A/RES/2813(XXVI) GA

Resolutions adopted on the reporte of the Second Committee 59 2811 (XXVI). Financial contributions to the United Nations Development Programme The General Assembly, Considering the need for a fundamental and speedy strengthening of operational activities for development of the United Nations system in such a manner as to enable the United Nations Development Programme to carry, by 1976, a total programme of at least $1,000 million, Considering further the need for a substantial in- crease in the financial resources of the United Nations Development Programme so as to enable it to utilize as fully as possible its improved capacity, Bearing in mind that planning estimates and pro- cedures of the United Nations Development Programme will take into account, ínter alía, the rate of growth of delivery capacity already existing in the system in terms of field programmes, Endorses Econornic and Social Council resolution 1615 (LI) of 26 July 1971. 2017th plenary meeting, 14 December 1971. 2812 (XXVI). United Nations Capital Develop- ment Fund The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 2186 (XXI) of 13 Decem- ber 1966, 2321 (XXII) of 15 December 1967 and 2525 (XXIV) of 5 December 1969, Recalling further its resolution 2690 (XXV) of 11 December 1970, in which it decided to continue the provisional arrangements for the operation of the United Nations Capital Development Fund and re- quested the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme to consider, taking into account the observations made by Member States, all possibilities for reaching the objectives of the Fund, Stressing the urgent need to rnake the Fund fully operational as soon as possible, within the framework of the expanded United Nations activities in the field of development assistance, Mindful of the fact that the International Develop- ment Strategy for the Second United Nations Develop- ment Decade, contained in General Assembly resolu- tion 2626 (XXV) of 24 October 1970, calls for the opening up of new avenues of international co-opera- tion for development, Regretting that it was not possible for the Govem- ing Council of the United Nations Development Pro- gramme at its eleventh and twelfth sessions to achieve positive results on the subject,21 1. Reaffirms its resolution 2690 (XXV) and urges Member States to continue the search for practica! means of implementing the objectives of the United Nations Capital Development Fund; 2. Expresses the hope that the report to be pre- sented by the Adrninistrator to the Goveming Council of the United Nations Development Prograrnme at its thirteenth session will make possible, on the basis of suggestions received from Member States, the begin- 21 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, Fifty-first Session, Supplement No. 6 (E/4954 and Corr.1 ), chap. VIII, and ibid., Supplement No. 6A (E/5043/Rev.1), chap. IX. ning of the effective operation of the United Nations Capital Development Fund; 3. Decides to preserve the original functions of the United Nations Capital Developrnent Fund until 31 Decernber 1972, in accordance with the measures set forth in paragraph 1 of General Assembly resolu- tion 2321 (XXII); 4. Requests the Secretary-General to invite Mem- ber States to contribute separately, at the sarne pledging conference, to the United Nations Developrnent Pro- gramme and to the United Nations Capital Develop- ment Fund; 5. Appeals to Member States, and in particular to developed countries, to provide substantial contributions to the United Nations Capital Developrnent Fund so as to make it fully operational and more effective. 2017th plenary meeting, 14 December 1971. 2813 (XXVI). Enlar~ement of the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme The General Assembly, H aving considered the reports of the Goveming Council of the United Nations Development Pro- grarnme, in particular the report on its twelfth session, 22 Bearing in mind its resolution 2626 (XXV) of 24 October 1970 containing the International Develop- ment Strategy for the Second United Nations Develop- ment Decade, Realizing the important role that the United Nations Developrnent Prograrnme has to play in the achieve- rnent of the goa1s, objectives and policy measures of the Intemational Developrnent Strategy, Recalling its resolution 2688 (XXV) of 11 Decem- ber 1970 on the capacity of the United Nations develop- ment systern, Recalling further its resolution 2029 (XX) of 22 November 1965 consolidating the Special Fund and the Expanded Programrne of Technical Assistance in the United Nations Developrnent Programrne, par- ticularly the annex thereto concerning the composition of the Goveming Council of the United Nations Developrnent Programrne, which was to consist of thirty-seven members, Convinced that a strengthened and expanded United N ations Developrnent Prograrnrne and the prospect of its handling, by 1975, resources double that of present resources necessitate the increased participation of Mernber States in the work of the Governing Council, Convinced further that a larger mernbership of the Governing Council would mak:e the Council more representative of both developed and developing countries, Aware that since the United Nations Developrnent Prograrnme was established in 1965 a number of new States have been admitted to membership in the United Nations, 1. Decides to enlarge the mernbership of the Gov- eming Council of the United Nations Developrnent Programme to forty-eight mernbers to be elected from arnong States Mernbers of the United Nations or rnembers of specialized agencies or of the Intema- 22 / bid., Supplement No. 6A (E/5043/Rev.1 ). 60 General Assembly-Twenty-sixth Session tional Atomic Energy Agency, subject to the following conditions: (a) Twenty-seven seats shall be filled by developing countries, allocated as follows: (i) Eleven seats for African States; (ii) Nine seats for Asían States and Yugoslavia; (iii) Seven seats for Latin American States; (b) Twenty-one seats shall be filled by economically more advanced countries, allocated as follows: (i) Seventeen seats for Western European and other States; (ii) Four seats for Bastero European States; (e) Toe composition of seats in each group should at all times give due expression to adequate sub- regional representation; (d) Elections to these forty-eight seats shall be for a term of three years and retiring members shall be eligible for re-election; 2. Requests the Economic and Social Council to elect at its resumed fifty-first session, the additional elev¡n members of the Governing Council. 2017th plenary meeting, 14 December 1971. 2814 (XXVI). Capacity of the United Nations development system The General Assembly, Considering the need for the United Nations De- velopment Programme to ke_ep abreast. of ~e increasing requirements of the _developmg countne~ m the context of the implementat10n of the Intemat10nal Develop- ment Strategy for the S~ond United N ations Devel«;>P- ment Decade, contained m General Assembly resolution 2626 (XXV) of 24 October 1970, Mindful of the fact that the challenges of develop- ment require the continu~:ms adartation, improvement and updating of the Umted Natlons system for de- velopment assistance, Expressing its satisf action with the steps taken by the Goveming Council of the United Nations Develop- ment Programme during its eleventh23 and twelfth24 sessions to implement the reforms incorporated in General Assembly resolution 2688 (XXV) of 11 De- cember 1970 on the capacity of the United Nations development system, Aware of the significance and impact of subregional, regional and interregional projects on the harmonious and accelerated development of developing regions and countries, particularly the least developed among them, Bearing in mind that the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme, in the decision taken at its 262nd meeting, has agreed that additional regional bureaux may be established when appropriate in arder to meet the needs of the various geographical areas,25 Cognizant of the fact that global projects have a special significance in terms of transfer as well as creation of technology in conditions especially adapted to the specific needs and requirements of the developing countries, 23 [bid., Supplement No. 6 (E/4954 and Corr.1), chap. III. 24 !bid., Supplement No. 6A (E/5043/Rev.1 ), chap. III. 25 [bid., Supplement No. 6 (E/4954 and Corr.l ), para. 52. Bearing in mind also the need to maximize the capacity of the United Nations development system through the most effi.cient and rational utilization of all its components, Recalling the decisions taken by the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Pro- gramme at its eleventh and twelfth sessions on the criteria to be followed in calculating indicative planning figures as reflected in paragraph 71 (h) of the report on its eleventh session and paragraph 84 of the report on its twelfth session, Conscious of the fact that industrial development constitutes one of the essential features of develop- ment policies and planning at every stage of develop- ment, Conscious also of the equally essential role of agri- cultura!, pastoral, artisanal, tourism and mining develop- ment, as well as natural resources development in general, for a fully integrated and independent eco- nomy, Stressing the importance it attaches to the develop- ing countries themselves determining the priorities they attach to each sector of their economies, in accord- ance with paragraphs 5 and 22 of the annex to General Assembly resolution 2688 (XXV), A ware of the urgent necessity to improve the ab- sorptive capacity of the least developed among the developing countries through appropriate financia! and technical assistance, 1. Reaffirms the authority of the Goveming Council of the United Nations Development Programme, under the guidance of the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council, as the main policy-formulating body of the Programme from which the Administrator would receive the neccssary directives for the general plan- ning of the activities of the Programme, and commends the Governing Council for the guidance given to the Administrator in adapting the machinery of the Pro- gramme to the new demands made upon it, as reflected !n the decision of the Goveming Council adopted at 1ts 262nd meeting on the organization, methods and general procedures of the Programme;2~ 2. Requests the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme to study, within the framework of the review of criteria for the indicative planning figures at its fourteenth session, ways and means of eliminating inequities due to historical cir- cumstances, including those suffered by countries whose indicative planning figures are already committed to ongoing projects as a result of their special cir- cumstances; 3. Stresses the importance it attaches to the regional bureaux of the United Nations Development Programme and to their operative capacity through direct access to the Administrator of the Programme as essential elements for the fulfilment of the objectives of the Programme; 4. Calls upon the Goveroing Council of the United Nations Development Programme to consider, within the framework of the comprehensive review to be undertaken at its fourteenth session, ways and means of improving the procedures for global, interregional, regional and subregional projects-in accordance with paragraphs 21, 22 and 23 of the annex to General Assembly resolution 2688 (XXV)-in order to make them fully compatible with the country programmes of the region or area concerned while according equit- able emphasis to the interests and priorities of all

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