The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) today examined how the budget of the United Nations would be affected should the General Assembly adopt a draft resolution on the implementation of the International Decade for People of African Descent 2015-2024.
The International Civil Service Commission’s ongoing efforts to shape a more modern, flexible compensation package for thousands of workers in the United Nations common system while bringing escalating salary costs under control was discussed at today’s meeting of the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary).
The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) today approved the United Nations priorities for biennium 2016-2017 and began its examination of conference services, including the late issuance of documents and the status of equal treatment of the six official languages.
Delegates at the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) today voiced their concerns about the cash flow problems of the Organization’s regular budget and the need for effective management of existing resources as they discussed the world body’s financial situation.
The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) today examined the status of construction projects at the Economic Commission for Africa, as well as oversight issues across the United Nations system, including its exposure to fraud risks.
While the Organization’s financial indicators for 2014 were generally sound, the United Nations senior management official told the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) today that the regular budget’s cash position was low and under extra pressure from the emergency financing needs of the Capital Master Plan and emergency funding for the United Nations operations to control the Ebola outbreak.
The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) today approved a consensus draft resolution that allowed four countries to retain their voting rights despite failing to pay their annual contribution to the Organization.
The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) today approved by consensus a draft resolution to provide nearly $50 million for the United Nations operations to control the Ebola outbreak.
The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) today adopted the work programme for its sixty-ninth session and began its examination of the Secretary-General’s budget proposal for the United Nations operation to fight the Ebola outbreak, the Organization’s first-ever emergency health mission.
František Ružička, Permanent Representative of Slovakia to the United Nations, was elected Chair of the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) on 18 June 2014.
