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Programme Budget for the Biennium 2012-2013

A/RES/68/245 A-BNo PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 133Programme budget for the biennium 2012-2013, published in 2014.

What else is in this group?

109 documents · 1974–2020
Newer documents in this group exist (latest: 2020).
  • 2020A/RES/74/250 A-BProgramme budget for the biennium 2018-2019 resolutionsCompare with earlier document
  • 2019A/RES/73/280 A-CProgramme budget for the biennium 2018-2019 resolutionsCompare with earlier document
  • 2018A/RES/72/263 A-CProgramme budget for the biennium 2018-2019 resolutionsCompare with earlier document
  • 2018A/RES/72/253 A-BProgramme budget for the biennium 2016-2017 resolutionsCompare with earlier document
  • 2017A/RES/71/273 A-CProgramme budget for the biennium 2016-2017 resolutionsCompare with earlier document

This group bundles related documents that are not individually ordered.

iGrouped automatically by matching titles within the same organ.

What subjects does this mandate have?

4 topics
AppropriationsIncome SourcesProgramme BudgetingStaff Assessment

What does this mandate say?

16 operative paragraphs

A

1
Takes note of the second performance report of the Secretary-General on the programme budget for the biennium 2012–2013, and endorses the observations and recommendations contained in the related report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, subject to the provisions of the present resolution;
2
Requests the Secretary-General to further review unliquidated obligations with a view to ensuring that only vital expenditures are ascribed to the programme budget for 2012–2013 and that other expenditures are cancelled, and decides accordingly to reduce the resource allocation for unliquidated obligations by 40,000,000 United States dollars;
3
Resolves that, for the biennium 2012–2013:
a
The amount of 5,399,364,500 dollars appropriated by it in its resolutions 67/247 A of 24 December 2012 and 67/269 of 28 June 2013 shall be increased by 165,703,300 dollars, as follows:
b
Of the increase mentioned in paragraph 3 (a) above, an amount of 44,734,400 dollars shall be assessed in accordance with the scale of assessment applicable to the regular budget;
c
The balance of 120,968,900 dollars shall be financed as follows:
i
Applying the credit of 40,508,300 dollars gross (40,069,800 dollars net), which constitutes the unencumbered balance for the biennium 2012–2013 of 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, the Special Account for 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 Special Account for the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, and decides in this regard that the provision for the application of credits under regulations 3.2 (d), 5.3 and 5.4 of the Financial Regulations and Rules of the United Nations shall be suspended;
ii
Authorizing the Secretary-General to credit from the Special Account established in resolution 3049 A (XXVII) of 19 December 1972 an amount of 26,648,200 dollars to the General Fund;
iii
Applying the credit of 23,141,000 dollars of the cancellation of prior-period obligations corresponding to the biennium 2010–2011, and decides in this regard that regulations 3.2 (d), 5.3 and 5.4 shall be suspended;
iv
Applying the credit of the estimated increase in income of 31,109,900 dollars, consisting of 5,194,400 dollars in income other than staff assessment income plus 25,915,500 dollars in staff assessment income for the biennium 2012–2013, as reflected in resolution B below;
d
The Secretary-General shall be authorized to transfer credits between sections of the budget, with the concurrence of the Advisory Committee;
e
In addition to the appropriations approved under paragraph 3 (a) above, an amount of 75,000 dollars shall be appropriated for each year of the biennium 2012–2013 from the accumulated income of the Library Endowment Fund for the purchase of books, periodicals, maps and library equipment and for such other expenses of the Library at the Palais des Nations in Geneva as are in accordance with the objects and provisions of the endowment.

B

Resolves that, for the biennium 2012–2013:
a
The estimates of income of 511,927,900 United States dollars approved by it in its resolutions 67/247 B of 24 December 2012 and 67/269 of 28 June 2013 shall be increased by 31,109,900 dollars, as follows:
b
The income from staff assessment shall be credited to the Tax Equalization Fund in accordance with the provisions of General Assembly resolution 973 (X) of 15 December 1955;
c
Direct expenses of the United Nations Postal Administration, services to visitors, catering and related services, garage operations, television services and the sale of publications not provided for under the budget appropriations shall be charged against the income derived from those activities.

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