text: beneficial orotherwise, oftheimplementation oftherecommendations onpcogramme content orexecution, andtoprovide background information toassisttheCommittee initsexamination oftherelevant sections oftheproposed programme budgetfor thebiennium 1986-1987.513.Inintroducing thereport, therepresentative oftheSecretary-General said thatthereport nowbeforetheCommittee andthetwosimilar reports onthe programme ontransnational corporations andthemineral resources programme (E/AC.51/1985/5 andE/AC.51/l985/9) hadbeenprepared inresponse tothedecision takenbytheCommittee atitstwenty-second session toassesstheimplementation of recommendations whichithadmadeonthebasisofin-depth evaluations conducted threeyears'previously. 22/ 516.Therepresentative ofUNIDOinformed theCOmmittee oftherecentstepstaken tostrengthen themeasures thatUNIDOhadtakeninresponse totheCommittee's recommendations. Thoseinitiatives weresaidtorelatetotheSystemof Consultations anaincluded theassignment ofresponsibility tothechairman ofthe relevant interdivisional taskforcetoinitiate measures tocarryoutthe recommendations ofeachconsultation meeting; amoresystematic involvement ofthe seniorindustrial development fieldadvisers inthesystem; theexpansion ofthe workoftheEvaluation Unitbeyondtechnical co-operation projects tocover programmes, including theSystemofConsultations; androutine requests inwriting, oneweekafterconsultation meetings, fortheobservations andcomments ofall participants ontheproceedings, selection ofissuesandbackground documentation.515.Indiscussing thegeneral problems revealed bythetriennial review,itwas notedthattherewasanapparent tendency amongsomeprogramme managers toaccord a different priority torecommendations ofasubstantive naturethantothoseofa programme planning orco-ordination nature. Itwaspointed outthatmorethan 80percentoftheCommittee's recommendations onthemanufactures programme had beeneitherfullyorpartially implemented bythetwoorganizational entities concerned (UNCTAD andUNIDO). However, anumberofdifficulties hadbeen encountered whichcontributed totheinability toaChieve fullimplementation. Theyincluded lackofresources tosupport technical assistance forexpanding the benefits ofthegeneralized systemofpreferences andthecontrol ofrestrictive business practices, theabsence ofareliable sourceforobtaining end-user opinions ontheactivities undertaken toimplement therecommendations, and inadequate dissemination ofinformational outputs. /-108- ./.:es m of IS Ide lts lct, nme :tee :da le che che lng, m.2.Discussion 517.Inaddition togeneral comments onthetriennial reviewexercise under consideration, theCommittee's discussion dealtwiththemethodology used,the findings ofthestudyandtherecommendations made. (a)General comments 518.Several delegations commended theSecretariat foritsefforts todevelop the methodology forthetriennial reviews. Withregardtointergovernmental mandates, anumberofdelegations stressed thatnodistinction should bemadebetween recommendations ofothertechnical bodies andthoseemanating fromtheCommittee. Itwasconsidered thattherecouldbecomplementarity butnohierarchy among mandates andthatrecommendations ofCPCshouldhaveparitywiththoseofother intergovernmental bodies. Theviewwasalsoexpressed byonedelegation thatwhile inprinciple itwouldnotbeappropriate fortheorganizational bodiesconcerned to viewmandates inhierarchical terms,inpractice delegations didnotalwaysexpress thesameviewsinonebodyastheydidinanother. Otherdelegations didnotagree withthatview.Another delegation deprecated thediscrepancy between aritual acceptance oftheroleofCPCinprinciple andwhathappened inpractice. That delegation gtatedthatitwasnecessary tobridgethegap,andthatwaysmustbe foundtostrengthen theimpactofCPCandtheOfficeforProgramme Planning and Co-ordination incarrying outthedecisicns oftheCommittee. 519.Therepresentative oftheSecretary-General remarked thattherewasaneedto establish theimmediacy ofrecommendations ofCPCeverywhere, notjustinthe OfficeforProgramme Planning andCo-ordination, andassured theCommittee thatit wasnottheposition oftheOfficetoacceptthatproblem passively. Itwasfor thatreasonthattheproblem hadbeenbrought totheattention oftheCommittee.
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the implementation of recommendations made by the United Nations Commission for Transnational Corporations (CPC) and the Office for Programme Planning and Co-ordination. The focus is on the review of programme content and execution, and the discussion revolves around the challenges faced in implementing recommendations, particularly those related to industrial development and technical assistance. The text also touches on the importance of strengthening the impact of CPC and the Office for Programme Planning and Co-ordination in carrying out the decisions of the Committee.