Administrative and budgetary issues

10 March 1998

Press Release
GA/AB/3213

UNITED NATIONS IS 'BORROWING MORE AND MORE FROM A SMALLER AND SMALLER SOURCE', USG FOR MANAGEMENT TELLS ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUDGETARY COMMITTEE

19980310 Speakers Express Concern over Practice of Cross-Borrowing, Committee Also Discusses Procurement Reform and Use of Outsourcing

9 March 1998

Press Release
GA/AB/3212

FIFTH COMMITTEE BEGINS RESUMED SESSION

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Procurement reform, outsourcing and the chronically late issuance of documents were among the topics discussed this morning by the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary), as it began the first part of its resumed session, which will last until 27 March.

23 December 1997

Press Release
GA/AB/3211

TEN MEMBERS RESPONSIBLE FOR 80 PER CENT OF UNITED NATIONS BUDGET UNDER NEW SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS ADOPTED BY ASSEMBLY

19971223 Budget Set at $2.532 Billion for 1998-1999; Decisions Include Peacekeeping Financing, International Tribunals, Human Resources

22 December 1997

Press Release
GA/AB/3210

FIFTH COMMITTEE APPROVES SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS FOR 1998-2000; 1998-1999 BUDGET

19971222 Approves Nine Draft Texts at Conclusion of Work of Main Segment

19 December 1997

Press Release
GA/AB/3209

FIFTH COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS REVISING SALARIES OF SECRETARY-GENERAL AND UNDP ADMINISTRATOR

19971219 Budgetary Implications of Draft Resolution On Reform To Be Considered in Proposed 1998-1999 Budget

18 December 1997

Press Release
GA/AB/3208

GENERAL ASSEMBLY WOULD TAKE NOTE OF SECRETARY-GENERAL'S DOWNWARD REVISION OF 1998-1999 BUDGET TO $2.523 BILLION

19971218 According to Fifth Committee Recommendation; Action on Budgetary Implications of United Nations Reform Draft Deferred

17 December 1997

Press Release
GA/AB/3207

INTRODUCTION OF PERFORMANCE AWARD SYSTEM FOR UN STAFF APPROVED BY FIFTH COMMITTEE

19971217 $7.9 Million Needed if Assembly Adopts Draft Resolutions on Haiti and Central America

16 December 1997

Press Release
GA/AB/3206

15 December 1997

Press Release
GA/AB/3205

FIFTH COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS APPROPRIATING $125.6 MILLION FOR TRIBUNALS FOR FORMER YUGOSLAVIA AND RWANDA FOR 1998

19971215 $28.2 Million Required if Assembly Adopts Draft Text Concerning Verification Mission in Guatemala

10 December 1997

Press Release
GA/AB/3203

FIFTH COMMITTEE CONTINUES CONSIDERING IMPLICATIONS OF REFORM PROPOSALS ON UNITED NATIONS BUDGET AND PROGRAMMES

19971210 United States To Withhold Payment if Adjusted Ceiling Exceeded; Future Proposals by Group of 77 and China May Increase Budget Level