27 July 1990

37th Plenary Meeting

1990/80. Future administrative arrangements for the United Nations Pledging Conference for Development Activities

The Economic and Social Council,

Reaffirming the importance of the United Nations Pledging Conference for Development Activities,

Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on future administrative arrangements for the Conference,

1. Recommends to the General Assembly that the United Nations Pledging Conference for Development Activities remain the principal forum for Member States and others to pledge their contributions to United Nations operational activities for development, that it continue to be convened early in November and that its basic format remain unchanged;

2. Recommends further, if possible commencing in 1990:

(a) That the Conference be limited to one day and continue to be opened by the Secretary-General;

(b) That greater use be made of written pledges, delegations being given an opportunity to make pledges in writing before the Conference takes place, those pledges to be announced at the Conference in the President's opening statement;

(c) That, as a general rule, statements by participants in the Conference be limited to five minutes each;

(d) That a speakers' list be established for Member States and others wishing to pledge, the only other statements to be an opening and closing statement by the President of the Conference, should he or she wish, and short closing statements by executive heads of the United Nations programmes and funds or their representatives;

(e) That the adoption and signing of the Final Act of the Conference be replaced by the adoption of a report of the Conference.