Report of the Secretary-General on the Strengthening of the Management Capacity of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East

A/RES/65/272View PDF

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 51United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, published in 2010.

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity

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What subjects does this mandate have?

4 topics

Financial Management Institutional Machinery Palestine Refugees Refugee Assistance

What does this mandate say?

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Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General on the strengthening of the management capacity of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East;

Takes note of the grave financial situation faced by the Agency, including recurrent budgetary shortfalls due to underfunding and rising costs;

Calls upon the Agency to continue its management reform process in order to enhance its ability to raise and efficiently utilize resources, reduce operational and administrative costs, and implement change for more effective delivery of services to its beneficiaries;

Requests the Secretary-General to continue to support the institutional strengthening of the Agency through the provision of financial resources from the regular budget of the United Nations;

Stresses that approval of funding for the biennium 2012–2013 and for future bienniums, taking into consideration the recommendations in the report of the Secretary-General,4 is subject to justification in the context of the proposed programme budget for the relevant bienniums and consideration thereof by the General Assembly;

Reiterates its appeal to all States, the specialized agencies and non-governmental organizations to continue and to increase their contributions to the Agency in order to address the serious financial constraints and underfunding, especially with respect to the deficit in the Agency’s General Fund, and to support the Agency’s valuable and necessary work in assisting the Palestine refugees in all fields of operation;

Urges the Commissioner-General to continue his efforts to sustain and increase the support of traditional donors and to enhance income from non-traditional donors, including through partnerships with public and private entities;

Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session on the progress made with regard to the implementation of the present resolution.

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