2020 Resolution on industrial development cooperation

75th UNGA
2020-12-21

Res­o­lu­tion A/RES/75/231

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Analysis of precedential value

This res­o­lu­tion was adopted by the UN Gen­eral Assem­bly (UNGA) with­out a gen­eral vote in Decem­ber 2020. The UNGA is the pre­em­i­nent gov­ern­ing body of the UN sys­tem and con­sists of all 193 UN Mem­ber States.

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access to health products, technology transfer

• “Stress­ing also that the cre­ation, devel­op­ment and dif­fu­sion of new inno­va­tions and tech­nolo­gies and asso­ci­ated know-how, includ­ing the trans­fer of tech­nol­ogy on mutu­ally agreed terms, are pow­er­ful dri­vers of eco­nomic growth and sus­tain­able devel­op­ment” (p. 4)

• “Encour­ages regional, sub­re­gional and inter­re­gional coop­er­a­tion as a plat­form for inter­na­tional indus­trial coop­er­a­tion aim­ing to pro­mote invest­ments and tech­nol­ogy trans­fer on mutu­ally agreed terms, to dis­sem­i­nate good poli­cies and prac­tices, as well as to fos­ter decent work, includ­ing for youth and women” (p. 8)

• “Encour­ages the pro­mo­tion of South-South coop­er­a­tion, tri­an­gu­lar coop­er­a­tion and the trans­fer, dif­fu­sion and adop­tion of tech­nol­ogy on mutu­ally agreed terms in build­ing their engage­ment in inter­na­tional trade through the devel­op­ment of micro-, small and medium-sized enter­prises” (p. 9)