Pursuant to General Assembly decision 55/469 of 12 April 2001 , the Secretary-General has the honour to submit the present progress report on the activities of the Task Force on Common Services as a follow-up to the report of the Secretary-General of 9 October 2000 ( A/55/461 ) . The Task Force on Common Services , which was established as part of the Secretary-General 's reform measures in March 1997 , continues to be convened by the Assistant Secretary-General for Central Support Services in his capacity as Executive Coordinator for Common Services , and its core members , the United Nations Development Programme ( UNDP ) , the United Nations Children 's Fund ( UNICEF ) , the United Nations Population Fund ( UNFPA ) and the United Nations Office for Project Services .