иМ!ТШ NATiONS N^TíCNS UNtíS
w O R L D M E A L T H O R G A M ¡ Z A I i O N EXECUTIVE BOARD
Ninth Session
ORGANISATION MONDIALE
DE LA SANTÉ ЕВ 9 / 1 6
2 8 November 1951 ORIGINAL/ ENGLISH
CO-ORDINATION AMONG THE UNITED NATIONS AND THE SPECIALIZED AGENCIES Report of the Co-ordination CommitteQ
The Director-General has the honour to draw the attention of members of the Executive Board to the attached document E/2121
amended in accordance with the corrigendum issued on 13 September 1951.
United Nations GENERAL ECONOMIC
AND
SOCIAL COUNCIL
E/2121
10 September 1951 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
Dual Distribution Thirteenth Session
Item 3 9
CO-ORDINATION AMONG THE UNITED NATIONS AND THE SPECIALIZED AGENCIES
Report of the Co-ordination Committee
1. The Co-ordination Committee, under the chairmanship of Mr. Walter M, Kotschnig, (United States of America), considered item 39 at its 75th to 78th and 80th to 8Bth meetings inclusive, on 6 , 7 and 8 August 1951j and 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 and 8 September 1951 (Еде.24/SR.75-78 and E/AC.24/SR.
80-88 inclusive),
2 . The Committee had before it the following documents:
E/1991, E/1991/Add„l, E/1995/Add,2, E/1670, E/1670/AcLd.l, E / 2 0 ^ 9 , E/2049/Add.l, E / 2 0 6 0 , E/2053 , E/AC ,24/L025/Elev.l, E/AC . 2 4 / L . 2 7 , E/AC,24/L.27/Add„1} E/AC„24/1^28，E/AG.24/L.29, E/AC . 2 4 / L . 3 0 ,
E / A C . 2 4 / L . 3 1 , E / A C . 2 4 / L . 3 2 , Е/АС.2Д/Ь.ЗЗ E/AC . 2 4 / L . 3 A , Е / А С . 2�Л . 3 7 . m
3* Observers from Australia and Brazil participated in the discussions on some of the problems under consideration.
4« The texts rf the draft resolutions which the Committee decided to recommend for adoption by the Council are annexed to this document• They were adopted by the Crmmittee as follows :
Draft Resolution 1， by 12 votes in favours 3 against;
Draft Resolution 2АД by 14 votes in favour3 none against? with 3 abstentions•
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Draft Resolution 2 B , by 12 votes in favour, none against, with 5 abstentions；
Draft Resolution 2 C , b y 11 votes in favour, 5 against, with 1 abstention»
]：• INTRODUCTION
5* The Committee reviewed the development of co-ordination among the United Nations and the specialized agencies, basing its review on the reports submitted b y the Administrative Committee on Co-ordination and the Seeretary--General, as well as on the annual reports of the specialized agencies and the Commissions of the Council, It was impressed b y the manner in which effect had already been partially given to the requests made to the Secretary-Qeneral and the ACC b y the Council at its eleventh session and -with the continuing progress registered in the co-ordination of current activities, in the avoidance of duplication and overlapping, in the unification of administrative arrangements; and in the development among the organizations concerned of the practice of working together as a team^ These results are further discussed later in the report
(paragraphs 37-44)•
6 , The nature and scope of the activities of international organizations are determined by decisions of the Member Governments and those decisions .form the framework within which the ACC can operate • It oannot be overemphasized that good co-ordination at the international level.depends upon good co-ordination at the national level. It is important that the delegations of individual
governments in different organizations and agencies should speak with one voice»
If sjxch co-ordination becomes more difficult as the пилЬег of organs and agenties >
and the scope of their programmes, increase, that very factor makes it the more essential,
I I . CONCENTRATION OF EFFORT .^ND RESOURCES .
7# One great task which is essentially the r e s p o n s i b i l i t y of the inter- governmental organs^ and above all the Economic and Social Council^ is to ensure that first attention is given to international work of greatest im-
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portance and urgency and tha elimination from the 'current' programmes of work vrtiich, while worthy in itself, might be deferred until a later time. In
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approaching the task laid upon the Council by the General Assembly under
resolution 413 (V) to review the programmes for 1952 of the Commissions of the Council and of the specialized agencies, the Committee reiterated the need for programme priorities. The establishment of priorities, essential in any form of planning, is needed for the successful carrying out of the economic and social work of the United Nations and the- specialized agencies, which might b e jeopardized b y attemps to undertake too many projects with the resources available. As stated
in the Secretary-General^s twenty-year programme far achieving peace through the United Nations (document E/1900), the fields covered by the United Nations and the specialized agencies are so vast, that only by concentrating the limited resources available on tasks of primary importance and significance, can international
m t í m toop® to achieve really sùbstantial results in terras iiot only of the economic and social betterment of the peoples of the w o r l d , but also of the development of international solidarity and the consolidation of peaceful and friendly international relationships.
(a) Review of 1952 programmes
8# On the basis of the reports of the Commissions and the specialized agencies and á special summary prepared by the Secretariat (Е/ЛС^24/Ь.28) which is
appended to this report, the Conanittee considered the action taken b y the (1)
functional and regional commissions、 7 of the Council and b y the specialized agencies in response to General Xsseïïbly Resolution 4I3 (V) and Council Resolution 362B (XII)•
9 . The General Assembly had requested the specialized agencies to review during I95I their I952 programmes, using the criteria for priorities established b y the Council in Resolution 324 (XI) and further requested the Council, in the same manner^ to review daring 1951 the 1952 programmes of the United Nations and the specialized agencies. The Council requested the Commissions of the Council
(1) The members of the Committee wished to place on record t h a t , in considering the programmes of the Commissions, they did not thereby commit themselves to the continuation of such Commissions pending discussion of item 36: Reports of the ad hoc Committee од the Organization and Operation of the Council and its Commissions,
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to review during 1951 their 1952 programmes, using the criteria set forth in Council Resolution 324 (XI) and requested the specialized agencies to submit their 1952 programmes as reviewed by them to the thirteenth session of the
Council. The Committee reviewed the manner in which the Commissions and agencies had responded to the requests addressed to them. While it was not for the
Coinmittee to review the substance of the programmes, it 脆 de certain г ее oramendat lona ivhich, if approved, should enable the Council to review programmes more
effectively in future•
(i) Commissions of the Council . X0„ The Committee noted• that there had been a good response to Council resolution 362B (XII) and that several of the Commissions, and particularly
the Social Commission, Statistical Commission, Fiscal Commission, EC4FE and E C I A , had brought out in their reports the good use which they had been able to make of the Gouncilfs criteria for priorities, when examining their programmes of work.
It recognized at the same time that the establishment of priorities presents problems of very different magnitude for different Coimnissions, depending on the scope and character of their work and the terms of reference under which they operate. Thus the establishment of priorities presents fewer problems in the case of Commissions, such as the Narcotics Commission, whose work is largely concentrated on a few long-range activities related to one central purpose.
If the proposal contained in paragraph-20 is. adopted by the Council，the Committee recommends that the following procedures3 which had been followed
with success in establishing program® priorities in a nuntoer of cases, should b e applied b y all С o m i s s i o n s ;
(a)- The Secretary-General should report to each Commission session the action -which he has taken to carry out the Commission's programmes according to the priorities previously established^ and submit suggestions of priorities for future work, including suggestions regarding projects which might be deferred or eliminated;
The programme of work of each Commission should be divided into broad subjects， a differentiation being made^ where p r a c t i c a b l y between those of higher and lower priority;
The broad subjects should be sub-divided into three groups, the first group consisting of continuing projects of high priority, the second group of ad hoc projects also of high priority, and the third group of projects of lower priority, which might b e deferred or eliminated, or undertaken only insofar as resources permitted;
It is not necessary to indicate relative importance of individual projects in the first and second groups, respectively, mentioned in
(c)j "but, within the group of projects of lower priority, individual projects should be listed, if possible^ in their order of priority, or some indication of priority should be given;
In the case of ad hoc projects, there should be an indication of probable duration;
The Secretary—General within his existing authority^ should have discretion as to the scheduling of work in order that the best use may b e made of existing staff and resources and to take account
of unforeseen circumstances "which may arise.
12» The Committee noted the special case of the Human Rights Commission, w h i c h , because of its preoccupation with the drafting of the International Covenant on Human Rights and Measures of Implemantation, had been unable to consider the numerous other items in its programme • The С o.nmttee recommends that the Council request the Human Rights Commission to consider this situation at its next
session with a view to advising the Council of any steps that might b e necessary to rectify it,
(ii) Specialized Agencies
134 The Committee noted that the Council!s position in relation to the programmes of the specialized agencies and those of its own commissions is different. The
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agencies programmes have already been reviewed or will be reviewed, as a whole b y
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the respective Executive Boards and Conferences concerned. ILO, F A O , UNESCO, WHO and ICAO have responded to the resolutions of the General Assembly and the Couneil requesting that they review their 1952 programmes in the light of the Council's criteria of priorities. Although some of these major agencies had not strictly adhered to the procedures indicated in the resolutions, they had succeeded in working towards the desired objectives through their о\ш internal processes.
The resolutions of the General Assenbly and the Council appeared to be less applicable to the other specialized agencies, whether b y the nature of their operations or because of the stage of their organization.
14, The Committee felt that it was desirable for the Specialized agencies to continue to give close attention to the question of priorities. It was indeed desirable for the Council, as permitted under article 63 oí the Charter, to be informed of the relative degrees of importance which they themselves attach to different aspects of their programmes if the Council is to be in a position to review the overall activity of the United Nations organizations in the economic
and social field. It would be helpful in future if the specialized agencies would include, in so far as practicable, in' a special section of their annual reports to the United Nations, a summary of the major shifts in emphasis in their programmes and of their major priorities for the following year.
1 5 , The Committee considered a suggestion that relative degrees of priorities in the programmes of the specialized agencies, as listad in the Catalogue of Economic and Social Projects, might be indicated by symbols, but it felt that this suggestion required more study before any further action could be taken on it. It noted the inç>ortance which certain agencies attached to their regional programmas and to the special problems connected with the emergence of regional priorities.
(iii) Other Bodies
16, While appreciating that the same priority procedures might not be wholly applicable in the case of temporary bodies with supply and emergency programmes such as UNICEF, UNKRA, ÜNRWAFRNE etc., the Committee considered that information should also be submitted to the Council on the extent to which priorities are
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being adopted in those programmes. It was no less important in their case that econcmy be exercised b y the elimination of less essential activities.
(i^r) Assistance from the Advisory Committee oa Administrative - and Budgetary Questions
17。 The Committee noted the communication received from the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (E/2053), which had been submitted in response to the СргшсИ1 s invitation in resolution 362В (XJî) and contained a
summary of the rnaln principles and procedures outlined by the Advisory Committee in the past four years governing administrative and budgetary co-ordination with the specialized agencies.
(V) Conclusions
1 8 , The Committee considered^ in the light of its review of the programmes of the various commissions and the specialized agencies and of the priorities proposed or established by t h e m , some headway was being made toward a greater concentration of efforts^. It felt that the introduction of a common
yardstick for priorities had helped to clarify existing and projected programmesд
had tended toward the elimination of non-essential projects and was thus likely to reduce unnecessary expenditures and assist in creating conditions of greater stability in the programmes and budgets of the United Nations and the specialized agencies.
19» The Committee, after noting the views of the ACG that the criteria for priorities established b y the Council at its eleventh session had been helpful and that it did not wish to recommend any modifications ^ and after hearing the views of various members of the Council，agreed that no change should b e made in these criteria until they had been given a further period of trials
� (b ) Review of programmes in 1953 and sub sequent years
20* The Committee reconimends that the Council at its next summer sessipn again review the programmes of the United Nations and the specialized agencies and to this end should ask its Commissions and the specialized agencies to review their programmes for 1953 and subsequent years in the manner outlined in General Assembly resolution 4I3 (V) and Council resolutdon 362B (ХП)»
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2 1 . It also recommends that the Advisory Commit te о on Administrative and Budgetary Questions should be invited to provide the Council，at its summer
session each y e a r , with any general observations on administrative and budgetary co-ordination between the United Nations and the specialized agencies which in this opinion would assist the Council in its task; that the Secretary-General should transmit to the Advisory Committee for its information; and to assist it in the discharge of its functions, the annual programmes of the specialized agencies and the Commissions of the Council and the records of the discussions of the：Council on its review of such programmes at its summer sessions.
(c) Adoption of United Nat-ions priority programmes
22щ In its report to the eleventh session of the Council- the Committee eyjpvessed its belief that general recommendations by the Council as regards broad programmes and objectives which should receive especial emphasis might
contribute much to aligning international effort in the economic and social fields and thereby assist in concentrating the efforts of the United Nations and the specialized agencies towards agreed objectives. It has been confirmed in this belief b y the opinions expressed b y the ДСС and several of the
specialized agencies and considers that such guidance would be of particular value in connexion with the effort which all the organizations are being requested to undertake in establishing programme priorities. Furthermore now that the United Nations organizations have learnt to work together smoothly and efficiently the adaptation of individual programmes to give emphasis to overall priorities established b y the Council should present little difficulty.
23 é In response to the invitation addressed to it b y the Council last year^ the ACC has put forward a nunber of suggestions of broad programmes which in its
opinion might receive major emphasis and might be tackled either b y one agency or b y several of them in co-operation» Among these are economic development of under-developed areas5 the relief and reconstruction of Korea， measures for the achievement and maintenance of full employment，fundamental education and inter- national action to meet the continuing needs of children* Emphasis was also laid by the ACC on the strengthening and development of national administrations
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responsible for economic and social matters• Attention was further called to the selective emphasis laid in the Secretary-General's Twenty Year Peace Programme upon three main tasks in the economic and social field:
Technical assistance for economic development and encouragement of long-term capital investmentj
,more vigorous use of the specialized agencies and support of their programmes;
promotion of the United Nations programme for securing wider observance of and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms•
24* In the course of the Committeefs discussions several delegations put forward proposals regarding major tasks to which special emphasis should b e given at this time, while the difference in the priority needs of different regions was widely stressed,
25* One delegation proposed that the problem of hunger, of essential importance in so many parts of the world, should be a first priority for international action。 Under this heading would fall programmes relating to nutrition, improvement of agricultural methods, the improved use of natural resources, etc,
2 6 • Another delegation suggested that the indication of one broad field of activity in the economic field and another in the social field, as priority fields of activity for a limited period, would be a more practical method in the light of current conditions. Such fields m a y , for instance, b e increasing the productivity of the soil and full implementation of the Human Rights Programme.
Алу other method would cover the entire field of United Nations activity and would not create any real priority fields.
2 7 . Another delegation suggested that the Council^s emphasis should be placed on such broad programmes as: technical assistance, relief and rehabilitation of K o r e a , fundamental education and land reform.
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28« Another delegation proposed that the Council1s emphasis should be concentrated upon three broad objectives:
Emergency action in favour of special under-privileged social groupa
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Action to reinforce effectively the economic and social links between all nations menibers of the United Nations j
Establishment of basic conditions necessary for the econoraic, social and cultural development of under-developed, countries.
29» Another delegation suggested the following list of programme priorities, all of which were considered of equal importance:
(a) DECREASING PRODUCTIVITY OF THE SOIL ， including such sub-priorities as:
land reform; soil conservation and flood control;
farm labour; production and use of fertilizer s j arid, zone and irrigation; technical education.
(b) INCREASING HIODUCTIVITY OF LABOUR - including such sub-priorities as：
manpower training including fundamental education;
health and nutrition;
welfare and housing;
social securityj transport]
full employment and under-employment. 、 •
(c) FORMATION AND INCREASING PRODUCTIVITY OF CAPITAL - including such sub-priorities ats:
rationalization of capital investmentj
industrial development; . . development of natural resourcesj
increasing internal savings;
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(d) COMiviUNITÏ DEVELOPMENT，including such sub-priorities as:
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housing;
social development including matôrnal, infant and child welfare j health and sanitation;
co-operatives,
(e) Ж Ю RIGHTS COVEN-VNT - COMPLETION AND IMPLEMENTATION Economic, social and cultural rights
UNESCO, W H O , ILO
United Nations commissions
freedom of information - development and implementation.
Superimposed on these substantive priorities would b e regional priorities and it would be for the Regional Commissions to recoirunend to the Council which of the above substantive priorities are of prime importance to their regions»
In this way it would be possible to develop realistic programmes appropriate to the needs of each region.
3 0 . Another delegation considered that in determining the questions to which priority should be given it was essential to be inspired b y the fundamental
purpose of the United Nations which was to maintain peace and security throughout the world, On that basis it considered that at the present time priority should b e given to questions relating to the elimination of tjje arms race and the
militarization of economies, to the increase of production in civilian industriesa
to the reduction of prices of consumer goods, to the reduction of taxes, to increased appropriations for housing j health services^ education, etc# By contributing toward the stabilization of peace throughout the world5 these measures would at the same time contribute toward the improvement of the welfare of the population and toward the establishment of normal economic
relations between countries. • 3 1 . .ifter considering the subject of priorities, the Committee decided not
to attempt to draw up a definite list at this session. The matter appeared
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to it of such paramount importance as to justify careful study by the organs of the United Nations and the specialized agencies^ It decided to request the Council to include in the provisional agenda of its summer session of 1952 an it8m entitled: "Adoption of United Nations priority programmes in the Economic and Social fields" and recommends that the Council should request
the ACC to submit^ before that session, its comments on the suggestions set out above and any further proposals which it may deem desirable to make.
(d) Rroposals for budgetary control of programmes
32л The Committee considered proposals from two meirbers of the United Nations which are not members of the Council,» The first was an Australien proposal^
which had been submitted to the ad hoc Committee on Organization and Operation
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of the Council and its Commissions and referred by it to the Council, to stabilize United Nations expenditure on economic and social projects financed out of its regular budget; to bring the Council into closer relationship with the organization】s budgetary processes; and to introduce periodical appraisals of the results achieved for work prograrames in terms of the effort that goes into them. The second was the Brazilian proposal for the division of budgets into administrative and operational parts and the development of procedures for their controle
� ’. * 3 3 T h e Committee, recognizing that detailed consideration of such matters
as the stabilization of budgets should more properly b e undertaken b y the General Assembly than b y the Council, recommends that these proposals should be transmitted through the appropriate channels to the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary questions for any action it may deem desirable#
3 4e The Committee engaged in a discussion on the desirability of imposing budgetary ceilings. Several meiribers^ emphasizing the difficulties which the
Governments have been experiencing in meeting the growing cost of international activity5 maintained that stabilization over a period of some years would be desirable and that this method v/as most appropriate for the purpose of bringing
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about the desired concentration of efforts and resources. Other menabers took an opposite v i e w , maintaining that undue emphasis on budgetary stability would endanger the fulfilment of the vital mandate of the United Nations in the
economic and social fields and furthermore would risk impeding national effortss
which are inspired b y the United Nations< initiative. They considered that the ригрозз of achieving maximum economy could best be attained b y periodic, careful scrutiny of existing and proposed programmes, by the establishment of priorities and b y the elimination of non-essential activities•
• Yet other menborS took an intermediate v i e w . They considered that in framing prograrañes, financial limitations would have to be borne in mind constantly, but that emphasis on budgetary limitations could be reduced in so far as non-budgetary methods were successful in obtaining a concentration of effort and resources on matters of primary importance and the elimination of projects of minor importance. The Committee reached a decision b y adopting draft resolution 2C•
35t With regard to the Australian proposal concerning the review b y the
Council of the financial implications of the United Nations economic and social programmes as a w h o l e} the Committee recommends that the Council should pay special attention to the review of the financial implications of the work which is to b e undertaken under another item of the agenda.
36• With regard to the Australian proposal for periodic reviews of work
programmes, such were in fact being undertaken in response to General Assentoly resolution 4l3(v), and the Committee had recommended that the procedure should b e developed in the coming years.
1 1 1 • REPORT OF THE ACC Ш ) OTHER MATTERS
37* Reference has been made at the beginning of the report to the valuable work accomplished in the past year b y the A C C , which has contributed much to the desired concentration of efforts and resources# Soma comments and
recommendations arising out of particular aspects of that work must now be made.
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(a) Inter-*Ageney Consultations on Programmes
3 8 . In noting with appreciation the satisfactory progress made b y the United Nations and the specialized agencies in the co-ordination of their prograranies^
the Committee commanded in particular the steps taken for ensuring full
consultation on programmes both at the drafting stage and in their execution.
The consultations at a joint meeting of the competent officials of UNESCO and W H O for the purpose of examining together the draft programmes of both orga-
nizations constituted an interesting experiment, which deserves trial by- other agencies working in closely related fields* The Committee also noted vdth satisfaction that not only on questions of concern to many agencies such
as long-range activities for children and the rehabilitation of the physically handicqpedy but also on matters such as migration and fundamental education w h i c h , while primarily within the sphere of competence of a particular agency, require consultation with others, machinery for consultation has. been developed within the framework of the ACC«
(b) Methods for Prior Consultation
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39# кь requested by the Council in resolution 32ЛВ(Х1) a set of draft model r u l e s , designed to ensure particularly that activities which may affect other organizations are not decided upon until consultation takes place s had been submitted b y the ЛСС» The Conmiittee approved these draft rules in principle}
subject to any modification of wording required to adapt them for inclusion in
the rules of procedure of the Council蜃 ^ (c) Regional Co-ordination
40• The Committee reviewed the present status of regional co-ordination among the United Nations and specialized agencies on the basis of the information supplied by the Secretary-General, through the A C C , 'It noted that in certain fields such as migration and refugees, there was a growing need for the co-ordination of the activities of the United Nations and the specialized
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agencies with the activities of non-United Nations regional intergovernmental organizations. In many instances agreements have been concluded or informal working relations established between specialized agencies and regional inter- governmental organizations, and the Committee felt that continuing attention should b e paid the question of regional co-ordination as a i/rtiole. It
requested the Secretary -General to- include in future reports information indicating the relations between the activities of these non^United Nations organizations and those of the United Nations family#
(d) Adiidnistrative Co-ordination
4 1 • Bearing in mind that in accordance with usual procedure more detailed information would be submitted to the General Assentoly, th© Committee noted the progress recorded in regard to the co-ordination of administrative and budgetary matters of common concern. It considered that efforts should, b e
intensified to build up a true international civil service having a nucleus of officials with experience of two or more of the United Nations organizations^
The Committee recommends that th3 Secretary-General, in consultation with the specialized agencies; should give this matter special attention*
(e) Scheduling of meetings
42• The Committee noted with satisfaction the continued efforts which had been made by the specialized agencies to improve the scheduling of meetings in order to minimise overlapping. It stressed the importance of firm dates being fixed for sessions of the Economic and Social. Council and the General Assenbly, because these dates are nodal points in a balanced calendar around which the
meetings of the specialized agencies may be planned.
(f) Catalogue of economic and social projects
43» After consideration of the conmients made b y Member States and b y the ACC on the form, presentation and usefulness of the Catalogue of Economic and
Social Projectsf the Committee recommends that the Catalogue be continued as an
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annual publication; that the present general arrangement of the material in Part I b e maintained; that, the grouping of projects under larger units of work b e further developed, certain routine activities bein.g excluded and the descriptions condensed as much as possible j thaet fxarther consideration be given to the preparation of a single aomprehensive index, which would make
â separate analytical index unnecessary, and that / if such an index should prove practical, it should take the place of the existing indices in future editions of the Cataloguej and that information on costs and on the distribution of personnel, and the information formerly included in Appendices I I , П 1 and IV
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of the Catalogue, b e omitted and that a decision on indicating priorities by syntools as suggested in paragraph 15 b e deferred until the next summer
session of the Councils ‘ (g) Consultation on regional； offices
Д4# The Committee noted with satisfaction that the ACC had reported in
• • • considerable detail on the consultations which had been under t aken с oncer ning
the proposed location of regional or branch offices. It recognized that
administrative considerations have rarely beeri decisive in such matters - the inter-governmental organs concerned normally taking theii decisions in the light of their own particular requirements with due regard to any political factors involved# It felt however that continued consultation at the Secretariat level is desirable and serves a useful purposeд ensuring as it does that
before taking a decision the executive organ concerned is made aware of the location of other offices of international organizations in the area and of facilities whieh might be available• '
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Annex ‘
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DRAFT RESOLUTION I
.、The Economic and Social Council
Noting the General Asscnifcly resolution 377 (v) "Uniting for Peace" vihich provides that the General Assembly may make recommendations to members for collective measures if the Security Council fails to act; and.
Recalling its resolution 363(XII) 1'Emergency Action by the Economic and Social Council and specialized agencies to assist in the maintenance of inter-
national peace and security";. 、 Recognizing that no aótion is required b y the ITU, UPU and Ш 0y since
the special types of undertaking to co-operate with and give assistance to the United Nations contained in their agreements or draft agreement with the United Nationsj are sufficiently broad to cover recommendations of the General Assenbly under resolution 377(v).
Notes with approval
1 . that to date the I L O , UNESCO^ WHO and 工CAO have declared themselves willing to co-operate with the General Assembly acting in accordance "with General Assembly resolution 377(V), in the maintenance of international peace and security;
2 , that action in this connexion is on the agenda of the governing bodies of the International Monetary Fund and the International Bank^ and the Conference of the FAO this Fall;
and
Requests the Secretary-General to communicate to the General Assembly the resolutions adopted or other action taken by the specialized agencies in this respect»
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DRAFT RESOLUTION 2k #
The Economic end Social Council»
Having considered the report on co-ordination among the United Nations and the specialized agencies^ submitted b y its Co-ordination Committee,
Approves the,report including the specific recommendations and suggestions contained therein;
Notes with appreciation the mo asure of success achieved b y the Secretary，
General and the Administrative Committee on Co-ordination in the co-ordination of the activities of the United Nations and the specialized agencies at the Secretariat level.
DRAFT RESOLUTION 2 B
The Economic and Social Council
Notes the endeavours of the functional and regional commissions to
comply with the recommendations contained in Resolutions 32Д(Х1) and 362B(XII) of the Economic and Social Council and Resolution 4l3(v) of the General
Assenib ly;
Notes the action so far taken by the specialized agencies to comply with the recommendations contained in Resolutions 324(XI) of the Council and
413(V) of the General Assembly;
Transmits the report of its Co-ordination Committee on the review of I952 programmes of the United Nations and the specialized agencies to the Administrative Committee on Co-ordination and to the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions^ for their information and appropriate
action; and to its regional and functional commissions^ to the specialized agencies and to all the other United Nations bodies whose activities fall within the sphere of interest of the Council； with the request that they
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should take into account the recommendations contained in that report when reviewing their 1953 |>rogranimGS and when corarnunic^tiiif ifslSbrination thereon to the Economic Шй Social Council;
Decides to place the following item -en the visional agenda of its next summer session; "Adoption of United Nations priority programmes in the econvroic and social fields,"
DRAFT RESOLUTION 2C The Economic and Social Council
Recalling its Resolution 362B(XII) on Relations with .and Co-ordination of Specialized Agencies and General Assembly Resolution 4l3(v) on .Concentration
•:,f Effort and Resources;
Deeply conscious of the importance of further growth in international co-oparation in meeting most of the urgent economic and social problems in the contemporarjr world;
Fully aware of the continuing need for eccnony and efficiency in the use -:f available Resources.;
Determined to take all steps within its competence to assure the necessary economies and concentration of effort；
G m s i d a r s j in order to achieve the greatest possible economy and
reasonable stability while endeavouring t分avoid the application of budgetary ceilings to the activities of the United Nations and the specialized agencies in the economic and social fields, that the C o u n c i l , its subsidiary bodies and the specialized agencies, in undertaking periodic reviews of their programmes,
should endeavour t o establish priorities and eliminate or defer Xess urgent projects.
