Financing of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals

A/RES/75/249View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 153 Financing of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, published in 2021.

What other versions does this mandate have?

16 versions · 2013–2025

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/80/239

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2025	A/RES/80/239	Financing of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals	650	25%Compare
2024	A/RES/79/255	Financing of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals	1,265	50%Compare
2023	A/RES/78/249	Financing of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals	1,025	71%Compare
2023	A/RES/77/261	Financing of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals	1,067	48%Compare
2022	A/RES/76/243	Financing of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals	645	54%Compare

What subjects does this mandate have?

4 subjects

Budget Performance Financial Resources International Criminal Courts Programme Budgeting

What’s in this document?

18 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the reports of the Secretary-General on the proposed budget of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals for 2021 and on the revised estimates arising from the effect of changes in rates of exchange and inflation;

Endorses the conclusions and recommendations contained in the reports of the Advisory Committee, subject to the provisions of the present resolution;

Requests the Secretary-General to ensure that the Mechanism makes every effort to promptly complete its remaining work and to report on concrete measures undertaken in this regard in the next budget proposal;

Also requests the Secretary-General to undertake a comprehensive review of post and non-post resources, including requirements for general temporary assistance positions, across the Mechanism, and to reflect such findings in the context of the next budget submission;

Further requests the Secretary-General to continue his efforts to promote the nationalization of positions, as appropriate, and to report thereon in the context of his next budget proposal;

Requests the Secretary-General to ensure that the Mechanism undertakes all efforts necessary to expedite the conclusion of its remaining work, including by making greater use of the lessons learned;

Urges the Mechanism to undertake all efforts necessary to improve its travel planning procedures, including compliance with the advance purchase policy directive;

Encourages the Secretary-General to consider possible options to foster the usage of virtual meetings and online training tools within the Mechanism, as appropriate;

Emphasizes the importance of the Mechanism strictly abiding by its statute and applicable established administrative procedures, the Financial Regulations and Rules of the United Nations⁵ and the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations;⁶

⁵ST/SGB/2013/4 and ST/SGB/2013/4/Amend.1.

⁶ST/SGB/2018/1.

Approves the establishment of one general temporary assistance position within existing resources;

Decides to appropriate to the special account for the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals a total amount of 97,519,900 United States dollars gross (88,431,800 dollars net) for 2021, as detailed in the annex to the present resolution;

Also decides that the total assessment for 2021 under the special account amounting to 87,435,236 dollars shall consist of:

97,519,900 dollars, being the estimated appropriation approved for the period;

Less 6,818,000 dollars, being the credit of the cancellation of prior period obligations corresponding to the biennium 2016–2017;

Less 3,266,664 dollars, being the surplus resulting from the final expenditure for the budget for the biennium 2018–2019;

Further decides to apportion the amount of 43,717,618 dollars gross (40,208,842 dollars net) among Member States in accordance with the scale of assessments applicable to the regular budget of the United Nations for 2021;

Decides to apportion the amount of 43,717,618 dollars gross (40,208,842 dollars net) among Member States in accordance with the scale of assessments applicable to peacekeeping operations of the United Nations for 2021;

Also decides that, in accordance with the provisions of its resolution 973 (X) of 15 December 1955, there shall be set off against the apportionment among Member States, as provided for in paragraphs 13 and 14 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of the estimated staff assessment income in the amount of 7,017,552 dollars approved for the Mechanism for 2021.

48th (resumed) plenary meeting

31 December 2020

Financing of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals for 2021

Gross | Net of staff assessment | (United States dollars) | Estimated appropriation for 2021a | 97 194 000 | 88 029 600 | Revised estimates: effect of changes in rates of exchange and inflationb | 5 471 700 | 4 977 600 | Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questionsc | (5 145 800) | (4 575 400) | Recommendations of the Fifth Committee | – | – | Estimated initial appropriation for 2021 | 97 519 900 | 88 431 800 | Total assessment for 2021 | Requirements for 2021 | 97 519 900 | 88 431 800 | Cancellation of commitments for the biennium 2016–2017 | (6 818 000) | (6 818 000) | Surplus resulting from the final expenditure for the budget for the biennium 2018–2019 | (3 266 664) | (1 196 116) | Net contributions assessed on Member States for 2021 | 87 435 236 | 80 417 684 | Of which: | Contributions assessed on Member States in accordance with the scale of assessments applicable to the regular budget of the United Nations for 2021 | 43 717 618 | 40 208 842 | Contributions assessed on Member States in accordance with the scale of assessments applicable to peacekeeping operations of the United Nations for 2021 | 43 717 618 | 40 208 842

a See A/75/383.

b See A/75/639.

c Reflects amounts after recosting.

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