Mandate Review

A/RES/62/278View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 116 Follow-up to the outcome of the Millennium Summit, published in 2008.

What subjects does this mandate have?

8 subjects

Africa Coordination Within UN System Development Humanitarian Assistance Programme Implementation Programme Planning Resources Allocation Terms of Reference

What’s in this document?

4 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the final report of the Co-Chairs of the mandate review process during the sixty-second session, including on the review of the thematic clusters relating to the effective coordination of humanitarian assistance and the development of Africa;

Recognizes the usefulness of the existing online mandate registry, and decides to maintain it as an accessible working tool for Member States and to revert to the issue in the context of its consideration of the proposed programme budget for the biennium 2010–2011;

Notes that one of the important findings of the process is the difficulty of identifying resources associated with one particular mandate, which limited the potential of the review process to fulfil its objective of strengthening and updating the programme of work of the Organization and improving the allocation of resources for the effective implementation of mandates;

Calls upon its relevant bodies and subsidiary organs, within their respective mandates and in accordance with the established regulations and rules governing programme planning, to continue improving the implementation of mandates and addressing the continuing validity of legislative decisions and the effective coordination among units of the Secretariat and other structures of the United Nations system.

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

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