United Nations Industrial Development Organization

A/RES/2152 (XXI)View PDF

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1966.

What subjects does this mandate have?

10 topics

Administration Cooperation Between Organizations Financing Industrial Development Inter-Agency Cooperation Organizational Structure Rules of Procedure Subsidiary Bodies Terms of Reference Voting

What does this mandate say?

61 operative paragraphs

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Decides that the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (hereinafter referred to as the Organization), established as an organ of the General Assembly, shall function as an autonomous organization within the United Nations in accordance with the provisions set forth in section II below ;

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The purpose of the Organization shall be to promote industrial development, in accordance with Article 1, paragraph 3, and Articles SS and 56 of the Charter of the United Nations, and by encouraging the mobilization of national and international resources to assist in, promote and accelerate the industrialization of the developing countries, with particular emphasis on the manufacturing sector.

4 Official Records of the General Assembly, Twenty-first Session, Annexes, agenda item 41, document A/6229.

In the fulfilment of its purpose, the Organization shall undertake :

Operational activities, including in particular:

( i) Encouragement and promotion of and making of recommendations for national, regional and international action to achieve more rapid industrialization of developing countries ;

Contribution to the most effective application in the developing countries of modern industrial methods of production, programming and planning, taking into account the experience of States with different social and economic systems;

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Building and strengthening of institutions and administration in the developing countries in the matter of industrial technology, production, programming and planning;

Dissemination of information on technological innovations originating in various countries and, for the developing countries, assistance in the implementation of practical measures for the application of such information, the adaptation of existing technology and the development of new technology especially suited to the particular physical, social and economic conditions of developing countries through the establishment and improvement, inter alia, of technological research centres in these countries;

( v) Assistance, at the request of Governments of developing countries, in the formulation of industrial development programmes and in the preparation of specific industrial projects,

inp.uding, as necessary, technical and economic feasibility studies ;

( vi) Co-operation with the regional economic commissions and the United Nations Economic and Social Office in Beirut in assisting the regional planning of industrial development of developing countries within the framework of regional and sub-regional economic groupings among those countries, where such groupings exist;

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Making recommendations, in connexion with the objectives stated under (vi) above, for special measures for adapting and co-ordinating the measures adopted so that, in particular,

the less advanced of the developing countries will receive a strong impetus to their growth;

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Offering advice and guidance, in close cooperation with the appropriate bodies of the United Nations, the specialized agencies and the International Atomic Energy Agency, on problems relating to the exploitation and efficient use of natural resources, industrial raw materials, by-products and new products of developing countries, with a view to increasing their industrial productivity and contributing to the diversification of their economies ;

Assistance to the developing countries in the training of technical and other appropriate categories of personnel needed for their accelerated industrial development, in co-operation with the specializ~ agencies concerned,

in conformity with the principles of collaboration and co-ordination set forth in paragraphs 33 and 34 below;

Proposing, in co-operation with the international bodies or inter-governmental regional bodies concerned with industrial property,

measures for the improvement of the international system of industrial property, with a view to accelerating the transfer of technical know-how to developing countries and to strengthening the role of patents consistent with national interests as an incentive to industrial innovations ;

( xi) Assistance, at the request of Governments of developing countries, in obtaining external financing for specific industrial projects, by giving guidance in the preparation of requests,

by providing information on the terms . and conditions of the various financing agencies and by advising the financing agencies on the technical and economic soundness of the projects submitted for financing;

( b) Action-oriented studies and research programmes designed especially to facilitate the activities outlined in sub-paragraph (a) above, including in particular the compilation, analysis, publication and dissemination of information concerning various aspects of the process of industrialization, such as industrial technology, investment, financing, production, management techniques, programming and planning.

Composition

The Industrial Development Board (hereinafter referred to as the Board) , established as the principal organ of the Organization, shall consist of forty-five members, elected by the General Assembly from among States Members of the United Nations and members of the specialized agencies and of the International Atomic Energy Agency for a term of three years, provided, however, that of the members elected at the first election the terms of fifteen members shall expire at the end of one year and the terms of fifteen other members at the end of two years.

In electing the members of the Board, the General Assembly shall have due regard to the principle of equitable geographical representation and shall accordingly observe the following distribution of seats :

Eighteen from the States listed in part A of the annex to the present resolution ;

( b) Fifteen from the States listed in part B of the annex;

( c) Seven from the States listed in part C of the annex;

( d) Five from the States listed in part D of the annex. The lists of States contained in the annex shall be reviewed by the Board in the light of changes in the membership of the United Nations or of the specialized agencies or of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Retiring members shall be eligible for immediate re-election.

Each member of the Board shall have one representative with such alternates and advisers as may be required.

Functions and powers

The principal functions and powers of the Board shall be:

To formulate principles and policies to achieve the purpose of the Organization;

( b) To make proposals for putting those principles and policies into effect and to take such other steps within its competence as may be conducive to this end;

To initiate such other action as may be necessary and appropriate to the fulfilment of the purpose of the Organization ;

( d) To consider and approve the programme of activities of the Organization;

To review and facilitate the co-ordination of activities within the United Nations system in the field of industrial development ;

{f) To exercise control over the effective utilization of resources available to the Organization;

To keep the activities of the Organization under review and to request its Executive Director to prepare such reports, studies and other documents as it may deem appropriate;

To report annually to the General Assembly through the Economic and Social Council; the Council may transmit to the Organization and to the General Assembly such comments on the report as it may deem necessary.

Voting

Each member of the Board shall have one vote.

Decisions of the Board shall be taken by a simple majority of the members present and voting.

Procedures

The Board shall adopt its own rules of procedure.

The Board shall meet as required in accordance with its rules. It shall normally hold one regular session a year.

The Board shall elect its President, three Vice- Presidents and a Rapporteur to hold office for a period of one year. In electing its officers, it shall pay due regard to the principle of equitable geographical representation.

The Board may invite any State Member of the United Nations or member of a specialized agency or of the International Atomic Energy Agency to participate, without a vote, in its deliberations on any matter of particular concern to that State.

Subsidiary organs

The Board may establish such subsidiary organs on a permanent or ad hoe basis as may be necessary for the effective discharge of its functions, including, as required, expert groups to consider specific problems and to make recommendations.

The Board shall determine the terms of reference and rules of procedure of its subsidiary organs.

In electing the members of its subsidiary organs, the Board may include any State Member of the United Nations or member of a specialized agency or of the International Atomic Energy Agency, whether or not that State is represented on the Board.

The Organization shall have an adequate permanent and full-time secretariat, which will be appointed in accordance with Article 101 of the Charter of the United Nations, and which will avail itself of the other appropriate facilities of the Secretariat of the United Nations.

The secretariat shall be headed by the Executive Director, who shall be appointed by the Secretary- General of the United Nations and whose appointment shall be confirmed by the General Assembly. He shall be appointed for four years and shall be eligible for reappointment.

The Executive Director shall have over-all responsibility for the administrative and research activities of the Organization. He shall also be responsible for all operational activities of the Organization, including activities executed by the Organization as a participating organization of the United Nations Development Programme. He shall make arrangements for meetings of the Board and shall prepare such reports, studies or other documents as may be necessary for the functioning of the Board and its subsidiary organs and shall perform such other functions as may be entrusted to him by the Board.

The expenditure of the Organization shall be classified under the following categories:

Expenses for administrative and research activities;

( b) Expenses for operational activities.

Expenses for administrative and research activities shall be borne by the regular budget of the United Nations, which shall include a separate budgetary provision for such expenses.

Expenses for operational activities shall be met:

From the voluntary contributions made to the Organization, in cash or in kind, by Governments of the States Members of the United Nations, members of the specialized agencies and of the International Atomic Energy Agency ;

( b) Through participation in the United Nations Development Programme on the same basis as other participating organizations;

( c) By the utilization of the appropriate resources of the United Nations regular programme of technical assistance.

Voluntary contributions to the Organization for its operational activities under paragraph 22 (a) above may be made, at the option of the Governments, either:

Through announcement at a pledging conference to be convened by the Secretary-General of the United Nations on the recommendation of the Board; or

( b) In accordance with regulations 7.2 and 7.3 of the Financial Regulations of the United Nations; or

( c) By both of these methods.

The voluntary contributions referred to in paragraph 22 (a) above shall be governed by the Financial Regulations of the United Nations, except for such modifications as may be approved by the General Assembly on the recommendation of the Board.

Disbursement of the funds referred to in paragraph 22 ( b) above shall be for purposes consistent with the policies, aims and functions of the Organization, including such policies and programmes as may be established by the Board, and shall be made by the Secretary-General of the United Nations in consultation with the Executive Director of the Organization.

All States Members of the United Nations, members of the specialized agencies and of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and in particular the industrially advanced countries, when considering contributions for the operational activities of the Organization under paragraph 22 (a) above, are urged to bear in mind the pressing need for the industrial development of the developing countries.

'l:l. The Organization shall play the central role in and be responsible for reviewing and promoting the coordination of all activities of the United Nations system in the field of industrial development.

In its relations with organs and agencies within the United Nations system, the Board shall act in conformity with the responsibilities of the Economic and Social Council under the Charter of the United Nations, particularly those of co-ordination, and with the relationship agreements with the agencies concerned.

There shall be a close and continuous working relationship between the Organization and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, in accordance with the general principle that the former shall be competent to deal with the general and technical problems of industrialization, including the establishment and expansion of industries in developing countries, and the latter with the foreign trade aspects of industrialization, including the expansion and diversification of exports of manufactures and semi-manufactures by developing countries.

The Organization shall establish a close and continuous working relationship with the regional economic commissions and the United Nations Economic and Social Office in Beirut.

The Organization shall be a participating agency in the United Nations Development Programme and there shall be close co-operation and co-ordination between the Organization and the United Nations Development Programme. The Executive Director shall be a member of the Inter-Agency Consultative Board of the United Nations Development Programme.

Adequate arrangements shall be made by the Secretary-General of the United Nations for close cooperation and co-ordination between the secretariat of the Organization and the other departments of the United Nations Secretariat.

The Organization shall exercise its functions, when appropriate, in close co-operation with the specialized agencies concerned and the International Atomic Energy Agency.

The co-u:-dination between the Organization and the specialized agencies concerned and the International Atomic Energy Agency shall be carried out at the inter-governmental level by the Board: Adequate arrangements shall also be made by the Secretary- General of the United Nations for such co-ordination at the secretariat level.

The Organization may establish appropriate working relationships with relevant inter-governmental organizations.

The Organization may, when it considers it appropriate, establish a working relationship with international non-governmental organizations concerned with the promotion of industrial development. Re1olntion1 adopted on the reports of the Second Committee

The General Assembly shall review, in the light of experience, the effectiveness and further evolution of these institutional arrangements, with a view to deciding upon such changes and improvements as might be necessary in order to meet fully the growing needs in the field of industrial development.

The provisions approved by the General Assembly under the appropriate sections of the budget for the activities of the Centre for Industrial Development shall be transferred to the Organization.

The post of Commissioner for Industrial Development shall be abolished.

The Secretary-General of the United Nations, in establishing the secretariat of the Organization under paragraph 17 above, shall make arrangements, in consultation with the Executive Director:

To transfer to the secretariat of the Organization such of the existing staff of the Centre for Industrial Development as is appropriate to the functions of the Organization;

To transfer to the secretariat of the Organization the staff at present servicing the operational activities of the Centre for Industrial Development for which the Organization will assume full operational responsibility;

( c) To recruit such additional staff as may be required to fill the existing posts in the establishment for the purpose of industrial development.

After the adoption of the present resolution, the Economic and Social Council is requested to abolish the Committee for Industrial Development.

The Executive Director shall submit to the Board at its first session a report on the activities so far carried out by the United Nations system in the field of industrial development and proposals for a work programme for the Organization, by sectors and areas of activities.

17 November 1966.

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