Administrative and budgetary issues

14 November 1997

Press Release
GA/AB/3192

INTERNAL OVERSIGHT OFFICE DOES NOT TRANSGRESS ITS MANDATE, FIFTH COMMITTEE INFORMED

19971114

Anyone who charged the Office of Internal Oversight Services with going beyond its mandate would be challenged because the Office never attempted to transgress the terms of the General Assembly resolution establishing it, the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) was told this morning as it concluded considering the work of that Office.

12 November 1997

Press Release
GA/AB/3191

11 November 1997

Press Release
GA/AB/3190

10 November 1997

Press Release
GA/AB/3189

FIFTH COMMITTEE IS TOLD OF MEDIA REPORTS OF 'IMPROPER ACTIVITIES' IDENTIFIED WITHIN UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM

19971110 Norway Says Talk of 'Petty Criminality' Hard to Recognize by Those Who Know World Body; Oversight Office Is Asked To Offer 'Balanced Picture'

10 November 1997

Press Release
GA/AB/3188

PROPOSED HUMAN RIGHTS BUDGET SHOULD BE INCREASED, SAY SPEAKERS IN FIFTH COMMITTEE

19971110 Committee Concludes Discussion of 1998-1999 Budget Parts Devoted to Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs, Public Information

7 November 1997

Press Release
GA/AB/3187

FIFTH COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS CANDIDATES FOR ACABQ; CONTRIBUTIONS, INVESTMENTS COMMITTEES; BOARD OF AUDITORS

19971107 Candidates for Administrative Tribunal, ICSC, Pension Committee Also Recommended

6 November 1997

Press Release
GA/AB/3186

RESOURCES FOR ECA SHOULD REFLECT ITS ROLE IN HELPING AFRICA, FIFTH COMMITTEE IS TOLD AS IT CONTINUES DISCUSSING 1998-1999 BUDGET SECTIONS

19971106 Committee Begins Considering Human Resources Management, Report of Standing Committee of Joint Staff Pension Board

5 November 1997

Press Release
GA/AB/3184

5 November 1997

Press Release
GA/AB/3185

FIFTH COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS IMMEDIATE IMPLEMENTATION OF PROPOSED PROCEDURES TO SETTLE CLAIMS FOR DEATH AND DISABILITY BENEFITS

19971105 Defers Action on Third-Party Liability, Continues Consideration of Budget Sections

4 November 1997

Press Release
GA/AB/3183

DECOLONIZATION UNIT SHOULD GET ADEQUATE RESOURCES AND REMAIN UNDER POLITICAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT, SPEAKERS TELL BUDGET COMMITTEE

19971104 Committee Concludes Debate on Pattern of Conferences, Budget Sections on Political Affairs, Peacekeeping, Outer Space, ICJ, Legal Affairs