Financing of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan Citizens Responsible for Genocide and Other Such Violations Committed in the Territory of Neighbouring States Between 1 January and 31 December 1994

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 137Financing of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan Citizens Responsible for Genocide and Other Such Violations Committed in the Territory of Neighbouring States between 1 January and 31 December 1994, published in 1999.

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21 versions · 1996–2017

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/71/267

2017A/RES/71/267Financing of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan Citizens Responsible for Genocide and Other Such Violations Committed in the Territory of Neighbouring States between 1 January and 31 December 1994LatestCompare with previous version
2016A/RES/70/241Financing of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan Citizens Responsible for Genocide and Other Such Violations Committed in the Territory of Neighbouring States between 1 January and 31 December 1994Compare with previous version
2015A/RES/69/254Financing of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan Citizens Responsible for Genocide and Other Such Violations Committed in the Territory of Neighbouring States between 1 January and 31 December 1994Compare with previous version
2014A/RES/68/255Financing of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan Citizens Responsible for Genocide and Other Such Violations Committed in the Territory of Neighbouring States between 1 January and 31 December 1994Compare with previous version
2013A/RES/67/242Financing of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan Citizens Responsible for Genocide and Other Such Violations Committed in the Territory of Neighbouring States between 1 January and 31 December 1994Compare with previous version

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16 topics

Appropriations Equipment and Supplies Funds General Service Staff Gratis Personnel Inventories Judges Pensions Personnel Management Professional Staff Recommendations Recruitment Rules and Regulations Rwanda Situation Special Accounts Vacancy Management

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33 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the observations and recommendations contained in the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,2 subject to the provisions of the present resolution;

Expresses its concern about the late submission of the budget proposals for the year 1999, and reiterates its request contained in its resolution 50/213 C of 7 June 1996 that future budget proposals be submitted before 1 November of each year;

Notes that, according to the information provided by the Secretariat, the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991 and the International Criminal Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan Citizens Responsible for Genocide and Other Such Violations Committed in the Territory of Neighbouring States between 1 January and 31 December 1994 have one Prosecutor whose duty station is The Hague, and that the International Tribunal for Rwanda does not have a resident Prosecutor, but a Deputy Prosecutor;

Requests the Secretary-General, with a view to evaluating the effective operation and functioning of the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and the International Tribunal for Rwanda with the objective of ensuring the efficient use of the resources of the Tribunals, to conduct a review in full cooperation with their Presidents, as recommended by the Advisory Committee in its reports, and in the statement made by the Chairman of the Advisory Committee before the Fifth Committee at its 37th meeting, without prejudice to the provisions of the statutes of the Tribunals and their independent character, and to report thereon to the relevant organs of the United Nations;

Also requests the Secretary-General to submit the report called for in paragraph 4 above, along with the budget proposals for the year 2000, no later than 1 November 1999;

Expresses concern about the high vacancy rate in the Professional and General Service categories of staff at the International Tribunal for Rwanda, and requests the Secretary-General to take all necessary measures, including those related to the recruitment process, to address the situation, and to report thereon to the General Assembly in the budget proposals for the year 2000;

Notes with concern that gratis personnel were accepted in 1998 in disregard of the provisions of General Assembly resolution 51/243 of 15 September 1997 in order to compensate for the vacancy rates and delays in processing the recruitment of staff, as indicated in paragraph 5 of the report of the Secretary-General;

Reaffirms that the use of gratis personnel shall be phased out by 31 December 1998 in accordance with paragraph 2 of General Assembly resolution 52/218 of 22 December 1997;

Also reaffirms that gratis personnel should be treated in accordance with its resolution 51/243 and its resolution 52/234 of 26 June 1998;

Requests the Secretary-General to include information on the monthly post incumbency in future budget proposals;

Emphasizes that the delegation of authority for human resources management should be strictly in accordance with the existing Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations;

Also emphasizes that the recruitment of staff in the International Tribunal for Rwanda should be in accordance with Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations;

Takes note of the information provided by the Secretariat that the Registry is working closely with the Office of Human Resources Management in reviewing the current remuneration package applicable to staff of the International Tribunal for Rwanda with a view to improving the conditions of service at Arusha and Kigali within the context of the United Nations common system, and requests the International Civil Service Commission to submit its proposals in this regard in the context of its annual report for 1999, no later than 1 November 1999;

Also takes note of the new arrangement in paragraph 28 of the report of the Secretary-General,7 and in paragraphs 1 and 78 to 82 in annex IV to the report of the Secretary-General;

Emphasizes that the new arrangement should not deprive the judges of their supervisory role vis-à-vis the legal support staff;

Notes with concern that a number of workload indicators are inaccurate, inflated and unjustifiable;

Requests the Secretary-General to ensure that the workload indicators are monitored and checked for accuracy and consistency;

Also requests the Secretary-General to ensure that expenditure data from the field are entered into the main expenditure record on a timely basis;

Notes with appreciation the efforts made to address the problems and to improve the overall functioning of the International Tribunal for Rwanda;

Requests the Secretary-General to include a section in future budget proposals on the implementation of the recommendations of oversight bodies;

Also requests the Secretary-General to maintain an accounting inventory record of the furniture and equipment acquired for the International Tribunal for Rwanda since its establishment (purchase and depreciation) in accordance with the relevant regulations and rules and relevant resolutions of the General Assembly, and to provide a succinct summary of that information in his next report on the financing of the Tribunal;

Further requests the Secretary-General to include in future budget proposals information on those items in the current inventory for which proposals for replacement and/or additions are made, in the format used in peacekeeping budget proposals;

Requests the Secretary-General to take all necessary actions to ensure that the International Tribunal for Rwanda is administered with maximum efficiency and economy;

Approves the budgetary recommendations of the Advisory Committee as contained in paragraph 24 of its report;2

Notes that by its resolution 53/214 of 18 December 1998, the General Assembly has approved revised emoluments and other conditions of service, including the pension entitlement, for members of the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and the International Tribunal for Rwanda, as recommended by the Advisory Committee, resulting in additional requirements of 147,300 United States dollars net for the International Tribunal for Rwanda in 1999;

Decides that the five Professional and two General Service posts in The Hague currently funded against the budget of the International Tribunal for Rwanda should be transferred from the staffing table and the related financial provisions of the International Tribunal for Rwanda to the staffing table and the budget of the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, effective 1 January 1999, resulting in a reduction of 666,900 dollars gross (551,800 dollars net) in the overall requirements for the International Tribunal for Rwanda in 1999;

Also decides to revise the level of appropriation to the Special Account for the International Criminal Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan Citizens Responsible for Genocide and Other Such Violations Committed in the Territory of Neighbouring States between 1 January and 31 December 1994 to 52,297,900 dollars gross (48,043,400 dollars net) for the period from 1 January to 31 December 1998;

Further decides to appropriate to the Special Account for the International Tribunal for Rwanda a total amount of 75,260,600 dollars gross (68,531,900 dollars net) for the period from 1 January to 31 December 1999, which also includes provisions for the revised emoluments and other conditions of service, including the pension entitlement, for members of the International Tribunal for Rwanda;

Decides that the financing of the appropriation for the period from 1 January to 31 December 1999 under the Special Account for the International Tribunal for Rwanda shall take into account the reduction of 4,340,700 dollars gross (2,835,700 dollars net) in the initial appropriation for 1998 and the unencumbered balance of 6,716,000 dollars gross (4,365,400 dollars net) as of 31 December 1997, both of which shall be set off against the aggregate amount of the appropriation, as detailed in the annex to the present resolution;

Also decides to apportion the amount of 32,101,950 dollars gross (30,665,400 dollars net) among Member States, in accordance with the scale of assessments applicable to the regular budget of the United Nations for the year 1999;

Further decides to apportion the amount of 32,101,950 dollars gross (30,665,400 dollars net) among Member States in accordance with the scale of assessments applicable to peacekeeping operations for the year 1999;

Decides that, in accordance with the provisions of its resolution 973 (X) of 15 December 1955, there shall be set off against the apportionment among Member States, as provided for in paragraphs 30 and 31 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of the estimated staff assessment income of 2,873,100 dollars approved for the International Tribunal for Rwanda for the period from 1 January to 31 December 1999;

Welcomes contributions already made to the Voluntary Fund to support the activities of the International Tribunal for Rwanda, and invites Member States and other interested parties to make voluntary contributions to the Tribunal both in cash and in the form of services and supplies acceptable to the Secretary-General.

Financing of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the

Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan Citizens Responsible for Genocide and Other Such

Violations Committed in the Territory of Neighbouring States between

1 January and 31 December 1994

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