Implementation of Section v of the Annex to General Assembly Resolution 32/197 on the Restructuring of the Economic and Social Sectors of the United Nations System

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 55 Development and international economic cooperation, published in 1980.

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Operational Activities Resident Coordinators

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Decides, therefore, in the context of the comprehensive policy review of operational activities for development, called for under General Assembly resolution 33/201 of 29 January 1979, to pay special attention to the question of increased levels of voluntary contributions for operational activities for development without prejudice to paragraph 2 of the said resolution;

Takes note of the text of the proposed standard letter of designation of the resident co-ordinator of the operational activities for development of the United Nations system, 229 to be signed in each case by the Secretary-General, affirms in this context that the resident representative of the United Nations Development Programme would normally be designated as resident coordinator and draws attention to the fact that paragraph 2 of the standard letter may not be applicable to those exceptional cases in which the resident co-ordinator is not the resident representative of the Programme;

Reaffirms the principle that the assistance provided by the United Nations system should be in conformity with the national objectives and priorities of the recipient countries and that, therefore, the co-ordination of various assistance inputs at the national level is the prerogative of the Government concerned, while reaffirming also that over-all responsibility for, and co-

218 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 1979, Supplement No. JO (E/1979/40 and Corr.I), chap. XXI, sect. B.

HT E/1979/81.

21& E/1979/34 and Add.I/Rev. 1.

1au E/I979/34, annex. ordination of, operational activities for development of the United Nations system carried out at the country level is entrusted to the resident co-ordinator;

Reaffirms further that the tasks of the resident co-ordinator should be carried out in conformity with the criteria and priorities established by the competent national authorities and that they, including the reporting arrangements, should pertain exclusively to operational activities of the United Nations system;

Requests the Secretary-General to ensure, in consultation with the Governments and the executive heads of the organizations concerned, that in the exercise of his functions the resident co-ordinator shall be enabled:

To take adequately into account the objectives set forth in paragraphs 28 (b) to (d) of the annex to resolution 32/197;

To assist Governments in achieving the objectives and priorities set by them by ensuring the coherence of action and effective integration of the various sectoral inputs from the United Nations sys!em, as defined in paragraph 33 of the annex to resolution 32/ 197;

To assume over-all responsibility for, and coordination of, operational activities for development of the United Nations system carried out at the country level, in conformity with paragraph 34 of the annex to resolution 32/ 197;

To be responsible, in accordance with the policies and priorities of the Government concerned, for evolving at the country level a multidisciplinary dimension in the programming, implementation and evaluation of sectoral development assistance programmes, as set forth in paragraph 34 of the annex to resolution 32/197;

To help in the implementation at the country level of the objective stated in paragraph 32 of the annex to resolution 32/197, namely the achievement of maximum uniformity in administrative, financial, procurement and other procedures;

Decides that the guidelines set forth in paragraph 6 above do not affect relations between Governments and individual organizations of the United Nations system or the direct lines of authority and communication between the representatives of those organizations at the country level and their own executive heads;

Requests the Secretary-General to proceed with the designation of resident co-ordinators, with the consent of the Governments concerned, taking fully into account the provisions of paragraphs 3 to 7 above, and in accordance with Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, and to report to the Economic and Social Council at its second regular session of 1980 on the implementation of paragraph 34 of the annex to resolution 32/ 197;

Decides, in the context of progress made in the implementation of section V of the annex to resolution 32/ 197, to give consideration to the establishment of a single governing body responsible for the management and control, at the intergovernmental level, of United Nations operational activities for development, which would replace the existing governing bodies as envisaged in paragraph 35 of the annex to resolution 32/197, and requests the Economic and Social Council at its second regular session of 1980 to formulate recommendations to this end and submit them to the General Assembly at its thirty-fifth session.

I 09th plenary meeting 19 December I 979

V. ResolutioDB adopted on the reporfll of the Second Committee

(b) Round of global negotiations relating to international economic co-operation for development;

(d) Industrialization;

(e) Science and technology for development;

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Natural resources;

(g) Food and agriculture;

Transfer of real resources to developing countries;

(h) Financial, monetary and related matters;

(i) (j)

Economic and technical co-operation among developing countries;

(k) Restructuring of the economic and social sectors of the United Nations system;

(I) Environment;

(m) Human settlements;

Effective mobilization and integration of women in (n) development.

Report of the Economic and Social Council.

Operational activities for development:

(a) United Nations Development Programme;

(b) United Nations Capital Development Fund;

United Nations Revolving Fund for Natural Resources (c) Exploration;

United Nations Fund for Population Activities;

(d) United Nations Volunteers programme;

(e) (f)

United Nations Special Fund for Land-locked Developing Countries;

(g) United Nations Special Fund;

(h) United Nations Children's Fund;

World Food Programme;

(i) (j) Technical co-operation activities undertaken by the Secretary-General.

Training and research:

(a) United Nations Institute for Training and Research;

(b) United Nations University;

University for Peace;

(d) (e)

Examination of long-term trends in economic development.

Special economic and disaster relief assistance.

Other matters brought to the attention of the General Assembly.

Indicative reorganization of agenda items to be allocated to the Second Commlttee225

Development and international economic co-operation:

(a) International development strategy;

225 The items listed in this annex are based on the agenda of the thirty-fourth session; future changes within the broad framework outlined are not excluded.

(a) (b)

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