Unforseen and Extraordinary Expenses for the Biennium 2002-2003

A/RES/56/256View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 123 Proposed programme budget for the biennium 2002-2003, published in 2002.

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6 versions · 1974–2002

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2002	A/RES/56/256	Unforseen and extraordinary expenses for the biennium 2002-2003	454	96%Compare
2000	A/RES/54/252	Unforseen and extraordinary expenses for the biennium 2000-2001	452	88%Compare
1996	A/RES/50/217	Unforseen and extraordinary expenses for the biennium 1996-1997	412	—
1994	A/RES/48/229	Unforseen and extraordinary expenses for the biennium 1994-1995	—	—
1978	A/RES/32/214	Unforseen and extraordinary expenses for the biennium 1978-1979	357	11%Compare

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4 subjects

Experts Judges Programme Budgeting Report Preparation

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11 operative paragraphs

Authorizes the Secretary-General, with the prior concurrence of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions and subject to the Financial Regulations of the United Nations and the provisions of paragraph 3 below, to enter into commitments in the biennium 2002–2003 to meet unforeseen and extraordinary expenses arising either during or subsequent to the biennium, provided that the concurrence of the Advisory Committee shall not be necessary for:

Such commitments, not exceeding a total of 8 million United States dollars in any one year of the biennium 2002–2003, as the Secretary-General certifies relate to the maintenance of peace and security;

Such commitments as the President of the International Court of Justice certifies relate to expenses occasioned by:

The designation of ad hoc judges (Statute of the International Court of Justice, Article 31), not exceeding a total of 330,000 dollars;

The calling of witnesses and the appointment of experts (Statute, Article 50) and the appointment of assessors (Statute, Article 30), not exceeding a total of 50,000 dollars;

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The maintenance in office for the completion of cases of judges who have not been re-elected (Statute, Article 13, paragraph 3), not exceeding a total of 40,000 dollars;

The payment of pensions and travel and removal expenses of retiring judges, and travel and removal expenses and installation grant of members of the Court (Statute, Article 32, paragraph 7), not exceeding a total of 410,000 dollars;

The work of the Court or its Chambers away from The Hague (Statute, Article 22), not exceeding a total of 25,000 dollars;

Such commitments, not exceeding a total of 500,000 dollars in the biennium 2002–2003, as the Secretary-General certifies are required for inter-organizational security measures pursuant to section IV of General Assembly resolution 36/235 of 18 December 1981;

Resolves that the Secretary-General shall report to the Advisory Committee and to the General Assembly at its fifty-seventh and fifty-eighth sessions all commitments made under the provisions of the present resolution, together with the circumstances relating thereto, and shall submit supplementary estimates to the Assembly in respect of such commitments;

Decides that for the biennium 2002–2003, if a decision of the Security Council results in the need for the Secretary-General to enter into commitments relating to the maintenance of peace and security in an amount exceeding 10 million dollars in respect of the decision, that matter shall be brought to the General Assembly, or, if the General Assembly is suspended or not in session, a resumed or special session of the Assembly shall be convened by the Secretary-General to consider the matter.

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