General Assembly: No name

15 May 1998

Press Release
GA/9406

12 May 1998

Press Release
GA/AB/3226

PRODUCTIVITY, SUSTAINABILITY AMONG ISSUES RAISED AS FIFTH COMMITTEE CONSIDERS UTILIZATION OF DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT

19980512

Begins Considering Report of Oversight Office on Habitat II

The Secretary-General should submit another report on utilization of the Development Account, the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) was told this morning as it continued discussing the utilization of the Account.

11 May 1998

Press Release
GA/AB/3225

FIFTH COMMITTEE BEGINS SECOND RESUMED SESSION

19980511

Adopts Work Programme; Reports on Development Account Introduced

The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) this morning approved its programme of work for the second part of its resumed fifty-second session. Lasting for three weeks, from 11 to 29 May, the session will focus primarily on the financing of United Nations peacekeeping operations, with some 18 operations being taken up.

6 May 1998

Press Release
GA/9405

ASSEMBLY DECIDES TO CONTINUE CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSAL ON 'SUNSET' PROVISIONS AT CURRENT SESSION, DEFERS OTHER REFORM PROPOSALS TO NEXT REGULAR SESSION

19980506 Also Requests Fifth Committee to Consider Development Account, Revolving Credit Fund, Impact of Pilot Projects on Budgetary Practices

4 May 1998

Press Release
GA/COL/2977*

30 April 1998

Press Release
GA/COL/2975

27 April 1998

Press Release
GA/9403

3 April 1998

Press Release
GA/AB/3223/

FIFTH COMMITTEE DECIDES BY VOTE TO INCREASE NUMBER OF UN OFFICIAL HOLIDAYS TO 10, INCLUDING EID AL-FITR AND EID AL-ADHA CORRECTION

19980403

In Press Release GA/AB/3223 of 26 March, the first sentence in the third paragraph of page 6 should read as follows:

"SUSAN SHEAROUSE (United States) said she wished to propose an amendment to the draft."

31 March 1998

Press Release
GA/9402

GENERAL ASSEMBLY, ACTING ON FIFTH COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS, DECIDES TO INCREASE NUMBER OF UN OFFICIAL HOLIDAYS TO 10

19980331 Texts Adopted on Independent Study of IMIS, Procurement Reform, Peacekeeping Financing, Conference Services Matters, Budget Allocations

27 March 1998

Press Release
GA/AB/3224

FIFTH COMMITTEE CONCLUDES FIRST PART OF RESUMED SESSION

19980327 Texts Approved on Procurement Reform, Independent Study of IMIS, Financing of MINURSO, Conference Services Matters, 1996-1997 Budget Allocation