A/RES/73/106
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
18 December 2018
Seventy-third session
Agenda item 62
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
on 7 December 2018
[on the report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee
(Fourth Committee) (A/73/476)]
73/106.
Offers by Member States of study and training facilities
for inhabitants of Non-Self-Governing Territories
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolution 72/94 of 7 December 2017,
Having examined the report of the Secretary-General, 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 Non -Self-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;
4.
Urges the administering Powers to take effective measures to ensure the
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 facilities necessary to enable students to avail themselves of such
offers;
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