Action taken by the Economic and Social council on the draft resolution recommended by the commission at its eighth session

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UNITED NATIONS ECO~O·MIC

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SOCIAL COUNCIL

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ECCfiCMIC CCMMISSION FOR AFRICA

Ninth session

Addis Ababa, 3-14 February, 1969 Item 8 (i) of the provisional agenda

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GENERAL E/CN.14/421 30 October 1968 Ori&,inal : ENGLISH

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ACTION TAKEN BY THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL ON THE DRAFT RESOLUTION RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMISSION AT ITS

EIGHTH SESSION

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ACTIONTJ\KEN llY TJ{E ECONOMIC MID SOC:w. COUNCrL • THE DRAF'l' ;RESOLUTION RECOMMENDED llY THE CQMMISS ION AT ITS ._. , - . , ' . .

. EIG.liT!! SESSION

The eighth session of the Commission decided to _recomm~nd a draft resolution for action by the Economic and Social Council.

This

draft

resolution was contained in Part

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of the Commission's annual report (E/4354) and was presented to the Council at its forty-third session.

The Council adopted the above-mentioned draft resolution on 21 JuIYI 1967. 'The t~xt ^{of this} resolut~ori1248(XLIII) ~s reproduced below;

"1248(XLIII)" Annual Report of the Economic Commission for Africa

The Economic and Sooial Council

:.l,! .Takes note of the annual report. of the Economic .CornmissiO? for Africa for the period 24 February 1965 to -ZS . :

February 1967 and the ~ecpmmend~tions ~d resolutions,contaiqed in parts II and III of that report;

2. Endorses the programme of work and priorities contained in part Vot: the report;

3. Commends the Economic Commission for Afrioa for the measures it has taken to expand it~activities.

1495th plenary meeting 21 July, 1967"

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E/CN.14/427

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In accordance with paragraph 5 of the resolution 1066 (XXXIX) , the Executive Secretary submitted a report

(E/4497) to the Council at its forty-fifth session.

The Council consequently adopted resolution 1343(XLV), which is reproduced below:

"1343(XLV). Annual report of the Economic Commission for Africa

The Economic and So~ial Council'

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1. Takes note of the annual report of the Economic Commission for Africa for the period 26 February 1967 to 29 February 1968;

2. Endorses the programme of work'and priorities contained in the report;

3. !EE!~,~ the amendment to the terms of reference and to the rules of procedure of the Economio Commission for Africa, as con~ained in the note by the Executive Secretary in paragraphs 231-235 of the annual report.

1546 plenary meeting 18 July, 1968"