United Nations A/RES/60/254 General Assembly Sixtieth session Agenda item 122 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 8 May 2006 [on the report of the Fifth Committee (A/60/609/Add.1)] 60/254. Review of the efficiency of the administrative and financial functioning of the United Nations The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 41/213 of 19 December 1986, 54/236 of 23 December 1999 and 59/264 A, 59/272 and 59/275 of 23 December 2004, Recalling also the importance of accountability and transparency to the Organization, Having considered the reports of the Secretary-General 1 and the related report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, 2 Measures to strengthen the accountability framework 1. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on measures to strengthen accountability at the United Nations; 3 2. Also takes note of the additional elements that are intended to strengthen the accountability framework, which would seem to be somewhat fragmented; 3. Requests the Secretary-General to further strengthen the current framework by establishing and ensuring an effective system of accountability that clearly defines the lines of authority and responsibility, as well as the respective roles of the individual elements of the framework, and efforts aimed at improving coordination between them in order to avoid duplication; Monitoring and evaluation/performance measures 4. Stresses the importance of ensuring that programme managers objectively evaluate programme performance and, in this context, that the Office of Internal Oversight Services should validate self-evaluation and reporting on programme performance by managers; _______________ 1 A/60/312 and A/60/342. A/60/418. 3 A/60/312. 2 05-50284 Distr.: General 8 June 2006