Consolidation of the Special Fund and the Expanded Programme of Technical Assistance in a United Nations Development Programme

A/RES/2029(XX)View PDF

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1965.

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8 topics

Development Assistance Election of Members Establishment Funds Organizational Change Organizational Structure Technical Cooperation Terms of Reference

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17 operative paragraphs

Decides to combine t.he Expa1:ded Prog:amme of Technical Assistance and the Special Fund m a programme to be known a~ the United Nations Develo_pment Programme, it bemg understood that the special characteristics and operations of the two programmes, as well as two separate funds, will be maintained and that, as hitherto, contributions may be pledged to the two programmes separately ;

Reaffirms the principles, procedures and pr~visions governing the Exp~nded Progran_i.me of_ Technt~al Assistance and the Special Fund not mcons1ste11t with the present resolution and dec~ar~s tha~ t~ey shall ~ontinue to apply to relevant act1v1t1es w1thm the Umtcd Nations Development Programme;

Urges the Governing Council referred to in paragraph 4 below to consider conditions for an effective implementation of the provisions of section III of General Assembly resolution 1219 (XII) and part C of its resolution 1240 (XIII) ;

Resolves that a single inter-governmental committee of thirty-seven members, to be known as the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Proo-ramme shall be established to perform the function: previo~sly exercised by the Governing Council of the Special Fund and the Technical Assistance Committee, including the consideration and approval of projects and programmes and the allocation of funds: in addition, it shall provide general policy guidance and direction for the United Nations Development Programme as a whole, as well as for the United Nations regular programmes of technical assistance, it shall meet twice a year and shall submit reports and recommendations thereon to the Economic and ·Social Council for consideration by t11e Council at its summer session; decisions of the Governing Council shall be made by •a majority of the members present and voting;

Requests the Economic and Social Council to elect the members of the Governing Council from among States Members of the United Nations or members of the specialized agencies or of the International Atomic Energy Agency, providing for e!J.uitable and balanced representation of the economically more developed countries, on the one hand, haying due regard to their contribution_ to _the United Nations Development Programme, and of · the de:veloping countries, on the other hand, taking into account the need for suitable regional representation among the latter members and in accordance with the provisions of the annex to the present resolution, the first election to take place at the first meeting of the Economic and Social Council after the adoption of this resolution;

Decides to establish, in place of the Technical Assistance Board and the Consultative Board of the Special Fund, an advisory committee, to be known as the Inter-Agency Consultative Board of the United Nations Development Programme, to meet under the chairmanship of the Administrator or Co-Administrator referred to in paragraph 7 below and to include the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the executive heads of the specialized agencies and of the International Atomic Energy Agency or their representatives; the Executive Directors of the United Nations Children's Fund and the World Food Programme should be invited to participate as appropriate; in order that the participating organizations may be provided with the opportunity to take part fully in the process

of decision- and policy-making in a consultative capacity, the Inter-Agency Consultative Board shall be consulted on all significant aspects of the United N'ations Development Programme and in particular it shall :

Advi.se the management on the programmes and projects submitted by Governments, through the Resident Representative, prior to their submission to the Governing Council for approval, taking into account the programmes of technical assistance being carried, out under the regular programmes of the organizations represented on the Consultative Board, with a view to ensuring more effective co-ordination; the views of the Consultative Board, when it so' requests, shall be conveyed by the Administrator to the Governing Council, together with any comments he may wish to make, when recommending for approval general policies for the Programme as a whole or for programmes and projects requested by Governments;

( b) Be consulted in the selection of agencies for the execution of specific projects, as appropriate;

( c) Be consulted on the appointment of the Resident Representatives and review annual reports submitted by them; the Inter-Agency Consultative Board shall meet as often and for such periods as may be necessary for the performance of the foregoing functions ;

Decides that, as a transitional measure, the present Managing Director of the Special Fund shall become the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme and the present Executive Chairman of the Technical Assistance Board shall become the Co- Administrator of the Programme, each to ,serve until 31 December 1966 or, pending a further review of arrangements at the management level, until such later date as may be determined by the Secretary-General after consultation with the Governing Council;

Decides that the present resolution shall come into effect on I January 1966 a11d that such action as may be r.equired in terms of this resolution shall be taken prior to that date.

22 November 1965.

Urges the economically advanced countries to undertake measures designed to ensure the beginning of the operations of a United Nations capital development fund at an early date;

Reqiu:sts the Governing Council of ~he Unit~d Nations Development Programme to consider, at its second meeting in 1966, the ways and mean~ for an effective implementation of the recommendation con-

3 See Proceedings of the United Natfons Confermce 011 Trade and Developm1mt, vol. I, Final Act and Report (United Nations publication, Sales No.: 64.II.B.11), p. 47.

4 OffidaJ R~cords of the Economic _and Social Co11-ncil, Tl11rt:i•· seventh Session, Annexes, ·agenda item 10, document. E/3947.

Ii Official Records of the General Assembly, Twent1eth Session, Anneses, agenda item 39, document A/5748.

Annex I

Nineteen seats on the Governing Council of the Uni!ed Nations Development Programme shall be filled by developing countries and seventeen seats by economically more developed countries, subject to the following conditions:

The nineteen seats allocated to developing c~untries of Africa, Asia and Latin America and to Yugoslav1~ shall be filled in the following manner : seven seats for African countries six seats for Asian countries and six seats for Latin Am;rican countries, it being understood that agreement has been reached among the dereloping countries to accommodate Yugoslavia;

Of the seventeen seats allocated to the economically more developed countries, fourteen shall be filled by Western European and other countries and three by Eastern European countries;

Elections to these thirty-six seats shall be for a term of three years provided, however, that of the members elec~ed at the first election the terms of twelve members shall expire at the end of the year and the terms of twelve other members a:t the end of two years.

The thirty-seventh seat shall rotate amonfs the groups of countries mentioned in paragraph 1 above m accordance with the foltowing nine-year cycle: First and second years: Vv estern European and other countries; Third, fourth and fifth years : Eastern European countries ; Sixth year : African countries; Seventh year: Asian countries ; Eighth year: Latin American countries;

Ninth year: Western European and other countries.

Retiring members shall be, eligible for •re-election.

2042 (XX), Establishment of a United Nations capital development fund

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