Financing of Operational Activities for Development

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Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1985.

What subjects does this mandate have?

9 subjects

Budget Contributions Developing Countries Development Assistance Financing Least Developed Countries Operational Activities Programme Implementation Programmes of Action Technical Cooperation

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9 operative paragraphs

Notes the pos111v,: sigm at the 1984 l !mted Nation, Pledging Conferenre for Dndopment Act1v1ties. 1 ·, which nevertheless folltrn a \lagnat1on in resources for opera t1onal activities 1-ir development in 198.1 compared to 1982. hearing in mmd that the continuing needs of dncl opmg countries n·quirc grca\l'r efforts to strengthen that positive trend to ,l·ad lo a process of growth in resources h) increasmg sign1hcantl:, th,· level of contnhut1on~ on ;1 more equitahle ha,1s;

.\'1re1·1·n tht need for the successful , omplction ol the first replenishment of the Internat1onal Fund for Agricultural Devl·lopment. and urges all countnes nrncerned. hearing in mind the particular contnbut1on of thr developed countril·s, to reach agreement on a pnont) has,, for the second replcmshment. 111 order to rnablc the Fund to continue its etfrctive contribution at an adequate level.

l 'rges deve'<1pcd countncs to provH_k supplenwn tary financing for the sevrnth replenishment of the Inter national Development Association in order to l'\lver the shortfall and enahlc the Associat10n to mcreasc its assistance to developing countries. particularly in the dcvclt,pment of food and agriculture:

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Reaffirms the unique and central role of thr l ln11ed Nations r:>evclopment Programme in the held ol 1echn1ral co-operation for rit·velopment:

Rccogm:::cs the contribution of Governn1ents to thl· l nited Nation, Development Programme. particular!) those which hav1.: :ncreased their contributions by 14 pn cent. heanng m mmd decision 80/30 of 26 June 1980 of the Governmg Council of the Programmc. 174 reatlirms the imperativeness of providing the Programme with adequak resources, and calls upon the Governing Council, whik

considering the In cl of resources of the fourth program rnrng cycle. to tak,· fully into account, in accordance with the principles of '.he consensus of 1970. 1 ·, the increased needs of the devctnprng countries in the area ot technical rn-operation and the need for achieving rC'al growth in resources;

Rea/firms u ',n the ceniral responsibility o!' liovnnmcnts of de, elop111g countries in the process of co-ordinallon of external a~~istanc,:. including the determmation ol local co-ordmation arrangements,

Requests the Serretary-General to ensure that the l nited Nations S'. stem i\ responsive to assisting developmg countries, at 1!1eir request. m strengthening their capa hilities 111 exercisi1g l'O-ordination;

Requests th,: Director-General fix Development and International Economic Co-operation. in his annual report fix 1985. to continue to provide data on the various issues identified in General Assembl} resolution J8 I 7 I. particularly m its paragraphs 15 and 24. and to report to the Assembly, at its fortieth session, on the progress achieved with regard to paragraphs 19, 2J and 27 of that resolut1011. and also requests the Director-General to mrlude 111 lw, r,·port informati,1 : on the followmg:

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Steps bemg considered to improve the process and effectiveness of round-table meetings in the light of the experience gained in the mid-term global review of the implementation of the Substantial New Programme of Action for the 1980s for the Least Developed Countries, 176 in close collaboration with the Administrator of the United Nations Devdopment Programme;

The prevailing situation in various organizations and programmes of the United Nations system with regard to tied contributions in the light of paragraph 8 of resolution 3811 7 I and the outcome of discussions on this issue by the Administrative Committee on Co-ordination;

Data on procurement undertaken by organizations of the United Nations system engaged in operational activities;

Further data on and analysis of the relationship between programme delivery and administrative and support costs of those organizations;

Information on specific action taken in response to (e) paragraph 8 of the present resolution.

170 Resolution 35156, annex, para. 4·,. 171 See A/39/308-E; I 984/118. 172 A/39/417, annex_ 1 n Sec A1CONF I 261SR 1-.1 _:__..

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176 Report of the Umted Na110ns Conference on the Least Developed Counmn, Pans, /-/4 Sept,•mhcr 1981 (United Nations publication, Sales Nn. E.82.1.8), part one. sect A.

177 Sec Proceedings o(th,· Unaed Natwns Con/erenc,· on Trade and Developmclll. S, cth Sesswn, ·vol. I, Report and Anne,es (United Nations publicat1on. Sales No. E.83.11.D.6). part one, sect. A.

178 Sec Otfu:ial Record, o(the Fconormc and Sona/ Council, /983. Supple men/ No. 9 (E/19HV20), annex I 1 79 ResolutH1H .1 ") '50. annex, paras. l )2- I )')

IXO Otfinal Records o(th1• Fe, inom1t 1.lfui ."-:ocwl C,wncd JV84 Supplnn1'11/ \'o V (E 1984, 19)

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