Decentralization of the Economic and Social Activities of the United Nations and Strengthening of the Regional Economic Commissions

A/RES/1709(XVI)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1962.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 1962–1963

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/1823(XVII)

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1963	A/RES/1823(XVII)	Decentralization of the economic and social activities of the United Nations and strengthening of the regional economic commissions	462	21%Compare
1962	A/RES/1709(XVI)	Decentralization of the economic and social activities of the United Nations and strengthening of the regional economic commissions	636	–

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

9 reports · 2007–2026

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2026	E/2026/15	Regional cooperation in the economic, social and related fields report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/1823(XVII)
2025	E/2025/15	Regional cooperation in the economic, social and related fields report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/1823(XVII)
2024	E/2024/15	Regional cooperation in the economic, social and related fields report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/1823(XVII)
2023	E/2023/15	Regional cooperation in the economic, social and related fields report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/1823(XVII)
2022	E/2022/15	Regional cooperation in the economic, social and related fields report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/1823(XVII)

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 subjects

Decentralization in Management Economic Development Regional Commissions Regional Cooperation Technical Cooperation

What’s in this document?

8 operative paragraphs

Welcomes Economic and Social Council resolution 823 (~XXII) ot 20 July 1961 and the emphasis placed therem on the important functions to be fulfilled

"'Ibid., Sixteenth Session, Annexes, agenda item 61 document ' 18 Ibid., document A/4794. "Ibid., agenda items 12, 28, '29 and 30, document A/4911.

by the regional economic commissions in the initiation, implementation and co-ordination of economic and social activities of the United Nations at the regional level;

Commends the Economic and Social Council for its resolution 856 (XXXII) of 4 August 1961 concerning co-operation between the resident representatives of the Technical Assistance Board and the executive secretaries of the regional economic commissions, and the Technical Assistance Committee for its resolution recommending to the Executive Chairman of the Technical Assistance Board that he invite the executive secretaries of the regional economic commissions to present their views on the economic and social factors to be taken into account in the preparation of technical assistance programmes ;111

Urges the strengthening, without delay, of the secretariats of the regional economic commissions as executive arms of the Organization in the economic and social fields, including technical assistance operations, by means of an increasing delegation to those secretariats of substantive and operational functions and responsibilities and the provision of the requisite resources, including personnel, while maintaining the central substantive functions, including policy guidance and co-ordination, and without affecting the provision of assistance to countries that are not members of any regional economic commission ;

Requests the Secretary-General to take immediate steps towards the full implementation of the policy of decentralization through appropriate administrative arrangements to be decided upon in continuing consultation with the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgeta~y Questions and, when necessary, the Technical Assistance Committee, taking into account the recommendations made by the Committee of Experts to review the activities and Organization of the Secretariat in part V of its report and the Secretary- General's comments thereon;

Urges that the decentralization of the economic and social activities of the United Nations should, among other things, aim at achieving simplicity of procedure and of administrative methods for technical co-operation ;

Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Economic and Social Council at its thirty-fourth session and to the General Assembly at its seventeenth session on the new organizational measures taken, or to be taken, to enable the secretariats of the regional economic commissions to discharge fully their responsibilities as executive instruments for the programmes of technical co-operation, and on the strengthening of those secretariats as required for the effective execution of the above tasks ;

_Invites the executive heads of the specialized agencies concerned and the executive secretaries of the re~onal economic commissions further to adjust cooperatiye ~rrangements to the extent required by decentrahzat10n ;

Requests the regional economic comm1ss1ons !urthe~ to develop close co-operation among themselves m their substantive and operational activities, and to

"'Official Records of the Economic and Social Council Thirty-second Session, Annexes, agenda item 11, document E/3547, para. 129. report on the progress made in their annl,_ljll reports to the Economic and Social Council.

19 December 1961.

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