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172 General Aasembly-Thirty-:firat Seseion 3. At the request of the Board, the Secretary-General shall convene a pledging conference at which Governments may announce their contributions to the Fund. Article 4 MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES The resources of the Fund shall be acquired, authorized, administered, used and disposed of in conformity with the Financial Rules. Article 5 SUBACCOUNTS Within the framework of the Fund, subaccounts may be established by the Executive Director for specified purposes consistent with the policies, aims and activities of the Fund, in accordance with regulation 7 .3 of the Financial Regulations of the United Nations. The purpose and limits of each sub- account shall be clearly defined. The Financial Rules shall apply to any subaccount established under the present article. III. APPROVAL AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAMME OF THE FUND Article 6 RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE BOARD AND OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR I. The Board shall provide general policy guidance with a view to ensuring that the resources of the Fund are em- ployed with maximum efficiency and effectiveness in pursuance of the purposes of the Fund. 2. The Executive Director shall submit to the Board each year the programme of the Fund for the following year. This programme shall be developed subject to such guidance as may have been provided by the Board. The programme activities shall be submitted in sufficient detail and shall include estimates of expenditure according to types of activity. 3. In submitting his programme proposals, the Executive Director shall: (a) Provide estimates of the anticipated resources of the Fund; ( b) Propose the sums to be transferred to or from re- serves; ( c) Specify the amounts to be set aside for programme support and administrative costs; (d) State the resources consequently estimated to be available to finance projects. 4. The formulation of the programme shall be so under- taken as to provide a margin of flexibility in the final choice of projects to be implemented in a given financial year. 5. The programme submission shall be accompanied by a plan containing estimates of future resources and their pro- posed apportionment. This plan shall cover two years, that of the programme and the following year. 6. The Board shall approve the programme and authorize the allocation of funds in the manner prescribed in section Ill, paragraph 3, of the annex to General Assembly resolu- tion 31 /202. 7. The Board shall exercise effective control over the con- stituent activities of the Fund. To this end, it shall ensure that systematic evaluations are undertaken of individual projects and of the programme of the Fund. 8. The secretariat of the United Nations Industrial De- velopment Organization shall formulate on a continuous basis such projects as are necessary to accomplish the programme activities of the Fund approved by the Board within the limits of the resources available to the Fund. 9. Any Government seeking assistance from the Fund shall submit a request in writing to the Executive Director providing detailed information on the kind of assistance re- quired, the objectives it hopes to achieve and the services and facilities it expects to be able to contribute. Such Government shall provide a time-table and shall identify the governmental entities responsible for the project. I 0. In respect of each project, the secretariat of the United Nat ions Industrial Development Organization shall prepare a project document for approval in accordance with section III, paragraph 4, of the annex to resolution 31/202. The objectives which a project is designed to achieve shall be identified therein, as shall be the follow-up action expected to be taken consequent on the completion of the project. The establishment of a basis for such follow-up action may in appropriate cases be a suitable objective for a project. 11. The project document shall: (a) Describe all financial, technical, managerial and other resources required for the successful implementation of the project; ( b) Include a work plan and any special arrangements ap- plicable to the execution of the project; ( c) Contain a budget estimate showing the financial im- plications of the project in its entirety and including a state- ment, where applicable, of the counterpart contribution to be made by a recipient Government, as well as its amount, timing and form. If the project is expected to be implemented during more than one financial year, separate estimates shall be prepared for each such period. 12. Following approval, project documents shall be signed by representatives of the recipient Government, where re- quired, and of the Executive Director. The approved docu- ments, including the budget estimates and work plans, shall be the basis of allocating funds for the activities concerned. 13. Programme support and administrative services for the implementation of projects of the programme of the Fund shall be provided by the various units of the secretariat of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization as ap- propriate. Reimbursement for such services from resources of the Fund shall be at the rate of reimbursement to executing agencies currently applied by the United Nations Development Programme. 14. The Executive Director shall submit annual and, where appropriate, special reports to the Board on the implementa- tion of the programme of the Fund, in all its aspects and with emphasis on the concept of performance reporting. 31/204. Emoluments of the members of the International Court of Justice The General Assembly, Recalling its decision in resolution 3537 B (XXX) of 17 December 1975 to fix the annual salary of the members of the International Court of Justice at $US 50,000 with effect from 1 January 1976, Having considered the report of the Secretary-Gen- eral100 and the related report of the Advisory Com- mittee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, 101 1. Decides that the annual salaries of members of the International Court of Justice shall next be reviewed at its thirty-fifth session and thereafter normally every five years; 2. Decides further, with effect from 1 January 1977, that in between such periodic reviews the members of the International Court of Justice may also receive, in addition to their annual salary as defined in Article 32, 100 A/C.5/31/13. 101 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-first Session, Supplement No. 8 (A/31/8 and Add.1-26), docu- ment A/31/8/Add.3. VIII. Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Fifth Committee 173 paragraphs 1 and 5, of the Statute of the Court, an interim cost-of-living supplement, which shall not be deemed to form part of the said salary and the amount of which shall be governed by the provisions set out in paragraph 17 of the report of the Advisory Com- mittee; 3. Decides that the allowances and compensation provided for in Article 32, paragraphs 2 to 4, of the Statute of the International Court of Justice and the retirement pensions given to members of the Court shall be reviewed concurrently with the periodic review of their annual salary, and that the system of interim adjustments shall not apply to them. 107th plenary meeting 22 December 1976 31/205. Use of experts and consultants in the United Nations The General Assembly 1. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-Gen- eral on the use of experts and consultants in the United Nations102 and of the oral report of the Advisory Com- mittee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions;108 2. Reaffirms the decisions taken at its 2325th ple- nary meeting, 104 on 18 December 197 4, and at its 2444th plenary meeting,105 on 17 December 1975, on the use of experts and consultants; 102 A/C.5 /31110 and Corr. I and Add. 1 and Add.1/Corr.1. 103 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-first Session, Fifth Committee, 6th meeting, paras. 57-60; and ibid., Fifth Committee, Sessional Fascicle, corrigendum. 104 Jbid., Twenty-ninth Session, Supplement No. 31 (A/9631), pp. 136 and 137, item 73. 105 Jbid., Thirtieth Session, Supplement No. 34 (A/10034), p. 145, item 96, para. (t). 3. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its thirty-second session, through the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Bud- getary Questions, a further report on the implementa- tion of the aforementioned decisions. 107th plenary meeting 22 December 1976 31/206. Revised estimate concerning the United Nations Conference on Trafle and De- velopment The General Assembly, Having considered the revised estimate106 resulting from the decisions of the Trade and Development Board arising from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development at its fourth session, held at Nairobi from 5 to 31 May 1976, and the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions thereon, 107 1. Decides that the extent of the greater flexibility to be accorded to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development in budgetary, financial and administrative matters should be such as to enable it to make the best use of its resources according to the demands made of it; 2. Requests the Secretary-General, at the earliest opportunity, to clarify the reasons for strengthening the office of the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and considers, meanwhile, that a flexible use of its resources may pro- vide his office with the desired strengthening. 106 A/C.5/31/49. 107th plenary meeting 22 December 1976 107 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-first Session, Supplement No. 8 (A/31/8 and Add.1-26), document A/31/8/ Add.12. 31/207. Programme budget for the biennium 1976-1977 A REVISED BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE BIENNIUM 1976-1977 The General Assembly Resolves that for the biennium 197 6-1977: 1. The amount of $US 745,813,800, appropriated by its resolution 3539 (A) (XXX) of 17 December 1975, shall be increased by $US 38,119,100 as follows: ------------------------------------------------ Section 1. 2. A mount appro- priated by resolution 3539 A (XXX) Increase or (decrease) Revised appropriation -------------------------------~--- PART I. Over-all policy-making, direction and co- ordination Over-all policy-m;,king, direction and co-ordination TOTAL, PART I PART II. Political and peace-keeping activities Political and Security Council affairs; peace-keeping activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TOTAL, PART II 20,674,800 20,674,800 41,730,600 41,730,600 (US dollars) 514,100 514,100 5,355,800 5,355,800 21,188,900 21,188,900 47,086,400 47,086,400

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