The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) this afternoon made recommendations to the General Assembly on the proposed regulations governing the status of non-staff officials of the United Nations.
The investments of the United Nations Joint Pension Fund had met their objective of obtaining an optimal investment return while avoiding undue risk, the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) was told this morning, as it began its consideration of the United Nations common and pension systems.
As the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) began its consideration of results-based budgeting this morning, United Nations Controller Jean-Pierre Halbwachs stressed that the new approach would enhance evaluation of performance, improve monitoring and provide better information on the work of the Organization.
Never before had such concrete mechanisms of accountability been developed and implemented at the United Nations, the Assistant Secretary-General for Human Resources Management, Rafiah Salim, told the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) this morning, as it continued its general debate on human resources management.
As the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) continued its general debate on human resources management, several speakers stressed that accountability mechanisms were of central importance to the successful implementation of the Secretary-Generals reform proposals.
The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) this afternoon began its consideration of the proposed medium-term plan for 2002-2005.
