Financing of the Multinational Programming and Operational Centres of the Economic Commission for Africa on an Established Basis

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 12 Report of the Economic and Social Council, published in 1983.

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Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General on the financing of the Multinational Programming and Operational Centres of the Economic Commission for Africa on an established basis;

Welcomes the decision adopted by the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme at its twenty-ninth session, in which the Council requested the Administrator of the Programme to continue to provide financial support to the five Multinational Programming and Operational Centres during the whole of the third programming cycle, 1982-1986; 15

10 See Official Recordl· of the Economic and Social Council, Sixty-third Session, Supplement No. 7, vol. I (E/5941 ). part III.

11 NS-11/14, annex I.

12 E/CN.14/111/Rev.8.

11 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 1982, Supplement No. JI (E/1982/21), chap. V.

14 E/1982/70 and Corr. I.

"See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 1982. Supplement No. 6 (E/1982/16/Rev I), annex I, decision 82/4 A. sect. IV.

Renews its call upon other organs, organizations and bodies of the United Nations system, as well as intergovernmental bodies and non-governmental organizations, to give their fullest financial and other support to the activities of the Multinational Programming and Operational Centres of the Economic Commission for Africa;

Calls upon the Secretary-General further to explore ways and means of ensuring substantial increases in contributions from extrabudgetary sources, including bilateral donors;

Takes note of the financial support being given to the Multinational Programming and Operational Centres by States members of the Economic Commission for Africa through voluntary contributions to the United Nations Trust Fund for African Development and through facilities of the host Government, and urges them, where possible, to increase such contributions;

Endorses the recommendations contained in paragraphs 47 to 49 of the report of the Secretary-General, which call for the provision of the financial resources required from the regular budget, among other sources, for funding the Multinational Programming and Operational Centres on an established basis in order to bring about their immediate and effective implementation.

17 Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, /982. Supple- IK A/36/5 Ll. ment No. I I (E/1982/21), chap. IV.

' 9 E/1982/80.

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