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Working Capital Fund for the Financial Year 1962

A/RES/1736(XVI)No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1962.

What else is in this group?

25 documents · 1952–1973
Newer documents in this group exist (latest: 1973).
  • 1973A/RES/3046(XXVII)Working Capital Fund for the financial year 1973Compare with earlier document
  • 1972A/RES/2901(XXVI)Working Capital Fund for the financial year 1972Compare with earlier document
  • 1971A/RES/2740(XXV)Working Capital Fund for the financial year 1971Compare with earlier document
  • 1970A/RES/2615(XXIV)Working Capital Fund for the financial year 1970Compare with earlier document
  • 1969A/RES/2484(XXIII)Working Capital Fund for the financial year 1969Compare with earlier document

This group bundles related documents that are not individually ordered.

iGrouped automatically by matching titles within the same organ.

What subjects does this mandate have?

10 topics
Budget ContributionsCancerCapitalCash ManagementFinancingFundsInsuranceReimbursementScientific ResearchSpecial Accounts

What does this mandate say?

11 operative paragraphs
1
The Working Capital Fund shall be established Article 31), not exceeding a total of $30,000;
for the year ending 31 December 1962 at an amount
ii
The appointment of assessors ( Statute, Article of $US 25 million, to be derived:
30), or the calling of witnesses and the ap-
a
As to $23,920,842, from cash advances by-Mempointment of experts ( Statute, Article 50), not exceeding a total of $25,000;
bers in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs 2 and 3 below;
iii
The holding of sessions of the Court away from The Hague ( Statute, Article 22), not exceeding
b
As to $1,079,158, by transfer from surplus aca total of $75,000;
count as follows:
·
( c) Such commitments not exceeding a total of
i
$551,170 being the balance of surplus account $25,000 as may be authorized by the Secretary-General as at 31 December 1957 not applied against in accordance with paragraph 4 of General Assembly Members' assessments in accordance with Genresolution 1202 (XII) of 13 December 1957 relating eral Assembly resolution 1340 (XIII) of 13 to the pattern of conferences ;
December 1958;
2
Resolves that the Secretary-General shall report
ii
$527,988 being the balance of surplus account as at 31 December 1958, not applied against to the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Members' assessments in accordance with Gen- Budgetary Questions and to the General Assembly at eral Assembly resolution 1445 (XIV) of 5 Deits seventeenth session all commitments made under the cember 1959; provisions of the present resolution, together with the circumstances relating thereto, and shall submit sup- Members shall make cash advances to the Working Capital Fund as required under paragraph 1 (a)
above in accordance with the scale adopted by the Gen- .,_ See resolution 1692 (XVI) of 18 December 1961.
eral Assembly for contributions of Members to the budget for the financial years 1962 ;38 3.
There shall be set off against this allocation of advances the amounts paid by Members to the Working Capital Fund for the financial year 1961 under General Assembly resolution 1586 (XV) of 20 December 1960, provided that, should such advance paid by any Member to the Working Capital Fund for the financial year 1961 exceed the amount of that Member's advance under the provisions of paragaph 2 above, the excess shall be set off against the amount of contributions payable by that Member in respect of the budget for the financial year 1962;
The Secretary-General is authorized to advance 4. from the Working Capital Fund:
a
Such sums as may be necessary to finance budgetary appropriations pending receipt of contributions; sums so advanced shall be reimbursed as soon as receipts from contributions are available for the purpose;
( b) Such sums as may be necessary to finance commitments which may be duly authorized under the provisions of the resolutions approved by the General Assembly, in particular resolution 1735 (XVI) of 20 December 1961 relating to unforeseen and extraordinary expenses; the Secretary-General shall make provision in the budget estimates for reimbursing the Working Capital Fund;
( c) Such sums as, together with net sums outstanding for the same purpose, do not exceed $125,000 to continue the revolving fund to finance miscellaneous self-liquidating purchases and activities; advances in excess of the total $125,000 may be made with the prior concurrence of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions ;
4 (d) With the prior concurrence of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, such sums as may be required to finance payments of advance insurance premiums where the period of insur - ance extends beyond the end of the financial year in which payment is made; the Secretary-General shall make provision in the budget estimates of each year, during the life of the related policies, to cover the charges applicable to each such year;
( e) Such sums as may be necessary to enable the Tax Equalization Fund to meet current commitments pending accumulation of credits; such advances shall be repaid as soon as credits are available in that Fund;
f
Such sums, not to exceed $100,000 during the pe\-iod 1961 to 1964, as may be necessary to finance awards made for the international encouragement of scientific research into the control of cancerous diseases, pursuant to General Assembly resolution 1398 (XIV) of 20 November 1959; the Secretary-General shall make provision in the annual budget estimates for reimbursing the Working Capital Fund;
5
Should the provisions in paragraph 1 above prove inadequate to meet the purposes normally related to the Working Capital Fund, the Secretary-General is authorized to utilize in 1962, under the conditions approved in General Assembly resolution 1448 (XIV) of 5 December 1959, cash from special funds and accounts in his custody or the proceeds of loans authorized by the Assembly.
20 December 1961.

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