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10. Recommends that the executive heads of the specialized agencies and other organizations of the
United Nations system formulate, with the active cooperation of the regional organizations concerned,
concrete proposals for the full implementation of the relevant resolutions of the United Nations and submit
the proposals to their governing and legislative organs;
11. Also recommends that the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system
continue to review at the regular meetings of their governing bodies the implementation of General Assembly
resolution 1514 (XV) and other relevant resolutions of the United Nations;
12. Welcomes the continuing initiative exercised by the United Nations Development Programme in
maintaining close liaison among the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations
system and in providing assistance to the peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories;
13. Encourages Non-Self-Governing Territories to take steps to establish and/or strengthen disaster
preparedness and management institutions and policies;
14. Requests the administering Powers concerned to facilitate the participation of appointed and elected
representatives of Non-Self-Governing Territories in the relevant meetings and conferences of the specialized
agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system so that the Territories may benefit from the
related activities of those agencies and organizations;
15. Recommends that all Governments intensify their efforts in the specialized agencies and other
organizations of the United Nations system of which they are members to accord priority to the question of
providing assistance to the peoples of the Non-Self-Governing Territories;
16. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to assist the specialized agencies and other organizations
of the United Nations system in working out appropriate measures for implementing the relevant resolutions
of the United Nations and to prepare for submission to the relevant bodies, with the assistance of those
agencies and organizations, a report on the action taken in implementation of the relevant resolutions,
including the present resolution, since the circulation of his previous report;
17. Commends the Economic and Social Council for its debate 5 and its resolution 1997/66
of 25 July 1997 on this question, and requests it to continue to consider, in consultation with the Special
Committee, appropriate measures for coordination of the policies and activities of the specialized agencies
and other organizations of the United Nations system in implementing the relevant resolutions of the General
Assembly;
18. Requests the specialized agencies to report periodically to the Secretary-General on the
implementation of the present resolution;
19. Requests the Secretary-General to transmit the present resolution to the governing bodies of the
appropriate specialized agencies and international institutions associated with the United Nations so that those
bodies may take the necessary measures to implement the resolution, and also requests the Secretary-General
to report to the General Assembly at its fifty-third session on the implementation of the present resolution;
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See E/1997/SR.42. For the final text, see Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 1997,
Plenary Meetings, 42nd meeting.
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