted by the Economic and Social Council during its first and second regular sessions of 1983
37. At its 42nd meeting, on 29 July, the Council, on the proposal of the President, decided to take note of the report of the Secretary-General containing a summary of estimates of programme budget implications of resolutions and decisions adopted by the Economic and Social Council during its first and second regular sessions of 1983 (El 1983/127). For the final text, see Council decision 1983/ 188.
 
NOTES
E/1983/42 (United Nations publication. Sales No. E.83.II.C.I).
Official Records of the Economic and Social Council. 1983, Supplement No. 6 (E/1983/16).
TD/285; to be issued in Proceedings of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. Sixth Session, vol. I, Report and Annexes (United Nations publication. Sales No. E.83.U.D.6), annex VI.
4 See General Assembly resolution 36/183.
'United Nations publication. Sales No. E.8I.II.D.8 and corrigendum.
"IMF. World Economic Outlook (Washington. DC. 1983).
' See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council. 1983, Supplement No. 6 (E/1983/16). para. 94.
" For the report of the World Food Council on the work of its ninth session, see Official Records of the General Assembly. Thirty-eighth Session. Supplement No. 19 (A/38/19).
"Report of the United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries, Paris. 1-14 September 1981 (United Nations publication. Sales No. E.82.1.8), part one. sect. A.
10 Commonwealth Secretariat. The North-South Dialogue: Making it Work, Report of the Commonwealth Expert Group on the Negotiating Process (London, August 1982).
"The Brandt Commission, Common Crisis. North-South: Co-operation for World Recovery (Cambridge, Massachusetts, The MIT Press, 1983).
12 In accordance with rule 72 of the rules of procedure of the Economic and Social Council.
"Sec the report of the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations (E/1983/U), para. 2.
"Official Records of the General Assembly. Thirty-eighth Session, Supplement No. 45 (A/38/45).
"See E/1983/SR.38 and decision 1983/165.
"ïOfficial Records of the General Assembly. Thirty-eighth Session. Supplement No. 12 (A/38/12).
"Official Records of the Economic and Social Council. 1983, Supplement No. 10(E'1983/2I).
"For the fall report, see Official Records of the Economic and Social Council. 1983. Supplement No. 9 (E/1983/20).
10 For the final text, see Official Records of the General Assembly. Thirty-eighth Session, Supplement No. 39 (A/38/39).
"Official Records of the Economic and Social Council. 1983. Supplement No. 2 (E/1983/12 and Corr.1).
20In paragraph 2 (g) of its decision 1983/101 of 4 February 1983, the Council decided to transmit, inter alia, the report of the Secretary-General. without debate, to the General Assembly at its thirty-eighth session.
22 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 1983, Supplement No. 4 (E/1983/14).
23 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council. 1982. Supplement No. 9 (E/1982/19), chap. IV.
24Ibid., 1983. Supplement No. II (E/1983/22), chap. IV.
25E/1983/87 and Add.1 and 2.
26E/1983/87/Add. 1, sect. V.
27A/S-11/14. annex I.
28Ibid., annex II.
29 Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 1983, Supplement No. 13 (E/1983/44). chap. V.
30A/38/275-E/1983/88.
31 A/36/333 and Corr. 1, annex.
32E/1983/98, paras. 11 and 12.
33E/I983/70.
34 For the final text, see Official Records of the Economic and Social Council. 1983. Supplement No. 7 (E/1983/17/Rev.1).
"For the final text, see Official Records of the Economic and Social Council. 1983, Supplement No. 7A (E/1983/18/Rev.1).
36 Official Records of the Economic and Social Council. 1983. Supplement No. 8 (E/1983/19).
"Official Records of the General Assembly. Thirty-eighth Session, Supplement No. 44 (A/38/44).
38 For the final text, see Official Records of the General Assembly. Thirty-eighth Session. Supplement No. 37 (A/38/37).
39 For the final text, see Official Records of the General Assembly. Thirty-eighth Session, Supplement No. 16 (A/38/16).
"For the final text, see Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-eighth Session, Supplement No. 25 IAI38I25).
41 Official Records of the General Assembly. Thirty-eighth Session, Supplement No. 8 (A/38/8).
42For the final text, see Official Records of the General Assembly. Thirty-eighth Session. Supplement No. 19 (A/38/19).
"Subsequently issued as document E/1983/92.
"Report of the World Food Conference, Rome, 5-16 November 1974 (United Nations publication. Sales No. E.75.11.A.3), chap. I.
45 Sec Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Report of the World Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development. Rome. 12-20 July 1979 (WCARRD/REP), part one; transmitted to the members of the General Assembly by a note of the Secretary-General (A/34/485).
40WFC/1983/19, part one.
47 WFP/CFA: 15/19.
"See WFC/1983/19, part one. para. 44.
49See WFP/CFA: 15/19. para. 42.
50 Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 1983, Supplement No. 3 (E/1983/13).
"Subsequently, the representative of Algeria slated that his vote should have been recorded as being against draft decision 13.
92 Subsequently, the representative of Colombia stated that her delegation had intended to vote in favour of the draft decision (see E/1983/ SR.I5).
"Owing to technical difficulties, the result of the voting was not recorded.
54 Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 1983. Supplement No. 4 (E/1983/14).
"United Nations publication. Sales No. E.82.IV.2 and Corr.1 and 2.
'" See decision VI adopted by the Commission for Social Development at its twenty-eighth session (Official Records of the Economic and Social Council. 1983. Supplement No. 4 (E/1983/14). chap. I. sect. C).
"Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 1982, Supplement No. 4 (E/1982/14).
58 Ibid., chap. I, sect. A.
59 Official Records of the Economic and Social Council. 1983. Supplement No. 3 (E/1983/13). chap. XXVII.
60 Subsequently, the representative of Peru stated that her delegation had voted in favour of the draft resolution but that the voting machine had not recorded the vote; the representative of Colombia stated that had she been present at the time of the vote, her delegation would have voted in favour of the draft resolution; the representative of India stated that had he been present at the time of the vote, his delegation would have abstained on the draft resolution.
61 Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 1983, Supplement No. 5 (E/1983/I5).
62 Ibid.. 1982, Supplement No. 3 (E/1982/13).
61 In accordance with the decision token by the Council at its 3rd meeting, on 3 May, whereby recommendations relating to the calendar of conferences and meetings for 1984 and 1985 would be dealt with during the Council's second regular session of 1983 in the context of its consideration of the item entitled "Calendar of conferences" (see E/1983/SR.3), the Committee did not consider draft resolution IV, entitled "Special session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs", and draft decision III. entitled "Provisional agenda and documentation for the eighth special session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs". The draft resolution entitled "Duration and periodicity of sessions of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs", recommended by the Commission at its seventh special session (see E/1983/L. 16), was also not considered by the Committee.
64 Official Records of the General Assembly. Thirty-eighth Session. Supplement No. 38 (A/38/38).
65 A/36/333 and Corr.1, annex.
66E/1983/99.
" The resolution was adopted on the understanding that future reviews would be prepared under the title "Cross-organizational review of selected major sectors in the medium-term plans of the organizations of the United Nations system".
68 The representative of Burundi stated that, had he been present at the time of the vote, his delegation would have voted in favour of the draft resolution.
69 The revisions were subsequently issued as document E/1983/L.20/ Add.1/Corr.1.
70 At the request of the Government of Guyana, consideration of the report was postponed to 1984.
"There is one vacancy for Asian States for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 1985.
"In accordance with Council resolution 1623 (Li) of 30 July 1971, the report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees should be Transmitted To The General Assembly without debate. unless the Council decides otherwise  the specific request of one or more of its members or of the High Commissioner, at the lime of the adoption of us agenda.
73 The understanding was that the Council would consider and formula recommendation regarding the documentation and organization of work of the Third Committee of the Assembly at its first regular session of 1983 under item I of the provisional agenda (E/1983/30).
74 In a letter dated 15 December 1981 (E/198I/120). the President of the Council informed the Secretary-General that he had appointed the following 19 Member States as members of the Preparatory Sub-Committee for the Second World Conference to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination: Bulgaria. Congo. Costa Rica. Cuba. Egypt. German Democratic Republic. Ghana. India. Iraq. Mexico. Nigeria, Pakistan. Philippines, Sudan. Syrian Arab Republic. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Venezuela, Yugoslavia and Zimbabwe. In a subsequent letter dated 28 February 1983 (E/1983/32), the President of the Council informed the Secretary-General that he had also appointed France. Greece. Italy and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as members of the Preparatory Sub-Committee.

ANNEXES Annex I
AGENDA OF THE ORGANIZATIONAL SESSION FOR 1983, AND THE FIRST AND SECOND REGULAR SESSIONS OF 1983
 
Agenda of the organizational session for 1983
ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL AT ITS 1ST MEETING, ON 1 FEBRUARY 1983
1.    Election of the Bureau.
2.    Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters.
3.    Basic programme of work of the Council for 1983 and 1984.
4.    Elections to subsidiary bodies of the Council and confirmation of representatives on the functional commissions and on the Sessional Working Group of Governmental Experts on the Implementation of the International Covenant on Economic. Social and Cultural Rights.
5.    Provisional agenda for the first regular session of 1983 and organizational matters.
Agenda of the first regular session of 1983
ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL AT ITS 3RD MEETING, ON 3 MAY 1983
1.    Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters.
2.    Decade for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination.
3.    Non-governmental organizations.
4.    Implementation of the International Covenant on Economic. Social and Cultural Rights.
5.    Preparations for the International Conference on Population in 1984.
6.    Statistical questions.
7.    Unified approach to development analysis and planning.
8.    Transport of dangerous goods.
9.    Cartography.

10.    Human rights.
11.    Social development.
12.    Activities for the advancement of women: United Nations Decade for Women: Equality. Development and Peace.
13.    Narcotic drugs.
14.    Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
15.    Elections and nominations.
16.    Consideration of the provisional agenda for the second regular session of 1983.
Agenda of the second regular session of 1983
ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL AT ITS 16TH MEETING, ON 6 JULY 1983
1.    Opening of the session.
2.    Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters.
3.    General discussion of international economic and social policy, including regional and sectoral developments.
4.    Revitalization of the Economic and Social Council.
5.    Permanent sovereignty over national resources in the occupied Palestinian and other Arab territories.
6.    Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
7.    Regional co-operation.
8.    Transnational corporations.
9.    Natural resources.

10.    Development of the energy resources of the developing countries.
11.    Development and utilization of new and renewable sources of energy.
12.    Science and technology for development.
13.    Industrial development co-operation.
14.    International ro-operation on the environment.
15.    International co-operation in the field of human settlements.
16.    Food problems.
17.    Special economic, humanitarian and disaster relief assistance.
18.    Operational activities for development.
19.    International co-operation and co-ordination within the United Nations system.
20.    Proposed programme budget for the biennium 1984-1983.
21.    Cross-sectoral review of selected major issues in the medium-term plans of the organizations of the United Nations system.
22.    Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples by the specialized agencies and the international institutions associated with the United Nations.
23.    Calendar of conferences.
24.    Elections and nominations.

 
Annex II COMPOSITION OF THE COUNCIL AND ITS SUBSIDIARY AND RELATED BODIES"
 
A.    Economic and Social Council
        Term expires on
Membership in 1983    Membership in 1984                            31 December
Algeria                                    Algeria        1985
Argentina                                Argentinab        1986
Austria                                    Austria        1984
Bangladesh                              Benin        1984
Benin                                       Botswana        1985
Botswana                                 Brazil         1984
Brazil                                       Bulgaria         1985
Bulgaria                                   Canada"        1986
Burundi                                   China"        1986
Byelorussian Soviet Social-     Colombia        1984
1st Republic                         Congo        1985
Canada                                    Costa Rica6        1986
China                                      Djibouti        1985
Colombia                                 Ecuador        1985
Congo                                     Finland"        1986
Denmark                                 France        1984
Djibouti    German    Democratic   Re-
Ecuador                                      public         1985
Fiji    Germany, Federal Republic
France                                         of        1984
German    Democratic    Re-     Greece         1984
public                                  Indonesia"         1986
Germany,     Federal     Re-     Japan        1984
public of                                Lebanon     ,,    1985
Greece                                       Liberia         1984
India                                         Luxembourg         1985
Japan                                       Malaysia        1985
Kenya                                     Mali         1984
Lebanon                                  Mexico        1985
Liberia                                     Netherlands         1985
Luxembourg                            New Zealand         1985
Malaysia                                 Pakistan        1984
Mali                                        Papua New Guinea b        1986
Mexico                                    Poland"        1986
Netherlands                             Portugal        1984
New Zealand                           Qatar        1984
Nicaragua                                Romania        1984
Norway                                   Rwanda"        1986
Pakistan                                   Saint Lucia        1984
Peru                                        Saudi Arabia        1985
Poland                                        Sierra Leone         1985
Portugal                                   Somalia"        1986
Qatar                                         Sri Lanka"        1986
Romania                                  Suriname         1985
Saint Lucia                              Swaziland         1984
Saudi Arabia                           Sweden"         1986
Sierra Leone                            Thailand         1985
Sudan                                       Tunisia        1984
Suriname                                   Uganda"        1986
Swaziland    Union of Soviet Socialist
Thailand                                      Republics"        1986
Tunisia    United Kingdom of Great
Union of Soviet Socialist    Britain    and    Northern
Republics                                   Ireland"         1986
" Further information concerning the terms of reference of the subsidiary and related bodies    of the Council is contained in document E/1983/
INF.4.
" Elected by the General Assembly at its thirty-eighth session, on the nomination of the Economic and Social Council (sec Assembly decision 38/307), The remaining vacancy (for Latin American States) will be filled by the Assembly in accordance with the decision taken at its 104th meeting, on 20 December 1983 (see A/38/PV.I04).
 
Membership in I98J                             Membership in 1984    31 December
United Kingdom of Great      United States of America ..    1985
Britain    and    Northern      Venezuela         1984
Ireland                               Yugoslavia"         1986
United Republic of Cam-     Zaire        1986
eroon
United States of America
Venezuela
B.    Committees of the Council
STANDING COMMITTEES COMMITTEE FOR PROGRAMME AND CO-ORDINATION
Term expires on
Membership in 1983                                Membership in 1984    31 December
Argentina                              Argentina        1985
Brazil                                    Brazil1        1986
Chile                                     Chile         1985
Ethiopia                                 Egyp        1986
France                                     Ethiopia        1985
Germany,     Federal     Re-     France        1985
public of    Germany, Federal Republic
India                                         of        1984
Japan                                    India'        1986
Morocco                                Indonesia-         1986
Netherlands                           Japan1         1986
Nigeria                                  Liberia'         1986
Pakistan                                 Netherlands         1984
Philippines                            Nigeria        1985
Romania                                Pakistan        1984
Senegal                                   Romania        1984
Trinidad and Tobago               Trinidad and Tobago        1984
Union of Soviet Socialist     Union of Soviet Socialist
Republics                               Republics        1985
United Kingdom of Great     United Kingdom of Great
Britain    and    Northern    Britain    and    Northern
Ireland                                   Ireland         1984
United Republic of Cam-     United  Republic of Cam
eroon                                       eroon1         1986
United States of America         United state of America ..    1985
Yugoslavia                            Yugoslavia         1984
' Elected by the General Assembly at its thirty-eighth session, on the nomination of the Economic and Social Council (see Assembly decision 38/318).
COMMISSION ON HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
Term expires on
Membership in l9Si                             Membership in 1984    SI December
Algeria                                    Algeria        1985
Argentina                               Bangladesh        1984
Bangladesh                            Bolivia        1984
Barbados                                 Bulgaria         1986
Bolivia                                    Byelorussian Soviet Social-
Bulgaria                                      ist Republic         1984
Burundi                                 Canada        1985
Byelorussian Soviet Social-     Central African Republic ..    1986
ist Republic                        Chile         1984
Canada                                  Colombia        1985

 
COMMISSION ON HUMAN SETTLEMENTS {continued)
Term expires on
Membership in 1983    Membership in 1984                            31 December
Chile    Cuba         1985
Colombia    Cyprus        1984
Cuba    El Salvador         1984
Cyprus    Finland        1986
Denmark    France        1985
El Salvador    Gabon        1986
Finland    German    Democratic   Re-
France    public     ,        1985
German   Democratic    Re-     Germany, Federal Republic
public    of        1984
Germany,     Federal    Re-     Ghana        1986
public of    Greece         1984
Greece    Guinea        1986
Guinea    Haiti        1986
Hungary    Honduras         1986
India    Hungary         1985
Indonesia    India        1984
Italy    Indonesia         1985
Jamaica    Iraq        1986
Japan    Italy         1984
Jordan    Japan        1986
Kenya    Jordan        1984
Lebanon    Kenya        1984
Liberia    Lebanon         1985
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya    Liberia         1984
Malaysia    Libyan Arab Jamahiriya ...    1985
Mexico    Malaysia        1985
Morocco    Morocco         1984
Netherlands    Netherlands         1985
New Zealand    New Zealand         1984
Nigeria    Nicaragua         1986
Norway    Nigeria        1985
Pakistan    Norway         1985
Papua New Guinea    Pakistan        1986
Peru    Papua New Guinea        1985
Philippines    Peru         1985
Romania    Philippines         1986
Sierra Leone    Romania         1984
Somalia    Rwanda         1986
Spain    Sierra Leone         1985
Sri Lanka    Spain        1986
Sudan    Sri Lanka        1984
Swaziland    Sudan         1984
Sweden    Turkey         1986
Syrian Arab Republic    Sweden         1985
Uganda    Uganda         1985
Union  of Soviet Socialist     Union of Soviet Socialist
Republics    Republics        1986
United   Republic  of    Tan-      United   Republic  of Tan
zania    zania         1986
United States of America    United States of America ..    1986
Zambia    Venezuela         1986
Zimbabwe    Zimbabwe        1984
COMMITTEE ON NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Members    elected for a four-year term beginning
on I January 1983
Chile    Nigeria
Costa Rica    Pakistan
Cuba    Rwanda
Cyprus    Sweden
France    Thailand
Ghana    Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
India    United Kingdom of Great Britain and North-
Kenya    ern Ireland
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya     United States of America
Nicaragua    Yugoslavia
d See Council decision 1982/126 of 6 May 1982.
 
COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES
Term expires ml
Membership in 1983 and 1984    31 December
Algeria        1986
Australia        1986
Bangladesh        1984
Belgium        1984
Bolivia         1986
Botswana         1984
Brazil        1984
Canada        1984
Central African Republic         1986
Colombia         1984
Czechoslovakia        1986
Denmark        1986
Dominican Republic        1984
France        1986
German Democratic Republic        1986
Germany, Federal Republic of    ,,.    1986
Greece        1984
Guinea         1984
India        1984
Italy        1986
Jamaica         1984
Japan         1984
Kenya         1984
Liberia         1986
Mexico        1986
Morocco         1984
Niger         1984
Norway         1986
Pakistan        1986
Paraguay        1984
Peru        1984
Philippines        1986
Sierra Leone         1984
Spain         1986
Sudan        1984
Thailand         1986
Turkey         1986
Uganda        1986
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic         1984
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics        1984
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ...    1984
United States of America        1986
Upper Volta        '986
Uruguay        1984
Venezuela         1984
Yugoslavia         1986
Zaire        1984
Zimbabwe         1986
´ By decision 1983/179 of 28 July 1983, the Council postponed to a future session the election of two members from Asian States for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 1984; three members from Asian States for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 1986; and one member from Eastern European States for a term beginning on the dale of election and expiring on 31 December 1986.
COMMISSION ON TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS
Term expires on
Membership in 1983    Membership in 1984    31 December
Algeria    Algeria        1984
Argentina    Bahamas        1985
Bahamas    Bangladesh        1986
Bangladesh    Brazil         1985
Brazil    Canada        1984
Canada    Central African Republic ..    1985
Central African Republic        China        1986
China    Colombia        1986
Congo    Congo           1984
Costa Rica    Costa Rica         1986
Cuba    Cuba         1985
Cyprus    Cyprus        1986
Egypt    Czechoslovakia        1986
 
COMMISSION ON TRANSNATONAL CORPORATIONS (continued)    
term expire an MIUI                                31    December
Membership in 1983                        1986
France                                    Egypt    1986
German   Democratic   Re-      Francc
public    German    Democratic    Re-
Germany,  Federal  Repub-    public
                                   Germany. Federal Republic    
Ghana                                            of    1984
Guatemala                               Ghana    1986
Guinea                                        
India                                        india       1985
Iran (Islamic Republic of          1984
Italy                                           Italy    1984
Jamaica                                   Jamaica    1986
japan                                       Japan                       1985
Kenya                                     Kenya    1985
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya    Mexico
Mexico    Morocco
Netherlands                             Netherlands    1985
Nigeria                                    Nigeria    1985
Norway    Norway
Pakistan                                  Pakistan    1984
Peru                                        Peru    1986
Republic of Korea                   Philippines    1986
Romania                                  Republic of Korea    1984
Sierra Leone    Swaziland
Swaziland                                Swizerland    985
Switzerland                             Thailand    1986
Thailand                                  Sad and Tobago     1986
Uganda                                   Turkey    1985
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist      Uganda       Socialist
Republic    Ukrainian  Soviet  Socialist
Union of Soviet  Socialist    Republic ... . _.       _
Republics    Union  of   Soviet  Socialist
United Kingdom of Great    Republics    
Britain     and     Northern      United Kingdom of   Great
Ireland                                       Britain     and     Northern    1985
United States of America            Ireland
Venezuela                                  United States of America ..    985
Yugoslavia                              Venezuela        1984
Yugoslavia        1984
INTERGOVERNMENTAL WORKING GROUP OF EXPERTS ON International   STANDARDS OF ACCOUNTING  AND REPORTING
11 December
.Membership  in 1983 and  1984    1985
Algeria        1984
Argentina        1984
Brazil        1984
Canada    1984
China        1985
Cyprus    1985
Ecuador    1984
Egypt    ,984
France    1985
Germany. Federal Republic of    1984
Grenada    1985
India    1985
Italy    1985
Japan ..    1984
Liberia
By Decision 1983/179 of 28 July 1983. the Council postponed to a Future Session the election of one member from Asian States for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on  whose term
three to serve '.^"begmnrng on the date of
would be determined by lot  to serve    members
election   rte beginning on date etdon and expiring on 3,
December 1985
 
Intergovernmental   WORKING GROUP OF EXPERTS ON  INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS OF Accounting AND REPORTING (contunued)
term expires on
31 December
Membership in  1983and 1984    1985
Morocco    1984
Netherlands    1984
Nigeria    1984
Norway    1984
Pakistan    1985
Panama    1984
Philippines    1985
Saint Lucia    1984
Spain    1984
Swaziland    1985
Tunisia    1985
Kingdom of Great, Britain and Northern Ireland    1985
United States of America           1984
Zaire . .
AND CULTURAL RIGHTS
Term  expire on Membership in 1983
Bulgaria    Bulgaria     
Colombia                                  Denark    1984
Denmark    Ecuador        1985
Ecuador    German   Democratic    Re-
France        ,986
German Democratic    Public    1986
Republic                              Japan        1984
Kenya                                       Libyan Arab Jamahiriya    1984
Libyan Arab Jamahinya    Peru     
Spain
                                        Union  of Soviet  Socialist
Tunisia                                          .    1985
Union of Soviet Socialist    Republics    
Republics By decision  1983/179 of 28 July 1983. the Council postponed to a
on I January 1984.
C.    Expert bodies
COMMITTEE FOR DEVELOPMENT PLANNING
appointment and expiring on 31 December 1983 lsmail-Sabri Abdalla (Egypt) Khatijah Ahmad (Malaysia) Abdlatif Y. Al-Hamad (Kuwait) Maria Augusztinovics (Hungary)
robert Cassen(United  Kingdom of Great  Britain and Northern
Ireland) William G. Demas (Trinidad and Tobago) Jose Encarnacion. Jr (Philippines) Gerhard Fels (Federal Republic of Germany) Celso Furtado (Brazil) 0 a
31    ing 5 February  relinquished  his
membership.
COMMITTEE FOR DEVELOPMENT PLANNING {continued)
R. K. A. Gardiner (Ghana)
Shinichi Ichimura (Japan)
V. N. Kirichenko (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)
John P  Lewis (United States of America)
Li Zong (China)
Gabriel Mignot (France)
J. Mwanza (Zambia)
Joseph Elenga Ngaporo (Congo)
G. O  Nwankwo (Nigeria)
Goran Ohlin (Sweden)
Josef Pajestka (Poland)
I. G. Patel (India)
Germanico Salgado (Ecuador)
Leopoldo Solis (Mexico)
COMMITTEE ON CRIME PREVENTION AND CONTROL
Term expires
Membership In I9S3 and I984    on 31 December
A. Adeyemi (Nigeria)         1984
Andre Bissonnette (Canada)        1986
Stanislav Vladimirovich Borodir. (Union of Soviet Social
ist Republics)         1986
Anthony John Edward Brennan (United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland)        1984
Dusan Cotie (Yugoslavia)         1986
Ronald L. Gainer (United States of America)         1984
Jozsef Godony (Hungary)         1984
Aura Guerra de Villalaz (Panama)        1984
Ds. Hudioro (Indonesia)        1984
Ahmad M. Khalifa (Egypt)         1986
Abdul Meguid Ibrahim Kharbit (Kuwait)         1984
Robert Linke (Austria)         1986
Manuel Lopez-Rey y Arrojo (Bolivia)         1986
Charles Alfred Lunn (Barbados)         1986
Mawik-Ndi-Muyeng (Zaire)        1984
Juan Manuel Mayorca (Venezuela)        1984
Albert Metzger (Sierra Leone)        1984
Jorge Arturo Montero Castro (Costa Rica)         1986
Mphanza Patrick Mvunga (Zambia)         1986
Gioacchino Polimeni (Italy)        1984
Amadou Racine Ba (Mauritania)        1986
Simone Andree Rozes (France)        1986
Abdel Aziz Abdalla Shiddo (Sudan)        1984
Ramananda Prasad Singh (Nepal)        1984
Yoshio Suzuki (Japan)         1986
Mervyn Patrick Wijesinha (Sri Lanka)         1986
Wu Han (China)        1986
' The term is four years.
D.    Functional commissions and sub-commissions
STATISTICAL COMMISSION
Term expires on
Membership in 1983    Membership in 1984    31 December
Argentina    Argentina        1985
Australia    Australia        1984
Austria    Brazil         1984
Brazil    Bulgaria         1987
Czechoslovakia    China        1987
Ecuador    Cuba         1987
Finland    Czechoslovakia        1987
France    Finland        1984
Ghana    France        1985
Hungary    Ghana        1987
India    Ireland         1985
Iraq    Japan        1984
Ireland    Kenya        1987
Japan    Libyan Arab Jamahiriya ...    1985
Kenya    Malaysia        1984

STATISTICAL COMMISSION (continued)
Term expires on
Membership in 1983    Membership in 1984    31 December
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya          Mexico        1984
Malaysia                                 Nigeria        1985
Mexico                                   Pakistan        1987
Nigeria                                      Spain        1985
Spain                                      Togo         1985
Togo    Ukrainian  Soviet Socialist
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist         Republic        1984
Republic    Union of Soviet  Socialist
Union of Soviet  Socialist          Republics        1985
Republics    United Kingdom of Great
United Kingdom of Great    Britain    and    Northern
Britain    and    Northern         Ireland         1984
Ireland    United States of America ..    1987
POPULATION COMMISSION
Term expires an
Membership in I983    Membership in 1984    31 December
Bolivia                                      Bolivia        1985
China                                        Bulgaria             1987
Ecuador                                     China        1985
Finland                                   Costa Rica         1987
France                                       Egypt        1987
Greece                                    France     ...    1987
Honduras                                Greece         1984
Hungary                                    Honduras         1984
Indonesia                                Hungary         1984
Japan                                      India        1987
Mexico                                      Japan        1985
Morocco                                 Malaysia        1987
Netherlands                               Mexico        1985
Nigeria                                    Netherlands         1984
Norway                                   Nigeria        1987
Peru                                        Norway         1984
Rwanda                                  Peru         1984
Sierra Leone                           Rwanda        1984
Sri Lanka                                Sudan         1985
Sudan                                        Sweden         1987
Thailand                                 Thailand         1984
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist        Togo         1987
Republic    Union  of Soviet  Socialist
Union of Soviet Socialist             Republics        1985
Republics    United Kingdom of Great
United Kingdom of Great    Britain     and     Northern
Britain   and   Northern            Ireland         1985
Ireland    United States of America ..    1985
United States of America        Zaire         1984
Zaire                                       Zambia        1985
Zambia
COMMISSION    FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Term expires an
Membership in 1983    Membership an 1984    31 December
Argentina                                  Argentina        1986
Austria                                    Austria        1986
Byelorussian  Soviet  So-    Byelorussian Soviet Social-
cialist Republic                       1st Republic         1986
Central African Republic         Canada        1987
Chile    Central African Republic ..    1986
Costa Rica                              Chile         1984
Cyprus                                    Cyorus        1986
Ecuador                                  Ecuador        1986
El Salvador                               El Salvador         1987
Finland                                   Finland        1986
France                                     France        1987
Ghana                                     Ghana        1986
India                                       Haiti        1987
Indonesia                                India        1986
Italy                                        Italy         1984
Kenya                                     Kenya        1987
Liberia                                    Liberia        1986

    COMMISSION FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (continued)
Term    expires on
Membership in 1983    Membership in 1984    31 December
Madagascar                             Madagascar         1984
Mongolia                                Malaysia        1987
Morocco                                 Mongolia        1987
Netherlands                             Morocco        1987
Panama                                   Panama         1984
Philippines                              Philippines         1984
Poland                                    Poland.        1984
Sudan                                     R∞manla        1987
Sweden                                Sudan         1984
Thailand                                 Sweden         1984
Togo                                    Thailand        1984
Turkey    Togo     
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist       Turkey      ..............
Republic    Union of Soviet  Socialist
Union of Soviet Socialist            Republics....        1987
Republics                            United States of America ..    1987
United States of America
COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Term expires on
Membership in 1983    Membership in 1984    31 December
Argentina                               Argentina        985
Australia                                 Bangladesh        1985
Bangladesh                             Brazil         1986
Brazil                                     Bulgaria         1984
Bulgaria                                 Canada        1984
Canada                                   China        984
China                                     Colombia        1984
Colombia                               Costa Rica           1985
Costa Rica                              Cuba         1984
Cuba                                    Cyprus        1985
Cyprus                                   Finland        1985
Fiji                                    France        1986
Finland                                   Gambia        1984
France    German   Democratic   Re-
Gambia                                      public ...................    1986
Germany.  Federal Repub-     Germany. Federal Republic
lic of                                     of        1984
Ghana                                     India        1985
India    1985
Ireland                                    Ireland         1985
    
japan                                     JaPan        1986t
Jordan                                    jorder        1986
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya          Kenya    ....        1986
Mexico                                   Libyan Arab Jamahiriya ...    985
Mozambique                           Mauritania        1986
Netherlands                            Mexico        1986
Nicaragua                               Mozambique        1985
Pakistan                                  Netherlands         1985
Philippines                              Nicaragua         1984
Poland                                    Pªkiªtan        1984
Rwanda                                  Philippines         1986
Senegal                                   Rwanda        1984
Togo    Senegal     
Uganda                                   Spain        1986
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist     Syrian Arab Republic        1986
Republic    Togo     ..............
Union of Soviet Socialist     Ukrainian Soviet Socialist
Republics                               Republic ...................    1985
United Kingdom of Great     Union of Soviet Socialist
Britain    and    Northern         Republics        1985
Ireland    United Kingdom of Great
United  Republic  of Tan-    Britain    and    Northern
zania    Ireland  ............    
United States of America        United Republic of Camer-
Uruguay    ∞∞n     "V"'
Yugoslavia    United  Republic  of Tan-
Zaire                                           zania             1986
Zimbabwe                              United States of America ..    986
Uruguay         1984
Yugoslavia        1986
Zimbabwe        1984

SUB-COMMISSION ON PREVENTION OF DISCRIMINATION AND PROTECTION OF MINORITIES
Membership for a three-year term'
Antonio Martinez Baez (Mexico)
Elizabeth Odio Benito (Costa Rica)
Marc Bossuyl (Belgium)
John Carey (United States of America)
Dumitru Ceausu (Romania)
Abu Sayeed Chowdhury (Bangladesh)
Erica-Irene A. Daes (Greece)
Asbjorn Eide (Norway)
Raul Ferrero (Peru)
Jonas K. D. Foli (Ghana)
Riyadh Aziz Hadi (Iraq)
Ibrahim Jimeta (Nigeria)
Nasser Kaddour (Syrian Arab Republic)
Ahmed Khalifa (Egypt)
Syed S. A. Masud (India)
C. L. C. Mubanga-Chipoya (Zambia)
Mohamed Yousif Mudawi (Sudan)
Julio Oyhanarte (Argentina)
S. Sharifuddin Prizada (Pakistan)
Nicole Questiaux (France)
Jorge Eduardo Ritter (Panama)
Vsevolod N. Solinsky (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)
Ivan Tosevski (Yugoslavia)
Halima Embarek Warzazi (Morocco)    
Benjamin Charles George Whitaker (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
Fisseha Yimer (Ethiopia)
Elected at the 1640th meeting of the Commission on Human Rights on 12 March 1981. except for Mr. John Carey (United States of America who was elected at the 57th meeting, on 11.March 1983 to  fill the vacancy created by the death of Mr. Beverly Carter, Jr. (United States America).
COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN
Term expires on
Australia    Australia        1986
Canada    Canada        1984
China    China        1987
Cuba    Cuba.        1987
Czechoslovakia    Czechoslovakia        1986
Egypt    Denmark        1987
Egypt    Ecundor                1987
France    Ecuador    
German   Democratic    Re-     Egypt    .
public    German   Democratic   Re-
Guwemala    public             1987
Honduras    Germany. Federal Republic        1987
India    of       1984
Indonesia    India....
    
JaPan    Italy                     1984
Kenya    JaPan        1986
a    :::::    1986
Liberia    Llbena        1986
Mexico    Mexico        1986
Nigeria    Nicaragua         1987
Norway    Pakistan    1987
Pakistan    Philippines         1986
Philippines    Sierra Leone         1986
Sierra Leone    Spain    
spain    Togo   ... . ......       l987
Trinidad and Tobago    Trinidad and Tobago .......        1984
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist    Ukrainian Soviet Socialist
Republic    Republic  ..................        1984
Union of Soviet Socialist    Union of Soviet Socialist
Republics    Republics            1986
United Kingdom of Great    United Kingdom of Great
Britain    and    Northern        Britain    and    Northern
Ireland    Ireland             1986
Ireland    United States of America..        1986
 
COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN {continued)
term Expires on
Membership in I983                               Membership in 1984    31 December
United States of America         Venezuela         1984
Venezuela                               Zaire         1984
Zaire                                         Zambia        1 987
COMMISSION ON NARCOTIC DRUGS
term expireson
Membership in I983                               Membership in 1984    31 December
Argentina                                Algeria        1987
Australia                                 Argentina        1985
Bahamas                                 Australia        1985
Belgium                                  Austria        1985
Bulgaria                                  Bahamas        1985
Colombia                                Belgium         1985
France                                        Brazil         1987
Germany, Federal Repub-       Bulgaria         1985
lie of                                   Canada        1987
Hungary                                  Colombia        1987
India                                       Finland        1987
Italy                                           France        1987
Japan                                      German   Democratic   Re-
Madagascar                                public         1987
Malawi                                    Germany, Federal Republic-
Malaysia                                     of        1987
Mexico                                   Greece         1987
Nigeria                                    Hungary         1985
Norway                                   India        1985
Pakistan                                  Iran (Islamic Republic of) .    1987
Panama                                   Italy         1987
Republic of Korea                   Ivory Coast         1985
Senegal                                   Japan        1985
Spain                                       Madagascar         1987
Thailand                                  Malaysia        1985
Turkey                                    Mexico        1985
Union of Soviet  Socialist     Morocco        1987
Republics                            Netherlands         1987
United Kingdom of Great     Nigeria        1985
Britain    and    Northern     Pakistan        1987
Ireland                                 Panama         1985
United States of America        Peru         1987
Yugoslavia                              Republic of Korea        1985
Zaire                                       Senegal         1985
Sri Lanka        1987
Thailand         1987
Turkey        1985
Union of Soviet Socialist
Republics        1985
United Kingdom of Great Britain    and    Northern
Ireland         1985
United States of America ..    1987
Yugoslavia         1987
Zaire         1985
SUB-COMMISSION ON ILLICIT DRUG TRAFFIC AND RELATED MATTERS IN THE NEAR AND MIDDLE EAST
Members
Afghanistan: Mohammad Yahya Maaroofik Iran (Islamic Republic of): Behrouz Sharmndeh1 Pakistan: Sahibzada Raoof AHô Sweden: Lars Hulstrand" Turkey: Ecmel Barutcu"
1 Confirmed by the Council at its 1889th meeting, on 9    January 1974.
1 Confirmed by the Council at its 2042nd meeting, on 13    January 1977.
" Confirmed by the Council at its 1983rd meeting, on 15    January 1976.
" Confirmed by the Council at its 2nd meeting, on 9 February 1979.
0 Confirmed by the Council at its 3rd meeting, on 6 February 1981.
 
 
E.    Regional commissions
ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE.
Members
Albania    Italy
Austria    Luxembourg
Belgium    Malta
Bulgaria    Netherlands
Byelorussian Soviet    Socialist            Norway
Republic    Poland
Canada    Portugal
Cyprus    Romania
Czechoslovakia    Spain
Denmark    Sweden
Finland    Switzerland
France    Turkey
German Democratic Republic    Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
Germany, Federal Republic of    Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Greece    United  Kingdom of Great Britain
Hungary    and Northern Ireland
Iceland    United Stales of America
Ireland    Yugoslavia
Non-member participating countries
San Marino, the Principality of Liechtenstein and the Holy See participate in the work of the Commission, in accordance with decisions K (XXX) of 15 April 1975. M (XXXII of 30 March 1976 and N (XXXI) of 5 April 1976 of the Commission, respectively.
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
Members
Afghanistan    Nepal
Australia    Netherlands
Bangladesh    New Zealand
Bhutan    Pakistan
Burma    Papua New Guinea
China    Philippines
Democratic Kampuchea    Republic of Korea
Fiji    Samoa
France    Singapore
India    Solomon Islands
Indonesia    Sri Lanka
Iran (Islamic Republic of)    Thailand
Japan    Tonga
Lao People's Democratic Republic  Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Malaysia    United  Kingdom of Great Britain
Maldives    and Northern Ireland
Mongolia    United States of America
Nauru    Viet Nam
Associate members
Brunei    Niue
Cook Islands    Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
Guam    Tuvalu
Hong Kong    Vanuatu
Kiribati
Switzerland participates in a consultative capacity in the work of the Commission by virtue of Council resolution 860 (XXXII) of 21 December 1961.
ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR LATIN AMERICA
Members
Antigua and Barbuda    Belize
Argentina    Bolivia
Bahamas    Brazil
Barbados    Canada
)
 
ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR LATIN AMERICA (continued)
Chile    Netherlands
Colombia    Nicaragua
Costa Rica    Panama
Cuba    Paraguay
Dominica    Peru
Dominican Republic    Saint Lucia
Ecuador    P                                Saint Vincent and the Grenadmes
El Salvador    SPain
France    Suriname    
Grenada    Trinidad and Tobago
Guatemala    United  Kingdom of Great  Britain
Guyana    and Northern Ireland
Haiti    United States of America
Honduras    Uruguay
Jamaica    Venezuela
Mexico
Associate members
Netherlands Antilles
The Associated State of St. Kitts-Nevis and the Territories of Anguilla and Montserrat (collectively as a single member)
The Federal Republic of Germany and Switzerland participate in a consultative capacity in the work of the Commission by virtue of Council resolutions 632 (XXII) of 19 December 1956 and 861 (XXXII) of 21 December 1961, respectively.
ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA Members
Algeria    Mali
Angola    Mauritania
Benin    Mauritius
Botswana    Morocco
Burundi    Mozambique
Cape Verde    Niger
Central African Republic    Nigeria
Chad    Rwanda        
Comoros    Sao Tome and Principe
Congo    Senegal
Djibouti    Seychelles
Egypt    Sierra Leone
Equatorial Guinea    Somalia
Ethiopia    South Africa
Gabon    Sudan
Gambia    Swaziland
Ghana    Togo
Guinea    Tunisia
Guinea-Bissau    Uganda
Ivory Coast    United Republic of Cameroon
Kenya    United Republic of Tanzania
Lesotho    Upper Volta
Liberia    Zaire.
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya    Zambia
Madagascar    Zimbabwe
Malawi
 The Council decided by resolution 974 DIV (XXXVI) of 30 July 1963 that the Republic of South Africa should not take part in the work of the Commission until the Council, on the recommendation of the Commission, should find that conditions for constructive co-operation had been restored by a change in its racial policy.
Associate members
The Non-Self-Goveming Territories in Africa (including African islands)
Switzerland participates in a consultative capacity in the work of the Commission by virtue of Council resolution 925 (XXXIV) of 6 July 1962.
 
 
ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR WESTERN ASIA Members
Bahrain    oman
Democratic Yemen    Qatar
Egypt    Saudi Arabia
Iraq    Syrian Arab Republic
Jordan    United Arab Emirates
Kuwait    Yemen
Lebanon    Palestine Liberation Organization
EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND
membership and 33 July 1983    membership from 1 august 1983         farm expire an 31 December
Algeria    Algeria            1985
Austria    Australia            1986
Bahrain    Austria             1984
Bangladesh    Bahrain              1985
Barbados    Bangladesh             985
Belgium    Canada             1986
Botswana    Central African Republic ..        1985
Brazil    Chad              1985
Canada    Chile             I985
Central African Republic    China            1986
Chad    Colombia              1986
Chile    Cuba               986
China    Finland             1986
France    France     1985
German   Democratic   Re-    German   Democratic   Re
public    public .......................        1984
Germany, Federal Republic    Germany. Federal Republic        1986
Hungary    of     ..........        1980
India    India                   1985
Italy    ltaly              1985
Ivory Coast    Ivory Coast              1984
Japan    Japan            1985
Madagascar    Lesotho             1986
Mexico    Madagascar               1985
Nepal    Mexico              1985
Netherlands    Nepal             1985
Norway    Netherlands              1985
Pakistan    Pakistan             1984
Panama    Panama               1985
Somalia    Somalia              985
Swaziland    Swaziland              1985
Sweden    Sweden             1984
Switzerland    Switzerland              1984
Thailand    Thailand              1986
Togo    Togo            1984
Union of Soviet Socialist    Union of Soviet Socialist
Republics    Republics                   1 985
United Arab Emirates    United Arab Emirates            1984
United Kingdom of Great    United Kingdom of Great
Britain    and    Northern    Britain    and    Northern
Ireland    Ireland             1985
United States of America    United Stales of America ..        1985
Upper Volta    Upper Volta             1985
Venezuela    Venezuela              1984
Yugoslavia    Yugoslavia             1986
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE PROGRAMME OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES
Members
Algeria    Finland
Argentina    France     Auslralia    Germany, Federal Republic of
Austria    Greece
Belgium    Holy See
Brazil    Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Canada    Israel
China    Italy
Colombia    JaPan
Denmark    Lebanon
80
 
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE PROGRAMME OF THE UNITED    NATIONS
HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES [continued)
Lesotho    Turkey
Madagascar    Uganda
Morocco    United Kingdom of Great Britain
Netherlands    and Northern Ireland
Nicaragua    United Republic of Tanzania
Nigeria    United States of America
Norway    Venezuela
Sudan    Yugoslavia
Sweden    Zaire
Switzerland    United Nations Council for Na-
Thailand    mibia
Tunisia
 By decision 1982/110 of 16 April 1982, the Council decided (a) to enlarge the membership of the Committee to 41 members so as to enable Namibia, represented by the United Nations Council for Namibia, to participate in the Committee as a full member; and (6) to grant membership in the Committee to Namibia, represented by the United Nations Council for Namibia.
GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
erm expires on
Membership in 1983    Membership in 1984    31    December
Argentina    Argentina        1986
Australia    Australia        1985
Austria    Austria        1984
Barbados    Bahrain         1986
Belgium    Bangladesh        1986
Bhutan    Barbados         1984
Brazil    Belgium         1985
Bulgaria    Bhutan        1984
Canada    Brazil         1985
Central African Republic    Canada        1985
Chad    Central African Republic ..    1985
China    Chad         1985
Denmark    China        1984
Ecuador    Denmark        1985
Fiji    Ecuador        1984
Finland    Ethiopia        1986
France    Fiji        1984
German   Democratic   Re-    Finland        1985
public    France        1985
Germany,  Federal Repub-    Gambia         1986
lie of    German   Democratic   Re-
Guinea    public         1985
India    Germany,  Federal Repub-
Italy    lie of        1986
Japan    Hungary         1986
Lesotho    India        1986
Mali    Italy         1984
Mauritania    Jamaica        1986
Mexico    Japan        1984
Nepal    Lesotho        1985
Netherlands    Mali         1984
Niger    Mauritania        1985
Pakistan    Mexico        1984
Philippines    Nepal        1985
Polmd    Netherlands         1986
Somalia    Norway        1986
Spain    Philippines         1985
Sweden    Poland         1986
Switzerland    Spain        1984
Trinidad and Tobago    Switzerland         1986
Tunisia    Togo         1986
Turkey    Tunisia        1984
Union of Soviet Socialist Re- Turkey         1986
publics    Union of Soviet Socialist
United Kingdom of Great    Republics        1984
Britain    and    Northern    United Kingdom of Great
Ireland    Britain    and    Northern
United  Republic  of Tan-    Ireland         1984
zania
 
 
GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (continued)
Term expires on
Membership in 1983    Membership in 1984    31 December
United States of America    United Republic of Tanzania
Venezuela            1985
Yemen    United States of America ..    1984
Yugoslavia    Venezuela        1986
Zambia    Yugoslavia        1985
Zambia        1984
COMMITTEE ON FOOD AID POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES Membership in 1983
Members elected by the
Economic and Social    Term expires    Members elected by    Term expires
Council    on 31 December    the FAO Council    on 31 December
Belgium        1984    Australia        1983
Colombia         1985    Bangladesh        1983
Denmark        1983    Brazil        1984
Finland        1984    Canada        1983
Greece        1983    Congo        1984
Hungary        1983    Cuba        1985
India        1983    France        1985
Japan         1984    Germany, Federal Re-
Mexico        1985               public of        1985
Morocco         1983    Mali         1984
Pakistan        1984    Netherlands        1984
Somalia         1984    Nigeria        1985
Sweden        1985    Saudi Arabia        1983
United   Kingdom   of    Thailand         1984
Great   Britain   and    United      States     of
Northern Ireland ...    1985               America        1983
Upper Volta        1985    Zambia        1985
Membership in 1984
Members elected by the
Economic and Social    Term expires    Members elected by    Term expires
Council    on 31 December    the FAO Council    on 31 December
Belgium        1984    Australia        1986
Colombia         1985    Bangladesh        1986
Egypt        1986    Brazil        1984
Finland        1984    Canada.        1986
Hungary        1986    Congo        1984
India        1986    Cuba        1985
Italy        1986    France        1985
Japan         1984    Germany, Federal Re-
Mexico        1985               public of        1985
Norway         1986    Mali         1984
Pakistan        1984    Netherlands        1984
Somalia        1984    Nigeria        1985
Sweden        1985    Saudi Arabia        1986
United   Kingdom   of    Thailand         1984
Great   Britain   and    United States of America
Northern Ireland...    1985            1986
Upper Volta        1985    Zambia        1985
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL BOARD
Members elected by the Economic and Social Council to serve on the Board as constituted under the 1972 Protocol Amending the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961
Term expires
Membership from 2 March 1982    on I March'
Adolf-Heinrich von Arnim (Federal Republic of Germany)        1987
Bela Boles (Hungary)             1985
John C. Ebie (Nigeria)            1985
' The term is five years.
 Elected by the Council at its 4th meeting, on 5 February 1982, to fill the "vacancy that had occurred by operation of article 10, paragraph 3, of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961, as amended by the 1972 Protocol.
 
INTERNATIONAL NAKCOTICS CONTROL BOARD [continued)
term expires on 1 March Membership from 2 March 1982
Ramon de la Fuente (Mexico)     
Diego Garces-Giraldo (Colombia)     
Betty C. Cough (United States of America)         1987
Sukru Kaymakcalan (Turkey)           l985
Mohsen Kchouk (Tunisia)        
Victorio V. Olguin (Argentina)        1985
Paul Reuter (France)        1987
Bror Rexed (Sweden)         1985
Jasjit Singh (India)        1987
Edward Williams (Australia)    
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN
Term expires
to june
Membership until 30 Jane 1983    june
Gulzar Bano (Pakistan)         1985
Ester Boserup (Denmark)        1984
Marcelle Devaud (France)        1985
Vilma Espin de Castro (Cuba)                    
Emmanuel T. Esquea-Guerrcro (Dominican Republic)    1983
Aziza Hussein (Egypt)        1983
Lily Monze (Zambia)        1984
Nobuko Takahashi (Japan)         1983
Irene Tinker (United States of America)        1985
Vida Tomsic (Yugoslavia)    
. The Board of Trustees is composed of a President, appointed by the Secretary General, and 10 members, serving in their individual Ties appointed by the Council on the nomination of the Secretary General he Secretary-General has reappointed Delphine Tsang (United Republic of Cameroon) President of the Board (see E 1982/ L.1. para.  1.
The appointment is for a term of three years, each member servmg for a maximum of two lerms.
 
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN icommued)
Term empires 10 June' Membership from I jun 1983
Helen Arnopoulos Stamiris (Greece)        1986
Gulzar Bano (Pakistan)         1985
Ester Boserup (Denmark)        1985
Marcelle Devaud (France)        1986
Suad 1. Eissa (Sudan)        1985
Vilma Espin de Caslro (Cuba)        1984
Aziza Hussein (Egypt)         1986
Maria Lavalle Urbina (Mexico)         1984
Nobuko Takahashi (Japan)         1985
VidaTomsic (Yugoslavia)    
* * *
COMMITTEE FOR THE UNITED NATIONS POPULATION AWARD
Members elected for a three-year term beginning on I January 1983
Australia    Egypt
Bangladesh    JaPan
Burundi    mexico
China    Tunisia
Colombia    Yugoslavia
ïIn accordance with article 4 of the Regulations Governing the United Nations population Award, adopted by the General Assembly in resolution 36/2o1 of 17 December 1981. the Council elects '0 representatives
of States Members of the United Nations for a period of three years, with due regard to of principle of equitable geographical representation and The need To include those Member States that have made contributions for
he Award The rules of procedure of the Committee for the United Nations Population Award are set forth in Council decision 1982/112 of 26 April 1982.
 
Annex III
CALENDAR OF CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS FOR 1984 AND 1985
1984

Economic and social council programme    Meeting of related bodies
DATES            
(1984)    Place        B    C
1.    January    Geneva    Commission on Human Rightsó
(2 weeks)    Ad Hoc  Working  Group of
Experts on Southern Africa (Economic and Social Council decision 1983,135)
2.    January    Geneva    WHOóExecutive Board (seventy-
third session)
3.    January    Santo    Board of Trustees of the Inter-(I week) Domingo    national Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (General Assembly resolutions 33/187 and 34/157)
4.    9-18 January    New York    Intergovernmental    Oceanographic CommissionóWorking Committee on International Oceanographic Data Exchange (IODE) (eleventh session) (Economic and Social Council resolution 1893 (LV1I))
5.    18-20 January    New York    Population Commission (twenty-
second session) (Economic and Social Council resolutions 150 (VII) and 1147 (XLI))'
6.    20 January    New York    Meeting of States Parties to the
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ninth meeting) (General Assembly resolution 2106 (XX))
7.    23-27 January    New York    Population Commission, meeting
as the Preparatory Committee for the International Conference on Population (Economic and Social Council resolution 1982/42)
8.    30 January-    Geneva    Commission on Human Rightsó
3 February    Group  of  Three  established
under the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid (art. IX of the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid) (General Assembly resolution 3068 (XXVIII))
9.    30 January-    Geneva    Commission on Human Rightsó
3 February    Working Group on Situations
which Appear to Reveal a Consistent Pattern of Gross Violations of Human Rights (Economic and Social Council decision 1983/153)
 
Annex III (continued)
1984
    
Economic and social council programme    Meeting of related bodies

DATES        
(1984)    
10    30 January-    Geneva    Commission on Human Rightsó3 February    Working Group on the Draft
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel. Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Economic and Social Council resolution 1983.38)
11    30 January-    Geneva    Commission on Human Rightsó
3 February    Working Group on the Draft
Convention on the Rights of the Child (Economic and Social Council resolution 1983. 39)
12.    February    Vienna    Commission on Narcotic Drugsó
(a day)    Sub-Commission    on     Illicit
Drug Traffic and Related Matters in the Near and Middle East (Economic and Social Council resolution 1776 (L1V)I
13.    February    New York    Committee    for    Development
(1 week)    PlanningóWorking   Group   I
(Economic and Social Council resolutions 1035 (XXXVII) and 1625 (LI))
February                  New York    United     Nations/FAO     World (1   day    Food   Programme  ( 1 day     Conference  (General   Assembly resolution 36'202)
14    February New York    UNDP-Govemmg Council (or-nj1    generational meeting) (General (1 day)    Assembly     resolution     2029
(XX))
16. 6-10 February    New York    Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations ( Economic and Social Council decision 1983/184)
17   6-10 February    Vienna    Commission on Narcotic Drugs
(eighth special session) (Economic and Social Council decision 1983/184)
18.    6 February-    Geneva    Commission on  Human  Rights
16 March    (fortieth   session)   (Economic
and Social Council resolution 9 (III)
19.    7-10 February    New York    Economic   and   Social   Council
(organizational    session)
(Charter)
20    13-21 February       New York    Advisory Committee on Science
20   13-21 February    and Technology for Development ( fourth session) (General Assembly resolution 34 218)
21    15-24 February        Vienna    Commission   on   the   Status  of
Women (thirtieth session) (Economic and Social Council resolutions   II   (II) and   1147
IAEAóBoard of Governors
22.    21 February    Vienna
23.    27 February-    Vienna    Commission on the Status of 7 March    Women acting as the Preparatory Body for the World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women (second session) (Economic and Social Council resolution 1982/26)
By decision 1983/152 of 27 May 1983. the Economic and Social Council decided to authorize 20 fully-serviced additional meetings including
summary records, for the session, should such meetings prove to be absolutely necessary.
 
Annex III (continued)
1984
Conference and meetings
Economic and Social Council    of governing bodies of
Dates    programme    Meetings of related bodies    specialized agencies and IAEA
(1984)    Place    A
24.    27 February-    Montreal    ICAOóCouncil (111th session) 30 March
25.    Late February    New York    Committee for the United Na-(2 days)    tions Population Award (General Assembly resolution 36/ 201)
26.    February-    Berne    UPUóExecutive Council March
27.    February-    To be    Meetings of the executive secre-March determined    taries of the regional commis-(3 days)    sions  (Economic  and  Social
Council resolution 1817 (LV) and General Assemblv resolution !823 (XVII))
28.    February-    Geneva    ILOóGoverning   Body   and   its March    Committees (225th session)
29.    March    Geneva    United  Nations  Conference  on (3 weeks)    Conditions for Registration of
Ships (General Assembly resolution 37/209)
30.    5-23 March    New York    Committee on the Elimination of
Racial Discrimination (twenty-ninth session) (General Assembly resolution 2106 A (XX))
31.    12-16 March    Geneva    Committee  of  Experts  on  the
Transport of Dangerous GoodsóGroup of Rapporteurs (thirty-second session) (Economic and Social Council resolution 2050 (LXII))
32.    12-23 March    New York    Intergovernmental    Working
Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting (second session) (Economic and Social Council resolution 1982/67)
33.    19-23 March    New York    Human    Rights    Committeeó
Working Group on Communications (General Assembly resolution 2200 A (XXI))
34.    21-30 March    Vienna    Committee on Crime Prevention
and Control (eighth session) (Economic and Social Council resolutions 1584 (L) and 1979/ 19)
35.    22 March    New York    Committee for Programme and
Co-ordination (organizational session) (Economic and Social Council resolution 2008 (LX) and General Assembly resolution 31/93)
36.    26-30 March    New York    Consultative Committee on the
Voluntary Fund for the United Nations Decade for Women (General Assembly resolution 31/133)
37.    26 March-    New York    Committee  on  the  Elimination
6 April    of     Discrimination     against
Women (third session) (General Assembly resolution 34/ 180)
38.    26 March-    New York    Human      Rights      Committee
13 April    (twenty-first session) (General
Assembly resolution 2200 A (XXI))
39.    March-April    Addis Ababa        Economic Commission for Af-
ricaóPreparatory Committee of the Whole (Economic and Social Council resolution 671 (XXV))
 
Annex HI (continued)
1984

Economic and social council programme    Meeting of related bodies
DATES    Place    
40. April    Conakry    Economic Commission  for AfricaóTenth meeting of the Conference of Ministers, nineteenth session of the Commission (Economic and Social Council resolution 671 (XXV))
41   April    Lima    Economic Commission for Latin
(tentative)    America   (twentieth   session)
(Economic and Social Council resolutions I06 (XVI). 234 B (IX). 4I4 C.I (XIII) and 723 C(XXVIII))
42.    April    New York    UNITAR-Board    of   Trustees
    (twenty-second session) (General Assembly resolution 1934 (XVIII))
.        Administrative       Council
43.    2- 9 April    Geneva
    (39th session )
44.    3-14 April    Geneva    Economic Commission for Europe (thirty-ninth session) (Economic and Social Council resolution 36 (IV))
45.    4-13 April    New York    Committee     for    Development
Planning (twentieth session) (Economic and Social Council resolutions 1079 (XXXIX) and 1625 (LI))
46    9 April    New York    Meeting of Slates Parties to the
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (General Assembly resolution 34/180)
47    9-19 April    Rome    Committee on Food Aid Policies
and Programmes (seventeenth session) (General Assembly resolution 1714 (XVI))
48    16-18 April    To be    Administrative    Committee    on
determined    Co-ordination    (first    regular
session) (Economic and Social Council resolution 13 (III))
49    16 April-    New York    Economic   and   Social   Council
4 May    Sessional Working Group of
Governmental Experts on the Implementation of the International Covenant on Economic. Social and Cultural Rights (Economic and Social Council resolution 1982/33)
50    I7-27 April    Tokyo    Economic and Social Commission
(tentative)    for Asia and the Pacific
(fortieth session) (Economic and Social Council resolutions 37 (IV). 69 (V). 723 B (XXVIII))
51    17-27 April    New York    Commission   on   Transnational
Corporations (tenth session) (Economic and Social Council resolution 1913 (LVII))
52    ''3 April-    New York    Committee on the Development
4 may    and  Utilization  of New  and
Renewable Sources of Energy
(second session) (General As
sembly resolution 37/250)
53. 23 April-    New York    Committee for Programme and
I june    Co-ordination    (twenty-fourth
session) (Economic and Social Council resolution 2008 (LX) and General Assembly resolution 31/93)
 
Annex III (continued)
1984

    
DATES    Economic and social council programme    Meeting of related bodies    CONFEREMENES AND MEETING OF
(1984)    Place                                          GOVERNING BUDIES OF SPECIALIZED  AGENCIES
54.    24 April-    Rome    UNICEFóExecutive        Board.
4 May    Committee on Administration
and Finance. Programme Committee (General Assembly resolution 57 (I)}
55.    30 April-    Libreville'    Commission on  Human  Setlle-II May    ments (seventh session) (Economic and Social Council resolution   1978/1   and   General Assembly resolution 32/162)
56.    April-May    Paris    UNESCOóExecutive        Board
(119th session)
57.    April/May    Baghdad    Economic Commission lor West-
em Asiaó(eleventh session) (Economic and Social Council resolution IS 18 (LV)
58.    May    Geneva    WHOóExecutive     Board    (74th
session)
59.    May    Geneva    WHOóThirty-seventh      World
Health Assembly
60.    May    Vienna    Advisory Committee for the ln-
(10 days)    temational Youth Year (third
session) (General Assembly resolution 35/126)
61.    May    Rome    Preparatory    Meeting    of    the
World Food Council (General Assembly resolution 3348 (XXIX))
62.    1-25 May    New York    Economic   and   Social   Council
(first regular session) (Charter)
63.    2-18 May    Vienna    UNIDOóIndustrial       Develop-
ment Board (eighteenth session) (General Assembly resolution 2152 (XXI))
64.    14-25 May    Vienna    International   Narcotics  Control
Board (thirty-fifth session) (Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961. article II)
65.    16-25 May    New York    Seventh Meeting of Experts on
the United Nations Programme in Public Administration and Finance (Economic and Social Council resolutions 1978/75 and 1978/76)
66.    16-29 May    Nairobi    UNEPóGoverning    Council
(twelfth session) (General Assembly resolution 2997 (XXVII))
67.    21-23 May    Geneva    Second International Conference
on Assistance to Refugees in Africa (General Assembly resolution 37/197)
68.    29 May-8 June       New York    Intergovernmental Committee on
Science and Technology for Development (sixth session) (General Assembly resolution 34/218)
69.    May-June    Geneva    II-OóGoverning   Body   and   its
Committees (226th session I
70.    May/June    Rome    World Food Council (tenth min-
isterial session) (General Assembly resolution 3348 (XXIX))
71.    June    Tokyo    Council of the United Nations
(I week)    University  (twenty-third  ses
sion) (General Assembly res
olution 3081 (XXVIII))
' Subject to the approval of the General Assembly at its thirty-eighth session.
 
Annex III (continued)
1984
                                                                            conferemes and meetings of governing budies of specialized                       ageacies and IAEA
DATES                        place    .            
(1984)                                                                          NDPóGoverning     Counciló
72.    4-28 June    Geneva    Budgetary and Finance Com-
mittee (decision of the twelfth session    of    the    Governing Council) UNDPóGoverning        Council
73.    4-29 June    Geneva    (thirty-first  session)  (General
Assembly     resolution     2029
    1CAOóCouncil (112th session!
74    4-29 June                Montreal    IAEAóBoard of Governors
75    5 june                     Vienna    1LOóGeneral   Conference   (70th 76. 6 June                    Geneva    session)
(3 weeks)    WMOóExecutive    Committee
77   6-22 June    Geneva    (36th session)
UPUóXlXlh     Universal     Postal
78.   18 June-    Hamburg    Congress
79    June/July    Geneva    Commission on Human Rights-                 Group  of
Experts on Southern Africa (Economic and Social Council decision 1983/135)
80    June/July    Geneva    Meetings of the executive secre-
    (4 days)         regional commis-
         sions  (Economic  and  Social
Council resolution 1817 (LV) and General Assembly resolution 1823 (XVII))
81     2 july    Geneva    Administrative   Committee   on
        Co-ordination (second regular
session) (Economic and Social
Council resolution 13 (III))    
                                                 Human    Rights    Committee
 82.  2-6 July    Geneva              Working Group on Communi-cations    (General    Assembly resolution 2200 A (XXI))
83   4-27 July    Geneva    Economic   and   Social   Council
    (second      regular      session)
(Charter)
84    9-20 July        New York                                                                         Intergovernmental    Oceano-
                                                                             graphic   Commis51on_Work-
ing Group (Economic and Social Council  resolution   1893
Human Rights Committee (twenty-
85    9-27 July    Geneva                     second session) (General As-
sembly   resolution   22C*3   A (XXI))
86    30 July-    Geneva    Commission on Human Rights-
AI.    Sub-Commission  on  Preven-
IU ftugus.    (tin  of   discrimination   and
Protection of Minorities-Working Group on Communications (Economic and Social Council      resolution      1503
(XLVIII))    UNIDOó Fourth  General  Con-
87.    July/August    To be    ference    (General    Assembly
(3 weeks)                   determined    resolution 36/182)
88    6-10 August    Geneva    Committee  of  Experts  on  the
88.    6-10 August    Transport      of      Dangerous
GoodsóGroup of Experts on Explosives (twenty-fourth session) (Economic and Social Council resolution 1979/42)
89    6-10 August    Geneva    Commission on Human Rights-
89. 6-10     Sub-Commission  on  Preven-
tion of Discrimination and Protection    of    Minoritiesó
 
Annex III (continued)
1984
Conferences and meetings
Ecanomu and Social Council    of governing bodies of
dates    programme    Meetings of related bodies    specialized agencies and IAEA
(1984)    Place    A    B    C
Group of Five on Slavery ( Economic and Social Council resolution 16 (LVI))
90.    6-10 August    Geneva    Commission on Human Rightsó
Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minoritiesó Working Group on Indigenous Populations (Economic and Social Council resolution 1982/34)
91.    6-13 August"    Mexico City    International Conference on Pop-
ulation. 1984 (Economic and Social Council resolutions 1981/87 and 1983/6)
92.    6-24 August    Geneva    Committee on the Elimination of
Racial Discrimination (thirtieth session) (General Assembly resolution 210o A (xx))
93.    13-17 August    Geneva    Committee  of  Experts  on  the
Transport of Dangerous GoodsóGroup of Rapporteurs (thirty-third session) (Economic and Social Council resolution 2050 (LXII))
94.    13 August-    Geneva    Commission on Human Rightsó 7 September    Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities (thirty-seventh session) (Economic and Social Council resolution 9(H))
95.    27-31 August    New York    Consultative Committee on the
Voluntary Fund for the United Nations Decade for Women (General Assembly resolution 31/133)
96.    September    New York    Committee    for    Development
PlanningóWorking Group II (Economic and Social Council resolutions 1035 (XXXVII) and 1625 (LI))
97.    14 September    New York    Meeting of States Parties to the
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (General Assembly resolution 2200 A (XXXI))
98.    21 September    Vienna    IAEAóBoard of Governors
99.    24-27 Sep-    Washington.    World BankóAnnual Meetings of lember                       D.C.    the Board of Governors of the
World Bank and its affiliates
100.    24-28 Sep-    Vienna    IAEAóGeneral Conference tember
101.    28 September    Vienna    IAEAóBoard of Governors
102.    September/    Paris    UNESCOóExecutive    Board October                                                                                                                                                              (120th session)
103.    September-    Geneva    ITUóCCITT     VIIIth      Plenary October    Assembly
(2 weeks)
104.    September-    Geneva Group of Experts on Geographi-
October    cal Names (eleventh session)
(7 days)    (Economic and Social Council
resolutions 715 A (XXVII) and 1314 (XLIV))
' There will be one day of pre-Conference consultations on 5 August and. if required, an extension of the Conference by one day.
 
Annex III (continued) 1984
    Conferences and meetings
of governing bodies of
Economic and social council programme        specialized ageacies and IAEA
dates        meeting of related bodies
(I9SJI    palce
    ó    UNCTADóCommittee   on   the
105.    Fourth quarter        Geneva    Transfer of Technology (fifth
(2'/: weeks)    session) (Trade and Develop
ment    Board    decision    117
(XIV))    UPUóConsultative   Council   for
106.    Autumn    To be    Postal Studies
determined
107   October    Vienna or a Commission       on    Narcotic
(3 davs)    capital in    Drugs-Sub-Comm,ss,on    on
    the region    Illicit  Drug Ttªlhc  and Re-
lated Matters in the Near and Middle East (Economic and Social Council resolution 1776
(L1V))    UNHCRóExecutive Committee
108.    October    Geneva    (General Assembly resolution
(l0 days)    1166 (XII))
Committee on Food Aid Policies
109.    1-12 October    Rome    and  programmes  (eighteenth
session)   (General   Assembly resolution 1714 (XVI)) International   Narcotics  Control
110.    8-25 October    Vienna    Board   (thirty-sixth   session)
(Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961. art. 11)
Human Rights Committee-
Ill. 15-19 October Of a    Working Group on Communi
cations (General Assembly
resolution 2200 A (XXI))
Human      Rights      Committee
112.    22 October-    Geneva    (twenty-third   session)   (Gen-
9 November    eral Assembly resolution 2200
A (XXI))
        New York    Administrative   Committee   on
113.    25-26 October        New    Co-ordination   (third   regular
session) (Economic and Social
Council resolution 13 (III)).    
L    United Nations Pledging Confer-
114.    November              New York    ence f()r Development Activi-
(2 days)    ties (General Assembly reso-
lution32/197)    ILO-Goveming   Body   and   its
,15. November    Geneva    Committees (227th session)
116 November     Geneva    Committee    for    Development
116. November    Geneva    Wanning_Working Group III
(Economic and Social Council
resolutions    1035   (XXXVII)
and 1625 (LI))    ICAOóCouncil (113th session)
117   P November-        Montreal    .
12 December    FAO-Counci! (86th session)
118.    19-30 No-    Rome
ember
119   November/    A capital in    Commission       on       Narcotic
119.    November/    Capital in    Drugs-Eleventh meeting of
December    the region    Drugrdtjona| Heads of National
(5 days)    Narcotics   Law   Enforcement
Agencies.   Far   East   Region (Economic and Social Council
resolution 1845 (LVD)    UN1D0_Permanent Committee
120.    November Vienna    of the industrial Development
December    Board (twenty-first session)
(1 week)    (General Assembly resolution
2152 (XXI)) Council of the United Nations
121.    Dectinber    To be    University (twenty-fourth ses-
(1 week)                    determined    sion) (Generai Assembly res
olution 3081 (XXVIII))
 
Annex III (continued) 1980

Economic and social council programme    
        Meetings of related bodies        conferemes and meetings of
                governing budies of specialized ageacies and IAEA
dates    Place        B    
122.    December    New York    UNDPóInter-Agency Consuita-13 days)    live Meeting (General Assembly resolution 32/197)
123.    3-12 December      Geneva    Committee  of Experts  on  the
Transport of Dangerous Goods (thirteenth session) (Economic and Social Council resolutions 1488 (XLVIII) and 1979/42)
124.    To be    Geneva    UNCTADóTrade and Develop-
determined    ment Board (twenty-eighth
(2 weeks)                                                                                                    session)   (General   Assembly
resolution 1995 (XIX) and UNCTAD resolution 114 (V))
125.    To be    Geneva    UNCTADóTrade and Develop-
determined    ment Board (thirteenth special
(2 days)    session)   (General   Assembly
resolution 1995 (XIX) and UNCTAD resolution 114 (V))
126.    To be    Geneva    Board of Trustees of the United
determined    Nations  Voluntary  Fund  for
Victims of Torture (third session) (General Assembly resolution 36/151)
127.    To be    Geneva    UNCTADóTrade and Develop-
determined    ment Board (twenty-ninth ses-
(2 weeks)                                                                                                    sjon) (General Assembly res
olution     1995     (XIX)     and
UNCTAD resolution 114 (V))
128.    To be    Geneva    UNCTADóJoint    Advisory
determined Group on the International
(9days)                                                                                                      Trade     Centre,     UNCTAD/
GATT (seventeenth session) (Genera! Assembly resolution 2297 (XXII))
129.    To be    Buenos Aires        Third United Nations Regional
determined                          Cartographic  Conference  for
the Americas (Economic and Social Council resolution 1980/14)
130.    To be    New York    Committee on the Review and determined        Appraisal of the Implementation              of                                                          the International De-velopment                          Strategy for the                                                Third United Nations Development Decade                                    (General Assembly resolution 37/202)
131.    To be    New York    Executive Board of the United determined                                                            Nations Financing System for
Science and Technology for Development (first session) (General Assembly resolution 37/244)
132.    To be    Geneva Joint Meetings of the        Committeedetermined     for Programme and Co-ordination          and the        Administrative    Committee on Co-ordination                                        (Economic and Social Council                      resolution 2008 (LX) and
                         General Assembly resolution                                         31/93)
 
Annex III (continued)
1985
    
    
Dates
(1985)    Place    Economic and Social               meetings of related bodies       conferemes and meetings of governing budies
        Counted Programme                                               of specialized ageacies and IAEA
133   January    Geneva    Commission on Human Rightsó        
(2 weeks)    Ad Hoc Working  Group of
Experts  on   Southern   Africa
(Economic and Social Council
decision 1983/135)
    International  Narcotics  Control
134.    January    Vienna    Board (thirty-seventy session)
(1 week)    (Single  Convention  on  Nar-
cotic Drugs of 1961, art. 11)
WHOóExecutive    Board    (75th
135.    January    Geneva    session)
        Board of Trustees of the lnter-
136.    January    santo domingo    national Research and Train.
ing Institute for the Advancement of Women (General Assembly resolutions 33/187 and 34/157)
        
    
137.    28 January-    Geneva                 Commission on Human Rights
I  February                                  vention on the Suppression
                                             and Punishment of the Crime
                                             of Apartheid (art. IX of the
                                            International Convention on
                                            the Suppression and Punish
                                           ment of the Crime of Apart
                                           heid) (General Assembly res
                                           olution 3068 (XXVIII))
138   January-     Geneva              Commission on Human Rights-
February    Working Group on Situations
(1 week)    which   Appear  to   Reveal   a
                     Consistent  Pattern  of Gross
                     Violations of Human Rights
                     (Economic ana Social Council
                      decision 1983/153)    
    
139. February    New York    Advisory Committee on Science
ment (fifth session) (General Assembly resolution 34/218)
140    February    Vienna    Commission       on       Narcotic
(1day)             DrugsóSub-Commission    on
Illicit Drug Traffic and Related Matters in the Near and Middle East (Economic and Social Council resolution 1776 (LIV))
141    February    New York    UNDP-Ooveming       Council
ill. reoruary    (organizational    meeting)
(General Assembly resolution
2029 (XX))
142.    February    To be    Meetings of the executive secre-
(3 days)         determined                            taries of the regional commis
                                   sions (Economic and Social
                                   Council resolution 1817 (LV)
                                  and General Assembly resolu
                                  tion 1823 (XVII))    
        Committee for the  United Na-
143.    February    New York    ^ populatjon Award (Qen.
(2 days)    eral Assembly resolution 36/
201)
144    4 February-    Geneva    Commission on Human Rights
15 March    (forty-first session) (Economic
and Social Council resolution 9 (ID)
145    S-8 February    New York    Economic   and   Social   Council
(organizational    session)
(Charter)
146    11-20 February       Vienna    Commission on Narcotic Drugs
(thirty-first session) (Economic and Social Council resolution 9 (I))
 
Annex III (continued)
1985
Conferences and mcerini's
    Economic and social council programme    of governing balm Ñi
dates    place        Meetings of related bodies    specialized agencies ami I AM
(1985)                
147.    18-27 February       Vienna    Commission lor Social Develop-
ment (twenty-ninth session) (Economic and Social Council resolutions 10(11!. 1139 (XLI) and 1147 (XLI))
148.    25 Februar    New York    Statistic;:! Commission (twenty-
6 March    third session) (Economic and
Social Council resolutions 8 (I). 8 (II) and 1566(D)
149.    25 February-    Montreal    ICAO-Council (114th session) 29 March
150.    February/    New York    Population Commission (twenty-March    third session) (Economic and
Social Council resolutions 150 (VII) and 1147 (XLI))
151    February- march    Geneva    ILO-Goveming   Body   and   its
                Committees (228th session)
152. 4-13 March    Vienna    Commission  on  the  Status  of
Women acting as the Preparatory Body for the World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women (third session) (Economic and Social Council resolution 1982/26)
153.    4-22 March    New York    Committee on the Elimination of
Racial Discrimination (thirty-
first session) (General Assem-
...    ,,,,.,     ,.    bly resolution 2106 A (XX))
154.    11-22 March    New York    Committee on Non-Governmen-
tal Organizations (Economic and Social Council resolutions 3 (II) and 1296 (XLIV))
155.    11-22 March    New York    Intergovernmental    Working
Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting (third session) (Economic and Social Council resolution 1982/67)
156.    18-22 March    New York    Human    Rights    Committee-
Working Group on Communi
cations    (General    Assembly
        resolution 2200 A (XXI))
157.    25 March-    New York    Human      Rights      Committee
    (twenty-fourth session) (Gen-
eral Assembly resolution 2200
ICO      W    L.    A  (XXI))
158.    March/Apnl    Addis Ababa        Economic Commission for Af-
ricaóPreparatory Committee of the Whole (Economic and Social Council resolution 671 (XXV))
159.    April    To be    Administrative    Committee    on
determined    Co-ordination    (first    regular
session) (Economic and Social Council resolution 13 (III))
160.    April    Bangkok    Economic and Social Commis-
(tentative)    sjon for Asia and the Pacific
(forty-first session) (Economic and Social Council resolutions 37 (IV). 69 (V) and 723 B (XXVIII))
161.    April    New York    UNITAR-Board   of   Trustees
(   weelc)    (twenty-third   session)   (Gen
eral Assembly resolution 1934
(XVIII))
 
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conferemes and meetings of governing budies of specialized ageacies and IAEA
                                                                                                                      
                                                                    Meeting of related bodies
dates                                                                                            
1985    Place    A    
162. April    New York    Commiltee    for    Development
Planning (twenty-first session)
(Economic and Social Council
resolutions    1079    (XXXIX)
and 1625 (LI))
163   April    Vienna    UNIDO-Permanent Committee
(I week)    of ,he lnuustrlal Development
Board (twenty-second session) (General Assembly resolution 2152 (XXI))
164.    April    Addis Ababa        Economic Commission foi  Af-
ricaóEleventh meeting of the Conference of Ministers, twentieth session of the Commission (Economic and Social Council resolution 671 (XXV))
165.    8 April    New York    Committee for Programme and
Co-ordination (organizational session) (Economic and Social Council resolution 2008 (LX) and General Assembly resolution 31/93)
166.    8-17 April    New York    Committee on Natural Resources
(ninth session) (Economic and Social Council resolutions 1535 (XLIX) and 1621 A (LI))
167.    16-27 April    Geneva    Economic Commission for Eu-
rope (fortieth session) (Economic and Social Council resolution 36 (IV))
168.    22 April-    New York    Economic   and   Social   Council
10 May    Sessional Working Group of
Governmental Experts on the Implementation of the International Covenant on Economic. Social and Cultural Rights (Economic and Social Council resolution 1982/33)
169.    April/May    Baghdad    Economic      Commission      for
Western Asia (twelfth session) (Economic and Social Council resolution 1818 (LIV))
170.    April/May    Nairobi    Commission on Human Settle-
ments (eighth session) (Economic and Social Council resolution 1978/1 and General Assembly resolution 32/162)
171.    April/May    Vienna    UNIDO-Industrial      Develop-
    ment  Board (nineteenth  ses-
sion) (General Assembly resolution 2152 (XXI))
172.    April/May    New York    Commission   on                  Transnational
                                              (13 days)    Corporations                        (eleventh   ses
                                              sion)  (Economic  and  Social
                                              Council      resolution     1913
UPUóExecutive Council
174   Mav    Rome    Preparatory    Meeting    of    the
'    World Food Council (General
Assembly    resolution    3348
(XXIX))
175. May    Nairobi    UNEP-Goveming    Council
(thirteenth   session)   (General
Assembly    resolution    2997
(XXVII))
Economic and Social Council resolution 1983/75.
 
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1985
conferemes and meetings of governing budies of specialized ageacies and IAEA
II9SS)    Plaee    Economic and social council programme    Meeting of related bodies    
176.    May    Vienna    International   Narcotics   Control
(2 weeks)    Board   (thirty-eighth   session)
(Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961. art. II)
177.    May    Geneva    WHOóThins -eighth    World
Health Assembly
178.    May    Geneva    WHOóExecutive     Board    l7oth
session)
179.    6-31 May    New York    Committee for Programme and
Co-ordination (twenty-fifth
session) (Economic and Social
Council resolution 2008 (LXI
and General Assembly resolu
tion 31/93)
180   7-31 May    New York    Economic   and   Social   Council
(first regular session) (Charter)
181.    20-31 May    Rome    Committee on Food Aid Policies
(tentative)    and   Programmes   (nineteenth
session) (General Assembly resolution 1714 (XVI))
182.    27 May-7 June        New York    Intergovernmental Committee on
Science and Technology for Development (seventh session) (General Assembly resolution 34/218)
183.    May/June    New York    UNICEFóExecutive        Board.
Committee on Administration and Finance. Programme Committee (General Assembly resolution 57 (ID
184.    May/June    Paris    UNESCOóExecutive    Board
(121st session)
185.    May/June    New York    High-level   Committee   on   the
Review of Technical Co-operation among Developing Countries (fourth session) (General Assembly resolution 33/134)
186.    May/June    Geneva    ITUóAdministrative    Council
(3 weeks)                                                                                                                                                           (40th session)
187.    May-June    New York    UNDPóGoverning     Counciló
(3 weeks)    Budgetary and Finance Com
mittee (decision of the twelfth
session    of   the    Governing
Council)
188.    May-June    Geneva    ILOóGoverning   Body   and   its
Committees (229th session)
189.    June    New York    UNDPóGoverning        Council
(thirty-second session) (General Assembly resolution 2029 (XX))
190.    June    Rome    World  Food Council  (eleventh
ministerial    session)   (General
A  ,1-mbly    resolution 3348
(XXIX))
191.    June    Geneva    ILOóGeneral   Conference   (71st (3 weeks)    session)
192.    3-21 June    Geneva    WMOóExecutive        Committee
(37th session)
193.    3-28 June    Montreal    ICAOóCouncil (115th session)
194.    17-28 June    Rome    FAOóCouncil (87th session) (tentative)
195.    June/July    Tokyo    Council of the  United Nations
University   (twenty-fifth   ; -s-
sion) (General Assembly res
olution 3081 (XXVIII))
196  July    New York    Intergovernmental   Oceanographic CommissionóWorking Group
(Economic   and   Social   Council
resolution 1893 (LVH))
 
Annex HI (continued)
1985
    conferemes and meetings of governing budies of specialized ageacies and IAEA
dates               
(1985)    place    Economic and social council programme
197  july    Geneva    Meetings of the executive secre-
    taries of the regional commis-
sions (Economic and Social Council resolution 1817 (LV) and General Assembly resolution 1823 (XV11))
198  1 july    Geneva    Adm.nistrative    Committee    on
        Co-ordination (second regular
session) (Economic and Social
Council resolution 13 (111))    
Human    Rights    Committeeó
199.  1-5 July    Geneva    Working Group on Communi-
cations    (General    Assembly resolution 2200 A (XXI))
200   3-26 July    Geneva    Economic   and   Social   Council
    (second      regular      session)
(ChaI1er)    Human      Rights      Committee
201. 8-26 July    Geneva    (twenty-fifth session) (General
                        Assembly resolution 2200 A
                                                                                        (XXI))
202  29July     Geneva    Commission on Human Rightsó
9 august    Sub-Commission  on  Preven-
    lion   of   Discrimination   and
Protection of Minoritiesó Working Group on Communications (Economic and Social Council      resolution      1503
        Committee on the Elimination of
203. 4-23 August    Geneva    Racja, Discrimination (thirty-
second session) (General Assembly   resolution    2106   A
(XX))
204    5-9 August    Geneva    Commission on Human Rights-
    Sub-Commission  on  Preven-
tion of Discrimination and Protection of Minoritiesó Working Group on Indigenous Populations (Economic and Social Council resolution 1982/34)
205    5-9 August    Geneva    Commission on Human Rightsó
    Sub-Commission  on  Preven-
tion of Discrimination and Protection of Minoritiesó Group of Five on Slavery (Economic and Social Council resolution 16 (LVI))
206    5-16 August    Geneva    Committee  of  Experts  on  the
ZOO. 3 10 ftugusi    Transport      of      Dangerous
GoodsóGroup of Rapporteurs
(thirty-fourth session) (Eco
nomic and Social Council res-
olu´ion2050(LXH),    
207. 5-16 August    Vienna             world conference to rewiw and appraise the achiv                    
        ments of the United Nations
                                              Decade for Women (General
                                               Assembly resolution 35/136)
208   12 August-    Geneva    Commission on Human Rights-
6 September    Sub-Commission  on  Preven-
    Protection of Minorities (thirty-eighth session) (Eco
    nomic and Social Council resolution 9 (ID)
 
Annex III (continued)
I98S
conferemes and meetings
Economic and social council programme     of governing budies
Dates        Meeting of related bodies     of specialized ageacies and IAEA
1985    Place    ABC
209.    26 August-    Vienna    Seventh United Nations Con-
6 September    gress   on   the   Prevention  of
Crime and the Treatment of Offenders (Genera! Assembly resolution 415 (V))
210.    September    Geneva    Statistical                     CommissionóWork-
(4 days)    ing   Group   on   International
Statistical Programmes and Co-ordination (eleventh session) (Economic and Social Council resolution 1306 (XLIV))
211.    30 September-        Geneva    Committee  of Experts  on  the
4 October    Transport      of      Dangerous
GoodsóGroup of Experts on Explosives (twenty-fifth session) (Economic and Social Council resolution 1979/42)
212.    30 September- Rome    Committee on Food Aid Policies
11 October    and Programmes (twentieth
(tentative)    session)   (General   Assembly
resolution    1714 (XVI))
213.    September/              Paris    UNESCOóExecutive           Board October    (122nd session)
214.    Autumn                   To be    UPUóConsultative   Council    lor
determined    Postal Studies
215.    Third quarter    Santiago    Economic Commission for Latin
AmericaóCommittee of the Whole
216.    October    Geneva    UNHCRóExecutive Committee
(General Assembly resolution 1166 (XII))
217.    October    New York    Administrative   Committee   on
Co-ordination (third regular session) (Economic and Social Council resolution 13 (III))
218.    October    A capital in    Commission       on       Narcotic
(3 days)                     the region    DrugsóSub-Commission    on
or Vienna    Illicit  Drug Traffic and  Re-
lated Matters in the Near and Middle East (Economic and Social Council resolution 1776 (LIV))
219.    8-11 October    Seoul, Korea    World BankóAnnual Meetings of
the Board of Governors of the World Bank and its affiliates
220.    14-18 October        Geneva    Human    Rights    Committee-
Working Group on Communications (General Assembly resolution 2200 A (XXI))
221.    21 October-    Geneva    Human      Rights      Committee 8 November    (twenty-sixth   session)   (General Assembly resolution 2200 A (XXI))
222.    October/    Vienna    International   Narcotics  Control November    Board   (thirty-ninth   session) (3 weeks)    (Single  Convention  on  Narcotic Drugs of 1961. art. II)
223.    October/    To be    UNESCOóGeneral      Conference November                  determined    (23rd session)
224.    November    To be    UNESCOóExecutive    Board
determined    (123rd session I
225.    November    Geneva    ILOóGoverning    Body    and    its
Committees (230lh session)
226.    November    New York    United Nations Pledging Confer-
(2 days)    ence for Development Activi
ties (General Assembly reso
lution 32/197)
 
Annex III (continued)
1985

DATES    palace    Economic and social council programme    Meeting of related bodies              conferemes and meetings of
                                          governing budies of
                                         specialized ageacies and IAEA

243. To be    New York    Committee    for    Development
determined    PlanningóWorking Group 111
                          (Economic and Social Council
                                                resolutions    1035   (XXXVII)
                                               and 1625 (LI))
244   To be    New York    Consultative Committee on the
determined    Voluntary Fund lor the United
Nations   Decade  for  Women
(General Assembly resolution
31/133)
245   To be    New York    Consultative Committee on the
determined    Voluntary Fund for the United
Nations  Decade  for  Women
(General Assembly resolution
31/133)
246. To be                     Geneva                Joint Meetings of the Committee
determined                                            for Programme and Co-ordi
                                                       nation and the Administrative
                                                       Committee  on  Co-ordination
                                                      (Economic and Social Council
                                                       resolution   2008    (LX)   and
                                                       General  Assembly  resolution
                                                        31/93)    
Annex IV
STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL ON THE REVITAL1-ZATION OF THE COUNCIL, IN PURSUANCE OF COUNCIL RESOLUTION 1982/50 OF 28 JULY 1982
 
Perhaps i should preface these remarks by reiterating my belief that the revitalization non exercise does not entail a continuous process of creative inventiveness, for the simple reason that, although there are no limits to human creativity, there are certainly limits to the capacity (individual or collective) of delegates to innovate in terms of the mechanics of an intergovernmental body like the Economic and Social Council. My assessment. therefore, was that, after a creative push of the type we had last year under the leadership of Ambassador Komatina. 1983 should be a year of consolidation of gains and of testing of formulae And I acted accordingly
The President, however, is formally mandated under the provisions of paragraph 3 of Council resolution 1982/50. as well as indirectly mandated under the provisions of General Assembly decision 37.442 That decision calls on him and on the Council to do certain things in preparation for the next examination of the theme of the restructuring of the economic and social sectors of the United Nations system, which the Assembly will be conducting in 1984 To perform those tasks. I elected to call on individual heads of delegations or on Group spokesmen to have personal, informal conversations on all aspects of these subjects. I called you all starting with the five permanent members of the Security Council. This format gave me the additional privilege of having another opportunity to benefit from the wisdom, the knowledge and the perceptions of such distinguished able and very dedicated professionals. Let me add two provisos on the one hand, in certain instances, although I had discussions with Group spokesmen, the views I gathered from one of them were his own, rather than the Group's, since the latter unfortunately had not had the opportunity to look more deeply into the subject. On the other hand the report I am about to give you is my own contains my assessment of the conversations and therefore does not commit anyone other than myself. in my capacity as President of the Council I shall therefore naturally refrain from naming individual delegations or Groups thereof.
Let us face at the outset the thorny issue of universality (or the universalization of the Council). There is significant resistance to this idea, so much so that I can be bold enough to say that I do not think it can bear fruit in the foreseeable future The reasons vary, and they can be listed broadly as institutional or practical. Of the first kind, suffice it to mention the need for an amendment to the Charter. Of the second, inter alia, there is a genuine lack of conviction in some quarters that universal membership would improve the Council, its functioning or methods of work There is recognition, of course, but certainly far from universal, that the lack of universality tends to limit the possibilities of utilization of the machinery of the Council, although it is also recognized that a smaller membership facilitates the process of negotiation Moreover, it is felt that, other than voting, observer Stales have almost the same rights as States Members of the Council and can therefore fully and freely participate in its deliberations. Finally, another strong view expressed has been that to touch the structure does not necessarily mean that the substance of the "product'' of the work of the Council would be fundamentally altered for the best. Quite the opposite
As for subject-oriented sessions, another old topic, no clear view emerged, although I feel that here the margins are not that apart and that therefore the matter can surely be more thoroughly explored, at the discretion of future Presidents of the Council. It should be pointed out. in addition, that a strong view has also been expressed by some that the Council could and should nuke use of the mechanism of convening special sessions, winch is envisaged in its rules of procedure (rule 4) and would not require other major adjustments
I would sum up the first segment of my consultations, in the sense that there is a genuine, almost consensual, sentiment, that first and foremost what is required is .1 change in attitude. Such a change in attitude was a permanent feature in perhaps all of my conversations and. once it is brought to bear, even structural changes could again be properly discussed.
A number of specific suggestions were made by one or more delegations. As you have certainly noticed, some of them were even part of national delegations' statements in the general debate. Let me list them. without any established order, as a contribution to the discussions that the Council might decide to embark upon next year as it addresses other issues and possible avenues for the improvement of its own methods of operation, within the context of the process of its revitalization.
(a)    Far greater use should be made of the Council, as at present structured, in order to alleviate the burden which is today the workload of the Second Committee of the General Assembly. Interaction between the Council and the Second Committee seems highly desirable and should always be kept in mind as the Council looks into its procedures End methods of work and makes suggestions at the request of the Assembly;
(b)    The continuous implementation of all aspects of Council resolution 1982/50 should be kept under constant review in practical terms. For this purpose, the provisions of General Assembly resolution 37/67 should also be fully taken into account, as well as the specific broad context of Assembly resolution 32/197, which is our "Bible" on the restructuring process;
(c)    Particular emphasis was placed on devising ways and means through which the Council could exercise the co-ordinating role assigned to it by the Charter. This seems to be a major concern and an area which should be tackled in the near future (in this context, it was mentioned, for example, that the joint ACC/CPC meetings were not functioning properly and that the Council should look into their usefulness in the context of its examination of the strengthening of its own co-ordinating functions. I understand that this mailer has already been taken up in the informal consultations under Ambassador Dietze);
(d) Another idea was that the Council should continue to concentrate further on a number of selected items at each of its regular sessions, in order to be able to examine them thoroughly:
(e) Mention was mode of the need for the substantive sectors of the Secretarial to improve the analytical quality of the documentation which is placed before the Council, a point which I am sure the Council will keep constantly in mind and which I call to the attention of the Director-General:
(f) A process of rationalization of the calendar of meetings of the subsidiary bodies of the Council, as well as that of the subsidiary bodies of the General Assembly which report to it through the Council, was also strongly advocated. Constant and serious work is required in that area:
(g) Favourable reactions were expressed in relation to the experiment, which we started this year, of providing an opportunity for direct question &.d answer interchanges between delegates and the executive secretaries of the regional commissions. It was fell that the experiment should be pursued next year and perhaps expanded also to include executive heads of the specialized agencies;
(h) The same applies as far as cross-organizational analysis of selected issues in the medium-term plans are concerned in spite of the obvious reservations which certain participants at the level of secretariats had previously expressed. Members were confident that the quality of the deliberations on the issues might serve to dispel such unjustifiable misgivings and lead the Council to similar new exercises in (he not too distant future.
(i) A debate was suggested as to the usefulness of involving the Joint Inspection Unit more closely in the co-ordinating functions of the Council;
(j) A renewed examination of the alternatives for the Council's own schedule was recommended, including several possibilities or combinations thereof: the present formal (an organizational session, plus two regular sessionsóspring in New York and summer at Geneva); the present format, but with the second regular session moved to New York: or concentration of all the work in one (perhaps slightly more extended I regular session, which could be either in New York or at Geneva or could alternate between the two:
 
(k) Establishment of an open-ended intersessional working group to prepare the deliberations of the Council on the issue of revitalization:
(l) Periodicity of meetings of subsidiary bodies (at the level of both the Council and the General Assembly):
(m) Selectivity in the agenda and on the discussion of items and deliberations thereon (resolutions and decisions);
(n)  Abolition of the general debate of the second regular session:
(o)  Concentration of the work on issues of an intersectoral nature:
(p) Avoidance of repetition of the same debates, an example of which is the Commission on Human Rights: the Council, at its first regular sessions. discusses the report of the Commission, while the Third "Committee of the General Assembly discusses the report of the Council thereon:
(q) Avoidance of issues having a more (or purely) political dimension. which are better dealt with by the General Assembly:
 
(r) Substantial reduction of the number of resolutions and decisions submitted to the Council and a return to a system of reporting (the OECD format was mentioned in this regard).
The aforementioned points amply demonstrate how many areas are open for discussion on the improvement of the Council's work, since some of them are bound to be ripe for action in the near future.
May I take it then that the Council agrees to take note of the oral report which I have just presented on the consultations I have conducted under item 4?
It is so decided.
Thank you and I hope that the next President and the Member States will tind this report useful for the forthcoming deliberations on the subject.
 
Annex V
STATEMENT BY THE GROUP OF 77 ON OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT
1 The Group of 77 regards operational activities as an area of high priority for international co-operation for development. The Group welcomes the report of the Director-General for Development and intentional Economic Co-operation as providing a useful basis for the comprehensive policy review of the system's operational activities. The Group believes that the Economic and Social Council is a constructive forum tor preparing discussions on the complex issues pertaining to operational ac-tivities in the General Assembly. Accordingly, it takes this opportunity to present its preliminary views on this subject.
2 The Group of 77 furthermore is seriously concerned at the impact of "the present world economic crisis on the overall process of development and, in the present context, at the weakening of the system s operational activities for development. The present world economic situation and the imperative of interdependence calls for the exercise of political will Substantially increased flow of resources, including resources for operational activities of the United Nations system, will contribute to the recovery of the world economy. The Group of 77 is of the view that operational activities for development must be based on universal access to technical assistance and must respond to the priorities determined by the recipient countries themselves.
Resources
3    The Group wishes to express its grave concern at the present situation regarding the availability of resources of the United Nations system for operational activities for development. There has been a decline in real terms in contributions to most of the programmes of the system and resources have fallen short of existing targets. As a result, activities are being cut back. For example. UNDP has had to reduce third-cycle country programmes by as much as 45 per cent with a consequential debilitating effect on national development programmes.
4    There is a vicious circle: resources become more scarce, the funds become scattered and the results satisfy neither the donors nor the beneficiaries. Multilateralism is at stake, and disillusion and scepticism go hand-in-hand.
5    All appropriate methods for increasing resources for the system should be explored. The present experience has dramatized the need for the mobilization of resources on a continuous, predictable and assured basis. Replenishment arrangements, multi-year pledging, and setting of targets are long-devised and well-tested methods and should be tried as appropriate.
6.    In the short run:
(a) Developed countries should commit themselves to increase substantially in real terms the current level of the resources for operational activities of the system;
(b) Governments should undertake to negotiate targets for mobilization of resources for those programmes which do not have such targets at the present time;
(c) In order to avoid losses to the programmes in the United Nations system arising out of fluctuations in the rates of exchange, consideration should be given to the denomination of contributions to these programmes. and holding the resources for these programmes, in special drawing rights:
(d) Apart from the review of the progress in realizing these targets by the governing bodies of the programmes concerned, the General Assembly should undertake from time to time an overall review of the targets for these various programmes, in accordance with paragraph 5 of its resolution 37/226.    ..
7 There is a need for rational and optimal utilization of the overall resources available in the system and for ensuring that such programmes respond to and are fully integrated with the development plan or the priorities of the country through greater co-ordination and integration among funds and programmes for each country.
 

8    In order to carry out its tasks effectively. UNDP should maintain its position as the most important instrument of the United Nations system for technical co-operation. This will be possible only if there is a substantial increase in the resources of UNDP and if their levels in real terms are increased.
9    The Group of 77 views with great concern the increasing trend towards bilateralism at the expense of multilateral economic co-operation. Further the Group is concerned at the systematic channeling of tied resources through multilateral programmes, especially when they introduce distortions in the development priorities of the recipient countries The Group of 77 therefore emphasizes the need to maintain the multilateral character of the system.
10    The Group notes with concern the increased tying of aid for operational activities of the United Nations system to procurement of goods
and supplies from the donor countries. The international community is
called upon to refrain from such aid tying, in the interests of preserving
the multilateral principles of the system.
Least developed countries
11    The international community should provide substantially in creased financial resources to the operational agencies in order to enable them to contribute fully to the implementation of the Substantial New Programme of Action for the 1980s for the Least Developed Countries, bearing in mind that least developed countries depend almost entirely on official development assistance, particularly from multilateral sources, as the only source of external financial flows.
Programming
12. In the programming of the resources at the disposal of the different organizations of the United Nations system, a set of principles should be uniformly applied. These principles, as embodied in the Consensus of 1970 and decision 80/30 of 26 June 1980 of the Governing Council of UNDP, are as follows:
(a) Equity, particularly in the distribution of resources among developing countries;
(b) Assistance to be provided only in response to the express needs of the recipient countries;
(c) Assistance to be integrated with the overall development objectives and priorities of the country concerned;
(d)   Programming to be seen as an integrated process, of which the different phases, such as programming, project formulation, assessment, approval, evaluation etc. constitute integral parts; (e)   Decentralization.
13 For improving the quality of the programmes and making them more responsive to the needs of the developing countries, the various suggestions relating to the new dimensions of technical co-operation adopted by the Governing Council in 1975, should be fully implemented and subsequently endorsed by the General Assembly. These include among others:
(a)    Flexible response in terms of inputs with a view to realizing the output of technical co-operation as defined in the new dimensions;
(b)    Participation of national staff;
(c)    Government execution of projects;
(d)   Flexible attitude and adequate support for key institutions;
(e) Undertaking programmes and projects in co-operation with capital assistance sources etc.
14. The Group of 77 believes that improved coherence of action and co-ordination of the system's operational activities at the country level under the supervision of the resident coordinator would serve the dual function of cutting down expenses on administrative and support costs. and would help in minimizing wastage through duplication of work. This arrangement also facilitates the task of the Government of the host country in coordinating external assistance.
15.   The Group of 77 believes that economic co-operation among developing countries (ECDC) will complement North-South co-operation and. indeed, can help to promote such co-operation. It therefore views ECDC as an area of priority importance in the field of operational activities. It welcomes the references to the development of South-South cooperation in paragraphs 57 to 59 of the Director-General's report.
16. The adoption of the Caracas Programme of Action in May 1981 at a high-level meeting of the Group of 77 provided a comprehensive framework for South-South co-operation. The member States of the Group of 77 clearly envisaged support from the United Nations system for the implementation of this broad-based ECDC programme which was adopted at Caracas and which is in the process of implementation. Recently. at the third session of the High-level Committee on the Review of Technical Co-operation among Developing Countries, the Group of 77 called for an increase in the role of UNDP in promoting and strengthening activities and programmes relating to technical co-operation among developing countries (TCDC) within the framework of the Caracas Programme of Action.
17. The United Nations system can contribute best to the process of South-South co-operation by orienting its own programmes and projects to provide greater opportunities for ECDC and TCDC. The following concrete suggestions are made in this regard:
(a)   The decisions taken earlier should be fully implemented:
(b)   There should be a change in procedures which stand in the way of the utilization by a recipient country of part of its indicative planning figures for carrying out technical co-operation activities with other developing countries;
(c) There should be a system-wide review of what is being done by the different organizations, with particular reference to the approach and method devised and followed by them, the kind of activities undertaken by them and the institutional arrangements made by them;
(d)  The roles and procedures for providing assistance should be reviewed with a view to removing the constraints that may be built into them against promoting TCDC activities:
(e)  There should be a thorough review of the present arrangements in the system for the collection, generation and dissemination of data and the needs and capabilities of the developing countries.
Improved effectiveness and efficiency
18. The Group of 77 is conscious of the need to improve the quality and effectiveness of the programmes of the United Nations system This necessitates all possible methods for the rational utilization of resources and cost-saving techniques. The Group is convinced that, apart from well-known methods, such as further reductions in administrative and support costs, an important method, that is, increases in local procurement, greater use of local personnel and allocation of a larger share in equipment, must be pursued with a sense of urgency. Increasing deployment of national experts would promote the training of local manpower and develop national human resources. Much greater efforts should be made to enhance indigenous capacities and capabilities in developing countries.
19. The next comprehensive review report on operational activities should contain a detailed section with supporting data on the progress made by the organizations of the system in making increased use of national experts and institutions, greater procurement in recipient and other developing countries and the use of national or regional training institutions.
20. There is a need to reaffirm a commitment to operational activities and to inject a sense of renewed vitality. This is the essential purpose of the comprehensive policy review of operational activities for development in the United Nations system.
 
Annex
VI INTFRGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS DESIGNATED BY THE COUNCIL UNDER RULE 79- FOR
PARTICIPATION IN THE DELIBERATIONS OF THE COUNCIL ON QUESTIONS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THEIR ACTIVITIES
Participation on a continuing basis
 Organizations  accorded permanent  observer  status  by  the  General Assembly
 African. Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (General Assembly resolution 36/4)
Agency for Cultural and Technical Co-operation (General Assembly resolution 33/18)
Asian-African Legal Consultative Committee (General Assembly resolution 35/2)
Commonwealth Secretariat (General Assembly resolution 31/3)
Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (General Assembly resolution 3209 (XXIX) )
European Economic Community (General  Assembly resolution 3208 (XXIX) )
Latin American Economic System (SELA) (General Assembly resolution 35/3)
League of Arab States (General Assembly resolution 477 (V) )
Organization of African Unity (General Assembly resolution 2011 (XX) )
Organization of American States (General Assembly resolution 253 (111) )
Organization of (he Islamic Conference (General Assembly resolution 3369 (XXX) )
The text of rule 79. entitled "Participation of other intergovernmental organizations", reads: "Representatives of intergovernmental organizations accorded permanent observer status by the General Assembly and of other intergovernmental organizations designated on an ad hoc or a continuing basis by the Council on the recommendation of the Bureau may participate, without the right to vote, in the deliberations of the Council on questions within the scope of the activities of the organizations."

Organizations designated under Council decision 109 (UXI
Council of Arab Economic Unity
Council of Europe
International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL)
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Regional Co-operation for Development
Organizations designated under Council decision 1980/114
Asian Productivity Organization (APO)
International Center  for  Public  Enterprises  in  Developing Countries
(1CPE) Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE)
Organization designated under Council decision I980II5I African Regional Centre for Technology
Participation on an ad hoc basis
Organization designated under Council decision 109 (LIX)
International Civil Defence Organization
Organization designated under Council decision 239 (LX1I)
Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences
Organization designated under Council decision 1979110
Intergovernmental Committee for Migration (ICM)h
ï Formerly the Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration (1CEM).