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Distr: General 16 December 1974 Original: English |
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Twenty-ninth session Agenda item 46 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly |
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The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolution 2999 (XXVII) of 15 December 1972, in which it endorsed in principle the establishment of an international fund or financial institution for the purpose envisaged in recommendation 17 of the Action Plan for the Human Environment,/62 Taking note with appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General on the establishment of an international fund or financial institution for human settlements,/63 Noting decision 16 (II) of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme of 21 March 1974,/64 in which the Governing Council recommended to the General Assembly the establishment of a voluntary international habitat and human settlements foundation as from 1 January 1975, Noting also Economic and Social Council resolution 1882 (LVII) of 31 July 1974, in which the Council recommended that the General Assembly should establish an international foundation for human habitat management and environmental design and improvement of human settlements, in accordance with decision 16 (II) of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme, Decides that an international institution for human habitat management and environmental design and improvement of human settlements, to be called the United Nations Habitat and Human Settlements Foundation, be established as from 1 January 1975 in accordance with the operative part of the draft resolution contained in decision 16 A (II) of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme, which is reproduced in the annex to the present resolution.
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Annex
Operative part of the draft resolution contained in decision 16 A (II) of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment ProgrammeThe General Assembly, 1.Decides that a voluntary international habitat and human settlements foundation/65 be established as from 1 January 1975 in accordance with the provisions set forth below:
2.Invites the active participation and collaboration of the agencies and bodies within the United Nations system, as well as of regional financial and technical institutions, in the activities of the Foundation, particularly with regard to seed capital and the financing of operational human settlements projects, bearing in mind General Assembly resolutions 2998 (XXVII) of 15 December 1972 and 3130 (XXVIII) of 13 December 1973; 3.Authorizes the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme to launch an international fund-raising appeal for a maximum funding of the Foundation; 4.Notes that due regard must be had for the operations and activities of the Centre for Housing, Building and Planning of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs in order to avoid duplication of effort within the United Nations system. |
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Notes62/ See Report of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (United Nations publication, Sales No.: E.73.II.A.14 and corrigendum), chap. II, sect. B. 63/ A/9575. 64/ See Official Records of the General Assembly, Twenty-ninth Session, Supplement No. 25 (A/9625), annex I. 65/ Now called "United Nations Habitat and Human Settlements Foundation". |
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