Fifth annual progress report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the global field support strategy, outlining the proposed way forward for shared services and supply chain management. The global field support strategy, launched in 2010, provided a five-year strategic agenda to reshape and strengthen support to United Nations field missions. The report says that beyond June 2015, the Secretariat will mainstream the strategic approach of the support strategy in order to ensure continuous performance improvement as an integral part of UN field support. [A/69/651] of 9 December 2014