inclUding fromresearch institutions bothwithin andoutside theUnited Nations, suchastheUnited Nations University. Suchmodalities willbecarried outin closeco-operation withallrelevant entities oftheUnitedNations andofthe UnitedNations system. -7- Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibrarySUBPROGRAMME 2.OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES (a)Objectives 11.20 Thelegislative authority forthesubprogramme derives fromGeneral Assembly resolutions 35/81, 38/171, 41/171, 42/196, 43/19g and44/211. 11.21 Theoverall objective oftheDirector-General willbetoimprove the efficiency andeffectiveness, coherence andco-ordination ofoperational activities, particularly thosefinanced onagrantbasisinsupport ofdevelopment efforts atthecountry level. Theeffortwillbetoachieve amore multidisciplinary andcountry-responsive approach andanenhancement ofthe system's non-project services todeveloping countries. Inthatcontext, the Director-General willco-operate withtheoperational entities oftheUnited Nations system, inparticular UNDP,theUnitedNations Children's Fund(UNICEF), theUnited Nations Population Fund,WorldFoodProgramme (WFP)andthespecialized agencies andtechnical bodiesinvolved inoperational activities. 11.22Inthatcontext, theGeneral Assembly hascalledforefforts inthe following areas: (a)Assisting countries toachieve self-reliance through strengthening appropriate development management capabilities atthenational, sectoral andlocal levels; (b)Assisting countries toachieve moreeffective useofdomestic and ;external resources fordevelopment byenhanced national capacities fordevelopment designco-ordination andbydecentralized andmorecoherent andprogramme-oriented workbytheUnited Nations system; (c)Meeting thechallenge ofinterdependence, byfacilitating theacquisition bydeveloping countries ofessential skills, ensuring theiraccesstoinformation 'asabasisformeaningful linkages between globalissues andtheexperience and developmental processes ofindividual countries orgroupsofcountries, andby promoting government-led dialogue between developing countries andtheirpartners oncoherent andsustainable development strategies andinvestment programmes; (d)Assisting countries, onrequest, inbroadening adjustment processes by integrating thesocial dimension, reconciling medium-term macro-economic adjustment withtheimperatives oflong-term development, including sustained investment in humandevelopment andprotection ofthemostvulnerable groups, inparticular women andchildren, andensuring accesstoaccurate, relevant andtimely economic and socialstatistics; (e)Assisting inthepromotion ofparticipatory approaches todevelopment, releasing thepotential andmobilizing thecapacities ofthewidestpossible range ofbeneficiaries indeveloping countries. 11.23 TheDirector-General willpromote ajointapproach tocountry-specific multi-year programming through greater decentralization ofprogramming tothe country levelwiththeheadquarters andregional offices oforganizations providing substantive andt~chnical advice, thesynchronization ofprogramming cyclesand harmonization ofprocedures oftheUnitedNations systemwiththoseofhost Governments, andthedevelopment ofcross-programming instruments and methodologies. -8- Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library11.24 TheDirector-General willpromote anenhanced roleandeffectiveness ofthe resident co-ordinator system, through thepromotion ofcountry teamsunderthe overall leadership oftheresident co-ordinators andthestrengthening ofthehuman capacities oftheUnited Nations development systemespecially atthecountry level. (b)CourseofactionoftheSecretariat 11.25 Toachieve thoseobjectives, theOfficeoftheDirector-General willseek: (a)Tocarryoutathree-year planofactiontoimplement thespecific recommmendations contained inGeneral Assembly resolution 44/211of