From: barnhart@netcom.com (Aaron Barnhart)
Subject: IPS:DEVELOPMENT: Panel to advise on Uni
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 92 22:12:51 GMT
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Reference: United Nations
Title: DEVELOPMENT: Panel to advise on United Nations restructuring


new york, aug 12 (ips) -- u.n. secretary-general boutros boutros-
ghali wednesday named eight development experts to advise him on a
proposed restructuring of the u.n. system in the field of economic
and social development.

the expert panel will be co-chaired by jan pronk, the
netherlands' minister of development cooperation, and enrique
iglesias of uruguay, president of the inter-american development
bank. it will hold its first discussions with the secretary-
general on thursday.

under the proposed restructuring programme, the united nations
would set up a single office in each country in place of the
present multiplicity of u.n. agencies involved in development
activities in the field.

in a recent report to the united nation's economic and social
council (ecosoc), the secretary-general said such a change ''would
greatly enhance the effectiveness and impact of the organisation's
overall activities''. ecosoc is the primary u.n. body dealing with
development issues,

if the general assembly approves the secretary-general's
proposal, a unified u.n. office in each country would represent
the funding programmes of the u.n. development programme (undp),
the u.n. children's fund (unicef), the u.n. population fund
(unfpa), the world food programme (wfp), and other u.n.
development bodies.

the advisory panel is expected to study three sets of
restructuring proposals already being circulated here by the
secretary-general, the u.n. association of the united states, and
the nordic countries (denmark, norway, finland and sweden).

boutros-ghali is expected to review with the panel the united
nations' changing role in support of development assistance in the
new international political context. in the same light, the group
may consider further reorganisation of the u.n. secretariat.

the general assembly unanimously agreed in 1990 to consider
restructuring the united nations in the economic and social
fields.

the primary objective is to make the organisation more
efficient and effective in promoting sustainable development
through the strengthening of multilateral cooperation.(more/ips)

development: panel to advise on united nations restructuring(2-e)

development: panel(2)

besides the co-chairs, the other members of the panel are: a.
adedeji (nigeria), former executive secretary of the economic
commission for africa (eca); barber conable (u.s.), former
president of the world bank; ambassador s. hessel (france), former
assistant administrator of the undp; s. okita (japan), former
minister for foreign affairs; i. g. patel (india), former deputy
administrator of the undp; and a. mcintyre (grenada), vice
chancellor of the university of west indies.

after a series of meetings in the coming weeks, the panel is
expected to prepare a report for the general assembly's 47th
session in september.(end/ips/cd/td/wr/92)


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