Administrative budgets of the specialized agencies

V. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORT OF THE JOINT SECOND AND THIRD COMMITTEE AND THE FIFTH COMMITTEE, MEETING JOINTLY
411. Administrative budgets of the specialized agencies

1. Urges the specialized agencies to intensify their efforts to stabilize their regular budgets by the elimination or deferment of less urgent projects;

2. Draws the attention of all States Members of the United Nations and of the specialized agencies to the necessity for prompt payment of contributions to assure the adequate financing of budgets approved by them;

3. Requests specialized agencies participating in the technical assistance programme to provide information concerning the estimates for expenditure of technical assistance funds, as well as other extra-budgetary funds, in their regular budget documents, and to agree to the transmittal to the General Assembly of the United Nations, for examination and approval, of the audit reports relating to expenditure of technical assistance funds allocated from the Special Account after approval of the appropriate audit reports by the general conferences of the specialized agencies;

4. Requests the specialized agencies to consider at an early date the adoption of common financial regulations and staff regulations modelled on those adopted by the General Assembly, so far as their constitutional arrangements will permit;

5. Requests the Secretary-General, in consultation with the heads of the specialized agencies, to pay particular attention, in 1951, to the further development of satisfactory arrangements for the provision of common services, particularly in respect of regional and branch offices of the United Nations and specialized agencies, with a view to achieving greater efficiency and economy;

6. Requests the Secretary-General, after consultation with the heads of the specialized agencies and with the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, to report to the next regular session of the General Assembly in respect of progress made in achieving a common salary system, in developing common budgetary policies and a common form of budget, in increasing the utilization of soft currencies, in efficiencies and economies to be achieved through further development of common services, and in dealing with arrears in contributions;

7. Requests the specialized agencies and the United Nations to make every effort, during 1951, to meet as fully as possible demands for expert assistance in Korea and other operational programmes where the need is urgent, by deferment of less urgent projects.