Programme Budget for the Biennium 1998-1999 Resolutions

A/RES/52/221View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 116 Proposed programme budget for the biennium 1998-1999, published in 1998.

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109 documents · 1974–2020

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Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2020	A/RES/74/250 A-B	Programme budget for the biennium 2018-2019 resolutions	—	–
2019	A/RES/73/280 A-C	Programme budget for the biennium 2018-2019 resolutions	—	–
2018	A/RES/72/263 A-C	Programme budget for the biennium 2018-2019 resolutions	—	–
2018	A/RES/72/253 A-B	Programme budget for the biennium 2016-2017 resolutions	—	–
2017	A/RES/71/273 A-C	Programme budget for the biennium 2016-2017 resolutions	—	–

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What subjects does this mandate have?

1 subject

Budget

What’s in this document?

17 operative paragraphs

A

Resolves that for the biennium 1998-1999:

Appropriations totalling 2,532,331,200 United States dollars are hereby approved for the following purposes:

Section | United States dollars | PART I. Overall policy-making, direction and coordination | 1A. Overall policy-making, direction and coordination | 41 454 500 | 1B. General Assembly affairs and conference services | 436 829 200 | TOTAL, PART I | 478 283 700 | PART II. Political affairs | 2A. Political affairs | 42 061 500 | 2B. Disarmament | 13 310 600 | 3. Peacekeeping operations and special missions | 146 760 600 | 4. Peaceful uses of outer space | 3 967 300 | TOTAL, PART II | 206 100 000 | PART III. International justice and law | 5. International Court of Justice | 20 479 300 | 6. Legal affairs | 33 035 400 | TOTAL, PART III | 53 514 700 | PART IV. International cooperation for development | 7A. Economic and social affairs | 109 262 300 | 8. Africa: New Agenda for Development | 5 385 200 | 11A. Trade and development | 96 296 900 | 11B. International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO | 19 812 700 | 12. Environment | 8 807 400 | 13. Human settlements | 12 790 300 | 14. Crime control | 5 413 600 | 15. International drug control | 14 825 500 | TOTAL, PART IV | 272 593 900 | PART V. Regional cooperation for development | 16. Economic and social development in Africa | 87 926 400 | 17. Economic and social development in Asia and the Pacific | 56 167 500 | 18. Economic development in Europe | 44 875 400 | 19. Economic and social development in Latin America and the Caribbean | 87 906 900 | 20. Economic and social development in Western Asia | 49 925 000 | 21. Regular programme of technical cooperation | 43 567 700 | TOTAL, PART V | 370 368 900 | PART VI. Human rights and humanitarian affairs | 22. Human rights | 42 201 500 | 23. Protection of and assistance to refugees | 46 005 900 | 24. Palestine refugees | 21 221 800 | 25. Humanitarian assistance | 17 933 700 | TOTAL, PART VI | 127 362 900 | PART VII. Public information | 26. Communications and public information | 138 040 400 | TOTAL, PART VII | 138 040 400 | PART VIII. Common support services | 27. Administrative services | 446 190 700 | TOTAL, PART VIII | 446 190 700 | PART IX. Internal oversight | 28. Internal oversight | 18 359 600 | TOTAL, PART IX | 18 359 600 | PART X. Jointly financed administrative activities and special expenses | 29. Jointly financed administrative activities | 5 627 400 | 30. Special expenses | 52 837 000 | TOTAL, PART X | 58 464 400 | PART XI. Capital expenditures | 31. Construction, alteration, improvement and major maintenance | 34 550 300 | TOTAL, PART XI | 34 550 300 | PART XII. Staff assessment | 32. Staff assessment | 315 436 700 | TOTAL, PART XII | 315 436 700 | PART XIII. Development account | 34. Development account | 13 065 000 | TOTAL, PART XIII | 13 065 000 | TOTAL, EXPENDITURE SECTIONS | 2 532 331 200

The Secretary-General shall be authorized to transfer credits between sections of the budget, with the concurrence of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions;

The total net provision made under the various sections of the budget for contractual printing shall be administered as a unit under the direction of the United Nations Publications Board;

In addition to the appropriations approved under paragraph 1 above, an amount of 250,000 dollars is appropriated for each year of the biennium 1998-1999 from the accumulated income of the Library Endowment Fund for the purchase of books, periodicals, maps and library equipment and for such other expenses of the Library at the Palais des Nations as are in accordance with the objects and provisions of the endowment.

B

Resolves that for the biennium 1998-1999:

Estimates of income other than assessments on Member States totalling 363,840,300 United States dollars are approved as follows:

The income from staff assessment shall be credited to the Tax Equalization Fund in accordance with the provisions of General Assembly resolution 973 (X) of 15 December 1955;

Direct expenses of the United Nations Postal Administration, services to visitors, catering and related services, garage operations, television services and the sale of publications, not provided for under the budget appropriations, shall be charged against the income derived from those activities.

C

Resolves that for the year 1998:

Budget appropriations consisting of 1,266,165,600 United States dollars, being half of the appropriations of 2,532,331,200 dollars approved for the biennium 1998-1999 by the General Assembly under paragraph 1 of resolution A above, and 61,209,000 dollars, being the decrease in revised appropriations for the biennium 1996-1997 approved by the Assembly in its resolution 52/213 A of 22 December 1997, shall be financed in accordance with regulations 5.1 and 5.2 of the Financial Regulations of the United Nations as follows:

13,938,300 dollars, consisting of 19,176,800 dollars, being the net of half of the estimated income other than staff assessment approved for the biennium 1998-1999 under resolution B above, less 5,238,500 dollars, being the decrease in income other than staff assessment for the biennium 1996-1997;

109,278 dollars, being the contributions of new Member States for 1995;

1,190,909,022 dollars, being the assessment on Member States in accordance with its resolution 52/215 A of 22 December 1997 on the scale of assessments for the years 1998 and 1999;

There shall be set off against the assessment on Member States, in accordance with the provisions of General Assembly resolution 973 (X) of 15 December 1955, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund in the total amount of 139,281,750 dollars, consisting of:

162,743,350 dollars, being half of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the biennium 1998-1999 under resolution B above;

Less 23,461,600 dollars, being the decrease in income from staff assessment for the biennium 1996-1997 approved by the Assembly in its resolution 52/215 A.

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