Development Account : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

Development account

Approves, from the 8 proposals made in the report of the Secretary-General, the following proposals: (a) promotion of electronic commerce (UNCTD); (b) capacity-building in economic and social analysis in Africa through the networking of expertise (ECA); (d) computer and telecommunication system for international and national drug control (UN International Drug Control Programme); (e) capacity-building and networking for the implementation of the Habitat Agenda in least developed countries (UN Centre for Human Settlements), on an ad hoc and one-time basis only, without setting a precedent and without prejudicing the outcome of its consideration of the sustainability and establishment of the mechanism and modalities of the Development Account; emphasizes that, in the implementation of those proposals, emphasis should be placed on the promotion of development activities, and that the implementation should demonstrate the benefits accruing in building national capacities, particularly in developing countries and also in countries with economies in transition; stresses that, in the implementation of the proposals, particular attention should be given to the utilization of technical, human and other resources available in the developing countries.

Adopted without vote, 97th meeting

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Adopted at the 97th plenary meeting, 7 Apr. 1999.