United Nations Regular Budget

A/RES/2370(XXII)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1968.

What subjects does this mandate have?

4 subjects

Budget Extrabudgetary Financing Programme Budgeting Programme Planning

What’s in this document?

7 operative paragraphs

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lnvitcs the programme-formulating bodies of the Cnited Nations, including the Economic and Social Council and the Committee for Programme and Coordination, bearing in mind the provisions of paragraph 2 below and in consultation with the Secretary-General, to develop their own processes to carry out at the earliest possible date a system of long-term planning and programme formulation, within their respective fields of competence, taking into account the recommendations in paragraph 73 of the second report of the Ad H oc Committee of Experts to Examine the Finances of the United Nations and the Specialized Agencies;

Decides that the Secretary-General, taking into account all the actions of the programme-formulating bodies, including the Economic and Social Council and the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination, shall suggest to the General Assembly at each regular session a planning estimate for the United Nations regular budget estimates for the second succeeding budgetary period (henceforth referred to as the forecast period); this planning estimate for the forecast period shall be reviewed by the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions and transmitted, together with its comments and recommendations, to the General Assembly no later than 1 December; the Assembly shall consider the planning estimate suggested by the Secretary-General and the comments and recommendations thereon of the Advisory Committee and shall at the same session approve a planning estimate for the iurecast period ;

Decides further that the Secretary-General shall then construct the United Nations regular budget esti1mtes for the forecast period, guided by the planning estimate approved by the General Assembly; all organs of the L nited Nations and their subsidiary bodies financed from the United Nations regular budget are requested to co-operate with the Secretary-General and tn be guided by the planning estimate;

Requests that the Secretary-General, in consultation with the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, review the Financial Regulations oi the United Xations and take any steps required to bring them into conformity with the procedure set out above;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit for consideration to the General Assembly at its twentythird session an integrated schedule of meetings for the various bodies responsible for carrying out the several parts of an integrated system of programming and budgeting,

43 lbid .. Twenty .H·co~d Session, Supplement No. 5 (A/6705

a-lad- adopted oa the reporll of the Fifth Committee Assembly at its twenty-second session," and in chapter

Further requests, bearing in mind the above intent with respect to the planning estimates, that the III of the second report of the Ad H oc Committee, especially those recommendations relating to transfers Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary and supplementary estimates found in paragraphs 35 Questions, in consultation with the Secretary-General,

to 46 thereof; recommend for consideration by the General Assembly

Decides further that the first planning estimate at its twenty-third session an appropriate definition of shall be considered and approved for the forecast year "unforeseen and extraordinary expenses", together with 1971.

1642nd plenary ,neeting, a resolution-and such other action as may be ap-

19 Decembw 1967. propriate-to cope with the interrelated problems identified in paragraph 73 of its first report to the 44 Jbid .. Supplement .'l'o. i (A/6707 and Corr.1-J) .

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Other deciaion,

Report of the Economic and Social Council (chapten XIV (eection VI)

and XV to XVIl)

(Item lZ)

At its 1633rd plenary meeting, on 15 December 1967, the General Assembly took note of the report of the Fifth Committee.0

Budget estimates for the financial year 1968 (Item 74)

At its 1642nd plenary meeting, on 19 December 1967, the General Assembly approved the recommendation of the Fifth Committee contained in paragraph 90 of its report."

Personnel questions: eomposltic,n of the Secretariat (Item BZ (a))

At its 1642nd plenary meeting, on 19 December 1967, the General Assembly took note of paragraph 38 of the report of the Fifth Committee.'1

Personnel questions: other personnel questions (Item 82 (b))

At its 1642nd plenary meeting, on 19 December 1967, the General Assembly,

on the recommendation of the Fifth Committee,'8 took note of the note by the Secretary-General. 49

"Ibid., Tu,mt:,-second S1ssi0ff, Anne11s, agenda item 12, document A/6963.

'' Ibid., agenda item 74, document A/7014.

41 Ibid., agenda item 82, document A/7001.

•• Ibid., para 45.

n Ibid., document A/6877.

anrl Corr .1).

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

What subjects does this mandate have?

What’s in this document?

Other deciaion,

Personnel questions: other personnel questions (Item 82 (b))

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