acknowledging theshortcomings ofthereport, therepresentative oftheOffice statedthatithadnevertheless succeeded inconveying itsmessage, namely, that themachinery forco-ordination exists, that,onthewhole,itworkswell,andthat intergovernmental oversight isneededtoensureandtoimproveitsfunctioning. 425.Inaddition toanswering anumberofspecific questions, therepresentative of UNIOOremarked thathisorganization attempted toavoidduplication, throughits internal machinery andthrough inter-agency co-ordination. Italsopaidgreat attention totherecommendations ofCPC.Regarding therecommendation thatthe external relations functions ofUNIDOshouldbereorganized, hereiterated thatit wouldbepreferable foranyinternal reorganization tobeundertaken onagldbal -87-.~1J;1 \j -I ~\",i I1 ~-I J 1j -: J1 ')l~:er thanonaPiecemeal:.i.. Befurther .tatedthat,sincetheconver.ion ofI ~;~~ointoaspecialized agencywouldcomeintoeffectin1986,itwouldbe ~~ preferable toundertake anyreorganization offunctions afterthatconversion. ~ Withregardtot~epossibility ofCPCreco~e~d~din~ thata~ross-or~anizational r~ programme analys1s beundertaken ofallact1v1t1es 1ntheUn1tedNat10ns system .~ related toindustrial development (E/AC.5l/1985/ll, para.15),heremarked that'.; suchananalysis wouldbemostusefulifitwereundertaken afewyearsafterUNIDO ,~; hadbeguntofunction asaspecialized agency. '..., .{i ,t~ F.Further implementation ofGeneral Assembly resolution 37/214 1.Introduction :.f ,'. 426.Atits53rdmeeting, on29May,theCommittee considered thereportofthe Secretary-General onthefurther implementation ofGeneral Assembly resolution 37/214of20December 1982(E/AC.5l/l985/l3). Fortheconclusions and recommendations oftheCommittee, seeparagraphs 704-705 below. 427.Inintroducing thereport, theDirector oftheOfficeoftheDirector-General forDevelopment andInternational Economic Co-operation recalled previous discussions ontheSUbject inrelevant intergovernmental bodies, including CPC.He statedthatpursuant totherecommendations madebytheCommittee atits twenty-fourth session, theProgramme Planning andBudgeting Boardhadincluded an itemrelating tothedistribution ofresponsibilities between globalandregional entities intheinstructions forthepreparation ofsubmissions fortheproposed programme bUdgetforthebiennium 1986-1987. Thoseinstructions required that consultations beheldbetween regional commissions andglobalentities onthe matter. Nospecific activities andcorresponding resources wereidentified through suchconsultations forredeployment fromglobalentities totheregional commissions inthecontext oftheprogramme budgetproposals forthebiennium 1986-1987. Hestatedthatinthepreparation oftheprogramme budgetproposals, theProgramme Planning andBudgeting Boardhadpaidcareful attention to eliminating duplication andoverlapping intheactivities ofUnitedNations entities andtomakingthebestutilization ofavailable resources andthatthe Boardhadgivenpriority consideration totherequirements oftheregional commissions withinexisting constraints. Asindicated inparagraph 5ofthereport oftheSecretarY-General, theprogramme budgetproposals didnotc~ntain proposals forredeploying activities orresources fromglobaltoregional entities. However, asstatedintheintroduction totheproposed programme budget, a higher-than-average rateofgrowthwasproposed fortheregional commissions. The Director alsoindicated thatinpastyears,various efforts hadbeenmadeto decentralize activities; thoseefforts hadincluded detailed programme analysis. Noneofthoseefforts, however, hadyielded anytangible results. 2.Discussion 428.TheCommittee expressed itsgeneral disappointment withthelackofprogress reflected inthereportoftheSecretary-General butrecognized thedifficulties andcomplexities oftheissue. TheCommittee wasapprised ofprevious efforts to elaborate criteria fordecentralizing activities. Theviewwasexpressed thatthe policyofmaximum budgetary restraint rendered ineffective thehigher-than-average growthproposed fortheregional commissions inthebiennium 1986-1987. Onthe -88-' /".