Implementation of General Assembly Resolution 41/213

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 41Review of the efficiency of the administrative and financial functioning of the United Nations, published in 1987.

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5 documents · 1988–1990

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1988A/RES/42/211Implementation of General Assembly resolution 41/213

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22 operative paragraphs

Calls upan Member States to demonstrate their commitment to the United Nations by, inter alia, meeting their financia) obligations in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations;

Stresses that, in order to carry out successfully the process of reform and restructuring, it is essential that the present financia) uncertainties be dispelled;

Reiterates its support for the Secretary-General in the fulfilment of his responsibilities as chief administrative officer of the Organization;

Reiterates a/so that the implementation of its resolution 41/213 must not have an adverse effect 011 mandated activities and programmes;

Stresses the importance of the timely and successful completion of the in-depth study of the intergovernmental structure and functions in the economic and social fields being undertaken by the Economic and Social Council, as mandated by the General Assembly in section I, paragraph l (e), of its resolution 41/213, and reaffirms its resolution 42/ 170, in particular paragraphs 3 and 4 thereof;

Requests the Secretary-General, in implementing those recommendations contained in its resolution 41 /213 for which he has responsibility, to take into account the reviews, studies and decisions entrusted to the intergovernmental bodies and invites him to co-operate with those bodies as required;

A/so requests the Secretary-General, in implementing those recommendations contained in its resolution 41/213 which are within his purview, to seek the approval of the General Assembly for a departure from the approved recommendations;

Stresses the importance of the revised estimates for the biennium 1988-1989 that the Secretary-General will submit to the General Assembly at its forty-third session, through the Committee for Programme and Coordination and the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, and requests the Secretary- General, in preparing those revised estimates, to reflect the state of implementation of the relevant provisions of resolution 41/213;

Notes that the implementation by the Secretary- General of certain recommendations of the Group of High-level lntergovernmental Experts to Review the Efficiency ofthe Administrative and Financia) Functioning of the United Nations,22 adopted by the General Assembly in its resolution 41/213, is not in accordance with the decisions of the Assembly;

Requests the Secretary-General, in implementing

further recommendations 5, 15, 19, 25, 29 and 37 of the Group, and particularly when preparing revised estimates for the biennium 1988-1989 and proposals for revision of the medium-term plan for the period 1984-1989, to take into account the following guidelines:

Regarding recommendation 5, the General Assembly takes note ofthe report ofthe Secretary-GeneraJ23 and invites him to proceed as necessary on both already approved projects in accordance with the provision of section I, paragraph l (a), of resolution 41/213, on the understanding that no additional appropriation will be required in that regard for the biennium 1988-1989;

( b) Regarding recommendation 15, on the reduction of posts in the United Nations, the Assembly stresses the importance that it attaches to the submission by the Secretary-General to the Assembly of his plans for the implementation of this recommendation in accordance with the provisions of section I, paragraph l (b), of resolution 41/213, and reiterates its conclusion that the Secretary- General should implement this recommendation with flexibility in order to avoid, inter a/ia, negative impact on programmes and on the structure and composition of the Secretariat, bearing in mind the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence and integrity of the staff, with due regard to equitable geographical distribution;

Regarding the implementation ofrecommendation 19, on activities relating to Namibia, the Secretary- General is invited to implement this recommendation in consultation with the United Nations Council for Namibia;

The Secretary-General is invited to consider the location of the functions related to liaison with nongovernmental organizations in the context of the implementation of recommendation 25; the Secretary- General is further invited to review his decisions on this matter in the context of the decisions to be taken by the Economic and Social Council on the intergovernmental structure and functions in the economic and social fields, as they will pertain to the functioning and servicing of the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations;

Regarding recommendation 29, the Secretary- General is invited to review his decisions in the light ofthe debate of the Fifth Committee at the forty-second session and to reflect the results of that review in his revised estimates;

Regarding recommendation 37, the General Assembly takes note of the additional information provided by the Secretary-General with regard to the reform in the Department of Public Information of the Secretariat; stresses that such reform should fully respect the mandated programme of work of the Department as detailed in section 27 of the groposed programme budget for the biennium 1988-1989; 4 takes note of the assurances by the Secretary-General in that respect, including those provided in writing; 25 requests the Secretary-General to complete the thorough review of the functions, working methods and policies of the Department of Public lnformation and the review ofthe functions and activities ofthe United Nations information centres called for under recommendation 37, as a matter ofpriority; and further requests the Secretary-General to reflect in his revised estimates the findings ofthose reviews, the concerns expressed by Member States at the forty-second session and the abovementioned assurances, when finalizing the reform and work programme of the Department of Public Information;

Further requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its forty-third session, through the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination and the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary

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Questions, a progress report on the state of implementation of resolution 41/213;

Concurs with the relevant observations and recommendations made by the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions in its report;26 13.

Approves the guidelines for the contingency fund as annexed to the present resolution;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its forty-third session, through the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination and the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, proposals for provisional procedures for the use and operation of the contingency fund based on the above-mentioned guidelines;

Decides to review the procedures for the use and operation of the contingency fund in the light of experience gained, no later than at its forty-seventh session;

A/so decides to consider at its forty-third session the question of a comprehensive solution to the problem of al! additional expenditures, including those deriving from inflation and currency fluctuations, on the basis of the reports to be submitted by the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination and the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions;

Reaffirms the relevant provisions of resolution 41/213 concerning the role and mandate of the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination;

Decides that the date for submission of the outline of the programme budget shall be 15 August of the offbudget year.

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