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Programme Budget for the Biennium 2014-2015 Resolutions

A/RES/68/248 A-CNo PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 134Proposed programme budget for the biennium 2014-2015, 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

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What subjects does this mandate have?

5 topics
AppropriationsFinancingIncome SourcesProgramme BudgetingStaff Assessment

What does this mandate say?

19 operative paragraphs

A

Resolves that, for the biennium 2014–2015:
1
Appropriations totalling 5,530,349,800 United States dollars are hereby approved for the following purposes:
2
The Secretary-General shall be authorized to transfer credits between sections of the budget, with the concurrence of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions;
3
In addition to the appropriations approved under paragraph 1 above, an amount of 75,000 dollars is appropriated for each year of the biennium 2014–2015 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 2014–2015:
1
Estimates of income other than assessments on Member States totalling 523,145,000 United States dollars are approved as follows:
2
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;
3
Direct expenses of the United Nations Postal Administration, services to visitors, the sale of statistical products, catering operations 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.

C

Resolves that, for the year 2014:
1
Budget appropriations consisting of 2,765,174,900 United States dollars, being half of the appropriation of 5,530,349,800 dollars approved for the biennium 2014–2015 by the General Assembly in paragraph 1 of resolution A above, plus 169,511,300 dollars, being the net increase in revised appropriations for the biennium 2012–2013 approved by the Assembly in its resolutions 67/269 of 28 June 2013 and 68/245 A of 27 December 2013, shall be financed in accordance with regulations 3.1 and 3.2 of the Financial Regulations and Rules of the United Nations, as follows:
a
21,174,100 dollars, consisting of 15,979,700 dollars, being half of the estimated income other than staff assessment income approved for the biennium 2014–2015 under resolution B above, plus 5,194,400 dollars, being the increase in income other than staff assessment income for the biennium 2012–2013 approved by the Assembly in its resolution 68/245 B of 27 December 2013;
b
40,069,800 dollars, consisting of 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 shall be suspended;
c
26,648,200 dollars, consisting of a credit to the General Fund from the Special Account established by the Assembly in resolution 3049 A (XXVII) of 19 December 1972;
d
23,141,000 dollars, consisting of a credit 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;
e
2,823,653,100 dollars, being the assessment on Member States in accordance with Assembly resolution 67/238 of 24 December 2012 on the scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of the United Nations;
2
There shall be set off against the assessment on Member States, in accordance with the provisions of General Assembly resolution 973 (X) of 15 December 1955, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund in the total amount of 271,692,300 dollars, consisting of:
a
245,592,800 dollars, being half of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the biennium 2014–2015 in paragraph 1 of resolution B above;
b
25,915,500 dollars, being the increase in income from staff assessment for the biennium 2012–2013 approved by the Assembly in its resolution 68/245 B;
c
184,000 dollars, being the increase in income from staff assessment for the biennium 2012–2013 approved by the Assembly in its resolution 67/269.

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