Procurement Reform

A/RES/57/279View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 111 Review of the efficiency of the administrative and financial functioning of the United Nations, published in 2003.

What other versions does this mandate have?

7 versions · 1997–2008

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/62/269

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2008	A/RES/62/269	Procurement reform	2,341	17%Compare
2007	A/RES/61/246	Procurement reform	2,423	17%Compare
2005	A/RES/59/288	Procurement reform	1,453	16%Compare
2003	A/RES/57/279	Procurement reform	523	22%Compare
2001	A/RES/55/247	Procurement reform	1,097	20%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

2 reports · 2004–2009

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2009	A/64/284/Add.2	Comprehensive report on United Nations procurement activities report of the Secretary-General : addendum		A/RES/62/269
2004	A/59/216	Procurement reform report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/57/279

What subjects does this mandate have?

14 subjects

Administrative Reform Air Transport Common Services Conferences Developing Countries Economies in Transition Freight Forwarding Internet Peacekeeping Operations Purchasing Standards Vendors Websites Working Groups

What’s in this document?

11 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General1 and of the comments and observations contained in the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions;2

Welcomes the progress achieved in addressing the concerns expressed by the General Assembly in its resolution 55/247;

Welcomes also the efforts made by the Secretary-General to hold procurement seminars in various cities, in particular those located in developing countries and countries with economies in transition, and urges him to intensify his efforts in this regard;

Notes the activities of the Common Services Procurement Working Group on enhancing the transparency and increasing the harmonization of procurement practices, and encourages the Secretary-General and the executive heads of the United Nations funds and programmes to continue their work in this regard;

Requests the Secretary-General to encourage the organizations of the United Nations system, consistent with their respective mandates, to improve their procurement practices, inter alia, by simplifying the registration process for vendors that have already registered with another body of the United Nations system, utilizing, among other things, the Internet, and by placing the procurement information on their respective web sites;

Also requests the Secretary-General to encourage the organizations of the United Nations system, consistent with their respective mandates, to take further steps to increase procurement opportunities for vendors from developing countries and countries with economies in transition;

Further requests the Secretary-General to ensure, through, inter alia, the technical assessment of vendors, that air safety standards are met for all United Nations air transport operations and, where feasible, for freight forwarding;

Requests the Secretary-General to continue to ensure that the United Nations Secretariat and affiliated funds and programmes fully implement all recommendations of the Office of Internal Oversight Services and the Board of Auditors regarding procurement, in accordance with the Financial Regulations and Rules of the United Nations;

Also requests the Secretary-General to ensure that, on matters relating to procurement in the field, the Department of Peacekeeping Operations follows the principles of objectivity and impartiality while advising the Procurement Division;

Further requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly through the Office of Internal Oversight Services, no later than at its fifty-ninth session, a report on safeguarding air safety standards while procuring air services, in particular in the area of cargo airlifts, for the United Nations peacekeeping missions;

Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly on the implementation of the present resolution, as well as on all other aspects of procurement reform, no later than at its fifty-ninth session.

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