The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolution 46/155 of 19 December 1991, in which it recognized the relevance of the report entitled The Challenge to the South: The Report of the South Commission in addressing the issues of interest to the South in the 1990s, especially the North-South dialogue, trade, finance, technology, regional cooperation and integration among developing countries,
Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on developments pertaining to the implementation of the recommendations of the report of the South Commission, in which he proposed a comprehensive approach to the questions of South-South cooperation,
Welcoming the support given by the United Nations Development Programme in distributing copies of the report of the South Commission in developing countries,
1. Requests the Secretary-General to draw upon the discussions and conclusions in the report in elaborating an agenda for development;
2. Considers that a comprehensive and systematic overview and analysis of South-South cooperation worldwide is required to stimulate intergovernmental debate, decisions and actions, as appropriate, within the United Nations system and to promote such cooperation within and between regions of the South, and globally;
3. Requests the Secretary-General to prepare a comprehensive report entitled "State of South-South cooperation", containing quantitative data and indicators on all aspects of South-South cooperation and prepared with the help of all relevant organizations of the United Nations, in particular the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development;
4. Calls upon all organs, organizations and agencies of the United Nations system, in particular the regional commissions and subregional organizations, to provide analytical and empirical materials for the preparation of the report;
5. Requests the Secretary-General to submit his report on the state of South- South cooperation to the General Assembly at its fiftieth session, at which time the Assembly will decide on the need for further reports on the matter.
86th plenary meeting
21 December 1993
