Plan International - Girls' Rights Platform - Girls' rights are human rights: Positioning girls at the heart of the international agenda

A/RES/72/115 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 18 December 2017 Seventy-second session Agenda item 80 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 7 December 2017 [on the report of the Sixth Committee (A/72/459)] 72/115. United Nations Programme of Assistance in the Teaching, Study, Dissemination and Wider Appreciation of International Law The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 2099 (XX) of 20 December 1965, in which the General Assembly established the United Nations Programme of Assistance in the Teaching, Study, Dissemination and Wider Appreciation of International Law to contribute towards a better knowledge of international law as a means of strengthening international peace and security and promoting friendly relations and cooperation among States, Reaffirming that the Programme of Assistance is a core activity of the United Nations and that it has provided the foundation for the effort s of the United Nations to promote a better knowledge of international law for more than half a century, Recognizing the major contribution of the Programme of Assistance to the teaching and dissemination of international law for the benefit of lawyers i n all countries, legal systems and regions of the world for more than half a century and the importance of ensuring the successful continuation of the Programme for the benefit of present and future generations of lawyers, Emphasizing the important contribution of the Programme of Assistance, in particular the United Nations Regional Courses in International Law and the United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law, to the furtherance of United Nations rule of law programmes and activities, Reaffirming that the increasing demand for international law training and dissemination activities creates new challenges for the Programme of Assistance, Recognizing the importance of the Programme of Assistance effectively reaching its beneficiaries, including with regard to languages, while bearing in mind limitations on available resources, 17-22153 (E) 201217 *1722153*