UNITED NATIONS•. ,Gene,.1A.I.mblyA Dlltr. GINBRAL A/44/'-35 22February 1989 INGLISH ORIGINAL' ARABIC/CRIRl'I/BNGLISHI rRIICH/RUsi~~/SPABISH Forty-fourth lelllon lteml126and127ofthe preliminary list. JOINTIISPBCTIOI UNIT PATrBRIorCO.FBREICBS Be»releDtation ofQrglnilltiona oftheUniteeSlations systemIt gonferlnces aD4meltipgs -PartB.Thl190;iI1i.04 aglngi.. NotebytheSe,rltlry-Gonetal TheSecretary-General hasthehonourtotrADsmit totheGdneral Assembly the reportoftheJointInspection Unitentit1eeS "Representation oforganilations of theUnitedNations systomatconferences ADeSmeetings -PartB.Thespecieliaed agencies" (JIU/RBP/88/7). 11 *A/44/50. 1/PartAofthereportoftheJointInspection Unit,entitled "Representation oforgani,ation. oftheUnited P~tionl syltemItconferencel and meetings -TheUnited N~tions" (JIU/REP/88/3), waliSluedunderthesymbolA/43/586. 89-04702 0657c(E) ...(.>••I ••• --------------- ----- ----- ------ ---,~',1 , I~, I',ARIa JIU/U'/8817 0.1••',Octob.r 1988 RaPllBPINTATION orOIOdlZATIONS OPtHIUIITBDBTIOIfSsrSTDAt CON'IRII~IS ANDIIITIIOS ',rtB.Tb.'Rlcl'li,.d 'I.pcl,. Pr.pu.d bJ I.,r.,.'oJIt Jollt II'PI~tlol UIlt tabl.oCCORt.pt' ,, P,rllr.pb, bIl I.IIGIODUCTION 1 -61 II.LlOALBASISANDPOLICrPIWlIWORI poa RI'RBSINtATION 7 -15:, A.1A1.1bllll 7 -103 8.PollcJ Cr~.work 11-15 4 Ill.INVITATIONS 16-276 IV. PIOCIDUR~S AND"aCHANISIS PORDITIIKINATION OP IIPIBSBVrATION 28-499 A.R.l.v.nt provltlon. 28 9 8.Structur.l proeedur•• 29-329 C.Dlct.lon-m.tins pro,w~. 33-3910 D.Appro,lna ,uthority 40-4211 I.U••ofli.l.onandfieldorflc•• 43-4911 V.PARTICIPATION INCONPIRINCIS ANDIIITINOS 50-1413 A.Pr.paration forparticipation 50-5813 8.Pert1cIpation 59-6914 C.a.portlna 70-1416 ,I••• ~=~~==~ --_._--_.--.---------It- VI.PINANCIAL ASPBCTS 75-8217 A.co.t.ofr.pr•••ntatlon 75-7717 8.Pln,ncla1 andbuds.tar, control 78-8217 VII.IONITORING PROCBDURB 83-9019 VIII.NIVTBCHNOLOOY 91-10020 11.CONCLUSIONS ANDaBCOKlBNDATIONS 101-11122 A.Conc1u.lon. 101-11122 8.a.co.endathn. 24 BeltCopyAvailable/...- 1 - I•IlnlODUCTIOIJ 1.Thi.i.the'econdreportonrepre.entation. a.Part8ortbe.~ 'tudy1/.coverina theparticipation ininternational conter.nce. and.eetina' bythe.peciali.ed alencie.1/.Thete~"international conterence. and..eUnl'"11intbhreportreter.toth.conterence. and..eUna'otan interlovernmental. inter-aaency ornon-Iovernaental natur••which.ayinclude the..etina'convened b,theUnitedNation.and.peciall:ed alencie,. Thete~"repre.entatlon" i...anttoindicate participation ininternational conterence, and.eetinl' a.repre.entative. ottheoraanilation. otthe UnitedNation••,.t... . 2.R.pr•••ntational activitie. otoraanization. orth.UnitedNatJon.Iy.tem areverywid.in.copeandtheirinterrelationship. arecoaplelinnature. Inparticular. linc.th.inception ortheUnit.dNations.y.tem.thedev.­ lopmentoractivitie. ortheorlanization. ha.re.ulted inthemultipli­ cationotconter.nc ••andmeetina. atwhichrepre.entative. ortheoraani­ lation.att.ndtorditt.rent purpo.... Inaddition. mo.toraanizations tace tinancial dltticultie.. Thereareallthemorerea.ons why"representation" basbecomeanimportant eaercise. 3.Thepresentreportreviewstheprocedures andmechanisms relatedtothe represe~~ation orthespecialiled aaencie. atcont.rences andmeetinal. Theobjectives aretoelaminetheuserulne••andetrectiveness ~rtheparti­ cipation orstattm.mbersandtorecommend waysandmeanstoincreaseits erriciency andreducethecostsinvolved. particularly intheliahtofthe tinancial cri.ispr.sently racedbymanyoraanizations andtheirefrort.beins madetodealwithit.Thererore. theInspector's intention lSnotsimplyto discouraae participation assuchinconterences andmeetinas. Rathef.itis todecrease unnecessary participation withoutarrectina theQualityof attendance andtheimaaeofthespecialized aa.ncies. 4.Thespecialized aaencies arecharacterized bytheirvarietyanddiversity indirferent aspects. suchas:oraanizational structure. iile.nature ~t activity andsp.ciric .andateoreachoraanization. Th~studyhasr~_Qaled thatthedidtinctions &monatheoraanilations conseQuently resultinthe mannerinwhichrepre,entation isd.alt wit~.Foreaample. smallerorgani­ zationshaveacentralized manaa.m.nt systemandlaraerones ha~8 d~~.ntra­ lizedtheresponsibilities andrunctions ofmanaaina representation.
**Analysis**
This text appears to be related to the administration and management of international organizations, specifically the United Nations, and the representation of specialized agencies at conferences and meetings. The report discusses the procedures and mechanisms for representation, as well as the challenges and costs associated with participation. It seems to be focused on improving the efficiency and effectiveness of representation, rather than addressing specific economic, environmental, or social issues.

**Category**
International trade, Employment