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Programme Budget for the Biennium 2018-2019 Resolutions

A/RES/72/263 A-CNo PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 136Proposed programme budget for the biennium 2018-2019, published in 2018.

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?

4 topics
AppropriationsIncome SourcesProgramme BudgetingResources Allocation

What does this mandate say?

17 operative paragraphs

A

Resolves that, for the biennium 2018–2019:
1
Appropriations totalling 5,396,907,300 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 2018–2019 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 2018–2019:
1
Estimates of income other than assessments on Member States totalling 552,311,800 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 2018:
1
Budget appropriations consisting of 2,767,070,650 United States dollars, being half of the appropriation of 5,396,907,300 dollars approved for the biennium 2018–2019 by the General Assembly in paragraph 1 of resolution A above, plus 68,617,000 dollars, being the increase in appropriations for the biennium 2016–2017 approved by the Assembly in its resolutions 71/272 B of 6 April 2017, 71/280 of 6 April 2017 and 72/253 of 24 December 2017, 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
33,700,250 dollars, consisting of 26,670,950 dollars, being half of the estimated income other than staff assessment income approved for the biennium 2018–2019 under resolution B above, plus 7,029,300 dollars, being the increase in income other than staff assessment income for the biennium 2016–2017 approved by the Assembly in its resolution 72/253 of 24 December 2017;
b
45,242,610 dollars credited from the cancellation of prior-period obligations for the biennium 2014–2015;
c
2,688,127,790 dollars, being the assessment on Member States in accordance with Assembly resolution 70/245 of 23 December 2015 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 257,420,750 dollars, consisting of:
a
249,484,950 dollars, being half of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the biennium 2018–2019 in paragraph 1 of resolution B above;
b
468,600 dollars, being the increase in income from staff assessment for the biennium 2016–2017 approved by the Assembly in its resolution 71/272 B;
c
7,467,200 dollars, being the increase in income from staff assessment for the biennium 2016–2017 approved by the Assembly in its resolution 72/253.

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