A/RES/3043(XXVII) GA

102 General Assembly-Twenty-seventh Session 1. Decides that, wilh cfkct from 1 January 1973, regulation I. 10 of the Staff Regulations of the United Nations shall be amended to read as follows: "The oath or declaration shall be made orally by the Secretary-General at a public meeting of the General Assembly. All other members of the Secre- tariat shall make the oath or declaration before the Sccretary-Gcncrnl or his authorized representative." 2. Takes note of the changes made by the Secre- tary-General in the Staff Rules of the United Nations in the year ending on 31 .~ ugtht I 972, as set forth in his report. :rn 2 I 13th plenary meeting 18 December 1972 3042 (XXVII). United Nations salary system The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 2743 (XXV) of 17 Decem- ber 1970, by which it establi,hed the Special Com- mittee for the Review of the United Nations Salary System, Recalling further its resolution 13 ( l) of 13 Febru- ary 1946, on the basis of which the International Civil Service Advisory Board was established in 1948, and recalling that the terms of reference of the Board were subsequently extended by resolution 1981 ( XVIII) of 17 December 1963, Noting the report of the Special Committee for the Review of the United Nations Salary System,40 the comments thereon by the [ntcrnational Civil Service Advisory Board, 11 the Sccretary-Gencral 42 and the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,-1:i and the statement of the Federation of International Civil Servants' Associations,44 Noting that, in its report, the Special Committee for the Review of the United Nations Salary System recommended the establishment of a new organ for the regulation and co-ordination of the conditions of service of the United Nations common system, Noting that the International Civil Service Advisory Board and the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions recommend the establishment of an international civil service commission composed of experts who should be independent of executive heads, staff associations and Governments, but account- able as a body to the General Assembly, Noting further that the executive heads of the special- ized agencies, as well as representatives of the staff, believe that such a commission is necessary, I . Decides to establish in principle, as of 1 January 1974, an International Civil Snvicc Commission con- sisting of not more than thirteen independent experts having the requisite qualifications and experience who would be appointed in their individual capacities by, and answerable as a body to, the General Assembly; 2. Invites the governing organs of the specialized agencies in the United Nations common system to offer 39 A/C.5/1435. 40 Official Records of the General Assembl_,., Twenty-seventh Session, Supplement No. 2R ( A/8728 and Corr. I). 41 lbid., Supplement No. 2RA (A/8728/ Add. I). 4 ~ A/8839 and Corr. I :md Add. I. 43 A/8914. 44 See A/C.5/1466. such observations as they may have on the proposed International Civil Service Commission; 3. Requests the Secretary-General, together with his colleagues in the Administrative Committee on Co- ordination and after such consultations as he or they may deem necessary, to submit, through the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Ques- tions, to the General Assembly at its twenty-eighth session detailed proposals for an International Civil Service Commission. together with a draft statute cov- ering its terms of reference and procedures, including conditions and periods of service for the commis- sioners, methods of selection of the supporting staff of the Commission, methods of consultation with repre- sentatives of the administrations and staff, and other necessary administrative, budgetary and financial provi- sions; 4. Requests the Secretary-General and his col- leagues in the Administrative Committee on Co- ordination to initiate appropriate consultations with a view to the compilation of a roster of candidates for appointment to the International Civil Service Com- mi,sion, selected on the basis of their personal quali- fications and experience and of broad geographical representation, and to consult with the Advisory Com- mittee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions in time for consideration and decision by the General Assembly at its twenty-eighth session; 5. Decides to transmit to the International Civil Service Commission, after it has been constituted, the report of the Special Committee for the Review of the United Nations Salary System, the comments of the International Civil Service Advisory Board and other related documentation for its consideration and the submission of recommendations for action at the earliest possible date; 6. Decides to continue to keep the International Civil Service Advisory Board in being until such time as the International Civil Service Commission is con- stituted and becomes operational. 21 I 6th plenary meeting 19 December 1972 3043 (XXVII). Form of presentation of the United Nations budget and duration of the budget eycle The General Assembly, Having considered the report of the Secretary- General on the form of presentation of the United Nations budget and the duration of the budget cycle40 and the related report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, 46 Taking into account the view expressed by the Com- mittee for Programme and Co-ordination at its twelfth se,sion47 and by the Economic and Social Council at it~ fifty-third scssion1R that the new form of presenta- tion constitutes a useful basis for proceeding towards the introduction of a system of programme budgeting in the United Nations, 4;; A/C.5/1429 and Corr.I and 2. JG A/87390 17 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, Fifty-third Session. Supplement Noo JO (E/5 I 86/Revo 1). 1~ See O[ficial Records of the General Assembly, Twenty- seventh Session, Supplement No. 3 (A/8703). Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Fifth CommittN· 103 Noting the views expressed in the Fifth Committee at the current session, l. Approves on an experimental basis the new form of presentation of the United Nations budget, as pro- posed by the Secretary-General and as modified by the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Ad- ministrative and Budgetary Questions, and taking into account the revised time-table considered by the Fifth Committee; 3. Requests the Sccret1ry-Gencral to implement the new procedures for the regular budget of the United Nations, including those items for which additional provision is made from extra-budgetary sources, Liking into account for this purpose the viL'WS cxprcssc·d in the Fifth Co111111ittcl' at lhl" l'UITL"llt session; 4. Decides to kL"ep under continuous review the progress achieved in the implementation hy thl" Sc·er,·- tary-Gcnernl of these new procedures on the ha,is of reports to be submitted by him to the General Assembly. 2. Approves on an experimental basis the introduc- tion of a biennial budget cycle; 2116th plenary 111ccti11g 19 Dccen1her / 117} 3044, (XXVII). Budget for the financial year 1973 A BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE I INANCIAL YE,\R J 973 The General Assembly Resolves that for the financial year 1973: 1. Appropriations totalling $US 225,920,420 arc herL"hy rnted for the following purposes: Section PART I. Sessions of the General Assembly, the councils, commissions and committees; special meetings and conferences 1. Travel and other expenses of representatives and members of commissions, committees and other subsidiary bodiL"s 2. Special meetings and conferences PART II. Staff costs and related expenses 3. Salaries and wages 4. Common staff costs 5. Travel of staff TOTAL, PART I 6. Payments under annex I, paragraph, 2 and 5, of the Staff Regulations; hospitality TOTAL, PART IJ PART III. Construction, alteration, improvement and major maintenance of premises 7. Construction, alteration, improvement and major maintenance of premises TOTAL, PART III PART IV. Equipment, supplies and services 8. Permanent equipment 9. Maintenance, operation and rental of premises 10. General expenses 11. Printing TOTAL, PART IV PART V. Technical programmes 12. Regional and subregional advisory services 13. Economic development, social development and public administration; human rights advisory services; narcotic drugs control 14. Industrial development TOTAL, PART V PART VI. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development l.519,570 1,922,600 99,989,500 23,441,300 2,646,350 150,000 11,649,400 1,246,800 7,850,200 6,318,900 3,155,200 1.825,000 5,408,000 1,500,000 15. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development 13.252,600 TOTAL, PART VJ ( US dollars) 3,442,170 126,227, I 50 11,649,400 18,57 LIOO 8,733,000 13,252,600

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