Special Subjects Relating to the Programme Budget for 2021

A/RES/75/253 CNo PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 141Proposed programme budget for 2021, published in 2021.

What other versions does this mandate have?

3 versions · 2021–2026

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What subjects does this mandate have?

3 topics

Office Buildings Space Utilization Working Conditions

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

2 reports of the Secretary-General submitted under this mandate, 2022–2023.

2023A/78/325Report on the assessment of the workplace at United Nations Headquarters report of the Secretary-General
2022A/76/669Final report on the implementation of a flexible workplace at United Nations Headquarters report of the Secretary-General

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What does this mandate say?

9 operative paragraphs

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I.Revised estimates resulting from resolutions and decisions adopted by the General Assembly at its seventy-fifth session

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General;

Endorses the conclusions and recommendations contained in the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions;

Appropriates an additional amount of 212,000 United States dollars (non-recurrent) under section 29A, Department of Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance, of the programme budget for 2021;

Also appropriates an additional amount of 25,200 dollars under section 36, Staff assessment, to be offset by an equivalent amount under income section 1, Income from staff assessment, of the programme budget for 2021;

II.Progress on the implementation of a flexible workplace at United Nations Headquarters

Recalling section V of its resolution 67/246 of 24 December 2012, section III of its resolution 67/254 A of 12 April 2013, section IV of its resolution 68/247 B of 9 April 2014, section VII of its resolution 69/274 A of 2 April 2015, section XVI of its resolution 71/272 A of 23 December 2016, section XI of its resolution 72/262 A of 24 December 2017, section VI of its resolution 73/279 A of 22 December 2018, section IX of its resolution 74/263 of 27 December 2019 and section XIII of its resolution 75/253 A of 31 December 2020,

Having considered the progress report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of a flexible workplace at United Nations Headquarters and the related report of the Advisory Committee,

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General;

Endorses the conclusions and recommendations contained in the report of the Advisory Committee, subject to the provisions of the present resolution;

Notes with appreciation the realization of efficiencies from the implementation of the flexible workplace project at United Nations Headquarters, including the additional capacity of 1,291 in the Secretariat Building, and the project’s full return on investment by 2021;

Recalls paragraphs 13 and 16 of the report of the Advisory Committee, and requests the Secretary-General to present to the General Assembly during the seventy-eighth session a comprehensive report that provides a forward-looking assessment of the workplace at United Nations Headquarters and that covers, inter alia, the evolving needs of the Organization, findings from the ongoing work to define future work modalities, lessons learned from the flexible workplace project and the experience of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the impact of any new work modalities, including with respect to flexible work arrangements, the Secretary-General’s strategic assessment and cost-benefit analysis of the Organization’s real estate portfolio in New York, implications for other United Nations offices, the realization of additional efficiency gains, considerations related to productivity, health and occupational safety and staff well-being, and proposals on any future flexible workforce needs, including costs and benefits, and that is considered in conjunction with an evaluation conducted by the Office of Internal Oversight Services of the completed flexible workplace project to be presented at the same session;

Takes into account the amount of 145,700 dollars already appropriated by the General Assembly for 2021 for the project, and approves an additional appropriation in the amount of 237,200 dollars, comprising 192,600 dollars under section 29B, Department of Operational Support, and 44,600 dollars under section 36, Staff assessment, of the programme budget for 2021, to fund project management resources in the amount of 352,900 dollars for one P-5 position until December 2021 and one General Service (Other level) position until August 2021 to carry out the remaining project activities, as well as 30,000 dollars for post-occupancy surveys for all floors completed in 2019 and 2020.

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