Problems of the Proliferation and Overlapping of the Programmes of the United Nations and the Specialized Agencies

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Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1949.

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 topics

Coordination Within UN System Costs Programme Priorities Project Identification Recommendations

What does this mandate say?

4 operative paragraphs

To request the Secretary-General, through the Administrative Committee on Co-ordination, to

grammes of the United Nations and assist the Economic and Social Council in the

of the specialized agencies discharge of its responsibility in this regard by

To request the Economic and Social Council

Considering, further, that the resulting excesto review the Catalogue referred to above in terms sive number of sessions and meetings, as well as of categories of priorities and to report thereon the creation of subsidiary organs, is placing a to the fifth regular session of the General Assevere burden on the technical and personnel resembly; sources of Member States, rendering difficult an adequate participation and representation of their

To commend the Economic and Social Council for the initial action it has taken looking Governments in international work,

towards the termination, absorption and integra-

Noting with concern that the majority of Memtion of certain inter-governmental organizations ber States are encountering increasing difficulties and the establishment of relationships between in meeting the contributions and other indirect other such organizations and the United Nations expenses incidental to their membership in the or the specialized agencies, and to urge the Memvarious international organizations,

bers of the United Nations concerned to take such

Bearing in mind that the co-ordination of the action as may be necessary to give effect to the increasing activities of the international organizarecommendations of the Council ; and further

1 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Coun- 3 See Official Records of the Economic and Social cil, Fourth Year, Ninth Session, Supplement No. 17.

Fourth Year,

Ninth Session,

Resolutions,

Council,

2 See Resolutions adopted by the General Assembly page 67. during the second part of its first session, page 78.

• Ibid., page 68.

To request the Council to pursue its work on this matter with a view to simplifying the structure of the inter-governmental organizations and reducing the over-all cost of participation therein.

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