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Amendments to the Staff Regulations and Rules

A/RES/78/275View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 139 Human resources management, published in 2023.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 2016–2024
YearSymbolTitleWord lengthText similarity
2024
A/RES/78/275

Amendments to the Staff Regulations and Rules

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2016
A/RES/70/256

Amendments to the Staff Regulations and Rules

371–

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

4 entities
Entity(Sub-)ProgrammeTitleTotal mandates citedExpenditure
Subprogramme 3Human resources13—
Subprogramme 2Human resources management10—
Subprogramme 2Human resources management10—
Subprogramme 2Human resources management10—

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.

What subjects does this mandate have?

7 subjects
Gender EqualityInternational Civil ServiceOrganizational ChangeOrganizational ReformParental LeavePersonnel ManagementSalaries and Allowances

What’s in this document?

7 operative paragraphs
1
Reaffirms that the staff of the United Nations is an invaluable asset of the Organization, and commends its contribution to furthering the purposes and principles of the United Nations;
2
Pays tribute to the memory of all staff members who have lost their lives in the service of the Organization;
3
Endorses the conclusions and recommendations contained in the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions;
4
Recalls paragraph 15 of the report of the Advisory Committee, and accordingly decides not to approve the proposed amendments to the Staff Regulations and directs that the provisional staff rules be withdrawn in accordance with regulation 12.3;
5
Directs that provisional amendments to rule 3.3 be withdrawn;
6
Reaffirms that the Fifth Committee is the appropriate Main Committee of the General Assembly entrusted with responsibilities for administrative and budgetary matters, and carrying out a thorough analysis and approving human and financial resources and policies, with a view to ensuring full, effective and efficient implementation of all mandated programmes and activities and the implementation of policies, and also reaffirms that any changes to staff regulations and rules must be presented to the General Assembly for consideration;
7
Recalls paragraph 8 of the report of the Advisory Committee, and requests the Secretary-General to ensure that revisions to the Staff Regulations and Rules consistently respect the established hierarchy of norms of the United Nations, whereby the function of the Staff Regulations is to set broad policy and principles established in the Charter of the United Nations and by the General Assembly, while the Staff Rules should be uniform in the degree of detail provided so as to enable the operational provisions of the Regulations.

Table of contents

No headings found in this document.

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

4 entities
Entity(Sub-)ProgrammeTitleTotal mandates citedExpenditure
Subprogramme 3Human resources13
Subprogramme 2Human resources management10
Subprogramme 2Human resources management10
Subprogramme 2Human resources management10

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.