3 reports of the Secretary-General submitted under this mandate, 2022–2024.
2024A/79/510Capital investment planning report of the Secretary-General
2023A/78/536Capital investment planning report of the Secretary-General
2022A/77/519Capital investment planning report of the Secretary-General
iIdentified automatically from the metadata in each report’s UN Digital Library catalogue record.
What does this mandate say?
68 operative paragraphs
1
Reaffirms that the Fifth Committee is the appropriate Main Committee of the General Assembly entrusted with responsibilities for administrative and budgetary matters, and also reaffirms the role of the Fifth Committee in carrying out a thorough analysis and approving human and financial resources and policies, with a view to ensuring full, effective and efficient implementation of all mandated programmes and activities and the implementation of policies in this regard;
2
Also reaffirms rule 153 of its rules of procedure;
3
Further reaffirms the Regulations and Rules Governing Programme Planning, the Programme Aspects of the Budget, the Monitoring of Implementation and the Methods of Evaluation;
4
Reaffirms the established budgetary procedures and methodologies, based on its resolutions 41/213 and 42/211;
5
Also reaffirms the Financial Regulations and Rules of the United Nations;
6
Further reaffirms its resolution 76/236 of 24 December 2021;
7
Endorses the conclusions and recommendations contained in the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, subject to the provisions of the present resolution;
8
Stresses that finance serves as a foundation of and an important element underpinning United Nations governance;
9
Recalls paragraph 8 of the report of the Advisory Committee, and requests the Secretary-General to ensure the full, effective and efficient implementation of mandated programmes and activities;
10
Emphasizes the importance of full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and notes with appreciation the efforts of the Secretary-General to ensure adequate, sustainable and predictable resources for development, with the aim of leaving no one behind;
11
Also emphasizes the importance of promoting sustainable development at the global and regional levels in a balanced and integrated manner in order to tackle current challenges and accelerate post-coronavirus disease (COVID-19) recovery, and looks forward to the Secretariat and other United Nations bodies continuing to support efforts by Member States in this regard;
12
Requeststhe Secretary-General to further report in the next budget performance report on the impact of COVID-19 on the programme budget for 2021, detailing the recorded budget variances and flexible working arrangements, and to factor lessons learned for the working methods of the Secretariat, without prejudice to the work of intergovernmental bodies, into the next proposed programme budget;
13
Urgesall Member States to fulfil their financial obligations as set out in the Charter of the United Nations on time, in full and without conditions;
14
Encouragesthe Secretary-General to make every effort to facilitate Member States’ payments of their assessed contributions;
15
Recalls that adequate resources must be provided to ensure the effective and efficient delivery of mandates;
16
Notes that organizational reforms should contribute to greater efficiency and effectiveness in delivering the Organization’s mandated programmes and activities without negatively affecting their full implementation, and requests the Secretary-General to provide results and examples in this regard in the context of his next budget submission;
17
Encouragesthe Secretary-General to continue to provide more budget-related information online and in supplementary documentation;
18
Notes the increased size and volume of documentation that forms the proposed programme budget, and notes with appreciation that the Secretary-General continues his efforts to enhance the quality, clarity and usability of the proposed programme budget in consultation with Member States, while maintaining the level of information provided to Member States;
19
Requeststhe Secretary-General to continue his efforts in producing more realistic budget assumptions and accurate resource estimates, adapting faster to changes in mandates and actual programme performance, with a view to ensuring a greater focus on results and mandate delivery;
20
Stresses that results-based budgeting and results-based management are mutually supportive management tools and that improved implementation of results-based budgeting enhances both management and accountability in the Secretariat, and encourages the Secretary-General to continue his efforts in this regard;
21
Emphasizes the importance of comprehensive budgetary performance in the management of the programme plan and programme budget, and requests the Secretary-General to clearly link the budget inputs to tangible results;
22
Requeststhe Secretary-General to include in future proposed programme budgets the indicative cost estimates of major construction projects in the top-line budget figure in the introductory section of the budget, for information purposes only;
23
Reiterates the paramount importance of the equality of the six official languages of the United Nations, underlines that the COVID-19 pandemic has hampered the equal treatment of the six official languages, and requests the Secretary-General to propose concrete measures to improve multilingualism in the next programme budget submission;
24
Recalls paragraph 24 of the report of the Advisory Committee, and requests the Secretary-General to continue to improve upon the common staff cost methodology and improve the accuracy of common staff cost forecasts;
25
Requeststhe Secretary-General to continue to strengthen internal controls in programme planning, budgeting, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and reporting;
26
Decides that a vacancy rate of 10 per cent for Professional staff and 9.2 per cent for General Service staff shall be used as a basis for the calculation of the budget for 2022;
27
Notes with concern that the current overall single vacancy rate by staff category for all sections is inflated and may have an impact on mandate delivery, and requests the Secretary-General to bring the actual vacancy rate in the budget sections to the approved vacancy rate before applying it;
28
Requeststhe Secretary-General to review those posts that have been vacant for 24 months or longer and to propose either the retention with clear justification of need or the abolishment of those posts in his next budget proposal;
29
Decides that the staffing table for 2022 shall be as set out in the annex to the present resolution;
30
Also decides to reduce resources for consultants by 10 per cent;
31
Further decides to reduce resources for travel of staff by 5 per cent;
32
Takes note of paragraph 70 of the report of the Advisory Committee, and decides not to reduce information and communications technology-related resources by 1 million United States dollars;
33
Recalls paragraph 73 of the report of the Advisory Committee, and decides to further reduce resources proposed under supplies and materials by 5 per cent;
34
Decides to reduce resources for general operating expenses by 0.1 per cent;
35
Stresses that all extrabudgetary posts must be administered and managed with the same rigour as regular budget posts;
Part I
Overall policymaking, direction and coordination
Section 1
Overall policymaking, direction and coordination
36
Takes note of paragraph I.15 of the report of the Advisory Committee, and requests the Secretary-General to examine the need to reclassify the three posts, in close consultation with the Advisory Committee, and to report thereon in the next budget proposal;
Section 2
General Assembly and Economic and Social Council affairs and conference management
37
Recalls paragraph 8 of its resolution 75/252, commends the increased throughput productivity of the translation services across all duty stations and the achievements made by language staff to meet the revised workload standards, and in this regard requests the Secretary-General to ensure adequate training and technical support in order to ensure equal treatment of all official languages;
38
Decides to establish one post of Russian Interpreter (P-3) in New York;
Part II
Political affairs
Section 3
Political affairs
39
Notes the ongoing reforms of the United Nations, and requests the Secretary-General to ensure greater coordination and collaboration between the United Nations and regional and subregional entities, with the ultimate purpose of delivering on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Agenda 2063 of the African Union;
Section 5
Peacekeeping operations
40
Recognizes the important role of peacekeeping and special political missions at the national, subregional, regional and international levels, as appropriate, in maintaining peace and security in fulfilment of their mandates;
41
Re-emphasizes the importance of improving the safety and security of peacekeepers and mission personnel, and requests the Secretary-General to fulfil the responsibilities under relevant resolutions of the General Assembly and the Security Council to improve the safety and security of United Nations peacekeepers and mission personnel;
Part III
International justice and law
Section 8
Legal affairs
42
Takes note of paragraphs III.60, III.61 and III.62 of the report of the Advisory Committee;
43
Decides that regular budget resources for the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism to Assist in the Investigation and Prosecution of Persons Responsible for the Most Serious Crimes under International Law Committed in the Syrian Arab Republic since March 2011 under section 8, Legal affairs, for 2022 amount to 17,159,700 dollars before recosting;
Part IV
International cooperation for development
Section 9
Economic and social affairs
44
Takes note of paragraph IV.5 of the report of the Advisory Committee, and decides to approve the reclassification of the post of Senior Programme Management Officer, Forest Affairs (P-5) to Deputy Director, Forest Affairs (D-1);
45
Decides to reclassify the P-4 post in the Programme on Ageing Unit to a P-5 post and establish a new P-3 post in the same unit;
Section 10
Least developed countries, landlocked developing countries and small island developing States
46
Takes note of paragraph IV.24 of the report of the Advisory Committee, and decides to establish one post of Associate Data Analyst (P-2) in the Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States;
Section 11
United Nations support for the New Partnership for Africa’s Development
47
Recalls that the development of Africa is an established priority of the United Nations, and reaffirms its commitment to address the unique needs of Africa;
48
Decides to establish one post of Data Analyst (P-3) under subprogramme 1, Coordination of global advocacy of and support for the New Partnership for Africa’s Development;
Section 12
Trade and development
49
Welcomes the adoption of the Bridgetown Covenant at the fifteenth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, on 7 October 2021, takes note that, owing to its recent adoption, no provisions are included in the proposed programme budget for 2022 for implementation of the relevant mandates, and therefore requests the Secretary-General to include relevant proposals for implementation of the Covenant in the next proposed programme budget;
Section 15
Human settlements
50
Takes note of paragraph IV.124 of the report of the Advisory Committee;
Part V
Regional cooperation for development
Section 18
Economic and social development in Africa
51
Takes note of paragraph V.3 of the report of the Advisory Committee, decides not to abolish the two posts (P-3 and P-4) under programme support in the Economic Commission for Africa, and requests the Secretary-General to expedite and finalize the recruitment process;
Section 20
Economic development in Europe
52
Approves the proposal of the Secretary-General for non-post resources;
Part VI
Human rights and humanitarian affairs
Section 24
Human rights
53
Takes note of paragraph VI.20 of the report of the Advisory Committee;
Section 26
Palestine refugees
54
Calls upon the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East to further enhance its internal governance and oversight mechanisms to ensure that its management is delivering on the Agency’s mandate with transparency and accountability, while preserving the Agency’s agility and operational response capacity, and to provide an update on progress made in its next budget submission;
55
Decides to approve resources at the Secretary-General level;
Section 27
Humanitarian assistance
56
Requeststhe Secretary-General to explore strengthening his collaboration with regional and subregional organizations, where appropriate, to support humanitarian work;
Part VII
Global communications
Section 28
Global communications
57
Encouragesthe Secretary-General to continue to explore liaising with regional and subregional organizations in Africa so as to increase knowledge and awareness of the opportunities and activities of the United Nations;
58
Decides to abolish one General Service (Other level) post and one P-3 post under subprogramme 1, Strategic communications services, that have been vacant for more than two years;
Part VIII
Common support services
Section 29A
Department of Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance
59
Takes note of paragraph VIII.17 of the report of the Advisory Committee, and decides to reduce resources under contractual services related to training by 363,300 dollars;
Section 29B
Department of Operational Support
60
Decides to abolish one General Service (Other level) post that has been vacant for more than two years;
Section 29E
Administration, Geneva
61
Takes note of paragraph VIII.83 (c) of the report of the Advisory Committee, and approves the proposal of the Secretary-General for non-post resources;
Section 29G
Administration, Nairobi
62
Takes note of paragraph VIII.140 of the report of the Advisory Committee;
Part IX
Internal oversight
Section 30
Internal oversight
63
Takes note of paragraph IX.8 of the report of the Advisory Committee, and decides to establish one post of Deputy Director (D-1) and one post of Evaluation Officer (P-4) under subprogramme 2, Inspection and evaluation;
Part XI
Capital expenditures
Section 33
Construction, alteration, improvement and major maintenance
64
Decides to further reduce resources for alteration, improvement and major maintenance projects by 200,000 dollars;
65
Takes note of paragraph XI.20 of the report of the Advisory Committee, and decides to reduce the provision under section 33 for the United Nations Office at Geneva by 5 per cent;
66
Also takes note of paragraph XI.22 of the report of the Advisory Committee;
67
Further takes note of paragraph XI.23 of the report of the Advisory Committee;
Part XIII
Development Account
Section 35
Development account
68
Decides to increase, on a non-recurrent basis, the Development Account for 2022 by 1 million dollars.
54th (resumed) plenary meeting
24 December 2021
Staffing table for 2022
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