Special Subjects Relating to the Proposed Programme Budget for 2022

A/RES/76/246BView PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A document of the General Assembly, under agenda item 138 Proposed programme budget for 2022, published in 2022.

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Subprogramme 1	Enterprise resource planning solution, services to the Fifth Committee of the General Assembly and to the Committee for Programme and Coordination, and management advisory services	10

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Subprogramme 1	Enterprise resource planning solution, services to the Fifth Committee of the General Assembly and to the Committee for Programme and Coordination, and management advisory services	10	—

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report · 2024

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2024	A/79/692	Progress in the implementation of the organizational resilience management system report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/76/246B

What subjects does this mandate have?

10 subjects

Commissions of Inquiry Disaster Preparedness Ethiopia Financial Resources Human Rights Libya Programme Budgeting Programme Planning Special Missions Staffing

What’s in this document?

19 operative paragraphs

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¹Resolution 76/246, in section VI of the Official Records of the General Assembly, Seventy-sixth Session, Supplement No. 49 (A/76/49), vol. I, becomes resolution 76/246 A.

I.Organizational resilience management system

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General;

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

Welcomes the positive impact of the implementation by the Secretary-General of the organizational resilience management system and the progress achieved in this regard over the years, which has contributed to an effective response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, and therefore requests the Secretary-General to continuously improve the organizational resilience management system;

Reaffirms the importance of an agile and resilient workforce, and in this regard requests the Secretary-General to continue to intensify his efforts to improve the safety, security and well-being, including physical and mental health, of all United Nations personnel in all duty stations, including but not limited to Headquarters, regional commissions and field missions, through the implementation of the organizational resilience management system;

Recalls paragraph 22 of the report of the Advisory Committee, and requests the Secretary-General to provide a comprehensive list of all coordination mechanisms on the organizational resilience management system in which the Secretariat participates in the context of the next progress report on the implementation of the organizational resilience management system;

Also recalls paragraphs 14 and 15 of the report of the Advisory Committee, and requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly a progress report on the implementation of the organizational resilience management system, including comprehensive information on the organizational response to the COVID-19 pandemic as an annex to the progress report, for consideration no later than at the first part of its resumed seventy-ninth session;

II.Estimates in respect of special political missions, good offices and other political initiatives authorized by the General Assembly and/or the Security Council: special political missions – thematic cluster III (regional offices, offices in support of political processes and other missions) – United Nations Support Mission in Libya

Recalling its resolution 76/245, section X of its resolution 76/246, and its resolutions 76/247 A to C, of 24 December 2021,

Having considered the report of the Secretary-General⁴ and the related report of the Advisory Committee,⁵

⁴A/76/6 (Sect. 3)/Add.8.

⁵A/76/7/Add.38.

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General;

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

Takes note of paragraph 25 of the report of the Advisory Committee, and decides to establish the following positions: 1 Senior Administrative Officer (P-5), 1 Engineering Officer (P-4), 1 Procurement Officer (P-4), 4 Close Protection Officer (Field Service), 3 Field Security Assistant (Local level), 3 Security Radio Operator (Local level) and 1 Security Officer – Premises (Field Service);

Decides to establish one position of Security Operations Assistant (Local level);

Underscores the important work of the ceasefire monitoring mechanism and the need for adequate security and operational support, and encourages the Secretary-General to take all necessary measures accordingly;

Recalls paragraph 29 of the report of the Advisory Committee, regrets the high number of long-vacant posts, requests the Secretary-General to ensure that vacant posts are filled expeditiously, and also requests the Secretary-General to review the posts and positions that have been vacant for 24 months or longer and to propose in his next budget submission either their retention, with clear justification of need, or their abolishment;

Takes note of paragraph 31 of the report of the Advisory Committee, and decides to reduce operational costs by 2,292,300 United States dollars without prejudice to construction and renovation projects;

Also takes note of paragraph 33 of the report of the Advisory Committee;

Authorizes the Secretary-General to enter into commitments with assessment in an amount not to exceed 17,945,500 dollars starting from 1 January 2023 for the United Nations Support Mission in Libya for the period from 1 April to 31 December 2022, and requests the Secretary-General to provide updated information on the use of the commitment authority during the consideration by the General Assembly of the proposed programme budget for 2023 and to report on the final expenditures of the commitment authority during the main part of the seventy-eighth session, in the context of the financial performance report on the programme budget for 2022;

III.Revised estimates resulting from resolutions and decisions adopted by the Human Rights Council at its thirty-third special session

Recalling its resolution 76/245, section IX of its resolution 76/246, and its resolutions 76/247 A to C,

Having considered the report of the Secretary-General⁶ and the related report of the Advisory Committee,⁷

⁶A/76/524/Add.1.

⁷A/76/7/Add.36.

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General;

Endorses the related conclusions and recommendations contained in the report of the Advisory Committee;

Appropriates an additional amount of 2,232,600 dollars, comprising 34,800 dollars under section 2, General Assembly and Economic and Social Council affairs and conference management, and 2,197,800 dollars under section 24, Human rights, of the programme budget for 2022, representing a charge against the contingency fund;

Also appropriates an amount of 166,100 dollars under section 36, Staff assessment, to be offset by an equivalent amount under income section 1, Income from staff assessment, of the programme budget for 2022.

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What’s in this document?

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I.Organizational resilience management system

III.Revised estimates resulting from resolutions and decisions adopted by the Human Rights Council at its thirty-third special session

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