A/RES/74/271. Resolution of the United Nations General Assembly, 2020

• Resolution Number: A/RES/74/271
• Session: 74th
• Issuer: General Assembly of the United Nation

United Nations

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/RES /74/ 271

General Assembly

Distr. : Genera l

14 Apr il 2020

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Seventy -fourth ses sion

Agen da item 133

Review of the effi ciency of the administrat ive and fina ncial

functio ning of the United Nati ons

Resolution adopted by the General Assembly

on 13 April 2020

[witho ut reference to a Mai n Commit tee (A/7 4/L.5 3)]

74/271. Progress towards an accountabil ity sy stem in the

United Nations Sec retariat

The General Assembly ,

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Progres s towards an accountabil ity system i n the United Nations Sec retariat

Reca llin g its resolu tions 59/27 2 of 23 Decemb er 2004 and 60/25 4 of 8 May

2006 , secti on I o f its resolut ion 6 0/26 0 of 8 M ay 200 6 and its re solutio ns 60/ 283 of

7 July 2006 , 61/24 5 of 22 Dec ember 2 006, 63 /276 of 7 April 2009, 64/25 9 o f

29 Marc h 2010 , 66/2 57 of 9 Ap ril 20 12, 67 /253 of 12 Apr il 201 3, 68/ 264 of 9 April

2014 , 69/272 of 2 April 2 015, 70/ 255 of 1 Ap ril 2016, 71/283 o f 6 April 20 17, 72/ 303

of 5 July 20 18 and 73/289 of 15 Apr il 2019,

Reaf firming it s com mitment to stre ngtheni ng ac countabi lity i n the Unit ed

Nati ons S ecretari at an d th e acc ountabil ity o f the Sec retary -Genera l for the

perfo rmance of the Secretar iat to a ll Memb er State s,

Emph asiz ing that ac countab ility is a cent ral pillar o f effectiv e and efficie nt

mana gement that requ ires att ention and stron g commi tment a t all l evels of the

Secr etariat, especia lly at th e highe st level ,

Reco gnizing and reaffir ming the importan t rol e of the oversig ht bo dies in th e

deve lopment of an ac countab ility sy stem th at is rel evant to the Un ited Nat ions,

Havi ng co nsidered the nin th pr ogress rep ort of the Se cretary -Genera l on

acco untabili ty: strength ening accou ntabili ty i n th e Un ited Nation s Se cretaria t

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