Meetings Coverage and Press Releases

In progress at UNHQ

Administrative and budgetary issues

GA/AB/3229

FIFTH COMMITTEE CONCLUDES GENERAL DISCUSSION OF FINANCING OF SEVERAL PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS

18 May 1998


Press Release
GA/AB/3229


FIFTH COMMITTEE CONCLUDES GENERAL DISCUSSION OF FINANCING OF SEVERAL PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS

19980518

The Secretariat should explain its use of gratis personnel to negotiate contracts with troop-contributing countries, the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) was told this afternoon as it concluded its general discussion of the individual budgets of most United Nations peacekeeping operations.

GA/AB/3226

PRODUCTIVITY, SUSTAINABILITY AMONG ISSUES RAISED AS FIFTH COMMITTEE CONSIDERS UTILIZATION OF DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT

12 May 1998


Press Release
GA/AB/3226


PRODUCTIVITY, SUSTAINABILITY AMONG ISSUES RAISED AS FIFTH COMMITTEE CONSIDERS UTILIZATION OF DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT

19980512

Begins Considering Report of Oversight Office on Habitat II

The Secretary-General should submit another report on utilization of the Development Account, the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) was told this morning as it continued discussing the utilization of the Account.

GA/AB/3225

FIFTH COMMITTEE BEGINS SECOND RESUMED SESSION

11 May 1998


Press Release
GA/AB/3225


FIFTH COMMITTEE BEGINS SECOND RESUMED SESSION

19980511

Adopts Work Programme; Reports on Development Account Introduced

The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) this morning approved its programme of work for the second part of its resumed fifty-second session. Lasting for three weeks, from 11 to 29 May, the session will focus primarily on the financing of United Nations peacekeeping operations, with some 18 operations being taken up.

GA/AB/3223/

FIFTH COMMITTEE DECIDES BY VOTE TO INCREASE NUMBER OF UN OFFICIAL HOLIDAYS TO 10, INCLUDING EID AL-FITR AND EID AL-ADHA CORRECTION

3 April 1998


Press Release
GA/AB/3223/


FIFTH COMMITTEE DECIDES BY VOTE TO INCREASE NUMBER OF UN OFFICIAL HOLIDAYS TO 10, INCLUDING EID AL-FITR AND EID AL-ADHA CORRECTION

19980403

In Press Release GA/AB/3223 of 26 March, the first sentence in the third paragraph of page 6 should read as follows:

"SUSAN SHEAROUSE (United States) said she wished to propose an amendment to the draft."

GA/AB/3224

FIFTH COMMITTEE CONCLUDES FIRST PART OF RESUMED SESSION

27 March 1998


Press Release
GA/AB/3224


FIFTH COMMITTEE CONCLUDES FIRST PART OF RESUMED SESSION

19980327 Texts Approved on Procurement Reform, Independent Study of IMIS, Financing of MINURSO, Conference Services Matters, 1996-1997 Budget Allocation