10S.Oneofthespecific aspectsoftheprocedure inhandling representation ofthe8pecia11zed ag~n~iesI.thattheproposal foracceptance (orrefusal) ofaninvitation andtheapproval ofthisproposal arehandled moreorle'8at thelamelevelInsomeorganlzation8. IntheIn8pecto~'1 opinion.itwouldbe necellar, toleparate tho8etwo1eve18indecislon-maklns torrepresentation a8toreachthehigherdelreeofobjectivity andcontrol. 106.TheInspector a180concludea that80meorlanlzatlons donotpay sufficient attention totheirrepresentatlve8' p~Q~aration w~tftaviewto ensurlns acorrectandsuccessful participation inthomeetlnls. I•..SomeofthemhavenorulelonthisImportant II.ue.Itilclearthatthelact otadequate 8ubstantive preparation will ~eadtoluperflclal participation, therebyre8ultlnl ininappropriate fol10w~up action. 107.Whileeomeorlanlzation. have,toeomee.tent,participation decrea.ed in1986incomparllon with 1~8S,othershavemaintained Itmoreorle••the IlIDe.ThllimpUelthatthaoraanlzatlonl mayhavereachecla"holdlna level" andhavelncreasinsly reliedonelternal flnanclna forparticipation. 108.Theparticipation inIr.ternational meetin,.i.al.ured onaveralebymore thanoneofficial. Ontheotherhand, t~eattendance IImo.tl,fortheentire periodofthe~,etin8. TheIn8pector ,tronaly bellovee thatthenumberof officlal8 d.llgnarQd forrepresentation andtheduration oftheir.taycanbe reducedwithout pr~judico totheefficiency oftheparticipation. Inthiareaard,itmayberecalled thatthereportofGroupofHlah~Level Interlovernmental Klpert.toReviewtheBfficlency oftheAdmlnlltratlve and Financial Functionina oftheUnitedNation.ilincluded, interalia,that "thenumberandduration ofml..lon.8houldbered'lced, ae8houldthenumbor ofItaffmembereattendlnl conference ••"(ReconmADo.tlon 38). 109.ItI1nece88ary to8treamllne anddl8clpllno reportlna dutleuofrepro· .entatlveu upontheirreturnfromthemeetlns. ThtIn8pector conslder8 that, whenareportIsDotsubmitted, Itcanbepre8umed thattheparticipation itselfhasnotbeen8uccessful. Thelactof8uchreport,will8erlou8ly hllDpertheappropriate follow-up activity oftheorganization. 110.ToImproveefficiency Intheparticipation inconference8 andmeetlns_ wouldreQuirethee8tabll_hment ofmonitorlns procodure_ intho.eoraanl­ zation_whichusuallydonot.ateanalYll1 ora.ee.lment oftheir repre.en~ tatlonal activity. 111.Reaardlna theuleo!technolosical innovation inrepre8entation (a.teleconferencina), theInspector limlttdthecon.ideration toonlymarkln& apo.ition. 'orthetimebelns,Itdoesnot.tempO'llble tointroducetll.tlns teleconferenclna .ystemintheartaofrtpre.entation. Itwould certainl, reQuirefurtherelperlmtntl toleewhetherteIeconterenclna can replaceptreonal contact. anddirectdlscusllon. whichareu.efulto.01ve critical problem., TheIn.pector, however, fe8l.Itpo••ibletouleadvancod .,.tem.forrepte.entational purpolel inthentarfuture,forwhichthe furthtrin,e.tiaatlon .houldcontinue. 11Suppltment No.49,A/41/49. /...-a.- B.I'S9119ndatlonl Recomm,ndatlon 1 WithIviewtoimprovlna theefficiency otrepre.entltlon Indtoflclll­ tatlnaproperandefficient .Yltem-wlde co-ordination, theAceIhouldtatean initiative toenlurethedevelopment otaenerally acceptable procedurel, In particular, onthe1.8ulne9 andproee881ns ofInvitations andonthereaular andtimelyprovl810n otbactaround documents onthemeetlnas concerned. ReCOUI,ndatlon 2 rbeezecutive headsshouldrequestsectors, unitsandofflclale rosponolble fortherepresentational activity tostrictly applytherulesand suidelines 80vernlns representation. Theseshouldberelatedtomorecoherent ovaluation otinvitation., adequate substantive preparation for,and offlcient, rational andco.teffective participation Inmeotlnss, 8Swell8S aproperobservance ofreportlns andmonltorins dutie8intheirrespective oraanlzations. Rocommen4atlon 3 Thoolecutive head8oforganization8 whichdonothavoanyinternal rules onropresertation shouldmakearrangoments tosetforthappropriate provisions inthecorrespondent manuals 808Stoensuremoreorderly c~-ordlnatlon proce­ duresrelatvdtothl.activity. ~oCOmmend8tlon 4 Theezecutlve headsshouldassureporiodical roviews onoverallrepresen­ tational act.ivity, particularly fromthepointofviowofeffectiveness ofthe representatives' participation ininternational moetln88 andthecosts invo~ved. ~ecommend!tion 5 Thedecision-makins processshouldbeinstituted attwolevelswitha vlowtoleparatins theapproval function fromthatofco-ordination and proposal. Thiswouldensurethoobjoctivity andcontrolofdociaiona onthe acceptanco ofinvitations anddesignation ofroprosontatives toattend mouthss. /...-2S- Recommend,tlon 6 With'viowto,chievins .ub.tentiI1 .avins.andbett.rutilization ot humanre.ouree., theattendance atinternational ...~lna••houldb.1i.ited. a.aleneralpollcy·ule,toonerepre.entatlve andonl,durlnatheperiodot di.eu.Ilonl ofthea,endlitemofdirectlnterelt totbeor,lnlzltlon. Thil.bou1delplicitly b'Itat.dinthed.cl.ion ond••lanatlon ofr.pre.en­tltlv••• Recopnpn4atloD 7
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the efficiency and effectiveness of international organizations, specifically in regards to representation, participation, and reporting. The language used is formal and technical, suggesting that the text is part of a formal report or proposal. The content is focused on organizational procedures, decision-making processes, and the use of resources, which suggests that the category is likely related to administration, management, or governance.

**Category**
International organizations, Administration, Governance