2 reports of the Secretary-General submitted under this mandate, 2004.
2004A/58/753Training policy and evaluation system of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations report of the Secretary-General
2004A/58/740Functional requirements of field missions for communication and information technology report of the Secretary-General
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What does this mandate say?
22 operative paragraphs
B
Results-based budgeting and budget presentation
1
Recalls its resolutions 55/231 of 23 December 2000, 56/293 of 27 June 2002 and 57/300 of 20 December 2002;
2
Welcomes the continuing efforts of the Secretary-General to implement a results-based budgeting format and the timely presentation of the proposed peacekeeping budgets for the period from 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004;
3
Endorses the observations and recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions contained in paragraphs 37 to 56 and 134 to 136 of its report,3 subject to the provisions of the present resolution;
4
Requeststhe Secretary-General to ensure that, in applying results-based budgeting to peacekeeping budgets, the specific characteristics and mandates of each peacekeeping mission are taken fully into account;
5
Notes the intention of the Secretary-General, as reflected in paragraph 44 of the report of the Advisory Committee, that the new budget format will improve decision-making, and reaffirms that the peacekeeping budget documents should contain all the information needed for Member States to reach well-informed decisions, including a full justification of the resources requested;
6
Reiterates that the format of the budgets should be in accordance with the mandates of the General Assembly;
7
Requeststhe Joint Inspection Unit to submit to the General Assembly at its resumed sixtieth session an evaluation of the implementation of results-based budgeting in peacekeeping operations;
8
Requeststhe Secretary-General to develop further the link between mission objectives and the resources requested in the proposed peacekeeping budgets for the period from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005;
9
Decides that the performance reports and the proposed budgets for peacekeeping operations and the support account should continue to be presented in separate documents;
Communication and information technology
10
Notes with concern the observations of the Advisory Committee on the expansion of information technology programmes in some peacekeeping missions undergoing downsizing of activities and personnel and its caution against an apparent tendency to acquire the most up-to-date communication and data-processing equipment, which might not be appropriate for the practical needs of the missions;
11
Requeststhe Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its fifty-eighth session a comprehensive report on the functional requirements of field missions for communication and information technology, including replacement programmes, disposal of used information technology assets, the status of ongoing and new projects and an evaluation of current policies and practices in terms of their cost-effectiveness, efficiency and productivity benefits;
12
Also requeststhe Secretary-General to ensure that the above-mentioned report is consistent with the direction of the Organization’s broader information and communication technology strategy and that it takes into account the observations and recommendations of the Advisory Committee contained in paragraphs 102 to 106 of its report;3
Training
13
Further requeststhe Secretary-General to ensure that investments in training are based on need, aimed at improving efficiency and performance and congruent with the career development of staff;
14
Requeststhe Secretary-General, with the assistance of the Office of Internal Oversight Services of the Secretariat, to refine the policy of management on training and training-related travel costs in the Department of Peacekeeping Operations of the Secretariat and in peacekeeping missions, taking into account requirements related to the provision by the United Nations of training for military personnel, civilian police and civilian staff and considering paragraphs 127 to 133 of the report of the Advisory Committee,3 and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its resumed fifty-eighth session;
Recruitment
15
Recalls paragraph 2 of its resolution 57/287 A of 20 December 2002;
16
Notes with concern the continuing delays in the recruitment of personnel in the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and its negative impact on peacekeeping missions, in particular those in Africa;
17
Requeststhe Secretary-General to encourage greater use of national staff, as defined in paragraph 80 of the report of the Advisory Committee,3 whenever possible and cost-effective, and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its resumed fifty-eighth session;
18
Urgesthe Secretary-General to expedite recruitment for field missions, taking into account, as appropriate, the delegation of recruitment authority to field missions and their accountability in that regard, including the use of fair and transparent recruitment procedures and monitoring mechanisms, consistent with the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly, and to report to it thereon at its resumed fifty-eighth session;
19
Endorses the observations and recommendations of the Advisory Committee contained in paragraphs 78 and 80 to 85 of its report;
20
Stresses that any reclassification of posts should be consistent with the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly and the United Nations Staff Rules and Regulations;
Official travel
21
Reiterates that future resource requests for official travel should be adequately justified, including how such travel will help to achieve a measurable result in fulfilling stated objectives;
Procurement and contract management
22
Requeststhe Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its resumed fifty-eighth session a comprehensive report on procurement and contract management for peacekeeping operations containing specific proposals addressing any possible conflict of interest that may arise in this area concerning United Nations staff members associated with the procurement cycle, including the feasibility of establishing a code of ethics, a declaration of independence and provisions to ensure confidentiality of information associated with their functions as United Nations staff members, also taking into account paragraphs 116 to 119 of the report of the Advisory Committee.3
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