United Nations
General Assembly
A/RES/62/207
Distr.: General
10 March 2008
Sixty-second session
Agenda item 58 (c)
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 19 December 2007
[on the report of the Second Committee (A/62/423/Add.3)]
62/207. Human resources development
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolutions 52/196 of 18 December 1997, 54/211 of 22 December
1999, 56/189 of 21 December 2001, 58/207 of 23 December 2003 and 60/211 of
22 December 2005,
Recalling also the World Summit on the Information Society,
Stressing that science and technology plays a critical role in facilitating human
resources development, which can enhance opportunities for social and economic
development,
Stressing also that human resources development is key to the efforts to
achieve the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium
Development Goals, and to expand opportunities for people, in particular for the
most vulnerable groups of the population,
Acknowledging the urgent need to bridge the technological gap and to assist
developing countries to access the potential benefits of science and technology for
human resources development,
Recognizing that globalization, connectivity and interdependence have
accelerated the pace of technological innovation, which enhances the benefits for
countries that develop the skills and knowledge needed to acquire, adapt and diffuse
technological innovations,
Recognizing also that developing countries often have limited capacity to
acquire, adapt and diffuse technological knowledge and innovation, and
emphasizing the importance, where appropriate, of financial and technical
assistance and resources from the international community and, as relevant, the
fostering of international partnerships to enhance private sector technology
transfers,
Stressing the importance of facilitating increased, cost-effective and equitable
access to technological knowledge and learning, including through open trade and
investment frameworks,
Emphasizing that education in science and technology is fundamental for
technological knowledge and innovation, recognizing the benefits to all countries of
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