Calls upon Member States to lend increased attention to programmes to combat illiteracy and to young people who after completing primary education, do not enter or are unable to complete vocational training or higher education; urges Member States to dedicate more resources to narrowing the gap between demand for and supply of educational and training opportunities at all levels in developing countries; calls upon all Member States to promote a better awareness of the need to increase work opportunities for young people of both sexes, with emphasis on equal opportunities for girls and young women.

Adopted without vote, 80th plenary meeting

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Adopted at the 80th plenary meeting, 18 Nov. 1985.
In: Resolutions and decisions adopted by the General Assembly during its 40th session, 17 September-18 December 1985, 28 April-9 May and 20 June 1986. - A/40/53. - 1986. - p. 193. - (GAOR, 40th sess., Suppl. no. 53).