Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

48^th Meeting (AM)

FIFTH COMMITTEE CONCLUDES CONSIDERATION OF FINANCING OF UN MISSION

IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

Secretariat Responds to Delegates’ Concerns

Over Rules Governing Evaluation, Award of Outsourced Contracts in DRC

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

47^th Meeting (AM)

ACABQ RECOMMENDS $450-MILLION BUDGET FOR UN MISSION IN DRC -–

$87 MILLION LESS THAN FIGURE REQUESTED BY SECRETARIAT

Several Speakers Express Disappointment

At Lack of Data to Justify Secretariat’s Demands

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

95^th Meeting (PM)

ASSEMBLY AGREES TO INCLUDE G-77 AND CHINA, EUROPEAN UNION ON SPEAKER’S LIST

IN SUMMIT SEGMENT OF CONFERENCE ON FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT

Several Speakers Stress That

‘Gentleman’s Agreement’ by Assembly Does Not Constitute Precedent

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

46^th Meeting (AM)

PROPOSED EXTENSION OF RETIREMENT AGE FOR STAFF HIRED BEFORE 1990

RAISES QUESTIONS, RESERVATIONS FROM SOME DELEGATIONS

Fifth Committee Adopts 2 Draft Resolutions,

One on Arrears of Former Yugoslavia, Another on Geneva Common Services

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

45^th Meeting (AM)

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

44^th Meeting (AM)

GROUP OF 77 AND CHINA URGE IMMEDIATE WITHDRAWAL OF CONFERENCE SERVICE

CUTBACKS ANNOUNCED BY SECRETARIAT

A serious issue that emerged in the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) discussion this morning was the reduction in services announced by the Under-Secretary-General for Management in his information circular ST/IC/2002/13 of 28 February.

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

43^rd Meeting (AM)

FIFTH COMMITTEE MAINTAINS FOCUS ON OVERSIGHT ISSUES,

INCLUDING ALLEGATIONS OF MISCONDUCT, MISMANAGEMENT

Speakers Question Mandate, Prerogatives

Of Office of Internal Oversight Services

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

41^st and 42^nd Meetings (AM & PM)

FIFTH COMMITTEE CONSIDERS SIX REPORTS BY OFFICE OF INTERNAL OVERSIGHT,

INCLUDING ISSUE OF REFUGEE SMUGGLING AT NAIROBI OFFICE

CORRECTION

On pages 16 and 17 of Press Release GA/AB/3493 of 4 March, the statement by DPI Public Affairs Division Director Therese Gastaut should read as follows:

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

41^st and 42^nd Meetings (AM & PM)

FIFTH COMMITTEE CONSIDERS SIX REPORTS BY OFFICE OF INTERNAL OVERSIGHT,

INCLUDING ISSUE OF REFUGEE SMUGGLING AT NAIROBI OFFICE

Beginning Resumed Session, Scheduled for 4-15 March,

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Third Committee

61^st  & 62^nd Meetings (AM & PM)

THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES FOUR DRAFT TEXTS ON RACISM, RACIAL DISCRIMINATION,

AS IT CONCLUDES WORK FOR 56^TH SESSION

Draft Supporting Establishment of Anti-Discrimination Unit,

Appointment of Experts by Secretary-General Approved by Vote of 137-2-2