Preparatory session for the programme plan and performance information

The Working Party on the Programme Plan and Programme Performance

1. Reaffirms the importance of the role of member States in the preparation of the UNCTAD annual proposed programme plan and programme performance, and calls upon the UNCTAD secretariat to take due account of the membership’s comments expressed during the session on the preparation of the proposed programme plan for 2024;
2. Appreciates the presentations provided by the secretariat, including by the Secretary- General, and the non-paper shared and the linkages with the Bridgetown Covenant noted;
3. Notes the improvements made to the non-paper, notably the introduction of an organizational overview, the improvement of the quality of the performance measures and the consistent provision of a minimum of two results options for each subprogramme;
4. Calls upon the UNCTAD secretariat to continue to mainstream, to the extent possible, the agreements outlined in the Bridgetown Covenant into the 2024 programme plan and refer to and use its agreed terminology in the corresponding narratives;
5. Emphasizes the importance of work contributing to all four transformations outlined by the Bridgetown Covenant;
6. Welcomes the management information reports on UNCTAD staff gender representation, geographical representation and internships presented and made available by the secretariat on the Delegates Portal;
7. Invites the secretariat to explore ways to share available information with member States on the implementation of deliverables.