Acting on the recommendation of its policy and program coordinating committee, the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) adopted a resolution today calling for assistance to the Palestinians and cooperation with the Palestine Liberation Organization. The resolution was adopted by a roll-call vote of 34-I with II abstentions. The United States cast the sole negative vote. Abstaining were: Austria, Canada, Denmark, France, West Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal and the United Kingdom.
The ECOSOC called once more upon the UN development program and the specialized agencies and other organizations within the UN system “to continue and intensify, as a matter of urgency and in coordination with the Economic Commission for Western Asia, their efforts in identifying the social and economic needs of the Palestinian people.
The ECOSOC urges these agencies and organizations “to consult and cooperate closely with the Palestine Liberation Organization, the representative of the Palestinian people, with a view to establishing and fully implementing concrete projects to ensure the improvement of the social and economic conditions of the Palestinian people.” The resolution was sponsored by Yugoslavia on behalf of the Council members which are members of “The Group of 77.”
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