Reorganization of the Top Echelon of the United Nations Secretariat: Amendments to the Staff Regulations of the United Nations

A/RES/2369(XXII)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1968.

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3 subjects

Rules and Regulations Salaries and Allowances Top Echelon Staff

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Takes note of the proposals of the Secretary- General for the reorganization of the top echelon in the United Nations Secretariat;

Decides that the Staff Regulations of the United Nations shall be amended with effect from 1 January 1968 as follows :

Replace the present text of regulation 1. 10 in article I ( Duties, obligations and privileges) by the following text :

"Regulation 1.10: The oath or declaration shall be made orally by the Secretary-General, by Under- Secretaries-General and by Assistant Secretaries- General at a public meeting of the General Assembly and by all other members of the Secretariat before the Secretary-General or his authorized deputy" ;

( b) Replace the present text of paragraph (a) of regulation 3.4 in article III ( Salaries and related allowances) by the following text :

"Regulation 3.4: (a) Staff members whose salary rates are set forth in paragraphs 1 and 4 of annex I to these Regulations shall be entitled to receive dependency allowances as follows :

" ( i) At $400 per year for a dependent wife or dependent husband and $300 per year for each dependent child ; or " (ii) Where there is no dependent spouse, a single annual allowance of $200 for either a dependent parent, a dependent brother or a dependent sister" ;

( c) Replace the present text of the first sentence of paragraph (a) of regulation 4.5 in article IV (Appointment and promotion) by the following text :

"Regulation 4.5: (a) Appointments of Under- Secretaries-General and of Assistant Secretaries- General shall normally be for a period of five years,

subject to prolongation or renewal";

Replace the present text of paragraphs 1 and 2 of annex I by the following text :

"Annex I, paragraph 1 "An Under-Secretary-General shall receive a salary of $US 33,500 per year and an Assistant Secretary- General shall receive a salary of $US 30,000 per year

(subject to the Staff Assessment Plan provided in staff regulation 3.3 and to post adjustments wherever applied) and, if otherwise eligible, shall receive the allowances which are available to staff members generally.

"Annex I, paragraph 2 "The Secretary-General is authorized, on the basis of appropriate justification and/or reporting, to make additional payments to Under-Secretaries-General and Assistant Secretaries-General to compensate for such special costs as may be reasonably incurred, in the interest of the Organization, in the performance of duties assigned to them by the Secretary-General. The maximum total amount of such payments is to be

determined in the annual budget by the General Assembly".

19 December 1967.

ARTICLE VIII

"SALARY AND ALLOWANCES--UNDER-SECRETARIES- GENERAL AND ASSISTANT SECRETARIES--GENERAL

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