Reports of the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme

A/RES/2689(XXV)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1971.

What other versions does this mandate have?

6 versions · 1967–1973

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/2969(XXVII)

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1973	A/RES/2969(XXVII)	Reports of the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme	—	—
1971	A/RES/2689(XXV)	Reports of the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme	963	1%Compare
1970	A/RES/2512(XXIV)	Reports of the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme	32	—
1969	A/RES/2408(XXIII)	Reports of the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme	—	—
1968	A/RES/2278(XXII)	Reports of the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme	28	7%Compare

What subjects does this mandate have?

1 subject

Development Assistance

What’s in this document?

5 operative paragraphs

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62. With respect to the organization of the Programme at the country level, the resident representative will be redesignated resident director of the Programme. His appointment by the Administrator will be subject to the prior approval of the Government concerned.

63. There should be the maximum possible delegation of authority to the resident director. His role therefore needs to be greatly strengthened. In this context, his relations with the representatives of other United Nations organizations in the field are of crucial importance. The resident director should be recognized as having full over-all responsibility for the programme in the country concerned and his role in relation to the representatives of the other United Nations organizations, where they are posted with the prior approval of the Government concerned, should be that of the leader of the team, taking into account the professional competence of these United Nations organizations and their relations with appropriate organs of the Government. This role of leadership and over-all responsibility should extend to all contacts with the governmental authorities concerned in connexion with the programme, in regard to which he will be the principal channel of communication between the Programme and the Government. The resident director should have ultimate authority on behalf of the Administrator for all aspects of the programme at the country level and should, subject to the agreement of the organizations concerned, be the central co-ordinating authority on their behalf for the other development assistance programmes of the United Nations system. In this connexion, the organizations in the United Nations system are requested to ensure that the resident directors of the Programme are consulted on the planning and formulation of development projects with which those organizations are concerned and that they are supplied with reports on the execution of those projects, as requested by the Economic and Social Council in resolution 1453 (XL VII) of 8 August 1969.

64. The creation of new field offices or the enlargement of the existing ones should depend on the volume of Programme operations in the particular country and should be undertaken with due regard to the need for economy. In the strengthening of field offices, priority should be given to effective redeployment of existing staff.

65. The Inter-Agency Consultative Board should continue to be the forum for interagency consultation and coordination relating to the Programme. However, the Board should undertake a thorough review of its basic functions and methods of work and its relations with the Governing Council in the light of the new system of country programming of Programme assistance and the need for the efficient implementation of the country programmes. 2689 (XXV), Reports of the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme

The General Assembly Takes note with appreciation of the reports of the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme on its ninth46 and tenth47 sessions.

11 December 1970. 2690 (XXV), United Nations Capital Development Fund

Reaffirms its resolution 2525 (XXIV) and requests Member States to offer suggestions, within the framework of the exploratory study, so as to expedite the beginning of the effective operation of the United Nations Capital Development Fund;

Requests the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme to consider, within the framework of the study mentioned above and

taking into account the observations made by Member States during the twenty-fifth session of the General Assembly, all possibilities for reaching the objectives of the United Nations Capital Development Fund, including the desirability and feasibility of providing follow-up investment projects of the Fund in country programmes;

Decides to preserve the original functions of the United Nations Capital Development Fund until 31 December 1971, in accordance with the measures set forth in paragraph 1 of General Assembly resolution 2321 (XXII);

Requests the Secretary-General to invite Member States to contribute separately, at the same pledging conference, to the United Nations Development Programme and to the United Nations Capital Development Fund;

Appeals to Member States, and in particular to developed countries, to provide substantial contributions to the United Nations Capital Development Fund so as to make the Fund operational and effective.

11 December 1970.

Reports of the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme

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2691 (XXV). International university

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