29 July 1983

Cross-organizational Review Of Selected Major Sectors In The

medium-term plans of the organizations of the United Nations system

The Economic and Social Council,

Conscious of its role in co-ordinating the economic and social activities of the United Nations system under the Charter of the United Nations and relevant General Assembly resolutions, particularly resolution 32/197 of 20 December 1977,

Recalling its resolution 1982/50 of 28 July 1982 on the revitalization of the Economic and Social Council, and recognizing the need to clarify the nature of the reviews requested in paragraph 1 (f) of that resolution,

1. Decides to review, starting in 1985, on a biennial basis, one or more major sectors, taking account of the medium-term plans of, or equivalent documents and information from, the organs, organizations and bodies of the United Nations system;

2. Further decides, in order to allow sufficient lead time for the preparation of documents and necessary financial data, to select the sector or sectors for review in 1985 at its organizational session for 1984, and to follow the same procedure in future reviews, taking into account the topics for cross- organizational programme analyses selected for review by the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination in the respective years;

3. Requests the Secretary-General to include in future reports specific conclusions and recommendations, based on an analytical assessment of the activities and programmes of the United Nations system in the selected sectors, in order to enable the Council to enhance its role in co-ordinating the activities and programmes of the system in the economic and social sectors.