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Working Capital Fund for the Financial Year 1971

A/RES/2740(XXV)No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1971.

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?

5 topics
AppropriationsBudget ContributionsBudget ProjectionsCapitalFunds

What does this mandate say?

15 operative paragraphs
1
The Working Capital Fund shall be established to the maiatenance of peace and security;
for the year ending 31 December 1971 in the amount
b
Such commitments as the President of the Interof $US 40 million; national Court of Justice certifies relate to expenses
2
Member States shall make advances to the Workoccasioned by:
ing Capital Fund in accordance with the scale adopted
i
The designation of ad hoe judges (Statute of by the General Assembly f<>r contributions of Members the Court, Article 31 ) , not exceeding a total to the budget for the financial year 1971;
of $37,500;
3
There shall be set off against this allocation of
ii
The appointment of assessors (Statute, Article advances:
30), or the calling of witnesses and the ap-
a
Credits to Member States resulting from transpointment of experts (Statute, Article SO),
fers made in 1959 and 1960 from surplus account to not exceeding a total of $25,000;
the Working Capital Fund in a total amount of
iii
The holding of sessions of the Court away $1,079,158;
from The Rague (Statute, Article 22), not
( b) Cash advances paid bh ~cmber States to the exceeding a total of $75,000;
Working Capital Fund for the cial year 1970 under
2
Resolves that the Secretary-General shall report General Assembly resolution 2615 (XXIV) of 17 Deto the Advisory Committee on Administrative and cember 1969; Budgetary Questions and to the General Assembly at
4
Should the credits and advances paid by any its twenty-sixth session all commitments made under Member State to the WorJr1.1g Capital Fund for 1970 the provisions of the present resolution, together with exceed the amount of that Member State's advance the circumstances relating thereto, and shall submit under the provisions of paragraph 2 above, the excess supplementary estimates to the Assembly in respect shall be set off against the amount of the contribution of such commitments;
payable by the Member State in respect of the financial year 1971;
3
Decides that if, as a result of a decision of the Security Council, commitments relating to the main-
5
The Secretary-General is authorized to advance tenance of peace and security should arise in an from the Working Capital Fund:
a
Such sums as may be necessary to finance budgetary appropriations pending the receipt oj contributions; sums so advanced shall be reimbursed as IOOJ1 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 adopted by the General Assembly, in particular resolution 2739 (XXV) of 17 December 1970 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 $150,000, to continue the revolving fund to finance miscellaneous self-liquidating purchases and activities; advances in excess of the total of $150,000 may be made with the prior concurrence of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions;
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 in; surance 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 coYer 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 the accumulation of credits; such advances shall be repaid as soon as credits are available in the Tax Equalization Fund;
6
Should the provision 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 1971, cash from special funds and accounts in his custody, under the conditions approved in General Assembly resolution 1341 (XIII) of 13 December 1958, or the proceeds of loans authorized by the Assembly.
17 December 1970.

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