Fifth Committee

16 March 1999

Press Release
GA/AB/3287

FOR FIRST TIME IN FOUR YEARS, UNITED NATIONS BORROWING LESS FROM PEACEKEEPING FUNDS TO COVER REGULAR BUDGET ACTIVITIES, FIFTH COMMITTEE TOLD

19990316 Under-Secretary-General for Management Addresses Committee, as It Takes Up Improving Organization's Financial Situation

15 March 1999

Press Release
GA/AB/3286

ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUDGETARY COMMITTEE TAKES UP FINANCING OF UNITED NATIONS MISSIONS IN HAITI

19990315

The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) met this morning to take up the financing of United Nations missions in Haiti.

11 March 1999

Press Release
GA/AB/3285

COST OF INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM WITHIN NORMAL RANGE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE AND COMPLEX SYSTEMS, FIFTH COMMITTEE TOLD

19990311 However, Costs Could Have Been Reduced with Proper Planning And Timely Action, Under-Secretary-General for Internal Oversight Says

9 March 1999

Press Release
GA/AB/3284

ASTONISHING THAT MEMBER STATES HEAR ABOUT PROCUREMENT CASES IN ARBITRATION ONLY AFTER THEY HAVE REACHED EXTREME STATUS, FIFTH COMMITTEE TOLD

19990309 Committee Concludes its Discussion of Procurement Reform; Discusses Programme of Work, Issues Related to United Nations Security Arrangements

8 March 1999

Press Release
GA/AB/3283

ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUDGETARY COMMITTEE BEGINS FIRST PART OF RESUMED FIFTY-THIRD SESSION

19990308 Committee Discusses Programme of Work; Takes Up Review of Organization's Administrative and Financial Efficiency

18 December 1998

Press Release
GA/AB/3282

SECRETARY-GENERAL WOULD BE GIVEN ESTIMATE OF $2.545 BILLION TO PREPARE PROPOSED PROGRAMME BUDGET FOR 2000-2001, BY FIFTH COMMITTEE TEXT

19981218 As Committee Concludes Work for Main Part of Fifty-third Session, Texts Also Approved on 1998-1999 Programme Budget, International Tribunals

15 December 1998

Press Release
GA/AB/3281

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).