text: /.1/othe toi leve howe prog Comm exer 429• into rele 430. deci the (E/Aonof nal em at UNIDO ,he 'C.He ~dan ,anal 'sed It :hrough I 11s, :he report losals )wever, The lis. Jress :ies :sto itthe lerage theotherhand,theviewwasalsoexpressed thatgreater effortshouldhavebeenmade toidentify programmes thatcouldbemoreeffectively undertaken attheregional levelwiththeredeployment ofcommensurate resources. TheCOmmittee recognized howeverthatdecentralization shouldnotbeseenasanendinitselfbutasa programming devicetoimprove theoverall functioning oftheOrganization. The Committee alsorecognized theneedforameasure ofcaution inproceeding withthe exercise, giventheproblems andcomplexities oftheissue. 429.Theviewwasalsoexpressed thattheissueofdecentralization should betaken intoaccount bothbytheSecretariat andbyintergovernmental bodiesinpreparing relevant documentation orlegislation inthefuture. G.Recurrent publications oftheunitedNations 430.Owingtoconstraints eftime,theCOmmittee, atits46thmeeting, on25May, decided, ontheproposal ofitsBureau, todefertheconsideration ofthereportof theSecretary-General onrecurrent publications oftheUnitedNations (E/AC.5l/l985/l4) toitstwenty-sixth session. -89-, '1 1'!\.,CHAPTERIII CROSS-ORGANIZATIONAL PROGRAMME ANALYSIS 431.TheCommittee considered item4ofitsagendaatits3rdto10th,28thand 34thmeetings, on29and30Apriland1to3,16and20May.TheCommittee had beforeitthefollowing documents: (a)ReportoftheSecretary-General onareasforfuturecross-organizational programme analysis (E/AC.51/l985/2), (b)NotebytheSecretary-General onthefollow-up tothe cross-organizational programme analysis oftheactivities oftheUnitedNations systeminmarineaffairs (E/AC.51/l985/3), (c)ReportoftheSecretary-General onthescopeandgeneral approach ofthe cross-organizational programme analysis ofeconomic andsocialresearch andpolicy analysis (E/AC.5l/1985/6), (d)ReportoftheSecretary-General onthecross-organizational programme analysis oftheactivities oftheUnitedNations systemintheareaofeconomic and technical co-operation amongdeveloping countries (E/1985/53). 432.Inpursuance oftherequest oftheCommittee atits4thmeeting, on30April (seepara.444below), further information onthefollow-up tothe cross-organizational programme analysis oftheactivities oftheUnited Na~ions systeminmarineaffairs wasprovided bytheSecretary-General (E/AC.51/l985/3/Add.l). 433.Inageneral opening statement madeatthe2ndmeeting oftheCommittee, on 29April,theAssistant Secretary-General forProgramme Planning andCo-ordination notedthatthereports tobeconsidered bytheCommittee underagendaitem4 represented thefourstagesofacross-organizational programme analysis: the selection ofasubject, thereviewoftheproposed methodology, thereviewofthe analysis, andfollow-up. Henotedthatwhilesuchasequence mightconveyan impression ofrationality andeffectiveness intermsoftheimpactofsuchanalyses onco-ordination intheUnitedNations system, complacency mightnotbewarranted. Since1977,inaddi~ion toothermanagerial instruments thathadbeenused-such aspriorconsultations onprogramme planning documents, jointplanning, and cross-organizational reviews ofselected majorissuesinmedium-te~m plans,some 15cross-organizational programme analyses hadbeenprepared toassistthe Committee indischarging itsco-ordinating function. Theexperience gained, in termsofmethodology andoutcome, wasimportant, anditwasperhaps timetoreview critically theoverall efficacy ofthoseinstruments, inclUding cross-organizational programme analyses, intheirpresent form. A.Futureareasforcross-organizational programme analysis 1.Intrcxiuction 434.Atits3rd,8thtolOthand28thmeetings, on29Apriland2,3and16May, theCommittee considered thereportoftheSecretary-General 'nareasforfuture -90- .II1..,._.1_.thand ~ehad izational ations ::hofthe rldpolicy 3ramme :>nomicand 30April at:,ions tee,on rdination 11\4 the ..,ofthe '{an IIanalyses arranted. :i-such rld 5,some ~d,in toreview 16May, futurecross-organizational programme analysis (E/AC.51/1985/2). Fortheconclusions and recommendations oftheCommittee, seeparagraphs 707-715 below.
analysis: The text appears to be discussing organizational and administrative matters within the United Nations, specifically the Committee on Programme and Coordination, and its activities related to cross-organizational programme analysis and decentralization. The topics covered include the consideration of reports, the need for caution in proceeding with exercises, and the importance of reviewing the efficacy of certain instruments. Given the focus on organizational matters and the lack of specific reference to economic development, natural resources, or other fields, it seems unlikely that the text falls under a category related to a specific field or sector.