Comprehensive Policy Review of Operational Activities

A/RES/33/201View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 58 Development and international economic cooperation, published in 1979.

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3 subjects

Development Economic Cooperation Operational Activities

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8 operative paragraphs

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Invites the Secretary-General to entrust to the Director-General for Development and International Economic Co-operation, under his authority, the preparation, after consultation with the Administrative Committee on Co-ordination, taking into account the views of the organs, organizations and bodies concerned, of a report on policy issues pertaining to operational activities for development of the United Nations system for consideration by the Economic and Social Council, and subsequently by the General Assembly, in 1980;

Decides that the report referred to above should concentrate on:

The application of General Assembly resolutions 2688 (XXV) of 11 December 1970 and 3405

(XXX) of 28 November 1975 by the United Nations Development Programme and the participating and executing agencies;

A review of the progress made in the applica- ( b) tion by the United Nations system of the relevant recommendations of General Assembly resolution 32/197, in the light of the objectives contained in paragraph 28 of the annex to that resolution;

Decides further that the report should also:

Include information on issues addressed in Economic and Social Council resolution 1978/74, m so far as they relate to operational activities;

Include information on and an analysis of issues relating to operational activities for development of the United Nations system so as to enable the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council to assess and promote progress in the attainment of the objectives contained in paragraph 28 of the annex to Assembly resolution 32/197;

( c) Include an examination of the application by the United Nations system in its operational activities of the results of international conferences held under the aegis of the United Nations relating to the establishment of the new international economic order;

196 E/1978/107, E/1978/144.

( d) State options and alternative courses of action, on the basis of a system-wide analysis, in order to facilitate the decision-making role of the appropriate legislative organs in implementing the strategies and policies laid down for operational activities for development;

Recommends that the Economic and Social Council, in considering the aforementioned report, should also elaborate guidelines for future comprehensive policy reviews of operational activities for development carried out according to Council resolution 1768 (LIV);

Requests all organs, organizations and bodies of the United Nations system engaged in operational activities for development to assist the Director-General for Development and International Economic Cooperation in the preparation of the report referred to in paragraph 1 above, and to participate, in accordance with paragraph 14 of the annex to General Assembly resolution 32/197, in the consideration of the report by the Economic and Social Council.

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