Operational Activities for Development

A/RES/40/211View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 85a Operational activities of the United Nations System, published in 1986.

What other versions does this mandate have?

8 versions · 1968–2009

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/63/232

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2009	A/RES/63/232	Operational activities for development	1,206	—
1989	A/RES/43/199	Operational activities for development	—	—
1988	A/RES/42/196	Operational activities for development	3,457	—
1987	A/RES/41/171	Operational activities for development	—	—
1986	A/RES/40/211	Operational activities for development	1,256	15%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report · 2009

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2009	A/64/75	Comprehensive statistical analysis of the financing of operational activities for development of the United Nations system for 2007 report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/63/232

What subjects does this mandate have?

15 subjects

Agricultural Development Aid Coordination Budget Contributions Coordination Within UN System Developing Countries Development Financing Food Inter-Agency Cooperation Operational Activities Programme Evaluation Programme Implementation Programme Management Technical Cooperation Women in Development

What’s in this document?

8 operative paragraphs

Emphasizes the importance of the round-table country review process and other mechanisms for co-ordination at the country leve) in facilitating the effective implementation of the development programmes in the countries concemed;

Takes note of the report of the Goveming Council of the United Nations Development Programme for the year 1985127 and the decisions contained therein;

Reaffirms the central funding role of the United Nations Development Programme in the field of tecbnical co-operation for development;

Ca/Is upan ali States to make every effort to attain tbe planned funding levels for operational activities for development by the various organizations of the United Nations system, and urges the successful completion ofthe

current negotiations on the repleníshment of the IntemationaL Fund for Agricultural Development to enable it to maintaín its effective contribution to agricultura! and food development, as well as the early consideration and completion of the eighth repleníshment of the lnternational Development Association at an adequate leve!;

Expresses its deep concern about the shortfall of resources of the United Nations Fund for Population Activities and the impact on its ability to carry out its planned programmes, and urges ali countries to continue and increase their support for the Fund;

Reques1s the Director-General for Development and Intemational Economic Co-operatíon to report on the results of the efforts to in crease collaboration between the Department of Technical Co-operation for Development and the United Nations Development Programme;

Requests the Economic and Social Council, in discharging íts responsibílitíes as defined in the annex to General Assembly resolution 32/ l 97, to assist the Assembly in establishing overall strategíes, policies and priorities for the system as a whole in respect of operational activities, and to formulate suggestions and recommendations at the time of its consideration of the 1986 comprehensive policy review;

Invites the goveming bodies of the organizations of the United Nations system, where possible, to provide the Economic and Social Council at its second regular sessíon of 1986 and the General Assembly at its forty-first session at the time of the 1986 comprehensive policy review of operational actívíties, theír views on the system-wide policy issues affecting operational activities identified by the Assembly in its resolution 38/17 l and in the present resolution, and also invites the organizations of the United Nations system to co-operate with the Director-General for Development and Intemational Economic Co-operation in the preparation of his report for that review.

I 20th p/enary meeting

17 December 1985

(1) l 25 See NCONF.132/SR. I to 3 and corrigendum.

127 Official Records ofthe Econornic and Social Cou!IC'il, 1985, Supplement 126 N40/698 and Corr. 1, annex.

No. ll{E/1985/32 andCorr.l).

128 DP, J 985,44, chap. lJ 130 Resolution 35156, annex, para. 47.

121 (J{/ic,,1/ Records ojthe Economic and Saeta/ ( ó,mcil, 1985, Supp/emem IJI A/40/549 and Add.l. No I J (FJl985i32 and Corr. l ). anne, l. decision 85/23.

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