PRESIDENT of the 62nd Session
United Nations General Assembly

Main Issues

• Responding to Climate Change
• Financing for Development
• Implementing the Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy
• Advancing United Nations Reform
• Following up on Measures to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals

Mandate Review

An important part of the management reform process concerns the review of all mandates older than five years originating from resolutions of the General Assembly and other organs. The objective of the review is to strengthen and updates the programme of work of the United Nations. In the 62nd session, Member States will continue to work towards making progress on this issue and other issues.

WORKING DOCUMENTS

12 May 2008

• Recommendations
• Question and Answers



• Red Mandates Updated Preliminary Analysis Table
• Amber Mandates Updated Preliminary Analysis Table
• Green Mandates Updated Preliminary Analysis Table
• Completed Mandates Updated Preliminary Analysis Table
  

2 May 2008

• Written response from the Office of the Controller

2 April 2008

• Recommendations
• Question and Answers

27 February 2008

• Letter from the Co-Chairs to Member States on the Informal Consultations on Mandate Review of 27 February 2008[PDF]
• Preliminary Analysis of the "Effective Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance" Mandates[PDF]
• Presentation Points - Informal Consultations (27 February 2008)
• Cluster Areas and Number of Mandates

RESOLUTIONS

• The 2005 World Summit Outcome (A/RES/60/1)

SECRETARY-GENERAL'S REPORTS

• Mandating and delivering: analysis and recommendations to facilitate the review of mandates (A/60/733)