The Assembly will now take a decision on the two draft resolutions recommended by the Fifth Committee in paragraph 13 of its report (A/53/485/Add.2) and one draft decision recommended by the Fifth Committee in paragraph 14 of the same report.
We turn first to draft resolution I, entitled “Integrate…
The Assembly will now take a decision on the draft resolution recommended by the Fifth Committee in paragraph 9 of its report (A/53/533/Add.1).
The Fifth Committee adopted the draft resolution, entitled “Gratis personnel provided by Governments”, without a vote.
The Fifth Committee adopted draft decision II, entitled “Procurement reform”, without a vote.
May I take it that the General Assembly wishes to do the same?
We turn first to the draft resolution entitled “Procurement-related arbitration”, which the Fifth Committee adopted without a vote.
May I take it that the General Assembly wishes to do likewise? The Fifth Committee adopted draft decision I, entitled “Management irregularities causing financial loss…
The Assembly will now take a decision on the draft resolution recommended in paragraph 11 of its report (A/53/521/Add.2) and on the two draft decisions recommended by the Fifth Committee in paragraph 12 of the same report.
I call on the representative of the United States of America, who wishes to …
The positions of delegations regarding the recommendations of the Fifth Committee have been made clear in the Committee and are reflected in the relevant official records.
May I remind members that, under paragraph 7 of decision 34/401, the General Assembly agreed that
“When the same draft resolut…
The General Assembly will now consider the reports of the Fifth Committee on agenda items 112, 112 and 119, 113, 114, 117, 118, 119, 141, 143 (a) and 145.
I request the rapporteur of the Fifth Committee, Mr. Tammam Sulaiman of the Syrian Arab Republic, to introduce the reports of the Fifth Committe…
This afternoon it is my sad duty to pay tribute to the memory of the late Prime Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic, His Excellency Mr. Jumabek Ibraimov, who passed away on 4 April 1999.
On behalf of the General Assembly, I request the representative of Kyrgyzstan to convey our condolences to the Gover…
Before adjourning the meeting, I should like to say a few words about an urgent matter which was addressed by the President of the Assembly yesterday afternoon in this Hall.
As members are aware, a consensus has not yet been reached on the date for the opening of the fifty-fourth session, and as a …
I should like also to inform members that the Open-ended Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council will meet next year from 8 to 19 February.
Finally, before adjourning the meeting I should like to wish all delegations happy …
With regard to the programme of work of the General Assembly, apart from organizational matters and items that may have to be considered by operation of the rules of procedure of the Assembly, and bearing in mind the action already taken by the Assembly thus far, I should like to propose that the fo…
The Fifth Committee adopted draft decision III, entitled “Development Account”, without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise? The General Assembly has thus concluded its consideration of all the reports of the Fifth Committee before it. Programme of work
The Fifth Committee adopted draft decision II, entitled “Relationship between the treatment of perennial activities in the programme budget and the use of the contingency fund”, without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
We next turn to the three draft decisions.
The Fifth Committee adopted draft decision I, entitled “Financial arrangements associated with the dining room at the International Court of Justice”, without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise?
The Fifth Committee adopted draft resolution II, entitled “Programme budget for the biennium 1998-1999”, without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
I should like to inform delegations of a technical error concerning the symbol of the Committee’s report under this item. The correct symbol of the report should read A/53/485/Add.1, not A/53/757. The final version of the report will be corrected accordingly.
The Assembly will now take a decision o…
The Assembly will now take a decision on the draft decision recommended by the Fifth Committee in paragraph 4 of its report. The title of the draft decision is as follows: “Death and disability benefits”.
The Fifth Committee adopted the draft decision without a vote. May I consider that the Assembl…
