,,UN'ITEDUN'ITED NANATION'Sf/ON'S ECONOMIC GENERAL AND E1E!2161'216J. SOCIAL COUNCIL 13 December 1951 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH:ENGLISH Dual DistritutionDistri'tuti6n 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 /TbITb irteenth E/2161E/21bl Ej216lEj2161 Page 2 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. /1. fu,"'VIEW ?/2l6l?/2l6l PacnPaG'" 33 I.I• REVIEWREVIEW OFOF lY1M.CHnlERYliiM.CHTI-lERY FORFOR THE:THE EXP.4.NDEDEXPA.NDED FROGRAl'il<iEFROGRAl,it<iE OFOF TECFJnc.;..LTECFJnc."I.L .-1.83ISTAI';CE.-1.83ISTil1iCE 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