feb 27, 1957 - UN General Assembly Resolution 1091

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Having considered:

The report of the Negotiating Committee for Extra-Budgetary Funds appointed at the tenth session,
Recommendations for a change in securing pledges for voluntary programmes,

Views of the Executive Board of the United Nations Children's Fund and the Technical Assistance Committee on fundraising procedures,
Recognizing:

The importance of determining financial resources for activities financed by voluntary contributions before General Assembly consideration,
The need to improve procedures for obtaining financial support for UN programmes with shortfalls in contributions,
Decides:

(a) To retain the year-round fund-raising procedure for the United Nations Children's Fund.

(b) To maintain the special pledging conference system for the Expanded Programme of Technical Assistance, initiated by the Negotiating Committee.

(c) To convene an ad hoc committee during the twelfth session of the General Assembly, chaired by the President, to announce pledges for the two refugee programmes for the following financial year, with separate meetings for each programme.
Decides further:

That non-UN Member States belonging to specialized agencies shall be invited to attend the ad hoc committee meetings to announce their pledges to the refugee programmes.

B
Requests the President of the General Assembly to appoint a Negotiating Committee for Extra-Budgetary Funds, consisting of up to ten members, with terms of reference as per General Assembly resolution 693 (VII), to serve from the close of the eleventh session to the close of the twelfth session.

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of the twelfth session of the General Assembly the item titled "Report of the Negotiating Committee for Extra-Budgetary Funds".

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