Improving the Financial Situation of the United Nations

A/RES/47/215View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda items 106 Current financial crisis of the United Nations and 107 Financial emergency of the United Nations, published in 1993.

What other versions does this mandate have?

4 versions · 1993–2022

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/76/272

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2022	A/RES/76/272	Improving the financial situation of the United Nations	338	27%Compare
2019	A/RES/73/307	Improving the financial situation of the United Nations	359	—
1994	A/RES/48/220	Improving the financial situation of the United Nations	—	—
1993	A/RES/47/215	Improving the financial situation of the United Nations	1,061	–

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

2 reports · 2021–2025

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2025	A/79/734	Improving the financial situation of the United Nations report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/76/272
2021	A/76/429	Improving the financial situation of the United Nations report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/73/307

What subjects does this mandate have?

11 subjects

Budget Contributions Cash Management Financial Crisis Financial Regulations Financing Incentives Management Information Systems Monetary Reserves Peacekeeping Operations Programme Budgeting Reimbursement

What’s in this document?

17 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the reports of the Secretary-General on the financial situation and on possible measures to address the financial problems of the Organization submitted to the General Assembly at its forty-sixth and forty-seventh sessions; 1/ 2.

Also takes note of the related observations and recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions; I/ 3.

Expresses its appreciation for the provision of information on the financial situation of the Organization on a regular basis, and requests the secretary-General to continue providing such information as often as necessary, through specific reports and through reports on the status of contributions, and to include in those reports information on arrears and outstandina contributions in relation to assessments, on the cash flow situation ~f the Organization and on any possible additional elements which would enable Member States to be fully apprised of the various aspects of the financing of United Nations activities, including consolidated information on a biannual basis on the amounts owed to each troop-contributing country based on existing data;

Urges the Secretary-General to increase his efforts in encouraging Member States to meet their financial obligations towards the Organization with regard to all outstanding assessed contributions to the regular budget and all peace-keeping operations, as requested in resolutions 45/236 A and B, and to reflect the results in the reports mentioned in paragraph 3 above;

Expresses its concern that the financial situation of the Organization has remained uncertain and precarious during the year 1992 and that late payments or non-payments of assessed contributions to the regular budget and peace-keeping accounts over the years by a majority of Member States have resulted in the depletion of reserves and cash flow problems;

Regrets that the Organization has to operate with large arrears and unpaid contributions, and notes with concern that ad hoe measures had to be adopted during 1992, including borrowing from peace-keeping funds and delays in reimbursement to troop contributors, in addition to the previous suspension on a number of occasions of the Financial Regulations requiring the surrendering to Member States of remaining balances of appropriations;

Reaffirms that all Member States have the obligation to pay their assessed contributions in full and on time;

Notes that if all outstanding assessed contributions were to be paid in full, the Organization could reimburse Member States and replenish its reserves;

Requests the Secretary-General to undertake a study of the United Nations financial and budgetary practices, drawing upon the experiences of other organizations within the system, particularly the calendar for the consideration and adoption of the programme budget and the timing of issuance

1/ A/46/600 and Add.1-3; A/C.5/47/13.

I/ A/46/765 and A/47/565.

I ..•

of assessments, with a view to facilitating timely and full payments by Member States;

Invites the Secretary-General to make proposals for possible systems of incentives for implementation on or before 1 January 1995, taking into account proposals made by Member states during the forty-seventh session, in order to encourage Member states to pay all their assessments in full and on time, and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its forty-eighth session, and in this connection requests the Secretary-General to consider proposing revisions to the relevant Financial Regulations and Rules;

Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its forty-eighth session on the contingency measures taken to face cash shortages in the Organization;

Takes note of the proposal of the Secretary-General for an increase in the level of the Working Capital Fund and the observations of the Advisory Committee in this regard l/ and decides to revert to this matter, if necessary, at its forty-eighth session;

Emphasizes the need to continue to ensure overall efficient and prudent management by the Secretary-General of all the resources of the Organization entrusted by Member States for the implementation of all its mandates and, in particular, stresses the need to ensure full accountability and responsibility in the management and use of these resources;

Notes with concern that the lack of cash reserves and the cash flow problems have a negative impact on the capacity of the Secretariat to manage the Organization;

Requests the Secretary-General to take steps to strengthen, inter alia, through the application of the integrated management information system, the central management of all cash resources available within the Organization, including optimizing the use of available cash, taking into account resources earmarked for discharging unliquidated obligations and those appropriated for implementing multi-year projects under the General Fund;

Decides to consider in the future the agenda items entitled "Current financial crisis of the United Nations" and "Financial emergency of the United Nations" under one agenda item entitled "Improving the financial situation of the United Nations";

Invites the Secretary-General to submit a repcrt on the financial situation of the Organization no later than 15 November 1993;

Also decides to consider the financial situation of the Organization as and when required.

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

What other versions does this mandate have?

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

What subjects does this mandate have?

What’s in this document?

Table of contents