A/RES/64/259. Resolution of the United Nations General Assembly, 2010

• Year: 2010
• Resolution Number: A/RES/64/259
• Session: 64th
• Issuer: General Assembly of the United Nation

United Nations A/RES/64/259

General Assembly Distr.: General

5 May 2010

Sixty-fourth session

Agenda item 130

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Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 29 March 2010

[on the report of the Fifth Committee (A/64/596/Add.1)]

64/259. Towards an accountability system in the United Nations

Secretariat

The General Assembly

,

Recalling

its resolutions 59/272 of 23 December 2004 and 60/254 of 8 May

2006, section I of its resolution 60/260 of 8 May 2006 and its resolutions 60/283 of

7 July 2006, 61/245 of 22 December 2006 and 63/276 of 7 April 2009,

Recalling also

its resolutions 55/231 of 23 December 2000, 56/253 of

24 December 2001, 57/290 B of 18 June 2003 and 59/296 of 22 June 2005 and

paragraph 2 of its resolution 60/257 of 8 May 2006,

Reaffirming

its commitment to strengthening accountability in the United

Nations Secretariat and the accountability of the Secretary-General for the

performance of the Secretariat to all Member States,

Stressing

that accountability is a central pillar of effective and efficient

management that requires attention and strong commitment at the highest level of

the Secretariat,

Aware

of the significant flaws in terms of internal monitoring, inspection and

accountability regarding, for example, the management of the United Nations oil-

for-food programme,

Noting

that since its sixtieth session, the General Assembly has included in its

agenda the item entitled “Follow-up to the recommendations on administrative

management and internal oversight of the Independent Inquiry Committee into the

United Nations Oil-for-Food Programme”,

Noting also

that the absence of a comprehensive accountability system at the

United Nations could lead to mismanagement, waste and risks in the Organization,

Recognizing and reaffirming

the important role of the oversight bodies in the

development of an accountability system that is relevant to the United Nations,