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Financial Reports and Accounts, and Reports of the Board of Auditors

A/RES/37/12No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 102Financial reports and accounts, and reports of the Board of Auditors, published in 1982.

What other versions does this mandate have?

6 versions · 1977–1982
  • 1982A/RES/37/12Financial reports and accounts, and reports of the Board of AuditorsLatestCompare with previous version
  • 1981A/RES/35/208Financial reports and accounts, and reports of the Board of AuditorsCompare with previous version
  • 1979A/RES/34/5Financial reports and accounts, and reports of the Board of AuditorsCompare with previous version
  • 1979A/RES/33/10Financial reports and accounts, and reports of the Board of AuditorsCompare with previous version
  • 1978A/RES/32/16Financial reports and accounts, and reports of the Board of AuditorsCompare with previous version

iVersions are identified automatically by matching titles within the same organ (~97% accuracy on a manual audit).

What subjects does this mandate have?

1 topic
Accounts

What does this mandate say?

9 operative paragraphs
1
Accepts the financial reports and accounts and en­ dorses with appreciation the audit opinions of the Board of Auditors;
2
Concurs with the observations and comments made by the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Bud­ getary Questions in its report;
3
Requests the Board of Auditors and the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions to continue to give greater attention to areas regarding which they have made observations and comments;
4
Requests the Secretary-General to take necessary and effective steps further to strengthen financial discipline in all departments of the Secretariat and to remove the short­ comings referred to in the reports of the Board of Auditors1 3 and the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions;
5
Further requests the executive heads of the organi­ zations and programmes concerned to take such remedial action in areas falling within their competence as may be required by the comments and observations made by the Board of Auditors in its reports. 14

37/13. Financial emergency of the United Nations

1
Reaffirms its commitment to seek a comprehensive and lasting solution to the financial problems of the United Nations, based on the principle of collective financial re­ sponsibility of Member States;
2
Renews its appeal to all Member States to make their best efforts to overcome constraints to the prompt payment early each year of full assessed contributions and of ad­ vances to the Working Capital Fund;
3
Expresses its appreciation to all Member States which pay their assessed contributions in full within thirty days of the receipt of the Secretary-General's request, in accordance with regulation 5.4 of the Financial Regulations of the United Nations;
4
Requests the Secretary-General, in addition to his official communications to the permanent representatives of Member States, to approach, as and when appropriate, the Governments of Member States for the purpose of encour­ aging expeditious payment in full of assessed contributions,

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