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UNITED
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General Assembly
Distr.
GENERAL
A/RES/52/196
26 February 1998
Fifty-second session
Agenda item 97 (h)
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[on the report of the Second Committee (A/52/628/Add.8)]
52/196. Developing human resources for development
The General Assembly,
Reaffirming its resolutions 50/105 of 20 December 1995, 48/205 of 21 December 1993, 46/143 of 17
December 1991 and 45/191 of 21 December 1990, as well as the relevant sections of the Agenda for
Development,1
Recognizing that people are at the centre of concerns for sustainable development and that the
development of human resources is an essential component in the achievement of sustainable development,
and stressing that effective human resources development should strengthen people's capabilities and
competencies and enlarge the choices available to them in developing their lives and fulfilling their
aspirations so as to reach total human development,
Recognizing also that there is a need to integrate human resources development into comprehensive
strategies that mainstream a gender perspective, taking into account the needs of all people, in particular, the
needs of women and the girl child,
Stressing that Governments have the primary responsibility for defining and implementing appropriate
policies for human resources development and that there is a need for continued support from the
international community to complement the efforts of Governments of developing countries to promote
human resources development in pursuit of their national programmes, plans and strategies for development,
Stressing also that there is a need for a supportive and favourable national and international economic
environment that will enhance human resources development in developing countries and promote sustained
economic growth and sustainable development, in accordance with the relevant General Assembly resolutions
and recent United Nations conferences,
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Resolution 51/240, annex.
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