Analysis of Savings Resulting From the Improved Overall Cost-Effectiveness Achieved Pursuant to the 9th Session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Including the Restructuring of the Intergovernmental Machinery and the Reform of the Secretariat, as Requested by the General Assembly in Its Resolution 52/220 of 22 December 1997, and Proposals Pursuant to Assembly Decision 52/462 of 31 March 1998

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A document of the Human Rights Council, under agenda item 113 Programme budget for the biennium 1998-1999, published in 1998.

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Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Subprogramme 4	Supporting the Human Rights Council, its subsidiary bodies and mechanisms	56

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1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Subprogramme 4	Supporting the Human Rights Council, its subsidiary bodies and mechanisms	56	—

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.

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Budget Conference and Meeting Services Cost Effectiveness Experts Institutional Machinery Organizational Reform Savings

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Endorses the proposals of the Secretary-General, contained in his report,1 on the understanding that the amount to be utilized by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development should not exceed 5,526,600 United States dollars;

Agrees to the use of the amount of 1,088,000 dollars for the expenses of experts attending, in their personal capacity, expert meetings convened by the commissions of the Trade and Development Board in accordance with paragraph 114 of the document entitled "A Partnership for Growth and Development",⁴ on the understanding that:

⁴See A/51/308.

It would only involve a one-time expenditure within the framework of the biennium 1998–1999, made possible because of extra resources that have been allocated as a result of underspending;

The financing of the expenses of the experts should not set a precedent regarding the financing from the regular budget of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development of expenses of experts attending, in their personal capacity, expert meetings convened by the commissions of the Board, in accordance with paragraph 114 of the document entitled "A Partnership for Growth and Development";

Special consideration would be given to the needs of developing countries, in particular, the least developed countries;

Invites the Trade and Development Board to take a final decision, at its forty-fifth session from 12 to 23 October 1998, on the question of the selection, nomination and appointment of experts to participate in the expert meetings of its commissions, so as to enable the secretariat of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development to carry out the activities foreseen without further delay;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its fifty-fourth session a report on the implementation by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development of the activities financed from the unspent balance referred to in paragraph 1 above, and on how the accomplishments had contributed to strengthening the capacity of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, in particular, in priority areas;

Considers that significant savings have been achieved by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development as a direct result of decisions of the ninth session of the Conference, including the restructuring of the intergovernmental machinery and the reform of the secretariat;

Regrets the lack of clear information concerning the savings achieved pursuant to the ninth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, including the restructuring of the intergovernmental machinery and the reform of the secretariat, and takes note, in this context, of the indication in paragraph 8 of the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions2 that an amount of 2 million dollars, which is part of the above-mentioned savings, could be traceable to the reduction in the conference-servicing requirements of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development undertaken as a result of the ninth session, and agrees with the Advisory Committee that this information should have been reflected in the report of the Secretary-General;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its fifty-fourth session, comprehensive information on the savings, including the amount of 2 million dollars referred to in paragraph 6 above, resulting from the improved overall cost-effectiveness achieved pursuant to the ninth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, including the restructuring of the intergovernmental machinery and the reform of the secretariat, as requested in its resolutions 51/167 and 52/220;

Decides to continue consideration of this question during the main part of its fifty-fourth session.

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