Programme Budget for the Biennium 2018-2019 Resolutions

A/RES/72/263 A-CView PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 136 Proposed programme budget for the biennium 2018-2019, published in 2018.

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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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Appropriations Income Sources Programme Budgeting Resources Allocation

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17 operative paragraphs

A

Resolves that, for the biennium 2018–2019:

Appropriations totalling 5,396,907,300 United States dollars are hereby approved for the following purposes:

Section | Amount (United States dollars) | Part I. Overall policymaking, direction and coordination | 1. | Overall policymaking, direction and coordination | 119 854 000 | 2. | General Assembly and Economic and Social Council affairs and conference management | 625 634 900 | Subtotal, part I | 745 488 900 | Part II. Political affairs | 3. | Political affairs | 1 231 086 000 | 4. | Disarmament | 24 332 800 | 5. | Peacekeeping operations | 105 702 100 | 6. | Peaceful uses of outer space | 7 616 200 | Subtotal, part II | 1 368 737 100 | Part III. International justice and law | 7. | International Court of Justice | 47 792 500 | 8. | Legal affairs | 50 311 200 | Subtotal, part III | 98 103 700 | Part IV. International cooperation for development | 9. | Economic and social affairs | 159 560 400 | 10. | Least developed countries, landlocked developing countries and small island developing States | 10 736 400 | 11. | United Nations support for the New Partnership for Africa's Development | 16 116 400 | 12. | Trade and development | 130 694 300 | 13. | International Trade Centre | 37 354 000 | 14. | Environment | 39 603 700 | 15. | Human settlements | 20 971 900 | 16. | International drug control, crime and terrorism prevention and criminal justice | 39 688 200 | 17. | UN-Women | 16 304 000 | Subtotal, part IV | 471 029 300 | Part V. Regional cooperation for development | 18. | Economic and social development in Africa | 157 539 100 | 19. | Economic and social development in Asia and the Pacific | 99 570 400 | 20. | Economic development in Europe | 61 723 600 | 21. | Economic and social development in Latin America and the Caribbean | 112 450 200 | 22. | Economic and social development in Western Asia | 73 466 000 | 23. | Regular programme of technical cooperation | 65 808 900 | Subtotal, part V | 570 558 200 | Part VI. Human rights and humanitarian affairs | 24. | Human rights | 202 779 100 | 25. | International protection, durable solutions and assistance to refugees | 86 106 200 | 26. | Palestine refugees | 56 863 300 | 27. | Humanitarian assistance | 33 055 100 | Subtotal, part VI | 378 803 700 | Part VII. Public information | 28. | Public information | 177 359 500 | Subtotal, part VII | 177 359 500 | Part VIII. Common support services | 29A. | Office of the Under-Secretary-General for Management | 19 554 500 | 29B. | Office of Programme Planning, Budget and Accounts | 33 897 800 | 29C. | Office of Human Resources Management | 63 330 300 | 29D. | Office of Central Support Services | 152 897 100 | 29E. | Office of Information and Communications Technology | 95 466 000 | 29F. | Administration, Geneva | 133 086 300 | 29G. | Administration, Vienna | 36 662 100 | 29H. | Administration, Nairobi | 29 835 400 | Subtotal, part VIII | 564 729 500 | Part IX. Internal oversight | 30. | Internal oversight | 39 972 000 | Subtotal, part IX | 39 972 000 | Part X. Jointly financed administrative activities and special expenses | 31. | Jointly financed administrative activities | 12 339 200 | 32. | Special expenses | 131 902 100 | Subtotal, part X | 144 241 300 | Part XI. Capital expenditures | 33. | Construction, alteration, improvement and major maintenance | 80 616 500 | Subtotal, part XI | 80 616 500 | Part XII. Safety and security | 34. | Safety and security | 233 966 000 | Subtotal, part XII | 233 966 000 | Part XIII. Development Account | 35. | Development Account | 28 398 800 | Subtotal, part XIII | 28 398 800 | Part XIV. Staff assessment | 36. | Staff assessment | 494 902 800 | Subtotal, part XIV | 494 902 800 | Total | 5 396 907 300

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;

In addition to the appropriations approved under paragraph 1 above, an amount of 75,000 dollars is appropriated for each year of the biennium 2018–2019 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 in Geneva as are in accordance with the objects and provisions of the endowment.

B

Resolves that, for the biennium 2018–2019:

Estimates of income other than assessments on Member States totalling 552,311,800 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, the sale of statistical products, catering operations 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 2018:

Budget appropriations consisting of 2,767,070,650 United States dollars, being half of the appropriation of 5,396,907,300 dollars approved for the biennium 2018–2019 by the General Assembly in paragraph 1 of resolution A above, plus 68,617,000 dollars, being the increase in appropriations for the biennium 2016–2017 approved by the Assembly in its resolutions 71/272 B of 6 April 2017, 71/280 of 6 April 2017 and 72/253 of 24 December 2017, shall be financed in accordance with regulations 3.1 and 3.2 of the Financial Regulations and Rules of the United Nations,¹ as follows:

¹ST/SGB/2013/4.

33,700,250 dollars, consisting of 26,670,950 dollars, being half of the estimated income other than staff assessment income approved for the biennium 2018–2019 under resolution B above, plus 7,029,300 dollars, being the increase in income other than staff assessment income for the biennium 2016–2017 approved by the Assembly in its resolution 72/253 of 24 December 2017;

45,242,610 dollars credited from the cancellation of prior-period obligations for the biennium 2014–2015;

2,688,127,790 dollars, being the assessment on Member States in accordance with Assembly resolution 70/245 of 23 December 2015 on the scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of the United Nations;

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 257,420,750 dollars, consisting of:

249,484,950 dollars, being half of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the biennium 2018–2019 in paragraph 1 of resolution B above;

468,600 dollars, being the increase in income from staff assessment for the biennium 2016–2017 approved by the Assembly in its resolution 71/272 B;

7,467,200 dollars, being the increase in income from staff assessment for the biennium 2016–2017 approved by the Assembly in its resolution 72/253.

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