Global partnership for development : high-level international intergovernmental consideration of financing for development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly.
1997
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SymbolA/RES/52/179
TitleGlobal partnership for development : high-level international intergovernmental consideration of financing for development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly.
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Global partnership for development: high-level international intergovernmental consideration on financing for development
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Summary
Stresses the need for a process that will take stock of various efforts undertaken both within and outside the UN system on financing for development in preparing for high-level international intergovernmental consideration; decides to convene a resumed session of the 2nd Committee of the 52nd session of the General Assembly for 2 days in order to solicit the views of Governments on the inputs required from a broad range of stakeholders, including actors both within and outside the UN system, as well as views on key elements that might be included in the consideration of the topic of financing for development, and to identify potential sources of such inputs; requests the Secretary-General to ensure that the reports requested at the resumed session of the 52nd session of the General Assembly are compiled and forwarded to Governments at the 53rd session of the General Assembly, with an index report indicating recurring themes and key elements found therein, and also requests the Secretary-General to prepare a report to be submitted at the same time on the work of UN to address financing for development; also decides to create an ad hoc open-ended working group to work during the 53rd session of the General Assembly in order to undertake an in-depth examination of all the inputs requested, with a view to formulating a report containing recommendations on the form, scope and agenda of the high-level international intergovernmental consideration of the topic of financing for development, which will be submitted to the General Assembly at its 54th session; further decides to consider at the 54th session of the General Assembly the convening, inter alia, of a summit, international conference, special session of the General Assembly or other appropriate high-level international intergovernmental forum on financing for development to further the global partnership for development, not later that the year 2001.
Action note1997-12-18
Vote summary
Adopted without vote, 77th meeting
Meeting record
A/52/PV.77
Agenda information
A/52/251 95a Financing of development, including net transfer of resources between developing and developed countries. DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
Date[New York] : UN, 14 Jan. 1998.
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2 p.
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Adopted at the 77th plenary meeting, 18 Dec. 1997.