A UNITED NATIONS General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/RES/48/261 1 August 1994 Forty-eighth session Agenda item 123 RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY [on the report of the Fifth Committee (A/48/811/Add.3)] 48/261. Decentralization of activities and resources in the fields of energy and natural resources The General Assembly, Reaffirming its resolution 47/212 B of 6 May 1993, in particular section II thereof, Recalling Economic and Social Council resolution 1993/61 of 30 July 1993, in which the Council reaffirmed its support for decentralization in order to achieve a more effective distribution of responsibilities and tasks between global, regional and national entities, Affirming that decentralization should have as its prime objective the efficient use of resources for more effective programme delivery, Taking into account the views expressed in the Fifth Committee during the forty-eighth session of the General Assembly, 1/ 1. report; 2/ Endorses the proposals of the Secretary-General contained in his 2. Requests the Secretary-General to report on the implementation of those proposals in the context of the proposed programme budget for the biennium 1996-1997, as well as in the programme performance report for the biennium 1994-1995; 3. Also requests the Secretary-General to include the related transfer of resources between sections and the resulting savings in the first performance report on the programme budget for the biennium 1994-1995; _________________ 1/ See A/C.5/48/SR.67 and 68, and corrigendum. 2/ A/C.5/48/76. /...