Improving the Financial Situation of the United Nations

A/RES/73/307View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 138 Improving the financial situation of the United Nations, published in 2019.

What other versions does this mandate have?

4 versions · 1993–2022

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/76/272

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2022	A/RES/76/272	Improving the financial situation of the United Nations	338	27%Compare
2019	A/RES/73/307	Improving the financial situation of the United Nations	359	—
1994	A/RES/48/220	Improving the financial situation of the United Nations	—	—
1993	A/RES/47/215	Improving the financial situation of the United Nations	1,061	–

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

2 reports · 2021–2025

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2025	A/79/734	Improving the financial situation of the United Nations report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/76/272
2021	A/76/429	Improving the financial situation of the United Nations report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/73/307

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 subjects

Administrative Reform Budget Contributions Financial Management Financial Resources Peacekeeping Operations

What’s in this document?

9 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General;1

Endorses the conclusions and recommendations contained in the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,2 subject to the provisions of the present resolution;

Stresses that finance serves as a foundation of and an important element underpinning United Nations governance;

Takes note of paragraph 22 of the report of the Advisory Committee, supports the replenishment of the Special Account to improve the financial situation of the United Nations, and requests the Secretary-General to explore replenishment options;

Recalls paragraph 31 of the report of the Advisory Committee, approves, on a trial basis for three budget periods, the management of the cash balances of all active peacekeeping operations as a pool while maintaining the balances in separate funds for each mission, and requests the Secretary-General to ensure that proper oversight and controls are in place and that mandate implementation by the lending mission is not negatively impacted and to report annually on progress in this regard under the agenda item entitled “Improving the financial situation of the United Nations”;

Requests the Secretary-General to issue assessment letters for peacekeeping operations for the full budget period approved by the General Assembly, subject to the availability of rates of assessment for applicable years;

Recalls paragraph 34 of the report of the Advisory Committee, and further requests that the assessment letters include the estimated budget for the period for which the mandate has not yet been approved by the Security Council and that this amount be considered due within 30 days of the effective date of the extension of a peacekeeping operation’s mandate;

Requests the Secretary-General to arrange quarterly briefings for Member States on the status of reimbursements to troop- and police-contributing countries and the steps taken to ensure their timely settlement;

Also requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly on the implementation of the present resolution at its seventy-sixth session.

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