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 2017 to 30 June 20182 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 2017 to 30 June 2018;3
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 resources 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, 69/307 of 25 June 2015 and 70/286 of 17 June 2016 and its other relevant resolutions;
9
Endorses the conclusions and recommendations contained in the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,4 subject to the provisions of the present resolution, and requests the Secretary-General to ensure their full implementation;
10
Requeststhe Secretary-General to streamline his report on the support account submitted for consideration by the General Assembly, making it more strategic and analytical, and encourages the increased use of tables and graphics;
11
Notes the efforts of the Secretary-General to continuously ensure that capacity at Headquarters meets changing mandates;
12
Takes note of paragraph 65 of the report of the Advisory Committee, and decides to approve the proposal of the Secretary-General to restructure the Logistics Support Division, with the exception of the elements related to the work, functions and staffing of the Air Transport Section;
13
Decides to maintain, for the financial period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018, the funding mechanism for the support account used in the current period, from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017, as approved in paragraph 3 of its resolution 50/221 B;
Budget performance report for the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016
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 2015 to 30 June 2016;1
Budget estimates for the financial period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018
15
Approves the support account requirements in the amount of 325,800,000 United States dollars for the financial period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018, inclusive of the amount of 25,038,300 dollars for the enterprise resource planning project, 821,500 dollars for information and systems security and 868,500 dollars for the global service delivery model, including 1,357 continuing posts and 3 new temporary posts, as well as the abolishment, redeployment, reassignment and reclassification of posts, as set out in annex I to the present resolution, 77 continuing and 3 new general temporary assistance positions and 59 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 2015 to 30 June 2016 and from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018
16
Decides that the requirements for the support account for peacekeeping operations for the financial period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018 shall be financed as follows:
a
The unencumbered balance in the amount of 611,300 dollars, in respect of the financial period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016, to be applied to the resources required for the financial period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018;
b
The total amount of 2,238,200 dollars, comprising interest revenue of 638,900 dollars, other revenue of 64,500 dollars and cancellation of prior-period obligations of 1,534,800 dollars, in respect of the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016, to be applied to the resources required for the financial period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018;
c
The amount of 1,161,100 dollars, representing the excess of the authorized level of the Peacekeeping Reserve Fund in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2016, to be applied to the resources required for the financial period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018;
d
The balance of 321,789,400 dollars to be prorated among the budgets of the active peacekeeping operations for the financial period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018;
e
The net estimated staff assessment income of 28,070,700 dollars, comprising the amount of 27,180,200 dollars for the financial period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018 and the increase of 890,500 dollars in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2016, 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 2017 to 30 June 2018
Department/office | Organizational unit | Posts | Number | Level | Function | Status | Department of Peacekeeping Operations | Office of the Under-Secretary-General | Office of the Chief of Staff | 1 | P-4 | Organizational Resilience Officer | Conversion from general temporary assistance | Office of Rule of Law and Security Institutions | Police Division | 1 | P-3 | Police Gender Affairs Officer | New | Subtotal | 2 | Department of Management | Office of Human Resources Management | Human Resources Policy Service | 1 | P-2 | Associate Legal Officer | Conversion from general temporary assistance | Subtotal | 1 | Total | 3
Note: The specific assignment and location of each of the new posts is set out in the report of the Secretary-General (A/71/806) and referenced in the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (A/71/883).
B. Restructuring, redeployment, reassignment, reclassification and abolishment of posts under the support account for peacekeeping operations for the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018
Restructuring
Department of Peacekeeping Operations/Office of Operations/Africa I Division
Shifting capacity of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei from the United Nations Mission in South Sudan/United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNMISS/UNISFA) Integrated Operational Team to the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) Integrated Operational Team and renaming the UNMISS/UNISFA Integrated Operational Team as the South Sudan Integrated Operational Team and the UNAMID Integrated Operational Team as the Sudan Integrated Operational Team
Department of Peacekeeping Operations/Office of Operations/Africa II Division
Shifting capacity of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic from the Great Lakes Integrated Operational Team to the new Central Africa Integrated Operational Team and combining the West Africa Integrated Operational Team and the Mali Integrated Operational Team to form the new West Africa and Sahel Integrated Operational Team
Department of Field Support/Office of the Under-Secretary-General/Environment Section
Establishment of the Environment Section
Department of Field Support/Logistics Support Division
Realignment of the Logistics Support Division in line with an “end-to-end” supply chain approach with a view to improving the support for field missions, excluding the restructuring of the Air Transport Section
Redeployment
Department of Peacekeeping Operations/Office of Operations/Asia, Middle East, Europe and Latin America Division
Redeployment of 1 post (1 GS (OL) Team Assistant) from the Africa II Division (West Africa team)
Department of Field Support/Office of the Under-Secretary-General/Environment Section
Redeployment of 4 posts (1 P-5, 1 P-4 and 1 P-3 Environmental Officer and 1 GS (OL) Programme Assistant) from the Logistics Support Division
Office of Internal Oversight Services/Internal Audit Division/Resident Audit Offices of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic, the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali and the United Nations Support Office in Somalia
Redeployment of 3 posts (3 P-4 Resident Auditors) from the Resident Audit Office in Entebbe, Uganda, to the Resident Audit Offices of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic, the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali and the United Nations Support Office in Somalia
Reassignment
Office of Internal Oversight Services/Inspection and Evaluation Division/Regional Inspection and Evaluation Office in Entebbe
Reassignment of 1 post (1 P-4 Resident Auditor to be reassigned as 1 P-4 Evaluation Officer) from the Resident Audit Office of the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire
Reassignment of 2 posts (1 P-5 Chief Resident Auditor to be reassigned and reclassified as 1 P-4 Evaluation Officer and 1 P-3 Resident Auditor to be reassigned as 1 P-3 Evaluation Officer) from the Resident Audit Office of the United Nations Mission in Liberia
Reclassification
Office of Internal Oversight Services/Internal Audit Division/Resident Audit Office in Entebbe
Reclassification of 1 post (1 FS Audit Assistant as 1 NGS Administrative Assistant)
Abolishment
Department of Field Support/Field Budget and Finance Division/Budget and Performance Reporting Service
Abolishment of 2 posts (2 GS (OL) Finance and Budget Assistant)
Office of Internal Oversight Services/Investigations Division/Resident Investigations Office of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic
Abolishment of 1 post (P-4 Resident Investigator)
Office of Internal Oversight Services/Internal Audit Division/Resident Audit Office of the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire
Abolishment of 1 post (P-3 Resident Auditor)
Office of Internal Oversight Services/Internal Audit Division/Resident Audit Office of the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire
Abolishment of 3 posts (1 P-5 Chief Resident Auditor, 1 FS Audit Assistant and 1 NGS Administrative Assistant)
Office of Internal Oversight Services/Internal Audit Division/Resident Audit Office of the United Nations Mission in Liberia
Abolishment of 1 post (FS Audit Assistant)
Abbreviations: FS, Field Service; GS (OL), General Service (Other level); NGS, national General Service.
General temporary assistance positions to be established under the support account for peacekeeping operations for the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018
Department/office | Organizational unit | Position | Number | Level | Function | Status | Department of Peacekeeping Operations | Office of the Under-Secretary-General | Office of the Chief of Staff | 1 | GS (OL) | Administrative Assistant (organizational resilience) | Continuation | Executive Office | 1 | P-4 | Human Resources Officer | Continuation | – | 3 months, 1 P-4 | Leave replacement | Continuation | – | 2 months, 1 P-3 | Leave replacement | Continuation | – | 2 months, 1 GS (OL) | Leave replacement | 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 (United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic) | Continuation | Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Section | 1 | P-4 | Policy and Planning Officer (disarmament, demobilization and reintegration) (United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic) | Continuation | Police Division | 1 | P-4 | Police Programme Officer (United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic) | Continuation | Justice and Corrections Service | 1 | P-4 | Judicial Affairs Officer | Continuation | Subtotal | 6 | United Nations Office to the African Union | Administrative Support Section | – | 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-3 | Programme Officer | New | Audit Response and Boards of Inquiry Section | – | 6 months, 1 P-3 | Operational Review Officer | New | Field Budget and Finance Division | Memorandum of Understanding and Claims Management Section | 1 | P-3 | Finance Officer (United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic) | Continuation | Reimbursement Policy and Liaison Section | 1 | GS (OL) | Administrative Assistant | Continuation | Field Personnel Division | Field Personnel Specialist Support Service | 10 | P-3 | Human Resources Officer (occupational groups) | Continuation | 3 | GS (OL) | Human Resources Assistant (occupational groups) | Continuation | Subtotal | 16 | 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 | Office of Programme Planning, Budget and Accounts | Peacekeeping Financing Division | 2 | P-3 | Finance and Budget Officer | Continuation | Accounts Division | 1 | P-4 | Accountant (accounting policy) | New | 1 | GS (OL) | Finance Assistant (insurance) | Continuation | Office of Human Resources Management | Medical Service Division | 1 | P-4 | Medical Officer | Continuation | Strategic Planning and Staffing Division | 1 | P-4 | Project Manager (data warehouse) | Continuation | 1 | P-3 | Human Resources Officer (mobility) | Continuation | Office of Central Support Services | Procurement Division | 1 | GS (OL) | Procurement Assistant | Continuation | Office of Information and Communications Technology | Enterprise Applications Centre Bangkok (Bangkok office) | 1 | P-4 | Project Manager (rations management system) | Continuation | 1 | P-3 | Information Systems Officer (fuel management system) | Continuation | Enterprise Applications Centre Bangkok (New York office) | 1 | P-3 | Information Systems Officer (customer relationship management for the troop contribution management project) | Continuation | Enterprise Applications Centre New York | 1 | P-3 | Business Analyst (Inspira) | Continuation | Subtotal | 12 | 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 | 5 | P-3 | Investigator | Continuation | 1 | GS (PL) | Investigations Assistant | Continuation | 1 | GS (OL) | Investigations Assistant | Continuation | Entebbe, Uganda | 1 | P-4 | Investigator (from the United Nations Mission in Liberia) | Continuation | 3 | P-3 | Investigator | Continuation | 1 | NGS | Administrative Assistant | Continuation | Nairobi | 1 | P-4 | Forensic Investigator | Continuation | 1 | P-3 | Investigator | Continuation | United Nations Mission in Liberia | 1 | P-5 | Chief Resident Investigator | Continuation | United Nations Mission in South Sudan | 2 | P-3 | Investigator | Continuation | 1 | NGS | Administrative Assistant | Continuation | United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali | 1 | P-5 | Chief Resident Investigator | Continuation | 1 | P-4 | Investigator | Continuation | 3 | P-3 | Investigator | Continuation | 1 | NGS | Administrative Assistant | Continuation | United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic | 1 | P-3 | Investigator | Continuation | 1 | P-3 | Investigator (from the United Nations Mission in Liberia) | Continuation | Internal Audit Division | United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali | 3 | P-4 | Resident Auditor | Continuation | 2 | P-3 | Resident Auditor | Continuation | United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic | 3 | P-4 | Resident Auditor | Continuation | 2 | P-3 | Resident Auditor | Continuation | Subtotal | 41 | Executive Office of the Secretary-General | – | 3 months, 2 GS (OL) | Leave replacement | Continuation | Subtotal | – | Office of the United Nations Ombudsman and Mediation Services | Regional Ombudsman’s | Office in Entebbe | 2 | P-4 | Conflict Resolution Officer | Continuation | Subtotal | 2 | 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-3 | Leave replacement | Continuation | – | 1.5 months, 1 GS (OL) | Leave replacement | Continuation | Subtotal | – | Department of Safety and Security | Office of the Under-Secretary-General | Integration Project Team | – | 6 months, 1 P-5 | Senior Project Manager | Continuation | – | 6 months, 1 P-4 | Project Manager | Continuation | Subtotal | – | Secretariat of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions | 1 | P-5 | Senior Administrative Officer | Continuation | Subtotal | 1 | Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights | Field Operations and Technical Cooperation Division | Peace Mission Support Section (Addis Ababa) | 1 | P-3 | Human Rights Officer | Continuation | Research and Right to Development Division | Methodology, Education and Training Section (New York) | 1 | P-4 | Human Rights Officer | New | Subtotal | 2 | Total | 80 | Positions and 59 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/71/806) and referenced in the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (A/71/883).
Abbreviations: GS (OL), General Service (Other level); GS (PL), General Service (Principal level); NGS, national General Service.
a Person-months are indicated in the column entitled “Level”.
