Presentation of the United Nations Budget

A/RES/32/211View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 100 Proposed programme budget for the biennium 1978-1979, published in 1978.

What subjects does this mandate have?

2 subjects

Programme Budgeting Report Preparation

What’s in this document?

9 operative paragraphs

Considers that the most important of the aforementioned pro blems relate to:

The need to apply effectively the provisions of General Assembly resolutions 3534 (XXX) of 17 December 1975 and 31/93 of 14 December 1976 concerning programmes, projects and activities that are obsolete, of marginal usefulness or ineffective;

The need to assess more accurately the re- ( b) sources required far programme implementation and

76 [bid., Supplemenl No. 8 (A/32/8 and Corr.1).

ing, paras. 95-101.

79 !bid., Supplement No. 8 (A/32/8 and Corr. 1 ), paras. 3-42.

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especially the method to be followed in determining the amount corresponding to "maintenance of programmes" and the composition of that amount;

The best way of dealing with inflationary trends and currency instability in a biennial programme budget;

Refinement of the methods of calculating absolute and real growth of the budget;

The need for a study in depth of problems relating to the implementation of the budget;

Requests the Secretary-General to make a study of the aforementioned matters and to submit to the General Assembly, through the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, a report which shall contain proposals relating to:

The aforementioned provisions of General Assembly resolutions 3534 (XXX) and 31/93;

( b) The method to be followed in making a satisfactory determination of the amount corresponding to "maintenance of programmes" and the composition of that amount, for example by proposing the adoption of a zero base for the calculation of sorne elements thereof, and in making a more accurate assessment of staff costs;

A study of the advantages and disadvantages of "semi-full budgeting" and the methods used or proposed to apply this system; and requests the Advisory Committee to submit its observations and recommendations on the Secretary- General's conclusions to the General Assembly at its thirty-third session;

Decides to consider at its thirty-third session the reports of the Secretary-General and the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions as a preliminary to the preparation of the programme budget for the biennium 1980-1981.

77 !bid., Thirty-second Session, Fifth Committee, 16th meet- 74 Jbid., Thirty-second Session, Supplement No. 6 (A/32/6 78 !bid., Thirty-second Session, Supplement No. 38 (A/32/38).

EXPANSION OF MEETING ROOMS ANO IMPROVEMENT OF CONFERENCE SERVICING ANO OELEGATE FACILITIES AT UNITEO NATIONS HEADQUARTERS 81 O/ficial Records o/ the General Assembly, Thirty-second lMPACT OF INFLATION ON THE BUDGETS OF THE ORGANIZATIONS OF THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM

lMPLICATIONS OF EXTENDING TO CERTAIN FORMER STAFF MEMBERS COVERAGE BY THE UNITED NATIONS JOINT STAFF PENSION FUND FOR SERVICE WITH THB UNITEO NATIONS RELIEF ANO WORKS AGENCY FOR PALESTINE REFUGEES IN THE NEAR EAST HONORARIA OF MEMBERS OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE

ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INFORMATION SERVICES UNIT IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC ANO SOCIAL AFFAIRS 84 O/ficial Records of the General Assembly, T/zirty-.second

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