A/RES/37/131 GA

VIII. Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Fifth Committee 247 37 /130. Impact of inflation and monetary instability on the regular budget of the United Nations The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 36/230 of 18 December 1981, Deeply concerned at the increased cost of the goods and services associated with the operation of the United Nations and the United Nations system as a whole as a result of the persistence of inflation and monetary instability in those developed countries in which the United Nations makes its expenditures, Convinced that many Member States are not responsible for the losses that the budget of the United Nations expe- riences as a result of the monetary phenomena referred to in the preceding paragraph, Stressing that, in order to cover the substantial losses caused by inflation and monetary instability, there is a need for a continuing review of procedures that could help meet the above-mentioned budget costs in the most appropriate way, Having considered the study prepared by the Secretary- General on the impact of inflation and monetary instability on the regular budget of the United Nations, contained in his report on the subject,48 Convinced of the need to analyse more thoroughly all aspects of the increased costs of the goods and services associated with the operation of the United Nations, 1. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the impact of inflation and monetary instability on the reg- ular budget of the United Nations;48 2. Requests the Secretary-General to prepare a more penetrating, extensive and detailed study on the impact of inflation and monetary instability on the regular budget of the United Nations, taking duly into consideration the con- tent of the preambular paragraphs of General Assembly resolution 36/230 and the present resolution, together with the opinions of the Member States concerned, and to submit it to the General Assembly at its thirty-ninth session. 109th plenary meeting 17 December 1982 37/131. Report of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board49 The General Assembly, Having considered the report of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board to the General Assembly and to the member organizations of the United Nations Joint Staff Pen- sion Fund for 1982, 50 chapter III of the report of the Inter- national Civil Service Commission51 and the related report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budget- ary Questions,52 Noting, in particular, the unanimous proposals made by the Board53 in response to the request of the General As- sembly to undertake a comprehensive analysis of all possible measures to improve the actuarial balance of the Fund, bearing in mind the views expressed in the Fifth Committee, "' A/C.5/37/39. •• See also sect. X.B.7, decision 37/429. ""Official Records of the GeMral Assemblv, Thirtv-seventh Se.uion, Supplement No. 9 (A/37/9 and Corr.1-4). · · " Ibid., Supplement No. 30 (A/37/30) 52 A/37 /674. "See Official Records of the General Assemblv. Thirtv-seventh Session. Supplement No. 9 (A/37/9 and Corr.1-4). ,eel ill.A · Noting further that a co-operative effort by member or- ganizations, participants and beneficiaries-sharing equi- tably the burdens such measures may impose on them-is required if the actuarial imbalance is to be reduced significantly, MEASURES TO IMPROVE THE ACTUARIAL BALANCE OF THE UNITED NATIONS JotNT STAFF PENSION FUND I. Approves the measures designed to improve the ac- tuarial balance of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund which are contained in section III.A of the report of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board;~0 2. Requests the International Civil Service Commis- sion, in co-operation with the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board, to undertake the study of the age of sepa- ration and of retirement in all member organizations, bearing in mind all the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly together with the views expressed in the Fifth Committee. and to submit proposals based thereon to the General Assembly at its thirty-eighth session; 3. Amends, with effect from I January 1983, the Reg- ulations of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund. without retroactive effect, as set forth in annex XII of the report of the Board, and the pension adjustment system in accordance with annexes IX and X thereof; II ADMISSION TO MEMBERSHIP IN THE UNITED NATIONS JOINT STAFF PENSION FUND OF THE EUROPEAN AND MEDITER- RANEAN PLANT PROTECTION ORGANIZA TI0N Decides to admit the European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization to membership in the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund, in accordance with article 3 of the Regulations of the Fund, with effect from I January 1983; III EMERGENCY FUND Authorizes the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board to supplement the voluntary contributions to the Emergency Fund, for a further period of one year, by an amount not exceeding $100,000; IV ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES Approves expenses, chargeable directly to the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund, totalling $5,955,300 (net) for 1983 and reductions of $205,400 (net) for 1982 for the administration of the Fund; V FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS OF PENSIONERS TO THEIR SPOUSES OR FORMER SPOUSES I. Takes note of section 111.F of the report of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board concerning the absence of effective measures for dealing with the financial obli- gations of a pensioner to his or her spouse or fonner spouse which, in some cases, might give rise to serious hardship; 2. Requests the Board to pursue the search for such measures along the lines indicated in paragraph 84 of its report or by any other methods and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its thirty-eighth session; 248 General Assembly-Thirty-seventh Session 3. Also requests the Board to examine the effects of the dissolution of a marriage on survivors' entitlements, to- gether with the possibility of granting such benefits to spouses whose marriage was contracted after the service of a par- ticipant had ceased, and to report thereon to the General Assembly not later than at its thirty-ninth session; 4. Further requests the Board, in formulating proposals with regard to the above, to bear in mind that these should have no financial implications for the Fund; VI ELIMINATION OF THE POSSIBILITY OF EXCLUDING OR PRE- VENTING STAFF MEMBERS FROM PARTICIPATION IN THE UNITED NATIONS JOINT STAFF PENSION FUND I. Takes note of the views expressed by the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board in paragraphs 24 and 25 of its report; 2. Requests member organizations of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund to furnish to the Board, without delay, information regarding exclusions of members of their staff from participation in the Fund; 3. Requests the Board, in the light of such information, to submit proposals to the General Assembly at its thirty- eighth session for removing the exclusion provision from article 21 of the Regulations of the Fund. 109th plenary meeting I 7 December I 982 37/234. Programme planning The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 3043 (XXVII) of 19 December I 972, in which it approved the new form of presentation of the United Nations budget, Recalling also its resolutions 3199 (XXVIII) of 18 De- cember 1973, 31/93 of 14 December 1976, 32/197 of 20 December 1977, 32/206 of 21 December 1977, 33/ 118 of 19 December 1978, 34/224 of 20 December 1979, 35/9 of 3 November I 980 and 36/228 of I 8 December I 98 I , in which it elaborated further on the establishment of an in- tegrated programme planning, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation system in the United Nations, Having considered the report of the Committee for Pro- gramme and Co-ordination on the work of its twenty-second session,54 chapter VI, section C, of the report of the Eco- nomic and Social Council for the year 1982,55 and the re- ports of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions on the draft regulations and rules gov- erning programme planning, the programme aspects of the budget, the monitoring of implementation and methods of evaluation and on the review of the Financial Rules and Regulations in the light of the restructuring of the economic and social sectors of the United Nations56 and on the pro- posed medium-term plan for the period 1984-1989, 57 Having also considered the proposed medium-term plan for the period 1984-I 989, 58 the reports of the Secretary- General on the draft regulations and rules governing pro- gramme planning, the programme aspects of the budget, "Ibid .• Supplement No. 38 (A/37/38). " Ibid .. Supplement No. 3 (A/37/3). '" A/37/650. 57 A/3717, sect. F. 58 The proposed medium-term plan appeared in provisional form. The medium-term plan as adopted was issued as Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-sewnth Session, Supplement No. 6 (A/37/6). the monitoring of implementation and the methods of eval- uation, 59 on the review of the Financial Rules and Regu- lations in the light of the restructuring of the economic and social sectors of the United Nations,<><1 on the procedures for the proposed programme budget review, 61 on the pro- gramme performance of the United Nations for the biennium 1980-198 I 62 and on the updating of the special review of the ongoing work programme of the United Nations,63 and the report of the Joint Inspection Unit entitled "Elaboration of regulations for the planning, programming and evaluation cycle of the United Nations" ,64 Having also considered the note by the Chairman of the Fifth Committee reporting on the review of the proposed medium-term plan for the period 1984-1989 by the other Main Committees of the General Assembly ,6 ' Recalling that the Secretary-General, at the resumed thirty- sixth session and at the thirty-seventh session of the General Assembly, had expressed the intention to improve the ef- fectiveness of the programme planning, budgeting, moni- toring and evaluation system, Bearing in mind the observations contained in the report of the Committee of Governmental Experts to Evaluate the Present Structure of the Secretariat in the Administrative, Finance and Personnel Areas on the need to integrate the whole system of programme planning, budgeting, moni- toring and reporting, taking into account modalities existing in other organizations of the United Nations system,66 Noting the establishment of the Programme Planning and Budgeting Board and of the Central Monitoring Unit. MEDIUM-TERM PLAN I. Adopts the proposed medium-term plan for the period 1984-1989, 58 as revised by the recommendations of the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination at its twenty- second session67 and the Economic and Social Council at its second regular session of 1982, 68 taking into account the views of Main Committees of the General Assemhly, M with the exception of subprogramme 5 of programme I of chapter 2 I, which requires further revision and approval; 2. Considers the medium-term plan, as adopted, to he the principal policy directive of the United Nations; 3. Requests the Secretary-General to issue the medium- term plan for the period 1984- I 989, as adopted, as a single- volume printed document;'8 4. Further requests the Secretary-General to make the necessary methodological improvements to the medium-tem1 plan for the period 1984-1989 in the context of its first revision and in the light of the observations at the second regular session of 1982 of the Economic and Social Council69 and by the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination at its twenty-second session, 70 as well as the views expressed during the thirty-seventh session of the General Assembly; ,. A/37/206 and Add. I and Add. I/Corr. I. 60 A/C.5/37 /25. 61 A/37/207. • 2 A/37/154 and Corr. I and 2. 6 ' A/C.5/37/51. "" See A/37/460 . ., A/C.5/37/53. M See Official Records of the General Assemhl,·. Thirn· .\'l'1·,,111h Se.1·.11011. Supplement No. 44 (A/37/44), para. 31. 67 Ibid .. Supplement No. 38 (A/37/38), paras. 310-358. 68 Ibid .. Supplement No. 3 (A/37/3), chap. VI, sect. C. ""See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council. /Wi2. Plenary Meetings, 50th meeting. 70 See Official Records of the General Assembl_,·. Thim•-.1·n•,•111h Senwn. Supplement No. 38 (A/37138) . .:hap. II. sect. Ci

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