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3.
Reaffirms its support for the further operation and strengthening
of the Regional Centre, and encourages it to continue to intensify its efforts
in promoting cooperation with subregional and regional organizations, as well
as among the African States, in order to facilitate the development of
effective measures of confidence-building, arms limitation and disarmament,
with a view to promoting peace and security;
4.
Appeals once again to Member States, mainly to African countries,
as well as to international governmental and non-governmental organizations
and foundations, to make regular and appropriate voluntary contributions in
order to revitalize the Regional Centre, strengthen its programmes of
activities and facilitate the effective implementation of such programmes;
5.
Requests the Secretary-General, in the light of the current
financial situation of the Regional Centre, to intensify his efforts in
exploring new ways and means of funding, and to continue to provide all
necessary support to the Regional Centre for better achievements and results;
6.
Also requests the Secretary-General to ensure that the Director of
the Regional Centre is, as far as possible and within existing resources,
locally based in order to revitalize the activities of the Regional Centre;
7.
Further requests the Secretary-General to report to the General
Assembly at its fifty-third session, under the item entitled "Review and
implementation of the Concluding Document of the Twelfth Special Session of
the General Assembly", on the activities of the United Nations Regional Centre
for Peace and Disarmament in Africa, and on the implementation of the present
resolution.
79th plenary meeting
10 December 1996
F
United Nations disarmament fellowship, training
and advisory services
The General Assembly,
Recalling its decision, contained in paragraph 108 of the Final Document
of the Tenth Special Session of the General Assembly,8 the first special
session devoted to disarmament, to establish a programme of fellowships on
disarmament, as well as its decisions contained in annex IV to the Concluding
Document of the Twelfth Special Session of the General Assembly,11 the second
special session devoted to disarmament, in which it decided, inter alia, to
continue the programme,
Noting with satisfaction that the programme has already trained an
appreciable number of public officials selected from geographical regions
represented in the United Nations system, most of whom are now in positions of
11
See Official Records of the General Assembly, Twelfth Special Session,
Annexes, agenda items 9-13, document A/S-12/32.
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