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United Nations University

A/RES/57/267No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 90aUnited Nations University, published in 2003.

What other versions does this mandate have?

24 versions · 1974–2007
This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/61/216
  • 2007A/RES/61/216United Nations UniversityLatestCompare with previous version
  • 2005A/RES/59/253United Nations UniversityCompare with previous version
  • 2003A/RES/57/267United Nations UniversityCompare with previous version
  • 2001A/RES/55/206United Nations UniversityCompare with previous version
  • 1999A/RES/53/194United Nations UniversityCompare 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?

7 topics
Capacity BuildingCoordination Within UN SystemCost EffectivenessDeveloping CountriesResearch and DevelopmentTraining and Research InstitutionsTraining Programmes

What does this mandate say?

11 operative paragraphs
1
Notes with satisfaction the implementation of the “Strategic Plan, 2000: Advancing Knowledge for Human Security and Development”, which lays out broad programmatic orientations with special focus on the priority concerns of the United Nations and the need to bring together theory and practice in a global perspective, and requests the United Nations University to continue to attach importance to the priority agendas of the United Nations system;
2
Takes note with appreciation of the steps taken by the Council and the Rector of the University to promote the work and visibility of the University and to enhance and diversify its interaction with and contributions to the work of the United Nations, and encourages them to continue such efforts;
3
Compliments the University on its success to date towards creating a critical mass of viable research and training centres and programmes around the world, focused in particular on meeting the urgent needs and concerns of developing countries;
4
Welcomes the increasing importance being attached by the University to capacity development, particularly in developing countries;
5
Takes note with satisfaction of the broadening participation in the joint initiative by the University and the United Nations Office at Geneva to convene a yearly research and policy dialogue that is thematically focused and involves the United Nations system and other entities engaged in policy research and analysis;
6
Welcomes the increasing number of offers for new collaborative arrangements with the University, which contributes to broadening and enhancing academic networking, as a sign of its success and enhanced profile;
7
Encourages the University to implement the Secretary-General’s suggestion on innovative measures to improve interaction and communication between the University and other United Nations entities;
8
Requests the Secretary-General to encourage other bodies of the United Nations system to utilize more fully the capacity of the University for mobilizing a worldwide network of applied policy researchers to assist the Organization, through research and capacity development, in resolving the pressing global problems of the day;
9
Emphasizes the continuing need to ensure efficiency and cost-effectiveness in conducting the activities of the University;
10
Invites the international community to make voluntary contributions to the University, including its research and training centres and programmes, in particular to its Endowment Fund, as a means of consolidating the distinctive identity of the University in the United Nations system and the international scientific community;
11
Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-ninth session an item entitled “United Nations University”.

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