Relations with and Co-Ordination of Specialized Agencies and Work Programmes of the United Nations and Specialized Agencies

A/RES/125(II)View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1948.

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Having examined the report of the Economic and Social Council, (document A/382)1 and the <-corn,n1ique d sucial ( ducuml'nt A/'.l82)

1 et le interim report of the Secretary-General on the r:1pport int<-rirnair<' clu ~we rctairc: gcnfral sur ks budgetary and financial rclatiomhips between the rcL, i ion:- ln1d)-'/Uircs et lin:incit'rr., \'!llfl' l'Organi~at 1nq dl', !\':'lion:- t 'nic, l'! ks in~titc;t;,,n~ ~pt;- United Nations and the specialized agencies ( document A/39·1/Rcv.l);

1 ci:tli,fr,, . do< t:tncnt :\/'.l(J4/Rcv. l);

Having had its attention drawn to thl' interim -'1/irt, 1n'oir Jnrt,· son 11ttr11Iion att :·apport proreport of the Co-ordination Committee to the Eco- 1·isoirc ;,dtcs.c; par le ( :omitc de counlination au nomic and Social Council ( documrnt A/ 404),

Conseil fronumiquc c-t sf\cial ( document A/ 4(h) which deals with budgetary and financial relationconn:rnant ks rehtions hudgctaircs et financieres ships of the United Nations and the specialized agencies and related programme matters;

tutions ~pfrialisccs, ainsi q11c Jes programmes qui s'v rapportent;

Considcriag that it i~ < ;.,cntial. in lJrdcr to pre- Considhant qn.il est indispensable, pour cviter q ue plusicurs org,rnismcs a la fois nc poursuivcnt vent overlapping of activities and dupl;cation of effort, to develop more effective en-ordination in lcs m0mcs tr,1vaux et CJUC lcs efforts ne fassent the economic and social fields among- the organs double ,-rnploi, de favnrisl'I 1mc coordination plus dfr,-ti\ ,· d.rn., !,·., dorn:1illL', {conomiquc et social, and sub.;ichary orgam uf tlH; United Nations, among the United l\'c1tinns and the specialized 11.~,•- ncic.<;, and amun,c.; the spccia\i;,cd a:.:encies Na.ti( 1n, l in1cs, cntrL· !'Organisation des Nations t hcirn,dvcs, and to prov1tk rncans for assessing the rc!,,tivl' 1ir;;n1cy and inqiurtdnc:c of proj,'cts;

inst1tut io1 i,, ,p(,, ialisccs rlks-mr:rncs, et de fournir Jt,,; nHnt:'1,; ,.It: dt'-1nminn l'ordrc cl'urgcncc des t1 ,i\ .u1:-. l'.i lcnr 1rnporta11< ,· rcLti\'c,

Consi,1"'1m;; lh:tl it i-, ,k>ir:d ,le ,, itb,_,ut tktr i- ( u!l",i/r,rnt qn"il rst ~.nuh;iitabk, sans p,>rter ment to co,cntial activiti,·s tc, :tii11irnizc the fo1:u1- attnrn( .IllX cldi, it,:, indiSJH'llSablcs, ck rcduirc les ci:d burden imposed upun :\ic1ubu,, by tlte acch:1rc;-.',. linanricrcs irnpos(es .,ux Etats l\1cmbrcs ti\ itics uf the Unite{: ?\atir:11s and the ,pccializnl p:11 le-, travaux (!,, ]"( hgani_.;ation de~ Nations l T1,i,·., t des !t"tiwti"Il·' :<pl'L ialisfrs, ,·L Considailli!, tl1at tLc~c 1c:,:.lb ( an most dkc- Co11i1dh1utt quc J"on attcindrait ccs resultats de tivdy be acbic\·nl bv mut11:1l apphation of the la fa\r,n la 11lus ,·ompli'-tc p.1r !'application rccia,l:;l'l't•1~1cnb httWL'.l'It the United N:ttitJ11s and prnquc des accords rnnrlus cntre !'Organisation the speci;tliznl agenciL·s, and the development of the methods uf co-operation forcsffn in ffsolu- 1 ioi1s :'iO (I) and B l (];_"

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The Grneral Llssem/Jly therefore I. Calls ujwn rnrn1hcr:, to take measures to l. lm·ite ses membres :t prendrc des mcsures t'.ni-llrc ull the national level a ro-or<linate<l policy uf their delegations t<J the United Nations and to nation ck b politique ck !curs delegations auprcs the different specialized :tgcncics in order that full co-operation may he achieved between thL'. Ordivcr:,cs in;:titutions sp(·cialisfrs, en vuc d'assme.r gani,:ation and the specialized agencies, and, in u1H'. cntii:-re coopcrati, ,n entrc !'Organisation et lcs particular, to in~truct their representatives in the in,titul irn1s sp(,cialisfrs. et. t·n partin1licr, ;\ inviter

governing bodies of the specialized agencies to use every effort to ensure the transmittal of reports, programmes of operation, and budgets or budgetary estimates referred to in paragraph 3 of this resolution;

Commends the Economic and Social Council, the Secretary-General and the specialized agencies for the steps already taken, including the establishment of a Co-ordination Committee, to achieve programme and administrative co-ordination among the specialized agencies and the United Nations;

Requests the Council to give constant attention to the factor of the relative priority of proposals, and to consider as a matter of urgency the

further steps which should be taken to develop effective co-ordination of the programmes of the United Nations and its subsidiary organs on the one hand and the spccializcrl agencies on the other;

Calls upon the specialized agencies, as appropriate under the terms of their respective agreements with the United Nations:

To present each year, to the session of the Economic and Social Council preceding the opening of the regular session of the General Assembly, their reports on past activities and their programmes of operations for the subsequent fiscal year to enable the Council to promote the most efficient and practical use of the resources of the United Nations and the specialized agencies by recommendations concerning the definition of responsibility for specific prnjects and concerninis priorities for action;

( b) To transmit their budgets or budgetary estimates for 1949, and for each year thereafter, to the Secretary-General of the United Nations b('forc l July of the prcrt'<ling year, in order that the Secretary-General may incorporate these budgets or budgetary estimates as information annexes in his annual budget estimates for transmittal to the General Assembly, together with such summaries as he may deem appropriate and useful:

Requests the Secretary-General, in consultation with the specialiLed agencies through the Coordination Committee and in consultation with the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, to prepare a report for submission to the Economic and Social Council and the third regular session of the General Assemblv with recommendations concerning:

Measures for achieving greater uniform it~ i11 presentation of the budgets of the United Na-- tions and of the specialized agencies with a view to providing a basis for comparison of the several budgets;

( b) The fiscal year and schedule of meetings of the specialized agencies in their relation to th-c procedures envisaged in paragraph 3 above;

(_c) The feasibility of improved budgetary coordmation between the llnited Nations and the specialized agencies, and leurs representants au sein des organes directeurs

programmes de travail et des budgets ou previsions budgetaires dont il est fait mention au paragraphe 3 de cette resolution;

creation d'un Comite de coordination charge d'as-

eialisees et l'Organisation des Nations Unies;

3. Demande au Corn;eil d'apporter une attention constante a l'ordre d'urgence des propositions, vclles qu'il faudrait prendre pour developper de maniere effective la coordination des programmes

spccialisecs, d'autre part;

l'Organisation des Nations Unies:

ture de la session ordinaire de l'Assemblee genefinancier a venir, de fai;on a permettre au Conseil ;:iratique des ressources de !'Organisation des Namoven de recommandations concernant la determi~ation de l'organe responsable de travaux detcrmin<:s et l'ordre de priorite de ces travaux;

b) A adre.sser au Secretaire general des Nations Unies, avant le lcr juillet de l'annee precedente, f a1,oli q UC le Secretaire general puisse joindre a ; ,.., prh isions buJgctaires annuelles, a titre d'in-

semhlcc generate avec telles indications qui Jui ,nnhlnont, onvn1abks et utiks:

) . 1 n uit,: k Secn'.:taire g<:ncral, en consultation,

q uc~tions administratives et budgetaires, a rediger un rapport qu'il prcsentera au Conseil economitrnisieme session ordinaire et qu'il accompagnera de recommandations concernant:

a) Les mesures propres a realiser une plus

Yers budgets;

port avec Jes dispositions envisagees au paragraphe '.\ ci-dessus;

, ) La possibilite d'ameliorer la coordination budgetaire entre !'Organisation des Nations Unies ,., k" institutions spccialisees, et

Requests the Secretary-General, in consultation with the specialized agencies through the Coordination Committee and, where appropriate, the Advisory Committee, to promote the development of similar budgetary, administrative and financial practices in the United Nations and the specialized agencies.

Hundred and twenty-first plenary meeting,

20 November 1947.

6. Invite le Secretaire general, en consultation Comitc consultatif, a favoriser !'adoption, au sein tutions specialisees, de pratiques budgetaires, administratives et financieres similaires.

le 20 novembre 1947.

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