Questions relating to the programme budget for the biennium 1984-1985 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

 

RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Questions relating to the programme budget for the biennium 1984-1985

  The General Assembly I First report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions Takes note with appreciation of the first report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions; II Parking in the United Nations Headquarters garage Endorses the recommendations contained in paragraphs 41 to 43 of the first report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions; III Conference facilities of the Economic Commission for Africa at Addis Ababa Having considered the reports of the Secretary-General on the adequacy of the conference facilities of the Economic Commission for Africa at Addis Ababa and the related report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,

1. Concurs with the comments and observations of the Advisory Committee as contained in its report;

2. Accepts with appreciation the generous offer by the Government of Ethiopia of approximately 42,400 square metres of land immediately adjacent to the existing site of the Economic Commission for Africa, taking due account of the assurance by that Government that all goods will be imported free of duty and sales taxes;

3. Approves, in principle, the project at an estimated cost of $73,501,000, excluding the cost of the Planning Unit at the Economic Commission for Africa;

4. Decides that the appropriation of $3,120,000 approved for the biennium 1984-1985 in order to formulate detailed designs should be placed in a construction account and any unexpended balance carried forward until the completion of the project;

5. Requests the Secretary-General to submit annual progress reports thereon to the General Assembly;

IV Financial arrangements between the United Nations and the Committee for the Promotion of Aid to Co-operatives Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on the financial arrangements between the United Nations and the Committee for the Promotion of Aid to Co-operatives and the related report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, Concurs with the observations and recommendations of the Advisory Committee as contained in its report; V Conditions of service and compensation for officials other than Secretariat officials Decides to defer consideration of the question of conditions of service and compensation for officials other than Secretariat officials until its fortieth session; VI 1985 budget estimates for the International Computing Centre Approves the 1985 budget estimates for the International Computing Centre, amounting to $5,691,500, as contained in the report of the Secretary-General; VII First-class travel

1. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on first-class travel;

2. Decides that the reports on this subject should in future be entitled "Standards of accommodation for air travel";

3. Requests the Secretary-General, in preparing future annual reports on this subject, to include details of, resultant additional costs of, and reasons for all exceptions made to the rules on standards of accommodation for air travel established pursuant to General Assembly resolution 32/198 of 21 December 1977, as amended by resolutions 35/217, section X, of 17 December 1980 and 37/237, section III, of 21 December 1982;

VIII Travel of United Nations officials to attend sessions of the General Assembly

1. Takes note of the oral report of the Secretary-General on the question of travel by United Nations officials to attend sessions of the General Assembly;

2. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to assure that the maximum restraint be exercised concerning such travel;

3. Decides to keep the matter under periodic review;

IX United Nations share of the costs of the Advisory Committee for the Co-ordination of Information Systems Decides that any additional appropriation that may be required in respect of the United Nations share of the costs of the Advisory Committee for the Co-ordination of Information Systems for the biennium 1984-1985 should be reported upon in the context of the programme budget performance report to be considered by the General Assembly at its fortieth session; X Compensation in the event of death, injury or illness attributable to service with the United Nations and health insurance for members of commissions, committees and similar bodies

1. Takes note of the note by the Secretary-General on compensation in the event of death, injury or illness attributable to service with the United Nations and health insurance for members of commissions, committees and similar bodies;

2. Approves the proposals of the Secretary-General, as contained in paragraph 6 of his note;

XI Expansion of the conference facilities of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific at Bangkok Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on the expansion of the conference facilities of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific at Bangkok and the related report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, Taking note of the assurances given by the Government of Thailand, as contained in the letter dated 27 November 1984 addressed to the Secretary-General,

1. Approves, in principle, the construction project for expansion of the conference facilities of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific at a total estimated cost of $44,177,700, excluding the cost of the Planning Unit at the Commission;

2. Decides that the appropriation of $5,126,300 approved for the biennium 1984-1985 for the construction project should be placed in a construction account and any unexpended balance carried forward until the completion of the project;

3. Requests the Secretary-General to submit annual progress reports to the General Assembly on the progress of the construction project;

XII Use of experts, consultants and participants in ad hoc expert groups Having taken note of the report of the Secretary-General on the use of consultants and participants in ad hoc expert groups in the United Nations in 1982-1983 and of the related report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,

1. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its forty-first session on the use of consultants and participants in ad hoc expert groups for the biennium 1984-1985 and, in preparing his report, to take into account the comments of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions and the views of Member States expressed in the course of the debate in the Fifth Committee;

2. Confirms the interim measure instituted by section VIII, paragraph 3, of its resolution 37/237 of 21 December 1982 and decides to review the situation at its fortieth session in the light of additional information to be provided by the Secretary-General on former staff members of any organ, organization or body of the United Nations system in receipt of a pension benefit from the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund who are engaged by the Secretary-General in any capacity;

XIII Common services at the United Nations Office at Nairobi Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on common services at the United Nations Office at Nairobi; XIV United Nations Office at Nairobi Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Office at Nairobi and the related oral report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, Approves the proposals contained in paragraph 10 of the report of the Secretary-General; XV United Nations Office at Nairobi Recalling its resolutions 32/208 of 21 December 1977, 34/233, section XI, of 20 December 1979, 35/222 of 17 December 1980, 36/235, section IX, of 18 December 1981, 37/237, section IX, of 21 December 1982 and 38/234, section XXII, of 20 December 1983, regarding the United Nations accommodation at Nairobi, Noting the Secretary-General's comments,

1. Welcomes the announcement on 21 May 1984 by the President of Kenya, Mr. Daniel arap Moi, granting the United Nations an additional 40 acres of land for the United Nations accommodation at Nairobi;

2. Accepts with appreciation the generous donation given by the Government of Kenya;

3. Welcomes also the announcement by the Government of Kenya of action to facilitate access to the accommodation by means of road improvements;

4. Expresses its appreciation to the Government and people of Kenya for the generous and continued hospitality they have extended to the United Nations organizations working in Kenya;

XVI Management improvement programme Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the management improvement programme; XVII Emoluments of the Secretary-General, the Director-General for Development and International Economic Co-operation and the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme Having considered the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions on the emoluments of the Secretary-General, the Director-General for Development and International Economic Co-operation and the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme,

1. Concurs with the recommendation of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions concerning the emoluments of the Secretary-General, contained in paragraph 10 of its report;

2. Also concurs with the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions concerning the emoluments, including the level of pensionable remuneration, of the Director-General for Development and International Economic Co-operation and the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, contained in paragraphs 11 and 13 of its report;

3. Approves the amendment to the Staff Regulations of the United Nations, with effect from 1 January 1985, as set forth in the annex to the present resolution.

ANNEX AMENDMENT TO THE STAFF REGULATIONS OF THE UNITED NATIONS Annex 1 Salary scales and related provisions In the present text of paragraph 1, the salary figure for the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme and the Director-General for Development and International Economic Co-operation shall be amended to read $US 159,115.