United Nations
A/RES/59/130
General Assembly
Distr.: General
25 January 2005
Fifty-ninth session
Agenda item 82
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 10 December 2004
[on the report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee
(Fourth Committee) (A/59/477)]
59/130. Offers by Member States of study and training facilities
for inhabitants of Non-Self-Governing Territories
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolution 58/105 of 9 December 2003,
Having examined the report of the Secretary-General on offers by Member
States of study and training facilities for inhabitants of Non-Self-Governing
Territories, 1 prepared pursuant to its resolution 845 (IX) of 22 November 1954,
Conscious of the importance of promoting the educational advancement of the
inhabitants of Non-Self-Governing Territories,
Strongly convinced that the continuation and expansion of offers of
scholarships is essential in order to meet the increasing need of students from NonSelf-Governing Territories for educational and training assistance, and considering
that students in those Territories should be encouraged to avail themselves of such
offers,
1.
Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General;1
2.
Expresses its appreciation to those Member States that have made
scholarships available to the inhabitants of Non-Self-Governing Territories;
3.
Invites all States to make or continue to make generous offers of study
and training facilities to the inhabitants of those Territories that have not yet attained
self-government or independence and, wherever possible, to provide travel funds to
prospective students;
Urges the administering Powers to take effective measures to ensure the
4.
widespread and continuous dissemination in the Territories under their
administration of information relating to offers of study and training facilities made
by States and to provide all the necessary facilities to enable students to avail
themselves of such offers;
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