– 170 – (6.2 – United Nations and other organizations) ANNEX 3 RESOLUTION 2426 (XXIII)4 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DECLARATION ON THE GRANTING OF INDEPENDENCE TO COLONIAL COUNTRIES AND PEOPLES BY THE SPECIALIZED AGENCIES AND THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE UNITED NATIONS The General Assembly, having considered the item entitled “Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples by the specialized agencies and the international institutions associated with the United Nations”, recalling the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples contained in General Assembly Resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960, recalling its Resolution 2311 (XXII) of 14 December 1967 and other relevant General Assembly Resolutions, taking into account the relevant reports submitted by the Secretary-General, the Economic and Social Council and the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples concerning the implementation of the Declaration by the specialized agencies and international institutions associated with the United Nations, bearing in mind that the national liberation movements in several colonial Territories, and particularly in Africa, require the urgent assistance of the specialized agencies, particularly in the field of education, health and nutrition, in their struggle to attain freedom and independence, noting with regret that some of the specialized agencies and international institutions associated with the United Nations, and in particular the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Monetary Fund, have not so far implemented Resolution 2311 (XXII) and other relevant Resolutions, considering that, by virtue of the Charter of the United Nations, in particular Chapters IX and X, the United Nations shall make recommendations for the coordination of the policies and activities of the specialized agencies, 1 reiterates its appeal to the specialized agencies, the International Atomic Energy Agency and the international institutions associated with the United Nations to extend their full cooperation to the United Nations in the achievement of the objectives and provisions of General Assembly Resolution 1514 (XV) and other relevant Resolutions, 2 expresses its appreciation to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and to those specialized agencies and international institutions which have cooperated with the United Nations in the implementation of the relevant General Assembly Resolutions, ____________________ 4 See Resolution 765/CA30 (1975).