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Programme Budget for the Biennium 1988-1989 Resolutions

A/RES/42/226No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 115Proposed programme budget for the biennium 1988-1989, published in 1987.

What else is in this group?

109 documents · 1974–2020
Newer documents in this group exist (latest: 2020).
  • 2020A/RES/74/250 A-BProgramme budget for the biennium 2018-2019 resolutionsCompare with earlier document
  • 2019A/RES/73/280 A-CProgramme budget for the biennium 2018-2019 resolutionsCompare with earlier document
  • 2018A/RES/72/263 A-CProgramme budget for the biennium 2018-2019 resolutionsCompare with earlier document
  • 2018A/RES/72/253 A-BProgramme budget for the biennium 2016-2017 resolutionsCompare with earlier document
  • 2017A/RES/71/273 A-CProgramme budget for the biennium 2016-2017 resolutionsCompare with earlier document

This group bundles related documents that are not individually ordered.

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What subjects does this mandate have?

15 topics
AdministrationAppropriationsBudgetBudget ContributionsContractual ServicesEndowmentsEquipment and SuppliesExpertsFellowshipsIncome SourcesLibrary AcquisitionsLoansPrintingStaff AssessmentTechnical Cooperation

What does this mandate say?

47 operative paragraphs
1
Appropriations totalling $US 1,769,586,300 are hereby voted for the following purposes:

PART I.Overall policy-making, direction and co-ordination

1
Overall policy-making, direction and co-ordination . . . . . . . .
44 932 900 TOTAL, PART I 44 932 900
PART II. Political and Security Council affairs; peace-keeping activities 2A. Political and Security Council affairs; peace-keeping activities 80 462 100 2B. Disarmament affairs activities ..................... .
9 430 600 TOTAL, PART II 89 892 700

PART III.Political affairs, trusteeship and decolonization

3
Political affairs, trusteeship and decolonization .......... .
31 824 500 TOTAL, PART III 31 824 500

PART IV.Economic, social and humanitarian activities

4
Policy-making organs (economic and social activities) ..... .
2 040 600 SA. Office of the Director-General for Development and International Economic Co-operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3 840 100 5B. Regional Commissions Liaison Office . . . . . . . . . . . . .....
641 000 6A. Department of International Economic and Social Affairs . . .
40 280 500 6B. Activities on global social development issues . . . . . . . ... .

12 007 100

7
Department of Technical Co-operation for Development ... .

19 922 900

9
Transnational corporations ....................... .

9 529 200

10
Economic Commission for Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35 797 400

11
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific ..

33 483 000

12
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean 43 069 900
13
Economic Commission for Africa ................... .

44 234 600

14
Economic and Social Commmission for Western Asia ..... .

32 599 900

15
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development ... .

78 936 000

16
International Trade Centre ....................... .

12 242 800

17
Centre for Science and Technology for Development ..... .

3 971 300

18
United Nations Environment Programme ............. .

10 651 100

19
United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat) ... .

8 356 100

20
International drug control .................. ...... .

8 7 50 200 39 444 400

21
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
22
Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator .. .

7 289 400 17 00 8 800

23
Human rights .................. .............. .
24
Regular programme of technical co-operation . . . . . . . . . . .
32 346 100 TOTAL, PART IV 496 442 400 PART V. International justice and law
25
International Court of Justice ..................... .

12 527 700

26
Legal activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... .
16 706 000 29 233 700 Public information
27
Public information ............................. .
77 001 700 77 001 700 Common support services
28
Administration and management ................... .

377 150 000

29
Conference and librnry services .................... .
333 779 200 710 929 200 PART VIII. Special expenses
30
United Nations bond issue ....................... .
3 520 800 3 520 800 PART IX. Staff assessment 3 I. Staff assessment ............................... .
266 60 5 900 266 60 5 900 Capital expenditures
32
Construction, alteration, improvement and major maintenance of premises .................................... .
19 202 500 19 202 500 GRAND TOTAL 1 769 5 86 300
2
The Secretary-General shall be authorized to transfer credits between sections of the budget with the concurrence of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions;
3
The total net provision made under the various sections of the budget for con­ tractual printing shall be administered as a unit under the direction of the United Na­ tions Publications Board;
4
The appropriations for the regular programme of technical co-operation under part IV, section 24, shall be administered in accordance with the Financial Regulations of the United Nations, except that the definition of obligations and the period of validity of obligations shall be subject to the following procedures:
a
Obligations for personal services established in the current biennium shall be valid for the succeeding biennium, provided that appointments of the experts concerned are effected by the end of the current biennium, and that the total period to be covered by obligations established for these purposes against the resources of the current bien­ nium shall not exceed twenty -four work-months;
b
Obligations established in the current biennium for fellowships shall remain valid until liquidated, provided that the fellow has been nominated by the requesting Government and accepted by the Organization, and that a formal letter of award has been issued to the requesting Government;
c
Obligations in respect of contracts or purchase orders for supplies or equip­ ment recorded in the current biennium shall remain valid until payment is effected to the contractor or vendor, unless they are cancelled;
5
In addition to the appropriations voted under paragraph I above, an amount of $19,000 is appropriated for each year of the biennium 19 88-19 89 from accumulated in­ come of the Library Endowment Fund for the purchase of books, periodicals, maps and library equipment and for such other expenses of the Library at the Palais des Nations as are in accordance with the objects and provisions of the endowment.

B.INCOME ESTIMATES FOR THE BIENNIUM 19 88-1989

The General Assembly Resolves that for the biennium 1988-1989:
1
Estimates of income other than assessments on Member States totalling $US 337,330,200 are approved as follows:
PART I. Income from staff assessment 271019 900
1
Income from staff assessment . .. ........... .
TOTAL, PART I 271019 900 PART II. Other income
2
General income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5 4 5 42 300
3
Revenue -producing activities . ..... ..... ... ........ .
117 68000 TOTAL, PART II 66 310 300 GRAND TOTAL 337 330 200
2
The income from staff assessment shall be credited to the Tax Equalization Fund in accordance with the provisions of General Assembly resolution 973 (X) of 15 December 195 5;
3
Direct expenses of the United Nations Postal Administration, services to visi­ tors, catering and related services, garage operations, television services and the sale of publications, not provided for under the budget appropriations, shall be charged against the income derived from those activities.

C.FINANCING OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE YEAR 1988

The General Assembly Resolves that for the year 1988:
1
Budget appropriations totalling $US 884,7 93,150, being half of the appropria­ tions approved for the biennium 1988-1989 under resolution A above, shall be financed in accordance with regulations 5.1 and 5.2 of the Financial Regulations of the United Nations as follows:
a
$25,15 5,150 being half of the difference between the following:
i
The estimated income approved for the biennium 1988-1989 under res­ olution B above; and
ii
Income from staff assessment and the amount ($16 million) estimated in in­ come section 2 in respect of the repayment of the loan to the United Nations Industrial Development Organization;
b
$ 85 9, 63 8,000 being the assessment on Member States in accordance with General Assembly resolution 40/2 4 8 of 18 December 1985 on the scale of assessments for the years 1986, 1987 and 1988;
2
There shall be set off against the assessment on Member States, in accordance with the provisions of General Assembly resolution 973 (X) of 15 December 195 5, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund in the total amount of $US 135, 50 9, 950 being half of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the biennium 1988-1989 under resolution B above.

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