Five out of nine recommendations concern the field level and focus on the Resident Coordinator system, thematic groups with a lead agency and common premises. The last recommendation calls for a more vigorous monitoring of the decision-making process to be undertaken by all the legislative bodies of the United Nations system. WFP strongly supports the strengthening of the Resident Coordinator system, and confirms its commitment to close collaboration with its sister agencies. Execution of Humanitarian Assistance Programmes through Implementing Partners 11 . As the organizations of the United Nations system increase the number of implementation agreements with partners outside the system, the question of accountability arises.
All recommendations are of an operational nature.
They call for an attempt to classify the different types of implementing partners according to their activity and performance, and for more selectivity in identifying implementing partners. They also relate to accountability, and recommend that existing agreements always include a provision for fund accountability and adequate audit, as well as monitoring and evaluation of implementing partners' activities. This provides a forum for discussing policy issues of common interest, sharing views on operational matters of particular importance and keeping relevant procedures for collaboration under regular review. They conclude that an agreement ending a conflict provides a good platform for articulating a coordination framework to be used during recovery, and recommend that such a framework be established during the initial reconstruction planning phases. It is also recommended that the United Nations organizations establish coordination linkages with the Bretton Woods institutions to ensure their participation in the planning phases of post-conflict recovery and a sustainable, coordinated relationship throughout reconstruction.