This report covers: Discussions on Programme issues (Follow-up to 2005 World Summit; World Summit on the Information Society; Gender mainstreaming and women, peace and security) and Management issues (Management reform: inter-agency collaboration on accountability and transparency; Accounting standards; Security and safety of staff; Dialogue with staff representatives).
The Board called upon HLCP to continue to contribute actively to a coherent and effective follow-up to the 2005 World Summit, and to support CEB in providing further guidance in the system’s response to the challenges posed by the Summit.
The Board approved the establishment of the United Nations Group on Information Society, with the terms of reference and modalities outlined in the paper submitted by HLCP.
The Board took note of the developments in the above-mentioned areas and decided to launch formally the United Nations Tourism Exchange Network (UNTEN).
The Board endorsed the conclusions presented to it, on the basis of the discussions of the high-level committees: (a) it expressed serious concern over the lack of sufficient progress in achieving gender equality and empowerment of women and in the elaboration and implementation of a gender mainstreaming policy and strategy; (b) it called on the system to strengthen ongoing initiatives in this area and to take additional and concrete actions with timelines and benchmarks, building on the recommendations of HLCM, as set forth in its report; and (c) it committed itself to addressing ways of ensuring that adequate resources, both financial and human, were deployed by the organizations of the system, so that progress in both gender mainstreaming and the implementation of the system-wide plan of action might be effectively advanced.
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This report covers: Discussions on Programme issues (Follow-up to 2005 World Summit; World Summit on the Information Society; Gender mainstreaming and women, peace and security) and Management issues (Management reform: inter-agency collaboration on accountability and transparency; Accounting standards; Security and safety of staff; Dialogue with staff representatives).
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Action on Follow-up to the 2005 World Summit
The Board called upon HLCP to continue to contribute actively to a coherent and effective follow-up to the 2005 World Summit, and to support CEB in providing further guidance in the system’s response to the challenges posed by the Summit.
Action on World Summit on the Information Society
The Board approved the establishment of the United Nations Group on Information Society, with the terms of reference and modalities outlined in the paper submitted by HLCP.
Action on United Nations Tourism Exchange Network (UNTEN)
The Board took note of the developments in the above-mentioned areas and decided to launch formally the United Nations Tourism Exchange Network (UNTEN).
Action on Gender mainstreaming and women, peace and security
The Board endorsed the conclusions presented to it, on the basis of the discussions of the high-level committees: (a) it expressed serious concern over the lack of sufficient progress in achieving gender equality and empowerment of women and in the elaboration and implementation of a gender mainstreaming policy and strategy; (b) it called on the system to strengthen ongoing initiatives in this area and to take additional and concrete actions with timelines and benchmarks, building on the recommendations of HLCM, as set forth in its report; and (c) it committed itself to addressing ways of ensuring that adequate resources, both financial and human, were deployed by the organizations of the system, so that progress in both gender mainstreaming and the implementation of the system-wide plan of action might be effectively advanced.
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