Review of the financial sustainability of certain technical cooperation programmes and activities, pursuant to paragraph 164 (viii) of the UNCTAD Plan of Action, in order to ensure sufficient funding

The Trade and Development Board,

1. Recommends to the Secretary-General of UNCTAD that he rapidly establish advisory groups for the ASYCUDA, DMFAS and ACIS programmes; such groups would be composed of technical representatives of interested member States, including existing and potential donors and beneficiaries, and the secretariat; these new groups will advise the Secretary-General on a range of issues affecting these programmes, including options for ensuring the financial sustainability of the programmes;
2. Requests the Secretary-General of UNCTAD to consider the establishment of a DMFAS trust fund in order to ensure the financial sustainability of the central operation of the DMFAS Programme, as well as the different options and modalities for such a trust fund, and to report to the Working Party at its next session.

917^th plenary meeting
20 October 2000