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242 Economic and social questions

had remained precarious, largely because of thecontinuing deficit in the United States balance ofpayments.

On 15 August 1971, he said, the United Statesauthorities had taken wide-ranging measureswhich could seriously disrupt trade and currencyrelations within the international community.

When the Governors representing the 118member countries of the Fund had met inSeptember 1971 at Washington, D.C., he said, aconsensus had emerged on some important issues.The Governors had unanimously called upon allmembers to collaborate with the Fund and witheach other in establishing a satisfactory structureof exchange rates and in facilitating resumption ofthe orderly conduct of the Fund's operations.

Members had also been called upon to collabo-rate in efforts to reduce restrictive trade andexchange practices and to establish satisfactory

arrangements for the settlement of internationaltransactions.

The Managing Director reported that theExecutive Directors of the Fund had been request-ed to report to the Board of Governors withoutdelay on the measures that were necessary ordesirable for the improvement or reform of theinternational monetary system.

Such improvement or reform over the longterm, he said, would involve measures relatingboth to the effectiveness of the internationaladjustment process and to improvement in controlover the volume of international liquidity; in thatcontext, it had been thought that the SpecialDrawing Rights could in time become the mainasset in which countries would hold their reserves.

The Council took note with appreciation of thereport of the International Monetary Fund, inadopting resolution 1647(LI).

DOCUMENTARY REFERENCES

Economic and Social Council—51st sessionPlenary meetings 1800, 1801, 1805.

E/5075. Note by Secretary-General (transmitting summary ofannual report of International Monetary Fund for fiscal yearended 30 April 1971).

RESOLUTION 1647(LI), as proposed by Council President, takingnote with appreciation of report of International Monetary Fund,adopted without objection by Council on 27 October 1971,meeting 1801.

A/8403/Add.1. Addendum to report of Economic and SocialCouncil, resumed 51st session, Chapter II A.

Chapter III

United Nations operational activities for development

The United Nations Development Programme

The United Nations Development Programme(UNDP), financed by voluntary contributions ofGovernments, continued in 1971 as the largestmultilateral source of technical and pre-invest-ment assistance in the world.

The Programme provides Governments ofdeveloping countries, at their request, with techni-cal and pre-investment assistance aimed at helpingthem:

— in carrying out survey and feasibility studiesto determine the economic potential and plan theproductive use of natural resources such as soil,rivers, forests and minerals;

— in establishing and strengthening permanenteducational and training institutes;

— in creating and expanding research centresfor the development and application of moderntechnology;

— in supplying technical, training and advisoryservices to help build the economic and socialinfrastructure necessary for development.

The Programme came into existence on 1January 1966, following a General Assemblydecision of 22 November 19651 to combine twoexisting assistance programmes of the UnitedNations: the Expanded Programme of TechnicalAssistance and the United Nations Special Fund.The former, established in 1950, provided short-term technical advisory services, fellowships tonationals of developing countries for studyabroad, and equipment for demonstration andtraining purposes. The Special Fund, establishedin 1959, focused on large-scale pre-investmentprojects designed to assist developing countries in

1 See Y.U.N., 1965, pp. 273-75, text of resolution 2029 (XX).

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widening their productive capabilities, makingmore effective use of their human and naturalresources and attracting investment capital.

In 1970, the UNDP Governing Council reviewedan extensive study that had been made of theUnited Nations development system and adoptedmany of the principles and guidelines proposedfor strengthening it. These reforms were subse-quently endorsed by the Economic and SocialCouncil and approved by the General Assembly.2

Among other things, they called for the elimina-tion of the distinction between the Special Fundand Technical Assistance components of UNDP andthe introduction of country programming. By theend of 1971, 19 UNDP country programmes hadbeen drawn up for approval by the UNDPGoverning Council in 1972.

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December 1970.

Activities in 1971 under the United Nations Development Programme

In 1971, the first year of the Second UnitedNations Development Decade, the United NationsDevelopment Programme (UNDP) provided a rec-ord level of assistance to developing countries.During the year, 4,807 technical co-operationprojects were being implemented, assistance to196 large-scale and 1,297 small-scale projects wasapproved, and some 640 field projects werecompleted.

The year also saw the introduction of a revisedsystem of programming, in accordance with thereforms approved by the General Assembly in1970.3 Under the new country programmingarrangements, the distinction between SpecialFund and Technical Assistance projects was to beeliminated by 1 January 1972.

In 1971, Governments of 19 countries, assistedby the staff of UNDP and the participatingorganizations, formulated the first UNDP countryprogrammes for approval by the GoverningCouncil at its January 1972 session.

Each of the 19 Governments identified thesectoral development objectives against which itenvisaged the need for external assistance ingeneral, and UNDP assistance in particular, andestablished a preliminary list of specific projects tobe continued or approved over a period of years.This forward planning of UNDP assistance wascarried out in the context of the country's nationaldevelopment plan or programme and within theframework of an indicative planning figure,proposed by the UNDP Administrator and ap-proved by the Governing Council, of UNDPresources estimated as being reasonably likely tobe available to the country for five years beginningin January 1972.

Projects approved in 1971During 1971, the UNDP Governing Council

approved 196 large-scale (Special Fund compo-nent) projects and 1,297 small-scale (TechnicalAssistance component) projects.

Of the large-scale projects approved during theyear, 167 were country projects, 24 were regionaland four, inter-regional; and one global project

was approved, for the study of the implications ofthe "green revolution."

Of the $203.4 million earmarked for large-scaleprojects, 43 per cent went to projects in agricul-ture, an increase of 30 per cent over 1970.Industry accounted for 17.4 per cent of the newearmarkings and public utilities for 15.7 per cent.There was a fivefold increase in the funds set asidefor multi-sector projects, which rose to 14.2 percent of earmarkings in 1971. Funds for educationand science amounted to 8.4 per cent of the totalfor large-scale projects.

The distribution of funds for large-scale proj-ects by region was as follows: Africa, 30 per cent;the Americas, 22.5 per cent; Asia and the Far East,19.8 per cent; Europe, the Mediterranean and theMiddle East, 26 per cent. For inter-regional andglobal projects, funds totalled 1.5 per cent.

The United Nations, the International LabourOrganisation (ILO) and the Food and AgricultureOrganization (FAO) assumed responsibility forexecuting 57 per cent of the projects. The WorldHealth Organization (WHO) and the InternationalBank for Reconstruction and Development, and,to a lesser degree, the Inter-Governmental Mari-time Consultative Organization (IMCO) and theInternational Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) eachhad a larger number of projects to execute than in1970. Two projects were to be executed by UNDP.

A total of 10 investment feasibility studies,costing $1,336,490, were authorized by the UNDPAdministrator in 1971. These were to assistAfghanistan, Iceland and Peru and five countriesin Africa—Burundi, Chad, Liberia, Rwanda andSenegal. Six of the studies were entrusted to theInternational Bank for execution, and one each toFAO, the International Civil Aviation Organization,UNDP and the International Development Bank.

Of the 1,297 small-scale projects approvedduring 1971—62 more than in 1970—1,206 (or 93per cent) were country projects, 58 were regionaland 33, inter-regional.

3 See Y.U.N., 1970, pp. 350-55, text of resolution 2688(XXV) of 11December 1970.

See Y.U.N., 1970, pp. 350-55, text of resolution 2688(XXV) of 11


The United Nations was assigned the largestnumber of projects for execution (376). The otherorganizations given responsibility for the im-plementation of a substantial number of projectswere: FAO (25); the United Nations Educational,Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)(158); the United Nations Industrial DevelopmentOrganization (UNIDO) (141); and ILO (125).

1971 field activitiesDuring 1971, a total of 4,807 projects were

being implemented by UNDP in 137 countries andterritories of the developing world. This involvedan outlay of some $245 million ($189 million forSpecial Fund component projects and $56 millionfor Technical Assistance component projects) ofresources voluntarily contributed by Govern-ments; this figure compared with expenditures ofsome $207 million in 1970 and $177 million in1969, an increase of 39 per cent over a three-yearperiod. An additional $280 million in cash or inkind came from recipient Governments.

The distribution of UNDP projects being imple-mented in 1971—by executing agency, geograph-ical region and economic and social sector—isshown in the following table.

1971 Expenditures(in millions ofU.S. dollars)

Participating andExecuting Agency

United NationsInternational Labour

Organisation (ILO)Food and Agriculture

Organization (FAO)United Nations Educational,

Scientific and CulturalOrganization (UNESCO)

International CivilAviation Organization(ICAO)

World HealthOrganization (WHO)

International Bank forReconstruction andDevelopment

Universal Postal Union (UPU)International Tele-

communication Union (ITU)World Meteorological

Organization (WMO)Inter-Governmental Maritime

Consultative Organization(IMCO)

International AtomicEnergy Agency (IAEA)

United Nations IndustrialDevelopment Organization(UNIDO)

United Nations Conferenceon Trade and Development(UNCTAD)

Asian Development Bank

SpecialFund

Component

31.3

24.2

70.8

25.2

2.9

6.2

9.50.5

4.4

4.4

0.1

0.7

6.5

0.51.1

TechnicalAssistanceComponent

10.8

6.7

12.3

8.8

2.1

5.7

0.5

2.1

1.3

0.2

1.0

2.8

1.4

Participating andExecuting Agency

International DevelopmentBank

United Nations DevelopmentProgramme (UNDP)

RegionAfricaThe AmericasAsia and the Far EastEurope, Mediterranean

and the Middle EastInter-regional

Economic and SocialSectorAgricultureIndustryPublic utilitiesHousing, building and

physical planningMulti-sectorHealthEducation and scienceSocial welfarePublic administration

and other services

SpecialFund

Component

0.2

0.6

60.838.1

46.6

41.2

2.3

68.242.7

30.8

3.014.51.7

18.60.7

8.9

TechnicalAssistanceComponent

0.3

17.512.3

13.5

8.4

4.3

12.97.1

7.0

0.7

5.3

5.5

8.7

3.0

5.8

Of the projects under implementation, 4,349were country projects (86 per cent of totalexpenditures), 342 were regional projects (11.5per cent), 114, inter-regional projects (2.7 percent) and two, global projects (0.1 per cent ofexpenditures).

Project expenditures were highest in Africa,which accounted for 32 per cent of the total, whilethose in the Americas amounted to 21 per cent, inAsia and the Far East to 25 per cent, and inEurope, the Mediterranean and Middle East to 20per cent.

Sectorally, agriculture accounted for 33 per centof the expenditures, industry for 20.3 per cent,public utilities for 15.4 per cent, and educationand science for 11.1 per cent.

Four organizations—FAO, the United Nations,UNESCO and ILO—executed 71 per cent of alloperational projects and spent 78 per cent of allthe monies expended on UNDP-financed projectinputs. As in previous years, the largest number ofoperational projects (1,114) were carried out byFAO, which spent $83.1 million, or 34 per cent ofUNDP expenditures.

The United Nations, with 1,085 projects, ac-counted for 17.2 per cent of the total expendi-tures; UNESCO, with 686 projects, for 13.9 per cent;and ILO, with 539 projects, for 12.6 per cent.

A total of 10,139 experts belonging to 111nationalities served in various UNDP-assisted proj-ects during the year. Of these, 38 per cent werefrom France, the United Kingdom and the UnitedStates. The developing countries furnished 29 percent of the experts; India was the principal source


among this group of countries, providing 4.2 percent of the total number of experts.

Technical Assistance component projects fi-nanced 4,465 fellowships during 1971 to enablenationals of developing countries to study or trainabroad; 2,650 fellowships were awarded to nation-al personnel appointed to Special Fund-assistedprojects. Asia and the Far East received the largestnumber of fellowships—2,027, or 28.5 per cent.

The majority of fellowships were awarded forstudy or training in the industrially advancedcountries, principally France, the United Kingdomand the United States, which together received 27per cent of the fellows. The Federal Republic ofGermany, Italy, Switzerland and the USSR alsoreceived a large number of fellows.

A growing number—46.7 per cent—of fellow-ship placements were made in countries whichwere recipients of UNDP aid. Also, some fellowsattended regional and inter-regional seminars inthe less developed countries.

Project equipment ordered during 1971 totalled$40.9 million in value, an increase of 19 per centover 1970. Some 73 per cent of the total orderswere placed with 10 industrially advanced coun-tries. Major orders in 1971 included laboratory,agricultural and communications equipment, toolsand motor vehicles. Orders for computers in-creased more than fivefold over 1970.

During 1971, field work was completed on 113large-scale (Special Fund component) projects.This brought the cumulative number of projectscompleted in the field during 1959-1971 to 549,or 38 per cent of the large-scale projects approvedby the Governing Council. An estimated 525small-scale (Technical Assistance component) pro-jects were also completed during the year.

Investment commitments resulting directlyfrom large-scale projects exceeded $ 1,200 millionin 1971, bringing over-all follow-up investmentcommitments to $5,800 million.

Provision of operational,executive andadministrative personnel

Under the scheme for the provision of opera-tional, executive and administrative personnel inthe field of public administration, experts areappointed on a temporary basis as officials of theGovernments being assisted, although they remainin the employ of the United Nations or thespecialized agencies participating in the scheme.The United Nations, or the agency concerned,recruits the experts for service with Governmentsand supplements the salaries paid by Governmentswhen they are too low to attract experts of therequired calibre. The experts are responsible fortraining nationals to take over from them asrapidly and as completely as possible.

In 1971, the Technical Assistance component ofUNDP financed 184 operational experts whoworked in the following 47 countries and territo-ries: Antigua, the Bahamas, Barbados, Botswana,British Honduras, the Cayman Islands, Chad,Cyprus, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gambia,Ghana, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Iran, Ivory Coast,Jamaica, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, the Libyan ArabRepublic, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Morocco,Nepal, the Netherlands Antilles, Niger, Nigeria,the Republic of Viet-Nam, Sierra Leone, Singa-pore, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, the Syrian ArabRepublic, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda,the United Republic of Tanzania, West Irian,Western Samoa, Yemen, Zaire and Zambia.

Extra-budgetaryoperations

In 1971, as in previous years, the UnitedNations and its related agencies carried out sometechnical aid projects on the basis of extra-budg-etary financing, that is with funds other than thoseprovided under the assessed budgets of thoseorganizations or under allocations for the Techni-cal Assistance component of UNDP.

In 1971, the trust funds in which the Adminis-trator of UNDP participated at the request of theSecretary-General of the United Nations includedthe following: (1) the United Nations Fund forPopulation Activities (see pp. 356-57); (2) theSpecial Industrial Services (SIS) Trust Fund,administered jointly by the UNDP Administratorand the Executive Director of UNIDO (see page288); (3) the Fund of the United Nations forthe Development of West Irian (see below); (4) theUnited Nations Capital Development Fund (seepp. 302-3); (5) the United Nations Volunteers(see below); (6) the Funds-in-Trust Programmefor the Republic of Zaire, which in 1971 totalled$2,303,398; (7) the Swedish Trust Fund forLesotho and Swaziland, which in 1971 totalled$1,160,000; and (8) the United Nations KoreanReconstruction Agency, whose residual assets as atthe end of the year stood at $20,888.

The United Nations Fund for the Developmentof West Irian (FUNDWI), the largest funds-in-trustprogramme administered by UNDP, was financedfrom the $30 million pledged by the Governmentof the Netherlands and an approximately equiva-lent amount in local currency made available bythe Government of Indonesia.

Seventy-two international personnel (of 24nationalities) were on duty in West Irian in 1971,of whom 64 were project personnel.

Sixty-six counterpart personnel had completedor were in the process of completing fellowshiptraining and travel grants financed by FUNDWI.

By the end of 1971, equipment and suppliesestimated at a value of $7,350,000 had been


either delivered or were en route to West Irian.The West Irian Joint Development Foundation

was formally inaugurated on 14 May 1971 inDjajapura. The Foundation, a small loan agencyfor which FUNDWI pledged $4 million and theGovernment of Indonesia an equal amount inlocal currency, was set up to encourage thedevelopment of transportation, export earningprojects, agricultural processing, and fishing,through equity investment or concessional low-interest loans, and management and technicaladvice.

The United Nations Volunteers programme(UNV) established by the General Assembly on 7December 1970,4 completed its first year ofoperation in 1971. By the end of the year, formalrequests for the services of more than 110 United

Nations Volunteers to work in various UNDP-assist-ed projects had been received from Governmentsof developing countries, and about 10 Volunteershad begun their respective assignments, serving inChad, Niger and Yemen.

Contributions to the Special Voluntary Fundestablished to support the activities of the Volun-teers programme were pledged by Cyprus, Den-mark, the Holy See, India, Iran, Iraq, Laos,Lebanon, Morocco, Switzerland, Togo, Turkeyand the United States. A number of non-govern-mental and private sources also contributed to theFund. As at 1 December 1971, total pledgesamounted to $256,955.

4 See Y.U.N., 1970, pp. 356-57, text of resolution 2659(XXV).

Finances of the United Nations Development Programme

Programmes assisted by the United NationsDevelopment Programme (UNDP) are financed byvoluntary contributions of countries which areMembers of the United Nations and/or thespecialized agencies and the International AtomicEnergy Agency.

In 1971, 126 Governments pledged contri-butions to UNDP totalling the equivalent of$240,589,769. In addition, cash counterpart con-tributions from recipient Governments amountedto $9,831,132, and programme costs payable inlocal currency by recipient Governments totalled$9,546,703. Within the total resources availableand earmarkings of funds authorized by theGoverning Council, allocations were issued by theAdministrator totalling $288.8 million, including$27.4 million for the UNDP administrative andprogramme support costs budget.

Expenditures in 1971 totalled $317.1 million,including costs of Technical Assistance contingen-cies, costs of preparatory assistance to Govern-ments, pre-project activities for Special Fundcomponent project requests, the Special IndustrialServices (SIS) programme, investment feasibilitystudies, and administrative and programme sup-port of UNDP and the participating and executingagencies.

A summary statement of expenditures for 1971from UNDP resources is shown below.

SpecialFund

TechnicalAssistance Total

On millions of U.S. dollars)196.9

19.2

216.1

64.59,1

73.6

261.428.3

289.7

Project costsOverhead costs

Sub-totalUNDP administrative andprogramme support costs budget

Total

27.4

317.1

Special Fund projectsIn 1971, the UNDP Governing Council approved

earmarkings from UNDP resources totalling$203,786,100 to finance 196 Special Fund compo-nent projects approved at the eleventh and twelfthsessions of the Governing Council. An additionalamount of $159,877 was earmarked to cover costsof preparatory assistance missions not resulting inapproved projects. After deduction of an amountof $2,207,673 of earmarkings surrendered inrespect of completed and cancelled projects, thenet earmarkings for 1971 amounted to$201,738,304.

Allocations issued by the UNDP Administrator in1971 to cover project costs and pre-projectactivities, including preparatory assistance mis-sions, totalled $181.5 million.

Technical Assistance projectsAt its eleventh session, the Governing Council

approved earmarkings from UNDP resources total-ling $78,705,966 to cover the following costs of theTechnical Assistance component projects in 1971:$57,316,000 for projects to be approved by theUNDP Administrator against country targets;$12,504,000 for inter-country projects; and$8,885,966 for overhead costs of the participatingand executing agencies. As a result of decisionstaken by the Council at its twelfth session, this lastfigure was increased to $9,108,115.

Allocations issued by the Administrator forcountry and inter-country projects and overheadcosts of the participating and executing agenciestotalled $77,780,490.

Revolving FundAt its June 1970 session, the Governing Council

approved a level of $14 million for the UNDP


Revolving Fund for the financing of TechnicalAssistance component contingency projects, Spe-cial Fund component preparatory activities, invest-ment-oriented feasibility studies, projects of theSpecial Industrial Services type and activities of anurgent nature arising from emergency situations.

Allocations issued totalled $12,213,326 as at 31December 1971. Of this amount, $1,522,799 wasfor Technical Assistance component contingen-cies; $3,487,647 for Special Industrial Servicesactivities; $366,430 for investment feasibility stud-ies; $4,346,200 for Special Fund componentpre-project activities; and $2,490,250 for SpecialFund preparatory assistance missions.

The unallocated balance of the Revolving Fundas at 31 December 1971 amounted to $1,786,674.This amount was to be surrendered to the UNDPaccount, since by decision of the GoverningCouncil the Revolving Fund was to be replaced as

of 1 January 1972 by a Programme Reserve, set upto meet unforeseen needs, to finance projects ofthe Special Industrial Services type, to financeunanticipated projects or phases and to meet otherpurposes as might be determined from time totime by the Governing Council. The 1972 level ofthe Programme Reserve was set at $9 million.

Contributions pledged for 1972At the Pledging Conference held in New York

on 1 November 1971, 119 Governments an-nounced contributions to UNDP for 1972 totallingthe equivalent of $172.7 million. Additionalcontributions subsequently announced by 12 Gov-ernments brought the total pledges to$269,862,073, as at 31 May 1972. These contribu-tions brought to $2,377,301,438 the cumulativeamount of all Government contributions to UNDPand its predecessor programmes.

CONTRIBUTIONS PLEDGED TO UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR 1972(As at 31 May 1972)

Country

AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaArgentinaAustraliaAustriaBahrainBarbadosBelgiumBoliviaBotswanaBrazilBulgariaBurmaByelorussian SSRCameroonCanadaCentral African RepublicCeylonChileColombiaCongoCosta RicaCubaCyprusCzechoslovakiaDenmarkDominican RepublicEcuador

EgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEthiopiaFederal Republic of Germany

Fiji

Amount(In U.S. dollars)

130,0004,348

310,000

850,0002,000,000

1,800,00010,00015,000

3,796,095

30,000

8,000

1,300,000

88,000

100,000164,03434,222

18,000,0004,317

180,000

320,000400,000

7,194

10,000

100,00023,316

761,773

20,741,75818,000

133,000459,982

15,0002,121

95,000

15,028,036

10,000

Country

FinlandFranceGabonGambiaGhanaGreeceGuatemalaGuyanaHaitiHoly SeeHondurasHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyIvory CoastJamaicaJapanJordanKenyaKhmer RepublicKuwaitLaosLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyan Arab RepublicLuxembourgMadagascarMalawi

Amount(In U.S. dollars) Country

3,500,0005,923,622

43,1653,120

260,000400,00027,000

105,0001,000

5,000

7,500126,67445,455

3,750,000120,000

1,000,000300,000285,000

218,000

3,500,00090,000

100,0008,000,000

54,10290,00021,622

350,00013,000

123,00610,00075,000

310,000

45,455

24,49010,000

MalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMonacoMongoliaMoroccoNauruNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorwayOmanPakistanPanamaParaguayPeople's Democratic

Republic of YemenPeruPhilippinesPolandQatarRepublic of KoreaRepublic of Viet-NamRomaniaRwandaSaudi ArabiaSenegalSierra Leone


100,0001,000

10,0008,400

15,0003,500

500,000

4,31913,000

268,240575

23,000

13,750,000714,62628,00025,180

140,000

10,055,78050,000

1,067,000115,000

3,048

1,650200,000500,000630,000200,000220,00022,000

221,8337,320

350,000

70,000

75,000


Country

SingaporeSomaliaSpainSudanSwazilandSwedenSwitzerlandSyrian Arab RepublicThailandTogo


100,0004,141

475,000

170,000

5,60126,000,000

4,250,00026,178

355,500

6,000

Country

Trinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyUgandaUkrainian SSRUSSRUnited KingdomUnited Republic of TanzaniaUnited StatesUpper Volta


90,000180,000663,00028,011

407,117

3,256,936

20,154,848

84,034

86,000,000

5,000

Country

UruguayVenezuelaWestern SamoaYemenYugoslaviaZaireZambia

Total


179,500920,000

1,4402,300

908,589200,000

109,000

269,862,073


A/8350. Financial reports and accounts for financial year ended 31December 1970 and reports of Board of Auditors. Report ofAdvisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Ques-tions, Section B.

A/8407/Add.1. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).Financial reports and accounts for year ended 31 December1970 and report of Board of Auditors.

A/8643. Operational activities for development. Budget estimatesfor administrative and programme support services of UNDP foryear 1972. Report of Advisory Committee on Administrative andBudgetary Questions (ACABQ).

E/4954 and Corr.1. Report of Governing Council of UNDP on its11th session, 14 January-2 February 1971, Chapter V andAnnexes II-IV.

E/5043/Rev.1. Report of Governing Council of UNDP on its 12thsession, Santiago, Chile, 7-23 June 1971, Chapter V and Annex

1971 Pledging Conference

1971 United Nations Pledging Conference on UNDP and UnitedNations Capital Development Fund, meetings 1 and 2(A/CONF.53/SR.1-2).

A/CONF.53/1. Final Act of 1971 United Nations PledgingConference on UNDP and United Nations Capital DevelopmentFund.

Decisions of Governing Council, Economic and Social Council and General Assembly

During 1971, the Governing Council of the UnitedNations Development Programme (UNDP) held itseleventh session from 14 January to 2 February inNew York, and its twelfth session from 7 to 23June in Santiago, Chile. The decisions of theGoverning Council, and of the Economic andSocial Council and the General Assembly, onvarious aspects of UNDP activities are describedbelow.

Capacity of the United Nationsdevelopment system

In 1971, the UNDP Governing Council took anumber of steps to implement the decisions takenby the General Assembly on 11 December 1970 onthe capacity of the United Nations developmentsystem.5

At its eleventh session, the Governing Councilapproved a major reorganization of the UNDPadministration, along the lines proposed in 1970in Sir Robert Jackson's "A Study of the Capacity ofthe United Nations Development System."6 Fourregional bureaux were established: for Africa;Asia and the Far East; Latin America; and Europe,the Mediterranean and the Middle East. Eachbureau was to be headed by an Assistant Adminis-trator and to be responsible for the administrationof UNDP programmes and projects in its respectiveregion, including appraisal, implementation, eval-uation and follow-up.

The Governing Council also approved the

establishment of the Planning Bureau to carry outlong-term planning, programme analysis, researchand over-all evaluation of the Programme.

In a related action, the Council authorized theUNDP Administrator to delegate to UNDP ResidentRepresentatives authority to approve projectscosting up to $100,000.

With regard to the question of resources, theGoverning Council noted the Administrator's callfor a doubling of financial contributions to UNDPby 1975. The Governing Council urged Govern-ments to increase their contributions to enable theProgramme to assist them in achieving the aims ofthe Second United Nations Development Decade.The Council also approved indicative planningfigures proposed by the Administrator for coun-tries receiving assistance from UNDP, and estab-lished a Programme Reserve of $9 million to meeturgent and unforeseen needs.

The Council approved the establishment of aManagement Information System at UNDP Head-quarters and the participation of UNDP in theInternational Computing Centre.

Later in the year, at its twelfth session, theCouncil reviewed the progress in the preparationof country programmes. It was noted that theGoverning Council would be considering the first

5

December 1970.6 See Y.U.N., 1970, p. 345.

See Y.U.N., 1970, pp. 350-55, text of resolution 2688(XXV) of 11


group of country programmes at its thirteenth(January 1972) session. The Council also ex-amined criteria to be used in calculating indicativeplanning figures for recipient countries.

Also, the Council: reviewed the role of theInter-Agency Consultative Board under the coun-try programming system; decided to considerfurther the question of an Advisory Panel onProgramme Policy; reviewed the role of UNDP inpromoting follow-up investment; and discussedthe importance of recruiting high-calibre person-nel for development assistance.

At its 1971 session, the General Assemblyexpressed its satisfaction with the steps taken bythe UNDP Governing Council to implement thereforms called for by the Assembly on 11December 1970.

The Assembly reaffirmed the authority of theGoverning Council of UNDP, under the guidanceof the General Assembly and the Economic andSocial Council, as the main policy-formulatingbody of the Programme.

Among other things, the Assembly then request-ed the Governing Council: (1) to study, within theframework of the review of criteria for theindicative planning figures, ways and means ofeliminating inequities due to historical circum-stances, including those suffered by countrieswhose indicative planning figures were alreadycommitted to ongoing projects; (2) to considerways and means of improving the procedures forglobal, inter-regional, regional and sub-regionalprojects in order to make them fully compatiblewith the country programmes of the region orarea concerned; (3) to study ways of promoting agreater number of global projects in the context ofthe implementation of the objectives of theInternational Development Strategy for the Se-cond Development Decade in the field of scienceand technology, emphasizing, among other things,the development of industry, agriculture andnatural resources; (4) to prepare the omnibusstatute of the Programme in such a way that itwould incorporate new matters or proceduresagreed upon by the Governing Council in 1972, aswell as keep the flexibility necessary for futureadaptation to changing situations; (5) to establishand implement special programmes in the identifi-cation and optimum utilization of the naturalresources of the least developed among thedeveloping countries, and to exempt those coun-tries from the payment of local costs as long asrequired by their special situation; and (6) todefine at the earliest opportunity the scope of theactivities of the Inter-Agency Consultative Board.

Finally, the Assembly expressed the hope thatincreased contributions to UNDP would make itpossible to enlarge substantially the resourcesavailable for the Programme, taking especially into

account the interests and needs of the leastdeveloped among the developing countries.

These decisions by the Assembly were set forthin resolution 2814(XXVI), which was adopted on14 December 1971 by a vote of 101 to 2, with 12abstentions. This action was taken on the recom-mendation of the Second (Economic and Finan-cial) Committee, which approved the text on 15November 1971 by a vote of 88 to 2, with 10abstentions. (For text of resolution, see DOCUMEN-TARY REFERENCES below.)

The text was based on a draft ultimatelysponsored by the following 20 States: Afghanistan,Brazil, Burundi, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador,Egypt, Guinea, Iraq, Kenya, Kuwait, the LibyanArab Republic, Mali, Mauritania, Peru, the UnitedRepublic of Tanzania, Upper Volta, Uruguay andVenezuela.

Prior to the vote on the text, the Committeevoted on and rejected a series of amendmentssubmitted by the United Kingdom, and anamendment submitted by the Netherlands.

The Committee approved in a separate vote theprovision requesting UNDP, in collaboration withthe Committee on Natural Resources, to establishand implement special programmes in the field ofthe identification and optimum utilization of thenatural resources of the least developed amongthe developing countries and to exempt themfrom the payment of local costs as long as requiredby their special situation.

Financial contributions to UNDPSeveral decisions concerning the financing of

UNDP were taken by the Economic and SocialCouncil and the General Assembly during 1971.

On 26 July 1971, the Economic and SocialCouncil, noting that the high expectations of anincrease in resources as a result of the improve-ment in the capacity of the United Nationsdevelopment system were not being fulfilled,expressed concern that the 9.6 per cent perannum increase in over-all resources for theperiod 1972-1976, the figure on which the UNDPGoverning Council had based indicative planningfigures, would result in the stagnation of theProgramme at its present level in real terms. Atthat rate of increase, eight to 10 years would berequired to double the current level of resources.

The Council: (1) requested the UNDP GoverningCouncil to review at the first possible opportunitythe planning estimates on which the indicativeplanning figures it had approved were based, inorder to attain the goal of the doubling of theresources of the Programme during the comingfive years; and (2) urged Governments to increasetheir financial contributions to the Programme soas to enable it to use as fully as possible itsimproved capacity to assist developing countries in


reaching the objectives of the Second UnitedNations Development Decade.

These decisions by the Council were set forth inresolution 1615(LI), which was adopted by aroll-call vote of 17 to 4, with 6 abstentions. Thetext was based on a draft sponsored by Brazil, asorally amended. (For text, see DOCUMENTARYREFERENCES below.)

On 14 December 1971, the General Assemblyendorsed the Economic and Social Council resolu-tion of 26 July 1971. It did so after (a) consideringthe need for a fundamental and speedy strength-ening of operational activities for development ofthe United Nations system in such a manner as toenable UNDP to carry, by 1976, a total programmeof a least $1,000 million; (b) considering the needfor a substantial increase in the financial resourcesof UNDP so as to enable it to utilize as fully aspossible its improved capacity; and (c) bearing inmind that planning estimates and procedures ofUNDP would take into account, among otherthings, the rate of growth of delivery capacityalready existing in the system in terms of fieldprogrammes.

This decision of the Assembly was set forth inresolution 2811(XXVI), which was adopted, by avote of 82 to 5, with 24 abstentions, on therecommendation of the Second Committee. Thetext, based on a proposal by Brazil, Chile, India,Madagascar, Pakistan, Tunisia and Yugoslavia,was approved by the Second Committee on 19October 1971 by a recorded vote of 81 to 5, with25 abstentions.

(For text, see DOCUMENTARY REFERENCES below.)

United Nations Volunteers programmeDuring 1971, the United Nations Volunteers

programme was reviewed by the UNDP GoverningCouncil, the Economic and Social Council and theGeneral Assembly. The United Nations Volun-teers, an international corp of volunteer workersfor development, was established by the GeneralAssembly on 7 December 19707 and came intobeing on 1 January 1971.

At its 1971 sessions, the UNDP GoverningCouncil had before it two progress reports on theVolunteers programme prepared by the UNDPAdministrator. The reports included proposalsconcerning the programme's financing, staffingand recruitment. At its eleventh session, theGoverning Council approved the proposals inprinciple and requested the Administrator toreport to it in detail at its thirteenth (January 1972)session on the experience gained from theoperation of the Volunteers programme.

At its mid-1971 session, the Economic and SocialCouncil had before it a report by the Secretary-General on the United Nations Volunteers pro-gramme. The report listed the steps that had been

taken to implement the programme, including theestablishment of a central co-ordinating office inNew York and a liaison office in Geneva, Switzer-land, the signing of an agreement with severalinternational volunteer organizations, and thecarrying out of negotiations with recipient coun-tries. It was felt that the programme stood a fairchance of success, provided the Governments andagencies concerned with development continuedto lend their support.

On 23 July 1971 the Council took note of theSecretary-General's report and transmitted it tothe General Assembly. The Council did so byadopting without a vote resolution 1614(LI), assuggested by the Council President.

In a further decision on the Volunteers pro-gramme, the Council, among other things: re-quested all specialized agencies and volunteerorganizations concerned to co-ordinate all volun-teer activities within the United Nations-assistedprojects with the Co-ordinator of the UnitedNations Volunteers; and urged Governments,international organizations and voluntary agenciesto contribute to the Special Fund for UnitedNations Volunteers in order to meet the externalcost of Volunteers from developing countries andto make the programme truly universal in scope.

This action was taken with the adoption ofresolution 1618(LI), on 27 July 1971, by a vote of23 to 0, with 4 abstentions. The text was based on aproposal by Kenya, Lebanon and Pakistan. (Fortext, see DOCUMENTARY REFERENCES below.)

The General Assembly also acted with regard tothe Volunteers programme at its 1971 session.

The Assembly requested the Administrator andthe Governing Council of UNDP to continue toassist in the promotion of the United NationsVolunteers programme, particularly in overcom-ing the financial difficulties which tended toinhibit its growth; and reaffirmed its convictionthat United Nations Volunteers should not be sentto countries without the explicit request andapproval of the recipient Governments concerned.

The Assembly asked all specialized agencies andother organizations in the United Nations systemto channel all requests for Volunteers in develop-ment projects executed by them through theUnited Nations Volunteers programme and toco-ordinate all volunteer activities within UnitedNations-assisted projects with the Co-ordinator ofthe programme.

It also invited United Nations and specializedagencies Member States, international organiza-tions, voluntary agencies and individuals to con-tribute in every way possible to the SpecialVoluntary Fund for the United Nations Volun-teers.

7 See Y.U.N., 1970, pp. 356-57, text of resolution 2659 (XXV).


These decisions were set forth in resolution2810(XXVI), which was adopted by a vote of 100to 0, with 13 abstentions, on 14 December 1971.This action was taken on the recommendation ofthe Second Committee, which had approved thetext on 19 October 1971 by a vote of 93 to 0, with18 abstentions.

The text was based on a proposal by Denmark,Greece, Iran, Kenya, Lebanon, Lesotho, Malaysia,Morocco, Pakistan, the Philippines, Togo, Turkey,the United States, Uruguay and Yemen. (For textof resolution, see DOCUMENTARY REFERENCES be-low.)

Other decisionsIn another decision concerning the United

Nations Development Programme, the Economicand Social Council acted to encourage projects inindustrial development in developing countries.

The Council requested the UNDP GoverningCouncil to instruct the Programme's Administra-tor: (1) to give special attention to requests in thefield of industrial development submitted by thedeveloping countries, in particular the leastdeveloped countries, including requests for indus-trial technological development and industrialpilot projects; and (2) to present to the GoverningCouncil annually at its mid-year session a compre-hensive progress report on the preparation,approval and implementation of projects in thefield of industrial development.

These decisions were set forth in resolution1617(LI), which was adopted unanimously. Thetext was based on a proposal sponsored by Brazil,Haiti, Hungary, Kenya, Pakistan, Sudan, theUSSR and Yugoslavia. (For text, see DOCUMENTARYREFERENCES below.)


Capacity of the United Nationsdevelopment system

DECISIONS OF GOVERNING COUNCILE/4954 and Corr.1. Report of Governing Council of United Nations

Development Programme (UNDP) on its 11th session, 14January-2 February 1971, Chapter III.

E/5043/Rev.1. Report of Governing Council of UNDP on itsfifth session, Santiago, Chile, 7-23 June 1971, Chapter III.

DECISIONS OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY

General Assembly—26th sessionSecond Committee, meetings 1385-1391, 1393, 1397-1399, 1404,

1407, 1408.Plenary meeting 2017.

A/8399. Operational activities for development. Note by Secretary-General.

A/8403. Report of Economic and Social Council on work of its 50thand 51st sessions, Chapter VIII A.

A/C.2/L.1149. Statement by Administrator of UNDP in SecondCommittee on 14 October 1971, meeting 1385.

A/C.2/L.1154. Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Kenya, Kuwait,Libyan Arab Republic, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela: draftresolution.

A/C.2/L.1154/Rev.1-4. Afghanistan, Brazil, Chile, Colombia,Cuba, Ecuador, Guinea, Iraq, Kenya, Kuwait, Libyan ArabRepublic, Mauritania, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela: revised draftresolution.

A/C.2/L.1154/Rev.5. Revised draft resolution, sponsored byabove 15 powers and by Burundi, Egypt, Mali, United Republicof Tanzania and Upper Volta, approved by Second Committeeon 15 November 1971, meeting 1408, by 88 votes to 2, with 10abstentions.

A/C.2/L.1155. Cuba, Kenya, Kuwait, Libyan Arab Republic,Venezuela: amendments to 10-power draft resolution,A/C.2/L.1154.

A/C.2/L.1157. Mauritania: amendments to 10-power draft resolu-tion, A/C.2/L.1154.

A/C.2/L.1158. Philippines: amendment to 10-power draft resolu-tion, A/C.2/L.1154.

A/C.2/L.1158/Rev.1. Philippines: revised amendment to 15-pow-er revised draft resolution, A/C.2/L.1154/Rev.2.

A/C.2/L.1159. Trinidad and Tobago: amendments to 10-powerdraft resolution, A/C.2/L.1154.

A/C.2/L.1159/Rev.1. Trinidad and Tobago: revised amendmentsto 15-power revised draft resolution, A/C.2/L.1154/Rev.2.

A/C.2/L.1161. Barbados: amendments to 10-power draft resolu-tion, A/C.2/L.1154.

A/C.2/L.1161/Rev.1. Barbados: revised amendments to 15-pow-er revised draft resolution, A/C.2/L.1154/Rev.2.

A/C.2/L.1162. United Kingdom: amendments to 15-power reviseddraft resolution, A/C.2/L.1154/Rev.1.

A/C.2/L.1162/Rev.1. United Kingdom: revised amendments to15-power revised draft resolution, A/C.2/L.1154/Rev.3.

A/C.2/L.1163. Norway: amendments to 15-power revised draftresolution, A/C.2/L.1154/Rev.1.

A/C.2/L.1164. Netherlands: amendments to 15-power reviseddraft resolution, A/C.2/L.1154/Rev.1.

A/C.2/L.1164/Rev.1. Netherlands: revised amendments to 15-power revised draft resolution, A/C.2/L.1154/Rev.3.

A/C.2/L.1167. Egypt: amendments to 15-power revised draftresolution, A/C.2/L.1154/Rev.3.

A/8563. Report of Second Committee, draft resolution VI.

RESOLUTION 2814(XXVI), as recommended by Second Commit-tee, A/8563, adopted by Assembly on 14 December 1971,meeting 2017, by 101 votes to 2, with 12 abstentions.

The General Assembly,Considering the need for the United Nations Development

Programme to keep abreast of the increasing requirements of thedeveloping countries in the context of the implementation of theInternational Development Strategy for the Second United NationsDevelopment Decade, contained in General Assembly resolution2626(XXV) of 24 October 1970,

Mindful of the fact that the challenges of development requirethe continuous adaptation, improvement and updating of theUnited Nations system for development assistance,

Expressing its satisfaction with the steps taken by theGoverning Council of the United Nations Development Programmeduring its eleventh and twelfth sessions to implement the reformsincorporated in General Assembly resolution 2688(XXV) of 11December 1970 on the capacity of the United Nations develop-ment system,

Aware of the significance and impact of subregional, regionaland interregional projects on the harmonious and accelerateddevelopment of developing regions and countries, particularly theleast developed among them,

Bearing in mind that the Governing Council of the UnitedNations Development Programme, in the decision taken at its


262nd meeting, has agreed that additional regional bureaux maybe established when appropriate in order to meet the needs of thevarious geographical areas,

Cognizant of the fact that global projects have a specialsignificance in terms of transfer as well as creation of technology inconditions especially adapted to the specific needs and require-ments of the developing countries,

Bearing in mind also the need to maximize the capacity of theUnited Nations development system through the most efficient andrational utilization of all its components,

Recalling the decisions taken by the Governing Council of theUnited Nations Development Programme at its eleventh andtwelfth sessions on the criteria to be followed in calculatingindicative planning figures as reflected in paragraph 71 (h) of thereport on its eleventh session and paragraph 84 of the report on itstwelfth session,

Conscious of the fact that industrial development constitutesone of the essential features of development policies and planningat every stage of development,

Conscious also of the equally essential role of agricultural,pastoral, artisanal, tourism and mining development, as well asnatural resources development in general, for a fully integratedand independent economy,

Stressing the importance it attaches to the developing countriesthemselves determining the priorities they attach to each sector oftheir economies, in accordance with paragraphs 5 and 22 of theannex to General Assembly resolution 2688(XXV),

Aware of the urgent necessity to improve the absorptivecapacity of the least developed among the developing countriesthrough appropriate financial and technical assistance,

1. Reaffirms the authority of the Governing Council of theUnited Nations Development Programme, under the guidance ofthe General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council, asthe main policy-formulating body of the Programme from which theAdministrator would receive the necessary directives for thegeneral planning of the activities of the Programme, andcommends the Governing Council for the guidance given to theAdministrator in adapting the machinery of the Programme to thenew demands made upon it, as reflected in the decision of theGoverning Council adopted at its 262nd meeting on theorganization, methods and general procedures of the Programme;

2. Requests the Governing Council of the United NationsDevelopment Programme to study, within the framework of thereview of criteria for the indicative planning figures at its fourteenthsession, ways and means of eliminating inequities due to historicalcircumstances, including those suffered by countries whoseindicative planning figures are already committed to ongoingprojects as a result of their special circumstances;

3. Stresses the importance it attaches to the regional bureauxof the United Nations Development Programme and to theiroperative capacity through direct access to the Administrator of theProgramme as essential elements for the fulfilment of theobjectives of the Programme;

4. Calls upon the Governing Council of the United NationsDevelopment Programme to consider, within the framework of thecomprehensive review to be undertaken at its fourteenth session,ways and means of improving the procedures for global,interregional, regional and subregional projects—in accordancewith paragraphs 21, 22 and 23 of the annex to General Assemblyresolution 2688(XXV)—in order to make them fully compatible withthe country programmes of the region or area concerned whileaccording equitable emphasis to the interests and priorities of alldeveloping countries, in particular the least developed amongthem, members of the regional economic commissions and of theUnited Nations Economic and Social Office at Beirut;

5. Requests the Governing Council of the United NationsDevelopment Programme to study the possible ways of promoting,within the present proportional allocation of resources, inaccordance with paragraphs 25 and 26 of the annex to GeneralAssembly resolution 2688(XXV), a greater number of globalprojects in the context of the implementation of the objectives ofthe International Development Strategy for the Second UnitedNations Development Decade in the field of science andtechnology, with emphasis on industrial development and agricul-

tural, pastoral, artisanal, tourism and mining development, as wellas natural resources development in general;

6. Also stresses that the Governing Council of the UnitedNations Development Programme should prepare the omnibusstatute of the Programme in such a way that it incorporates anynew matter or procedures that might be agreed upon at itsthirteenth and fourteenth sessions and, at the same time, keepsthe flexibility necessary for the future adaptation of the Programmeto changing situations;

7. Requests the United Nations Development Programme:(a) To establish and implement, in collaboration with the

Committee on Natural Resources, special programmes in the fieldof the identification and optimum utilization of the natural resourcesof the least developed among the developing countries;

(b) To exempt the least developed among the developingcountries from the payment of local costs as long as required bytheir special situation;

8. Further stresses that the scope of the activities of theInter-Agency Consultative Board must correspond to its functionsof interagency consultations and co-ordination at the secretariatlevel and should be defined accordingly by the Governing Councilof the United Nations Development Programme at the earliestpossible opportunity, in the light of paragraph 65 of the annex toGeneral Assembly resolution 2688 (XXV);

9. Endorses Economic and Social Council resolution 1617(LI)of 27 July 1971 on projects in the field of industrial development;

10. Expresses the hope that increased contributions to theUnited Nations Development Programme will make it possible toenlarge substantially the resources available for the Programme,taking especially into account the interests and needs of the leastdeveloped among the developing countries.

Financial contributions to UNDP

Economic and Social Council—51st sessionPlenary meetings 1788, 1791.

E/4954 and Corr.1. Report of Governing Council of UNDP on its11th session, 14 January-2 February 1971, Chapter III B andAnnex V.

E/L.1447 and Corr.1. Brazil: draft resolution.

RESOLUTION 1615(LI) as proposed by Brazil, E/L.1447, as orallyrevised by sponsor and by Lebanon, adopted by Council on 26July 1971, meeting 1791, by roll-call vote of 17 to 4, with 6abstentions, as follows:

In favour: Brazil, Ceylon, Ghana, Haiti, Indonesia, Jamaica,Kenya, Lebanon, Madagascar, Malaysia, Niger, Pakistan, Peru,Sudan, Tunisia, Uruguay, Yugoslavia.

Against: France, Italy, United Kingdom, United States.Abstaining: Greece, Hungary, New Zealand, Norway, USSR,

Zaire.

The Economic and Social Council,Noting that the high expectations of an increase in resources as

a result of the improvement in the capacity of the United Nationsdevelopment system are not being fulfilled,

Considering that the provision for a growth of 9.6 per cent perannum over the next five years in the over-all resources forestablishing indicative planning figures constitutes a departurefrom the provisions concerning the United Nations DevelopmentProgramme approved by the General Assembly in its resolution2688(XXV) of 11 December 1970, which considered the rate ofgrowth in the resources of the Programme during the past fewyears as only one of the bases and the minimum to be taken intoaccount for calculating future rates of growth,

Further noting with concern that, with a 9.6 per cent per annumincrease, the over-all increase in contributions during the next fiveyears will be less than 60 per cent and that, at this rate, eight to tenyears might be required to double the current level of resources,

Recognizing that one of the serious consequences of a 9.6 percent growth in contributions would be a decline in the rate ofincrease in the expenditures for field programmes from 16 per cent


during the last five years to less than 10 per cent during the nextfive years, which would imply that even the present capacity of theUnited Nations development system will remain unused,

Considering further that if allowance is made for increase in thecost of the Programme, a 9.6 per cent per annum growth incontributions will result in the stagnation of the Programme at itspresent level in real terms,

Believing that the provision in the indicative planning figures foronly 9.6 per cent growth in resources is a source of concern whenviewed in the context of the Administrator's statement that adoubling of the programme by 1975 is a realistic goal and whenGovernments have accepted the provision within the framework ofthe International Development Strategy for the Second UnitedNations Development Decade, to make available an increasingproportion of their assistance in the form of official financialtransfers,

1. Requests the Governing Council of the United NationsDevelopment Programme to review at the first possible opportunitythe planning estimates on which the indicative planning figures asapproved by it were based, in order to attain the goal of thedoubling of the resources of the Programme during the next fiveyears, thus imparting a real meaning to the concept of countryprogramming on a long-term dynamic basis;

2. Urges Governments to increase their financial contributionsto the Programme, so as to enable it to use as fully as possible itsimproved capacity to assist developing countries in reaching theobjectives of the Second United Nations Development Decade.

General Assembly—26th sessionSecond Committee, meetings 1385-1390, 1392.Plenary meeting 2017.

A/8399. Note by Secretary-General.A/C.2/L.1149. Statement by Administrator of UNDP in Second

Committee on 14 October 1971, meeting 1385.A/C.2/L.1150. Brazil, Chile, India, Madagascar, Pakistan, Tunisia,

Yugoslavia: draft resolution, approved by Second Committeeon 19 October 1971, meeting 1392, by recorded vote of 81 to 5,with 25 abstentions, as follows:

In favour: Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Barbados, Bhutan,Bolivia, Brazil, Burma, Burundi, Cameroon, Central AfricanRepublic, Ceylon, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Cuba, Cyprus,Dahomey, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador,Ethiopia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Honduras,India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Ivory Coast, Jamaica,Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libyan ArabRepublic, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mauritania,Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Paki-stan, Panama, Philippines, Romania, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia,Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Sudan, Swaziland, Sweden,Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago,Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, UpperVolta, Uruguay, Venezuela, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia.

Against: Australia, Canada, Japan, United Kingdom, UnitedStates.

Abstaining: Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Byelorus-sian SSR, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Fiji, Finland, France,Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Khmer Republic,Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, SouthAfrica, Spain, Ukrainian SSR, USSR.

A/8563. Report of Second Committee, draft resolution III.

RESOLUTION 2811 (XXVI), as recommended by SecondCommittee, A/8563, adopted by Assembly on 14 December1971, meeting 2017, by 82 votes to 5, with 24 abstentions.

The General Assembly,Considering the need for a fundamental and speedy strengthen-

ing of operational activities for development of the United Nationssystem in such a manner as to enable the United NationsDevelopment Programme to carry, by 1976, a total programme ofat least $1,000 million,

Considering further the need for a substantial increase in thefinancial resources of the United Nations Development Pro-gramme so as to enable it to utilize as fully as possible its improvedcapacity,

Bearing in mind that planning estimates and procedures of theUnited Nations Development Programme will take into account,inter alia, the rate of growth of delivery capacity already existing inthe system in terms of field programmes,

Endorses Economic and Social Council resolution 1615(LI) of26 July 1971.

United Nations Volunteers programme

Economic and Social Council—51st sessionPlenary meetings 1788-1790, 1792.

E/4954 and Corr.1. Report of Governing Council of UNDP on its11th session, 14 January-2 February 1971, Chapter IV.

E/5028. Report of Secretary-General.E/5043/Rev.1. Report of Governing Council of UNDP on its 12th

session, Santiago, Chile, 7-23 June 1971, Chapter VII.

RESOLUTION 1614 (LI), as suggested by Council President,taking note of report of Secretary-General on United NationsVolunteers programme and transmitting it to General Assemblyat its 26th session, adopted without vote by Council on 23 July1971, meeting 1790.

E/L.1446. Pakistan: draft resolution.E/L.1446/Rev.1. Kenya, Lebanon, Pakistan: revised draft resolu-

tion.

RESOLUTION 1618 (LI), as proposed by 3 powers,E/L.1446/Rev.1, and as further orally revised by sponsors,adopted by Council on 27 July 1971, meeting 1792, by 23 votesto 0, with 4 abstentions.

The Economic and Social Council,Recalling with appreciation the initiative taken by the Govern-

ment of Iran for the creation of an international corps of volunteers,Further recalling General Assembly resolution 2659(XXV) of 7

December 1970, which established the United Nations Volunteersprogramme,

Noting the report of the Secretary-General,Welcoming the appointment of the Co-ordinator of the United

Nations Volunteers,Regretting that so far no substantial contributions to the Special

Fund for United Nations Volunteers, established under operativeparagraph 4 of General Assembly resolution 2659 (XXV), havebeen received,

1. Commends the efforts of the Administrator of the UnitedNations Development Programme and the Co-ordinator of theUnited Nations Volunteers in initiating the programme;

2. Requests all the specialized agencies and volunteerorganizations concerned to co-ordinate all volunteer activitieswithin the United Nations-assisted projects with the Co-ordinator ofthe United Nations Volunteers;

3. Urges Governments, international organizations and volun-tary agencies, especially those who are in a position to do so, tocontribute to the Special Fund for United Nations Volunteers, inorder to meet the external costs of Volunteers from developingcountries and to make the programme truly universal in scope.

General Assembly—26th sessionSecond Committee, meetings 1385-1392.Plenary meeting 2017.

A/8399. Note by Secretary-General, part D.A/8401. Report of Secretary-General on work of the Organization,

16 June 1970-15 June 1971, Part III, Chapter VIB 2.A/8403. Report of Economic and Social Council on work of its 50th

and 51st sessions, Chapter VIII D.A/C.2/L.1145 and Rev.1. Denmark, Greece, Iran, Kenya, Leba-

non, Lesotho, Malaysia, Morocco, Pakistan, Philippines, Togo,


Turkey, United States, Uruguay, Yemen: draft resolution andrevision, as further orally revised by sponsors, approved bySecond Committee on 19 October 1971, meeting 1391, by 93votes to 0, with 18 abstentions.

A/8563. Report of Second Committee, draft resolution II.

RESOLUTION 2810(XXVI), as recommended by Second Commit-tee, A/8563, adopted by Assembly on 14 December 1971,meeting 2017, by 100 votes to 0, with 13 abstentions.

The General Assembly,Recalling its resolution 2659(XXV) of 7 December 1970

establishing the United Nations Volunteers programme within theexisting framework of the United Nations system,

Taking note of Economic and Social Council resolution 1618(LI)of 27 July 1971 and also the report of the Governing Council of theUnited Nations Development Programme on its twelfth session,

Noting with appreciation the statement of the Co-ordinator ofthe United Nations Volunteers programme,

Reaffirming its conviction that the active participation of theyounger generation in all aspects of social and economic lifeconstitutes an important additional source of trained manpower inthe over-all development efforts, thus ensuring the increasedeffectiveness of collective efforts necessary for a better society,

1. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on theUnited Nations Volunteers programme, which was submitted inaccordance with General Assembly resolution 2659(XXV);

2. Requests the Administrator of the United Nations Develop-ment Programme, as well as the Governing Council of theProgramme, to continue to assist in the promotion of the UnitedNations Volunteers programme, particularly in overcoming thequestion of financial difficulties which tend to inhibit the growth ofthis programme;

3. Reaffirms its conviction that United Nations Volunteersshould not be sent to countries without the explicit request andapproval of the recipient Governments concerned;

4. Requests all the specialized agencies and other organiza-tions in the United Nations system to channel all requests forvolunteers in development projects executed by them through theUnited Nations Volunteers programme and to co-ordinate allvolunteer activities within United Nations-assisted projects with theCo-ordinator of the programme;

5. Invites Governments of States Members of the UnitedNations or members of specialized agencies, internationalorganizations, voluntary agencies and individuals to contribute inevery way possible to the Special Voluntary Fund for the UnitedNations Volunteers;

6. Requests the Secretary-General and the Administrator ofthe United Nations Development Programme to report, through theGoverning Council and the Economic and Social Council, to theGeneral Assembly at its twenty-seventh session on the progressmade in the implementation of Assembly resolution 2659 (XXV).

Other decisions

INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

Economic and Social Council—51st sessionPlenary meetings 1788-1790, 1792.

E/L.1444. Brazil, Kenya, Pakistan, USSR, Yugoslavia: draftdecision.

E/L.1444/Rev.1 Brazil, Haiti, Hungary, Kenya, Pakistan, Sudan,USSR, Yugoslavia: draft resolution.

E/L.1448. Madagascar: amendment to 5-power draft decision,E/L.1444.

E/L.1449. United Kingdom and United States: amendments to5-power draft decision, E/L.1444.

RESOLUTION 1617(LI), as proposed by 8 powers,E/L.1444/Rev.1, as further orally revised by sponsors, adoptedunanimously by Council on 27 July 1971, meeting 1792.

The Economic and Social Council,

Considering that industrial development constitutes one of thebasic features of an integrated and comprehensive development towhich all countries are entitled for the achievement of economicindependence and well-being,

Considering further that the United Nations Industrial Develop-ment Organization and the United Nations Development Pro-gramme have an essential role to play in assisting developingcountries, in all stages of development, to acquire the necessaryindustrial technical capabilities as defined by their own develop-ment plans,

Taking into account the need to impart more dynamism andspeed to the processing of requests for assistance in the field ofindustrial development,

1. Requests the Governing Council of the United NationsDevelopment Programme to instruct the Administrator of theProgramme:

(a) To give, in accordance with the priorities assigned by thedeveloping countries, special attention to requests submitted bythem, and in particular to those of the least developed amongthem, in the field of industrial development, including requests forindustrial technological development and industrial pilot projects;

(b) To present to the Governing Council at its summer sessioneach year a comprehensive progress report on the preparation,approval and implementation of projects in the field of industrialdevelopment;

2. Further requests the Governing Council to give during itssummer session each year due consideration to the report referredto above.

ENLARGEMENT OF MEMBERSHIP OF UNDP GOVERNING COUNCIL

General Assembly—26th sessionSecond Committee, meetings 1385-1390, 1395, 1397-1399,

1404-1407.Plenary meeting 2017.

A/C.2/L.1146. Afghanistan, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile,Colombia, Congo, Ghana, Indonesia, Iran, Kenya, Malaysia,Nigeria, Peru, Philippines, Sudan, Swaziland, Thailand, Yugo-slavia, Zaire: draft resolution.

A/C.2/L.1146/Rev.1. Afghanistan, Congo, Ghana, Indonesia,Iran, Kenya, Lebanon, Malaysia, Nigeria, Philippines, Sudan,Swaziland, Thailand, Yugoslavia, Zaire: revised draft resolution.

A/C.2/L.1146/Rev.2. Afghanistan, Congo, Ghana, Indonesia,Iran, Kenya, Malaysia, Nigeria, Philippines, Sudan, Swaziland,Thailand, Tunisia, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaire: revised draftresolution, approved by Second Committee on 12 November1971, meeting 1406, by roll-call vote of 74 to 7, with 29abstentions, as follows:

In favour: Afghanistan, Algeria, Australia, Austria, Belgium,Burma, Burundi, Cameroon, Congo, Cuba, Denmark, Egypt,Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Ghana, Greece,Guinea, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, IvoryCoast, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Khmer Republic, Kuwait, Laos,Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libyan Arab Republic, Luxembourg,Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Nepal,Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan,People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, Philippines, Portugal,Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore,Spain, Sudan, Swaziland, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic,Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, United Republic ofTanzania, Upper Volta, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia.

Against: Argentina, Canada, Malta, Panama, Paraguay, Peru,United States.

Abstaining: Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, ByelorussianSSR, Chile, Colombia, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic,Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hun-gary, Israel, Jamaica, Mexico, Mongolia, Nicaragua, Poland,Romania, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, Ukrainian SSR,USSR, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela.

A/C.2/L.1153. United Kingdom: amendments to 20-power draftresolution, A/C.2/L.1146.


A/C.2/L.1160. Barbados: amendments to 20-power draft resolu-tion, A/C.2/L.1146.

A/C.2/L.1177. Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Jamaica, Peru,Venezuela: amendment to 16-power revised draft resolution,A/C.2/L.1146/Rev.2.

A/C.2/L.1178. Algeria, Bulgaria, Byelorussian SSR, Cuba, Cze-choslovakia, Egypt, Hungary, Mongolia, People's DemocraticRepublic of Yemen, Poland, Romania, Ukrainian SSR, USSR:amendment to 16-power revised draft resolution, A/C.2/L.1146/Rev.2.

A/C.2/L.1179. Canada: amendment to 16-power revised draftresolution, A/C.2/L.1146/Rev.2.

A/L.658. Philippines: amendment to draft resolution V recom-mended by Second Committee in A/8563.

A/8563. Report of Second Committee, draft resolution V.

RESOLUTION 2813 (XXVI), as recommended by SecondCommittee, A/8563, as amended by Philippines, A/L.658,adopted by Assembly on 14 December 1971, meeting 2017, byrecorded vote of 86 to 2, with 25 abstentions, as follows:

In favour: Afghanistan, Algeria, Australia, Austria, Bahrain,Belgium, Brazil,* Burma, Burundi, Cameroon, Central AfricanRepublic, Chile, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus,Dahomey, Denmark, Egypt, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France,Gabon, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Honduras,Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast,Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Khmer Republic, Kuwait, Laos, Leba-non, Liberia, Libyan Arab Republic, Luxembourg, Madagascar,Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Nepal, Nether-lands, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Panama,People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, Philippines, Portugal,Qatar, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somalia,Spain, Sudan, Swaziland, Sweden, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia,Turkey, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Upper Volta,Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia.

Against: Canada, United States.Abstaining: Argentina, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Byelorussian SSR,

Czechoslovakia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guyana, Hungary,Jamaica, Malta, Mexico, Mongolia, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru,Poland, Romania, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, UkrainianSSR, USSR, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela.

*Subsequently, Brazil advised the Secretariat that it hadintended to abstain.

The General Assembly,Having considered the reports of the Governing Council of the

United Nations Development Programme, in particular the reporton its twelfth session,

Bearing in mind its resolution 2626(XXV) of 24 October 1970containing the International Development Strategy for the SecondUnited Nations Development Decade,

Realizing the important role that the United Nations Develop-ment Programme has to play in the achievement of the goals,objectives and policy measures of the International DevelopmentStrategy,

Recalling its resolution 2688(XXV) of 11 December 1970 on thecapacity of the United Nations development system,

Recalling further its resolution 2029(XX) of 22 November 1965consolidating the Special Fund and the Expanded Programme ofTechnical Assistance in the United Nations Development Pro-gramme, particularly the annex thereto concerning the composi-tion of the Governing Council of the United Nations DevelopmentProgramme, which was to consist of thirty-seven members,

Convinced that a strengthened and expanded United NationsDevelopment Programme and the prospect of its handling, by1975, resources double that of present resources necessitate theincreased participation of Member States in the work of theGoverning Council,

Convinced further that a larger membership of the GoverningCouncil would make the Council more representative of bothdeveloped and developing countries,

Aware that since the United Nations Development Programme

was established in 1965 a number of new States have beenadmitted to membership in the United Nations,

1. Decides to enlarge the membership of the GoverningCouncil of the United Nations Development Programme toforty-eight members to be elected from among States Members ofthe United Nations or members of specialized agencies or of theInternational Atomic Energy Agency, subject to the followingconditions:

(a) Twenty-seven seats shall be filled by developing countries,allocated as follows:

(i) Eleven seats for African States;(ii) Nine seats for Asian 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 Eastern European States;(c) The composition of seats in each group should at all times

give due expression to adequate subregional 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 eleven members of theGoverning Council.

Economic and Social Council—51st sessionPlenary Meeting 1808.

E/5043/Rev.1. Report of Governing Council of UNDP on its 12thsession, Santiago, Chile, 7-23 June 1971, Annex V.

E/5073/Add.1. Resolutions adopted by Economic and SocialCouncil at its resumed 51st session. Other decisions, p. 4.

REPORTS OF GOVERNING COUNCIL

Economic and Social Council—51st sessionPlenary meetings 1788-1790.

E/4954 and Corr.1. Report of Governing Council of UNDP on its11th session, 14 January-2 February 1971.

E/5043/Rev.1. Report of Governing Council of UNDP on its 12thsession, Santiago, Chile, 7-23 June 1971.

RESOLUTION 1613(LI), as suggested by Council President,taking note of reports of Governing Council of UNDP on its 11thand 12th sessions, adopted without vote by Council on 23 July1971, meeting 1790.

General Assembly—26th sessionSecond Committee, meetings 1385-1390.Plenary meeting 2017.

A/8563. Report of Second Committee, draft resolution I, assuggested by Committee Chairman, approved without objectionby Committee on 18 October 1971, meeting 1390.

RESOLUTION 2809(XXVI), as recommended by Second Commit-tee, A/8563, taking note with appreciation of reports ofGoverning Council of UNDP on its 11th and 12th sessions,adopted without objection on 14 December 1971, meeting 2017.

APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR

General Assembly—26th sessionPlenary meeting 2017.

A/8475. Note by Secretary-General.A/8429. Resolutions adopted by General Assembly during its 26th

session, 21 September-22 December 1971. Decisions, p. 21.

Other documentsA/8401. Report of Secretary-General on work of the Organization,

16 June 1970-15 June 1971, Part III, Chapter VI A-C.Pre-investment News. Issued monthly, January-December 1971.


Pre-investment Assistance Provided in 1971 Under the Special Fund Componentof the United Nations Development Programme

TotalExpenditures(in thousands

Value ofEquipmentProvided

(in thousands



(in thousandsCountryor Territory

AfghanistanAlgeriaArgentinaAustraliaBarbadosBoliviaBotswanaBrazilBulgariaBurmaBurundiCameroonCentral African

RepublicCeylonChadChileChinaColombiaCongoCosta RicaCubaCyprusCzechoslovakiaDahomeyDominican

RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEthiopiaFijiGabonGambiaGhanaGreeceGuatemalaGuineaGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelIvory CoastJamaicaJapanJordan

of U.S.dollars)

2,5753,5622,231

——

2,113

637

3,302

858

582

1,797

1,753

1,346

1,460

223

5,253

824

2,660

1,718

450

1,173

1,231

195

693

1,056

9293,793

878

3,200

439

890—

2,204

1,572

176

2,131271

376

535

—376

6,044

3,633

3,469

2,846

24

569

2,432

1,248197

1,886

Number ofExperts

101

218

80—

7

59

29

13564

7

77

69

41

67

17

104

25

105

62

19

36

69

9

25

4037

126

22

157

27

20

—

77

687

78

7

2324

—35

159

307

138

120

—

21

15356

15

43

Number ofFellowships

62

51

37

—

4

6

3

32

65

8

1317

7

30

6

3849

61

12

14

17

12

8

23

10

18

6614

41

8

6

5

32

21

11

6

567

5

26

101

57

36

55

—17

2514

13

10

of U.S.dollars)

304

719520

—

—

436

110

534

291

164

298

228

293

16550

1,718

172

636

321

76

442

218

4

302

248

2301,328

213517

42

204

—

291

15016

474

25

6981

—139

2,778

900

471

496

9

246

465261

12

899

Countryor Territory

KenyaKhmer RepublicKuwaitLaosLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyan Arab

RepublicMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaliMaltaMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMongoliaMoroccoNepalNetherlands

AntillesNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNiger

NigeriaPacific Islands,

Trust Territory ofPakistanPanamaPapua

New GuineaParaguayPeople's Democratic

Republic of YemenPeruPhilippinesPolandQatarRepublic of

KoreaRepublic of

Viet-NamRomaniaRwandaSaudi ArabiaSenegalSierra LeoneSingaporeSolomon Islands

(British)Somalia

of U.S.dollars)

2,997655359

—1,194

1,156

1,297

1,125

2,453

435

2,380

1,791

232

820503

2,274

1,818

2,701

1,688

48

59

—

422

1,520

3,076

—

3,660

1,472

400

598

1,192

2,600

2,879

902

54

2,656

859

1,027

1,212

1,071

1,809917

2,239

103

1,483

Number ofExperts

130

36

195

56

28

56

45

105

25

92

8617

22

34

75

34

125

124

—

2—

2662

131

—

81

55

14

32

41

103

104

20

2

109

18

75

34

78

99

36

65

3

52


27

16

4

10

20

2

3

17

23

12

35

52

314

4

29

4

18

35

8

—

1

11

15

29

246

9

1

11

3521

52

68—

63

17

44

12

9

7

11

29

—

12

of U.S.dollars)

278

60

33—

186

123

179

67

492

133

483

292

13

177

77

630

980334

283

—

4

—

57

323

585

—

498

160

25

81

207

464

574

435

—

623

286112

144

132

15174

655

24

161


Countryor Territory

SpainSudanSurinamSwazilandSyrian Arab

RepublicThailandTogoTongaTrinidad and

TobagoTunisiaTurkeyUgandaUnited Republic

of TanzaniaUpper Volta


of U.S.dollars)

Number ofExperts



(in thousandsof U.S.dollars)

1,5262,439

339102

1,4232,6501,767

423

2,5263,6161,090

1,639762

116741217

6591

63

1415612052

83

29

23362

2

19

20527

1

5393523

41

7

333652168

4

399331

600

62452

867127

231

189

Countryor Territory

UruguayVenezuelaWest IrianWestern SamoaYemenYugoslaviaZaireZambia

Regional, inter-regional and globalprojects

Not specified

Total*


of U.S.dollars)

Number ofExperts



(in thousandsof U.S.dollars)

4601,542

341837

9424,0542,280

22,353

189,057

1789

10239558

11097

509

7,441

10

28

68

49

2123

9

5925

83

123224

474

236

3,205

2,650 38,004

*Totals may not equal sums of items because of rounding.

United Nations programmes of technical co-operationThe term "United Nations programmes of techni-cal co-operation" is used in a collective sense todescribe the broad range of activities carried outby the United Nations in developing countries.These activities are financed under both theregular budget of the United Nations and theUnited Nations Development Programme (UNDP),a co-operative undertaking of the United Nationsand its related agencies which is financed fromvoluntary contributions by Governments.

Activities in 1971During 1971, obligations for the United Nations

programmes of technical co-operation were $60.9million, as compared with $55.3 million in 1970and $47.9 million in 1969.

The expenditures in 1971 under various pro-grammes were as follows:

(1) "regular programme" allocations, that is,financed from the regular budget of the UnitedNations—$5.7 million;

(2) allocations from the Technical Assistancecomponent of UNDP—$13.4 million;

(3) projects under the UNDP Special Fundcomponent for which the United Nations served asexecuting agency—$35.3 million;

(4) extra-budgetary sources (including the Unit-ed Nations Educational and Training Programmefor Southern Africa and programmes financedfrom the United Nations Fund for PopulationActivities and the Fund of the United Nations for

the Development of West Irian)—$6.5 million.Under the regular programme, regional and

inter-regional activities accounted for 63.2 percent of expenditures in 1971, as compared with52.8 per cent in 1970 and 51.2 per cent in 1969.Under all programmes—the regular programme,the Technical Assistance component of UNDP andother programmes—regional and inter-regionalactivities accounted for 31.6 per cent of expendi-tures in 1971, as compared with 27.2 per cent in1970 and 29.9 per cent in 1969.

The total number of experts, excluding thoseworking on Special Fund component projects was1,393, as compared with 1,241 in 1970. Thenumber of experts working on Special Fundcomponent projects totalled 943 in 1971, com-pared with 977 in 1970. During the year, 1,052experts received their initial appointments.

The number of fellowships awarded in 1971totalled 2,043, as compared with 2,344 in 1970.This included Special Fund fellowships (whichtotalled 753 in 1971), as well as those awardedunder the United Nations Educational and Train-ing Programme for Southern Africa (territoriesunder Portuguese administration, Namibia, SouthAfrica and Southern Rhodesia).

The two tables below show the number ofexperts and fellowships provided during 1971 andthe technical co-operation expenditures by field ofactivity under the United Nations regular pro-gramme, UNDP and funds-in-trust.


EXPERTS AND FELLOWSHIPS PROVIDED BY THE UNITED NATIONS IN 1971(E = Experts; F = Fellowships)

Field of Activity

Economic surveys and policiesEconomic planning and projectionsNatural resources development

and powerTrade promotion and marketingFiscal and financial mattersStatisticsTransport and communicationsLegalSocial developmentPopulationHousing, building and planningPublic administrationHuman rightsNarcotic drugs controlSpecial training programmes

Total

RegularProgramme

E

33

23

33

9

9

14

5

34

4

31

60

16

F

1

7

6

7

7

14

1

25

18

11

43

64

46

UNDPTechnicalAssistanceComponent

E

24

93

162

9382

6926

5

77

&

9186

3

F

927

60

55

35

137

12

322

152454

—

3

UNDPSpecialFund

Component

E

3376

403102

17

40

19

1

20

19

101

112

—

—

F

21

133

2354

6

2008

—

17

2

45

82

—

Funds-in-Trust

E

3

13

67

21

20

281

23

105

34

8

—

—

271 250 817 456 943 753 305

F

1

—

7

8

19

8

38—4

—

—

499

584

UNITED NATIONS TECHNICAL CO-OPERATION EXPENDITURES IN 1971

(in U.S. dollars)

Field of Activity

Development planning,projections and policies

Public finance and financialinstitutions

Resources and transportStatisticsInternational tradeLegalSocial developmentPopulationHousing, building and

planningPublic administrationNarcotic drugs controlHuman rights activitiesUnited Nations Educational

and Training Programme forSouthern Africa

International lawNatural disasters

Total

RegularProgramme

1,038,686

UNDPTechnical

AssistanceComponent

2,354,206

UNDPSpecialFund

Component

4,733,145

Funds-in-

Trust

160,495

Total

8,286,532

201,304801,469459,348257,528

667,574150,531

585,896883,546100,351261,184

130,00051,52589,688

1,191,9503,608,3661,346,9221,582,493

74,988852,164103,558

1,048,1421,245,999

26,668

—

3,7612,314

757,01120,488,534

1,244,114857,250

517,978439,745

3,204,4833,088,699

——

34,9452,706,962

426,44777,41318,340

343,2411,681,874

408,186104,817

—62,434

498,5011,284

—

2,185,21027,605,3313,476,8312,774,684

93,3282,380,9572,375,708

5,246,7075,323,061

127,019323,618

632,26255,12389,688

5,678,630 13,441,531 35,330,959 6,524,939 60,976,059

Provision of operationalassistance personnel

During 1971, under projects administered bythe United Nations for the provision of operation-al assistance personnel, 64 officers filled posts inthe following 27 countries and territories: Bot-

swana, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guyana, Haiti, the IvoryCoast, Jamaica, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia,Malta, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, the People's Demo-cratic Republic of Yemen, the Republic of Viet-Nam, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland,the Syrian Arab Republic, Trinidad and Tobago,


Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Yemenand Zambia.

Public administrationThe Economic and Social Council and the

General Assembly took several decisions concern-ing the public administration programme of theUnited Nations during the Second United NationsDevelopment Decade.

At its April-May 1971 session, the Economic andSocial Council reviewed the Secretary-General'sproposed objectives and programmes in publicadministration for the Second Development De-cade, the work programme of the United NationsPublic Administration Division for the period1971-1975 and the recommendations thereon ofthe Second Meeting of Experts on the UnitedNations Programme in Public Administration,held in January 1971 at United Nations Head-quarters, New York.

On 6 May 1971, the Council: (1) called theattention of Member States to the importance ofmeasures to increase administrative capability fordevelopment and of incorporating such measuresin development plans; (2) endorsed the Secretary-General's proposed objectives and programmes inpublic administration for the Second UnitedNations Development Decade as constituting thebasis for a co-ordinated international programmein public administration and recommended that itbe taken into account by the governing bodies ofall organizations in the United Nations system andinterested non-governmental organizations whenthey were programming activities in that field; (3)approved the Secretary-General's proposed1971-1975 work programme for the Public Ad-ministration Division, subject to the proposedchanges and views of the Committee for Pro-gramme and Co-ordination; (4) invited the Secre-tary-General to undertake preparations for theThird Meeting of Experts in 1975 to review theUnited Nations public administration programmeand to contribute to the mid-term review ofprogress in implementing the relevant provisionsof the International Development Strategy for theSecond Development Decade; and (5) requestedthe Secretary-General to ensure that the UnitedNations Public Administration Division and thepublic administration units of the regional eco-nomic commissions and of the United NationsEconomic and Social Office at Beirut should havethe necessary staff to implement fully their workprogramme.

These decisions were set forth in resolution1567(L), adopted by a vote of 22 to 0, with 2abstentions. The text was based on a proposal byKenya, Pakistan, Sudan, Tunisia and Yugoslavia.(For text of resolution, see DOCUMENTARY REFER-ENCES below.)

At its 1971 session, the General Assembly drewthe attention of Member States to the importanceof measures to increase administrative capabilityfor economic and social development, the desira-bility of making such measures an integral part ofdevelopment plans at all levels, and the need forsuch measures to be adequate to enable Govern-ments, individually and collectively, to achieve theaims of the Second Development Decade.

After taking note of the existence of the AfricanTraining and Research Centre in Administrationfor Development and of the forthcoming entryinto service of the Asian Centre of DevelopmentAdministration, the Centre of the Arab Organiza-tion for Administrative Sciences and the LatinAmerican Centre of Administration for Develop-ment, the Assembly: (a) endorsed the objectives ofthe regional centres of administration for develop-ment to increase the administrative capability andefficiency of the developing countries in order tospeed up the process of economic and socialdevelopment, and (b) invited the UNDP GoverningCouncil to provide the centres with the necessarytechnical and financial support.

These actions by the Assembly were taken withthe adoption of resolution 2845(XXVI) on 20December 1971. The resolution was adopted,without objection, on the recommendation of theSecond (Economic and Financial) Committee.

The text, approved without objection by theSecond Committee on 13 December 1971, wasbased on a proposal by the following 36 States:Algeria, Bahrain, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, CostaRica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, ElSalvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Iran,Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, theLibyan Arab Republic, Morocco, Nicaragua, Ni-geria, Panama, Paraguay, the People's DemocraticRepublic of Yemen, Peru, the Philippines, Spain,Sudan, the Syrian Arab Republic, Trinidad andTobago, Tunisia, Uruguay, Venezuela and Ye-men.

(For text of resolution, see DOCUMENTARYREFERENCES below.)

Budget appropriationsThe budget appropriations for the United

Nations for the financial year 1972, approved bythe General Assembly on 22 December 1971 (seepp. 644-45, text of resolution 2899 A (XXVI)),included an appropriation of $8,733,000 for theregular programme of technical co-operation. Ofthis amount, $1,825,000 was appropriated forregional and sub-regional advisory services, and$5,408,000 for programmes in economic develop-ment, social development and public administra-tion, human rights advisory services and narcoticdrugs control. The sum also included $1.5 millionfor activities in the field of industrial development


to be undertaken by the United Nations IndustrialDevelopment Organization (see pp. 288-98.)

A recommendation concerning the budget forthe United Nations regular programme of techni-cal assistance was contained in an Economic andSocial Council resolution of 20 July 1971. TheCouncil recommended that the allocation for 1972be maintained at the current level of $5,408,000,and that the programme be concentrated oncountry programmes in the least developed of thedeveloping countries, as well as on regional andsub-regional programmes of special interest tothose countries. The resolution (1601 (LI)) dealtprimarily with regional and sub-regional advisoryservices.

(For text of resolution, see p. 348.)

On 14 December 1971, the General Assemblyacted on this Council recommendation, decidingthat the United Nations budget for the regularprogramme of technical assistance should bemaintained for 1972 at its current level of$5,408,000 and that its operations should beconcentrated as suggested by the Council.

This Assembly decision was embodied in resolu-tion 2803(XXVI), which dealt mainly with theestablishment of a separate section in the UnitedNations budget to provide for a unified system ofregional and sub-regional advisory services ear-marked for the operations of the regional econom-ic commissions and the United Nations Economicand Social Office at Beirut.

(For text of resolution, see p. 349.)


Decisions of Economic and SocialCouncil and General Assembly

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Economic and Social Council—50th sessionPlenary meetings 1748-1750, 1753.

Public Administration in the Second United Nations DevelopmentDecade. Report of the Second Meeting of Experts, 16-26January 1971 (ST/TAO/M/57). U.N.P. Sales No.: E.71.II.H.3.

E/4950. Public administration in Second United Nations Develop-ment Decade. Report of Secretary-General.

E/4950/Add.1. Note by Secretary-General (circulating report of2nd Meeting of Experts on United Nations Programme in PublicAdministration (ST/TAO/M/57)).

E/4989. Report of Committee for Programme and Co-ordinationon its 8th session, 22 March-8 April 1971, Chapter VI B.

E/L.1392. Kenya, Sudan, Yugoslavia: draft resolution.E/L.1329/Rev.1. Kenya, Pakistan, Sudan, Tunisia, Yugoslavia:

revised draft resolution.

RESOLUTION 1567(L), as proposed by 5 powers,E/L.1392/Rev.1, as further orally amended by sponsors,adopted by Council on 6 May 1971, meeting 1753, by 22 votesto 0, with 2 abstentions.

The Economic and Social Council,Recalling its resolution 1199(XLII) of 24 May 1967 and General

Assembly resolution 2561(XXIV) of 13 December 1969,Having reviewed the Secretary-General's proposed objectives

and programmes in public administration for the Second UnitedNations Development Decade, the work programme of the PublicAdministration Division for the period 1971-1975 and therecommendations thereon of the Second Meeting of Experts onthe United Nations Programme in Public Administration assummarized in the report of the Secretary-General entitled "Publicadministration in the Second United Nations DevelopmentDecade," and also the relevant section of the report of theCommittee for Programme and Co-ordination on its eighthsession,

Stressing the important role of public administration inaccelerating economic and social development of the developingcountries and in realizing the goals and objectives of the SecondUnited Nations Development Decade,

Considering that the United Nations could particularly assistdeveloping countries in the field of public administration becauseof its ability to draw upon the experience of countries in variousregions having different administrative systems, and shouldtherefore be able to respond promptly, effectively and in aco-ordinated way to requests of Governments for assistance,

1. Calls the attention of Member States to the importance ofmeasures to increase administrative capability for economic andsocial development, to the advisability of having such measuresform an integral part of development plans at all levels, asappropriate, and to the need for such measures to be adequate toenable Governments individually and collectively to achieve thegoals of the Second United Nations Development Decade;

2. Endorses the Secretary-General's proposed objectives andprogrammes in public administration for the Second UnitedNations Development Decade as constituting the basis for aco-ordinated international programme in public administration andrecommends that it be taken into account by the governing bodiesof all organizations in the United Nations system and interestednon-governmental organizations when they are programmingactivities in this field;

3. Approves the Secretary-General's proposed work pro-gramme of the Public Administration Division for the period1971-1975, subject to the proposed changes and views of theCommittee for Programme and Co-ordination;

4. Invites the Secretary-General to undertake preparations forthe Third Meeting of Experts in 1975 to review the United Nationspublic administration programme, taking into account the pro-grammes of other organizations of the United Nations system inthis field, and to contribute to the mid-term review of progress inimplementing the relevant provisions of the International Develop-ment Strategy for the Second United Nations DevelopmentDecade;

5. Requests the Secretary-General, with due regard toparagraphs 25 and 58 of the report of the Committee forProgramme and Co-ordination on its eighth session, to ensure thatthe Public Administration Division at Headquarters and the publicadministration units of the regional economic commissions and ofthe United Nations Economic and Social Office at Beirut shall havethe necessary staff to implement fully their work programmes.

General Assembly—26th sessionSecond Committee, meetings 1370-1382, 1438, 1444.Plenary meeting 2026.

A/8401. Report of Secretary-General on work of the Organization,16 June 1970-15 June 1971, Part III, Chapter II C 3.

A/8403. Report of Economic and Social Council on work of its 50thand 51st sessions, Chapter X A.

A/C.2/260. Note by Secretary-General.A/C.2/L.1194 and Rev.1. Algeria, Bahrain, Bolivia, Chile, Co-

lombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, ElSalvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica,Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Republic, Morocco,Nicaragua, Nigeria, Panama, Paraguay, People's DemocraticRepublic of Yemen, Peru, Philippines, Spain, Sudan, SyrianArab Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Uruguay,


Venezuela, Yemen: draft resolution and revision, approvedwithout objection by Second Committee on 13 December 1971,meeting 1444.

A/8578/Add.1. Report of Second Committee (part II) (on report ofEconomic and Social Council), draft resolution VIII.

RESOLUTION 2845(XXVI), as recommended by Second Commit-tee, adopted without objection by Assembly on 20 December1971, meeting 2026.

The General Assembly,Taking into account its previous resolutions on the role of public

administration in economic and social development, particularlyresolutions 723(VIII) of 23 October 1953, 1024(XI) of 21 December1956, 1256(XIII) of 14 November 1958, 1530(XV) of 15 December1960, 1710(XVI) of 19 December 1961 and 2561(XXIV) of 13December 1969,

Recalling Economic and Social Council resolutions 1199(XLII)of 24 May 1967 and 1567(L) of 6 May 1971,

Emphasizing the importance of improving public administrationin order to speed up the economic and social development of thedeveloping countries and to achieve the aims and objectives of theSecond United Nations Development Decade,

Considering, therefore, that the measures needed to increasethe capability and efficiency of public administration in thedeveloping countries are indispensable for the formulation andimplementation of economic and social development plans andprogrammes,

Recognizing the importance for developing countries of theestablishment and entry into service of regional centres ofadministration for development, the purpose of which is toco-operate with Governments in increasing their administrativecapability for the implementation of their economic and socialdevelopment programmes,

Noting the existence of the African Training and ResearchCentre in Administration for Development and the forthcoming

entry into service of the Asian Centre of Development Administra-tion, the Centre of the Arab Organization for AdministrativeSciences and the Latin American Centre of Administration forDevelopment,

Recognizing the prompt and effective co-operation given by theUnited Nations Development Programme for the establishmentand operation of the regional centres in Asia and Africa,

1. Draws the attention of Member States to the importance ofmeasures to increase administrative capability for economic andsocial development, the desirability of making such measures anintegral part of development plans at all levels, as appropriate, andthe need for such measures to be adequate to enableGovernments, individually and collectively, to achieve the aims ofthe Second United Nations Development Decade;

2. Takes note of the report of the Second Meeting of Expertson the United Nations Programme in Public Administration;

3. Endorses the objectives of the regional centres of adminis-tration for development to increase the administrative capabilityand efficiency of the developing countries in order to speed up theprocess of economic and social development;

4. Invites the Governing Council of the United NationsDevelopment Programme to provide the technical and financialco-operation necessary for the establishment and operation of theLatin American Centre of Administration for Development and theCentre of the Arab Organization for Administrative Sciences in thesame way in which it supported the regional centres in Africa andAsia, and further invites it to continue to provide the necessaryassistance to the regional centres in Africa and Asia.

Other documentsAdministrative Aspects of Urbanization (ST/TAO/M/51). U.N.P.

Sales No.:E.71.II.H.1.Training of Public Service Trainers. Report on a Pilot Course, St.

Augustine, Trinidad, 10 August-18 September 1970(ST/TAO/M/60). U.N.P. Sales No.: E.72.II.H.2.

Pre-investment and technical aid received and provided during 1971through the United Nations and related agencies

The following table, based on data compiled by theUnited Nations Development Programme (UNDP),shows the type of aid received and providedduring 1971 through the United Nations and itsrelated agencies under both components of UNDPand under the regular technical assistance pro-

grammes of the United Nations and agencies thatare financed from their respective regular bud-gets.

The listings and regional groupings used followthose used by the United Nations DevelopmentProgramme.

Country,territoryor region

AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAngolaAntiguaArgentinaAustraliaAustriaBahamasBahrainBarbados

Total projectexpenditurea

(in thousandsof U.S.$)

UNDPe

3,21133

4,252—

—

52

2,675——

110—

130

Reg.Prog.f

94038

3004

—

19

259

2927

3

2917

No. of expertsb

Bycountry of

assignment

UNDP

134—

283—

—

3

129——

9—

21

RegProg.f

313

20———

10——

112

Bynationality

UNDP

3—4

—

—

—

15324664—

—

4

Reg.Prog.f

2—————35

3317—

—

1

No. of fellowshipsc

Bynationality

UNDP

10317

91—

—

3101

4

54

17

Reg.Prog.f

566

31215

52

1534

3

136

Byhost country

UNDP

—9

—

——

141

103

75

—

11

Reg.Prog.f

—16—

——

6247

63—

—

1

Equipmentfor UNDPprojectsd


Re-ceived

by

36216

779—

—

527——

—

—

—

Sup-pliedby

59—11———

172

230258

—

—

6



BelgiumBermudaBoliviaBotswanaBrazilBritish HondurasBruneiBulgariaBurmaBurundiByelorussian SSRCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicCeylonChadChileChinaColombiaComoro IslandsCongoCook IslandsCosta RicaCubaCyprusCzechoslovakiaDahomeyDenmarkDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEthiopiaFederal Republic of GermanyFijiFinlandFranceFrench PolynesiaGabon

GambiaGhanaGilbert and Ellice IslandsGreeceGrenadaGuamGuatemalaGuineaGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIran



UNDPe

——

2,647

869

3,95170

30894

1,162

2,219—

2,196—

44

1,646

1,953

681

5,624

1,108

3,049

24

1,9333

709

1,466

1,371

2281,086

—

61

1,517

1,428

4,498

1,165

368

3,930—

587

—

—

—

1,054

157

2,686

98

1,81156—

398

2,332

487

693

81554

425

9

7,645

4,445

4,398

24—

188

55

794

36

7

57

413

238

11

210

25

—

134

504

169234

245

13327

169

6

116

209

98

51

279

19—

167

205

517

200

104

715

24

62

16

29

7

174

7

196

22

66

25

2

152152

128

157

174

30

9926

1,6031,014

370

No. of expertsb

Bycountry of

assignment

UNDP

——

94

46

192

4

1

64

37

95

—

88

—

4

55

98

41

134

44

132

1

78

—

44

56

80

9

44

—

6

64

67

165

41

44

194

—

33

—

1

—

319

98

1

89

3—

2389

25

39

43

4

36

—

249

352

208

Reg.Prog.

——12

2

262

1

1

87

—

5—

—

2

27

6

812

91

3—

8

11

3

—

6

—

—

10

14

2111

7

22

—

1

—

—

—

9—

8

2

7

1—

95

7

14

11

—

7

2

66

37

13

Bynationality

UNDP

338—

27

—

59

—

—

39

6

11

2

6

297

—

—

50

—

148

44

58

—

1

—

19

1012

153

3140

4

2

28

199

7

—

3

392

—

37

1,284

—

—

1

10—

36——

6

2

4

45

1

—

100

29

427

74

12

42—

12

—

13—

—

3

4

1

—

361

—

—

12

—

56

20

32—

1—

911

384

29—

—

8

431

—

349

—

6

181

—

—

1

3—

13——

5

1

2

11

2

—

11

1

71

11

20

No. of f e l l o w s h i p s c

Bynationality

UNDP

—1

71

24

77

4

—

118

31

41

—

61—

1

33

85

32

148

87

116

—

401

53

82

23

28

68

—

5

30

73

150

44

4

75

—

22—

—

1

26

22

94—

55

5—

64

13

25

18

391354

4

314

164

104

161

3611

75

4

3

45

138

27

—

27

3

1

32

142

30

51

5037

1

332

16

45

24

37

79

19

2

23

34

157

32

2

30

21

16

26

25

2

41

5

264

39

3

2

268

169

2614

48

3

345

252

123

Byhost country

UNDP

85

—

1

—

28—

—

7

—

—

—

40

204

—

2

9

3

199

32

47—

2—

18—

15

807

60

—

—

22

180

4—

176

235

5

20

545

—

101

26

5——

4

2

3

—

13—

5

2197

60

43

Reg.Prog.f

86—1

—67

—

—

18

109—

—

4377

—

3

72

—

80

38

72

—

111

—

31

5

3

84

—

130—

2

1

150

2

—

21

155

13

47

483

—

32

5

6—

—

——

24—

1

—

1

17

24

2

409

163

162



Re-ceived

by

—483

126

557

17

—

291

274

319

—

265—

3

301

174

67

1,720

190

638

—

325—

79565

218

5

305

—

—

251

239

1,429

213

18

520

—

48—

—

—

206

14

323—

155——

20484

26

9281—

167

—

3,112

945

481

Sup-plied

by

258—

238

1

46—

—

4

—

63

—

35

595

—

34

6

63

44

11

22—

79—

—

49

48

9

1,237

—

15

36395

182—

1093,571

32

175

2,367—

14—

34—

10—

4

67

6

6

15

15

5

—

20

32

761



IraqIrelandIsraelItalyIvory CoastJamaicaJapanJordanKenyaKhmer RepublicKuwaitLaosLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyan Arab RepublicLuxembourgMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMonacoMongoliaMontserratMoroccoNauruNepalNetherlandsNetherlands AntillesNew CaledoniaNew HebridesNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorwayOmanPacific Islands, Trust Territory ofPakistanPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeople's Democratic Republic of YemenPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRepublic of KoreaRepublic of Viet-NamReunionRomania

Total protectexpenditurea


UNDPe

3,35424

688—

2,798

1,512197

2,0923,676

1,204

417

509

1,4891,384

1,661

1,465—

2,867685

2,836

42

2,248

3931,052

816

2,673—

1,974

14

3,221—

2,455—

108

5951—

713

1,813

4,520—

——

—

4,506

1,741

529

9431,484

3,2263,6001,001

—

—

54

2,8331,107

—

1,102

496

13

151

23

108

159

53

165456

281

52

273

148

85

212

111

4

137

200

65581

333

20157

153

320—

295—

313—

651

93

—

8332

161

151804

2

11

—

72

861

112

102

78

322

201

432

89—

—

49

443

516

2

110

No. of experts b

Bycountry of

assignment

UNDP

147

—

36

2

177

78

16

58

170

62

22

30

76

49

80

67

—

133

35

129

3

104

30

33

53

99—

45

2

161—

161—

52

2

4677

217

—

—

—

—

137

7924

5354

149

133

39—

—

2

122

32—

77

Reg.Prog.f

22—

7

—

3

12—

1

17

13

3

13

52

7

6

2

5

9

28

3

9

1

7

522—

13—

14

—

23

—

—

—

4—

6

7

34

—

-

—

—

24

4

8

4

6

17

224

—

—

2

19

23—

1

Bynationality

UNDP

24

41

102

266

311

249

31

7

1

—

1

26—

—

—

4

4

1

10

—

3—

—

4

24—

—

—

6—

1

341—

——

104

—

—

19

—

130—

—

567

—

51

51

54

110

18——

9

18—

30

48

16

44—

5

24

14

—

—

—

—

161

4

—

1

—

—

2

—

21

—

4

15

—

—

—

—

—

5

36

—

—

—

191

—

10—

15

—

—

18

4

—

4

1

20

34

27

3

—

—

7

5

—

9

No. of fellowships c

Bynationality

UNDP

125—44

1

55

36

26

63

90

41

15

39

49

14

26

33

—

5161

75

—

938

2922

120—

304

431

75

—

14

—

—

5

35

32

83—

—

1

3110

3812

35

6877

147

152

—

—

310737

—

112

6916

41

28

36

3526

56

31

13

14

12

3310

20

55

544

1237

4

49

6

3

25

73

2

41

1

51

—

128

26

3

3

8

14

16

25

72

2

12—

227517

1522

34

32

102

91

5

—

7

54

339

5

64

Byhost country

UNDP

22

5

84

276

53

55

216

—

127

—

12

3

248

—

—

11

2

43

1

48

—

14

12

—

4

282

1

—

—82—

—

168

—

—

—

194

2

60

—

51

—

—

17

17

—

1

—

26

103

831

11

—

163

—

9

4

7

16

195

38

74

82

3

18

1

2—

93—

3

—

26

—

52

—

181

1

—

66

—

—

—

25

—

68

134

—

21

—

63

—

1

127

—

39—

—238

1

—

—

42

175

77

—

58—

58

312

—

31



Re-ceived

by

524

9

246

—

504

27112

942

301

104

3337

208127

206

85

—596

135

4836

316

14

207

83

645

—

994

—344

—

316

—

—

4

15

—

64

359

609

—

—

—

—

525

166

25

98

237

482

625

458

—

—

—

623

286

—

142

Sup-pliedby

41

3251

1,773

218

97

2,749

90

235

22

24

12

89

9

99

3

—215

69

59

—

86

—

59

3537

—

3

—33—

39974

—

9

—

54

33

83

90

—

1,321

—

—9

44

—11

64

74

46

121

—

—

—

212

—

16



RwandaRyukyu IslandsSt. Kitts-Nevis-AnguillaSt. LuciaSt. VincentSaudi ArabiaSenegalSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouthern RhodesiaSpainSudanSurinamSwazilandSwedenSwitzerlandSyrian Arab RepublicThailandTogoTongaTortolaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurks and Caicos IslandsUgandaUkrainian SSRUSSRUnited KingdomUnited Republic of TanzaniaUnited StatesUpper VoltaUruguayVenezuelaVirgin Islands (U.K.)Western SamoaWest IndiesWest IrianYemenYugoslaviaZaireZambiaStatelessNot specified

Country Total

AfricaAmericasAsia and the Far EastEurope, Mediterranean

and Middle EastInter-regionalGlobal

Regional Total

Grand Total



UNDPe

1,585—

42

49

51

1,3252,107

—

1,213

2,466

180

2,088——

1,6012,756

380424

—

—

1,851

3,275

2,143

35

20617

2,952

4,324

7

1,675—

—

—

2,430—

1,298

637

1,918—

554—

—

1,316

1,270

4,718

2,905——

19889

—

229

32631

233

29981

494——

27

67927

60

2016

408773

40838

64

285

236—

245

16

5222

34557

194

200

270—

145

83—

449

92

1,009

254

——

No. of expertsb

Bycountry of

assignment

UNDP

50

5

3

3

95

113

—

53

87

7

82—

—

129

100

15

45—

90

131

81

2

25

182

155

281——

—

1201

57

30

124

3

351

10127

90135142—

84

—

—

—

11

121

8

16

3

25——

—

252

3—

—

11

3311

2

4

914—

11——

—

136

5

11

15—

7

7—

24

2

51

10

——

Bynationality

UNDP

——

———

6—

4

2—

1

5

3

131

20—

—

247

169

44

9

6

—

10

19

22—

3—

1931,567

31,035

—

37

15—

—

1

2012

1

11

——————3

—

3

2—

1——

20

7—

—

33

26

10

3

2

—

5

37

—

—

—

37

258

5

291

1

8

13—

—

—

—

—

35—

1

3—

No. of fellowships c

Bynationality

UNDP

41—

2

6

5

35

43—

34

551

45—

5

50

121

324—

2

79

318

652

22

93

1311

67——

19

107—

39

51

61

2

13—

—

31

75

6350—

26

Reg.Prog.f

23

152

7—

13

41

—

25

5111

371

—

30

76—

1522

14

82

183

81

6

20

28

56—

54—

27

29

47

19

25

16

56—

11—

—

57

45

49

18—

2

Byhost country

UNDP

———

169—

—

32——

—

92

5

4—

109409

1

412

15

—

50

10322—

24—

315970

49867

3

15

11

—

—

—

—

47

40

35——

Reg.Prog.f

11

—

——1

82—

—

51

—

1

—

—

26

39—

—

157

270

12

126

76

—

9

8

8—

20—

206777

9

550

49

9

85—

1

—

494

3—

5



Re-ceived

by

168

—

—

—

189—

80

657

24

181——

334

655

16949—

—

443

365

641

—

63

457

945—

135—

—

—

292—

236

62

30—

85—

—

182324

502

236——

Sup-pliedby

46

—

2—

7

167

—

14

194

—

3594—

19634

2927

1,141

1,4893367

32

—

58

43

23—

93—

452

5,072

879,242

46

27

2

—

20—

—

6119

2985—

1,105

209,898

11,027

8,563

6,992

1,886

6,555

139

31,762

3,171

2,793

2,733

1,567

3,584—

9,653

339311

239

23

260

8

1,313

101154

153

106274

—

—

—

—

—

—

——

—

—

—

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—

—

—

—

—

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—

—

—

—

—

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—

—

—

—

—

——

—

—

—

—

—

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37,400

1,733

1,143

429

107

1,107

36

—

—

—

—

—

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35,162 13,848 1,180 788 — — — — — — 4,555 —

245,060 45,610 10,833 2,101 10,139 2,029 7,115 5,904 8,727 7,528 41,955 40,869

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United Nations operational activities for development 265a Totals have been rounded.b The totals for experts by country of assignment are somewhat higher than the totals shown by nationality because a number of individual experts had more

than one country of assignment.c

The totals for fellowships by host country are somewhat higher than the totals shown by nationality because some fellowship awards called for study in two ormore countries.

d

The figures given under the heading "Supplied by" are based on orders placed in the various countries during the course of 1971, whereas the figures givenunder the heading "Received by" refer to estimated expenditure within the year (as do the figures for "Total project expenditure"). Consequently, the totals of thetwo equipment columns do not correspond exactly.

e Data exclude agency overhead costs.f Refers to technical assistance activities, other than those carried out under UNDP, which were financed from regular budgetary resources of other

organizations of the United Nations system.

World Food ProgrammeThe World Food Programme (WFP), a jointundertaking of the United Nations and the Foodand Agriculture Organization of the UnitedNations (FAO), continued during 1971 to providefood aid to developing countries to assist them incarrying out development projects while combat-ing malnutrition; the Programme also continuedto meet emergency food needs.

As at the end of 1970, Governments hadpledged contributions to WFP for the period1971-1972, in the form of food commodities, cashand services, to a value of $216.1 million. During1971, Governments made new pledges of $11.6million, bringing the total in contributions for1971-1972 to $227.7 million; of this amount,however, only $212.2 million was available due to amatching clause in the United States pledge. (Fortable on pledges for 1971-1972, see pp. 267-68.)

As at the end of 1971, the total in pledges madeavailable to WFP since its inception in 1963 stood at$743.7 million.

In addition, a number of Governments chan-nelled through WFP food grains which they hadundertaken to contribute to developing countriesunder the Food Aid Convention of 1967. During1971, $7.8 million worth of food grains, togetherwith $1.8 million in cash for transport andadministration, was thus made available to theProgramme. This brought the total contributionsto the Programme under the 1967 Food AidConvention to $51.5 million. (For table on FoodAid Convention contributions for 1970-1971, seepp. 268-69.)

Sweden announced its intention to channelthrough the Programme its entire contribution of35,000 tons of food grains under the Food AidConvention of 1971.

Activities in 1971During 1971, 14 projects for economic and

social development were approved by the WFPIntergovernmental Committee, and 30 projectswere approved by the Programme's ExecutiveDirector. These projects entailed commitments of$93 million, as compared with commitments of$227 million in 1970, $324 million in 1969 and

$177 million in 1968. The decrease in commit-ments in 1971 reflected the fact that the Pro-gramme's reserves were being used to implementongoing projects; the volume of disbursement onongoing projects totalled $46.4 million in 1968,$71.8 million in 1969, $126.1 million in 1970 and$114.1 million in 1971. New commitments wereundertaken mainly on the basis of conservativeestimates of future contributions. (For table oncommitments approved during 1971, see p. 269.)

During 1971, WFP concluded agreements for theimplementation of 56 development projects, ofwhich 21 related to projects approved during thesame year.

Development projects assisted by WFP during1971 included the feeding of mothers and youngchildren; nutritional education; feeding of pri-mary and secondary school students, universitystudents and student and volunteer workers;feeding of hospital patients; hospital develop-ment; livestock improvement; dairy development;soil conservation; land reclamation and develop-ment, including the settlement of refugees, affor-estation, and the construction of dikes, dams androads; self-help housing; the construction ofcommunity facilities through mutual helpschemes; and the establishment of food reserves.

In appraising requests and evaluating projects,WFP drew on the staff and resources of the UnitedNations and FAO, as well as on the InternationalLabour Organisation, the United Nations Educa-tional, Scientific and Cultural Organization andthe World Health Organization. In several cases,these organizations, through the United NationsDevelopment Programme or on their own, provid-ed technical co-operation to recipient Govern-ments in the execution of projects for which WFPfurnished food aid. Assistance in WFP projects wasalso provided by the United Nations Children'sFund and the Office of the United Nations HighCommissioner for Refugees. The Programmeco-operated on a number of projects with theInternational Bank for Reconstruction and Devel-opment and with the regional development banks.In several cases, WFP's activities were co-ordinatedwith those of bilateral government-to-government


programmes or with development activities ofnon-governmental organizations.

As in previous years, the $10 million of theProgramme's resources annually reserved for useby the Director-General of FAO for emergency aidproved inadequate and was increased by theIntergovernmental Committee to $18 million.Thus in 1971, the FAO Director-General approved28 allocations, totalling $18 million, for emergencyaid in 23 countries. The largest of these alloca-tions, $3.1 million, went to assist refugees in India,where WFP co-operated with other United Nationsorganizations in the efforts co-ordinated by theUnited Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.The Programme also took part in the UnitedNations East Pakistan Relief Operations, for whicha WFP emergency allocation of $1.5 million wasmade available.

At its March-April 1971 session, the WFPIntergovernmental Committee heard an appeal bythe Chairman of the Working Group on theFinancing of the United Nations Relief and WorksAgency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East(UNRWA), concerning the need for WFP assistance tothe Palestine refugees, in view of the financialdifficulties of UNRWA. The Committee endorsedthe intention of the Director-General of FAO tomake an emergency allocation, if requested by aGovernment in the area. Subsequently, at therequest of Jordan, an allocation of $2 million wasmade for aid to Palestine refugees in that country.

Other large emergency operations in 1971served to alleviate the effects of drought inAfghanistan ($2 million), Iraq ($1.3 million),Kenya ($0.8 million), Mauritania ($1 million) andSenegal ($0.6 million); $0.6 million was providedfor earthquake relief in Chile.

At its March-April 1971 session, the Intergov-ernmental Committee considered a proposal bythe Netherlands for the establishment of anemergency food supply scheme, which wouldenable WFP to arrange with donor countries to shippromptly the food commodities required inemergency situations. The Committee acceptedthe proposal in principle and requested itsExecutive Director to explore the matter further.

Consideration by Economicand Social Council

The Economic and Social Council consideredthe work of the World Food Programme in Julyand October 1971.

At its July 1971 session, the Council had beforeit the ninth annual report of the WFP Intergovern-mental Committee. The report covered the Com-mittee's eighteenth and nineteenth sessions, heldrespectively from 2 to 6 November 1970 and from29 March to 6 April 1971, as well as WFP's activitiesin support of economic and social development

projects and its relief operations during the periodApril 1970 to April 1971.

At its March-April 1971 session, the Intergov-ernmental Committee had carried out the reviewof the Programme which, pursuant to a GeneralAssembly resolution of 20 December 1965,8 was toprecede each biennial pledging conference, andconsidered the pledging target to be recommend-ed for 1973-1974. The Committee adopted a draftresolution, for submission to the General Assem-bly through the Economic and Social Council,calling for continuation of the Programme and forthe convening of a pledging conference early in1972. However, the Committee felt unable torecommend a target figure for 1973-1974 as itlacked the necessary information, including theextent to which the target for 1971-1972, whichwas substantially under-subscribed at the time,would be met. The Committee therefore decidedto defer the matter to its October 1971 session.

On 30 July 1971, the Economic and SocialCouncil, acting on the recommendation of itsEconomic Committee but without adopting aresolution, took note of the ninth annual report ofthe Intergovernmental Committee of the WorldFood Programme and deferred until later in theyear a decision on the pledging target for1973-1974.

Subsequently, the Intergovernmental Commit-tee recommended a target of $340 million for1973-1974. The Committee took into account, onthe one hand, that the 1971-1972 target of $300million had not been met and, on the other, thatthe needs of developing countries justified ahigher target.

On 29 October 1971, the Council decided, asproposed by the WFP Intergovernmental Commit-tee, to submit to the General Assembly a draftresolution containing this pledging target and tourge States Members of the United Nations andmembers and associate members of FAO to preparefor the announcement of pledges at a pledgingconference to be held early in 1972.

These decisions by the Council were set forth inresolution 1650(LI), which was adopted withoutobjection. (For text of resolution, see DOCUMEN-TARY REFERENCES below.)

During the discussion preceding this decision,some representatives expressed doubt that the$340 million target figure was realistic. OtherMembers noted that with the current rate ofparticipation, the multilateral character of theProgramme was diminished and the target of $600million, which it was hoped to reach by the end ofthe Second United Nations Development Decade,would be unattainable.

8

See Y.U.N., 1965, pp. 308-9, text of resolution 2095(XX).


Consideration by General AssemblyAt its 1971 session, the General Assembly

considered the draft resolution on the review andcontinuation of the World Food Programmeproposed by the Economic and Social Council.This draft was endorsed by the Second (Economicand Financial) Committee on 2 December andadopted by the Assembly on 14 December 1971, inboth cases without discussion or objection.

The Assembly thereby recognized the necessityfor the World Food Programme to continue itsaction in providing multilateral food aid as a formof capital investment and for meeting emergencyfood needs. It then: established a target ofvoluntary contributions of $340 million for1973-1974, of which not less than one third shouldbe in cash and services; expressed the hope thatthese resources would be augmented by substan-tial contributions from additional sources; urgedStates Members of the United Nations and

members and associate members of FAO to makeevery effort towards attainment of the target;requested the Secretary-General, in co-operationwith the Director-General of FAO, to convene earlyin 1972 a pledging conference for this purpose atUnited Nations Headquarters; and decided that,subject to further review, the next pledgingconference for the World Food Programmeshould be convened, at the latest, early in 1974,with a view to reaching the target to be recom-mended by the General Assembly and the Confer-ence of FAO at that time.

These decisions by the Assembly were set forthin resolution 2805(XXVI). (For text of resolution,See DOCUMENTARY REFERENCES below.)

On 22 December 1971, the Secretary-Generaland the Director-General of FAO, in accordancewith the Assembly's resolution, announced thatthe fourth WFP pledging conference would beconvened on 31 January 1972.

STATEMENT OF PLEDGES TO THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME FOR 1971-1972RECEIVED AS AT 31 DECEMBER 1971

(in U.S. dollar equivalents)Contributions

Contributor

AlgeriaAustraliaAustriaBarbadosBelgiumBotswanaBrazilCanadaCeylonChileColombiaCubaCyprusDenmarkDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEuropean Economic CommunityFederal Republic of GermanyFinlandGabonGhanaGreeceHungaryIndiaIndonesiaIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanKenyaKhmer Republic

Commodities

1,320,0001,350,000

280,0002,000

250,00023,400,000

126,050

150,000385,000

10,000,000

100,0001,350,0005,980,049

2,588,780

30,000170,00080,000

666,667

50,000

80,000660,067

6,667

940,000

Cash

30,000330,000150,000

5,000130,152

6,600,000

14,000

2,5005,000,000

5,0001,600

2,897,855264,344

1,799

333,333

40,000325,003

3,3331,000,000

10,000470,000

2,8021,000

Services Total

30,0001,650,0001,500,000

5,000410,152

2,000250,000

30,000,000126,05014,000a

150,000385,000

2,50015,000,000

5,0001,600

100,0001,350,0008,877,9042,853,124a

1,799

30,000170,00080,000

1,000,00050,000

120,000985,070

10,000

1,000,000b

10,000

1,410,0002,8021,000


Contributor

LaosLebanonLiberiaLibyan Arab RepublicLuxembourgMadagascarMalaysiaMalawiMaltaMexicoNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNigerNorwayPakistanPeruPhilippinesRepublic of KoreaRepublic of Viet-NamSaudi ArabiaSenegalSierra LeoneSomaliaSwedenSwitzerlandSyrian Arab RepublicThailandTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyUnited KingdomUnited Republic of TanzaniaUnited StatesUpper VoltaUruguayVenezuelaYugoslaviaZambia

Contributions

Commodities

——————

6,601

—

—

250,000—

7,628,072

470,430

—

6,067,945

172,800

69,284

—

—

—

40,000—

—

2,000

5,625,000843,882

23,810

60,000—

7,500

150,0002,408,953

35,014

85,000,000c

10,000

100,000180,000

—

Cash

833

5,0006,000

10,00018,761

1,799

4,950

2,808

1,000100,000

1,0003,148,148

241,657

7,194

1,673,222

—

—

108,889

8,000

1,000

—

3,597

2,400—

3,375,000

401,145—

—

5,00011,500

—

1,344,335—

3,000,000

1,799—

—

—

2,500

Services

—————————————————————————————————

37,000,000d

—

—

—

—

—

Total

833

5,000

6,000

10,000

18,761

1,799

11,551

2,808

1,000

350,000

1,000

10,776,220

712,087

7,194

7,741,167

172,800

69,284

108,889

8,000

1,000

40,000

3,597

2,400

2,000

9,000,000

1,245,027

23,810

60,000

5,000

19,000

150,000

3,753,28835,014

125,000,000

1,799

10,000a

100,000

180,000

2,500

a For 1971 only.

b Subject to parliamentary approval.c The United States pledged up to $85 million in commodities on the condition that the United States contribution would not exceed 50 per cent of the total

contribution of all Governments in commodities and cash used for the purchase of commodities.d The United States was also prepared to furnish shipping services to transport all of the commodities it provided. The value of this service was estimated at

$37 million for the $85 million worth of commodities.

1967 FOOD AID CONVENTION CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAMMEFOR CROP YEAR 1970-1971

(As at 31 December 1971)

Country

Commodities(in U.S.dollars)

Cash(in U.S.dollars) Country

Commodities(in U.S.dollars)

Cash(In U.S.dollars)

AustraliaBelgiumDenmarkEuropean Economic CommunityFederal Republic of GermanyFinland

500,000317,834

430,000572,100

1,271,334

889,934

100,000

63,560

86,000114,420

254,240

200,340

NetherlandsNorwaySwedenSwitzerlandUnited Kingdom

Total

1,334,899890,000

3,432,602762,800

4,296,207

14,697,710

300,353222,500772,300152,560965,646

3,231,919


PROJECTS FOR FOOD AID FOR DEVELOPMENT(Approved in period 1 January-31 December 1971)

(in U.S. dollars)

WFP food cost WFP total cost WFP food cost WFP total cost

Africa

AlgeriaEgypt (2 projects)BotswanaBurundiGambiaGhanaLiberiaMadagascarMalawiMauritaniaMauritiusNigerNigeriaSomalia (3 projects)SudanUgandaUnited Republic of TanzaniaZaireZambia

Asia and Far East

Afghanistan (2 projects)

Asia and Far East (cont.)

4,539,700

8,037,600

6,836,800

378,700

430,000

89,400

957,100

105,000

421,800

664,500

667,600

83,300

107,800

1,656,300

1,460,100744,000

312,000320,400212,200

790,400

5,453,900

11,165,700

8,809,100

587,400

619,000

127,300

1,219,200

135,500

643,600

889,600

908,500171,700

164,300

2,465,000

2,278,000932,000

489,000435,300

364,800

1,772,900

IndonesiaIranNepal (3 projects)Pakistan (3 projects)Philippines

Europe

Hungary

Latin America and Caribbean

BoliviaChileCosta RicaDominicaEcuadorJamaicaNicaraguaVenezuela

Middle East

People's Democratic Republic of YemenYemen

1,367,600

2,369,8002,348,900

2,168,300262,300

662,100

1,944,200

535,500

749,600

62,500

1,015,500

61,700

442,500

5,469,900

2,255,800

1,786,100

2,289,000

3,125,0003,610,600

2,769,000347,700

902,600

2,615,700

718,600

973,300

85,200

1,347,00085,300

670,000

6,922,400

2,974,200

2,773,000


Economic and Social Council—50th sessionPlenary meeting 1772.

E/L.1385. Consideration of provisional agenda for 51st session.Note by Secretary-General.

Economic and Social Council—51st sessionEconomic Committee, meeting 536.Plenary meetings 1793, 1805.

E/5022. Note by Secretary-General (transmitting 9th annualreport, covering period 16 April 1970-6 April 1971, of UnitedNations/FAO Intergovernmental Committee of World FoodProgramme (WFP), on its 18th and 19th sessions).

E/5057. Report of Economic Committee.E/5073. Resolutions adopted by Economic and Social Council

during its 51st session, 5-30 July 1971. Other decisions, p. 16.

E/L.1462 and Add.1. WFP: pledging target for 1973-1974. Note bySecretary-General (reproducing text of draft resolutions pro-posed by Intergovernmental Committee of WFP at its 19thsession for adoption by Council and by General Assembly) andaddendum.

RESOLUTION 1650(LI), as recommended by IntergovernmentalCommittee of WFP, E/L.1462 and Add.1, adopted withoutobjection by Council on 29 October 1971, meeting 1805.

The Economic and Social Council,Having considered the ninth annual report of the United

Nations/FAO Intergovernmental Committee of the World FoodProgramme,

Noting the comments of the Intergovernmental Committeeand its recommendation concerning the target for voluntarycontributions to the Programme for the period 1973-1974,

Recalling General Assembly resolutions 2462(XXIII) of 20December 1968 and 2682 (XXV) of 11 December 1970, in

which the Assembly recognized the experience gained by theWorld Food Programme in the field of multilateral food aid,

1. Submits for consideration and approval of the GeneralAssembly the draft resolution set forth below:

[For text, see General Assembly resolution 2805(XXVI)below.]

2. Urges States Members of the United Nations andmembers and associate members of the Food and AgricultureOrganization of the United Nations to undertake the necessarypreparation for the announcement of pledges at the FifthPledging Conference for the World Food Programme.

E/5050 and Corr.1. International food aid: procedures forassessing requirements and assuring availability of supplies.Report of Director-General of FAO prepared in response toGeneral Assembly resolution 2462(XXIII).

General Assembly—26th sessionSecond Committee, meetings 1370-1382, 1426, 1427.Plenary meeting 2017.

A/8401. Report of Secretary-General on work of the Organization,16 June 1970-15 June 1971, Part Three, Chapter VID.

A/8403. Report of Economic and Social Council on work of its 50thand 51st sessions, Chapter Vlll E.

A/8403/Add.1. Addendum to report of Economic and SocialCouncil, resumed 51st session, Chapter IV.

A/C.2/267. Note by Secretary-General, attaching text of resolution1650(LI) adopted by Economic and Social Council, approvedwithout objection by Second Committee on 2 December 1971,meeting 1427.

A/8578. Report of Second Committee (part I) (on report ofEconomic and Social Council), section IV and draft resolutionIV.


RESOLUTION 2805(XXVI), as recommended by Second Commit-tee, A/8578, adopted without objection by Assembly on14 December 1971, meeting 2017.

The General Assembly,Recalling the provisions of its resolution 2095(XX) of 20

December 1965 under which the World Food Programme is to bereviewed before each pledging conference,

Recalling the provisions contained in paragraph 5 of itsresolution 2527(XXIV) of 5 December 1969 whereby, subject tothe review mentioned above, the next pledging conference shouldbe convened, at the latest, early in 1972, at which timeGovernments should be invited to pledge contributions for 1973and 1974 with a view to reaching such a target as may then berecommended by the General Assembly and by the Conference ofthe Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,

Noting that the review of the Programme was undertaken by theUnited Nations/FAO Intergovernmental Committee of the WorldFood Programme at its nineteenth session and by the Economicand Social Council at its fifty-first session,

Having considered Economic and Social Council resolution1650(LI) of 29 October 1971, as well as the recommendationcontained in the report of the Intergovernmental Committee,

Recognizing the value of multilateral food aid as implementedby the World Food Programme since its inception and thenecessity for continuing its action both as a form of capitalinvestment and for meeting emergency food needs,

1. Establishes for the two years 1973 and 1974 a target forvoluntary contributions to the World Food Programme of $340million, of which not less than one third should be in cash andservices, and expresses the hope that such resources will be

augmented by substantial additional contributions from othersources in recognition of the prospective volume of sound projectrequests and the capacity of the Programme to operate at a higherlevel;

2. Urges States Members of the United Nations and Statesmembers or associate members of the Food and AgricultureOrganization of the United Nations to make every effort to ensurethe full attainment of the target;

3. Requests the Secretary-General, in co-operation with theDirector-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of theUnited Nations, to convene a pledging conference for this purposeat United Nations Headquarters early in 1972;

4. Decides that, subject to the review provided for in GeneralAssembly resolution 2095(XX), the next pledging conference atwhich Governments should be invited to pledge contributions for1975 and 1976 with a view to reaching such a target as may thenbe recommended by the General Assembly and by the Conferenceof the Food and Agriculture Organization, should be convened, atthe latest, early in 1974.

Sections

Economic and Social Council—50th sessionPlenary meetings 1737, 1770.

E/L.1365. Election of 4 members of United Nations/FAOIntergovernmental Committee of WFP. Note by Secretary-General.

E/L.1374. Note by Secretary-General.E/5044. Resolutions adopted by Economic and Social Council

during its 50th session. Other decisions, pp. 28-29.

Chapter IV

Trade and development

In 1971, the inflation and monetary instabilitywhich marked the year were accompanied by amuch reduced rate of growth of output indeveloped market economy countries. This poseda serious threat to the growth of exports fromdeveloping countries and to the terms of trade ofthose countries. Both the General Assembly andthe Trade and Development Board of the UnitedNations Conference on Trade and Development(UNCTAD) took decisions concerning these mone-tary questions.

One of the Trade and Development Board'smain tasks in 1971 was to prepare for the work ofthe third session of UNCTAD, scheduled to open atSantiago, Chile, on 11 April 1972. The Boardapproved a provisional agenda covering virtuallyall the issues within the competence of UNCTAD.

In preparation for the session at Santiago, anumber of inter-governmental meetings tookplace: the Second Ministerial Meeting of theGroup of Seventy-seven Developing Countries (atthe time comprising more than 90 countries), heldat Lima, Peru, from 25 October to 7 November

1971; regional meetings of the African, Asian andLatin American members of the Group ofSeventy-seven held at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,Bangkok, Thailand, and Lima, respectively; meet-ings of the countries members of the Organisationfor Economic Co-operation and Development;and meetings of the centrally planned economycountries of Eastern Europe, under the auspices ofthe Council for Mutual Economic Assistance.

During 1971, the generalized system of non-dis-criminatory and non-reciprocal preferences forthe exports of developing countries to the marketsof developed countries began to be implemented.Efforts were made to negotiate an agreement oncocoa and to improve the competitive position ofnatural products.

Technical assistance in the field of internationaltrade and invisible transactions continued to beextended by UNCTAD, and a work programme wasapproved for UNCTAD'S Inter-governmentalGroup on Transfer of Technology.

Details of these and other matters are given inthe sections that follow.

Documents

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