Amendments to the Staff Regulations of the United Nations

A/RES/1929(XVIII)View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1954.

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10 documents · 1954–1991

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Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1991	A/RES/45/259	Amendments to the Staff Regulations of the United Nations	—	–
1972	A/RES/2888(XXVI)	Amendments to the Staff Regulations of the United Nations	362	–
1969	A/RES/2481(XXIII)[B]	Amendments to the Staff Regulations of the United Nations	—	–
1969	A/RES/2481(XXIII)[A]	Amendments to the Staff Regulations of the United Nations	—	–
1969	A/RES/2481(XXIII)	Amendments to the Staff Regulations of the United Nations	165	–

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5 subjects

General Service Staff Language Allowance Professional Staff Repatriation Grant Rules and Regulations

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4 operative paragraphs

Decides that the Staff Regulations of the United Nations shall be modified by the following amendments, with effect from 1 January 1964:

Annex I, paragraph 8 ( Language allowance)

Replace the present text by the following:

"The Secretary-General shall establish rules under which a language allowance may be paid to staff members in the General Service category who pass an appropriate test and demonstrate continued proficiency in the use of two or more official languages."

Annex IV, paragraph 1 ( Repatriation grant)

Replace the present text by the following:

"In principle, the repatriation grant shall be payable to staff members whom the Organization is obligated to repatriate. The repatriation grant shall not, however, be paid to a staff member who is summarily dismissed. Detailed conditions and definitions relating to eligibility shall be determined by the Secretary- General. The amount of the grant shall be pro{'Ortional to the length of service with the United Nations ( exclusive of periods when an expatriation allowance was received), as follows :

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Annex IV, paragraph 2 ( Service benefit)

Delete.

Endorses the Secretary-General's proposals:

To proceed with the implementation of the revised system of flat-rate language allowances after r.onsultation with the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions concerning the rates to be applied and such transitional measures as may be necessary;

To apply such transitional measures as may be necessary in the light of contractual obligations regarding accrued entitlements to service benefit.

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