Takes note of the report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme on its twenty-seventh session:
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Notes, in particular, decisions 80/6 of 20 February, 80/7 of 13 June and 80/9 of 17 June 1980, "'" taken by the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme on the preparation for the third programming cycle, 1982-1986, on the strengthening of the country programming process through continuous programming and on the arrangements for enhancing the involvement of the developing countries in the planning of the regional programmes;
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Notes with approval Governing Council decision 80/44 of 27 June 1980 1"" concerning the reimbursement by the United Nations Development Programme of agency support costs and the recommendation that the executing agencies of the Programme should review their operational support systems, working methods, arrangements and staffing with a view to bringing about significant reductions in over-all support costs:
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Urgesall Governments to renew their efforts to pi:ovide the United Nations Development Programme with the resources necessary for the implementation of activities for the second programming cycle, 1977-1981, which are based on an over-all annual growth rate of resources of 14 per cent, thereby providing the sound financial basis needed to implement the Programme's planned activities during the third programming cycle, 1982-1986, which for the purpose of forward planning also assumes an over-all average annual growth of resources of at least 14 per cent;
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Stresses that the realization of the goals and objectives of the International Development Strategy for the Third United Nations Development Decade 1" 7 will require a renewed emphasis on technical co-operation and a significant increase in the resources provided for this purpose.
