000019690 000__ 04321cam\a2200469\i\4500 000019690 001__ 19690 000019690 003__ SzGeWIPO 000019690 005__ 20210318104752.0 000019690 008__ 920302s1991\\\\sw\a\\\\rb\\\i000\0\eng\\ 000019690 020__ $$a9122014373 000019690 020__ $$z9789122014379 000019690 035__ $$a(wipo)(CD )92/0682 000019690 035__ $$a(OCoLC)1161677312 000019690 040__ $$aSzGeWIPO$$beng$$erda$$cSzGeWIPO$$dCaBNVSL 000019690 05000 $$aJX1977$$b.N645 1991 000019690 050_4 $$aHC59.72$$b.U548 1991 000019690 08204 $$a341.23$$220 000019690 08204 $$a341.113$$220 000019690 084__ $$aC 23 UNI 000019690 090__ $$c21027$$d21027 000019690 24504 $$aThe United Nations in development :$$breform issues in the economic and social fields : a Nordic perspective : final report /$$cby the Nordic UN Project. 000019690 250__ $$aSecond printing. 000019690 264_1 $$aStockholm :$$bThe Project,$$cc1991. 000019690 300__ $$a111 pages :$$billustrations ;$$c25 cm 000019690 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent 000019690 337__ $$aunmediated$$bn$$2rdamedia 000019690 338__ $$avolume$$bnc$$2rdacarrier 000019690 5050_ $$aA. An Agenda for Reform : Summary; 1. Challenges for the 1990s; 2. The Case for Reform; 3. Reform Issues; 3.1 Strengthening the quality and impact of the UN's operational activities for development; 3.2 Improving the governance of the UN development organizations; 3.3 Leadership and staff resources - increasing the efficiency of the administrations in the UN organizations; 3.4 Ensuring rapid, coordinated and efficient UN assistance in emergency situations; 3.5 Collection and dissemination of information and statistics - a strategic UN function; 3.6 Financing the UN's development programmes and funds; B. Reform Issues in the Economic and Social Fields : 1. Reforming the UN; 1.1 Background; 1.2 The reform process must go on; 1.3 Selectivity and operational management; 1.4 The extensive agenda; 1.5 The scope of UN's activities; 2. Governance and Leadership; 2.1 A system difficult to grasp; 2.2 Member states and the UN; 2.3 The political assemblies - the case of ECOSOC; 2.4 Leadership; 2.5 The UN Secretariat for Economic and Social Matters; 2.6 Coordination; 3. UN Programmes and Funds; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Developments and humanitarian assistance; 3.3 The UN systems for development cooperation; 3.4 The United Nations Development Programme; 4. The Specialized Agencies; 4.1 The Normative and Operational Roles of the Agencies; 4.2 The UN - a system or a family? 4.3 From normative to operational activities; 4.4 A broadened scope of activities; 4.5 Focus on the mandate; 4.6 Multi-bilateral technical assistance; 5. The UN and the International Financial Institutions; 5.1 The roles - competition, complement, convergence; 5.2 The current situation; 5.3 The future; 6. Emergencies and Ad Hoc Operations; 6.1 A more active role; 6.2 The divided system; 6.3 A system in need of improvement; 6.4 World Food Programme; 6.5 Refugees; 6.6 Financing the UNHCR; 6.7 Coordination is of the essence; 6.8 The role of development assistance; 6.9 Emergency insurance; 7. Financing the UN Development Programmes and Funds; 7.1 Matching funding and needs; 7.2 Motives for funding the UN system; 7.3 Burden-sharing and the UN - a collective effort; 7.4 Present funding mechanisms - strengths and weaknesses; 7.5 A Revised Funding System; 7.6 The UNDP as the central funding mechanism? 7.7 The rights and obligations of the member states; 7.8 Financing and influence; 7.9 Financing and reforms; 7.10 Financing global environmental measures - international levies; 8. UN Staff Resources; 8.1 A unique workplace - unique staff problems; 8.2 A new staff policy; 8.3 The UN - a career for life; 8.4 A more flexible human resources management system; 8.5 UN salaries - erosion of the Noblemaire principle; 8.6 Better conditions of employment as a complementary strategy; 8.7 A new division of responsibilities with respect to staff policy; Annexes : Abbreviations; List of References; Nordic UN Project Publications;. 000019690 61020 $$aUnited Nations. 000019690 650_4 $$aUNITED NATIONS 000019690 650_4 $$aECOSOC 000019690 650_4 $$aUNHCR 000019690 650_4 $$aUNDP 000019690 7001_ $$aRundin, Ulf. 000019690 7102_ $$aNordic Un Project. 000019690 7102_ $$aUnited Nations.$$bNordic Project. 000019690 7102_ $$aNordiska Fn-Projektet. 000019690 7102_ $$aAlmqvist & Wiksell. 000019690 903__ $$v1 000019690 942__ $$cMON 000019690 952__ $$w2006-11-03$$p1992-0682$$r190.00$$u29916$$bMAIN$$10$$kC 23 UNI$$v1992-07-25$$zLibrary$$70 000019690 980__ $$aBIB 000019690 999__ $$c21027$$d21027