Capital Master Plan

A/RES/79/246View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 138Programme budget for 2024, published in 2024.

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11 versions · 2005–2025

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/80/232

2025A/RES/80/232Capital Master PlanLatestCompare with previous version
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2016A/RES/70/239Capital master planCompare with previous version
2011A/RES/65/269Capital master planCompare with previous version
2010A/RES/64/228Capital master planCompare with previous version

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7 topics

Arbitration Auditing Construction Maintenance and Repair New York (N.y.)Office Buildings Project Expenditures

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Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General, the report of the Board of Auditors and the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the recommendations of the Board of Auditors;

Endorses the conclusions and recommendations contained in the report of the Advisory Committee;

Notes with concern that, to date, the Organization has disbursed a higher amount in legal fees for arbitration under the capital master plan than the total in damages subsequently awarded to the plaintiffs, and requests the Secretary-General to ensure the cost- and time-effective resolution of the remaining arbitration;

Recalls paragraphs 9 of the report of the Advisory Committee, and requests the Secretary-General to provide in his future reports detailed information and precise estimates on the concluded second phase and the remaining third phase of the second arbitration case, including projected expenditures required for each year based on the latest assumptions and the anticipated timing for when Member States may incur financial obligations, and also requests the Secretary-General to take necessary steps to limit the financial liabilities and protect the rights of the United Nations to the fullest extent possible;

Also recalls paragraph 10 of the report of the Advisory Committee, and requests the Secretary-General to continue to gather lessons learned related to the arbitration cases and share them with other construction projects with a view to avoiding litigation insofar as feasible, including from subcontractors and third parties, and protecting the rights of the United Nations in other construction projects;

Requests the Secretary-General to continue to hold managers accountable when their decisions have been established to be grossly negligent according to the applicable Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and have led to litigation and subsequent financial loss;

Also requests the Secretary-General to entrust the Office of Internal Oversight Services with conducting a comprehensive audit of the reasons that led to arbitration proceedings, and submitting its findings and recommendations on enhancing project governance, as well as limiting financial liability and protecting the rights of the United Nations, for the consideration of the General Assembly at its eightieth session.

55th (resumed) plenary meeting

24 December 2024

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