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Operational Activities for Development of the United Nations System

A/RES/73/248View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 25a Operational activities for development of the United Nations System, published in 2018.

What other versions does this mandate have?

14 versions · 1983–2025
This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/80/155
YearSymbolTitleWord lengthText similarity
2025
A/RES/80/155

Operational activities for development of the United Nations system

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2023
A/RES/78/166

Operational activities for development of the United Nations System

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2022
A/RES/77/184

Operational activities for development of the United Nations System

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2022
A/RES/76/220

Operational activities for development of the United Nations System

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2020
A/RES/74/238

Operational activities for development of the United Nations System

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Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity
Entity(Sub-)ProgrammeTitleTotal mandates citedExpenditure
Section 1Overall policymaking, direction and coordination10—

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report · 2023
YearSymbolTitleMandate resolution
2023A/78/72E/2023/59Implementation of General Assembly resolution 75/233 on the quadrennial comprehensive policy review of operational activities for development of the United Nations System report of the Secretary-GeneralA/RES/77/184

What subjects does this mandate have?

8 subjects
Coordination Within UN SystemCountry TeamsDevelopmentDevelopment AssistanceOperational ActivitiesOrganizational ReformResident CoordinatorsSustainable Development

What’s in this document?

8 operative paragraphs
1
Takes note with appreciation of the reports of the Secretary-General on the system-wide implementation of General Assembly resolution 71/243,3 and welcomes his efforts on the repositioning of the United Nations development system;

3A/72/124-E/2018/3, A/72/684-E/2018/7 and A/73/63-E/2018/8.

2
Requests the Secretary-General and all entities of the United Nations development system to ensure full implementation of General Assembly resolutions 71/243 and 72/279, and stresses the urgency of implementing the mandates contained in paragraphs 4, 15, 19, 29, and 30 of its resolution 72/279, on which reporting is required at the operational activities for development segment of the Economic and Social Council session in May 2019;
3
Stresses the need to fully operationalize the three funding sources set out in paragraph 10 of its resolution 72/279, emphasizing that adequate, predictable and sustainable funding of the resident coordinator system remains a concern and is essential to delivering a coherent, effective, efficient and accountable response in accordance with national needs and priorities, and requests the Secretary-General to ensure independent and transparent management of the dedicated trust fund established for the reinvigorated resident coordinator system;
4
Strongly urges all Member States to provide voluntary contributions to the dedicated trust fund for the reinvigorated resident coordinator system in a timely manner for the inception period;
5
Emphasizes the need to ensure full achievement of the efficiency gains envisioned in the report of the Secretary-General4 in a timely manner and to redeploy these efficiency gains for development activities, including coordination;

4A/72/684-E/2018/7.

6
Calls upon the relevant organizations of the United Nations system, within their respective mandates and resources, to ensure that no one is left behind and no country is left behind in the implementation of the present resolution;
7
Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Economic and Social Council on progress made in the implementation of the mandates contained in its resolutions 71/243 and 72/279, as part of his annual reporting to the Council at the operational activities for development segment of its 2019 session, and to the General Assembly at its seventy-fourth session for its further consideration and to inform the next cycle of the quadrennial comprehensive policy review, to be launched in 2020;
8
Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its seventy-fourth session, under the item entitled “Operational activities for development”, the sub-item entitled “Operational activities for development of the United Nations system”.

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Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity
Entity(Sub-)ProgrammeTitleTotal mandates citedExpenditure
Section 1Overall policymaking, direction and coordination10Unavailable

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.