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ECONOMIC GENERAL AND E1E!2161'216J. SOCIAL COUNCIL 13 December 1951 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH:ENGLISH
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REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE COJl,1MITTEECOl\iMITTEE ON CO-ORDINATION
1. The Administrative Committee OlJ.Ol. -:o-ordination'::o-ordination held its twelfth and. thirteenth sessions .onon 29 and 30 OstoberO':tober and on 11 DecembarDec.embar 1951 respectively. The attendance at these sessions was as follows:
TWelfth Session held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, on 29 October 1951
Members (or SUbstitutes)
Mr. Trygve Lie (Chairman) Secretary-General United Nations Mr. David A. Morse Director-General 110ILO Mr. Norris E. Dodd Director-General FAO Dr. Jaime Torres Bodet Director-General UJl)ESCO~E8CO Mr. J. Donald Kingsley Director-General IRO Dr. P. M. Dorolle Deputy Director-General WHO Mr. Albert Rop~r Secretary-General leAOWAO Mr. Leon.MulatierLeon,Mulatier Secretary-General ITU Dr. G. Swoboda Secretary-General,Secretary-General. 1'!MO Mr. F. Radice Vice-Director representing the Director-General UIDUFU
ObServersObservers
Mr. B. Lukac Executive Secretary Fe .IMCO Mr. E. Wyndham-White Executive Secretary lCIC .ITO Mr. John Alexander Executive Director UNHCR (On inviinvitation)tation) Mr. T. Aghnides ,Chairman·Chairman lCSABICSAB Rapporteur Mr. !V'artinVartin Hill Director of Co-ordination for Specialized Agencies and Economic and Social Matters United Nations
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ThirtesljthThirteenth Session . held at the falaisPalai3 de Ciml11ot,Chaillot) :ta.riB,Earis, encn 11 Doc~l~rDecez:ll6r 1951 I M6mb~r8 (or SUbstitutes)
Mr. ,Trygve Lie (Che(Cha irmlll)irn:an) SeSecretary-Genal~lCl'etary-Genaral \JniUnitodtod !;a.tionetlatione Mr. David'A~DavidA~ MorsoMorae Director-GeneralDir8ctor-Gener~1 110'11-0' Mr. Norris E. Dodd Director-GeneT'3.1·Director-GenST'.ll· FAO Dr. JaimsJame Torras BOOetBoost Director-General UNESCO Mr. Eugene R. Black President In'teX'P,aInternat1or.n.ltianal Bank Nr,Nr. lver HoothRaoth r,:anaMI18ri~r.abing Dire0torDirector Inton.aInte!'T.A tionaltiorml l.lonetarsl.!onetar,J' Fund Dr. G. ErockBrock ChishoDnChiBhoDn Director-General WHO Mr. J. Donald KingsleyKingeley Director-General IRQ Mr,Mr. E.R. MarlinMa:rlin (reprosenting tbeFr\361dentthe Prasident IGAOICAO of the Council) ,"" Mr. LeanLeon Mulat1erMulatier Secretary-General-Genorel lTU Mr. FulkeFUlke RediceRadice Vice -Director URJ representing thothe Director-General Dr. G. SwobodeSwoboda Secretary-GeneralSecreu~ry-General JoIMO'rIMO
Qbservers
lIIr.1111', J.C. van IIeuvenEeuven Goedhart Un!Un1 tellted. Nationsnations High Commissioner for Refugees
Mr. J. Donald.Donald Kingsley UniUnited.ted. Nll.Nationstions Agent General , ; for Korean Reconstruction Mr,Mr. M. ParePerez-Guerreroz~Guerrero Executive Secretary of TA»
RaBapporteurpporteur
lvlr.Mr. Ma.rtinMartin Hill Director of Co-ordinationCo-or~lnation United NationsNations, for Specializod8~ecializGd AgonciesAsoncies and Economic and Social Hatters~~tterB
2. While a full report concerning mattersDl:l.ttere consideredconSidered at these meetings on 'Whichwhich action haahas not yet beenoeen completedcom.pleted will beDe given to the Council at ita summer6um:1l'ler session, the ACe felt ~hat it miGhtm.ight be useful both for the members of the CouncilCOW1cil and for the specia.lizedspecialized agencies if it 'WereWere to iosue a prosre86progress report atut this stage.
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I.I• REVIEWREVIEW OFOF lY1M.CHnlERYliiM.CHTI-lERY FORFOR THE:THE EXP.4.NDEDEXPA.NDED FROGRAl'il 3.• InIn thethe light of'of thethe experience "'hich"'hich l;asl'lls nownow oeen'been acquired)acquired) thethe COUlmitteeCommittee consideredconsidered at lengthlength thethe future orGan:'orGanizationzation ofof thethe TechnicalTechnical Assistance BeardBeard andand agreed una,nimouslyunanimously uponupon thethe follo"I::'ndfollm'I::'Dd ~'inding8l'indings andand recorr.mendations,recorrmendations) '\'Thich"'hich thethe Secretary~General will transmittransmit toto thethe WorkinsWorking FartyFarty of thethe TechnicalTecbnical AssistanceAssistanCe committee'whenCommittee'when it meets in January. The EXIandedExranded Programme for Technical Assistance holds out such far-reachinG :possip08sibili.tiesbili.ties thatthat it would.would ce premature to suggest as yet definitive arrani3ementsarrangemer"ts as ret3ardsret3ards its management and direction. The experience of the first year of operation points to -the desirability of some strengtheningstrengtbening of the central structure in the interest of greater concentration of'of effort and resources; but the neW arrancements proposed would naturally be subject to further review in due course. 1. Introduction 4. The Technical Assistance Board 'Haswas devised to undertake a neW and challenging task - .the,the overall direction and co~ordination of the EXJ8.nded PrograIlJlll8PrograIlJllle for Technical Assistance -~ within the eXistingexisting framework of constitutional relationships between the United Nations and the specialized. agencies. No new international organization 'WaSwe set up by the Economic and SocialSccial Council to administer the EXIanded Programme.Progra.nune. Nor d'iddId the Council n:rlace..ace the whole of this responsibility on any'existingany I existing internatiop~l body. By d.eliberate decision the responsibility for the day~to~dayday~to~d.ay operation of the Expand.edExpanded Pro~ramme was deVolved.devolved. upon six international organizations (including the United Nations itself) each of 'i, i . which w,sws charged with carrying out an app!'opriaappropriatete segment of the task 3U bject to ltheLthe direction of its governing orga'n.organ. It is true:true, certain important overall ...:,-responai"'9:'8sponsi, bilities with'\o1i th regard to the collection and administration of the Special ~:- "Account• Account for Technical Assistance were laid upon the 3ecretary-General of thethe , .., ~United,. Nations; and provision was made for a thoroughgoingthoroughgoing periodical reviewreView of -the-the progress of the whole undertakil18undertakins at the inter-governmentalinter-governmental level by the establishment of thethe TAC of thethe EconomicEconomic andand Social Council. But thethe continuingcontinUing ,. '' tasktask of co-ordinating thethe activitiesactivities ofof thethe particiyatingparticipating agencies}agencies, of promoting inter-agencyinter~agency co-operation inin thisthis field.}field., and of givinggiVing general direction toto thethe Whole enterpriseenterprise ¥asv.e s givengiven toto aa newnew inter-secretariatinter-secretariat body -- thethe TAB ~~ withwith itsits ownown smallsmall staff.staff. /5./5. DuringDuring thethe },/21Ui./21U Page 4 i. d of"itsits eXistence,existence, the TAB }JaS 1'<::onhjen faced with 8,Lar. 5. During tl;8t;81 shortsol'h t peYloPer-o . 01- ., 't t k r,r. great ne'" pro,pro:r<:ramJ1le,c;:ramJ1le ba8bas had to C8 extremelyoxtr~mely complexandcompleX and diff icult t as.k n~ '",~~ ce launched, as it vrere!vrere, from .c:l'x-different'.,c:l'x-different shipyards,shipyards,.. each "Hitl1'Hitl1 its oimaim traditions 8 and techniq,ue8,techniClues, itsita own designers)designers: yard1:ra.sters)yard.nasters} and ultilr.e.teultilrBte CLiractingdirecting autllOl'iti6autllOl'iti':;8.• Nevertheless, the programme has been launched in reasonably 80m100c1 order.order, t:xcc·llentexcellent co-oporationco-operation has in practice teen realized in most cases, 1:1.a host of administrative '. problems I1B.vehave been SOlved)solved) a.nd .:senerally.;senerally acceptable working arrangements l1avebave {'Benhmn , established.,established.. Much !!lore!!lOre iml'ortant, the indispensable tasis of confidence ami coGoodod working relationsrele.tions has been EJsta bUshed, and the prospect for the future in this respect is seod.good, 6. Nevertheless) it is necessary to review the existir.g arrar:8emer1tsarrar:£3ements in the light of the increasing momentum of the prq;;rannucproGrarrlUe and of the :laW::laW derr.andsden-and::; TI';.."l.d9JI';.."l.d9 upon them by'by the gconomic and Social Souncil'sCouncil's decision to extend the BoardlsBoorCLls ~iacretionary discretionary authority with regard to allocations from the Special Account. It ,I ~ 16is for this reason -:bat~bat the TAB itselfitSelf has for some time been examining itaits aimOim organization and methods of work. The present piperpaper embodies the results of a~ sIJeeialspeeial study of the situation by the Secretary-General o.fm" the United Nations and the Executive HeadsHeaQs of the other particirating agencissagenciss)J following extended d.iscussionsa.iscussions withinWithin the Board itself, and the ACe hopes that the inter-government9.1inter-gov errullent9.1 working prtyp.rty which has 'beenbeen set up by the TAC to improveimprOVe the co~ord.inaeo~ordination of a.ctivitiesactivities and. the effectiveness of their administra.tion,administration) will find it helpful.helpfUl. E. :rhe develormentdeve~oIment of the work of TAB 7·7. In the early stages of its work, TAB wasWas naturally obligedoDliged to devote much of its attention to setti.ngsetting uy\AY procedures for achieving effective consultation cet.reencet"reen the various rarticipating orgarii zations regardi!\Sregardin,s re i.lU8StSi.J.U8sta for assistance received by them; to working out common administrative and financialfir:ancial policies; toto d.evising methods which,which J while not unduly delayincdelaying the implementationimplementation of requests}requests) would permitPermit thethe Board to conSiderconsider importantimportant requests r involVinginvolVing thethe responsibility of severalseVeral organizations; and to consid.eringconsidering reports r fromfrom thethe :rarticipating:rarticipating organi zations on 'thethe progrep:cogre ss of technicaltechnical assistance { rendered or projected]JroJect6d byDy them.them. \ 8. 8. A nUlllbe);'numbeJ:' (}1'<.'1' J'oint IJl'OJ'l)l'OJ'ects were "onsl'dered~"onS1'dered and"::.nl':.nl"t·t·latte d d 1:Dy'Y tltllele Board Y i and thethe prollemsprOI'lems ofuf co-ordiI'B.tionco-ord.ir.ation which emel'8edemelged inin cennexioncormexion ,,,.ith,"ith themthem VerVer.]..] given consideration as theythey arOSe,arOSe. AS rei.luestsre~uests and actiVitiesactivities unclerunder thethe h'o6Jlro;3rammeramme increc...sed the nrobleIDs of cO-o'''dl'n-a'tl'on '1'''' "-t' 1 . " increc.sed)'J:'the problems of co-ordination.l." _uir: raTrartirularlC'U ar C01.mtrlesc01.mtries assumedassumed. lncreaslngincreasing 1) /impOl'tance/importance 'E/216l'E!216l Page 5 iD1:portan~eimportan?e and more of the Board I B 3. ttent10n and e:~forteffort has 1;-eenc-een devoted to this ,aspect of its work. .'.. 9.9, To meet the need for greater co-ordinaticn in the field])field):! as activities ", e:t:p;lnded,e;qanded, the BoardBeard approved.approved the appointment on an experimental wsislasis of a smallslllall number of resident teclmical assistanceassistam::e representatives. In the initial stagestageD2 these representatives sometimes ropresentedrepresented. onlyonl;y two or three of the rarticifating organizations which deDirecl to utili zele their services. However, as experience 01' their usefulness 'Io.'8.S"'11 s gained) it tecum·.)tecum·,) cLJ(lrcl.aar thattbat to achieve maximum a.ffectivenes8affectiveness the residi,mtresid.i.mt r·:).presont!:itivesl'1:3.presontatives should.should be conSidered as representatives appointed by TAB itself undand thU8thus repr,,,,sf;ntrepr.-,-,sf;nt all of the :P1rticifating}:articifating organizations. 10. Arrangements for faeilite.tinG,facilitc.UnG, th.~th.? consid'3rationconsid'3!'ution of reCJ.uestsrefluests and activities of joint interest to two or threethreo IarticiratingIarticiI'ati:ng organiz.ationsorganizations have also 'beencesn rrade.rrade, ThusThuS the "rHOVlEO and 1").0l.;'AO }'6..ve1;uv8 bebean<:) rl in direct consultation concen1ingconcerning requests and plans for proLiE'ctcP1'O:!l~ctG invclvin~~invcl'li:r.,:;; sin:.ultar.eou8sirr~ultar.eouS action on malaria control and increased 'foedfoed prcdul:tion,prcduL:tl011 ! undunO. sjr:lib.rsir:Lil:::'l' ~;onsultatjr:onsultatj ens and joint planning takeS place bet'veenbet'lveen 110 and UIilE:3C()UIiJE:3CO 0":or: all(111 :C~>iuest8x\';·itlests 1n\'01vinvolvin.::;in..::: assistance in technical education and. YOCf.1.VOC-El. tional tra:il.j.n;s.tra:ir.in;I. I, 11.H,' LiaisoDLlaisen .,1thvl1th goverrunentgoverrJnent aGeneSosagenci,os ';)r::ga.tJcd'Jr:.ga·bod ir:. carrying out technical t\ assistance pr05raraue;Sprograr;-J!les cnen a !":JSioc.J.J.r":lGiOl~·J.J. or01:' U.lat';H',:J.llilater,:.l.l :'0.3is:~[l.8is bisr,IiS been esta1:1is}led.,esta'tlished, and arrangements llavehave 'beenbeen m.l.derrade viit!'oviit!'. Sllc/:'J.(jenciessucL aGencies for the exchange of inforJll9.tioninformation on requests and pro,j.)cts,proJ.-;cts .• ilnd:..t.nd .'01' jr:;provjr:;provi!!£jh!J ,,0-Go-operationoperation atllt headquartershead.quarters and in thsthe field. Ill.Ill,' New phase in the d0Vd.0v"lo,!=nlentDlo:r::r.lent 0:'O!· 'l',,,'P'1',\1" •> 12, As the ExrandadExranded :Pi.'ogranune;?:coSninm,,·; (;nt'3.r:innt'3!':; ll?tointo its second financial period..period; . ' stronger central leader'shipleadel'ship 1J.ndand rI:01'I"11:01.\.' ,:;ontinuous,::ontjnuou8 central guidane'35uidane'3 will e13ce necessaryne c8sBary to ensure that 'l>lell'l-lell intetjra'tt;d.Lnte(JTatud. 8.:1(1anci "alan';Gd.,alan,;ed l)l'ogramreIJ1'ogl'amre s are be ing developeddeveluped andand. implemented ",11ich"111ieh vl:illwill n'.:.:~ken:.::~ke thetIle mootmost ei'j:'ectiv00i'~'ectiv0 iI'lJactlI!lJact on the problems of economic f I and social d.evelormer.tdevelormer.t in uncl'3r-dcvelo:ped.unclor-dcvGloped countrie.'3countries and 0nsuro~nl3urc the most efficient utilization of the :Ci38GUrCUS:ce f:lcurcus availuavaildtleHe i'orf'or tile PrograIDIll6.Programme. The steady increase in the requestarequests for aaoistanceassistance ar1dar,d the mOl'emore extensive character of the Ir 1./II TbeThe expreSSionexpression " co - oro1'dinationdination Inin the fiE:ld"f101d" is USed in this documentdocurrent to mean the co-ordination wiwithinthin }:articularfarticular 1.',enef'iciarybeneficiary countries. /assistance/asBistance .t!l/2161.l!l/2101 Page 6 " assistance requested, together viwithth the increasing volume of 'projects~rojects actually in operation,olleration, imIJose~im'pose~ an .incre~sing,incre?l!sing 'burden"burden not only on the BoardBoard. andand. its secretariat,.secretariat" but also on the officials responsible :forfor the administration of teyhn1c~lteQhn1cal assistance prograrr.mesprogrammes in .~he,'j:.he .];articipating'];articipating organization~·.organizationE\'. The seniorSenior officers 1 of thethe. !8rticipatingJarticipating agencies who normally .represent,represent their organizations at 21:.:·······... ··.·· meetings of the Board, must now devote an increa.singincreasing pl.rtp:l.rt of their time and .. t a.ttentionattention to the administration of that segment of the EX:Panded Programme for whiChwhioh their res]?ecti'Verespective organizations are responsible. Nevertheless, asaB the -Programme-PrograI!lIlle gathers momentum and more :projectsprojects are undertaken, the need for~or continuous overalloVerall of i review and appraisal developments in the United ,Nations.Nations Expanded,Expanded. Programme and c its rerelationlation with other fast developing .w.rallelp;t.rallel programmeSllrogmmmes will increase. 13. At the same time, the increased resllOnsiresponsibility :placed.placed on the Board b;rb! the , d.ecision of the CouncilCoune:tl for the allocation otof fUntisfunds which are not automatically ':'. allocated to the :rarticip;l.tingparticiIJating organizationsorgan:l.zations will entail a detailed examina"t;ionexaminat.1on ", of prop,osedproposed expenditures an~ objectives of the projects~rojectB submitted by agencies for grants from,fram euch funds. In 1951 the Board made no allocations of fund.sjfund.e; ·in,in 1952 half of the expected ,con"jri.con";ributionabutions Will,will be allocated by the BoardBeard to agencies for 1 carrying out their :projects.projects. There 'Willwill therefore be inc.1'easingincreasing need not only for the ~rticipatingparticipating agencies, but also for,for. the TAB itself to screen individualindiVidual requests and projects and to reject reqUe8~~,requests. and projects which do not satisfy establishedestabl1shed stCj.ndards.st~ndards. IV. Proposed future ar.rangernentsarrangements 14. The foregoing analysis of th~ experience of'of the Ti\BTAB and of the problems with which it is faced nakes it plain that the. present arrangamentsneedarrangem.entaneed . _. considerableconsiderable strengthenings~rengthening ifif. they are to work effectivelyeffs!?tively iniI! future.~Eture. With thiSthis purIlosepurpose in viewview,,thethe foUow~f'oJ,lowing'proposals,'llroposals have "beenbeen ~do:Ptedadopted ~~im.oUSlYunanimously by the Secretary~Generala~d.Secretary~Generala:p.dthe E~ecutiveExecutiVe Heads of the other particiJa,tingParticiIating agencies. They are grouped under four general,general· headings:~ (a) The ap:POintuienta:ppointni.ent of a fUll-timet'ull-t.inJ.e Chairman,Chairman (b) Improving' co-ordinationc~-ordination in the field (b) ImprOVing , in the. t:ield'< . (c) Improving the organization and.anti conduct of.of , business. I" :';".£":"..J.. '". /APpeintment}APpOintment E/~161 PagePage.77 0 ointment 0 f a.f'll1l- +;1'1'1 <. ""D""Ch".imfmv •.~ """'!''''~ In ."•• ..J2.~tp'Pointmentf of a full-time 15. In order to ensvre the :,lo2t:,102t e:"fectjvee~"'fective d:Lrf"~t:~ond:Ll't"',~t:~on of the Expanded ProgrammePrograme as a whole, it heehas l\E'E:':r'.llecn ngreEc'.~~3reEc, tlu':tthat a3. representatir~pre3entati ye\"e of the Secretary-General, having the rank equivalent to that ~~of an .··.38istant.'.s8istent Secretary-General of the ?/ United Nations, shouE be :ll}1)o:Lntr::5='i:!})I)o:i.nte.:'=" to .'.~evote.. evote his full time as Executive ChairmanOhairman of the Boaro.Board. Gr:rtE:r:rl inif'. ttatthat ':c:pac':D:pac:\t~,':!t~,. be the senior officer in the direction of the Expanc!.erlE):panc1,erl FroglProgl ammearome •. It 1s not proposed that the Executive ChaimanOhaiman should ht:h~veve ClperatiD(;o-perating res:p0nsire8pC'nsibilit~lbil:.t~r' for the technical activities of any of the participating 0r:3anizationoorganizationo but he should :provideprOVide the necess8.l'ynecessa:ry leadership and gUidanceguidance for the futru.'edevelopmentfutw:edeve lopment of the programme and, in particular, he wC'uld:-would:- (i) ~ecuteexecute thethe-policies"Dolicies laidle-id clolmclO\m llJ'lly the Board.Boem in accordance 1-TithHith resolution 222 J,j, (IX) '?J1(1~cl other relev:l.ntrelevant resolution£.'resolution£: of the Economic and Social CClJunci1!ounei1, (11)(i1) co-ordinate ar.<1ar.d inteST~teintesr:!.te the l}YogrrunmeElprogrcrrunes of the participatingparticipati~~ agencies, (Hi') control the o,er9.tiono,en.ti on of the TABT/ili Secretariat thro~~ -..;he>.;he Executive Secretary. 16, The Executive ChairmanChail1l1Eill. 1,r:luLlHJuH t::lkebke :primaryprimary responsibilityres:ponsibility for the devel:opm~)ltdeve1:.oIlm~)lt and maintenance of effective liai80n Id\~i th GovernlnentsGoverr,ments contributing to, the Programme or requestiBgrequestiEB assistanceassi8tanc~ under it in respect of matters concerning its programme as a whole)whole 1 as ~,re~,rell11 RS ~,]i~.li th other tecimictecimi~8lal MSf:i8sistancGistancG programmes carried ,tmion by regionalgovernmentc.lregional governmentel ~\r-",'~r-"l 91'1priv:;.tev~te organizations, It is hoped that this will ensure the fUllestfullest supportEltl'P'Port and. ccmtril)ution to the programme, and the grea:testgreatest measure of correlation rmdcrr.d integrat:tonintegrat:Lon in technical assistance activities and the most eff:l.dent.eff:l.dent ,utilizationu:tilization efof reSourcesresources waileble to the ExpandedProgr8llll1le.Expanded .Progr8lllll16. 17. 'Xhe'1'he Executive Chairm311Chairrn:m in e;.:ercisir.gexercisir.g his continuous supervHionsupervi:Hon of the·the' '- PrO~rtlllUllePro!={rllmme 'as a whole and in apprai8inga:nprai8ing the effectiveness of the results achieved shOUldshould avail himself to the fullestfUllest extent possible of the services of the e:)Cperiencede~perienced officie.lsofficie,ls of the participating 8Bencies)agencies J asaB \oTell~Tell as those,those. of the Executiv~ Secretarie.tSecretari~t and the technical assistance representatirepresentativesveeinin the field. 18. In the 'intervals-intervals bet\·reenbetl,reen meetiT'.gsmeetir.gs)J the Executive Chairman would have authority to act on behalf of the Board)Board, subject to its established policies, but on all matters of' great importance he would normally consult members of the 2/ The appointment wowO.lld,lld be made by the Secretary-Gi:meralSer.retary-General after consultationc onsultetion with the Executive Reads of the Ilarticipatingparticipating agencies. /Board iI/2l611li/2l61 -PageFase 8 Board before taking action and would report toto thethe Board on the actions takentaken on itaits behalf.'behalf. 19. The Executive Chairman should be given the power toto requirerequire a " . . partici~ting agency not to ~roceedproceed with a new project, pending 'a'a review of the matter by the Board, if inin his opinion the project does not appear to be consistent with the provisions of reeolutionre~olution 222 A (IX) of the EconorilicEconomic and Social Council or with' the pr,inciples set out in Annex II to that resolution. II In such circumstances the participating agency concerned should have the right to request an early meeting of the Board to ~iscuss the matter. ..' . . 20. While full authority for the allocation of 'fundsfunds not automaticallyautomatically· allocated to Iarticipating organizations under the decisions of the Economic and Social Council must under resolution 400 (XIII} 'rElst with the. Board, the Executive Chairman should be authorized to make allocations in u~gentu!gent cases, Withinwithin such principles as the Board lays down, and subject to the immediate notification of all agencies. . ImprovingImprovips co-ordination in the fie~fieJJ: 21. The Board is :increaaingly:increasingly awa.re that its contacts with the.the, field must be further developed if it is to co~ordinate actiVities effectively. To this end it Will: '.. ,. (a) Extend gradually the use of Resident Technical Assistance . . Representatives and eqv.ipth~equipth~ With the secretarial and other .. assistance necessary for' the most effective performance of' their task; (b) .A;.ppointAppoint,'. as an experiment, one or two special representatives, t?t? ensureen~ure effe~t1veef;e~t1ve co-ordinationco~ordination in countrj.escountrj,es or ~~eas 'to which no permanent residentrepresentativeBresident representatives are assigned; (c) Establish an effective system of reporting between the R~sident and Special Representatives and the Executive Chairman, who should be responsible to the Board for the work of theth~ representatives in the field; (d) Encourage the establishment of effective co~ordinationco-ordination machinery within the Governments of countries receiving technical assistance; (e) PrerarePre:rare and organizeor8aniz~ ?ountry~ountry and regional meetings of field II /personnel .' personnel attended eycy the Executive :hairrr~n~hairrr8n or by senior staff membersmember90fof IarticiFatingparticipating or3anizationsor3anizations and8.pd of the EXecutive Secre:tiariatsecre,tiariat to discuss problems of field co-ordination cn the 8pO~. Improving the organization and conduct,ofconduct.of cusines8business 22. As the J8.rticiJ8.rarticiratingting organizations administering the EXIJa,ndedExpanded Prog:raInIilElProgramme 118.'{6!1J;l.'T6 theitthe it heaM.uartersheadquarters in l'fivei ve different countries on two continents, and as the officials of th0the organizationsorgani 2a ti~ns chargedcharged. with responsibilityresponaibility for administering their agencyls part of the PrograrrmoProgra~o cannot absent themselves too'too'frequentlyfrequently fremfrcm their oF0rationaloI0ratioIltl.l responsibilities at their respective headquarters,headquarters} it ie generally agr0edagreed that the work of the Beard will be most effective if its normal programme of meetingsme~tinss is limited to six each year. SomeSODle of the meetings would be held at the TAB headquarters in New York and some in Europe in association with the agencies established there) with the :possibilitypossibility of meeting 'elsewhere if this is necessf3.ryneceesnry to coincide Withwith meetingsmeetinss of TAC.TAe. ~olicy InadditionIn ad.dition J twice a year) there shouldshould. be. a special review of high policy aspects of the TechnicalTochnical Assistance :Progr8Jl1Ill8:Programme by the AdministrativeAdrn.inistrative CommitteeCormnittee on Co-ordination underun~er the chairmanship of "the'the Secretary-GeneralSecretary~General otof the United Nations. 23,23. It is recognized that this E'.rrangementfl.rrangement will be erfectivae~fective only under the follOWingfollowing conditions: (a) HestingsMeetings must be wellWell pre];aredpraJ6,red and docun:entad>docUll:entecl) giVinggiving ad.equatead.equ.a.te advance notice of the matters to cebe discussed and continUingcontinuing for sufficient time to anable the "businessbusineSS to be disposed ofof' properly; i (b) the level of representation should be normally that of a Deputy (or Assistant) Director-General or at least the senior officer in I charge of technical assistance ~~erations in the respective agenoie~;asencie~; (c)(0) the fullest use muetmust be made of the 'working Iarty'party' technique to dispose of administrative matters and special problamajprobl~Bj (d) the Board Shouldshould authorize the Executive Chairman and the Executive Secretariat to act on itsita behalf between meetings. (e)(e) There shoUldshould be a "l1mited strengtheningstrengtheninB of the Secretariat,SecretariatJ USe increased use being. made of the existing resources of the United. Nations Secretariat and the staffs of the other participa.ting~rticipa.t1ng organizations. Iv.Iv . Conclusion E/216lE/i::16l Fag,,) 10 V. Conclusion 24. TheTh0 S~cretary~GeneralSecretary~General and Executive Heads of the specialized agencieBagencies are confident that the proposals outlined above will permit the ~B to give effective central direction to the Expanded Programme and to co-ordinate. the gr(;atlygreatly a:xrandingi~:xrandine: futuro activities of the participatingpartic:(pating organizationsorganizations- inirt oneons singlo integrated effort to further the economic development of under-developed countrioo in accordance with the gUidingguiding principles laid down by the Economic and Social Council and the General Assembly of the United Nations. , : ;1 I'-~ ·~... I In. OTHER II. OTHER GENERAL ORGANIZATIONALORGANIZATIONAI.· MATTERS Co.operation with UnitedUnite~ Nations emergenc~ p'ro~amm6spro~amm6s General' ;principlesprinoiples 25. It was agreed that the f.ormulati'on)formulation) on the basisbusis of "Lhe e.r?~l'iE;l:·'(.,€le':·?~l'iE;i:·'(.,0 aCCj:.:..:i.rodac~::..:i.rod over the :Pastpast 'fewfew years,years) of certain general principles wni~~wnil~~1 mi~l~mie,ll~ ~OY8r~~OY8J";' tho , I relations between adB.~ £9£hoE. agenCi'J8agenci()8 set up "byr,y the United Nations to cLE;~~1.Cl.E;~-:'1. "rith ,, . ::'partlcular:'PJ;rtlcular problems o.::.'1a1nga::.'iaing out 01'of eIl';..)rgencyeIl'..:-rsency 8itu~Mens anCl.ancl_ t:'18t:-le r,)l'1:1~:l(;':,.tr,)ln~:le~.t machinery.machinery of'the,-of'thal'UnitedUnited Nations and ··:.ecializf>d-·~.eoializf'~ c~gencies \lOulc:.\o'Ould. behe \1.83f-,.1.t's3f-,.1. 1':1.:) ACe :O.i~o:po8eB?.i~o:po8eB :to formuJ..a:teformulate suggestions on ,thisthis Bubjectsubject for 8U',,)mi~Bi.on8UJJni~si..on to the Cc:mo~.l at its ,fifteenthfifteenth 8ession.session. 'Tht3se'These suggestions, would attG1l1pt to COV01'COV\;il' in gO:C2i.J.J.gOIJ.::tJ.J. te:l;'rl,8tel;'!!1.8 finaMialfinancial andan~ adminiBtrativeadlDiniHtrative I).!-:Ill-: well as prOS1:'amrJ18prog,1:'awllf. J~'31e.tir,nE~~J,la.J~'31e.tir,n~l.l~J:la. KoreaKorea. and the Middle Eastat 26. "In conBultation with the Agent~Generali,gent~General of U:lited Nt:l.tic!lsNt:l.tiC!1'3 KorC:':.1 l;.o.).~_e":'l;"").~_e::' Ae,-'::.r;,yA€,.,::.~y and the DireotorDirector of the U:litedU:J.ited Nations Rellef endcnd \olorkov!orkG Agen:.-y 1:'c::rf:'c.':r Pale:r+-.;1nePale8+.;tne .. :~e;f:IU.ge·es:~eNge·es in the}-1idd1ethe .Middle Ea'st,Ea'et, t~le Co~ittee took s'.:.ocks',:,ock o.~o_~ tiet:'iEJ cU::l:,·,);")tcu:,·~'·J:1t sit'-lJ:01-:Dsit~:l'(jl(n and ~ . . ' problems in Korea and the Middle East. The discuso:"cr.sd1scuso:"cr.s i33.c'":..:w3.c'",- clc;'.~ '~:lS'~:IS . ')ed"".:-.d')sd"",:::-,d opportunity for concerted. action by the vur.i.cusVtlorlCU8 U!\it3d.U!'l.it3d. r{',ti'-:':lHrr-,tiC:1H l,rGe::';'zat.:_,::~lfll,rGe::';'zat:.'::~1.n in respeotres:pect of these eme::.:'genc·yprogrammea. It ".::18·~::18 uudsl"st00du.ndel"stcod 't~1:e.1:at .rUl·~:l~l'.fur~:l.!l' consultations betweenbetwean the Agent-GBne1"3.l)Agent-G<:\Uer3.1) the L':'re(:tc::>L':'re(:tC'::> efc.f lY.J;f,lALJ:l;f,lA a'.li<3.,.11 +l1,Jt,ll" ;)::t"e0t,o~s;)':'r€",;t,o~s General would take place thrcughthrough the ACe or direc'~l;ydirec'~l;,/ [.sLe ne,~Ane,~A[\SB.r~'.f\sar~' • 27. The ExecutiveExeoutive Head:6 of the sJlE!cializrds;pecializrd age:lnie3age:lde3 c..gre€\:c..gr0€\: -L:~c.~' c~.::'~·~~.:7 from inde:pendentindependent aotion':1nE\.ction·:in Korea .and.ancl 8i~i ve assista.l1ceassistaTlce 1;:11:1 th'3tl!'3 EJ.:::'E'1EJ.'"('ElJ. C'n.:'~r 'ind in.co-operation with UIjKR!\.U11KR!\. T~eThe Agent-GcnElralAgent-~rCnera.l of ULSRAUlSRA 112.:eed.<.J.2.:eed t!'~~t!'~:.1. t be1,o m:mld '.. . oonsult them on questions of :policypolic;)r falling ,.;~,thin'''~.thin t~~e1;::, respect~verespec.t~ve fiold8fioldn ofoi' interestinterest and that it would be his policypolioy to enC',U'8enC1,U'8 'i::Jat'i:;'at e,;:pertc !,·c·ov~:r·c·ov~...':"":".. 1l by t'lE'mt'lE'Ir. would l1lB.intainmaintain contact with their parent organizations in or<2.e1"orcer to ;:,;EJ.k6;:,~k6 1.1138\.l.136 of the.the t knowledge and experience,experience of those organizations. .' ·28.,28. ,The Director of Uni;ted Nations Relief and Works, Agenc"/Agenc'"j; 1.~rgedl.~rged uC',:ltin.:e'll:c:ltin;,etl '1:-:.dr:c:.d expanded co~operativeco-operative relation~hipGrelations,hips between specializod agencic: and tT.:r.:7dAtJ:f.S"'dA in.in the Middle EastEa st in the inter8stintereet of thetheirir rerespectivespective J?rogram:n.oprogram:nosl:l and "Ll1e'Ll1e -c:;tal-c:;t~l.l :r~1:':ri:.:'~:.ed;;.ed Nations effort. He expressed the hope that the jo111tjoil1t proj:'otsproj:~cts 0:: l.;j1:ttEir].U:.:l:tt,:;rJ. r;:1-~10na~;:1'~1on6 HeadquartersHeaclqua:rters and UNRWAUN:RWA in the field of economic and.end sod.c.lsoc:i.:::.l rep.e;a:,'t;hreeea:"I;h .:.::clG~d. l.;e:-o::.;tingl.'e:::-o::.'ting mi~tm1~t 'be of value to the speoiallzedspecial:l.ze~ agencio..:s.agenci,,;s. A prollosalproposal "TasvIas e,£,:r&oc.e,g:reoc. to by the Co~t~yee that the popossnilissi~dlitie s of effeceffectingting c!.oserc).oae1' coco-or2.:i.nntic:..-or2.:;'nntic:.. c.CJ10:lgG.::n.o~e ·i:,~,e·l:,~,e various IUni/United .. F./:')cl{,l, 'Page 12 ·. UniteclUnited NationsNatiool3 organization13organizations in respect of administrative services and speoial informational servicessorvices in the area· ps studiedRtudied in the 1~odiatei~odiute future. Regional questicnflquesticno 29. The Committoe after considering routine matters of regional co-ordina~Ionco-ordina~~on within the United Nations framework ~fof o~ganiza,tions;o~ganizations; made arrar.ga~entsarrangements for the' formulation:formulation of certain general principl(1ollrincipl(1o 'Whichwhich night as'oifltf),SOiflt' in guV"{3guV"/3 +1.:8+1,:e future develOIrmentdevelo:pment of the regional e.ctiviEwtivities of certain age~cage~cieB..le8., .It, hopeshopE!!!! to rej;Jorlreport :further on this matter afts'rafte'r itaits next session. It also discussed what it oonsidersoonsid.ers 'to bo one of the main :proble~8:proble~B of :r.egion~lregion~l co-ordination, ~amelY relations with ,\ .' ....,.... " '. ~. . non-Unitednon..United Nations regiona;J.regiona;L organizations, thethe" developmentd~velop~ent of satisfactory working :relationshipsrelationships with which is e13sentialel3sential to successfulco-ordina,tion:.succe~sful~6~ordina,tion:. It' noted the ...... '. " Agreement which has been conCludedconcluded between the' 110 and the ao~cilUouncil of Europe and the workingworkine arrangements at the Secretariat level which have be~nr~~o~dbetwe~nbe~nrQac~dbetwe~n '-the"the secretary-General of the United Nations and' the Secretary-General of.of that Council.Oouncil. Consultation with the AdvisorYAdvisory Committee on ~dm1nistrativeAdministrative and Budgetar,yBudgetary Questions 30. At the suggestion8uggestion of the Administrative, Committee on Co-ordination, a Jointjoint 1Xleating1Xleet1ng was held on 29 October with the AdvisorY Committee, with a view to disoussinSd.1souss1nS certaincerta.in questions of mutual concern, including ,that'that of deve~oping . oloeeroloser and more continuous working relationSl1ipsbetweenrel~tionSllipS between the Executive ReadsHeads . of the agencies and the AdvisoryAdVisory Committee. Several such questions, fncl~d.1ng 'thethe procodure for the examination o~' specialized,specia~ized, agency budgetsbud.geta by tho AdvisoliAdviso~ Committee and the question of c~mmon services were discu8oe~.discusoe~. .As rega~~ the former question, a proposal was ,made, on behalf of the Advisory 'committee, ~o the effeot that 1itata reports should in future be transmitted in draft form to the specializedapeoialized agencies for their comments, any 8uoh.comments8uchcomments to be carefullycarefu~ly , ' considered by the Advisory Co~mitteeCo~mitteebeforebefore the submissionsUbmissio~ of a final'textfin~l'te;t'toto I -the General Assembly. This :!,)roposal,:?roposal, which was wartJ;llYwartJ;lly welcomed by the·the mein~eJ;'6mem~eJ;'e of the Administrative Committee onOIl Co~ordination,Co~ord:l.nationJ was adopted. It was understood -thatthat further joint meetings· of the sameBame kind wouldwould. .be.oe heMheJd in the future. 1111./111 • PROGRAMMEPROGBAMvlE Ill. PROORA¥..ME AND SUBSTANTIVE MA:rTERS UnitedUn1tad Nations pr.ioriprjority J2progrrol3r £l.\llInSSatnt:e8s ..,..., ,, .. . 31.31• In response to the CO\IDcilCQlmcilfflIS .requa8·~,requ6s':- that the ACe should COillmentcowment .on.on the . , . , '~uggestionB'~~s~e~tions forfor United nations priorityprogra~~epriorityprogrammea putl?ut fo!~aidfor..raId. at the Counoil'sCounoil' El thirteenth session and rmbtnii::lubmitt. fiIlYany sugsestlonssuggestions of its own, the Commit,tea t-houghtthought c'·.' •. would be useful at this stagestaBs to formulatefo~ulate certain general con6iderat~ona·wh1chconsiderataons.whioh .'. :::,':,'" , .. ~ghtnught guideguia.e itsfurthelits furthel consideration of bhisthis matte~matte~" at ibsHs Bp~ingsp:;'":ing 8~8SiGP.8':' 681Gn. 32• The pUr.pOS8S,purposes ,.expres6odexprEls60d by the Council maketnakeitit ~lear ,that.that t:.10t:10 be,sl~be.sic criterion.criterion' , ' . 'for'for United No.t1011llNo.tion13 pr~.orlpr~.or:!. ty prosra:ln:neElFrO~ro.m:neB ::i,ust:J,uet be tl1eh'theh' practica:}.practic!l+ value in:tn guidingguicling . . "'. the United NatioIlSNatioIls and the 8peci~li8peci~li~odzed agencies, When'when' 6st3bliehj,ng,8stsbliah:l,ng·tbJir:ownt~...oir· own programme priorit1es, in the light of their rs£ource2rssoutce2 and existingeXisting m~~htnery,m~~btnery, in 'determ.iTI~g'determ0~g the emphasis to oe placed on various phasesphaees ofof. their activity. 33. By this.th~S criterion,crl~Brion} a liat of the m08timportant.long~rang8most. important, .1oIlg~range internationa.lintaTQ~tional . .,- economiceaonomic and socialBo~ial. obJectiv.:esObject~~es. or progran:mesprograremes ie not likely to be ver."vers helpful,helpful. ~chSUch a liB~list would~ould be almo8~almoe~ cotertninou8coterminou8 filth~1th the purposefJ,purpoee8) and would cover muohmuoh . . . of theprogrammee,theprogra.nunee) .of the major organiza.tionsorganizations co~cernedoopcarned Mdand w,ouldw.ould contribute litt~ ". • •I .' ~ " .' . . towards guidinggUiding d~ci81oD8d~cieioDB aeto relevant empl:laeisemphasis t.dtd be placed 'Inon tbepart1culartbe~~rt1cular yro~tnJneB)ro~mmaB and p;~Ject~:p~~ject~ ;hiCh-;hiCh make uptbs,up the, tot~ltot~l a~tivitYa~tiVity of tbosstbOB9 organizations.organi~tioDe. '...... ' Norw:ould single C?bjectlveaC?bjectivee of economic en.d8D;d. 80cial policy pr,oviG.e-provic':.e.thsthe ne.cessaryne.cess8ry ·II ••,\" , "" . guid.ance~1dfmC~ unless they are directlydirec1ily related to particul.!lrpart1ou1p.r enort.-range.short.-range, aims -or . .', . partiCUlarpartioular :progz:a,mmes.prog:r:ammes. For o'liharo'cher re~6on8reaeons again, proposals are u::ll1lre!;yu:ll1lre:4Y to be helpfulhelpfUl that oover a considerabloconsiderable pro:ppx:tionprpppx:tion of the existing a.c<~ivitias.·o~a.ctivities,·o~ the . .', ' ., United Nations and the BFecializedspecialized asencies,agencies, 34. What should be almocaimcc'.1, at is rather tbethe formulatlcnformulaticn fromfrom. time to time of a.a ·feW'fElil limited ·objectives'objectives andand. programmes'which,programmes- which, in the light of'theof the CO"lncl1'sCO'Jllcil's overall review ofvorld economic and'socialand' social problems ~d.tbe~d tbe specialepecial responsibilities ., of 'thethe United Nations}Nations, seemseeln ",ortbyworthy in the immediate future of especia.lespecial emphasisetnphas:1s ;".and~-8nd could effectivolyeffeotivoly toce given such emphasis ~fit'hin~ithin the framaw'o~kframa~o~k of.oftbsthe . ' .. \ ·.eXistingexisting activiaotivHissMea of tbethe various organi~',ationi3,organi~:ationi3, '. It' must be'be remembor~·d.rememb0roll alfJoaloo thatthat, such ·obJectives.objectives mustIIlUst be Buitablesuitable and riperip€' for concerted interna.t.ionalinteroat·ional ecti,onaction at ·'thethe time..time> Nor should the cl~1mBclai~s of particular prioritiespriorities for pal~t1cuie.rIlal~ticuie,r regions be disregarded. 35. It is suggested that for praoticalpraQtical re~6onere~8on8 the number of United Nations priority programmes recommended. should bo etrirrtly8tri~'bly limitedHmited in numberDumber f,.{je.t anyone /timA;'UlnA J.."JI~il c:':..L.·..:-,.L·:· J,__ .page..Page. 14"14", time so as not to exceedexceed. tj}lG'the p08nibcilipOSlJib.i1it'lC18tiOB of imn:ediate effective action and tt#tth'Jt an indioationindication should be Given when priority consideration :fcrfer 'particularparticular ~rogramrneBprogrammes is no longer ne~oBeary.ne00saary. 36. The questior,question of the method ondand the procoduresproC:Eldul'Gs by whichwhichUnitodUnited Nations priorit~" , .~ progranll:ne8programmes are formulated isie natlu·all;rnaturall;;r of great :l.mportance.5.mportance. In order tbittJ;/.3.t t!)(3t~)!3 "recommendations.reoommenda.tions finally adopted·adopted' slloulds'nould carry the maximumUlaximum of authorityauchority .. it is desirabledesira.ble tha.tthat they shouldshould. be based not onl,vonl.Y upon aac-arefnlrarefnl considElrationconsid8ration of the ~ .maJor.major analyses of tho world economic ond<:rnd [Jocia],(lociaJ, situation that the,thc. CouncilCmlnGil will 'I'.···.···.ii. ~:i have bad bebef'oroforo it but also upon ths revie,,-'revieu by the governinGgO"'€lrnin(:; organG cifof thothe speoialized a.genciesagencies and the Ccwlcil's Commi8~1on8Oornmis~1on8 of the priorities within'within their respective prOsrB.Ulmea.prosrammes. Most of the spec:l.alized.spec1alized agencies,agen.cies, orii,!;heori·fhe ct1J8rctbf3r hand, ltl'il1Il1ill have formuJ.a.ted their programme for the ellBuinGel1Buins year·year-by 'hhe'1;he t'imetime of 't~;l:)ti'l:> JallJ'!.t",:Ll'JOlU\t.:U' e summer session and there will thus inevitablyinevitab~ ~ere a delay before tb~ytb3Y are in ~ ]oeitionposition fully to take account of itaits recommendation. The ACeAGe believes that it mi{3h.tmisht bolphelp to diminish the effect of this Umingtj,ming difficul't;y)difficul'r,y) whj.lewhtle contributing ~o the fUll, withinWithin its competenco,competencl:i, to the pl'Gparationpl'03parntion of the Council'sCoun~ills discussionsdiscussions,J if it adopted El.a t';'1o-foldt;o-fold procedure: firstfirBt bybJ tEe,kinsmakinG somesomB t,mtativet0ntative propoaale late in the year liSus to important particular objectivesobjectIves and programmes on whiohwbioh effective concerted action by United Nations .organizations,organizations appears to be practioable;practicable; and secondly by 'bringing together before the Gounoil'sCouncil's l:lummor~ummor ' session SHellSHCP comments on theeethese p!'opos8.1sandp:C0po8e.leand !Juchouch priority recommcncle,tio'1Srecotnnloncl'3:tio'ls as may emerge from the organeorgans of the apeciolizedspecialized agei.1,ciesagencies e.nd~nd the Cauncil"lsCauncil1s COTLiIlissj.onaCorwnissj_ons in the intorvening,monthe.intorvening. months. .These,These suggeGtions 1'elating~elating to possible future procedures whichWhich the CouncilCounoil may wish to cOUflide1'cOnRlder at :\.tsita fifteenth F.!('sf-j:l.on,fJE:'Bf-jj,on, "rould,,'ouId not,not1 of'of course, ap:pl.Yappl,y to the currentourrent yea.r.yee,r. '. I Consultation-----on programmesprogrammss-- 37. The Committe8 revievTed.revierTed at it.sits Paris sessionsess10n the manner ~,n ,.,bichl'i'bich the various processesprocesseD of consultatio~consultation on programTQE;Sprogram~~s --~" \1on8u:~tation~oneultation both at "bh~'~h'J p1~~~in8p.1.snn1ng .3tageJtage and at the stage of execution -- ':Jere~rere workingwOl'king in practice. It also took ailvantageaa..v8'1tage of '\ohe..he presence of many of tbtr..e Elsnior'Elsnior'officio.leofficials responsibleresponaib.le forf'oJ:' the progrRmmeaprogrRmmez of the UnUed Nations and. the specializ6dspecialized agencies to arrango for infcrLJ1o.J:inf'orLJ1aJ: consultations among them bot~both on t::le'b~le implement.ationimplementatioll. of 1952- p;ogram.meap;ogrammes 13.110.Bl\{i. t1:9.t!:9 formulation of 1953 :proB:ra~e8.proBra~~8. " .., B/:dloJ.1/:dloJ. Page 1; ..•.'.",',' " '.' 1 • :i!S*~range~~range activiactivi~ieB~leB for cb.lld.rencblld..ren '.. '338• ;rntn aocordanceaocordEillce w1thtbew'1thtbe request of the Aq.mln1strat;tYeAq.m1n1~tr~MYe CommitteeCOlLwittee on OoCo..ord1nationord.1natlon at iitoto el~\t-enthele\t-enth E:lbseion,8~'eeion, teco!1Jaltecc!iJ81 offi0Srf:,off10erE, of tbethe United.Un1ted. Nations re".'1' , ' • .'.'.', ' (:1nCludi'ngUNICpJF)(inOludi'ne; UNIC~~) end of the speoializeds:peoie.1ized. agenciesagenoies met in Novs'mberNovember 1951 to .' consult ontheon the c~ntiriuingcontiriuing needElneedEJ of':;If cblldr~ncbi ldr~n and tbethe development of aa. co-ordinated • '1'-. p'r~gramme;r~sramme ~~, :l.nterne.t~onal1nternet~obal tneas\.{·reotneasu'rsD d.ea·~8Ued·de~.~gued' to aBs:lst8Bs:lst gO~8l:'!1mGnt8gO~E:J:rn01Gnt8 1nin. m8€ltin'gW8€ltin'S such ne~ds.needs~ , The Administrative Co~mitteeCommittee on Uo~ordina~i~nGo~ordilla~i~n calls the following . ' . po~ts."po~te. .. to the attentlo~attention of the Eoo:J.omicEoo:.lomlo anaano SQcialSooial Council. ,;-:';:'39·~39~"Tbe.. ~be CornmiCommitteettee 1s convinced thatt1:at great opportunitiesopportunitiGS exist for improvinaimpre-v1n8 :thethe I ,'. :, • . ::"'~~:':",~~;:o.f.C:b:iltiren:ol chilliren through thetile types of services provided to nationalnatio:lal governments by I,:~!. ·.the Unitedun;ted NationsNa.tions (including UNI0EF)UNICEF) and speciaHzedspecial:!.zed 8genci08.·agenci0~. • " . ":~:'\:'.,"',.,,.t'., ".,.....•' ..,, ~',:, ::::,J;.p'.;':,The4p.•,':.The United Nations, iuc1uiingillcluding UNICEF, and the WE:O, FAO .. UNESCO and 110ItO ar&are .-.~ .' . ..,'.. .' . ,,.1,1'" :'~tWW:·.:~W .c~rryinScarrying out extensive pr.ogralLInesp1.'OgralLIUes both at Headquarters and in the 'fiold'f101d ::"~,)i,~~tl.Y..·.'~:'$i,~~tly .....,relate'drelated to the ,nef.lde.needs of lJhlldrenuhlldren or d~9igned mainly fa';fO; the benofit"o:f.benofit·of. ~:;,:-~he~';.:.tlw family and thetbe community but alaoa.~80 fundamental 'COto the weifareweifai-e of chiidranchiidren.. '·', .:~'.::·••...'.:,.:.i,','•• 'I•.' . •. .1'.,. .MaD,y'.MaDy ..technica.lteolmicalstudieastudies are carried out co-operatively by two or reoremore ••I 1 ~;., "', •• ',1',/ .•• • ,::·,or.sanizatione.:: '.orstm1zatione on problems Buchsuch as school meals, school-leavingschool.leaving age and entrance .', .. ... rt ~o...emploYlllent,employtQent, and social and mentalheaJ.tbmental 'heaJ.tb al:lpsc+,saClpec'ts of .1uvenlle,juvenile deliriquenc~~deliriquenc~r•..w•...... ,.,... ,... Proj~ctB,;'Proj~.ota... ·in 75 different oountriegoountrie3 and non-8elt'non-self'--:B<;>vflming.... 8?'rf~m1ng terl"iterritoriestoriae: ':arenow''are now . betngbeing a~~i~te~a~~1~te~ by the~Q·a8encieA.tbe~Q'a8encie8. ~o-o~li~ationCo-o~ii~ation hagha3 been achieved in the .planning,pl~1ng of rrany~any projects through S~uretariatS~~retaria~ consul~ationscon8ul~ationB and participation . ~.' . of the agencies concerned in intol'-gove:rnreentalintor-g0ve:rn..m.ental rr.9ctii:Jg8.:rr.sotii:J(38.: andBnd in the execution ,9.qff t~e projecte tArOUehtill'ough Jointjoint approachaflaJ?proachefl to gover.mnentG andend collaboration of ',- >' " ' field representatives~presentatiY6S of the agenc.iesagencios conc8lnedconc81ned ~e-'lfelopment a~:a~l .;41.;,;4l.; l!owever,However, the'further I de-'1telopment of eff".lctiveeff".letive proe;rammeprogramme of assistance to ., - governments in zP.E!etlngm~e~j.n8 thetbe needs of childror..childro.r.. ragvraqu il'Elsi:tEl8 an6.1ys..i.san51ys1s of the degreed.egree to wh,~chwh.~oh these needsneeds :.J.re~r~ beiDGbeinG wettJ:1ot byb;y national {1l1dODd lcca,llccal gO'v':n:nmtJntsgov:n:-nmunts asa6 well asae , .' ~on.gover.nme~tal~on-governme~tal insti~ut1ons.insti~utions. TheTbe emphasis placedplaccd by thet~e Eco~omioEco~omic and Social Council on the princ~p10 that int8rnat10n~1int8rnat1on~l activitiesa~tivitieB ~n any field shouldshoul~ auppl~rnentBUPP~ement and stimulate national prograrr~e8prograrr~eB tas beGn kept foremost ih current ~, '.': .; . . ,planning.planning. ~. The QbjsotivesQbJ,8otives of na.tionalnational and intDrI"lational1nt~rna'~ional p:tograooesp:::'ogrammes forfol" children can be stated in sim,plosi~plo and m1iversalIDliversal t3rms.t3rIDS. N~tioDal prograocrnesprograrrmes andnnd international aid to d.evelopdevelop services for childrenohildren shouldehould ocr;e d~si~Jedd~sig..Jed 'to assure that all cbildrenchildren are: /(i)/ (i) Safel.,v ."E/~J.61E/~)'61 ,Page 16 safa~oornSafa~Dorn ea~lsfaotorily·Startedea~1sfaotorilY'started l1f~.lif~. (1) and on their,way in ,. ,(11),(~i) rroperlyfadFroperlyfad an&an~ shelteredsheltered.• ..(11i)(Hi) Provided With'wiih' lloJ:'ical1l0;r.ica1 f~mily arid oommunitycommunity life, (iv) Enablodto 6ujoytheeujoythe hi~heathidheat possible standard of health. .." ., (v) Given o:ppor'~;unio:ppor'~;unitj:eetj:ee for f;I.~ sound er-dar.d a<'.equat6u(i.equat6 eduoation. Protl3c,.~ed u8efu~ and (Vi) Protec:~ed Rsajnst labourla'Dour aiat too 'early·ee.r:t.y all.an. age,age J prepared:prepared for u8efu~ satisfying ;:(')rk>i:nrk> e.ndend e,SS~:l.'"ec;.s,esl.!-rec.. ef' 8uita.:bleauita:ble \o!orkh1g....orkh1g conditions.oonditione. Provided ~ith a~pr~p~intu9~p~0p~iato, services tnto componsatacOllipensat~ for abnorma~ .. . ' oirOulilstcUlcSS, , oirculi1stances, 43. To knl)w,thed0gre8knnw·thed0gr88 "':'0"':;0 '\o.'l1ichv!l'1ich these o'bjectivesobjectives fl.reiLre now being met requires that governmonl:.sgovernmonGs o1al,,~I,;~eo1al'.~l,.te ioj,ithinyj'.ithin th~ir borders wbatwhat is 'being done 'for·for children through national C)J.'()j,' !.ocB:LJacel. !3er-.r~LCOG!3e:c-.r~LCOG or private :1nsMinst,itutions,,·withtutions)' with dnadn9 rega'rdrega.'rd to oustomcustom and'and: trElcl.it~on.trndition,~he'~.'he UnitodUnited NatinneNatiline(incJ.uding(including UNICES)'UNICEJ)·andand the specialized8pecia~lzed agencies poncemedponcerned ,are .rea1y,ree1y to assist a limited number of governments requ6requestingBt1ne suoh belp in J.9,2 t,/')t':l [l.l'J138S13Q,tJI313813 oxistingoristing 8eI";~lces8e:r.~ices for children and to develop broad and well-calanceclwell-i:lalancec1. ::laUo:!}!::.l:;l,1'J:l:;io,~~l p;ogramms8F:i."ogrammss for children 8el"'ViO~B8el"ViC~8 within the framework of aa. general plan fo:('fox' nationa.lnations,l 80c18.1social services. SuohSuch national plansplane should rovoalrevoal not only tl:otea poin':'8 at. wil.i~hwilbh :J&tional.:1E\.tional and local progrsrnmeeprogrammes ,should',should be undertaken but alaoa1Bo the m02~m02\iof:f21ctiv8.off3ct.ive o6Uc8ntration(mIw8ntration of international efforts to assist these programmes. At. c OEl1;'t,t'CiI3r.t.t' jn s·:;.ego:'l3'~agC' J. ,~u{)h,moh planapl8JlB wouldwould. eJsoeJ.so offerofier a basis for 8S8J.stanceaSSJ.stance to neigbboul'ingneigbbOlll'ing (Jount.ries0ou:nt.ries pith similar'similar'traditionstraditions and proble~.Jlroble~. lt4.44. Information altaad:raltGEld:r a.vaila'bIbavaila'b1b in the United Nations (inoluding(including UNICEF) ~" andand. the spec1ali7.\:1d8:peciali7.ed e.gende8~gen{Ji~& 1[!okt3e![!akt'lG it possible to proceed.proceed .on request of governIr..en-;;sgoverntr.en-;;s whll·YTi'i.ll c,ertainc.ertain ":,ypee";yPee of llrograO:llTograDW1BuJl8 withoutwoi thout 8iY'aiting resulresu1te of overall country Burveys,3urveY8, 6.B~e'B~ (i) ProBrarnme~ off0r:noff~r:n66 Ol~ improving posi~ive m~aeureem~aeurGS for protection and ,noJ;m.nOJ;mf:11l11 (L:nTelo'pr'·~·,'ltl'i.ovelOIlrl''l",lt of "r.j-)rj J.dren, f:!uohr:;ucb as bE,bE> ttert'Cer nn,,'..·tri(;1'1 tic'n, be't.terbe·t,ter m8{j,:rn£~ ~·;lllfaY.'c Aat.'.j:.:.atiJn,Aat'.j:.:.atiJn, m8{j,:rn£. 2nd.J,'1.ild2nd ·.J.'1.i1d :';olfarc olit"l:Lcs;ol:in:LcB j l)l3tterh3tter elerr,entary and voce,tion:.1vocc,tionl.1 edl"3tior.·.edl"3tior.· (11,'(ii.' T.T~ainingraming 0off hE'j,lth,h(·J.lth, :cutrLloni",utrLlon anG.linG. WeU\irewelfare lnrS01\IlelIJ'~rBoI\.nel for woxkWO!k both at profesfJionalprofeaoional 1.Gvels1.03vels :!nd0nd ab auxiliary '·-TOrkere':1orkere,J pal'tlcuJ.arlypal,J 45. Al";.ihoush:;scJ-.r',icalh El!-1sistancea!-1sistance "t r , gov"'_;"T'Ime"""gaV8lTImen-cEl"-f::t ill 'i:;}l€"- 1 t af~ 45. Al·;jhou13 :;ecr.rical to- '""u ;'''v;; 'G.l€ deve101)i1!.entQe're 0l)i1!.Sn 01 national .r~1.Yen I programmes may be .'5.1.Yon TIi2.:rJi2.,i,nl:.r.nl.:r jjnn the'..:he less deVelopeddeveJ.oped. areas)~reas) certaincerwain continuing aotivities of tbothe 'ilz:.it,:?"'iJr..it.:", Nat,i0:.E;:Nat,i0:,H3 and. the specialized asenc:iss8geno:tes arearH of va~uevalue faforl' /bothIboth .,-r--r-.-.------.._ £/2161 Page 17 .' , bo~h:~eV€!~oP€!d.,bOfh:~ev~~op€!d, anda~d under.developedunder.dsvsloped countries. For e::::ample)e~ample) all countries may·may, profit .from exchange of information on curre!1tcurre?t legislative and.and administrative develop~~nt8develop~(3nte .affecting~ffecting the welfare of childron and tectnical studies and.and developmentdev(llopment ~f 'f~~a~dard8./?~a~dardB for 'basic services for childn;r~childra~ and training of national and ,localp~r8~mnel.local perBI;mnel. 46.46, :.'The·.'The Ae~ACC a~reed that the Secretary-Genera.lSecretary-General should fOI"'I'la.rdfor-Hard to the Social ., ., .' .',Commiasio~,OommiBSio~, and that the Directors-General concen1edccncen1ed ShOllldshould forward.forward to their r~spe.cti:V~r~epe·.ctj,:V~ IJ.olicy-makin~Olicy-roakinBg bodiesbcdies Bs requiredi:;he most iml?O~ta.ntiID'po~tant prlnc:i.plesprinc:1.ples and recomnendationsrecomDendations ·resulting-resulting f:comfrom the consultations that had taken place at a ...... ' ';/, ...,1.', ..." .....:: .'...:.. " . techn~cal level. ,I..,1·_ ',''. ' ... I',,', ""1'", '1 ..•.• RehabilitationRellabllitation of the physicall,ypbysica.ll,y handicapped' :: 47'..··47'.," The Adminietrative Con:miCon:mitteettee on Co-ordination noted,noted. that considerable progress i~ the development of a co-ordinated international programme in this 1 co-ordin~ted I, field' had been made in a relatively short timetime, that co-ordin!3-tEld assistance :; tosove~nts through establishmentestablisr~e~t of demonstration centres on the'the rehabilitationre'habi'litation .9.£of th~ ha.~dica:p.ped,·bJ:l~dicaJ?'ped,' through group training ax:d'ar:d' fellowElh1pfellowship programmesprogrammes,..~. ~s~~~el.l§l.s~~~el.l 8Sas 'ex:perl'expert adv~:c~adv~:c~·' had increased to a marked degree during 1951; .tbat a'a.' j~ifit1¥ij~ifit.ly::· ;lanned ...prpgramm.eprpg~amm.e of research 'and publications was under way; and that a' auccesoftrlsuccessful , .' ! . ...., oonference~onte.rence. of n'on-governmentaln'on-s?vernmentnl organizations directly inter'ostedinterf3sted ill rehabilitationrehabilitation '" ~~'1;l~~nj~·1nt.l,yQ~~n j'~'1nt1y sponsoredsp~ngOred ·br·b~' the agencies concerned in October 195i. ;,je,.;\~8~: ~h~~"Th~~ J, ~he Ace; agreed that the SecretarY-GeneralSecretarY~Generalandand the Dir~~toTe-GeneralDir~~toTB.General .,:concerned': concerned would forward. to the Social Commission and their respective .. policy- ••,", '. ,1.1 1 ,:",:, ::. '. : makiDg.b9diesmaking.b~les reportsre~orts on'thison' this subjecv,BubJecv, which would contain' the most ~kportant~hportant .- • •• J .' ~rinciplee~rincipiee ~d~co_ndationa~d~commendationa :resultingreSUlting from the consultations amongamo~g: the agencies, together With El.a pape~pape~,J agreed byby the United Nati~nsNe,ti~n8 and 'the p~rticipaiii.Ii8'·p~rtic1patiin8" sPE/o1al1zads~o1al1zed agencies)agencies, ono~ a co-ordinated international;rOBra1Illtl~.,international ;rogralIlltlti.· ,,'' ...... , ,I,' .. · l ", . /rv./IV. ADMINISTRATIVE E~l61E~161 Pil£eP6£e 18 IV. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS '. ... ConmonCommon services" 49. The Committee disousseddieoussed ylithrlith the Advisory Committee, at the joint rr.eetingn:eetiDg referred to ea.rlier in this report.,report, thersportthe report which was·was, to be Bubmitted 'by the secretary-Genera.l·to8ecretary-Genera.l'to ,tho,th€l General Assembly o~the co-ordination'oo-ordination' of ssrvicesinservices in Gene~~. It approved the report andandt}:leE?CecutivetbeE?Cecutive Heads of the organizatlonsorganizati,ons '\ ooncernedconcerned agreed to ll~t i,ts.i,te,recommend,at,ionsrecommendations .intointo effect forthwith.forthWith. 50. At itaits Paris sessionBession the Committee agreed (8)(a) that the.the va.rious surveys in Geneva.Geneva referred to in the fir9tfirst report shoulC\shoul~ be completed at the earliest,earliest· practicable date;da.te; (b) that~hat propO~$.lS'propos.$.lsfqrfqr. extending. to other areas in EuropeEuropB the common rate·s for interpreters and translators agreed upon in Geneva should'beshould: be ,preparedprepared for the n~xt '~es~'~es~ionion of t~~'t4~ Committee; ,((c)0) that the inquiry·inquiry, in'in 'GenevaGeneva " ...... ehouMehouJ.d. be extended toto co~er c~rtalnc~rta.1n l?ersonnell?er8onnelm~ttersmatters a.ndand library services; end (d) that a similar inqUiryinquiry should be made 'into the extent ,to,towh1chwhich :f'u,J;'ther:f'U;l;'ther oo.. ordination of se~icesBe~ices could be ~chfevecl:':W1.thOitt~chfevad,:WithOitt ~~c.rl:fice.ofef'fiCi~nc:Y;·~'~c:ri:fi~e,Ofef'fiCi~n~y;' in var1du13 :i:rcooo:rcao 'C'lYorrCIJ'3'C'l)'orrcu'3 bcgintl.:!])gt{ith',th~bCBintl.:!])gH1.tb·,th~ 'Middle' East and Bangkolt.'Bangkolt. . . . , . , International CiVilCivil Service Ap,viI;lOryl3oartlAdviooryBoartl ;zJ ',J' .;,;.,.' I • • • ••••.' • , . • 51. The CommitteeCommitteo diacufJseddiscufJsed wwith1.th thetlu;l Chairman of ICSAB the .'llrov1s1ona.lreport"provia10rtal 'rsIiort of . t~~thA~bOO;boo;. 0.10."1 1n~aElnicoin~eanico' training"a~dtra~~g"a~d the members ag;eedag~~ed to co"cpel'ateco"cpexate clo~elY'clo~ely' with .' . .. 19&\13ICS\:B in.in_ the :f'1i.rtberflirtl.ler stagesstages;.cf:,cf 1.tsits work on that BUb,Jeot.BU~Ject~·.·'" . 52-52. AcM:nAot~gg ullonupon a propoea~byprollos~~by thetbe Director-GeneralD1.rector";General of,of. ths'ILO;itfurlherthS'ILO;itfurlher a.greedagreed tot,o requestregues~ rCSA]ICSAJ3 'toto studystudy. t1l6~be q~esti.orio~q~esti.oriof standard'EJstandard,s ,of'profeee'1onal,of'profees'ional -conductconduct iri. tiletlle :1nternati~nal,1nte~ati~nal.CiTilCi~1l se~:j.ce..~~ithout·'1of1ehingse~:j.c:e...~~it:nout,tdehing ,to limit the sc'opeS:C'ope' of the' Board' e rev'::'ell,rev'::'e"y, the CptnmittesCpmmittee sugge,sted that.tha't. t-~_rev1ewt-~.rev1ew shouldshould. ,1ncludemattereincludemattere of oonductoonduot Whichwhich have a b.e~f.ingb,e~r.ing on th~ p~:r8onal,1ntesr1ty.,personal.intesr1ty,; loyaltyloya.ltyandand pl'Ofe~e10ria.lp:rofeesloria.l reputa.t16nr611Uta.ti6n ofo~ offi?otals,offi~ialBJ BJ¥it?~J1!ltin~:?Xlance:BJ¥lt?~,:~:tn~i?nance: by thl?m.,oi',theJ;rE.of. highetandards of courtesy) objectivity dnd disinterestedness '~.'~, ' ~ \ ' .• -+ ..'. i -.._.. .• Eub110Publio 1nfortl!t1.tion1nforme.t1.on .",,',.' . 53. The ACC reviewodreViewed certain problems·problems, of pUblicpUblio 1nformationoritiheinformationori'the baeis'basle' olthe6f'the report of itaits ConSUltative Committee. It discussed Joint aotion Which m1gh~ be . taken among the United Nations and speoialized .agencies,agencies to make the mostmoat effootive UBe of their public in! t1 . effootive use of their llubl1c informationorma on services and to develop further·further. measures of mutual assistance among the,the services of the United Nations and 'the agencies. /The Comm1tteeComm1ttee E/2l61 Page 19 The Committee stressedstressod the need for rr.aking some80me of the projects, such as film production, inc:reasingl,yinc:reaeingl,y self-supporting 811Cl811C1 noted. 1.;ith10lith s8.tisfaction68.tisfac.;t1on the progress ~ in this field. COpYrightCOp¥right for works of tb,e.t~~ United !'1atioT'P~:mdN(~tio~8 and the ~~cialhed~~ciali~ed agenciesagenc1es .5,54.-4• The AceACe agreed 'chat 1.:i. t woulll ce'be det3ir-abl~det3iI'abl~ that 'che'0he UniversalUn1-versal C0pyrigbt Convention, which will be the subjectsubject; of01' an L"1t.el·-BOveIT'lIJe~ltall.71t.el·-BOveIT'lIJe~ltal Conference to be convened by Unesco in 1952, should c0nt~1nc0nt~in a provision sesuringsesu~ing copyright protection to thothe pUblished 8Wa!J.l~.1. UI!publisl,lod.UI!publiS~lGd 'forks'l"Orks of the United Nations and the speoiallzadspeoia.l1zed agencio8. It was underGtoudunderGtoGd that Unesco i'1illHill propose that the draftdra.ft Convention bGbe amendod accordingly.accord1ngl.;r. ~Che a.bove mentioned provision 'Wouldwould not affect the freedom of thet.he Orgonizo.tionsOrgo.nizations to waive th9irtheir copyrightcopyright. uhene'lJ'sruhene'IJer its exercise 1/1 1 waswae not required.-' I '};,/'l:./ As amended, paragrapbspara8rapbs (1) and (2) of ArticleAl:t1cle IL of the Draft Convention " would read 838S followsfolloW's ~ (2)(1) PablibbedPilblil:;hed works of nationalsne..tionals of &..n,y~~. Contracting state and works first :pUblishedFUbllshed tberuinthervin fI:w.ll~:1Ull enjoy in each other Contracting State J f.lDG.tlnG. workr fnb.lfilblifi.f ~:c.i~:ci b:;0:; teene- 'U!1:t'::~-dt'!1:t'::~'d I';o.tlcnor-;o.ticno or e:;!!.e::.y of tb~the spas;poci8,li7.ed.0 i8.11 ~,ed. a~endeBe.Rendes '81i"5Ilshall en,1oy IIIll! Gach ContractingContractin~ Sta'i.ie,sta'lie, the same protection as that state cccords to works of itsita nationals firsi; publishedpUblished in itG o:m territory. (2) UnpublishedUnFubl1shed works of :ns':;'jona).8nat,jona).8 of 8acb8ach Contra.cting Statestate shall otl:or~;:;I.tr~C;:;I,tr~ I?njoyrnjoy 1n ,:,ich':,ich otter ...:,tinB Stc..te,Stc..t8 J and unpubllohcd works of t.hethe UnitedU~ted Nations or an,ya.ny of the opecializsctopecializea: agc;nclea§l1~lflaeEall enjoy ., ~ch:L."1·each Contracting state,s"tate, tile. samo protection as that Statestate accorcleMCorcls to-to unpubl1si:leclunpubl1si:lec1. work.Bwor:>:s of 1ts OWIlown nationals.nat.ionals.