Reaffirms its role in carrying out a thorough analysis and approval of human and financial resources and policies with a view to ensuring the full, effective and efficient implementation of all mandated programmes and activities and the implementation of policies in this regard;
2
Also reaffirms that the Fifth Committee is the appropriate Main Committee of the General Assembly entrusted with responsibility for administrative and budgetary matters;
3
Further reaffirms rule 153 of its rules of procedure;
4
Reaffirms that the support account funds shall be used for the sole purpose of financing human resources and non-human resource requirements for backstopping and supporting peacekeeping operations at Headquarters, and that any changes in this limitation require the prior approval of the General Assembly;
5
Also reaffirms the need for adequate funding for the backstopping of peacekeeping operations, as well as the need for full justification for that funding in support account budget submissions;
6
Emphasizes the importance of interaction and coordination with troop- and police-contributing countries;
7
Recalls section I, paragraph 6, of resolution 55/238, paragraph 11 of resolution 56/241, paragraph 19 of resolution 61/279 and paragraph 22 of resolution 62/250, and requests the Secretary-General to make further concrete efforts to ensure the proper representation of troop-contributing countries in the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and the Department of Field Support of the Secretariat, taking into account their contribution to United Nations peacekeeping;
8
Recognizes the significant role of the Police Division of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations in contributing to peacekeeping operations, including their peacekeeping efforts, and the increase in the policing dimension in a number of operations;
9
Reaffirms the need for effective and efficient administration and financial management of peacekeeping operations, and urges the Secretary-General to continue to identify measures to increase the productivity and efficiency of the support account;
10
Requeststhe Secretary-General to ensure the full implementation of the relevant provisions of General Assembly resolutions 59/296 of 22 June 2005, 60/266 of 30 June 2006, 61/276 of 29 June 2007, 64/269 of 24 June 2010 and 65/289 of 30 June 2011, and other relevant resolutions;
11
Endorses the conclusions and recommendations contained in the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,Error: Reference source not found subject to the provisions of the present resolution, and requests the Secretary-General to ensure their full implementation;
12
Takes note of the report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services on the thematic evaluation of cooperation between, on the one hand, the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and the Department of Field Support and, on the other, regional organizations;Error: Reference source not found
13
Reaffirms its role with regard to the structure of the Secretariat, and stresses that proposals that amend the overall departmental structure, as well as the format of the budgets of the Organization and the biennial programme plan, are subject to review and approval by the General Assembly;
14
Notes the overall benefits of the restructuring of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and the Department of Field Support, and requests the Secretary-General to assess these benefits and to continue to make every effort to enhance the capacity of the Organization to manage and sustain peacekeeping operations;
15
Underlines the crucial importance of ensuring that the lessons learned and best practices of peacekeeping missions are adequately captured, processed and incorporated into guidelines and policies, particularly with regard to peacebuilding efforts by peacekeepers and peacekeeping operations in transition, and in this regard recognizes the significant role of the Peacekeeping Best Practices Section and best practices officers on the ground;
16
Notes that the strategy for early peacebuilding is still being developed by the Secretariat, and in this regard requests the Secretary-General to consult closely, throughout the process of the preparation of the strategy, with Member States, the Peacebuilding Commission, United Nations agencies, funds and programmes and all other relevant Secretariat entities, and underlines that specific peacebuilding tasks undertaken by peacekeeping missions should be based on the priorities of the country concerned and on the specific context;
17
Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the budget for the support account for peacekeeping operations for the period from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012Error: Reference source not found and the report of the Independent Audit Advisory Committee on the budget of the Office of Internal Oversight Services under the support account for peacekeeping operations for the period from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012;Error: Reference source not found
18
Decides to maintain, for the financial period from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012, the funding mechanism for the support account used in the period from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011, as approved in paragraph 3 of its resolution 50/221 B of 7 June 1996;
19
Takes note of paragraphs 44 and 55 of the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions;Error: Reference source not found
20
Reiterates its request to the Secretary-General to review the level of the support account on a regular basis, taking into consideration the number, size and complexity of peacekeeping operations;
21
Emphasizes that support functions should be scalable to the size and scope of peacekeeping operations;
22
Requeststhe Secretary-General to fill all vacancies in an expeditious manner;
Financial performance report for the period from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010
23
Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the financial performance of the support account for peacekeeping operations for the period from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010;Error: Reference source not found
Budget estimates for the period from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012
24
Approves the support account requirements in the amount of 344,792,400 United States dollars for the financial period from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012, inclusive of the amount of 47,185,200 dollars for the enterprise resource planning project pursuant to its resolution 64/243 of 24 December 2009, including 1,294 continuing posts and 1 new temporary post, as well as the redeployment, reassignment and reclassification of posts as set out in annex I to the present resolution and 151 continuing and 11 new general temporary assistance positions as set out in annex II, as well as their related post and non-post requirements;
Financing of the support account for peacekeeping operations for the periods from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010 and from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012
25
Decides that the requirements for the support account for peacekeeping operations for the financial periods from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010 and from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012 shall be financed as follows:
a
An additional amount of 24,444,900 dollars, to be appropriated and assessed in respect of the financial period from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010;
b
The total amount of 6,048,000 dollars, comprising interest income of 2,161,000 dollars, other miscellaneous income of 1,359,000 dollars and the cancellation of prior-period obligations of 2,528,000 dollars, to be applied to the resources required for the financial period from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012;
c
The amount of 3,377,000 dollars, representing the excess of the authorized level of the Peacekeeping Reserve Fund in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2010, to be applied to the resources required for the financial period from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012;
d
The balance of 359,812,300 dollars, to be prorated among the budgets of the active peacekeeping operations for the financial period from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012;
e
The net estimated staff assessment income of 30,474,500 dollars, comprising the amount of 29,685,000 dollars for the financial period from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012 and the increase of 789,500 dollars in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2010, to be set off against the balance referred to in subparagraph (d) above, to be prorated among the budgets of the individual active peacekeeping operations.
Annex I
Support account posts to be established for the period from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012
Redeployment, reassignment, reclassification, restructuring and abolition of posts under the support account for the period from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012
Redeployments
Department of Peacekeeping Operations/Office of Operations/Africa I Division/ United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad integrated operational team
Redeployment of 1 post (P-5 Senior Political Affairs Officer) to the Africa II Division, United Nations Mission in Liberia/United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire integrated operational team
Redeployment of 1 post (P-3 Political Affairs Officer) to the Africa I Division, United Nations Mission in the Sudan integrated operational team
Department of Peacekeeping Operations/Office of Military Affairs/ Military Planning Service
Redeployment of 2 posts (1 P-4 Capability Development Officer and 1 P-4 Military Policy and Doctrine Officer) to the Office of the Military Adviser, Policy and Doctrine Team
Department of Peacekeeping Operations/Office of Rule of Law and Security Institutions/Police Division
Redeployment of 16 posts (1 P-5 Chief of Section, 6 P-4 Selection and Recruitment Officers, 7 P-3 Selection and Recruitment Officers and 2 General Service (Other level) Administrative Assistants) from the Mission Management and Support Section to the Selection and Recruitment Section
Department of Field Support/Field Budget and Finance Division/Office of the Director/Field Finance Procedures Management Unit
Redeployment of 5 posts (1 P-4 Administrative Management Officer, 2 P-3 Administrative Officers, 1 General Service (Other level) Finance Assistant and 1 General Service (Other level) Team Assistant) to the Front Office/Office of the Director (Field Budget and Finance Division restructuring)
Redeployment of 2 posts (1 P-4 Finance Officer and 1 General Service (Other level) Finance Assistant) to the Budget and Performance Reporting Service (Field Budget and Finance Division restructuring)
Department of Field Support/Field Budget and Finance Division/Office of the Director/Field System Support Unit
Redeployment of 4 posts (1 P-4 Chief, 1 P-3 Systems Analyst, 1 P-2 Associate Programme Analyst and 1 General Service (Other level) Computer Information Systems Assistant) to the Budget and Performance Reporting Service (Field Budget and Finance Division restructuring)
Redeployment of 1 post (P-3 Programme Analyst) to the Office of the Chief/ Communications and Information Technology Services (United Nations Logistics Base at Brindisi, Italy)
Department of Field Support/Field Budget and Finance Division/ Memorandums of Understanding and Claims Management Section
Redeployment of 1 post (P-3 Finance and Budget Officer) to the Office of the Under-Secretary-General/Programme Implementation Coordination Team (global field support strategy)
Department of Field Support/Field Personnel Division/Field Personnel Operations Service
Redeployment of 2 posts (2 General Service (Other level) Human Resources Assistants) to the Field Central Review Board (United Nations Logistics Base)
Department of Field Support/Logistics Support Division/Specialist Support Service/ Supply Section
Redeployment of 3 posts (1 P-4 Chief, Contracts Management Unit, 1 P-3 Contracts Officer and 1 P-2 Associate Contracts Officer) to the Office of the Director (United Nations Logistics Base)
Department of Field Support/Information and Communications Technology Division/ Field Communications and Information Technology Operations Service
Redeployment of 2 posts (1 P-4 Strategic Deployment Stock Telecommunications Officer and 1 General Service (Other level) Information and Communications Technology Assistant) to the Assets Management Section/Communications and Information Technology Services (United Nations Logistics Base)
Department of Field Support/Information and Communications Technology Division/ Field Communications and Information Technology Operations Service/Logistics and Administration Unit
Redeployment of 1 post (General Service (Other level) Administrative Assistant) to the Office of the Under-Secretary-General/Programme Implementation Coordination Team (global field support strategy)
Office of Internal Oversight Services/Internal Audit Division/United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo
Redeployment of 1 post (P-4 Resident Auditor) to the Internal Audit Division/ Regional Audit Centre (Entebbe, Uganda)
Office of Internal Oversight Services/Internal Audit Division/United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Redeployment of 1 post (Field Service Audit Assistant) to the Internal Audit Division/Regional Audit Centre (Entebbe)
Reassignments
Department of Field Support/Logistics Support Division/Specialist Support Service/ Engineering Section
Reassignment of 1 post (P-4 Engineer) to the Office of the Under-Secretary-General/Programme Implementation Coordination Team (P-4 Programme Officer) (global field support strategy)
Department of Field Support/Field Personnel Division/Field Personnel Operations Services
Reassignment of 1 post (P-4 Human Resources Officer) to the Office of the Under-Secretary-General/Programme Implementation Coordination Team (P-4 Programme Officer) (global field support strategy)
Office of Internal Oversight Services/Internal Audit Division/United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo
Reassignment of 1 post (P-5 Chief Resident Officer) to the Inspection and Evaluation Division (P-5 Senior Evaluation Officer)
Reclassifications
Office of the United Nations Ombudsman and Mediation Services/United Nations Mission in the Sudan
Reclassification of 1 post (National General Service Administrative Assistant to Field Service)
Office of the United Nations Ombudsman and Mediation Services/United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Reclassification of 1 post (National General Service Administrative Assistant to Field Service)
Restructuring
Department of Peacekeeping Operations
Change name from “Peacekeeping Best Practices Section” to “Policy and Best Practices Service”
Establish the Protection Coordination Team in the Policy, Evaluation and Training Division/Policy and Best Practices Service
Establish the Selection and Recruitment Section in the Office of Rule of Law and Security Institutions/Police Division
Department of Field Support
Discontinue the Field Finance Procedures Management Unit and the Field System Support Unit of the Field Budget and Finance Division
Abolition
Department of Peacekeeping Operations/Office of Operations/Africa I Division/ United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad integrated operational team
Abolition of 1 post (P-4 Political Affairs Officer)
Department of Field Support/Field Budget and Finance Division/Office of the Director/Field System Support Unit
Abolition of 1 post (General Service (Other level) Information Management Assistant)
Department of Field Support/Field Personnel Division/Guidance and Organizational Design Section
Abolition of 1 post (General Service (Other level) Team Assistant)
Department of Field Support/Logistics Support Division/Operational Support Service
Abolition of 1 post (General Service (Other level) Team Assistant)
Office of Internal Oversight Services/Internal Audit Division/United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad
Abolition of 1 post (P-5 Chief Resident Officer)
Abolition of 3 posts (1 P-4 Resident Auditor, 1 P-3 Resident Auditor and 1 Field Service Audit Assistant)
Office of Internal Oversight Services/Internal Audit Division/United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo
Abolition of 1 post (National General Service Administrative Assistant)
Support account general temporary assistance positions to be established for the period from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012
Abbreviations: GS (OL), General Service (Other level); GS (PL), General Service (Principal level); NGS, National General Service.
a The specific assignment of the general temporary assistance positions is set out in the report of the Secretary-General on the budget for the support account for peacekeeping operations for the period from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012 (A/65/761 and Corr.1 and 2) and referenced in the related report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (A/65/827), with the exception of 1 P-4 position for the Department of Peacekeeping Operations in the Office of Operations/Africa II Division, 1 P-3 position for the Department of Field Support in the Air Transport Section/Airfields and Air Terminals Unit and 1 P-4, 1 P-3 and 1 General Service (Other level) positions for the Office of Internal Oversight Services in the Investigations Division (Nairobi).
b Person months are indicated in the column entitled “Position level”.
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