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Additional Office Accommodation in Geneva for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

A/DEC/60/562View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Decision of the General Assembly, published in 2007.

What subjects does this mandate have?

6 subjects
AppropriationsBuildings ManagementFinancial ResourcesGeneva (Switzerland)Programme BudgetingSpace Utilization

What’s in this document?

39 paragraphs

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At its 92nd plenary meeting, on 30 June 2006, the General Assembly, on the recommendation of the Fifth Committee,99 having considered the report of the Secretary-General entitled “Additional office accommodation in Geneva for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: revised estimates to the programme budget for the biennium 2006–2007”,100 and the related report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions:101
(a) Welcomed with appreciation the intention of the host Government to contribute financial resources towards meeting the initial rental obligations as well as the cost of exterior perimeter security protection for compliance with Headquarters Minimum Operating Security Standards;
(b) Authorized the Secretary-General to enter into commitments of up to 4,975,900 United States dollars, comprising 2,191,500 dollars under section 28E, Administration, Geneva, 1,592,800 dollars under section 32, Construction, alteration, improvement and major maintenance, 1,191,600 dollars under section 33, Safety and security, and 232,000 dollars under section 35, Staff assessment, to be offset by an equal amount under income section 1, Income from staff assessment, under the programme budget for the biennium 2006–2007.
94 A/60/844.
95 A/60/854.
96 A/60/608/Add.3, para. 8.
97 A/60/889.
98 A/60/7/Add.40. For the final text, see Official Records of the General Assembly, Sixtieth Session, Supplement No. 7A.
99 A/60/608/Add.5, para. 6.
100 A/60/899.
101 A/60/7/Add.42. For the final text, see Official Records of the General Assembly, Sixtieth Session, Supplement No. 7A.
Allocation of agenda items1
1
The following items, which had been allocated to the Second Committee, were also considered directly in plenary meeting during the resumed sixtieth session, under heading B (Promotion of sustained economic growth and sustainable development in accordance with the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly and recent United Nations conferences):2
54. Globalization and interdependence:3
c
International migration and development.
55. Groups of countries in special situations:4
a
Third United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries.
2
The following item, which had been allocated to the Third Committee, was also considered directly in plenary meeting during the resumed sixtieth session, under heading D (Promotion of human rights):2
71. Human rights questions:5
b
Human rights questions, including alternative approaches for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms.
3
The following item, which had been allocated to the First Committee, was also considered directly in plenary meeting during the resumed sixtieth session, under heading G (Disarmament):2
97. General and complete disarmament:3
i
Convening of the fourth special session of the General Assembly devoted to disarmament.
4
The following additional item was considered directly in plenary meeting, under heading I (Organizational, administrative and other matters), during the resumed sixtieth session of the General Assembly:2
112. Elections to fill vacancies in subsidiary organs and other elections:6
e
Election of forty-seven members of the Human Rights Council;
f
Election of seven members of the Organizational Committee of the Peacebuilding Commission.
5
The following item, which had been allocated to the Fifth Committee, was also considered directly in plenary meeting during the resumed sixtieth session, under heading I (Organizational, administrative and other matters):2
113. Appointments to fill vacancies in subsidiary organs and other appointments:
b
Appointment of members of the Committee on Contributions.
1 Further to resolution 58/316 of 1 July 2004, agenda items are organized under headings corresponding to the priorities of the Organization.
2 See decision 60/503 B in section IV.B of the present volume.
3 A/60/252/Add.8.
4 A/60/252/Add.7.
5 A/60/252/Add.5.
6 A/60/252/Add.6.
Allocation of agenda items
The following additional item was considered directly in plenary meeting, under heading I (Organizational, administrative and other matters), during the resumed sixtieth session of the General Assembly:2
161. Extension of the term of the permanent judges of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan Citizens Responsible for Genocide and Other Such Violations Committed in the Territory of Neighbouring States between 1 January and 31 December 1994.3
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