International cooperation for economic growth and development, G.A. res. 47/152, 47 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No. 49) at 113, U.N. Doc. A/47/49 (1992).


The General Assembly,

Reaffirming the Declaration on International Economic Cooperation, in particular the Revitalization of Economic Growth and Development of the developing Countries, contained in the annex to its resolution S-18/3 of 1 May 1990, and the International Development Strategy for the Fourth United Nations Development Decade, contained in the annex to its resolution 45/199 of 21 December 1990, which provide the overall framework for economic growth and development,

Recalling its resolution 46/144 of 17 December 1991 on the implementation of the commitments and policies agreed upon in the Declaration,

Taking into account the Cartagena Commitment, the United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990's, the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the 1990s, and Agenda 21 and all the relevant decisions of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development,

1. Takes note with interest of the relevant reports of the Secretary-General on the subject;

2. Encourages Member States to submit their reports on the implementation of the commitments and policies agreed upon in the Declarations on International Economic Cooperation, in particular the Revitalization of Economic Growth and Development of the Developing Countries;

3. Requests the Secretary-General to provide, at its forty-ninth session, an analytical and comprehensive report on implementation of the commitments and policies agreed upon in the Declaration and on implementation of the International Development Strategy for the Fourth United Nations Development Decade, including his assessment of the steps taken by Governments of developed and developing countries individually and collectively, and by organs, organizations and bodies of the United Nations system, including regional commissions;

4. Decides, in order to keep the implementation of the Declaration and the International Development Strategy under revew, to include in the provisional agenda of its forty-eighth session the item entitled "international cooperation for economic growth and development: (a) Implementation of the commitments and policies agreed upon in the Declaration on International Economic Cooperation, in particular the Revitalization of Economic Growth and Development of the Developing Countries; (b) Implementation of the International Development Strategy for the Fourth United Nations Development Decade"

92nd plenary meeting
18 December 1992