Enhancing the Role of the Subregional Offices of the Economic Commission for Africa

A/RES/61/234View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda items 116 Review of the efficiency of the administrative and financial functioning of the United Nations and 117 Programme budget for the biennium 2006-2007, published in 2006.

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Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Programme 15	Economic and social development in africa	165

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1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Programme 15	Economic and social development in africa	165	—

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Administrative Reform Africa Communication Technology Development Information Technology Internal Oversight Management Development Programme Implementation Regional Cooperation Report Preparation Resources Allocation Staff Reassignment Subsidiary Bodies Terms of Reference

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9 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General1 and the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions;Error: Reference source not found

Recalls its resolution 59/275 of 23 December 2004, in which it decided that the development of Africa should be among the priorities of the Organization for the period 2006–2007;

Recalls also its resolutions 57/2 of 16 September 2002 and 57/7 of 4 November 2002, and stresses the important role played by the Economic Commission for Africa in coordinating the activities of the United Nations system at the regional level in support of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development;⁴

⁴A/57/304, annex.

Recalls further its resolution 60/1 of 16 September 2005 and its commitment to address the special needs of Africa;

Welcomes the efforts by the Economic Commission for Africa to conduct a comprehensive review aimed at repositioning it to better respond to the challenges facing Africa and to implement the recommendations of the Office of Internal Oversight Services of the Secretariat;

Recalls its request to the Secretary-General in paragraph 12 of its resolution 60/235 to submit a comprehensive plan of action to strengthen the subregional offices, and notes with appreciation the steps taken to define the role and mission of the subregional offices so as to address the recommendations made by the Office of Internal Oversight Services;⁵

⁵A/60/120, sect. IX.

Recalls paragraphs 9 and 12 of its resolution 60/235 and its request to the Secretary-General, in the context of the plan of action, to ensure that adequate resources are provided to the Economic Commission for Africa and its subregional offices to continue their support for the New Partnership for Africa’s Development and the regional economic communities of Africa, as well as to ensure the full implementation of the recommendations of the Office of Internal Oversight Services;

Recalls also its concern expressed in paragraph 8 of its resolution 60/235, and notes that the repositioning exercise and implementation of the recommendations of the Office of Internal Oversight Services will be addressed through a redeployment of post and non-post resource requirements in the biennium 2006–2007 and that the Secretary-General will address remaining proposals for resources and reorganization in the context of the proposed programme budget for the biennium 2008–2009;

Requests the Secretary-General, in the context of his report on the comprehensive information and communication technology strategy of the Organization, to be submitted to the General Assembly at the first part of its resumed sixty-first session, to include detailed information on the implementation of paragraph 6 of its resolution 60/235.

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