Concentration of Effort and Resources

A/RES/413(V)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1951.

What subjects does this mandate have?

6 subjects

Coordination Within UN System Economic Development Programme Priorities Project Appraisal Project Finance Resources Allocation

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Requests the Secretary-General, in consultation

The General Assembly, with the heads of the specialized agencies, to pay par-

Recalling its responsibilities under Article 17 paraticular attention, in 1951, to the further development graph 3, and Article 58 of the Charter,

' of satisfactory arrangements for the provision of common services, particularly in respect of regional and

Recalling its resolution 310 (IV) declaring that the branch offices of the United Nations and specialized resources devoted to the economic and social work of agencies, with a view to achieving greater efficiency and the United Nations and the specialized agencies should economy;

be concentrated on tasks of primary importance,

Requests the Secretary-General, after consultation

Taking note of the work of the Economic and Social with the heads of the specialized agencies and with the Council at its eleventh session2 in determining criteria Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary for establishing priorities within the fields allotted to the various bodies composing and associated with the Questions, to report to the next regular session of the General Assembly in respect of progress made in United Nations, achieving a common salary system, in developing com-

Recognizing that the successful carrying out of the ?10? budg~tary polic_i~s a?d a common form. of budget,

economic and social work of the United Nations and the m mcreasmg the utilization of soft currencies, in effispecialized agencies may be jeopardized by undertak- 1 See document A/1441.

2 See Economic and Social Council resolution 324 (XI).

36. ing so many projects as to exceed the available technical, administrative and financial resources,

Recognizing that the extent of activity is determined by the programme decisions and by the budgeta~y. appropriations of the United Nations and the specialized agencies,

Declaring that the resources placed at the disposal of the United Nations and the specialized agencies should be applied where they are most needed,

Requests each specialized agency to review its 1952 programme during 1951, using the criteria set forth in the report8 of the Co-ordination Committee as approved by the Economic and Social Council ;

Requests the Economic and Social Council and the specialized agencies to indicate, when new projects are adopted, which current projects may be deferred, modified or eliminated to ensure that the economic and social work of the United Nations and the specialized agencies will be carried on most effectively ;

Requests the Economic and Social Council:

To review, during 1951, the 1952 programmes of the United Nations and the specialized agencies, using the criteria set forth in the report of the Coordination Committee as approved by the Economic and Social Council ;

( b) To seek, in reviewing the programmes, the assistance of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions on the administrative and financial aspects of this matter ;

( c) To report to the sixth session of the General Assembly on the results of these reviews ;

Requests the Secretary-General, in co-operation with the administrative heads of the specialized agencies, to include in annex IV to the Secretary-General's budget estimates a summary schedule of the estimated costs of the projects provided for in the budgets of the United Nations and of the specialized agencies ; and,

further,

Having noted the steps taken and progress made by the Economic and Social Council, the Secretary- General, the Administrative Committee on Co-ordination and the specialized agencies,

Urges that the efforts which are being made to ensure the fullest co-ordination of the programmes and activities of the United Nations and the specialized agencies be vigorously pursued.

1 December 1950.

Joint 2nd and 3rd <Ammittee and 5th Committee, meeting jointly ANNEX

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