The United Nations in Global Governance

A/RES/66/256View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 123b Central role of the United Nations System in global governance, published in 2011.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 2011–2012

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2012	A/RES/66/256	The United Nations in global governance	493	46%Compare
2011	A/RES/65/94	The United Nations in global governance	304	–

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Subprogramme 1	Macroeconomic policy, finance and governance	11

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Subprogramme 1	Macroeconomic policy, finance and governance	11	—

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

2 reports · 2011–2013

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2013	A/67/769	Global economic governance and development report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/66/256
2011	A/66/506	Global economic governance and development report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/65/94

What subjects does this mandate have?

2 subjects

Governance Leadership

What’s in this document?

6 operative paragraphs

Reiterates the need for inclusive, transparent and effective multilateral approaches to managing global challenges, and in this regard reaffirms the central role of the United Nations in ongoing efforts to find common solutions to such challenges;

Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General on global economic governance and development;²

²A/66/506.

Recognizes the importance and benefit of a continuing interaction between the General Assembly and international, regional and subregional forums, organizations and groups dealing with global matters of concern to the international community, as appropriate;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its sixty-seventh session, under the item entitled “Strengthening of the United Nations system”, the sub-item entitled “Central role of the United Nations system in global governance”, and in this regard requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly, by the end of February 2013, an analytical report focusing on global economic governance and development, with further concrete recommendations, to be prepared in consultation with Member States and relevant organizations of the United Nations system, taking into account the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development and the follow-up processes of all major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic, social and related fields, as appropriate;

Invites, in this regard, the President of the General Assembly and the President of the Economic and Social Council to consider organizing, in a coordinated manner, informal thematic debates on the subject of the present resolution;

Invites the United Nations system, including the regional commissions, as well as international financial and trade institutions, civil society, academia, the private sector and other stakeholders, to contribute to these deliberations, as appropriate.

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