A/RES/59/267
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Considers that the implementation in full of the provisions of the statute
of the Unit should contribute to the enhancement of its role and an increase in the
effectiveness of its activities;
Urges Member States requested to propose candidates for membership in
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the Unit to strictly adhere to the qualifications and experience outlined in article 2,
paragraph 1, of the statute;
Stresses the importance of ensuring that candidates have experience in at
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least one of the fields illustrated as follows: oversight, audit, inspection,
investigation, evaluation, finance, project evaluation, programme evaluation, human
resources management, management, public administration, monitoring and/or
programme performance, as well as knowledge of the United Nations system and its
role in international relations;
Invites the President of the General Assembly to ensure the full
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implementation of the procedures and mechanisms for reviewing the qualifications
of proposed candidates as outlined in article 3, paragraph 2, of the statute of the
Unit, including through joint consultations with the President of the Economic and
Social Council and the Chairman of the United Nations System Chief Executives
Board for Coordination, 4 as well as drawing, as appropriate, on relevant expertise
from expert and intergovernmental bodies concerned with budgetary and human
resources matters, and with consultations with the States concerned, after which the
President of the Assembly submits the list of such candidates to the Assembly for
appointment;
Also invites the President of the General Assembly to review the
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procedures followed by the Assembly for the appointment of inspectors, with a view
to enhancing the efficiency of the application of article 3, paragraph 2, of the
statute, bearing in mind the procedures followed for the selection of members of
other expert bodies and to report to the Assembly at the first part of its resumed
sixtieth session for its decision, as appropriate;
10. Reaffirms article 11, paragraph 2, of the statute of the Unit, and requests
that the Unit, as a whole, also take responsibility in the exercise of its collective
wisdom with regard to all its reports, notes and recommendations, in order to
improve the effectiveness of the Unit;
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Re-emphasizes paragraph 9 of its resolution 56/245;
12. Decides that the Unit shall perform its functions and responsibilities
strictly in accordance with the provisions of its statute;
13. Also decides that the programme of work of the Unit shall be collectively
approved, providing the rationale for choice as well as the relevance of the
envisaged outcome to improving management and methods and promoting greater
coordination between organizations;
14. Affirms that, in the implementation of article 18 of the statute of the Unit,
the Chair shall be responsible for overseeing the Unit’s programme of work,
including, in the event of disagreement, the division of assignments, and for
enforcing the internal working procedures of the Unit to ensure, through collective
responsibility, the quality of its reports;
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