Requests the Secretary-General to cooperate with the Director-General of Unesco as the latter proceeds in: (a) establishing an independent World Commission on Culture and Development, comprising women and men drawn from all regions and eminent in diverse disciplines, to prepare a world report on culture and development and proposals for both urgent and long-term action to meet cultural needs in the context of development; (b) appointing, after such consultations as they deem necessary, the Chairperson of the Commission and, in cooperation with the Chairperson, selecting the other 12 members of the Commission; expects the World Commission to submit its final report to the General Conference of Unesco and to the UN General Assembly no later than 3 years after it begins its work, and to direct its report to intergovernmental, governmental and non-governmental forums, to individuals and to the general public in order to promote wide dissemination and follow-up.

Adopted without vote, 78th meeting

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Adopted at the 78th plenary meeting, 19 Dec. 1991.