A/46/PV.88 General Assembly

116.  (Epw) UNITED NATIONS COMMON SYSTEM: REPORT OF THE FIFTH COMMITTEE (PART IJ) (A/46/8Otl/Add.l) FINANCING OF THE UNITED NATIONS ARGOLA VERIFICATION MISSION: REPORT OF THE FIFTH COMITTEE (PART II) (A/46/823/Add.l) m PwIDEm (interpretation from Arabic): I now call on the Rapporteur of the Fifth Cormnittee, Mr. Mahmoud Barimaoi of the Islamic Republic of Iran, to introduce the reports of the Fifth Comnittee in one intervention. Hr. BARIWI (Islamic Republic of Iran), Rapporteur of the Fifth Cosunittee: I have the honour today to present to the General Assembly two reports of the Fifth Cotmnittee on two agenda items: documents A/46/6OB.Add.l on agenda item 116, "United Nations cosrnon system", and A/46/020/Add.l on agenda item 120, "Financing of the United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM II)", As is stated in paragraph 2 of each report, the Committee considered these two agenda items at its 66th and 67th meetings on 29 and 30 July 1992. At the 67th meotiag, the Chairman of the tifth Comittoe put before it the test of the tvo draft rmrolutioos on the United Nations comnon syrten and on the United Natioam Angola voriticatioa Miamion respectively. The Cormittoe adoptmd without a vote draft resolution A/C.5/46/L.27 on the United Nations coma ryrtom. ar orally amended. I should like to draw your attention in particular to paragraphr 1, 10, 11 snd 12 of the draft resolution. IO paragraph 1, the Goneral Asoembly would strongly deplore the decision of the Secrotary-Goners1 of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to make payment of the rpecial port allowance to headquarters Professional rtaff in tha circumrtancmr doscribed in paragraphs 33 to 35 of the report of the Intmrnational Civil Srtvice Connisaion (SCSC). In paragraph 10, the General Assembly vould request ICSC, at its current 1088ion, to propose measures to enforce and enhance respect for and adherence by all organirations of the Uaited NatiOD8 conunon system to the conunon system of salaries, allowances and conditions of service, and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its forty-seventh aelsio~, together with its consideration on improving the responsiveness of the comnon system to the concerns and needs of the different organisations. Furthermore, the General Assembly would call upon the Economic and Social Council, at its next ressio~, to reviev aDd, where approptiate, strengthen the applicable sections of the relationship agreements betveen the United Nations and member orgaoiratioDtB of the comno~ system, iD particular article 8 of the relationship agreement between the United Nations and ITU, in order to enhance comparability and further adherence to the goals and objectives of the common system. Tbo final opormtivo pamgraph rmquortr ITU to l nmurm that may conrult8tivo IwotAng coavoaod purmumnt to Abinlrtrmtlva Council rwolutlon R 1024 procoodr with the clorr l wmrono88 that the Unltod Hatloo@ (knorml A#rwnbly 18 the authority for doterrbiiag conformity with tha cmn l y,rtm, In paragraph 7 of th@ Poport Of the Iifth Cmittoo, the Cornittoo rocomnondr to the Qonoral Arrombl} the l doptlon of tha draft rorolutioo. (w-0 The litth cornittee al80 8dopt.d without a vote draft rerolution ~/c.S/46lt.z6, on the Uoitod Natloam *la Voriflcation Wirmioo (UNIVISM xx). Tho draft rorolutioo on VIIAVISM XI follorr a fommt minilar to that of previous rorolutionr oo tho fioanciag of Uaitod lationr peace-hoping oporationr. I mhall thoroforo highlight only certain aspectr, which are germane to this rpocific 8ituatioo. ID paragraph 3 the Goaoral Amrombly would docido to appropriate to the rpcial account an additional amount of $13 million gro88, or $14 million net, inclurivo of the amount of $2.9 millioo l uthoriaod with the concurronco of the Advirory Coawnittoo on Adninirtratlvo and Budgetary Ouertionr, under the terms of Goneral A88ombly rerolution 461187 of 20 December 1991, for the operation of the United Nations Angola Verification Mirrioo for the period from 1 January to 31 October 1992. Ia paragraph 7 the Genorsl Assembly would docido that the vehicles transferred to the United Nations Angola Verification Mission from the United Nationa nirrion for the Referendum in Wertero Sahara rhould be at no cost to the Verification Mission. The Comittee a?rOOd, on the proposal of the Chairman, that when the draft resolution was introduced to the General Assembly, the Rapporteur would propore that Georgia’s name should be added to the list of Member States whose assessments are mentioned in paragraph 6 of the draft rerolutioo. In paragraph 6 of its report (A/820/Add.l) the Fifth Conunittee recomnends to the General Assembly the adoption of this draft resolution. ‘J$e PRW (interpretation from Arabic): Xf there is no prq>osal under rule 66 of the rules of procedure, I shall take it that the General (me President) Assembly decides not to discuss the reports of tbe Fifth Committee which are before the Assembly today. Xt was so decide4 .