101st Session Agenda item 7.2
(%5 22 January 1998
3URJUDPPH EXGJHW HYDOXDWLRQ The Executive Board, Recalling resolutions WHA48.25 and EB99.R13 on continued development of a strategic approach to programme budgeting, including evaluation mechanisms; Welcoming the efforts of the Director-General to develop a methodology to evaluate the programme budget; Recognizing the constraints inherent in making available before the year 2000 audited accounts for the 1998-1999 biennium so as to report the results of the evaluation in full; Noting the need for timely information on trends in expenditure and for comparisons with previous bienniums before the Executive Board can make recommendations on approval of the 2000-2001 programme budget at its 103rd session in January 1999, REQUESTS the Director-General: (1) to continue preparation of the programme budget evaluation as outlined in his report on the matter;1
(2) to present to the 103rd session of the Executive Board in January 1999 an interim report on the results of the evaluation to complement the proposed programme budget for 2000-2001 providing: (a) to the extent possible, details of actual expenditure in the first year of implementation of the programme budget for 1998-1999, together with the amounts committed to specific programmes, subprogrammes and activities; (b) comparisons with previous bienniums, and trends;
(c) details of adjustments or significant changes in programmes, made as a result of evaluation and the lessons learned; (3) to continue to develop the “activity management system” in order to permit presentation of interim results for future reviews of programme budgets. Seventh meeting, 22 January 1998 EB101/SR/7
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