Programme Budget for the Biennium 1996-1997, G.A. res. 50/215, U.N. Doc. A/RES/50/215 (1995)
The General Assembly Resolves that for the biennium 1996-1997: 1. Appropriations totalling 2,608,274,000 United States dollars are hereby approved for the following purposes: Section US dollars PART I. Overall policy-making, direction and coordination 1. Overall policy-making, direction and coordination 40 348 200 TOTAL, PART I 40 348 200 PART II. Political affairs 2. Political affairs 60 989 500 3. Peace-keeping operations and special missions 102 868 200 4. Outer space affairs 4 705 500 TOTAL, PART II 168 563 200 PART III. International justice and law 5. International Court of Justice 21 339 600 6. Legal activities 31 605 400 TOTAL, PART III 52 945 000 PART IV. International cooperation for development 7A. Department for Policy Coordination and Sustainable 44 318 700 Development 7B. Africa: critical economic situation, recovery 4 305 100 and development 8. Department for Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis 48 612 100 9. Department for Development Support and Management Services 26 556 000 10A. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development 121 925 300 10B. International Trade Centre UNCTAD/GATT 21 642 000 11. United Nations Environment Programme 9 512 200 12. United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat) 13 059 600 13. Crime control 5 254 600 14. International drug control 17 344 100 TOTAL, PART IV 312 529 700 PART V. Regional cooperation for development 15. Economic Commission for Africa 87 845 600 16. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific 66 379 300 17. Economic Commission for Europe 52 883 100 18. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean 88 327 200 19. Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia 37 791 200 20. Regular programme of technical cooperation 44 814 700 TOTAL, PART V 378 041 100 PART VI. Human rights and humanitarian affairs 21. Human rights 52 987 600 22. Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 54 318 500 23. United Nations Relief and Works Agency 22 643 000 Palestine Refugees in the Near East 24. Department of Humanitarian Affairs 21 039 300 TOTAL, PART VI 150 988 400 PART VII. Public information 25. Public information 137 658 000 TOTAL, PART VII 137 658 000 PART VIII. Common support services 26. Administration and management 960 885 100 TOTAL, PART VIII 960 885 100 PART IX. Jointly financed administrative activities and special expenses 27. Jointly financed administrative activities 28 915 000 28. Special expenses 41 701 700 TOTAL, PART IX 70 616 700 PART X. Internal Oversight Services 29. Office of Internal Oversight Services 15 716 500 TOTAL, PART X 15 716 500 PART XI. Capital expenditures 30. Technological innovations 21 999 600 31. Construction, alteration, improvement and major maintenance 31 585 400 TOTAL, PART XI 53 585 000 PART XII. Staff assessment 32. Staff assessment 369 080 100 TOTAL, PART XII 369 080 100 PART XIII. International Seabed Authority 33. International Seabed Authority 1 308 200 TOTAL, PART XIII 1 308 200 TOTAL, EXPENDITURE SECTIONS 2 712 265 200 Less: anticipated reductions to be confirmed by the General Assembly (103 991 200) GRAND TOTAL 2 608 274 000 2. The Secretary-General shall be authorized to transfer credits between sections of the budget, with the concurrence of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions; 3. The total net provision made under the various sections of the budget for contractual printing shall be administered as a unit under the direction of the United Nations Publications Board; 4. In addition to the appropriations approved under paragraph 1 above, an amount of 51,000 dollars is appropriated for each year of the biennium 1996-1997 from the accumulated income of the Library Endowment Fund for the purchase of books, periodicals, maps and library equipment and for such other expenses of the Library at the Palais des Nations as are in accordance with the objects and provisions of the endowment. B INCOME ESTIMATES FOR THE BIENNIUM 1996-1997 The General Assembly Resolves that for the biennium 1996-1997: 1. Estimates of income other than assessments on Member States totalling 471,401,700 United States dollars are approved as follows: Income section US dollars 1. Income from staff assessment 383 306 00 2. General income 86 209 200 3. Services to the public 886 500 Total, income sections 471 401 700 2. The income from staff assessment shall be credited to the Tax Equalization Fund in accordance with the provisions of General Assembly resolution 973 (X) of 15 December 1955; 3. Direct expenses of the United Nations Postal Administration, services to visitors, catering and related services, garage operations, television services and the sale of publications, not provided for under the budget appropriations, shall be charged against the income derived from those activities. C FINANCING OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE YEAR 1996 The General Assembly Resolves that for the year 1996: 1. Budget appropriations consisting of 1,304,137,000 United States dollars, being half of the appropriations of 2,608,274,000 dollars approved for the biennium 1996-1997 by the General Assembly under paragraph 1 of resolution A above, and 24,160,900 dollars, being the increase in revised appropriations for 1994-1995 approved by the Assembly in its resolution 50/205 A of 23 December 1995, shall be financed in accordance with regulations 5.1 and 5.2 of the Financial Regulations of the United Nations as follows: (a) 43,547,850 dollars, being the net of half of the estimated income other than staff assessment approved for the biennium 1996-1997 under resolution B above, less 946,800 dollars, being the decrease in income other than staff assessment for 1994-1995; (b) 1,285,696,850 dollars, being the assessment on Member States in accordance with General Assembly resolution 49/19 B of 23 December 1994 on the scale of assessments for the years 1996 and 1997; 2. There shall be set off against the assessments on Member States, in accordance with the provisions of General Assembly resolution 973 (X) of 15 December 1955, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund in the total amount of 197,885,900 dollars, consisting of: (a) 192,153,000 dollars, being half of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the biennium 1996-1997 under resolution B above; (b) Plus 5,732,900 dollars, being the increase in the income from staff assessment for the biennium 1994-1995 approved by the Assembly in its resolution 50/205 B. |