United Nations Assistance in Public Administration: Provision of Operational, Executive and Administrative Personnel

A/RES/1530(XV)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1961.

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 subjects

Development Personnel National Professional Staff Public Administration Technical Cooperation Training and Research Institutions

What’s in this document?

8 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the provision of technical assistance of an operational, executive and administrative nature; 17

Approves the recommendations contained in Economic and Social Council resolution 790 ( XX X) of 3 August 1960:

That the provision of operational, executive and administrative personnel be placed on a continuing basis;

( b) That the Secretary-General continue to consult with the specialized agencies and the r nternational Atomic Energy Agency whenever request., fall within their competence;

( c) That the financial resources for t hi c.; act iv it y be established at a level appropriate to. the needs for this assistance ;

Recommends that:

In determining the priorities according to which requests are to be met, the Secretary-General continue to take fully into account the urgency of the needs of the requesting countries;

( b) In submitting candidates for selection hy recipient Governments, the Secretary-General continue to make use to the fullest possible extent of all available sources of personnel, having regard to their qualifications and experience and to the desiraLility of using as much as possible persons who have been trained in the above-mentioned centres and institutes for public administration ;

Requests the Secretary-General to ensure that due attention be paid in the operation of the progrannne to the training of nationals to assume as early as possible the responsibilities temporarily assigned to internationally recruited personnel and that due regard be given to this aspect of the matter in tht' reporting thereon;

Invites the Secretary-General to adopt the same procedures in reporting to the Economic and Social Council and the Technical Assistance Committee on the programme of provision of operational, executive and administrative personnel as he follows in reporting on the other United Nations regu1:1r programmes of technical assistance ;

Urges the Governments of States Members of the United Nations and members of the specialized agencies and of the International Atomic Energy Agency which

17 Ibid., Thirtieth Session, Annexes, agenda item 6, document E/3370, and Official Records of th · General Assembly, Fifteenth Session, Annexes, agenda items 28, 30, JI and 32, document A/4589. are in a position to supply qualified personnel to thi~ programme to co-operate with the Secretar_v-( ;crn·ra I in implementing it.

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