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Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Fifth Committee 137 m.ittee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, 65 Recalling -the basic principie to the eflect that neither a fee nor any other remuneration in addition to sub- sistence allowances and travel expenses shall normally be paid to members of organs and subsidiary organs of the United Nations, Being convinced of the pressing need for a clearer definition of unüorm criteria applicable to exceptions to the general rule mentioned above, 1. Decides until further notice to maintain at their present level the amounts of honoraria paid to mem- bers of the Intemational Law Commission, the Inter- national Narcotics Control Board and the United Nations Administrative Tribunal; 2. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly for consideration at its thirty~first session a comprehensive study of the question of hon- oraria payable to members of organs and subsidiary organs of the United Nations, taking into account, inter alia, the following factors: (a) The practice that may be applied by other or- ganizations within the United Nations system; (b) The need to secure the services of competent and independent experts; (e) The implications of introducing uniformity into the conditions for the payment of honoraria to full- time members · and part-time members of the organs and subsidiary organs concemed or likely to be con- cerned; (d) The possible implications of discontinuing hon- oraria for part-time members with regard, inter alia, to retaining qualified experts in those organs. 2444th plenary meeting 17 December 197 5 3537 (XXX). Pension scheme and emoluments of the members of the lnternadonal Court of Justice A PENSION SCHEME The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 1562 (XV) of 18 Decem- ber 1960, 1925 (XVIII) of 11 December 1963, 2367 (XXII) of 19 December 1967, 2890 A (XXVI) of 22 December 1971 and 3193 A (XXVIII) of 18 De- cember 1973 on the pension scheme for members of the Int.:mational Court of Justice, Having considered the report of the Secretary-Gen- eral66 and the related report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, 67 Decides that, with effect from 1 January 1976 and notwithstanding any provision to the contrary con- tained in the Pension Scheme Regulations for members of the Intemational Court of Justice, the annual value of all pensions in course of payment as at 31 December 1975, including the pensions of any members of the Court who retire on or befare that date, shall be in- creased by 11.11 per cent, and that the maximum 6ll Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirtieth Ses- sion, Supplement No. 8 A (A/10008/Add.1-28), document A/ 10008/Add.3. 86 A/C.5/1699. 61 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirtieth Ses- sion, Supplement No. 8 A (A/10008/Add.1-28), document A/ 10008/Add.12. child's benefit payable under article IV, paragraph 1 (a) of the Regulations shall be increased from $770 to $860. 2444th plenary meeting 17 December 1975 B EMOLUMENTS The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 1562 (XV) of 18 Decem- ber 1960, 1925 (XVIII) of 11 December 1963, 2367 (XXII) of 19 December 1967, 2890 B (XXVI) of 22 December 1971 and 3193 B (XXVIII) of 18 De- cember 1973 on the emoluments of the members of the Intemational Court of Justice, Having considered the report of the Secretary-Gen- eral66 and the related report of the Advisory Com- rnittee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, 68 Decides that, with effect from 1 January 1976, the emoluments of the members of the International Court of Justice shall be as follows: Presiden! Annual salary ... Special allowance Vice-President Annual salary . . . . . . ..... . Allowance of $76 for every day on which he acts as President, up to an annual maximum of Other members Annual salary . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . Ad hoc judges referred to in Article 31 of the Statute of the Court Fee of $84 for each day on which ad hoc judges exercise their functions, plus, as appropriate, a daily subsistence allowance of $53. (US dollars) 50,000 12,200 50,000 7,600 50,000 2444th plenary meeting 17 December 197 5 3538 (XXX). Financia! problems of the United Nations The General Assembly, Noting with deep concern the Secretary-General's statement of 25 September 1975 drawing attention to the critica! financia! situation of the Organization, 69 Having examined the report of the Secretary-Gen- eraF0 in reply to the questionnaire addressed by twenty- seven delegations to the Chairman of the Fifth Com- mittee on the financia! problems of the United Nations,71 Desirous of ensuring the long-term financia! security of the United Nations with a view to enabling it to cope effectively with the growing needs of its Member States, including, inter alia, the complex tasks envisaged for the Organization under General Assembly resolu- tion 3362 (S-VII) of 16 September 1975 on develop- ment and international economic co-operation, 68 /bid. 69 A/C.5/1685. 10 A/C.5/1730 and Add.1. 71 See A/C.5/L1240. 138,~ General Aseembly-Thirtieth Se■lion · .. · Commending those Member States that duly make prompt payment of their assessed contributions, thereby helping to relieve financial pressure on the Organiza- tion, Recalling the voluntary contributions made on the basis of the provisions of the consensus of the Special Com.mittee on Peace-keeping Operations72 adopted by the General Assembly on 1 September 1965,73 as well as other measures undertaken by Member States de- signed to provide orderly and adequate financing of programmes and activities in accordance with the pro- visions of Article 17 of the Charter of the United Nations, Reaffirming the collective responsibility of the Mem- ber States for the sound financia! condition of the Organization, Determined to arrive at a lasting solution of the financial problems of the Organization, l. Calls upon ali Member States to make their best efforts to overcome constraints to the prompt payment early in each year of full assessed contributions and of advances to the Working Capital Fund; 2. Decides to establish a Negotiating Committee on the Financial Emergency of the United Nations, con- sisting of fifty-four Member States; 3. Requests the President of the General Assembly, after consultation with the chairmen of the regional groups, to appoint Member States, on the basis of an equitable geographical balance, to serve on the Com- mittee; 4. Further decides that the mandate of the Com- mittee shall be to bring about a comprehensive settle- ment of the critical financia! situati,on of the United Nations, taking into account, ínter alía: (a) Toe need to implement the consensus of the Special Committee on Peace-keeping Operations adopted by the General Assembly at its nineteenth session, on 1 September 1965, regarding the financia! difficulties of the Organization; ( b) Paragraphs 11 and 19 of the report of the Spe- cial Committee on the Financial Situation of the United 72 Offecial Records of the General Assembly, Nineteenth Ses- sion, Annexes, annex No. 21, document A/5916, para. 2. 73/bid., Nineteenth Session, Plenary Meetings, 1331st meet- ing, paras. 3 and 4. See also resolution 2053 (XX). Nations74 and the terms of General Assembly resolu- tion 3049 (XXVII) of 19 December 1972; (e) Progress which has been achieved on the basis of pal"agraph 4 of resolution 3049 A (XXVII) and as a result of changes in announced policy; (d) The elimination of certain differences between Member States as -a result of supervening action by the General Assembly at its twenty-eighth session; 5. Further requests the Committee to examine the appropriate level of the Working Capital Fund as well as tbe financia! regulations governing its operation in the light of the changing requirements of the Organi- zation; 6. Requests the Secretary-General to provide the necessary assistance and facilities to the ccl,'.m.mittee for the conduct of its work; 7. Requests the Committee to submit to the Gen- eral Assembly, at iis thirty-first session, a report on progress achieved; with recommendations on further steps that should be undertaken to solve the financial problems of the Unit.ed Nations; 8. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-first session an item entitled "Financia! emer- gency of the United Nations" and to consider it on a priority basis. • 2444th plenary meeting 17 December 1975 • • The President of the General A.ssembly subsequently ln- formed the Secretary-Generaf16 that, in pursuance of para- graph 3 of the above resolution, he had appointed f orty-slx o/ the members of the Negotiating Committee on the Financial Emergency of the United Nations. A.s a result, the Committee will be composed of the follow- ing Member States: ARGENTINA, AUSTRIA, BANGLADESH, BOLIVIA, CANADA, CHAD, COLOMBIA, CtJBA, EcUADOR, EoYPT, FlNLAND, FltANCE, GABON, GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBUC, ÜEllMANY (FEDERAL RE.PUBLIC OF), GHANA, GREECE, GRENADA, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAN, IRELAND, ITALY, JAMAICA, JAPAN, JORDAN, KENYA, KUWAIT, LIBYAN ARAB REPUBLIC, MALAWI, MEXICO, MOROCCO, NIGERIA, PAKlSTAN, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, SPAIN, SUDAN, SWEDEN, Tllnm>AD AND TOIIAOO, 'I'uRXEY, UNION OF SOVIET SoCIALIST REPUBLICS, UNlTJ!D KINODOM OP ÜREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND, UNITED STATES OP AMERICA, UPPEJl VoLTA and VENEZUELA. 74 /bid., Twenty-seventh Session, Supplement No. 29 (A/8729). 75A/10508. 3539 (XXX). Programme budget for the biennium 1976-1977 A BUDOET APPROPRIATIONS POR THE BIENNIUM 1976-1977 The General Assembly Resolves that for the biennium 1976-1977: l. Appropriations totalling $US 745,813,800 are hereby voted for the following purposes: Section l. PART I. Over-all policy-making, direction and co-ordination Over-all policy-making, direction and co-ordination TOTAL, PART 1 US dollar.s 20 674 800 20 674 800

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