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Measures to Strengthen the Executing Agencies of the United Nations Development Programme

A/RES/2975(XXVII)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1973.

What subjects does this mandate have?

4 subjects
Country ProgrammesDevelopment AssistanceExecuting AgenciesProject Implementation

What’s in this document?

6 operative paragraphs
1
Emphasizes the need for effective and t,imely preparation as well as implementation of the country programmes and other activities financed by the Unitcd Nations Development Programme;
2
Stresses that administrative overhead costs involved in the execution of projects of the Unitcd Nations Development Programme should be minimized in order to secure increased resources for direct assistance to recipient countries;
3
Requests the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme to take all necessary measures at the headquarters and in the field offi.ces of the Programme to ensure the timely approval and execution of projects;
4
Invites the governing bodies of the participating and execut,ing agencies to strengthen the executing capacity of their respective agencies in accordance with the above-mentioned, as well as other relevant, resolutions and decisions of the United Nations;
5
Further invites the governing bodies of the participat-ing and executing agencies, on the basis of problem-oriented documentation prepared by the secret-ar~ats concemed, to discuss periodically and keep under rev1ew the problems encountered by their respective organizations in the planning and implementation of the country programmes, taking into account the desirability of achieving a high rate of project implementation and the need to promote high quality programmes and projects;
6
Requests the Administrator of thc United Nat-ions Development Programme to gather all relevant information on difficulties encountercd and measures takcn bv the agencies to strengthen thcir operational strncture and their delivery capacity and to submit pcriodic reports thereon, together with his commcnts. tll the Governing Council of the Programme.
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31 See Of]icial Records of the Economic and Social Council 32 /bid., Supp/ement No. l (E/4904 and Corr.l), Other

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