Organizational Committee (OC)
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Until October 2001, when the United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination (CEB) decided, as part of the reform of its working methods, that coordination should be pursued through more informal and flexible mechanisms rather than formal subsidiary bodies, the mandate of the Organizational Committee (OC) was to ensure the most effective organization of the work of ACC and its subsidiary bodies.
With the assistance of its members, the Committee monitored developments and trends in the international environment with the view to bringing to the attention of ACC topical and critical issues that require coordinated and complementary responses by the UN system. OC was also responsible for organizing ACC sessions, overseeing the preparation of documentation, and assisting it in monitoring the work of its subsidiary machinery. It took decisions on behalf of ACC on issues that were not political or related to policy.
The membership of OC consisted of representatives of the participating organizations of ACC. OC received directives from and reported directly to ACC. It met twice a year, two to three weeks before the ACC session and immediately following it.
Committees Reporting through the OC:
- Joint United Nations Information Committee (JUNIC)
- Information Systems Coordination Committee (ISCC)
- Ad Hoc Inter-Agency Meeting on Security
The functions previously performed by OC are now carried out by a network of focal points (Sherpas) along with the High-Level Committee on Programmes and the CEB Secretariat.
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