text: REPORT OFTHE JOINTINSPECTION UNIT GENERAL ASSEMBLY OFFICIAL RECORDS: FORTIETH SESSION SUPPLEMENT No.34(A/40/34) UNITEDNATIONS NewYork,1985NOTE SymbolsofUnitedNationsdocuments are composed ofcapitalletterscombined with figures.Mentionofsuchasymbolindicates areference toaUnitedNationsdocument.I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII.[Original: Englishl CONTENTS[7August 19851 239 2116 1710 1413 1921-28 29-31 79-8652-61 72-7839-4532-38 46-51 62-71Paragraphs Page 1 1 2 - 3 2 4- 6 3 7 4 8-13 5 14 7 15-86 8 16-20 8............................................................................................OFTHEUNIT .. SECRETARIATCOMPOSITION B.Staffcostsandsomeaspects ofutilization ofhuman andfinancial resources :ntheUnitedNations Secretariat (JIU/REP/84/12) •••••••••••••••••••••••••• -iii-(JIU/REP!85/3) ..A.Reportoncompetitive examinations intheUnited Nations (JIU/REP/84/1l) •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• C.UnitedNations technical co-operation inCentral America andtheCaribbean -volume I(JIU/REP/84/14) • E.Drugabusecontrol activities intheUnitedNations system (JIU/REP/84/16) ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• G.Thechanging useofcomputers inorganizations ofthe UnitedNations svsteminGeneva: management issues (JIU/REP/85/2) ..D.RoleoftheOfficeoftheUnitedNations High Commissioner forRefugees inSouth-East Asia (1979-1983) (JIU/REP/84/15) •••••••••••••••••••••••••• H.UnitedNations development systemsupport tothe implementation oftheBuenosAiresPlanofAction on Technical Co-operation amongDeveloping CountriesF.ReportontheEconomic andSocial Commission forAsia andthePacific (JIU/REP/85/1) ••••••••••••••••••••••• I.Report ontheTransport andCommunications Decadein Africa (JIU/REP/85/4) •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• J.Contribution oftheUnitedNations systemto conservation andmanaqement ofcultural andnatural heritage inAfrica (JIU/REP/85/5) ••••••••••••••••••••I.INTRODUCTION .. V..WORKPROGRAMME tt ..IV.II.PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• VI..CONSULTATIONS 0 0 ..Ill. VII.SUMMARIES OFJIUREPORTS •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••I.INTRODUCTION 1.Thisreport, theseventeenth prepared bytheJointInspection Unit(JIU)since itscreation on1January 1968,givesanaccount oftheUnit'sactivities durinq theperiod 1July1984to30June1985.1/ -1-II.PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS 2.Thefollowing aretheparticipatin~ organizations ofJIU: UnitedNations anditsaffiliated bodies International LabourOrganisation (ILO) FoodandAgriculture Organization oftheUnitedNations (FAO) UnitedNations Educational, Scientific andCultural Organization (UNESCO) International CivilAviation Organization (ICAO) WorldHealthOrganization (WHO) Universal postal Union(UPU) International Telecommunication Union(ITU) worldMeteoroloqical Organization (WMO) International Maritime Organization (IMO) WorldIntellectual Property Organization (WIPO) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) 3.TheInternational FundforAgricultural Development (IFAD)hasnotyetaccepted thestatute oftheJointInspection Unit.JIUlooksforward totheparticipation ofIFADinthenearfuture. -2-Ill.COMPOSITION OFTHEUNIT 4.Thecomposition oftheUniton30June1985wasasfollows: Mr.M.SalahE.Ibrahim** (Egypt), Chairman Mr.Alexander S.Efimov** (UnionofSovietSocialist Republics), Vice-Chairman Mr.Maurice Bertrand* (France) Mr.Alfred N.Forde* (Barbados) Mr.Nasser Kaddour** (Syrian ArabRepublic) Mr.Moustapha OuldKhalifa* (Mauritania) Mr.KahonoMartohadinegoro*** (Indonesia) Mr.Siegfried Schumm** (Federal Republic ofGermanv) Mr.EarlD.Sohm*(UnitedStatesofAmerica) Mr.Miljenko Vukovic* (Yugoslavia) Mr.Normanwilliams** (Panama) *Termofofficeexpires on31December 1985. **Termofofficeexpires on31December 1987. ***Termofofficeexpires on31December 1989. 5.Inaccordance witharticle 18ofitsstatute, theunitelected Mr.M.SalahE.Ibrahim Chairman andMr.Alexander S.EfimovVice-Chairman forthe calendar yearending 31December 1985.Duringtheyear1984,Mr.Alfred N.Forde andMr.M.SalahE.Ibrahim wereChairman andVice-Chairman, respectively.
analysis: The report appears to be a review of the activities and performance of the United Nations Joint Inspection Unit, which is responsible for monitoring and evaluating the efficiency and effectiveness of the United Nations Secretariat and other organizations. The report covers a range of topics, including the use of computers, drug abuse control, and technical cooperation among developing countries. The report also mentions specific countries and regions, such as Central America and the Caribbean, and Asia and the Pacific. Overall, the report seems to be focused on the administrative and operational aspects of the United Nations, rather than specific programs or projects.