Administrative and budgetary issues

14 December 1998

Press Release
GA/AB/3280

FIFTH COMMITTEE APPROVES TEXTS ON PROGRAMME PLANNING, PATTERN OF CONFERENCES AND COMPENSATION OF NON-SECRETARIAT OFFICIALS

19981214 Also Acts on Human Resources Management, Financing MONUA, Takes Up Budget Implications of Special Mission to Afghanistan

10 December 1998

Press Release
GA/AB/3279

WHILE ACCEPTING AUDIT OPINIONS OF BOARD OF AUDITORS, ASSEMBLY WOULD REVERT TO CERTAIN ASPECTS AT RESUMED SESSION, BY FIFTH COMMITTEE TEXT

19981210 Committee also Approves Draft on Financial Arrangements for International Court of Justice Dining Room

8 December 1998

Press Release
GA/AB/3278

UNITED NATIONS PENSION FUND WOULD MAKE PAYMENTS TO DIVORCED SURVIVING SPOUSES, BY TEXT APPROVED IN FIFTH COMMITTEE

19981208 Committee Also Discusses 1998-1999 Budget, Proposed 2000-2001 Budget Outline

The United Nations Pension Fund would make payments to divorced surviving spouses, according to the terms of a nine-part draft resolution approved without a vote this morning by the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary).

7 December 1998

Press Release
GA/AB/3277

MANY UN STAFF FROM RWANDA CURRENTLY UNDER ARREST ARE SUSPECTED OF PARTICIPATING IN 1994 GENOCIDE, FIFTH COMMITTEE TOLD

19981207 As Human Resources Management Discussed, Rwanda's Representative Asks If Genocidal Mindset Was Prerequisite for UN Recruitment Pre-1994 Genocide

4 December 1998

Press Release
GA/AB/3276

SECRETARY-GENERAL'S ESTIMATES FOR 2000-2001 BUDGET LESS THAN AMOUNTS SPENT ON FOOD FOR CATS AND DOGS IN SOME LARGE CITIES, FIFTH COMMITTEE TOLD

19981204 Committee Takes Up Proposed Budget Outline for 2000-2001 Biennium, Considers Net Budgeting, First Performance Report on 1998-1999 Budget

1 December 1998

Press Release
GA/AB/3275

30 November 1998

Press Release
GA/AB/3274

INDEPENDENT EXPERTS SHOULD UNDERTAKE PROPOSED REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNALS -- OR IT SHOULD NOT BE DONE AT ALL, FIFTH COMMITTEE TOLD

19981130 Committee Discusses Tribunals, UN Procurement Reform, 1998-1999 Programme Budget and Human Resources Management

25 November 1998

Press Release
GA/AB/3273

24 November 1998

Press Release
GA/AB/3272

SECRETARIAT SHOULD ASSESS REASONS FOR HIGH VACANCY RATES AT INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNALS, ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUDGETARY COMMITTEE TOLD

19981124 Committee Continues Discussing Tribunals' Financing, Also Discusses United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund

23 November 1998

Press Release
GA/AB/3270

GENERAL ASSEMBLY WOULD RESUME CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSED REVOLVING CREDIT FUND AT FIFTY-FOURTH SESSION, BY TEXT APPROVED IN FIFTH COMMITTEE

19981123 Committee Also Acts on Programme Budget Implications of MINUGUA, Discusses Results-Based Budgeting