Mandate Focal Points
Technical focal points in the Secretariat for the creation of mandates
Under General Assembly resolution A/RES/80/251, Member States drafting a new or renewed mandate are asked to identify the technical Secretariat focal point for it. This is where Secretariat offices designate those focal points: which division a delegation should approach on a given subject, and who to write to.
What the resolution asks
- Paragraph 2
- A delegation proposing a new mandate provides a concept note, which includes the technical Secretariat focal point.
- Paragraph 3
- On request, the Secretary-General makes technical Secretariat support available to proponents, including identifying that focal point.
- Paragraph 6
- The Secretary-General keeps a centralised list of designated contact points available to Member States on an ongoing basis.
Who is asked
This round asks Secretariat departments and offices to designate their technical focal points. Contact points across the wider United Nations system are a later round and are recorded separately.
How it works
Sign in with your office email address
A sign-in link is sent to it. There is no password.
Choose your office
Once, at first sign-in. It can be changed later from the header.
Designate
Name the division, the person a delegation should contact, and the subjects and bodies the division supports. It takes about two minutes, and a large office can designate one focal point per division.