Fifth Committee

6 November 1998

Press Release
GA/AB/3258

STRONG SUPPORT EXPRESSED IN FIFTH COMMITTEE FOR ICSC ROLE IN DETERMINING SERVICE CONDITIONS OF UNITED NATIONS STAFF

19981106 Administrative and Budgetary Committee Continues Discussion of United Nations Common and Pension Systems

6 November 1998

Press Release
GA/AB/3257

FIFTH COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS COSTA RICA, PAKISTAN, INDIA, UNITED KINGDOM, ITALY AND JAPAN FOR ELECTION TO ACABQ

19981106 Candidates Also Recommended for Committee on Contributions, Board of Auditors, Investments Committee, Administrative Tribunal and ICSC

5 November 1998

Press Release
GA/AB/3256/

IMBALANCE BETWEEN UN SYSTEM SERVICE CONDITIONS AND CONDITIONS OFFERED BY OTHER MULTILATERAL ORGANIZATIONS SHOULD BE RECTIFIED, FIFTH COMMITTEE TOLD

19981105 CORRECTION

In Press Release GA/AB/3256 of 4 November, the last paragraph on page 1 should read:

4 November 1998

Press Release
GA/AB/3256

30 October 1998

Press Release
GA/AB/3252/

TOTAL ANNUAL COST OF UNITED NATIONS PROGRAMMES ABOUT $4.6 BILLION, WHILE $778 BILLION SPENT EACH YEAR ON ARMS, FIFTH COMMITTEE TOLD CORRECTION

19981030

In Press Release GA/AB/3252 of 29 October, the summary of the statement by the representative of Bahrain that starts at the bottom of page 11 should read as follows:

30 October 1998

Press Release
GA/AB/3254

OVERSIGHT OFFICE ACCOUNTABLE TO MEMBER STATES, REPRESENTATIVE OF SYRIA STRESSES IN FIFTH COMMITTEE DEBATE

19981030 Under-Secretary-General for Internal Oversight Confident That Office Has Not Exceeded Its Authority

29 October 1998

Press Release
GA/AB/3252

29 October 1998

Press Release
GA/AB/3253

FIFTH COMMITTEE TAKES UP REPORTS OF INTERNAL OVERSIGHT OFFICE

19981029

The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) this afternoon began considering thematic reports of the Office of Internal Oversight Services. It also began its consideration of the Joint Inspection Unit (JIU).

28 October 1998

Press Release
GA/AB/3251

REFORM OF HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ESSENTIAL TO MODERNIZING UNITED NATIONS MOST IMPORTANT ASSET, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS FIFTH COMMITTEE

19981028 Kofi Annan Says Organization Needs Right People with Right Skills, Committee Also Continues Discussing Scale of Assessments

26 October 1998

Press Release
GA/AB/3250

ANNUAL RECALCULATION OF UNITED NATIONS SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS MIGHT BETTER REFLECT STATES' CAPACITY TO PAY, FIFTH COMMITTEE TOLD

19981026 Speaking for European Union, Austria's Representative Also Suggests Contributions Committee Consider Semi-Annual Application of Article 19