22December 1989. Theplanwillbedeveloped inconsultation withrelevant organizations oftheUnited Nations system andsubmitted totheGeneral Assembly through theEconomic andSocialCouncil. Otherintergovernmental bodieswillbe keptabreast ofthedevelopment andimplementation oftheplanofaction; (b)Toprepare technical studies andcountry reviews asfollow-up tothe implementation oftheplanofaction; (c)Toanalyse andformulate, inconsultation withconcerned UnitedNations bodies andorganizations, policyoptions onspecific issuessuchastheprogramming, implementation, monitoring andevaluation ofoperational activities, thequality of external advisory, country teamandtechnical personnel andthedevelopment 'arid application ofinformation systems andcost-effective programme delivery; (d) network, guidance reports;Toreview theroleandeffectiveness oftheresident co-ordinator toassistinthedesignation oftheresident co-ordinators, toprovide fortheexercise oftheirfunctions andtofollow-up ontheirannual (e)Toprepare annualreports andtriennial comprehensive policy reviews of operational activities fordevelopment, including special themestudies relating to globalissues andgoals, andtechnical analyses withrecommendations forthemore efficient andsensitive delivery ofUnited Nations systemco-operation programmes. SUBPROGRAMME 3.INTER-AGENCY CO-ORDINATION (a)Objectives 11.26 Thelegislative authority forthesubprogramme derives fromGeneral Assembly resolutions 41/213, 43/174, 44/103 and44/194; andEconomic andSocialCouncil resolutions 1988/77 and1989/114. 11.27 Theoverall objective willbetoensurecoherent inputoftheUnited Nations systemintothedeliberations ofintergovernmental bodies andatthecountry level. 11.28 TheDirector-General willassisttheSecretary-General, inhiscapacity as Chairman oftheAdministrative Committee onCo-ordination (ACC),inmakingbetter useofavailable resources intheUnitedNations system andoftheexisting inter-agency machinery, inordertoenhance co-operation andco-ordination among theorganizations oftheUnitedNations system. Tofacilitate inter-agency co-ordination, theAssistant Secretary-General oftheOfficeoftheDirector­ General hasbeendesignated toserveasChairman oftheOrganizational Committee andSecretary ofACC. -9- Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library11.29Specific objectives include: (a)Promoting greater co-operation amongorganizations oftheUnitedNations systemthrough ACCandothermachinery inensuring complimentarity ofactivities andtimely andcoherent responses torequests ofintergovernmental bodies; (b)Promoting greater co-operation amongorganizations oftheUnitedNations system oninformation, including greater accesstoexisting databasesof organizations ofthesystem; (c)Promoting greater inter-action between intergovernmental bodies and secretariats oforganizations oftheUnited Nations system; (d)Promoting greater transparency oftheactivities oforganizations ofthe UnitedNations system, including provision ofinformation onprogrammes and resources. (b)CourseofactionoftheSecretariat 11.30 Toachieve thoseobjectives, theOfficeoftheDirector-General willseek: (a)Toensuretheprovision ofsubstantive andtechnical support toACC,its Organizational Committee, theConsultative Committee onSubstantive Questions (Programme Matters) andtheConsultative Committee onSubstantive Questions (Operational Activities), andanumberofadhocco-ordinating mechanisms, suchas meetings ofseniorofficials, andtheworking groups convened bytheSecretary­ General onspecific issues, suchasexternal debt,commodities, financial flowsand Africa; (b)Topromote andmonitor, incloseco-operation withtheAdvisory Committee forCo-ordination ofInformation Systems, thepreparation ofasystem-wide data basecontaining information onprogrammes, activities andresources ofthe organizations oftheUnitedNations systemintheeconomic andsocialfields, asa