44.Atitsthirtieth session, theGoverning Council authorized theAdministrator tochargethegeneral resources ofUNDPanamountof$65,250 ineachoftheyears 1983and1984asinstitutional s~pport toeliminate thedeficit of$130,500 which hadariseninthejointventure account asat31December 1981.12/During1984, thebalance of$56,518 wascharged tothegeneral resources ofUNDPtoeliminate thisdeficit.43.TheUnitedNations Sudano-Sahelian Officeisresponsible forassisting, on behalfoftheUnitedNations Environment Programme (UNEP), thecountries ofthe Sudano-Sahelian regionintheimplementation ofthePlanofActiontoCombat Desertification. Theworkiscarried outasaUNDP/UNEP jointventure, withboth programmes contributing equalsharesofprogramme (operational) support and administrative (institutional) support. Details ofcontributions received and expenditure incurred ontheUNDP/UNEP jointventure aregiveninnote15tothe financial statements. Datarelating totheUNDP/UNEP jointventure (institutional support) forthebiennium 1984-1985 arereflected inschedule 7. 12/~.,1983,Supplement No.9(Ej1983!20), decision 83/25. -12- JunitedNations Volunteers programme 45.Thisprogramme wasestablished bytheGeneral Assembly initsresolution 2659(XXV)of7December 1970. Asshowninstatement X,thetotalincomeofthe programme in1984amounted to$1.6million andexpenditure to$1.9million. Atthe endof1984,thebalance oftheprogramme was$3.2million. UnitedNations Financing SystemforScience andTechnology forDevelopment 46.TheGeneral Assembly, byitsresolution 34/218of19December 1979,decided to establish aUnitedNations ~inancing SystemforScience andTechnology for Development, tofinanceactivities intended tostrengthen theindigen~us scientific andtechnological capacities ofthedeveloping countries, anddecided thatthe Financing Systemshouldbeavehicle forthemobilization, co-ordination, channelling anddisbursement offinancial resources related thereto. Bythesame resolution, theGeneral Assembly alsodecided tocreate aUnitedNations Interim FundforScience andTechnology forDevelopment pending theestablishment ofthe long-term arrangements fortheFinancing System. TheInterim Fundwasestablished foratwo-year periodending 31December 1981andresponsibility forits administration wasdelegated toUNDP. 47.Atitstwent· ~ighthsession, theGoverning Council authorized the Administrator tomakearrangements toensureanorderly transition fromtheInterim Fund(termination date31December 1981)totheFinancing System, operative asfrom 1January1982.!l! Theyear1982wasdesignated bytheGeneral Assembly, inits resolution 36/18Jof17December 1981,ayearoftransition fortheFinancing System, during whichtimeinstitutional arrangements should bedetermined, interalia,inthelightofthemagnitude ofthefinancial resources andthenature ofoperations oftheFinancing System. Bythesameresolution, theGeneral Assembly alsodecided thatthegeneral operational provisions oftheInterim Fund, including itsresources, organization andmanagement, aswellastheprocedures established intheannextoresolution 34/218, wouldapplyandbetransferred to theFinancing Systemduringthetransitional period. 48.During1980aProgramme Reserve wascreated bytransferring fromthegeneral reserve anamountequalto2percentofthecontributions received, thiswasdone inaccordance withtheoperational procedures established forthisFundbythe General Assembly initsresolution 34/218. 49. Th~Programme Reserve shallbeusedbytheAdministrator athisdiscretion forpurposes consistent withtheVienna Programme ofActiononScience and Technology forDevelopment 14/andwiththeguidelines established bytheGeneral Ass~mbly andtheIntergover;mental Committee onScience andTechnology for Development toensuretheflexibility andinnovative capacity oftheFinancing Systemanditsability toprovide catalytic support. 13/~.,1981,Supplement No.11(E/198l/6l/Rev.l), decision 31/9. 14/SeeReportoftheUnitedNations Conference onScience andTechnology for Development, Vienna, 20-31August 1979(United Nations publication, Sales No.E.79.I.2l andcorrigenda), chap.VII.I -13-unitedNations Volunteers programme
**Analysis**
The text discusses various programs and initiatives related to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), including the mobilization of financial resources, institutional support, and programmatic activities. The text also mentions the creation of a Programme Reserve and the transfer of resources to a new Financing System for Science and Technology for Development. The focus appears to be on development-related activities, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological cooperation.

**Category**
Economic development, Science and technology