Questions Relating to the Programme Budget for the Biennium 1996-1997

A/RES/51/221[A]View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 116 Programme budget for the biennium 1996-1997, published in 1997.

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A/RES/51/221 [A]

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Takes note of the estimates of 501,000 United States dollars under section 13 (Crime control) and 595,200 dollars under section 14 (International drug control) on the understanding that such additional appropriations as may be necessary will be determined in accordance with the procedures for the use and operation of the contingency fund, taking into account the results of the first performance report of the Secretary-General on the programme budget for the biennium 1996-1997;

II.REQUEST FOR A SUBVENTION TO THE UNITED NATIONS INSTITUTE FOR

DISARMAMENT RESEARCH RESULTING FROM THE RECOMMENDATIONS

OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE INSTITUTE ON THE WORK

PROGRAMME OF THE INSTITUTE FOR 1997

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General and of the recommendations thereon of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, and approves the subvention of 213,000 dollars for the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research for 1997;

III.INTERNATIONAL SEABED AUTHORITY

Recalling its resolution 48/263 of 28 July 1994, in which it decided to fund the administrative expenses of the International Seabed Authority until the end of the year following the year during which the Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 entered into force,

Recalling also its resolution 50/214 of 23 December 1995, in which it made provision for the budget of the Authority for 1996,

Having considered the note by the Secretary-General transmitting the budget of the Authority for 1997,

Approves the recommendation thereon of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions in its report;

Requests the International Seabed Authority to take all necessary action to ensure that its budget for 1997 is implemented with a maximum of efficiency and economy;

Authorizes the Secretary-General to provide conference services for the meetings of the Authority to be held from 17 to 28 March and from 18 to 29 August 1997 from the resources available under section 26E (Conference services) of the programme budget for the biennium 1996-1997;

Decides to make a provision of 2,750,500 dollars for the Authority for its administrative expenses in 1997 under section 33 (International Seabed Authority) of the programme budget for the biennium 1996-1997;

Decides also that the provision for 1997 should be charged to the contingency fund;

IV.FIRST PERFORMANCE REPORT FOR THE BIENNIUM 1996-1997

Takes note of the first performance report of the Secretary-General on the programme budget for the biennium 1996-19971 and the related report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary questions;

Reaffirms its resolution 41/213 of 19 December 1986;

Notes that, according to the first performance report, involuntary separations of staff have not been used in order to implement its resolutions 50/231 and 50/232 of 7 June 1996;

Approves a net decrease of 5,580,200 dollars in the appropriations approved for the biennium 1996-1997 and a net decrease of 19,682,000 dollars in the estimates of income for the biennium 1996-1997, to be apportioned among expenditure and income sections as indicated in the report of the Secretary-General;

V.CONTINGENCY FUND

Notes that a balance of 15,358,200 dollars remains in the contingency fund.