Approves the revised statute of the Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology, as adopted by the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, the text of which is annexed to the present resolution; requests the Executive Secretary to seek regular budget resources for the Centre, including posts, within the proposed programme budget of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific for the biennium 2006-2007, to strengthen the research and analytical capacity of the Centre, while recognizing the primary role of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions and the 5th Committee in this regard, and recognizing also the principle that the technical assistance activities of the Centre should be funded by voluntary contributions; also requests the Executive Secretary to seek additional voluntary resources to strengthen the financial stability of the Centre.

Statute of the Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology

"Annex: Statute of the Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology": p. 94-96.
In: Resolutions and decisions of the Economic and Social Council, organizational session for 2005, New York, 19 Jan., 4 Feb. and 1 and 31 Mar. 2005; resumed organizational session for 2005, New York, 27 and 28 Apr. and 9 June 2005; substantive session of 2005, New York, 29 June-27 July 2005; resumed substantive session of 2005, New York, 21 Oct. 2005 - E/2005/99 - p. 93-96 - (ESCOR, 2005, Suppl. no. 1).