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A/RES/38/234 GA

Questions relating to the proposed programme budget for the biennium 1984-1985 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

38
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106
Yes
16
No
16
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Vote Recorded VoteA/38/PV.104 Dec. 20, 1983

— Abstain (16)
✗ No (16)
Absent (20)
✓ Yes (106)
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254 General Assembll--Thirt}-eighth Session -~ ----·-·-~ (h) Thc benetit shall. subJcct to (d) and (<') hel<m. 111 respcct ola pcnod or periods ofparticipation commencing on or alter I January 198}_ he pa1- able at the standard rate obtaincd by multiplying: Subparagraphs (i), (ii) and (iii) remain unchangcd. Howner. m re,pcct of a participant with a prior period of contrihutory service of live years 01 longer ending between I January 1978 and 11 Dcccmhn 1982. thc stand- ard annual ratc specified a hove shall he cakulated by takmg into acrnunt '" periods ofcontributory servicc for the purposc ofsuhparagraphs (1). (11) ami (iii) above thc period of contrihutory sen ice bcforc I January 198:1_ (e) The bencfit shall, subject to (d) and (<') belo"', in rcspert of an, period ofparticipation commencing prior to 1 January 198:1_ he payahlc at the standard annual ratc obtained by multiplying: (i) The first thirty ycars ofthc partietpant's contrihutor\ scn1l'l'. h, -' per cent of his final average rcmuncratton. and (ii) The years of his contrihutory servicc 111 excess of th1rty_ hut not exceeding livc_ by I pcr cent of hrs linal a,-eragc· remunerat1on . lr11c/e ./l 0EFI-RMl:NT 01- PA'rl\.HNI OR Cl!OJCI U! BJ·"-<1·111 (a) The payment to a particrpant of a withdrawal sctllcmcnt. or tlw exercise by a participan! of a choice available to him hctwccn onc benelit and another, or between a form of bcnelit involving paymcnt in a lump sum and another form. may he delcrred al his requcsl at thc t11ne ofscpara- tion for a period of twelvc months_ lrtu-/c 4ll (h) Such a participant. who again becomcs a participant and 1s aga1n separated after at least five years of additional contributory scrvice, shall also be entitled, al the time of such subscquent ,cparation, in rc,pect ol such service and subject to (d) hclow, to a retircmcnt. carly rctrrement or deferred retirement bencfit. or a withdra"'al scttlcmcnt undcr anide 28_ 29, 30 or 31. as the case may he. (e) Such a participant, who again hccomcs a part1npant and is aga111 separated after less than tivc years of additional eontrihutorv sen ice. shall_ in respect of such servicc. bccome cntitled to: (i) A withdrawal settlcmenl undcr articlc _l 1. or (ii) If he is at lcast age fifty-livc at such separation, and suhicct to (d) below, a retirement, early retiremcnt or defcrrcd retircmcnt hene- fit, as the case may be. under article 28. 29 or 30, hascd on tht' length of such additional contributory servicc: such henefit ma; not be commuted into a lump sum. in wholc or in part. and shall not be subject to any mínimum provisions_ (d) Payment ofbenefits undcr (h) or (e) (ii) above shall commerice 011 the date of the resumption or commencemcnt. as the case may he, of pa;-- ment ofbenefits suspended under (a) ahove. In no cvent shall thc total hen- efits payable to or on account of a former participant in rcspect of scparak periods of contributory service exceed the bencfits which would havc bccn payable had his participation in the Fund hecn continuous. 38/234. Questions relating to the proposed pro- gramme budget for the biennium 1984-1985 The General Assemblv UNITED NATIONS INDUSTRIAL ÜEVELOPMENT ÜRGANIZATION Invites the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions to examine the financia! aspccts of 68 !bid .. Thirty-ei!(hth Session, S11pp/ement No_ 38 (A/38/38). part one 69 A/C.5/38/39. 7o A/C.5/38/42. 71 A/C.5/38/14. 72 A/C.5/38/22. 73 Official Record1 ofthe (i('lleru/ 1s.,c111/>!,-_ /'/11r1_1--<'lghth Sn.11on. S11¡,¡1/,· ment No. 7A (A/3817/Add.l-23). document A,l8-7'Add.6. thc recommendat1ons of the Committcc for Programmc and Co-ordination containcd in paragraphs 286 (e) and (d) of its repon, 6x as wcll as thc mcrger of programme ele- mcnts 4.9 and 4.15. as recommended by that Committee in paragraph 286 i a) of its report, and to rcport thereon to the General Asscmbly; 11 INTER!',A noNAL CoMPUTING CENTRE . lpproves the hudgct estimates for thc lntcrnational ( ·omputing Centre for the ycar 1984; 69 III ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE Co-ORDINATION OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS .-1pprorcs the programme of work and budget estimates for the Advisof\ Committee for the Co-ordination of lnformation Syst~·ms for thc biennium 1984-1985; 70 IV FIRST-l'LASS TRAVEL ANO ORGANIZATION ANO METIIODS FOR OFFICIAL TRA V EL /'akcs note of the repons of the Secretary-General on tirst-class travel 71 and on the organization and methods for official travel 7 2 and of the related report of the Advi- sory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Ques- tions; 73 V REVISED ESTIMATES UNOER SECTION 27 (PUBUC INFORMATION): Ycarhook ()(the United Nations I _ Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on thc Ycarhook of thc United Nations 74 and of the related report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Quest1ons; 75 2. Endorses the conclusions of the Advisory Commit- tec as contained in its rcport: VI Yiwhook o(the Unitcd Nations Bearing in mind the desirability ofmaking the Yearbook o! thc United Nations more widely used by the general public. Recalling the problems which have been encountered in the timely issuance of the Yearhook o_( the United Nations, Taking note of the paragraphs of the Secretary-General's repon which relate to the measures to eliminate the back- log in publication of the Yearbook o_( the United Nations 76 and of the related report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, 77 1. Requcsts thc Secretary-General to undertake a com- prehensive revicw ofthe current format ofthe Yearbook ()( thc Unitcd Nations, with a view to developing a new for- mat in ordcr to makc it more usablc and accessible; 74 A/C.5/_38, 38. 75 Ofjic1a/ Record,- ,,1 thc <;mera! lssemhl_r. Thini--l'!ghth Scsswn. Supplc- ment No_ 7.-1 (A/38•7 \dd.1-23), document A/3817/Add.8. 76A/C.S/38:18, paras. 10-15. 77 O/final Record,,,¡ thc <icnera/ .-lsse111hfr,, F/1m_1·-cig/11h s,,_uwn. Supple- '"""' N,, 7 1 (A•38 7 \dd.1-23). donrment A/38/7/Add.8, paras. 5-9. \'111. Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Fifth Committee 255 2. Requests thc Sccrctary-General to rcport on thc implementation of this scction of thc prcscnt resolution to the General Asscmbly at its forticth session: VII EXPANSI0'-1 OF Tlll: CO:\Fl'RLNCI· l·A( 'l l.lTI ES ()J TIIE Eco- NOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA A'-ID TIIE PACIFIC AT BANGKOK 1. Takes note of the rcport of thc Secretary-Gencral on thc expansion of the confcrcnce facilities of thc Economic and Social Commission for Asia and thc Pacific at Bang- kok 78 and ofthc rclated report ofthe Advisory Committec on Administrative and Budgetary Qucstions: 7" 2. Concurs with thc obscrvations of the Advisory Committcc as containcd in its rcport: 3. Accepts with apprcciation thc offcr by thc Govcrn- mcnt of Thailand of additional land for the proposcd con- struction of cxpandcd confercncc facilities for thc Com- m1ss10n: VIII lJNITED NATIONS 1AM iUAG r.-TRAI Nl'-l(i PRO< i RAMME Takes note of thc rcport of thc Sccrctary-Gcncral on thc lJnitcd Nations language-training programme: 811 IX REPORT OF THE ]OINT INSl'EC'TION ÜNIT ON Tlff DEPARTMENT Or INTl:RNATJONAL EcoNOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS 1. Takes note of the rclevant paragraphs of the rcport of thc Joint lnspection Unit 81 and the comments thereon of the Secretary-General 82 and of thc rclated report of thc Advisory Committec on Administrativc and Budgctary Questions; 83 2. Reaffirms the provisions of its rcsolutions 311194 of 22 Deccmber 1976 and 33/181 of 2 I Deccmbcr I 978 as regards thc Iocation of thc Centre for Social Dcvclopment and Humanitarian Affairs at Vicnna: X R EGJONAL CoMMISSJONS LIAISON ÜFFICl: 1. Takes note of the report of the Sccretary-General on the revised estimates under scction 11 (Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific) and on a new section 5C (Regional Commissions Liaison Office): 84 2. Decides to establish a new section 5C of the pro- gramme budget entitled "Regional Commissions Liaison Office"; XI REPORT OF THE ]OJNT INSPff'TION ÜJ',;IT ON THE ÜEPARTMENT OF TECIINICA L CO-OPERA TION FOR ÜEVELOPMENT Takes note of thc report of thc Joint lnspection Unit on thc Department of Tcchnical Co-operation for Develop- mcnt 85 and the comments thereon by the Secretary- 78 A;C.5138/34. 79 Otfictul Record., o(thc <,cncra/ ·Llsm,hlr. lhtrll'·<'lghth Sn11011, Su¡,¡,/,• menl No. 7A (Ai38/71Add.l-23). dorument An8/7 1Add.5 80 AIC.5/38/5. 81 Sec A/381334. 82 A/381334/Add. l. annc,. 83 A/38/600, paras. 1. 2 and 1 1-21 84 A/C.5/38/52 and ( ·orr. l (icneraJXó and of thc rclated report of the Advisory Com- mittee on Administratin· and Budgctary Questions: x • XII ()1 ESTJON OI· BA<KIOG\ 11'. llOCl!Ml:NTATION I nritcs the Committee on Confercnces, at its next sub- stantive session, to examine the question of backlogs in dorumentation: XIII STAFF TRAINJN<; ACTJVITIES (HEADQUARTERS, GENl·VA A'.;[) THE REGIONAi COMMISSIONS): CONTRACTUAi STATIIS OF LA]';GUMd: TEAClffRS . lpprores the proposals of the Secretary-General on the contractual status of languagc teachers contained in his report: xs XIV EVAI LiATION OF THE PLRl·ORMANCE AND lJTILITY OI· HIE lr,;1-oRMATJON SYsTEMS lhrr oF THF DEPARTMEr-;T OF INTFRNATJONAL EcoNOMJ(' ANO SOCIAL AFFAIRS 1. Takes note of the report of the Advisory Committee for thc Co-ordination of lnformation Systems: 89 7 /)ccidcs that thc tinancial arrangements which wcre applicahle to thc lnformation Systcms Unit in 1982-1983 should he continued in thc hicnnium 1984-1985: XV RIVISED ESTIMATES lNDER SECTJON 58 (CENTRI' FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR ÜEVELOPMl'NT) ARISIMi FROM THE RFCOMMENDATIONS OF THE INTER- (iOVERNMENTAL CüMMJTTEE ON SCJENCE AND TECH- NOLOliY FOR ÜFVFJ OPMENT IN ITS RESOLUTJON 4 (V) l. f'akn note ofthe report ofthe Secretary-General: 90 7 ( ·oncurs with thc procedures outlined in thc report: "1 XVI TRA V EL OF u NITED NA TIONS OFFICIALS ro A TTEND SESS(OJ',;S OI· TIiló GENERAL AssEMBLY 1. /'akcs note of thc information provided by thc Sec- retary-Gencral on the travel of staff members to attend the current session of the < ieneral Assembly: 2. Requests thc Secretary-Gencral to ensure that maxi- mum restraint is exercised concerning such travel: 3. Requests the Secrctary-Gencral to inform the Gen- eral Asscmbly at its thirty-ninth session on action taken in this regard: XVII CONDITJONS OF SERVJCE AND COMPENSATION FOR OEFICIALS OTHER THAN SECRETARIAT OFFICIALS Decides to dcfer until its thirty-ninth session considcra- tion of the recommendations of the Secretary-General n with regard to which no action has been taken during thc current session: Sisee A·.~8, 172. 8ó A1J8 J 72 Add. l, annex. XJ A JX.'600. paras 1-10 XX !\!( . '\ 18 4 I 89 Sc-r A!C.5·18 1 90 A1< .5!38.64 and Add. l 91 A < i/38 ó4, para , 4:sl't' ,\ (' "Í ~8 "!_7 256 (;eneral Asscmbly--Thirt)-ci2hth Session XVIII CoNVERSIO!'. (H Tlff lJ!'sITH> NA no,s INDUSTRIAi ÜEVELOPME'\1 ÜR<;ANl7AIIO'\ INlO A Sl'ECIAI 1/.EIJ AGENCY Takes note of the report of the Sccrctary-( ieneral: "' XIX ]OB CLASSIFICATION Of- THI: GENERAL SFRVICI· CATHiOR Y AT CiENEV A Accepts the proposals of the Secretary-General as reflected in his report on the joh classification of the Cien- eral Service rategory at Geneva: 44 XX U'.'JITED NATIONS INSIHUTE FOR TRAl'\ING AND RESEARCII t;ndorses the recomrnendations of the Advisorv Com- rnittee on Administrative and Budgetary Question; as con- tained in paragraph 7 of its report: 45 XXI CoMMON SFRVICES AT THI: U,ITu> NA no,s ACCOMMODATION AT NAIROBI 1. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-Gcneral % and of the related report of the Advisory Cornmittce on Adrninistrativc and Budgctary Questions: 91 2. Endorses the recommendations of thc Advisor1 Comrnittee as contained in its rcport: lJNITED NATIONS ACCOMMODATION AT NAIRORI Takes note of thc report of the Secretary-General on United Nations accomrnodation at Nairobi 98 and of thc related report of the Advisory Committee on Administra- tive and Budgetary Questions: "" XXIII AoEQUACY OF THE CONfERENCE FACILITIES OF THE EcoNoMtc CoMM1ss10N FOR AFRICA AT Aoms ARARA l. Approves the programme of major maintenance of and alterations and improvernents to the conference facili- ties of the Econornic Commission for Africa at Addis Ababa as reflected in section VII of the report of the Secre- tary-General; 100 2. Defers until its thirty-ninth session the considera- tion of the other proposals contained in that report: 93 A/C.5138187. 94 A/C.5/38192 and Corr. l. 45 O/ficial Record, o(rh., (;cncra/ l11·e111h/r. lhmr-e1gl11h Se11w11. Su¡,¡,/,· mcnl No. 7.-1 (A138:7 'Add.1-23), document ,\/.l8·7 Add.211 96 ¡\l('_)/}8/35, 97 O/ficia/ Record, o/thc Urneru/ ll11·111h/1. F/11rt1·-c1gh1h Sc.1.11011. Su¡,¡,lc- >nenl No. 7.1 (A/38/7'Add. l-21). dornmcnt A 18 7 Ad,U2. scct. 11 98 AiC.5/38 136. 3. Rcq11cs1s thc Sccretary-( iencral to suhmit to the ( icncral Assemhly at its thirty-ninth scssion an updated rcport on this suhjL'l'l. J()41h plenan· 1111•ct111g l() /)cce111hcr /983 38/235. Health insurance contributions by the organizations of the llnited Nations com- mon system !he General. lsw111hf1·. llarn1g rnns1dcred the repon of the International Civil Servicc Commission on health insurancc contributions by the organizations of thc llnited Nations cornrnon sys- tcm 1111 as well as thc notl' by thc Secretary-General 1º~ and the relatcd rcport ofthe Advisory Committee on Adminis- trative and Hudgctan Questions. 1111 1. J'akcs 110/<' ,1f thc rcport of thc lntcrnational Civil Servicc ( ·0111miss1on and thc note hy thc Sccrctary- < icneral: ~ lpprorcs thc recommendations of the Advisor) Committee on Administrativc and Budgctary Questions nrntained in paragraphs 23 to 25 of its report: 3. De<'ldcs that, in applying the lormula rccommended b1 the lntcrnational Civil Service Commission and tlw Advisory Committec on Administrative and Budgetary Questions. a maximum ratio of 2 to I between the share of the organirntion and thc contributor. rcspectively. will be used, on an cxpenrnental basis, until the study requested in paragraph 5 below is submitted to the General Assem- bly: 4. Rcqucsts thc lntcrnational Civil Scrvicc Cornmis- sion. as a rnattcr of priority. to study the possibility of pro- viding a range of health insurance plans. including prac- ticcs in the comparator service. both basic and comprehensive, with deductible clauses. as well as health maintenance organization plans. which could be madc a vailablc. at lower costs. to contributors. and to report thereon to thc ( irneral Assembly at its thirty-ninth ses- s1011 : 5. Further rC(/1/Cs/s the International Civil Servicc ( ·ommission to study thc following rclated mattcrs and to rcport thereon to the General Assembly, preferably at its thirty-ninth session and not later than at its fortieth ses- swn: (a) Fixing a rnaximum rate for the share to be hornc b1 thc organization and by the contributor: (h) Making participation in a health insurancc plan or plans of thc organi,ation mandatory. cspecially to thosc who are not covered by other plans. //)4/h p/enar1· meeting 70 Deccmlwr 1983 99 O//,nal R('í·ord, r1f thc < ií'IICral .. J\,·cmhlr. Flurtr~c1ghth .\'e,·s,011. s·11¡1¡,f,, 1111·111 i\'o " 1 (A .l8 7 Add.1-:'.ll. docunwnt A 18. 7 Add.22. sl'rt_ A. 11111 A C.5 _,8 8:'. 1111 Of/11wl Ro-ords ,,¡ th<' <irncra! l.\s1'111h/i-. rl11r/_1·-c1ghth Sn.\1011. S11¡1- ¡>le111<'11/ .\',, ./0 ( A .18 1i\). para,. 99-1117 11 '·' A ( ·_5 .18 16. 1113 O//¡cwl Record, , 11 tlw 1,,·11cra! ll\1°111/,/_1·, rhmr-c,ghth Scs.\1011, Su¡> ¡,/,·11w111 .\,, - 1 (A .18 ' ,\dd 1-:'.1)_ dnrnnwnt A .18171.Add.9
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