Decentralization of the United Nations Economic and Social Activities and strengthening of the regional commission

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E!CN • 14!Res • 50( IV) 28 February 1962 Original: ENGLISH

ECONOMIC

CO"IT~ISSION

FOR AFRICA Fourth session

Addis Ababa, February-March 1962

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I1ECENTRALIzATICN OF THE UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES AND STRENGTHENING OF THE REGIONAL

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Resolution 50(IV} adopted by the Commission at its 74th Plenary Meeting

The Eoonomic Commission for Afrioa,'

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in mind General Assembly resolution 1518 (XV) and 1709 (XVI) ani'! rElsolution 793 (XXX) and 823 (XXXII) of the Economic and Social Counoil as well as. thelleports by the Secretary-General to the

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Council (E!3522) and to the General Assembly (A!4911), Considering

(a) that Member Governments

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i.n the opinion that advantagos would accrue from utilizing the services of the Commission in iho economic and social field as frequently as possible and from the decentralization of United Nations Technical Assistance activities;

(b) that the limited resources available for Teohnical Assistsnoe projeots in which Member Governments are interested must be turned to the fullest possible account, and that oonsequently the knOWledge and experienoe accumulated by the Commission1s Secretariat should be drawn upcn as fully as possible in the selection, execution and evaluation of Technical Assistanoe projects in order to ensure the maximum utilization of available resources,

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that the Commission's Seoretariat should be given the re<J.ufsite resouroes·to enable it to oarry out suoh aotivities wit~ the necessary

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with satisfaotion of resolutions 1518 (XV) 1Y09,(XW)

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Assembly and resolutions 793 (xxx) and 823

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2. _ );xpresBoea i·'t's· grtliti''';ude for the measures whioh the General Assembly and the Eoonomio and Sooial Counoil have adopted to decentralize United Nations economic and sooial activities and to strengthen the Regional Economic Commissions;

3. Expresses its appreoiation of the views of the Seoretary-General on the intenEl~:f:i~cl..partioipationof the RElgional EconomicComm.isslons1r1 the United Nations eoonomio and social aC.tivi ties and on the need to increase their staff resouroesl

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Reoommends to the Seorl:':t;m~e.neJ:"'ljlhat.he.ta.ke. theneoessary measures to endow the Commission's Seoretariat with the re<J.uisite authority and

suffioient teolullcaf'personnel to enable i t to fulfi1.1i ts f'uiiotions

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the services re<J.uiredof it by Member Governments, in p;'~ticula.r ^by tran~f~~;':iD.~·pr~~essively·substantive~nd operational

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funotions,so "that the Commission's Seoretariat may play an inoreasing part in assisting Member Governments in the formulation of:t'e.ehnioal assistance projeotsthroughout ;tlle region,. thei;r.. eva.Luatd.cn and exeoution, and in

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. assooiating :plfese;projects more olosely with the pommission^l s work programme.

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