42.24 Increased utilization ofmodern data-processing facilities willreducestaff timeandresources inmaintaining accurate contributions records ofthe Organization, thusfacilitating thepreparation ofassessment documents andreports onstatus ofcontributions. Correspondence withGovernments on(HISEHUled and voluntary contributions willcontinue tobehandled, andtheCommittee on Contributions andthevarious pledging conferences willcontinue tobeserviced. SUBPROGRAMME 3.FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING ANDREPORTING ACTIVITIES (a)Qbjectiyes 42.25 Thelegislative authority ofthesubprogramme isarticles XandXIofthe Financial Regulations andRulesoftheUnited Nations. 42.26 Thepreparation oftimely andusefulfinancial datais nd~ntupon expeditious collection andtransmission ofdatafromgeographically disper••d organizational units. Improvement inthecurrent methods ofgBth~ring andrecording financial dataistherefore needed sothatthedatawillb.r@adily Bvalleble -7-- Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Librarye.entral1y at:H.,nid'p.H'U:ters inl!itead efD4:J!.1ng!>cat.tered world-...-ide. Inordertoeffect and dll1lburIlH,,~~nt.~ ina~retil!i1'd191y andaCC1i,;lrate m:aDner, i~proved co-ordination afrdYn"9ther",llEivantlJ:lJ3,it;$ oftheOrg~.ization is:r:equir.ed. Inthearea ofC(ltll-Pl1.terlze<tj.on ..theladcofc,~-ordination andco~;patibility am~ngthenow obzoleta for firtancial reporting andpayroll, which w~r#!j year~aqointbfi&variO'.i1l1ll Wilajor station'!!}, \ifillbeaddressed. cbjective~ ofthe3'u.Dprcgra.'mme arethefollowing: toimprove links b~tween anclfieldoffices toensure thetimely collection and offinancial informatIon andpreparation offinancial ;toenh,an.c.gj ttJanagelZient andcasb flo'"rrgjpo,rting inordertoimprove the eff~ct:i'J€J:!'>e/$5 gmdeffioiency ofce.:ctifying officers; toimprove financial policies n"veru::le-proatlcinq activiti'l!lJ!1l; toeffect timely andaccurate in ofpayroll, vi€ln-dorlill aridtravel clai~s andotherfinancial on!§,{jftheOn:Janization; andtoprovide accurate, timely andreliab~e iltt6-t'act!'%/(;;tr~.nfjection pro-ccz;-e; irteq.. (hj 42.28 Dur theplanp.erio<''!, thefinancial obligations oftheOrganization will contitlue toD(il:n!Jcordl'ld, andaccount~ fortheOrganization's assets, liabilities, itlcml>e lft,nd willcontinue tobemaintained onafundbasis. The colllt.,cUor, ofrJ$()ni€:ll& andotherreceivablel!> duetotheOrganization willbe ecmtroll(~d ~H!.dtj'licp{<nditur@$ willbemonitorElo. Thecomputer linkage thatwill tlInabl@ t.h;11iili'lar ofinformation ontheintegrated personnel-payroll, travel and wJn:l1G10rfil !r@latCJd activitietzl will b<!$d<1lveloped. Interactive processing willbe IlIxtendliJd toth€lpayroll system andaninteractive methodology forthepreparation, i1'H.H:.horization iill~dapproval ofallr@l!'Iaining accounting documents willbe introductJId. Itlljintelloded tocapture dataattheirpointoforigin toenable ill if>;rlJ!lporting andreconciliation. (i!l) 42.29 'rhi:l1 l"in~ncj"j.lslative authority forthesubprogramme isarticles VIIIandIXofthe ~tion~ andRulesoftheUnited Nations. 42,30 ~ccurBcy oftreasury records andefficient management ofcashareessential for th~ ~oundfinances oftheOrganization. Owingtothediverse andworld-wide naturtloftheOrganization's activities, financial transactions havetobemadeina 1,1Itg@numl'HH'ofcurriiJnciel:l andinvolve manydifferent banking arra.ngements. In ordtH'toeffect approv€lo cashdisbursements, co-ordination between anumber of orglilfdu.1i:,ional unit!>mustcontinue sothatthelargevolumeofbankcheques canbe proc••••drapidly andaccurately. 4.2.:n T!H35pecific objectives ofthe5ubprograrnme continue tobetheefficient ~dmini~ttation ofbankaccounts, monitoring international currency exchange markets to••tabli.h theUnited Nations operational ratesofexchange andtoensurethat tif1\<tlly "wtiol1t1 ,H'l!ltaKtmwithreHlpect tofilhort-term andmedium-term investments of
**Analysis**
The text appears to be focused on the financial management and reporting of the United Nations, discussing topics such as financial accounting, budgeting, and cash management. It also touches on the importance of coordination and communication between different organizational units. Given the scope and content of the text, it is likely that it falls under the category of administrative or managerial activities.

**Category**
Finance, Administration