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 2015 to 30 June 2016Error: Reference source not found and the report of the Independent Audit Advisory Committee on the proposed budget for the Office of Internal Oversight Services under the support account for peacekeeping operations for the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016;Error: Reference source not found
2
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;
3
Also reaffirms that the Fifth Committee is the appropriate Main Committee of the General Assembly entrusted with responsibility for administrative and budgetary matters;
4
Further reaffirms rule 153 of its rules of procedure;
5
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;
6
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;
7
Further 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;
8
Requeststhe Secretary-General to ensure the full implementation of the relevant provisions of its resolutions 59/296 of 22 June 2005, 60/266 of 30 June 2006, 61/276 of 29 June 2007, 64/269 of 24 June 2010, 65/289 of 30 June 2011, 66/264 of 21 June 2012 and 69/307 of 25 June 2015 and its other relevant resolutions;
9
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, and requests the Secretary-General to ensure their full implementation;
10
Decides to maintain, for the financial period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016, the funding mechanism for the support account used in the current period, from 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015, as approved in paragraph 3 of its resolution 50/221 B;
11
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;
12
Emphasizes that support functions should be scalable to the size and scope of peacekeeping operations;
13
Recalls paragraphs 32 to 35 of the report of the Advisory Committee, approves resources in the amount of 1,600,000 United States dollars for the supply chain management initiative, and in this regard reaffirms the existing guidelines on the use of consultants and calls upon the Secretary-General to maximize the use of United Nations in-house expertise on supply chain management;
Budget performance report for the period from 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014
14
Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the budget performance of the support account for peacekeeping operations for the period from 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014;Error: Reference source not found
Budget estimates for the financial period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016
15
Approves the support account requirements in the amount of 336,495,800 dollars for the financial period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016, inclusive of the amount of 31,306,700 dollars for the enterprise resource planning project and 821,500 dollars for information and systems security, including 1,322 continuing posts and 25 new temporary posts, as well as the abolishment, redeployment, reassignment and reclassification of posts, as set out in annex I to the present resolution, 109 continuing and 5 new general temporary assistance positions and 52 person-months, as set out in annex II, as well as related post and non-post requirements;
Financing of the support account for peacekeeping operations for the financial periods from 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014 and from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016
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Decides that the requirements for the support account for peacekeeping operations for the financial period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016 shall be financed as follows:
a
The unencumbered balance in the total amount of 10,143,700 dollars, in respect of the financial period from 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014, to be applied to the resources required for the financial period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016;
b
The total amount of 1,455,700 dollars, comprising interest income of 359,900 dollars, other miscellaneous income of 223,500 dollars and cancellation of prior-period obligations of 872,300 dollars, in respect of the period from 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014, to be applied to the resources required for the financial period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016;
c
The amount of 730,600 dollars, representing the excess of the authorized level of the Peacekeeping Reserve Fund in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2014, to be applied to the resources required for the financial period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016;
d
The balance of 324,165,800 dollars to be prorated among the budgets of the active peacekeeping operations for the financial period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016;
e
The net estimated staff assessment income of 25,322,500 dollars, comprising the amount of 25,868,400 dollars for the financial period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016 and the decrease of 545,900 dollars in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2014, to be offset against the balance referred to in subparagraph (d) above, to be prorated among the budgets of the individual active peacekeeping operations.
Annex I
Posts to be established under the support account for peacekeeping operations for the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016
Posts | Organizational unit | Number | Level | Function | Status | Department of Peacekeeping Operations | Office of the Under-Secretary-General | Front office | 1 | P-4 | Political Affairs Officer | New | Office of Operations | Africa I Division | 1 | P-5 | Senior Political Affairs Officer | New | Africa II Division | 1 | P-5 | Senior Political Affairs Officer (MINUSCA) | GTA conversion | 1 | P-4 | Political Affairs Officer (MINUSCA) | GTA conversion | Office of Rule of Law and Security Institutions | Office of the Assistant Secretary-General | 1 | D-1 | Principal Security Sector Reform Officer | New | Policy, Evaluation and Training Division | Policy and Best Practices Service | 1 | P-4 | Coordination Officer | GTA conversion | Subtotal | 6 | Department of Field Support | Office of the Under-Secretary-General | United Nations Support Office for AMISOM | 1 | P-5 | Senior Support Officer | GTA conversion | Headquarters Support Team | 1 | P-4 | Support Officer | 1 | GS (OL) | Administrative Assistant | GTA conversion | Field Budget and Finance Division | Reimbursement Policy and Liaison Section | 1 | P-5 | Senior Programme Officer | GTA conversion | Field Personnel Division | Quality Assurance and Information Management Section | 1 | P-3 | Human Resources Officer (administration of justice) | GTA conversion | Subtotal | 5 | Department of Management | Office of Programme Planning, Budget and Accounts | Treasury | 1 | P-2 | Associate Finance Officer | GTA conversion | Peacekeeping Financing Division | 1 | P-4 | Finance and Budget Officer (MINUSMA) | GTA conversion | 1 | P-4 | Finance and Budget Officer (MINUSCA) | GTA conversion | Office of Central Support Services | Procurement Division | 1 | P-3 | Procurement Officer (vendor registration) | GTA conversion | Subtotal | 4 | Office of Internal Oversight Services | Internal Audit Division | MINUSMA | 1 | P-5 | Chief Resident Auditor (MINUSMA) | GTA conversion | MINUSCA | 1 | P-5 | Chief Resident Auditor (MINUSCA) | GTA conversion | Investigations Division | Vienna | 1 | GS (PL) | Senior Information Technology Assistant | GTA conversion | Subtotal | 3 | Office of Legal Affairs | General Legal Division | Administration of Justice Cluster | 1 | P-4 | Legal Officer (administration of justice) | GTA conversion | 1 | P-3 | Legal Officer (administration of justice) | GTA conversion | Subtotal | 2 | Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights | Field Operations and Technical Cooperation Division | Peace Mission Support Unit (Headquarters) | 1 | P-4 | Human Rights Officer | New | 1 | P-3 | Human Rights Officer | New | 1 | GS (OL) | Programme Assistant | New | Africa Branch (Geneva) | 1 | P-4 | Human Rights Officer (Central African Region) | New | 1 | P-4 | Human Rights Officer (MINUSMA) | GTA conversion | Subtotal | 5 | Total | 25
Note: The specific assignment and location of each of the new posts is set out in the report of the Secretary-General (A/69/750 and Corr.1) and referenced in the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (A/69/860).
Abbreviations: AMISOM, African Union Mission in Somalia; GS (OL), General Service (Other level); GS (PL), General Service (Principal level); GTA, general temporary assistance; MINUSCA, United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic; MINUSMA, United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali.
Restructuring, redeployment, reassignment, reclassification and abolishment of posts under the support account for peacekeeping operations for the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016
Restructuring
Department of Peacekeeping Operations/Office of Operations
Establishment of the Asia, Middle East, Europe and Latin America Division by merging the Asia and Middle East Division with the Europe and Latin America Division
Department of Peacekeeping Operations/Office of Operations/Asia, Middle East, Europe and Latin America Division
Establishment of the Europe, Latin America and Asia Integrated Operational Team by merging Asia, Europe and Haiti Integrated Operational Teams
Department of Field Support/Field Budget and Finance Division
Establishment of the Reimbursement Policy and Liaison Section
Department of Field Support/Field Personnel Division
Realignment of the Field Personnel Division
Department of Field Support/Information and Communications Technology Division
Renaming of the Cartographic Section to the Geospatial Information Section
Redeployment
Department of Peacekeeping Operations/Office of Operations/Asia and Middle East Division/Asia Integrated Operational Team
Redeployment of 2 posts (2 GS (OL) Team Assistants) to the Africa II Division
Redeployment of 1 post (P-3 Political Affairs Officer) to the proposed Middle East and North Africa Integrated Operational Team
Department of Field Support/Field Budget and Finance Division/Memorandum of Understanding and Claims Management Section
Redeployment of 5 posts (1 P-4 Finance Officer, 1 P-4 Programme Officer, 1 P-3 Finance Officer, 2 GS (OL) Administrative Assistants) to the proposed Reimbursement Policy and Liaison Section
Office of Internal Oversight Services/Internal Audit Division/Resident Audit Office in the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti
Redeployment of 1 post (P-3 Resident Auditor) to the Resident Audit Office in Entebbe, Uganda
Office of Internal Oversight Services/Internal Audit Division/Resident Audit Office in the United Nations Mission in Liberia
Redeployment of 1 post (P-4 Resident Auditor) to the Resident Audit Office in Entebbe, Uganda
Office of Internal Oversight Services/Internal Audit Division/Resident Audit Office in the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire
Redeployment of 1 post (P-4 Resident Auditor) to the Resident Audit Office in the United Nations Support Office for the African Union Mission in Somalia
Reassignment
Office of Internal Oversight Services/Investigation Division/Resident Investigation Office in the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti
Reassignment of 1 post (P-3 Investigator) to the Inspection and Evaluation Division (P-3 Evaluation Officer)
Reclassification
Department of Management/Office of Central Support Services/Office of the Assistant Secretary-General/Procurement Division
Reclassification of 1 post (GS (OL) Information Technology Assistant to GS (PL) Information Management Assistant)
Office of Internal Oversight Services/Investigation Division/Regional Investigation Office in Vienna
Reclassification of 1 post (GS (OL) Information Technology Assistant to GS (PL) Senior Information Management Assistant)
Abolishment
Department of Peacekeeping Operations/Office of Operations/Africa II Division
Abolishment of 1 post (D-2 Director)
Department of Peacekeeping Operations/Office of Operations/Asia and Middle East Division/Asia Integrated Operational Team
Abolishment of 4 posts (1 P-5 Senior Political Affairs Officer, 1 P-4 Political Affairs Officer, 1 P-3 Political Affairs Officer, 1 GS (OL) Team Assistant)
Department of Peacekeeping Operations/Office of Military Affairs/Integrated Operational Team
Abolishment of 1 post (P-4 Military Liaison Officer)
Department of Peacekeeping Operations/Office of Rule of Law and Security Institutions/Police Division/Integrated Operational Team
Abolishment of 1 post (P-4 Police Liaison Officer)
Office of Internal Oversight Services/Internal Audit Division/Resident Audit Office in the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur
Abolishment of 1 post (P-3 Resident Auditor)
Abbreviations: GS (OL), General Service (Other level).
General temporary assistance positions to be established under the support account for peacekeeping operations for the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016
Position | Organizational unit | Number | Level | Function | Status | Department of Peacekeeping Operations | Office of the Under-Secretary-General | Front office of the Chief of Staff | 1 | P-4 | Organizational Resilience Officer | Continuation | 1 | GS (OL) | Administrative Assistant (organizational resilience) | Continuation | Executive Office | 1 | P-4 | Human Resources Officer | New | – | 2 months, 3 P-4 | Leave replacement | New | – | 2 months, 3 P-3 | Leave replacement | Continuation | – | 2 months, 3 GS (OL) | Leave replacement | Continuation | Office of Operations | Africa II Division | 1 | P-4 | Electoral Affairs Officer | Continuation | 1 | GS (OL) | Administrative Assistant | Continuation | Office of Rule of Law and Security Institutions | Office of the Assistant Secretary-General | 1 | P-4 | Rule of Law and Security Institutions Officer (MINUSCA) | Continuation | Police Division | 1 | P-4 | Police Programme Officer (MINUSCA) | Continuation | Criminal Law and Judicial Advisory Service | 1 | P-4 | Judicial Affairs Officer | Continuation | Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Section | 1 | P-4 | Policy and Planning Officer (disarmament, demobilization and reintegration) (MINUSCA) | Continuation | Subtotal | 9 | United Nations Office to the African Union | – | 3 months, 1 P-3 | Leave replacement | Continuation | – | 3 months, 1 NGS | Leave replacement | Continuation | Subtotal | – | Department of Field Support | Office of the Under-Secretary-General | Conduct and Discipline Unit | 1 | P-4 | Disciplinary Officer | New | Operational Support Team | 1 | P-4 | Planning Officer (MINUSCA) | Continuation | Field Budget and Finance Division | Reimbursement Policy and Liaison Section | 1 | GS (OL) | Administrative Assistant | Continuation | Memorandum of Understanding and Claims Management Section | 1 | P-3 | Finance Officer (MINUSCA) | Continuation | Field Personnel Division | East and Central Africa Section | 1 | P-4 | Human Resources Officer (MINUSCA) | Continuation | Recruitment, Outreach and Career Development Section | 12 | P-3 | Human Resources Officer (occupational groups) | Continuation | 4 | GS (OL) | Human Resources Assistant (occupational groups) | Continuation | Logistics Support Division | Logistics Operations Section | 1 | P-5 | Senior Logistics Operations Officer (MINUSCA) | Continuation | Strategic Support Service | 1 | P-4 | Planning Officer (engineer) (MINUSCA) | Continuation | Subtotal | 23 | Department of Management | Office of the Under-Secretary-General | Executive Office | – | 3 months, 1 P-4 | Leave replacement | Continuation | – | 3 months, 1 GS (OL) | Leave replacement | Continuation | Management Evaluation Unit | 1 | P-3 | Legal Officer | Continuation | Office of Programme Planning, Budget and Accounts | Office of the Controller | 1 | P-4 | Project Manager (International Public Sector Accounting Standards) | New | 1 | P-4 | International Public Sector Accounting Standards Officer | Continuation | 2 | P-3 | International Public Sector Accounting Standards Officer | Continuation | Accounts Division | 1 | P-4 | Finance Officer (MINUSCA) | Continuation | 1 | GS (OL) | Finance Assistant (insurance) | Continuation | Peacekeeping Financing Division | 2 | P-3 | Finance and Budget Officer | Continuation | Office of Human Resources Management | Human Resources Policy Service | 1 | P-2 | Associate Legal Officer | Continuation | Learning, Development and Human Resources Services Division | 1 | P-3 | Human Resources Officer (mobility) | Continuation | 1 | P-3 | Human Resources Officer (performance management) | Continuation | 1 | GS (OL) | Human Resources Assistant | Continuation | Human Resources Information Systems Section (Headquarters) | 1 | P-4 | Project Manager | Continuation | 1 | P-4 | Project Manager (data warehouse) | Continuation | 1 | P-3 | Business Analyst (Inspira) | Continuation | 1 | GS (OL) | Integrated Management Information System Help Desk Assistant | Continuation | Office of Human Resources Management | Human Resources Information Systems Section (Bangkok) | 1 | P-3 | Development Officer | Continuation | 1 | P-3 | Development and Production Support Analyst | Continuation | 1 | P-2 | Associate Applications Support Officer | Continuation | 1 | GS (PL) | Customer Support Representative | Continuation | 6 | GS (OL) | Customer Support Representative | Continuation | 1 | GS (OL) | Database Administrator | Continuation | 1 | GS (OL) | Administrative Assistant | Continuation | Office of Central Support Services | Procurement Division | 1 | P-3 | Procurement Officer (engineer) (MINUSCA) | Continuation | 1 | GS (OL) | Procurement Assistant | Continuation | Archives and Records Management Section | 1 | P-2 | Associate Information Management Officer | Continuation | Office of Information and Communications Technology | Resource Management Service | 1 | P-4 | Project Manager (rations management system) | Continuation | 1 | P-3 | Information Systems Officer (customer relationship management for the troop contribution management project) | Continuation | 1 | P-3 | Information Systems Officer (fuel management system) | Continuation | Subtotal | 35 | Office of Internal Oversight Services | Executive Office | – | 2 months, 2 P-3 | Leave replacement | Continuation | – | 2 months, 3 GS (OL) | Leave replacement | Continuation | Investigations Division | Vienna | 1 | D-1 | Deputy Director | Continuation | 1 | P-5 | Senior Investigator | Continuation | 2 | P-4 | Investigator | Continuation | 1 | P-4 | Forensic Investigator | Continuation | 4 | P-3 | Investigator | Continuation | 1 | P-3 | Investigator (MINUSMA) | Continuation | 1 | GS (PL) | Investigations Assistant | Continuation | 1 | GS (OL) | Investigations Assistant | Continuation | Nairobi | 1 | P-4 | Forensic Investigator | Continuation | 1 | P-3 | Investigator | Continuation | Entebbe, Uganda | 3 | P-3 | Investigator | Continuation | 1 | P-3 | Investigator (MINUSCA) | Continuation | 1 | NGS | Administrative Assistant | Continuation | UNMIL | 1 | P-5 | Chief Resident Investigator | Continuation | 1 | P-4 | Investigator | Continuation | 3 | P-3 | Investigator | Continuation | 1 | NGS | Administrative Assistant | Continuation | UNMISS | 2 | P-3 | Investigator | Continuation | 1 | NGS | Administrative Assistant | Continuation | UNOCI | 1 | P-5 | Chief Resident Investigator | Continuation | 1 | P-4 | Investigator | Continuation | 2 | P-3 | Investigator | Continuation | 1 | NGS | Administrative Assistant | Continuation | Internal Audit Division | MINUSMA | 3 | P-4 | Resident Auditor (MINUSMA) | Continuation | 2 | P-3 | Resident Auditor (MINUSMA) | Continuation | MINUSCA | 3 | P-4 | Resident Auditor (MINUSCA) | Continuation | 2 | P-3 | Resident Auditor (MINUSCA) | Continuation | Subtotal | 43 | Executive Office of the Secretary-General | – | 3 months, 2 GS (OL) | Leave replacement | Continuation | Subtotal | – | Office of Staff Legal Assistance | Nairobi | 1 | P-3 | Legal Officer | Continuation | Subtotal | 1 | Office of Legal Affairs | General Legal Division | Administration of Justice Cluster | – | 3 months, 1 P-4 | Leave replacement | Continuation | Subtotal | – | Department of Public Information | – | 1.5 months, 1 P-2 | Leave replacement | New | – | 1.5 months, 1 GS (OL) | Leave replacement | Continuation | Subtotal | – | Secretariat of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions | 1 | P-5 | Senior Administrative Management Officer | New | 1 | P-4 | Administrative Management Officer | Continuation | Subtotal | 2 | Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights | Field Operations and Technical Cooperation Division | Peace Missions Support Section | 1 | P-4 | Human Rights Officer | New | Subtotal | 1 | Total | 114 | positions and 52 person-months (positions of less than 12 months duration)a
Note: The specific assignment and location of each of the general temporary assistance positions is set out in the report of the Secretary-General (A/69/750 and Corr.1) and referenced in the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (A/69/860).
Abbreviations: AMISOM, African Union Mission in Somalia; GS (OL), General Service (Other level); GS (PL), General Service (Principal level); MINUSCA, United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic; MINUSMA, United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali; NGS, national General Service; UNMIL, United Nations Mission in Liberia; UNMISS, United Nations Mission in South Sudan; UNOCI, United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire.
a Person-months are indicated in the column entitled “Level”.
