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Programme Budget for the Biennium 2018-2019 Resolutions

A/RES/74/250 A-BView PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 134 Programme budget for the biennium 2018-2019, published in 2020.

What else is in this group?

109 documents · 1974–2020
YearSymbolTitleWord lengthText similarity
2020
A/RES/74/250 A-B

Programme budget for the biennium 2018-2019 resolutions

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2019
A/RES/73/280 A-C

Programme budget for the biennium 2018-2019 resolutions

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2018
A/RES/72/263 A-C

Programme budget for the biennium 2018-2019 resolutions

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2018
A/RES/72/253 A-B

Programme budget for the biennium 2016-2017 resolutions

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2017
A/RES/71/273 A-C

Programme budget for the biennium 2016-2017 resolutions

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What subjects does this mandate have?

4 subjects
AppropriationsBudget PerformanceIncome SourcesProgramme Expenditures

What’s in this document?

11 operative paragraphs

A

1
Takes note of the second performance report of the Secretary-General on the programme budget for the biennium 2018–2019,1 and endorses the conclusions and recommendations contained in the related report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,2 subject to the provisions of the present resolution;

1A/74/570.

2A/74/583.

2
Resolves that, for the biennium 2018–2019:
a
The amount of 5,873,652,300 United States dollars appropriated by it in its resolutions 73/280 A of 22 December 2018, 73/279 B of 15 April 2019 and 73/306 of 3 July 2019 shall be as follows:
Amount approved in resolutions 73/280 A, 73/279 B and 73/306 | Increase/ (decrease) | Final appropriation | Section | (United States dollars) | Part I. Overall policymaking, direction and coordination | 1 | Overall policymaking, direction and coordination | 137 295 900 | 3 219 000 | 140 514 900 | 2 | General Assembly and Economic and Social Council affairs and conference management | 641 479 700 | (18 012 700) | 623 467 000 | Subtotal, part I | 778 775 600 | (14 793 700) | 763 981 900 | Part II. Political affairs | 3 | Political affairs | 1 477 234 300 | (45 795 200) | 1 431 439 100 | 4 | Disarmament | 25 289 400 | (1 094 500) | 24 194 900 | 5 | Peacekeeping operations | 106 125 000 | (1 631 700) | 104 493 300 | 6 | Peaceful uses of outer space | 7 795 700 | (237 000) | 7 558 700 | Subtotal, part II | 1 616 444 400 | (48 758 400) | 1 567 686 000 | Part III. International justice and law | 7 | International Court of Justice | 49 549 200 | 2 187 900 | 51 737 100 | 8 | Legal affairs | 73 068 200 | 2 608 300 | 75 676 500 | Subtotal, part III | 122 617 400 | 4 796 200 | 127 413 600 | Part IV. International cooperation for development | 9 | Economic and social affairs | 162 317 700 | 1 116 700 | 163 434 400 | 10 | Least developed countries, landlocked developing countries and small island developing States | 10 908 200 | 427 600 | 11 335 800 | 11 | United Nations support for the New Partnership for Africa’s Development | 16 419 000 | (1 188 900) | 15 230 100 | 12 | Trade and development | 135 478 400 | 1 512 200 | 136 990 600 | 13 | International Trade Centre | 37 354 000 | – | 37 354 000 | 14 | Environment | 40 529 400 | 3 793 300 | 44 322 700 | 15 | Human settlements | 22 502 900 | 642 100 | 23 145 000 | 16 | International drug control, crime and terrorism prevention and criminal justice | 40 788 800 | 2 317 500 | 43 106 300 | 17 | UN-Women | 16 544 100 | 2 027 600 | 18 571 700 | Subtotal, part IV | 482 842 500 | 10 648 100 | 493 490 600 | Part V. Regional cooperation for development | 18 | Economic and social development in Africa | 164 308 700 | (8 354 300) | 155 954 400 | 19 | Economic and social development in Asia and the Pacific | 105 246 900 | 197 800 | 105 444 700 | 20 | Economic development in Europe | 63 683 400 | 3 438 800 | 67 122 200 | 21 | Economic and social development in Latin America and the Caribbean | 116 813 100 | 660 400 | 117 473 500 | 22 | Economic and social development in Western Asia | 73 375 700 | (102 100) | 73 273 600 | 23 | Regular programme of technical cooperation | 65 816 600 | (289 000) | 65 527 600 | Subtotal, part V | 589 244 400 | (4 448 400) | 584 796 000 | Part VI. Human rights and humanitarian affairs | 24 | Human rights | 230 021 900 | (2 069 900) | 227 952 000 | 25 | International protection, durable solutions and assistance to refugees | 86 133 700 | 170 300 | 86 304 000 | 26 | Palestine refugees | 54 964 300 | 2 800 200 | 57 764 500 | 27 | Humanitarian assistance | 36 244 700 | 4 553 800 | 40 798 500 | Subtotal, part VI | 407 364 600 | 5 454 400 | 412 819 000 | Part VII. Public information | 28 | Global communications | 182 177 200 | (709 800) | 181 467 400 | Subtotal, part VII | 182 177 200 | (709 800) | 181 467 400 | Part VIII. Common support services | 29A (2018) | Office of the Under-Secretary-General for Management | 9 860 200 | 2 627 000 | 12 487 200 | 29B (2018) | Office of Programme Planning, Budget and Accounts | 17 195 400 | (769 800) | 16 425 600 | 29C (2018) | Office of Human Resources Management | 32 062 200 | (1 287 500) | 30 774 700 | 29D (2018) | Office of Central Support Services | 75 353 100 | 13 608 400 | 88 961 500 | 29E (2018) | Office of Information and Communications Technology | 48 018 400 | (1 526 400) | 46 492 000 | 29F | Administration, Geneva | 136 724 900 | 4 111 100 | 140 836 000 | 29G | Administration, Vienna | 37 467 400 | (797 700) | 36 669 700 | 29H | Administration, Nairobi | 32 294 800 | (222 600) | 32 072 200 | 29A (2019) | Department of Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance | 55 153 600 | (199 900) | 54 953 700 | 29B (2019) | Department of Operational Support | 96 972 200 | (8 648 300) | 88 323 900 | 29C (2019) | Office of Information and Communications Technology | 47 834 300 | 4 428 500 | 52 262 800 | Subtotal, part VIII | 588 936 500 | 11 322 800 | 600 259 300 | Part IX. Internal oversight | 30 | Internal oversight | 40 749 000 | 1 047 700 | 41 796 700 | Subtotal, part IX | 40 749 000 | 1 047 700 | 41 796 700 | Part X. Jointly financed administrative activities and special expenses | 31 | Jointly financed administrative activities | 12 358 800 | – | 12 358 800 | 32 | Special expenses | 131 902 100 | 18 120 700 | 150 022 800 | Subtotal, part X | 144 260 900 | 18 120 700 | 162 381 600 | Part XI. Capital expenditures | 33 | Construction, alteration, improvement and major maintenance | 130 057 300 | 6 455 400 | 136 512 700 | Subtotal, part XI | 130 057 300 | 6 455 400 | 136 512 700 | Part XII. Safety and security | 34 | Safety and security | 242 912 700 | 5 404 700 | 248 317 400 | Subtotal, part XII | 242 912 700 | 5 404 700 | 248 317 400 | Part XIII. Development Account | 35 | Development Account | 28 398 800 | – | 28 398 800 | Subtotal, part XIII | 28 398 800 | – | 28 398 800 | Part XIV. Staff assessment | 36 | Staff assessment | 518 871 000 | 5 460 300 | 524 331 300 | Subtotal, part XIV | 518 871 000 | 5 460 300 | 524 331 300 | Total | 5 873 652 300 | – | 5 873 652 300
b
The Secretary-General shall be authorized to transfer credits between sections of the budget, with the concurrence of the Advisory Committee;
c
In addition to the appropriations approved under paragraph 2 (a) above, an amount of 75,000 dollars shall be appropriated for 2020 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;
3
Takes note of paragraph 15 of the report of the Advisory Committee, decides not to approve a temporary suspension of the surrender of the unspent appropriations of the regular budget for 2016–2017 for the 2020 financial year, and requests the Secretary-General to return the amount of 25.19 million dollars to the Member States, in accordance with regulations 3.2 (d) and 5.4 of the Financial Regulations and Rules of the United Nations;3

3ST/SGB/2013/4 and ST/SGB/2013/4/Amend.1.

4
Requests the Secretary-General to consult delegations on possible austerity measures that could have an impact on their work in the main organs of the United Nations and to make every effort to mitigate their impact.
52nd (resumed) plenary meeting 27 December 2019

B

Resolves that, for the biennium 2018–2019:
a
The estimates of income of 563,399,800 United States dollars approved by it in its resolutions 73/280 B of 22 December 2018, 73/279 B of 15 April 2019 and 73/306 of 3 July 2019 shall be increased by 8,654,100 dollars, as follows:
Approved estimates of income | Increase/ (decrease) | Final estimates of income | Income section | (United States dollars) | 1 | Income from staff assessment | 523 015 000 | 5 189 100 | 528 204 100 | 2 | General income | 43 674 200 | 2 415 000 | 46 089 200 | 3 | Services to the public | (3 289 400) | 1 050 000 | (2 239 400) | Total | 563 399 800 | 8 654 100 | 572 053 900
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.
52nd (resumed) plenary meeting 27 December 2019

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