Notes with concern that the workload of the Non-Governmental Organizations Unit of the Department of Economic and Social Development of the Secretariat has consistently increased over the years, while resources have remained at the same level since 1947, when the Unit was established; invites the Secretary-General to respond to the needs of the non-governmental organizations Unit and to adopt appropriate measures, to the extent possible within existing resources during the biennium 1992-1993 to address the problems posed by the situation, in particular relating to the resources required for the Unit to carry out its functions effectively; requests the Secretary-General to consider, to the extent possible within existing resources, increasing the human and financial resources of the Non-Governmental Organizations Unit in order to enable it to fulfil its mandate under Economic and Social Council resolution 1296 (XLIV) within the framework of the proposed programme budget for the biennium 1994-1995.

Adopted without vote, 41st meeting

Adopted at the 41st plenary meeting, 30 July 1992.
In: Resolutions and decisions adopted by the Economic and Social Council at its substantive session of 1992, New York, 29 June-31 July and 18 August 1992. - E/1992/INF/7. - 27 Aug. 1992. - p. 94-95. - Issued in ESCOR, 1992, Suppl. no. 1.