A/RES/50/227 Page 2 4. Also requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its fifty-second session, through the Economic and Social Council at its substantive session of 1997, on the implementation of the present resolution; 5. Invites the specialized agencies, organizations and other bodies of the United Nations system to implement the measures for restructuring within their respective areas of competence, as appropriate; 6. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-first session the item entitled "Restructuring and revitalization of the United Nations in the economic, social and related fields". 119th plenary meeting 24 May 1996 ANNEX I Further measures for the restructuring and revitalization of the United Nations in the economic, social and related fields I. FUNDING OF OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM 1. There is a need for a substantial increase in resources for operational activities for development, on a predictable, continuous and assured basis, commensurate with the increasing needs of developing countries, in accordance with resolutions 48/162 of 20 December 1993 and 50/120 of 20 December 1995. 2. Efforts to mobilize the political will should be intensified in order to achieve the objectives outlined in the present section regarding funding of operational activities for development. 3. There is an urgent need to strive for the fulfilment of the agreed target of 0.7 per cent of gross national product for official development assistance as soon as possible. 4. The fundamental characteristics of the operational activities of the United Nations system should be, inter alia, their universal, voluntary and grant nature, their neutrality and their multilateralism, as well as their ability to respond to the needs of developing countries in a flexible manner. The operational activities of the United Nations system should be carried out for the benefit of the developing countries, at the request of those countries and in accordance with their own policies and priorities for development. 5. There is a need for priority allocation of scarce grant resources to programmes and projects in low-income countries, in particular the least developed countries. 6. The United Nations development system should take into account the specific needs and requirements of the countries with economies in transition. 7. Developing countries are responsible for their development processes and operational activities for development are a joint responsibility of all /...