A/RES/35/218 GA

250 General Assembly-Thirty-fifth Session XIV INTERNATIONAL COMPUTING CENTRE Approves the budget estimates for the International Computing Centre for the year 1981, as contained in the report of the Secretary-General,"" totalling $5,037,000: xv UNITED NATIONS ACCOMMODATION AT SANTIAGO Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on United Nations accommodation at Santiagorn and authorizes him to undertake the architectural and en- gineering study referred to therein: XVI TRANSFER OF THE EXPERTS SERVICING UNIT FROM THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA TO THE UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the transfer of the Experts Servicing Unit from the United Nations Office at Geneva to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development: 71 XVll EMOLUMENTS OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL I. Concurs with the recommendation of the Ad- visory Committee on Administrative and B.idgetary Questions, contained in paragraph 3 of its report, con- cerning the emoluments of the Secretary-General:" 2. Approves additional appropriations of $7,200 un- der section I and $14,000 under section 31 of the pro- gramme budget for the biennium 1980-1981, and an in- crease of $14,000 in the approved estimates of income under income section I: XVlll COMMON SERVICES AT NAIROBI Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on common services at Nairobi: n XIX UNITED NATIONS INTERIM FUND FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR DEVELOPMENT I. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Interim Fund for Science and Technology for Development" and of the related report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Bud- getary Questions: 75 "A/C.5/35/97, sect. I. 10 A/C.5/35/80. 71 A/C.5/35/51. 12 Official Records of the General Assembly. Thirty-fifth Session. Supplement No. 7A (A/35/7 / Add.1-32). document A/35/7 / Add.30 73 A/C.5/35/ 114. "A/C.5/35/91. " Official Record, of the General Assembly. Thirty-fifth Session. Supplement No. 7A (A/35/7/Add.l-32). document A/35;7/Add.32. paras. 15-18. 2. Authorizes the Administrator of the United Nations Development Pro~ramme to incur staff and other administrative costs withm the level indicated for 1981 in the report of the Secretary-General; XX ESTABLISHMENT OF A CHILD-CARE CENTRE AT HEADQUARTERS I. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the establishment of a child-care centre at Head- quarters;" 2. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its thirty-sixth session a new study on the establishment of a child-care centre at Head- quarters, taking into account the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Bud- getary Questions·' and the comments and observations made by delegations during the consideration of this subject by the Fifth Committee at the current session; 78 XXI INCLUSION OF ARABIC AS AN OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF THE COMMISSION ON HUMAN SETTLEMENTS I. Takes note of Economic and Social Council resolution 1980/47 of 23 July 1980 and Commission on Human Settlements resolution 3/4 of 15 May 1980; 79 2. Decides that the question of the inclusion of Arabic as an official language of the Commission on Human Settlements should be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of Gefleral Assembly resolution 35/219 A of 17 December 1980. 99th plenary meeting 17 December I 980 35 /2 I 8, Comprehensive study of the question of honoraria payable to members of organs and subsidiary organs of the United Nations The General Assembly, Having considered the reports of the Secretary- GeneraP0 and the related report of the Advisory Com- mittee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, 81 Reaffirming the principle enunciated in its resolution 2489 (XXIII) of 21 December 1968, according to which neither a fee nor any other remuneration in addition to subsistence allowances at the standard rate shall nor- mally be paid to members of organs or subsidiary organs unless expressly decided upon by the General Assembly, I. Decides that, with effect from I January 1981, the following revised rates of honoraria shall be payable in those cases which it has already authorized on an ex- ceptional basis. namely, the International Law Com- , .. A/C.5/ J':,/76. '' Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-fifth Session. Fifth Commi11ee. 61 st meeting. paras. 156-159. "Ibid., paras. 160- 188: and ibid., Fifth Committee, Sessional Fascicle. corrigendum. ''' Ibid .. Thirty-fifth Session. Supplement No. 8 (A/35/8), annex I. "'A/C.5/ I 677 and Corr.1,A/C.5/31/2, A/C.5/33/54. '' Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-third Session. Supplement No. 7 (A.iJJ,'7 and Add.1-39), document A/33/7/ >\dd.39. VIII. Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Fifth Committee 251 mission, the International Narcotics Control Board, the United Nations Administrative Tribunal and the Human Rights Committee: Revised rate of honoraria (US dollars) Chairmen (Presidents) Vice-Chairman of the Inter- national Narcotics Control Board ................. . Other members ........... . Additional amount payable to members of the Interna- tional Law Commission, when acting as special rap- porteurs, conditional upon the preparation of specific reports of studies between sessions of the Commission 5 000 4 000 3 000 2 500 2. Requests the Secretary-General to keep the above rates of honoraria under review and to report thereon to the General Assembly when, in his judgement, their revision by the Assembly might be warranted. 35/219. 99th plenary meeting I 7 December I 980 Use of Arabic in the subsidiary organs of the General Assembly, in the Security Council and in the Economic and Social Council: amend- ments to rules 51, 52, 54 and 56 of the rules of procedure of the Assembly A The General Assembly, Referring to its resolution 3190 (XXVIII) of 18 December 1973, by which it decided to include Arabic among the official and working languages of the General Assembly and its Main Committees, Referring also to its resolution 34/226 of 20 Decem- ber 1979, by which the Arabic language establishment was put on a par with the establishments for all the other official and working languages, Taking into consideration the fact that the Arabic lan- guage services are prevented from issuing documents with the necessary speed and in the necessary quantity because Arabic, unlike the other official and working languages of the United Nations, is used only in the General Assembly and its Main Committees, Affirming that, in the interest of the full effectiveness of the work of the United Nations, Arabic should be ac- corded the same status as the other official and working languages, l. Decides to include Arabic among the official and working languages of the subsidiary organs of the General Assembly, no later than I January 1982; 2. Requests the Security Council to include Arabic among its official and working languages and the Economic and Social Council to include Arabic among its official languages, no later than I January 1983; 3. Requests the Secretary-General to take the necessary measures to that end and to report to the General Assembly at its thirty-sixth session on the implementation of the present resolution. 99th plenary meeting 17 December 1980 B The General Assembly Adopts the following amendments to the rules of procedure of the General Assembly, proposed in a note by the Secretariat of 3 December I 980, 82 on the under- standing that the new text will take effect on the date of the implementation of paragraph I of resolution A above: (a) Replace rules 51 and 52 by the following text: "VIII. LANGUAGES "Official and working languages "Rule 51 "Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish shall be both the official and the working languages of the General Assembly, its committees and its subcommittees. "Interpretation "Rule 52 "Speeches made in any of the six languages of the General Assembly shall be interpreted into the other five languages." (b) Replace rule 54 by the following text: "Languages of verbatim and summary records "Rule 54 "Verbatim or summary records shall be drawn up as soon as possible in the languages of the General Assembly.'' (c) Replace rule 56 by the following text: "Languages of resolutions and other documents "Rule 56 "All resolutions and other documents shall be published in the languages of the General Assembly." 99th plenary meeting I 7 December 1980 35/220. Emoluments of and pension scheme for the members of the International Court of Justice A EMOLUMENTS The General Assembly. Recalling its resolutions 3537 B (XXX) of 17 Decem- ber 1975 and 31 /204 of 22 December 1976 on the emolu- ments of the members of the International Court of Justice, Having considered the report of the Secretary- General"1 and the related report of the Advisory Com- mittee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions/• l. Decides that, with effect from I January I 98 I, the annual salary of the members of the International Court of Justice shall be $70,000: '' A/C.5/35/L.30 "'A/C.5/35/33. . " Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-fifth Session. Supplement No. 7A (A/35/7/Add.1-32). document A/35/7/Add.l0.

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