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Public Administration and Development

A/RES/49/136No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 12Report of the Economic and Social Council, published in 1995.

What other versions does this mandate have?

10 versions · 1970–2006
This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/60/34
  • 2006A/RES/60/34Public administration and developmentLatestCompare with previous version
  • 2005A/RES/59/55Public administration and developmentCompare with previous version
  • 2004A/RES/58/231Public administration and developmentCompare with previous version
  • 2003A/RES/57/277Public administration and developmentCompare with previous version
  • 2001A/RES/56/213Public administration and developmentCompare with previous version

iVersions are identified automatically by matching titles within the same organ (~97% accuracy on a manual audit).

What subjects does this mandate have?

12 topics
Civil ServiceConferencesDeclarationsDevelopment PolicyEconomic GrowthGroups of ExpertsNon-Governmental OrganizationsParticipantsPublic AdministrationPublic FinanceRegional CommissionsSustainable Development

What does this mandate say?

10 operative paragraphs
1
Takes note of the Tangier Declaration, adopted by the Pan-African Conference of Ministers of the Civil Service, held in Morocco on 20 and 21 June 1994;
2
Decides to resume in March-April 1996 its fiftieth session in order to examine the question of public administration and development, exchange experiences, review the activities of the United Nations in this field and make recommendations, as appropriate;
3
Invites all States to participate actively in the resumed session and to be represented at the highest possible level;
4
Requests the Group of Experts on Public Administration and Finance to contribute, through the Economic and Social Council, to the work of the resumed session, based on the experience gained in assisting developing countries and countries with economies in transition in capacity-building in public administration for development;
5
Requests the United Nations Development Programme and other relevant United Nations organizations to contribute, through the Economic and Social Council, to the work of the resumed session;
6
Invites interested non-governmental organizations to contribute, as appropriate, to the work of its resumed session;
7
Requests the Secretary-General to submit a consolidated report, through the Economic and Social Council, to the General Assembly at its resumed session, containing an analysis of the role of public administration in development and recommendations for strengthening the role of the United Nations in public administration and development for the benefit of interested developing countries and countries with economies in transition;
8
Invites the regional commissions of the United Nations to consider in 1995 the role of public administration in development and to report, through the Economic and Social Council, to the General Assembly at its resumed session;
9
Decides to recommend to the Economic and Social Council at its organizational session to include in the provisional agenda of its substantive session of 1995 a sub-item entitled "Public administration and development", under the item "Programme activities";
10
Also decides to consider at its fiftieth session the question of public administration and development, under the agenda item entitled "Report of the Economic and Social Council".

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