A way to address the long-standing issue of the term of office of the United Nations Board of Auditors must be found, Amjad Sial (Pakistan) told the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) this afternoon, as it concluded its discussion of the reports of that Board.
Committee Takes Up Board of Auditors and Oversight Office Reports
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) was well-managed,and media allegations to the contrary were unproven. The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) was told this morning.
Two draft resolutions, on the operation of the Development Account and on the financing of the United Nations Mission in East Timor (UNAMET), were approved this morning, by the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary).
Committee Concludes Discussion of Scale of Assessments, Pattern Of Conferences and JIU; Fails To Approve Text on Development Account
Committee Takes Up Reports of Joint Inspection Unit
Committee Also Takes Up Pattern of Conferences
Delegations Stress Transparency, Importance of Capacity-to-Pay, Need for Scale To Be Re-evaluated
Fails To Reach Consensus on Development Account Draft
Questions relating to the apportionment of expenses and to the scale of assessments would be best addressed after the present financial crisis had passed, the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) was told this afternoon as it continued its discussion on improving the Organizations financial situation.
