UNITED NATIONS A General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/45/6 (Prog. 11) 23May1990 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH Forty-fifth session• PROPOSED MEDIUM-TERM PLANFORTHEPERIOD 1992-1997* MAJOR PROGRAMME Ill.INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION FORECONOMIC ANDSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT Programme 11.Overall issues andpolicies, including co-ordination CONTENTS A.Prograrome . 1.General orientation ".. 2.Overall strategy " . 3.Subprogramme structure andpriorities ••••.•.••••.••• B.Subproqr 8llUlles I••••••••••••• 1.Monitoring ofglobal economic andsocialissues.••.• 2.Operational activities . 3.Inter-agency co-ordination ••.•••••.•.•.•.•••••..••••Paragraphs Page 11.1-11.12 3 11.1 -11.5 3 11.6-11.9 4 11.10-11.12 5 11.13-11.46 5 11.13-11.19 5 11.20-11.25 8 11.26-11.309 4.Overall co-ordination andguidance ofUnitedNations activities intheeconomic andsocialsectors ••.•.•• 11.31-11.33 10 *Thepresent document contains programme 11oftheproposed medium-term planfortheperiod 1992-1997. Thecomplete medium-term planwillsubsequently be issuedinfinalprinted formasOfficial Records oftheGeneral Assembly, Forty-fifth Session, Supplement No.6(A/45/6/Rev.l). 90-13174 1617e(E) /... Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library&I"InIi4i£lIIt1ii$iMi&4&1&444$'4"&1$ 44' CONTENTS (continued) Paragraphs 5.Co-ordination ofpolicies andprogrammes fortheeconomic andsocialdevelopment ofAfrica•••••.••••• 11.34-11.38 12 hunger..••......• ,•......•.•.....•..................11.39 -11.46 136.Co-ordination ofpolicies andactiontocombatworld -2- Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryPROGRAMME 11.OVERALL ISSUES ANDPOLICIES, INCLUDING CO-ORDINATION A.Programme 1.General orientation 11.1Theorientation andobjectives ofthepresent programme derive fromthe mandate oftheDirector-General forDevelopment andInternational Economic Co-operation, assetoutinGeneral Assembly resolutions 32/197of20December 1977 and33/202of29January 1979.Inaccordance withthoseresolutions, theDirector­ General, acting undertheauthority oftheSecretary-General, assists himin carrying outhisresponsibilities aschiefadministrative officer intheeconomic andsocialfields. 11.2Thegeneral responsibilities oftheDirector-General assetoutinGeneral Assembly resolution 32/197, entail: (a)Ensuring theprovision ofeffective leadership tothevarious components oftheUnitedNations systeminthefieldofdevelopment andinternational economic co-operation andinexercising overall co-ordination withinthesysteminorderto ensure amUltidisciplinary approach totheproblems ofdevelopment onasystem-wide basis; (b)Ensuring, withintheUnitedNations. thecoherence, co-ordination and efficient management ofallactivities intheeconomic andsocialfieldsfinanced bytheregular budgetorbyextrabudgetary resources. Inaddition, theSecretary-General isinvited toentrust theDirector-General with othertasksinareasofresponsibility related totheeconomic andsocial activities of.theUnitedNations. 11.3Subsequent decisions ofintergovernmental bodiesandoftheSecretary-General havefurther defined andelaborated theresponsibilities oftheDirector-General in suchareasasoperational activities, science andtechnology fordevelopment, new andrenewable sources ofenergy, environment, emergency anddisaster situations, African economic recovery anddevelopment, programme planning andbUdgeting, as wellasinter-agency affairs. 11.4Therapidchanges thathavebeentakingplaceintheworldsincetheendof the1980swillhaveimportant implications andwillpresent majornewchallenges fortheworkoftheUnitedNations intheeconomic andsocialfieldsduringthe periodofthemedium-term plan. Theobjective oftheDirector-General willbeto keepabreast ofdevelopments, takingparticular account ofthedevelopment needsof developing countries, andtobringnewandemerging issuestotheattention ofthe