A/RES/33/181 GA

VIII. Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Fifth Committee 209 B REVISED INCOME ESTIMATES FOR THE BIENNIUM 1978-1979 The General Assembly Resolves that for the biennium 1978-1979 the estimates of income approved by its resolution 32/213 B of 21 Decernber 1977 shall be increased, as an interim measure, pending the consideration at its resumed thirty- third session of the balance of such revised estimates of income as may have been proposed, by $3,597,400 as follows: Amount approved by resolution 32/213 B lncrease or (decrease) Revised estimates lncome section (US dollars) l. PART I. Income from stafj assessment Incorne from staff assessment TOTAL, PART l PART II. Other income 2. General income ............................. . 3. Revenue-producing activities 154 304 600 154 304 600 12 807 000 7 006 600 807 500 807 500 2 414 800 375 100 155 112 100 155 112 100 15 221 800 7 381 700 TOTAL, PART Il 19 813 600 2 789 900 22 603 500 GRAND TOTAL 174 118 200 3 597 400 177 715 600 e 9 I st plenary meeting 21 December 1978 FINANCING OF THE REVISED APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE BIENNIUM 1978-1979 The General Assembly Requests Member States, pending its decision at its resumed thirty-third session on the total revised appro- priations and estimates of income for the bienniurn 1978-1979, to make advance payments towards the expenses of the Organization in 1979 in the same amount as their assessed contributions for 1978. 33/181. Accommodation al the Vienna lnterna- tional Centre The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 3350 (XXIX) of 18 De- cember 1974, in which it welcomed the invitation ex- tended by the Government of Austria to the United Nations to make use of the facilities available at the Donaupark Centre (Vienna International Centre), and its resolution 3529 (XXX) of 16 December 1975, in which it took note of the report of the Secretary- General on the inclusion of Vienna in the pattern of conferences, Recalling further its resolution 31 / 194 of 22 De- cember 1976, in which it, inter alia, requested the Secretary-General to subrnit to the General Assembly at its thirty-third session concrete proposals which 91 st plenary meeting 21 December 1978 would ensure the most rational and economic use of the Donaupark Centre (Vienna International Centre), Noting that the Vienna International Centre will be inaugurated in the summer of 1979, Mindful of the necessity to ensure the optimum use of the offices and conference facilities placed at the disposal of the United Nations at the Vienna Interna- tional Centre, T aking note of the report of the Secretary-General on the accommodation at the Donaupark Centre (Vienna International Centre) 112 and the related report of the Advisory Comrnittee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,113 112 A/C.5/33/39 and Corr.1. 113 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-third Session, Supplement No. 7 (A/33/7 and Add.1-39), document A/33/7 / Add.20. 210 General Assembly-Thirty-third Session Expressing its appreciation to the Govemment and people of Austria for having constructed the Vienna Intemational Centre at the expense of Austria and for making available to the United Nations offices and conference facilities on a rent-free basis, l. Reaffirms its resolution 31 / 194 and requests the Secretary-General to implement fully the provisions contained in paragraphs 2, 3 and 5 of that resolution; 2. Approves the decision of the Secretary-General with respect to office Tower A-2, as contained in para- graph 1 O of his report; 3. Takes note of the statement of the Secretary- General in paragraph 25 of his report to the eflect that most of the space at the Vienna Intemational Centre available for the United Nations will be re- quired by the organizational units already approved by the General Assembly for transfer from New York and Geneva to Vienna as well as by the larger units already at Vienna, and agrees with the statement of the Secretary-General that in case it becomes apparent at a later date that unused space is still available at the Centre he would bring the matter once again to the attention of the Assembly for its consideration; 4. Approves the additional funds requested in paragraphs 38 and 39 of the report of the Secretary- General as amended by the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions; 5. Requests the Secretary-General to keep under review the question of adequately strengthening the necessary support services at Vienna and to report on this question to the General Assembly at its thirty- fourth session. 91 st plenary meeting 21 December 1978 33/203. Form of presentation of the United Nations budget The General Assembly, Recalling that, by its resolution 3043 (XXVII) of 19 December 1972, it established a new forro of presentation of the United Nations budget directed towards the establishment of programme budgeting, Recalling also the decision in that resolution to keep under continuous review the implementation of the new form of presentation of the United Nations budget, Bearing in mind that, in the proposed medium-term plan for the period 1980-1983 prepared by the Secre- tariat, 114 :financial data were grouped under the head- ings "Over-all policy-making", "Substantive activities" and "Non-substantive activities", as was done in the relevant report of the Advisory Committee on Ad- ministrative and Budgetary Questions,115 Taking into account that, in its resolution 32/210 of 21 December 1977, it requested the Secretary- General, inter alia, in preparing the proposed pro- gramme budget for the biennium 1980-1981, to submit 114 !bid., Supplement No. 6 (A/33/6/Rev.1 and Corr.l), chap. 3. 115 A/33/345. a summary of the proposed budget containing the in- formation specified in that resolution, 1. Requests the Secretary-General to include in the proposed programme budget for the biennium 1980-1981 his views on the utility of providing in the summary of the proposed programme budgets for future biennia, referred to in General Assembly resolution 32/210, a summary of information clas- sified under the following headings: "Over-all policy- making", "Substantive activities" and "Non-substantive activities"; 2. Further requests the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions to submit its views on this question to the General Assembly at its thirty-fourth session. 96th plenary meeting 29 January 1979 33 /204. Determination of activities that have heen completed or are obsolete, of mar- ginal usefulness or ineffective The General Assembly, Recalling once again its resolution 3534 (XXX) of 17 December 1975, in which it requested the Secre- tary-General, ínter afia, to include in the performance reports on the United Nations programme budgets relevant information on the stafl and resources released as a result of the completion, reduction, reorganiza- tion, merging, elimination or otherwise of United Nations programmes, projects or activities, Recalling also its resolution 31/93 of 14 December 1976, in which it stressed the responsibility of the Secretary-General to draw to the attention of the com- petent intergovernmental bodies activities that are obsolete, of marginal usefulness or ineflective, in- dicating the resources which could be released so that the bodies concerned may take the necessary action, Recalling further its resolution 32/201 of 21 De- cember 1977, in which it urged the Secretary-General to ensure the implementation of the provisions of General Assembly resolutions 3534 (XXX) and 31 /93 in the preparation of the proposed programme budget for the biennium 1980-1981 and the performance report on the programme budget for the biennium 1978-1979, Having considered the proposed medium-term plan for the period 1980-1983116 and the report of the Secretary-Gen eral, 117 Requests the Secretary-General to implement fully General Assembly resolution 32/201 and to report to the Assembly at its thirty-fourth session on the meas- ures taken. 96th plenary meeting 29 January 1979 116 Ofjicial Records of the General Assemb/y, Thirty-third Session, Supplement No. 6 (A/33/6/Rev.1 and Corr.1 ). 111 A/C.5/33/13.

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