Operational Activities for Development of the United Nations System

A/RES/74/238View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 23aOperational activities for development of the United Nations System, published in 2019.

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14 versions · 1983–2025

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Coordination Within UN System Development Development Assistance Operational Activities Organizational Reform Resident Coordinators Sustainable Development

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7 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the reports of the Secretary-General on the implementation of General Assembly resolution 71/243 on the quadrennial comprehensive policy review of operational activities for development of the United Nations system, 2019;

Acknowledges the progress achieved thus far in advancing the mandates contained in General Assembly resolutions 71/243, 72/279 and 73/248, and calls for the full implementation of all mandates, including the remaining mandates;

Recalls and reiterates the requests made in Economic and Social Council resolution 2019/15 of 8 July 2019 on progress in the implementation of General Assembly resolution 71/243 on the quadrennial comprehensive policy review of operational activities for development of the United Nations system;

Reaffirms the commitment at the very heart of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to leave no one behind, commit to taking more tangible steps to support people in vulnerable situations and the most vulnerable countries and to reach the furthest behind first, and calls upon the entities of the United Nations development system, within their respective mandates and resources, to assist States in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda;

Requests the Secretary-General to continue to strengthen transparency and accountability by providing, in a timely and publicly available manner, within existing resources and avoiding duplication, briefing notes, informal briefings, documents and reports on progress in the implementation of the mandates contained in General Assembly resolutions 71/243, 72/279 and 73/248, including for the preparation of the Assembly resolution on the quadrennial comprehensive policy review to be negotiated at the seventy-fifth session of the Assembly, and in this regard looks forward to the discussions at the operational activities for development segment of the 2020 session of the Economic and Social Council;

Also requests the Secretary-General to present a comprehensive, evidence-based and analytical report to the Economic and Social Council covering all provisions and progress made, lessons learned and challenges in the implementation of the mandates contained in General Assembly resolutions 71/243, 72/279 and 73/248, as part of his annual reporting to the Council at the operational activities for development segment during its 2020 session, and to the Assembly at its seventy-fifth session for its further consideration and to inform the next cycle of the quadrennial comprehensive policy review, to be launched in 2020;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its seventy-fifth 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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