A/50/PV.104 General Assembly
In the absence of the President, Mr. Moubarak (Lebanon), Vice-President, took the Chair.
The meeting was called to order at 10.35 a.m.
120. Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of the United Nations (Article 19 of the Charter)
I should like to inform members that Guatemala has made the necessary payment to reduce its arrears below the amount in Article 19 of the Charter.
May I take it that the General Assembly duly takes note of this information?
It was so decided.
This information will be reflected in an addendum to document A/50/888.
Reports of the Fifth Committee
Vote:
A/50/888
Consensus
138. Administrative and budgetary aspects of the financing of the United Nations peace-keeping operations: (a) Financing of the United Nations peace-keeping operations: reports of the Fifth Committee (Parts III and IV) (A/50/850/Add.2 and Add.3) (b) Relocation of Ukraine to the group of Member States set out in paragraph 3 (c) of General Assembly resolution 43/232: report of the Fifth Committee (Part II) (A/50/851/Add.1)
Vote:
31/37
Consensus
This morning the General Assembly will consider the reports of the Fifth Committee on agenda items 114, 116, 120, 128 and 167 and 168 and 169, 136, 138 (a) and (b) and 160.
I request the Rapporteur of the Fifth Committee, Mr. Peter Maddens of Belgium, to introduce the reports of the Fifth Committee in one intervention.
If there is no proposal under rule 66 of the rules of procedure, I shall take it that the General Assembly decides not to discuss the reports of the Fifth Committee that are before it today.
Vote:
32/413
Consensus
It was so decided.
Statements will therefore be limited to explanations of vote.
The positions of delegations regarding the recommendations of the Fifth Committee have been made
“When the same draft resolution is considered in a Main Committee and in plenary meeting, a delegation should, as far as possible, explain its vote only once, i.e., either in the Committee or in plenary meeting unless that delegation’s vote in plenary meeting is different from its vote in the Committee”.
May I also remind delegations that, also in accordance with General Assembly decision 34/401, explanations of vote are limited to 10 minutes and should be made by delegations from their seats.
Before we begin to take action on the recommendations contained in the reports of the Fifth Committee, I should like to advise representatives that we are going to proceed to take decisions in the same manner as was done in the Fifth Committee.
Vote:
A/50/850/Add.2
Consensus
114. Review of the efficiency of the administrative and financial functioning of the United Nations: report of the Fifth Committee (Part II) (A/50/840/Add.1)
The Assembly will now take a decision on the draft decision recommended by the Fifth Committee in paragraph 6 of Part II of its report.
The draft decision, entitled “Implementation of procurement reform in the United Nations Secretariat”, was adopted in the Fifth Committee without a vote. May I take it that the General Assembly wishes to do the same?
The draft decision was adopted.
We have thus concluded this stage of our consideration of agenda item 114.
116. Programme budget for the biennium 1996-1997: report of the Fifth Committee (Part III) (A/50/842/Add.2)
The Assembly will now take a decision on the draft decision recommended by the Fifth Committee in paragraph 13 of Part III of its report.
The draft decision was adopted.
We have thus concluded this stage of our consideration of agenda item 116.
120. Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of the United Nations: report of the Fifth Committee (Part II) (A/50/843/Add.1)
The Assembly will now take a decision on the draft resolution recommended by the Fifth Committee in paragraph 6 of Part II of its report.
The draft resolution was adopted by the Fifth Committee without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
The draft resolution was adopted (resolution 50/207 B).
We have thus concluded this stage of our consideration of agenda item 120.
128. , 167, 168 and 169 Financing of the United Nations Protection Force, the United Nations Confidence Restoration Operation in Croatia, the United Nations Preventive Deployment Force and the United Nations Peace Forces headquarters; Financing of the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina; Financing of the United Nations Transitional Administration for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium; Financing of the United Nations Preventive Deployment Force: report of the Fifth Committee (Part III) (A/50/796/Add.2)
The Assembly will now take a decision on the draft decision recommended by the Fifth Committee in paragraph 7 of Part III of its report.
The draft decision was adopted by the Fifth Committee without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
We have thus concluded this stage of our consideration of agenda items 128, 167, 168 and 169.
136. Financing of the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991: report of the Fifth Committee (Part II) (A/50/849/Add.1)
The Assembly will now take a decision on the draft resolution recommended by the Fifth Committee in paragraph 6 of Part II of its report.
The draft resolution was adopted by the Fifth Committee without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
The draft resolution was adopted (resolution 50/212 B).
The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 136.
We turn first to Parts III and IV of the report of the Fifth Committee on agenda item 138 (a), entitled “Financing of the United Nations peace- keeping operations” (A/50/850/Add.2 and Add.3).
The Assembly will take a decision on the draft resolution recommended by the Fifth Committee in paragraph 6 of Part III of its report (A/50/850/Add.2). The
The draft resolution was adopted (resolution 50/221).
The Assembly will now take a decision on the two draft resolutions recommended by the Fifth Committee in paragraph 8 of Part IV of its report (A/50/850/Add.3).
Draft resolution I, entitled “Reform of the procedures for determining reimbursement to Member States for contingent-owned equipment”, was adopted by the Fifth Committee without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
Draft resolution I was adopted (resolution 50/222).
Draft resolution II, entitled “Death and disability benefits”, was adopted by the Fifth Committee without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
Draft resolution II was adopted (resolution 50/223).
Next, the Assembly will consider Part II of the report of the Fifth Committee on agenda item 138 (b), entitled “Relocation of Ukraine to the group of Member States set out in paragraph 3 (c) of General Assembly resolution 43/232” (A/50/851/Add.1).
The Assembly will take a decision on the draft resolution recommended by the Fifth Committee in paragraph 6 of Part II of its report. The draft resolution was adopted by the Fifth Committee without a vote. May I take it that the General Assembly wishes to do the same?
The draft resolution was adopted (resolution 50/224).
We have thus concluded this stage of our consideration of agenda items 138 (a) and 138 (b).
Financing of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan Citizens Responsible for Genocide and Other Such Violations Committed in the Territory of Neighbouring States between 1 January and 31 December 1994: report of the Fifth Committee (Part II) (A/50/852/Add.1)
The Assembly will now take a decision on the draft resolution recommended by the
The draft resolution was adopted (resolution 50/213 B).
We have thus concluded this stage of our consideration of agenda item 160.
The meeting rose at 11 a.m.