Implementation of General Assembly Resolution 41/213 Progress Report and Revised Estimates for the Biennium 1988-1989

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Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 49Review of the efficiency of the administrative and financial functioning of the United Nations, published in 1989.

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13 topics

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What does this mandate say?

23 operative paragraphs

Renews its appeal to Member States to demonstrate their commitment to the United Nations by, ínter alia, meeting their financia! obligations on time and in full, in accordance with the Charter and the Financia! Regulations 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;

Welcomes the determination of the Secretary- General to continue his efforts to implement fully the recommendations ofthe Group ofHigh-level Intergovernmental Experts to Review the Efficiency of the Administrative and Financia] Functioning of the United Nations6 which fall within his purview, as adopted in resolution 41/213 and in accordance with paragraph 7 of resolution 42/211;

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

Stresses that the implementation of its resolution 41/213 must not have a negative impact on mandated programmes and activities;

Emphasizes in this respect that, in accordance with the existing regulations and rules, while output revisions in programme budgets may be proposed in arder to comply more efficiently with the objectives of those programmes and activities, outputs specifically requested in mandates should be fully delivered;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit his proposed revisions referred to in paragraph 6 above to the General Assembly in the context of proposed programme budgets;

Reiterates that further implementation of its resolution 41/213 should be carried out in a balanced way and with flexibility so as to improve the structure and composition of the Secretariat;

Endorses the recommendations of the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination 7 on the Secretary- General's report on the implementation of recommendation 15 ofthe Group ofHigh-level Intergovernmental Experts, as adjusted by a 10 per cent reduction in the staffing of conference services in New York and Geneva entailing an overall post reduction of 12.1 per cent by the end of the biennium 1988-1989;8 and further endorses the recommendation of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions that the adjustment under section 29 ofthe programme budget should entail the restoration of 100 posts on the understanding that this restoration would not require additional appropriations for the biennium 1988-1 Q89;9 10.

Requests the Secretary-General to submit, in the context of his proposed programme budget for the biennium 1990-1991, concrete recommendations for absorbing the costs of the posts referred to above including, to the maximum extent possible, through the elimination of additional posts, under the criteria set out in paragraphs 5, 8, and 9 above and paragraphs 11 to 13 below;

Endorses the recommendations of the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination and the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions pertaining to small offices, regional commissions and other units referred to therein, and also requests the Secretary-General to keep in mind the concerns expressed by Member States in the Fifth Committee on proposed reductions ofstaffin small units such as the United Nations Environment Programme and the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat);

Concurs with the comments and observations of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions in paragraph 33 of its report 10 regarding the organization, functions and staffing of the administrative and common services unit at Nairobi;

Requests the Secretary-General in further implementing recommendation 15 to continue to take into account the following guidelines:

This recommendation should be implemented flexibly taking due account of work-load analyses, where applicable;

Its implementation should have no negative impact on programmes;

Its implementation should have no adverse effect on the structure and composition of the Secretariat bearing in mind the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence and integrity of staff with due regard to equitable geographical distribution;

It should be implemented in a balanced manner,

taking into account recommendations 41, 46, 4 7 and 54;

Invites the Secretary-General to continue the implementation of recommendations 41, 46, 47 and 54 and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its forty-fourth session in the context of the report referred to in paragraph 18 below;

Invites the Secretary-General, as regards recommendation 19, to proceed with the reclassification of the post as indicated in paragraph 7 of his report; 11 16.

Endorses the recommendations of the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination and the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions as regards recommendation 25, relating to the location of the liaison functions with non-govemmental organizations, and recommendation 29;

8 A/C.5/43/1/Re,. l, para. 26.

11 A/C5.l4Jll/Rn.l/Add.l.

Invites the Secretary-General to implement recommendation 37 in accordance with the recommendations of the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination as contained in paragraphs 82 to 88 of its report12 and the comments and observations of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions as contained in paragraphs 40 to 60 of its report; 12 18.

Requests the Secretary-General and the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination to report to the General Assembly on the implementation of resolution 41/213 in accordance with recommendation 71, taking into account the views expressed in the Fifth Committee;

Also requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its forty-fifth session an analytical report assessing the effect of the implementation of resolution 41/213 on the Organization and its activities as a whole, and the way in which it has enhanced the efficiency of its administrative and financial functioning.

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