United Nations Financing System for Science and Technology for Development

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Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 84dScience and technology for development, published in 1986.

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3 versions · 1982–1987

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6 topics

Budget Contributions Development Financing Operational Activities Pledging Conferences Science and Technology

What does this mandate say?

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Requests the Secretary-General to review the recommendations contained in his report on the United Nations Financing System for Science and Technology for Development in the light of comments made by Govemments during the fortieth session of the General Assembly, to hold informal consultations with Govemments early in 1986 to arrive at final proposals and to transmit the resulting proposals to Govemments by l March 1986;

A/so requests the Secretary-General to convene by 30 April 1986 a Pledging Conference for the United Nations Financing System for Science and Technology for Development to enable Govemments to pledge resources for 1986 and to give indications of intent to provide other resources for 1986 and the following years;

Further requests the Secretary-General to take ali steps necessary to bring about a successful outcome of the pledging conference;

Decides that, to maintain a viable leve! of operations, the total resources made available to the Financing System in l 986 should be sufficient to permit a leve! of operations not less than the average level achieved by the System over the past three years,65 and which would result in a reasonable balance between core and non-core resources;

Decides further that, should the amounts realized for 5. 1986 fall below this leve!, the Secretary-General should report on the results of the pledging conference, together with his views on the future of the Financing System, including its orderly termination, to the Intergovemmental Committee on Science and Technology for Development at its eighth session;

Requests the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme to bring this matter to the attention of the Goveming Council of the Programme at its thirty-third session with a view to seeking authorization to carry out possible new responsibilities that may be assigned to the Programme with regard to the Financing System, including the provision of such administrative

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support for specific functions and/or posts as may be required;

Urges Governments to make every effort to provide the maximum support possible for the financing and operations of the Financing System.

l l 9th p/enary meeting

17 December 1985

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