Development Account

A/RES/56/237View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 122 Programme budget for the biennium 2000-2001, published in 2002.

What else is in this group?

5 documents · 1998–2002

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2002	A/RES/56/237	Development Account	383	–
1999	A/RES/54/15	Development Account	369	–
1999	A/RES/53/220B	Development Account	489	–
1999	A/RES/53/220A	Development Account	502	–
1998	A/RES/52/235	Development Account	541	–

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Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

12 reports · 2002–2026

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2026	A/81/85	Implementation of projects financed from the Development Account : 15th progress report report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/56/237
2025	A/80/92	Implementation of projects financed from the Development Account : 14th progress report report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/56/237
2023	A/78/85	Implementation of projects financed from the Development Account : 13th progress report report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/56/237
2021	A/76/87	Implementation of projects financed from the Development Account : 12th progress report report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/56/237
2017	A/72/92	Implementation of projects financed from the Development Account : 10th progress report report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/56/237

What subjects does this mandate have?

8 subjects

Budget Performance Cost Effectiveness Cost-Benefit Analysis Development Projects Project Evaluation Project Finance Project Implementation Support Costs

What’s in this document?

8 operative paragraphs

Expresses concern at the low implementation rate of the projects undertaken through the Development Account;

Urges a more expeditious and effective rate of implementation of projects, and requests that project proposals include all costs, including support costs, and whether or not they are financed from the Development Account;

Requests the Secretary-General to include in his next report the date of commencement, the implementing agency and the anticipated dates of completion of all ongoing projects and to provide explanations for any schedule changes in the completion of these projects;

Also requests the Secretary-General to intensify efforts to enhance efficiency measures that may result in sustainable savings, with a view to augmenting the Development Account, in accordance with the provisions of General Assembly resolution 54/15;

Reaffirms that projects financed from the Development Account should be implemented in accordance with the provisions of General Assembly resolutions 53/220 A and 53/220 B;

Welcomes the fact that the implementation of the approved projects financed from the Development Account has a developmental impact on a country, is cost-effective, in particular through the use of information and communication technology, and is jointly designed and carried out by several entities of the United Nations;

Requests the Secretary-General to monitor the implementation rate of the projects, with a view to identifying those projects that are underperforming and the causes, and to submit proposals to correct this situation or to redeploy funds from such projects to those that are delivering results;

Decides to continue to keep the implementation of the Development Account under review, and requests the Secretary-General to submit a report on the subject to the General Assembly at its fifty-seventh session.

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