Special Subjects Relating to the Programme Budget for the Biennium 2012-2013

A/RES/66/258View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 134 Proposed programme budget for the biennium 2012-2013, published in 2012.

What other versions does this mandate have?

22 versions · 1994–2019

Newer documents in this group exist (latest: 2019).

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2019	A/RES/73/279 B	Special subjects relating to the programme budget for the biennium 2018-2019	—	—
2019	A/RES/73/279 A	Special subjects relating to the programme budget for the biennium 2018-2019	—	—
2018	A/RES/72/262 C	Special subjects relating to the programme budget for the biennium 2018-2019	—	—
2018	A/RES/72/262 B	Special subjects relating to the programme budget for the biennium 2018-2019	—	—
2017	A/RES/71/272 B	Special subjects relating to the programme budget for the biennium 2016-2017	—	—

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

50 reports · 2007–2025

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2025	A/80/313	Conditions of service and compensation for officials, other than Secretariat officials, serving the General Assembly : members of the International Court of Justice and President and judges of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/65/268
2025	A/80/178	Conditions of service and compensation for officials, other than Secretariat officials, serving the General Assembly : full-time members of the International Civil Service Commission and the Chair of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/65/268
2024	A/79/628	Standards of accommodation for air travel report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/63/268A/RES/65/268A/RES/67/254 AA/RES/69/274 AA/RES/71/272 BA/RES/72/262 B
2022	A/77/629	Standards of accommodation for air travel report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/63/268A/RES/65/268A/RES/67/254 AA/RES/69/274 AA/RES/71/272 BA/RES/72/262 B
2022	A/77/346	Conditions of service and compensation for officials other than Secretariat officials : members of the International Court of Justice and President and judges of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals report of the Secretary-General

What subjects does this mandate have?

7 subjects

Accountability Auditing Costs Financial Management Programme Budgeting Project Management Report Preparation

What’s in this document?

23 operative paragraphs

I.Limited budgetary discretion

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General;Error: Reference source not found

Endorses the conclusions and recommendations contained in the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions;Error: Reference source not found

II.Financing of unforeseen and extraordinary expenses arising from resolutions and decisions of the Human Rights Council

Recalling its resolution 65/281 of 17 June 2011,

Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on the financing of unforeseen and extraordinary expenses arising from resolutions and decisions of the Human Rights Council⁴ and the related report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,⁵

⁴A/66/558 and Corr.1.

⁵A/66/7/Add.16.

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General;Error: Reference source not found

Endorses the conclusions and recommendations contained in the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions;Error: Reference source not found

III.Capital master plan

Recalling its resolutions 54/249 of 23 December 1999, 55/238 of 23 December 2000, 56/234 and 56/236 of 24 December 2001 and 56/286 of 27 June 2002, section II of its resolution 57/292 of 20 December 2002, its resolution 59/295 of 22 June 2005, section II of its resolution 60/248 of 23 December 2005, its resolutions 60/256 of 8 May 2006, 60/282 of 30 June 2006, 61/251 of 22 December 2006, 62/87 of 10 December 2007, 63/270 of 7 April 2009, 64/228 of 22 December 2009 and 65/269 of 4 April 2011, section II.B of its resolution 66/233 of 24 December 2011 and its decisions 58/566 of 8 April 2004, 65/543 of 24 December 2010 and 66/555 of 24 December 2011,

Recognizing the importance of ensuring that persons with disabilities have access to the physical environment on an equal basis with others,

Having considered the ninth annual progress report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the capital master plan,⁶ the report of the Secretary-General on proposals for financing the associated costs for 2012 from within the approved budget for the capital master plan,⁷ the report of the Board of Auditors on the capital master plan for the year ended 31 December 2010,⁸ the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the recommendations of the Board of Auditors contained in its report on the capital master plan for the year ended 31 December 2010⁹ and the related report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,¹⁰ as well as the relevant section of the annual report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services for the period from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011¹¹ and the report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services on the audit of capital master plan procurement and contract management, including change orders,¹²

⁶A/66/527.

⁷A/66/527/Add.1.

⁸Official Records of the General Assembly, Sixty-sixth Session, Supplement No. 5, vol. V (A/66/5 (Vol. V)).

⁹A/66/324.

¹⁰A/66/7/Add.11.

¹¹A/66/286 (Part I), sect. V.A.

¹²A/66/179.

Takes note of the ninth annual progress report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the capital master plan,Error: Reference source not found the report of the Secretary-General on proposals for financing the associated costs for 2012 from within the approved budget for the capital master plan,Error: Reference source not found the report of the Board of Auditors on the capital master plan for the year ended 31 December 2010,Error: Reference source not found the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the recommendations of the Board of Auditors contained in its report on the capital master plan for the year ended 31 December 2010,Error: Reference source not found the relevant section of the annual report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services for the period from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011Error: Reference source not found and the report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services on the audit of capital master plan procurement and contract management, including change orders;Error: Reference source not found

Endorses the conclusions and recommendations contained in the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,Error: Reference source not found subject to the provisions of the present resolution;

Accepts the report of the Board of Auditors on the capital master plan for the year ended 31 December 2010;

Approves the recommendations of the Board of Auditors contained in its report;

Reaffirms its resolution 65/269, and requests the Secretary-General to fully implement its provisions;

Stresses that accountability is a central pillar of effective and efficient management that requires attention and strong commitment at the highest level of the Secretariat, as defined in paragraph 8 of its resolution 64/259 of 29 March 2010;

Expresses deep concern about the sudden and unexplained increase in the cost overrun of the project, which represents a projected increase of 23 per cent of the total approved budget, and the lack of transparent and timely information provided to the General Assembly on the evolution of the project budget, forecasts, risks and projected overruns;

Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly on the underlying causes of the projected increases and urges him to robustly contain such overruns, and reiterates its request that the Secretary-General make every effort to avoid budgetary increases through sound project management practices and to ensure that the capital master plan project is completed within the budget as approved in its resolution 61/251, as a matter of urgency;

Recalls its decision 66/555 and decides to authorize the Secretary-General to enter into commitments of up to 135 million United States dollars for resources required for the capital master plan project, including its associated costs, through 2012, and requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at the beginning of the main part of its sixty-seventh session, in the context of the tenth annual progress report, on practical options to reduce or offset the overall projected costs and to finance such commitments while remaining within the approved budget and scope of the project;

Requests the Secretary-General to entrust the Office of Internal Oversight Services to urgently undertake an in-depth technical construction audit of the capital master plan, emphasizing the circumstances that led to the projected cost overrun of 433 million dollars, and to report the results to the General Assembly at the beginning of the main part of its sixty-seventh session;

Also requests the Secretary-General to make available the necessary resources to enable the Office of Internal Oversight Services to undertake the in-depth construction audit requested in paragraph 10 above;

Further requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly, in the context of the tenth annual progress report, on the measures taken to address the other risks identified by the Board of Auditors in its report on the capital master plan for the year ended 31 December 2010;

Expresses deep concern about the lack of clarity regarding the plans for renovation of the Dag Hammarskjöld Library and the South Annex Building, and requests the Secretary-General to provide to the General Assembly, in the context of the tenth annual progress report, information on the progress made in the renovation of the Library and the South Annex Building as provided for within the overall scope of the capital master plan;

Urges the Secretary-General to accelerate his efforts to manage the costs pertaining to the early termination of the swing spaces with a view to optimizing the rental contracts during their renegotiation, as much as possible, and to report accordingly to the General Assembly in the context of the tenth annual progress report, including detailed information about their duration and payments;

Reiterates its request to the Secretary-General to continue to update the General Assembly through regular informal briefings, in addition to submitting annual progress reports, on all aspects of the implementation of the capital master plan project, including the current status, financial situation, significant activities carried out since the previous report and risk analysis information outlining any risks identified, actions to be taken to mitigate risks, status and trends, and to update the relevant information on its website on a regular basis;

Requests the Office of the Capital Master Plan to brief the General Assembly no later than the second part of its resumed sixty-sixth session, as well as during the early part of its sixty-seventh session;

Encourages those Member States that have outstanding assessments to the capital master plan to pay those assessments;

Reaffirms its resolution 62/269 of 20 June 2008, and requests the Secretary-General to comply fully with the relevant provisions contained therein;

Decides to revert to this matter at the main part of its sixty-seventh session.