Developing human resources for development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly.

Stresses the importance of international support for national efforts and regional programmes for human resources development in developing countries and the need to increase the flow of resources to those countries for such activities; calls upon the organs, organizations and bodies of the UN system to coordinate their activities in support of national and regional programmes, priorities and activities in the area of human resources development; decides to keep under constant review the progress made in human resources development, in particular during its review of the implementation of the International Development Strategy for the 4th UN Development Decade, and, in that regard, requests the Secretary-General to include in his report on the implementation of the Strategy an analysis of human resources and development; requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its 48th session a report on the implementation of the present resolution, including specific proposals for action to enhance inter-agency coordination of the UN system; requests the Secretary-General, in consultation with the relevant bodies, to include in his report recommendations to help mitigate the possible adverse effects of stabilization and structural adjustment programmes on human resources development, with a view to making national policies more supportive for human resources development.

Adopted without vote, 76th meeting

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Adopted at the 76th plenary meeting, 17 Dec. 1991.