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

E/RES/2020/23View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Economic and Social Council, under agenda item 7 Operational activities of the United Nations for international development cooperation, published in 2020.

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2 versions · 2019–2020

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2020	E/RES/2020/23	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	680	31%Compare
2019	E/RES/2019/15	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	764	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 subjects

Coordination Within UN System Development Finance Operational Activities Organizational Reform Sustainable Development

What’s in this document?

7 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the report 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;¹

¹A/75/79-E/2020/55 and A/75/79/Add.1-E/2020/55/Add.1.

Also takes note of the report of the Chair of the United Nations Sustainable Development Group on the work of the Development Coordination Office,² including on the operational, administrative and financing aspects of the activities of the Office;

²E/2020/54.

Encourages a continued comprehensive, evidence-based and analytical approach to the reporting to the operational activities for development segment of ECOSOC and also encourages the continued use of data and examples from the work of resident coordinators on the ground in all future reporting on the implementation of the reinvigorated resident coordinator system;

Welcomes the progress achieved by the United Nations development system and takes note of the challenges on the repositioning of the United Nations development system, and looks forward to the full and timely implementation of all reform mandates as contained in General Assembly resolutions 71/243, 72/279, 73/248 and 74/238;

Welcomes the efforts of the Secretary-General in formulating the recommendations to harness the regional assets of the United Nations development system and requests the Secretary-General to continue to conduct and rely on, in the course of the implementation process, transparent and inclusive United Nations consultations with all countries concerned at all levels, in particular the countries of the region through further deliberations of ECOSOC with input from existing processes within regional economic commissions and other United Nations regional assets, to ensure that the longer-term reprofiling and restructuring of the regional assets of the United Nations is addressed on a region-by-region basis and in accordance with the region’s specific needs and priorities, and reaffirms that the regional repositioning be conducted with the support of the regional economic commissions, specialized agencies, funds, programmes and regional offices of the Development Coordination Office while preserving and reaffirming their respective roles and mandates, and looks forward to further deliberations in the ECOSOC operational activities for development segment and requests the Secretary-General to continue regular follow-up, monitoring and reporting, including to the ECOSOC operational activities for development segment;

Further welcomes the recommendations of the Secretary-General on reinforcing support in multi-country office settings,³ and takes note of the information contained in the multi-country office review update dated 25 March 2020 circulated to Member States,⁴ and calls upon the Secretary-General to proceed with the implementation of the recommendations, while continuing transparent and inclusive consultations with all countries concerned throughout and after the implementation phase, and to conduct regular monitoring, reporting and follow-up, including to the Council at its annual operational activities for development segment, with a view to considering the adjustments necessary to ensure the delivery of sustainable and effective development resources and services to enable countries served by multi-country offices to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development;⁵

³See A/75/79-E/2020/55, sect. V.

⁴Circulated in the context of the third plenary briefing convened by the Deputy Secretary-General on the remaining mandates of the repositioning of the United Nations development system, held virtually on 27 March 2020.

⁵General Assembly resolution 70/1.

Recommends the present resolution to the General Assembly for adoption.

22 July 2020

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