United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) established; and first conference, UNCTAD-I, convened in Geneva
UNCTAD established & UNCTAD-I Geneva
UN Vienna Conference on S&T for Development
The United Nations Conference on Science and Technology for Development (UNCSTD) held in Vienna involved years of preparation, regional meetings and significant participation by NGOs, and resulted in several new commitments and institutions. The conference recognised the complexity of directing science and technology toward development goals, and followed growing tensions between the G77 and Group B on negotiating terms of trade, technology transfer, and the broader efforts toward a ‘New International Economic Order’ – highlighting concerns of equity in international relations.
UN First Development Decade
The UN General Assembly passed Resolution 1710 (XVI) to establish the 1960s as the United Nations Development Decade, which called on “Member States and their peoples [to] intensify their efforts to mobilize and to sustain support for the measures required on the part of both developed and developing countries to accelerate progress towards self-sustaining growth of the economy of the individual nations and their social advancement.”
Furtado ‘Development and Underdevelopment’
Furtado, C. (1964) ‘Development and Underdevelopment’, Berkeley, CA: University of California Press
UN Conference on S&T for the Benefit of the Less Developed Countries
The 1963 United Nations Conference on Science and Technology for the Benefit of Less Developed Countries, held in Geneva, involved some 1,665 delegates from 96 countries and 108 specialized agencies, with sessions devoted to science policy, education, and natural resources, among others, and was intended to address the economic gap between ‘developed’ and ‘developing’ countries.
‘Missing Links: Gender Equity in S&T for Development’
Missing Links: Gender Equity in Science and Technology for Development is a 1995 report by the Gender Working Group of the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology, one of the first projects of the Commission established in 1993, and which features essays by multiple contributors that explore how science, technology, and gender affect basic human needs in rural areas.
‘The Uncertain Quest: Science, Technology, and Development’
Salomon, J.J.; Sagasti, F.R.; Sachs-Jeantet, C. and (eds) The uncertain quest: science, technology, and development. Tokyo: United Nations University Press, 1994.
UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development
The Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) was established in 1992 to provide the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) with high-quality advice on relevant issues to enable these bodies to guide the future work of the United Nations, develop common policies, and agree on appropriate action.
UN Conference on Environment and Development
UN Conference on Environment and Development, also known as the Rio Summit or Earth Summit
UN Resolution on the Use of S&T for Human Rights and Freedoms
UN Commission on Human Rights adopts Resolution on the Use of Scientific and Technological Developments for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms