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Fifth Committee, Concluding Session, Recommends 2010-2011 Budget of $5.16 Billion, Current Assessment Scales for Regular Budget, Peacekeeping Contributions

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Fifth Committee, Concluding Session, Recommends 2010-2011 Budget of $5.16 Billion, Current Assessment Scales for Regular Budget, Peacekeeping Contributions

The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) emerged from lengthy negotiations in the very early morning today to recommend a $5.16 billion budget for the Organization for 2010-2011, also suggesting that Member States retain the formula currently used to determine States’ contributions to the regular budget. Similarly, it recommended that the formula for assessing contributions to peacekeeping operations stay the same.

Secretary-General Names Georg Charpentier (Finland) Deputy Special Representative, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan

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Secretary-General Names Georg Charpentier (Finland) Deputy Special Representative, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Georg Charpentier of Finland as his Deputy Special Representative for the Sudan and United Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in that country.

General Assembly Adopts $5.16 Billion Budget for 2010-2011, Maintains Current Scale of Assessments for Regular Budget, Peacekeeping, Concluding Main Part of Session

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General Assembly Adopts $5.16 Billion Budget for 2010-2011, Maintains Current Scale of Assessments for Regular Budget, Peacekeeping, Concluding Main Part of Session

The General Assembly concluded the main part of its substantive session early this morning with the adoption a $5.16 billion budget for the United Nations 2010‑2011 biennium, and importantly, a resolution that maintains the current scale by which States are assessed dues to the Organization, reflecting a compromise between the need to review that formula and maintain a balanced approach to assessments.

Secretary-General Appoints Fidele Sarassoro of Côte d’Ivoire Deputy Special Representative in Democratic Republic of Congo

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Secretary-General Appoints Fidele Sarassoro of Côte d’Ivoire Deputy Special Representative in Democratic Republic of Congo

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Fidele Sarassoro of Côte d’Ivoire as his Deputy Special Representative for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where he will also serve as United Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator.

New Public Information Department Policy to Raise Geographic Diversity in Latin America and Caribbean Region an Overwhelming Success

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New Public Information Department Policy to Raise Geographic Diversity in Latin America and Caribbean Region an Overwhelming Success

The Department of Public Information’s (DPI) Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations decided this month to accept the applications of 31 NGOs to be associated with the Department, bringing to 1,549 the total number of officially affiliated groups.

During Global Financial Turmoil, General Assembly Worked to Bolster Equity in Decision-Making for All Nations, Restore Faith in Multilateral System

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During Global Financial Turmoil, General Assembly Worked to Bolster Equity in Decision-Making for All Nations, Restore Faith in Multilateral System

After an historic global recession pushed millions more into poverty and raised fears that the traditional system of checks and balances might fail to prevent another, the United Nations General Assembly used the main part of its sixty-fourth session to urge the creation of a more equitable multilateral structure that would see developing countries increasingly take positions of power, from the Security Council to the Bretton Woods institutions and other global decision-making forums.
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