Employment and development - Improving the quality of human resources through education and training

Recommendation 635 (1971)

Author(s):

Parliamentary Assembly

Origin

Assembly debate on 26 January 1971 (27th Sitting) (see Doc. 2886, report of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Development). Text adopted by the Assembly on 26 January 1971 (27th Sitting).

The Assembly,

1. Having taken note of the reports of its Committee on Economic Affairs and Development (Doc. 2886) and of its Committee on Culture and Education (Doc. 2912), following the Round Table held in Rome on 26 and 27 November 1970 on the theme : "Employment and development - Improving the quality of human resources through education and training" ;

2. Having taken note of the report of its Committee on Social and Health Questions concerning the 4th Seminar on International Voluntary Service held in Strasbourg on 2 to 6 November 1970 (Doc. 2909) ;

3. Convinced that the member States of the Council of Europe have a decisive contribution to make to the Second United Nations Development Decade, in particular by taking a more constructive part in the programmes of activity and in the research undertaken by the various specialised agencies ;

4. Considering that the non-governemental organisations have also got an important part to play in the field of development co-operation,

5. Recommends the Committee of Ministers :

a to invite the governments of member States, when drawing up their policies on development co-operation, to base themselves on the principles laid down in its Resolution 476 (1971) paragraph 14, in its Resolution 477 (1971) paragraph 7, and in its Resolution 478 (1971) paragraph 11 ;

b to transmit with an expression of its political support :

Resolution 476 (1971) to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), to the United Nations Organisation and to all the specialised agencies and other international organisations which took part in the Round Table on employment and development held in Rome on 26 and 27 November 1970, with the request that these organisations should make their observations and suggestions known, so that the Assembly can take them into account when organising its next debate on development co-operation ;

to OECD and UNESCO, Resolution 477 (1971), with the request that these organisations should indicate their position as regards setting up study centres for the application of education to development to which member States of the Council of Europe could contribute ;

to OECD the proposal for the creation of an "International Information Centre for Intermediate Technology", adopted by the 4th Seminar on International Voluntary Service (Appendix III to Doc. 2909), with the request that it indicate its position on the possibility of sponsoring such a Centre and assisting it in its operations, in collaboration with the appropriate specialised agencies of the United Nations and the non-governmental organisations active in the field of development co-operation.