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Decentralization of the Economic and Social Activities of the United Nations and Strengthening of the Regional Economic Commissions

A/RES/1823(XVII)No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1963.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 1962–1963
  • 1963A/RES/1823(XVII)Decentralization of the economic and social activities of the United Nations and strengthening of the regional economic commissionsLatestCompare with previous version
  • 1962A/RES/1709(XVI)Decentralization of the economic and social activities of the United Nations and strengthening of the regional economic commissions

iVersions are identified automatically by matching titles within the same organ (~97% accuracy on a manual audit).

What subjects does this mandate have?

4 topics
Decentralization in ManagementEconomic DevelopmentRegional CommissionsSocial Development

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

2 reports of the Secretary-General submitted under this mandate, 2007–2008.

  • 2008E/2008/15Regional cooperation in the economic, social and related fields report of the Secretary-General
  • 2007E/2007/15Regional cooperation in the economic, social and related fields report of the Secretary-General

iIdentified automatically from the metadata in each report’s UN Digital Library catalogue record.

What does this mandate say?

7 operative paragraphs
1
Reaffirms the policy of decentralization as stated in its resolution 1709 (XVI);
2
Welcomes Economic and Social Council resolution 879 ( XXXIV) of 6 July 1962, and the practical expression given to the policy of decentralization by means of the tasks assigned to the regional economic commissions, particularly in Council resolutions 891
Social Council, Thirty-fourth Session, Annexes, agenda iterp 10, document E/3643. Thirty-fourth Session, Annexes, agenda item 10, document E/3643, para. 8.
XXXIV
and 893 (XXXIV) of 26 July 1962, 903
XXXIV
of 2 August 1962, and 916 (XXXIV), 917 (XXXIV) and 924 (XXXIV) of 3 August 1962;
3
Requests the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions to submit to the General Assembly, at the eighteenth session, its recommendations regarding the further steps that may be necessary to carry out the Assembly's decisions on the decentralization of the economic and social activities of the United Nations and the strengthening of the regional economic commissions, taking into account, inter alia, the views of the Economic and Social Council and of the executive secretaries of the regional economic commissions as transmitted through the Secretary-General, as well as the measures outlined in the Secretary-General's report to the Assembly at its sixteenth session ;6
4
Requests the Secretary-General to proceed with the policy of decentralization of the economic and social activities of the United Nations and strengthening of the regional economic commissions, taking into consideration the interests of States which are not members of any regional commission by adopting such measures as may be necessary to ensure that they receive the same benefits as they would receive through membership in the regional commissions, and to submit to the Economic and Social Council at its thirty-sixth session and to the General Assembly at its eighteenth session a detailed report on the stage reached in the implementation of this policy and on the further steps required to achieve the intended results ;
5
Recommends that the Secretary-General should continue to convene meetings of the executive secretaries of the regional economic commissions to discuss matters of common interest and to exchange experience, particularly regarding the operation of decentralized activities, with a view to promoting co-operation between the regions, and that he should make available an annual report on their meetings for consideration by the Economic and Social Council and by the General Assembly.
18 December 1962.

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