Support Account for Peacekeeping Operations

A/RES/64/271View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 146 Administrative and budgetary aspects of the financing of the United Nations peacekeeping operations, published in 2010.

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38 documents · 1994–2026

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What subjects does this mandate have?

8 subjects

Financial Management Financial Resources Peacekeeping Operations Staff Assessment Staffing Support Accounts Troop-Contributing States Vacancy Management

What’s in this document?

27 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the budget for the support account for peacekeeping operations for the period from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011Error: Reference source not found and the report of the Independent Audit Advisory Committee on the proposed budget of the Office of Internal Oversight Services under the support account for peacekeeping operations for the period from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011;Error: Reference source not found

Reaffirms its role in carrying out a thorough analysis and approval of human and financial resources and policies with a view to ensuring the full, effective and efficient implementation of all mandated programmes and activities and the implementation of policies in this regard;

Also reaffirms that the Fifth Committee is the appropriate Main Committee of the General Assembly entrusted with responsibility for administrative and budgetary matters;

Further reaffirms rule 153 of its rules of procedure;

Reaffirms that the support account funds shall be used for the sole purpose of financing human resources and non-human resource requirements for backstopping and supporting peacekeeping operations at Headquarters, and that any changes in this limitation require the prior approval of the General Assembly;

Also reaffirms the need for adequate funding for the backstopping of peacekeeping operations, as well as the need for full justification for that funding in support account budget submissions;

Emphasizes the importance of interaction and coordination with troop-contributing countries;

Recalls section I, paragraph 6, of resolution 55/238, paragraph 11 of resolution 56/241, paragraph 19 of resolution 61/279 and paragraph 22 of resolution 62/250, and requests the Secretary-General to make further concrete efforts to ensure proper representation of troop-contributing countries in the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and the Department of Field Support of the Secretariat, taking into account their contribution to United Nations peacekeeping;

Reaffirms the need for effective and efficient administration and financial management of peacekeeping operations, and urges the Secretary-General to continue to identify measures to increase the productivity and efficiency of the support account;

Notes that the overall benefits of the restructuring of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and the Department of Field Support remain to be fully assessed, and in this regard requests the Secretary-General to continue to make every effort to enhance the capacity of the Organization to manage and sustain peacekeeping operations;

Recognizes the significant role of the Police Division of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations in contributing to peacekeeping operations, including their peacebuilding efforts, and the increase in the policing dimension in a number of operations;

Requests the Secretary-General to include an assessment of the level of the post of Police Adviser in the context of his report on the support account for peacekeeping operations for the period from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012;

Emphasizes that support functions should be scalable to the size and scope of peacekeeping operations;

Reiterates its request to the Secretary-General to review the level of the support account on a regular basis, taking into consideration the number, size and complexity of peacekeeping operations;

Requests the Secretary-General to ensure the full implementation of the relevant provisions of General Assembly resolutions 59/296 of 22 June 2005, 60/266 of 30 June 2006, 61/276 of 29 June 2007 and 64/269 of 24 June 2010, and other relevant resolutions;

Endorses the conclusions and recommendations contained in the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,5 subject to the provisions of the present resolution, and requests the Secretary-General to ensure their full implementation;

Recalls its request to the Secretary-General in section III, paragraph 3, of its resolution 61/275 of 29 June 2007;

Requests the Secretary-General to fill all vacancies in an expeditious manner;

Decides to maintain, for the financial period from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011, the funding mechanism for the support account used in the current period, from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010, as approved in paragraph 3 of its resolution 50/221 B of 7 June 1996;

Financial performance report for the period from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the performance of the budget of the support account for peacekeeping operations for the period from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009;Error: Reference source not found

Budget estimates for the financial period from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011

Approves the support account requirements in the amount of 356,033,000 United States dollars for the financial period from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011,⁷ inclusive of the amount of 57,033,000 dollars for the enterprise resource planning project previously approved by the General Assembly in its resolution 64/243 of 24 December 2009, including 1,241 continuing posts and 21 new temporary posts listed in annex I to the present resolution, and 134 continuing positions and 29 new general temporary assistance positions listed in annex II, as well as their related post and non-post requirements;

⁷The amount for the financing of the support account does not include the 7,672,300 dollars for the financing of the United Nations Office to the African Union as provided for in resolution 64/288.

Financing of the budget estimates

Decides that the requirements for the support account for peacekeeping operations for the financial period from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011 shall be financed as follows:

The unencumbered balance in the total amount of 1,959,200 dollars in respect of the financial period from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009, to be applied to the resources required for the financial period from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011;

The total amount of 7,094,800 dollars, comprising interest income of 2,383,000 dollars, other miscellaneous income of 1,379,400 dollars and cancellation of prior-period obligations of 3,332,400 dollars, to be applied to the resources required for the financial period from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011;

The amount of 4,303,500 dollars representing the excess of the authorized level of the Peacekeeping Reserve Fund in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2009, to be applied to the resources required for the financial period from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011;

The balance of 342,675,500 dollars to be prorated among the budgets of the active peacekeeping operations for the financial period from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011;

The net estimated staff assessment income of 29,007,800 dollars, comprising the amount of 29,322,700 dollars for the financial period from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011 and the decrease of 314,900 dollars in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2009, to be set off against the balance referred to in subparagraph (d) above, to be prorated among the budgets of the individual active peacekeeping operations.

Annex I

Support account posts to be established for the period from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011

Organizational unit | Number of posts | Post level | Function | Status | Department of Peacekeeping Operations | Office of the Under-Secretary-General | Front Office | 1 | P-4 | Programme Officer | New | 1 | P-4 | Field Safety Officer | New | Executive Office | 1 | P-2 | Associate Administrative Officer | New | Office of Military Affairs | Office of the Military Adviser | 1 | GS (OL) | Administrative Assistant | New | Office of Rule of Law and Security Institutions | Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Section | 1 | P-3 | Programme Officer | New | Criminal Law and Judicial Advisory Service | 1 | P-5 | Senior Policy Officer | New | Police Division | 1 | P-4 | Criminal Information Analysis Officer | New | Office of the Assistant Secretary-General/Security Sector Reform Unit | 1 | P-3 | Programme Officer | GTA conversion | Policy, Evaluation and Training Division | Partnerships Team | 1 | P-5 | Senior Partnerships Liaison Officer, Brussels | New | 1 | GS (OL) | Administrative Assistant, Brussels | New | Peacekeeping Best Practices Section | 1 | P-4 | Civil Affairs Officer | New | Subtotal | 11 | Department of Field Support | Office of the Under-Secretary-General | Front Office | 1 | P-5 | Senior Programme Officer | New | Conduct and Discipline Unit | 1 | P-3 | Programme and Coordination Officer | New | Subtotal | 2 | Department of Management | Office of the Under-Secretary-General | Executive Office | 1 | P-3 | Administrative Officer | New | Office of Programme, Planning, Budget and Accounts | Accounts Division | 1 | P-3 | Finance Officer | New | Peacekeeping Financing Division | 1 | P-3 | Finance and Budget Officer | New | Office of Human Resources Management | Human Resources Policy Service | 1 | P-4 | Legal Officer, Nairobi | New | 1 | P-3 | Legal Officer, Nairobi | New | Subtotal | 5 | Office of Internal Oversight Services | Internal Audit Division | United Nations Support Office for the African Union Mission in Somalia | 1 | P-5 | Chief Resident Auditor | New | 1 | P-3 | Auditor | New | 1 | NGS | Auditing Assistant | New | Subtotal | 3 | Total | 21

Note: The specific assignment of the new posts for the period from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011 is set out in the report of the Secretary-General (A/64/697) and referenced in the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (A/64/753).

Abbreviations: GS (OL), General Service (Other level); NGS, National General Service; GTA, General Temporary Assistance.

Support account redeployment, reassignment and reclassification of posts for the period from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011

Redeployments

Department of Peacekeeping Operations/Office of the Under-Secretary-General/Situation Centre

Redeployment of 1 post (P-5 Senior Security Coordination Officer) to the Office of the Chief of Staff

Department of Field Support/Field Personnel Division/Field Central Review Body

Redeployment of 4 posts (1 P-4 Human Resources Officer, 1 P-3 Human Resources Officer and 2 GS (OL) Human Resources Assistants) to the United Nations Logistics Base

Department of Field Support/Logistics Support Division/Specialist Support Service/Engineering Section

Redeployment of 1 post (P-3 Environmental Officer) to Office of the Director

Office of Internal Oversight Services/Internal Audit Division

Redeployment of 1 post (P-3 Resident Auditor) from the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo to the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti

Office of Internal Oversight Services/Investigations Division

Redeployment of 1 post (P-4 Resident Investigator) from the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste to the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur

Reassignments

Department of Field Support/Office of the Under-Secretary-General/Office of the Assistant Secretary-General

Reassignment of 1 post (P-4 Administrative Management Officer) to the Audit and Board of Inquiry Team (P-4 Board of Inquiry Officer)

Reclassifications

Department of Peacekeeping Operations/Office of the Under-Secretary-General/Public Affairs Section

Reclassification of 1 post (P-2 Associate Public Affairs Officer to P-3 Public Affairs Officer)

Department of Management/Office of Programme Planning, Budget and Accounts/Peacekeeping Financing Division

Reclassification of 1 post (P-3 Finance and Budget Officer to P-4 Finance and Budget Officer)

Reclassification of 1 post (P-4 Finance and Budget Officer to P-5 Chief of Section)

Department of Management/Office of Programme Planning, Budget and Accounts/Treasury

Reclassification of 1 post (P-3 Cashier to P-4 Cashier)

Support account general temporary assistance positions to be established for the period from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011

Organizational unit | Number of positions | Position level | Functiona | Status | Department of Peacekeeping Operations | Office of the Under-Secretary-General | Front Office | 1 | P-4 | Organizational Resilience Officer | New | — | 8 months P-4 | Field Safety Officer | New | 1 | GS (OL) | Administrative Assistant | New | Executive Office | — | 4 months P-3 | Administrative Officer | — | — | 4 months GS (OL) | Administrative Assistant | — | Public Affairs Section | 1 | P-3 | Internal Communications Officer | New | Office of Operations | Africa I Division | 1 | P-4 | Coordination Officer | Continuation | 1 | GS (OL) | Team Assistant | Continuation | Africa II Division | 1 | D-1 | Principal Officer | New | 1 | P-4 | Political Affairs Officer | New | 1 | P-3 | Political Affairs Officer | New | 1 | P-3 | Military Maritime Officer | New | 1 | GS (OL) | Administrative Assistant | New | Office of Rule of Law and Security Institutions | Criminal Law and Judicial Advisory Service | 1 | P-3 | Corrections Officer | New | 1 | P-4 | Judicial Officer | New | Office of Military Affairs | Current Military Operations Service | 1 | GS (OL) | Administrative Assistant | New | Military Planning Section | 1 | GS (OL) | Administrative Assistant | New | Policy, Evaluation and Training Division | Peacekeeping Best Practices Section | 2 | P-3 | Coordination Officer | Continuation | 1 | P-4 | Child Protection Adviser | Continuation | Integrated Training Service | 1 | P-4 | Training Officer | Continuation | 1 | P-3 | Training Officer | Continuation | 2 | P-4 | Training Coordination Officer | New | Partnerships Team | 1 | P-5 | Senior Coordination Officer | Continuation | 1 | P-4 | Coordination Officer | Continuation | 1 | GS (OL) | Team Assistant | Continuation | Subtotal | 24 | Department of Field Support | Office of the Under-Secretary-General | Front Office | 1 | D-1 | Team Leader | New | 1 | P-5 | Senior Support Officer | New | 1 | P-4 | Planning Officer | New | 1 | GS (OL) | Administrative Assistant | New | Field Personnel Division | Recruitment, Outreach and Career Development Section | 12 | P-3 | Occupational Group Manager | Continuation | 4 | GS (OL) | Occupational Group Assistant | Continuation | Quality Assurance and Information Management Section | 1 | P-3 | Human Resources Officer | Continuation | Logistics Support Division | Air Transport Section | 1 | P-3 | Air Transport Officer | Continuation | Specialist Support Service | 1 | P-3 | Asset Management Officer | Continuation | 1 | P-3 | Water Engineer | Continuation | 1 | P-3 | Boundary Analyst | New | Subtotal | 25 | Department of Management | Office of the Under-Secretary-General | Headquarters Committee on Contracts | 1 | GS (OL) | Training and Analysis Assistant | Continuation | 1 | P-4 | Capacity Development Officer | Continuation | Office of Programme Planning, Budget and Accounts | Financial Information Operations Service | 1 | P-2 | Information Systems Officer | Continuation | 1 | GS (OL) | Information Systems Assistant | Continuation | 1 | P-4 | Information Systems Officer | Continuation | Accounts Division | 1 | P-4 | Policy Guidance and Training Officer | Continuation | 1 | P-4 | Strategic Deployment Stocks Officer | Continuation | 3 | GS (OL) | Finance Assistant | Continuation | 1 | GS (OL) | Benefits Assistant | New | Treasury | 1 | P-3 | Finance Officer | Continuation | 1 | P-2 | Associate Finance Officer | New | Peacekeeping Financing Division | 1 | P-3 | Finance and Budget Officer | Continuation | 1 | P-3 | Finance and Budget Officer | Continuation | Office of Human Resources Management | Strategic Planning and Staffing Division | — | 6 months P-4 | Human Resources Officer | Continuation | Human Resources Information Systems Section (New York) | 1 | P-4 | Data Warehouse Project Manager | Continuation | 1 | GS (OL) | IMIS Help Desk Assistant | Continuation | Human Resources Information Systems Section (Bangkok) | 1 | P-4 | Chief, Inspira Centre of Excellence | Continuation | 1 | P-3 | Career Portal Analyst | Continuation | 1 | P-3 | Development and Production Support Analyst | Continuation | 1 | P-2 | Associate Applications Support Officer | Continuation | 1 | GS (OL) | Database Administrator | Continuation | 1 | GS (OL) | Administrative Assistant | Continuation | 6 | GS (OL) | Customer Support Representative | Continuation | 1 | GS (PL) | Customer Support Representative | Continuation | Learning, Development and Human Resources Services Division | 1 | P-3 | Human Resources Officer | Continuation | 1 | P-3 | Human Resources Officer | Continuation | 1 | GS (OL) | Human Resources Assistant | Continuation | Human Resources Policy Service | 1 | P-3 | Legal Officer | Continuation | 1 | P-2 | Legal Officer | Continuation | Office of Central Support Services | Office of the Assistant Secretary-General | 1 | P-3 | Administrative Officer | Continuation | Procurement Division | 3 | GS (OL) | Procurement Assistant | Continuation | 1 | P-3 | Procurement Officer | New | 2 | P-3 | Procurement Officer | New | Facilities and Commercial Services Division | 1 | P-2 | Associate Records Management Officer | Continuation | 1 | P-3 | Office Space Planning Officer | Continuation | Subtotal | 44 | Office of Internal Oversight Services | Investigations Division | New York | 1 | P-5 | Senior Investigator | Continuation | 3 | P-4 | Investigator | Continuation | 2 | P-3 | Investigator | Continuation | 1 | GS (OL) | Administrative Assistant | Continuation | 1 | GS (OL) | Office Assistant | Continuation | 1 | GS (OL) | Information Technology Assistant | Continuation | Investigations Division | Nairobi | 1 | D-1 | Deputy Director | Continuation | 1 | P-5 | Senior Investigator | Continuation | 1 | P-4 | Forensic Investigator | Continuation | 3 | P-4 | Investigators | Continuation | 6 | P-3 | Investigators | Continuation | 1 | GS (OL) | Administrative Assistant | Continuation | 3 | GS (OL) | Investigation Assistant | Continuation | Investigations Division | Vienna | 1 | D-1 | Deputy Director | Continuation | 1 | P-5 | Senior Investigator | Continuation | 1 | P-4 | Investigator | Continuation | 1 | P-4 | Forensic Investigator | Continuation | 7 | P-3 | Investigator | Continuation | 1 | GS (PL) | Investigation Assistant | Continuation | 1 | GS (OL) | Investigation Assistant | Continuation | 1 | GS (OL) | Information Technology Assistant | Continuation | Investigations Division | UNOCI | 1 | P-4 | Investigator | Continuation | UNMIS | 1 | P-4 | Investigator | Continuation | 2 | P-3 | Investigator | Continuation | MINUSTAH | 1 | P-4 | Investigator | Continuation | MONUC | 1 | P-4 | Investigator | Continuation | 1 | P-3 | Investigator | Continuation | 1 | NGS | Administrative Assistant | Continuation | UNMIL | 1 | P-4 | Investigator | Continuation | 2 | P-3 | Investigator | Continuation | 1 | NGS | Administrative Assistant | Continuation | Internal Audit Division | New York | 1 | P-4 | Information and Communications Technology Auditor | New | UNSOA | 1 | P-4 | Auditor | New | Subtotal | 53 | Executive Office of the Secretary-General | — | 6 months GS (OL) | Administrative Assistant | Continuation | — | 6 months GS (OL) | Administrative Assistant | Continuation | Subtotal | — | Office of the United Nations Ombudsman and Mediation Services | 1 | P-4 | Case Officer | New | 1 | GS (OL) | Administrative Assistant | New | Subtotal | 2 | Ethics Office | 1 | P-3 | Ethics Officer | Continuation | 1 | GS (OL) | Administrative Assistant | Continuation | Subtotal | 2 | Office of Legal Affairs | General Legal Division | 1 | P-4 | Legal Officer | Continuation | Office of the Legal Counsel | — | 6 months P-4 | Legal Officer | New | Subtotal | 1 | Office of Information and Communications Technology | Infrastructure Management Service | 1 | P-4 | Information Systems Officer | Continuation | 4 | P-3 | Information Systems Officer | Continuation | 2 | GS (OL) | Information Systems Assistant | Continuation | Field Systems Service | 2 | P-3 | Information Systems Assistant | Continuation | 2 | P-4 | Project Manager | Continuation | Subtotal | 11 | Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions | 1 | P-4 | Administrative Officer | New | Subtotal | 1 | Total | 163 | positions (of which 29 are new) and 40 person-months (positions of less than 12 months duration)b

Abbreviations: GS (OL), General Service (Other level); GS (PL), General Service (Principal level); NGS, National General Service; MONUC, United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; UNMIL, United Nations Mission in Liberia; UNMIS, United Nations Mission in the Sudan; MINUSTAH, United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti; UNOCI, United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire; UNSOA, United Nations Support Office for the African Union Mission in Somalia.

a The specific assignment of the general temporary assistance positions is set out in the report of the Secretary-General (A/64/697) and referenced in the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (A/64/753).

b Person-months are indicated in the column titled “position level”.