United Nations Institute for Training and Research

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Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 92aUnited Nations Institute for Training and Research, published in 2005.

What other versions does this mandate have?

49 versions · 1966–2008

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What subjects does this mandate have?

13 topics

Coordination Within UN System Debt Management Experts Field Offices Financial Assistance Funds Geographical Distribution Partnership Report Preparation Research Support Costs Training and Research Institutions Training Programmes

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report of the Secretary-General submitted under this mandate, 2005.

2005A/60/304United Nations Institute for Training and Research report of the Secretary-General

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What does this mandate say?

12 operative paragraphs

Reaffirms the importance of a coordinated United Nations system-wide approach to research and training, based on an effective coherent strategy and an effective division of work among the relevant institutions and bodies;

Also reaffirms the relevance of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research, in view of the growing importance of training within the United Nations and the training requirements of States, and the relevance of the training-related research activities undertaken by the Institute within its mandate;

Welcomes the progress made in building partnerships between the Institute and other organizations and bodies of the United Nations system with respect to their training programmes, and in this context underlines the need to develop further and to expand the scope of those partnerships, in particular at the country level;

Notes with appreciation the activities of the Institute’s Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific in Hiroshima, Japan, during its first year of existence;

Welcomes the establishment of the Institute’s Project Field Office in Dushanbe;

Requests the Board of Trustees of the Institute to continue to ensure fair and equitable geographical distribution and transparency in the preparation of the programmes and in the employment of experts, and in this regard stresses that the courses of the Institute should focus primarily on development issues and the management of international affairs;

Renews its appeal to all Governments, in particular those of developed countries, and to private institutions that have not yet contributed financially or otherwise to the Institute, to give it their generous financial and other support, and urges the States that have interrupted their voluntary contributions to consider resuming them in view of the successful restructuring and revitalization of the Institute;

Encourages the Board of Trustees to consider diversifying further the venues of the events organized by the Institute and to include the cities hosting regional commissions, in order to promote greater participation and reduce costs;

Notes with appreciation the one-time provision to cancel the Institute’s past debts decided upon in section XIV of General Assembly resolution 58/272 of 23 December 2003;

Stresses the need for continued consideration of the issues related to the Institute’s rent, rental rates and maintenance costs, taking into account its financial situation, with a view to its expeditious resolution;

Encourages the Board of Trustees of the Institute to continue its efforts to resolve the critical financial situation of the Institute, in particular with a view to broadening its donor base and to further increasing the contributions to the General Fund;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its sixtieth session a report on the implementation of the present resolution, including details on the status of contributions to and the financial situation of the Institute, and decides to consider the issue of the periodicity of the agenda item entitled “Training and research” at its sixtieth session.

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