Outsourcing Practices

A/RES/59/289View PDF

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A document of the General Assembly, under agenda item 107Review of the efficiency of the administrative and financial functioning of the United Nations, published in 2005.

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3 versions · 2001–2005

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2001A/RES/55/232Outsourcing practices

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6 topics

Contract Management Contracts Cost Effectiveness Managers Outsourcing Staff Security

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Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General,1 and endorses the observations and recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions related thereto;2

Acknowledges that outsourcing should be used in full compliance with the four criteria set out by the General Assembly, and requests the Secretary-General to monitor the quality of activities outsourced;

Requests the Secretary-General to continue to consider outsourcing actively in accordance with the guidance and goals mentioned in paragraphs 1 to 3 of resolution 55/232 and to ensure that programme managers satisfy all of the following criteria in their assessment of whether or not an activity of the Organization can be fully, or even partially, outsourced:

Cost-effectiveness and efficiency: this is considered to be the most basic criterion; unless it can be adequately demonstrated that an activity can be done significantly more economically and, at the very least, equally efficiently, by an external party, outsourcing may not be considered;

Safety and security: activities that could compromise the safety and security of delegations, staff and visitors may not be considered for outsourcing;

Maintaining the international character of the Organization: outsourcing may be considered for activities in which the international character of the Organization is not compromised;

Maintaining the integrity of procedures and processes: outsourcing may not be considered if it will result in any breach of established procedures and processes.

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