Appendices 



Appendix C-3 — Resolutions Adopted by the Economic and Social 

 Council — Continued 



3. Transmits the Secretary-General's report entitled "Marine Science and Tech- 

 nology" to the General Assembly for further consideration at its twenty-third session; 



4. Invites the General Assembly to endorse the concept of a co-ordinated long- 

 term programme of oceanographic research designed to increase, in the interests of 

 world economic development, the resources available to all people of the world, taking 

 also into account such initiatives as the proposal for an International Decade of 

 Ocean Exploration and several international programmes already considered, ap- 

 proved and adopted by the International Oceanographic Commission for implementa- 

 tion, in certain cases in co-operation with other specialized agencies. 



August 2, 1968 



C. 1382 (XLV) 



Marine science and technology 



The Economic and Social Council, 



Considering the importance of marine science and technology for optimum utiliza- 

 tion of the world's natural resources, 



Bearing in mind that one of the main obstacles to the development of marine 

 science and technology is the shortage of experts and qualified personnel, particularly 

 in the developing countries, 



Being convinced that, in order to bring about a better understanding of this sub- 

 ject, knowledge of it must be promoted among the public in general and particularly 

 among young people, who will constitute the technicians and research workers of the 

 future, 



Believing that for this purpose it is necessary for the fundamentals of marine 

 science to be inculcated at a pre-university level of education, 



Noting with satisfaction the proposals concerning education and training in 

 marine science and technology contained in the report of the Secretary-General, 



Requests the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 

 to study appropriate means of imparting a wider knowledge of the sea and its resources 

 as part of secondary education programmes. 



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