The General Assembly, in paragraph 14 of its resolution 61/235, endorsed the
selection by the Committee for Programme and Coordination of the topic “United
Nations coordinating bodies” for a thematic evaluation, to be undertaken in
accordance with General Assembly resolutions 48/218 B, 54/244 and 59/272 (A/61/16
and Corr.1, para. 370). The present report will be submitted to the Committee at its
forty-ninth session, in June 2009.
The objective of the evaluation is to determine as systematically and
objectively as possible the relevance, efficiency and effectiveness (including
impact)1 of bodies established to facilitate and enhance coordination in the United
Nations. For the purpose of this evaluation, coordinating bodies are defined as
United Nations entities that synchronize the activities of their members to ensure
greater efficiency and effectiveness in pursuit of common objectives.
