2. Reaffirms that the fundamental characteristics of the operational activities for development of the United Nations system should be, inter alia, their universal, voluntary and grant nature, their neutrality and their multilateralism, as well as their ability to respond to the development needs of recipient countries in a flexible manner, and that the operational activities are carried out for the benefit of recipient countries, at the request of those countries and in accordance with their own policies and priorities for development;
2. 重申联合国系统业务活动的基本特点应当是它们的普遍性、自愿性、赠与性、中立性和多边性等，能够灵活地应对受援国的发展需要，而且发展方面业务活动是应受援国的要求，根据受援国本国的发展政策和优先事项，为促进受援国的利益而进行的；