Address by the President of the General Assembly

5th Meeting, 18 October 2019

• Address by the President of the General Assembly

Election of Officers

1st Meeting, 7 October 2019

• Turkey
• Cyprus

Organization of Work

• Observer State of Palestine (on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)
• Representative of the European Union
• Singapore (on behalf of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN))
• Botswana (on behalf of the African Group)
• United States
• China
• Mexico
• United Arab Emirates
• Japan
• Russian Federation
• United Kingdom of Great Briatin and Northern Ireland
• Norway
• India

Financial reports and audited financial statements, and reports of the Board of Auditors

• Intorductory remarks Director of External Audit (Germany) and Chair of the Audit Operations Committee, Board of Auditors
• Introductory remarks Director PPBD OPPFB DMSPC
• Introductory remarks Chair ACABQ
• Observer State of Palestine (on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)
• Representative of the European Union
• United States
• China
• Russian Federation

Programme budget for the biennium 2018-2019: Second performance report on the programme budget for the biennium 2018–2019

• Introductory remarks ASG Controller
• Introductory remarks Chair ACABQ
• Russian Federation

Programme budget for the biennium 2018-2019: United Nations Office for Partnerships

• Introductory remarks Executive Director UNOP
• Observer State of Palestine (on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)

Programme planning; Proposed programme budget for 2020

• Introductory remarks Secretary-General
• Introductory remarks Chair ACABQ
• Introductory remarks Chair CPC 59th session
• Observer State of Palestine (on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)
• Representative of the European Union
• Singapore (on behalf of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN))
• Switzerland (also on behalf of Liechtenstein)
• Canada
• United States
• China
• Myanmar
• Qatar
• Japan
• Mexico
• Russian Federation
• Syrian Arab Republic

Proposed programme budget for 2020: Administrative expenses of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund

• Introductory remarks Chair UNJSPB
• Introductory remarks ASG Controller
• Introductory remarks Director of External Audit (Germany) and Chair of the Audit Operations Committee, Board of Auditors
• Joint statement by the Secretary UNJSPB and the Representative of the Secretary-General for the investment of the assets of the Fund
• Introductory remarks Chair ACABQ
• Observer State of Palestine (on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)
• United States
• Russian Federation

Proposed programme budget for 2020: Construction and property management: progress in the renovation of Africa Hall and the construction of new office facilities at the Economic Commission for Africa in Addis Ababa; progress in the implementation of a flexible workplace at United Nations Headquarters

• Introductory remarks Director FD OPPFB DMSPC
• Introductory remarks Director DA DOS
• Introductory remarks Vice-Chair ACABQ
• Observer State of Palestine (on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)
• Botswana (on behalf of the African Group)
• Ethiopia

Proposed programme budget for 2020: Construction and property management: Progress on the renovation of the North Building at the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean in Santiago, Chile

• Introductory remarks Director PPBD OPPFB DMSPC
• Introductory remark Vice-Chair ACABQ
• Observer State of Palestine (on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)
• Ecuador

Proposed programme budget for 2020: Construction and property management: Progress on the replacement of office blocks A to J at the United Nations Office at Nairobi

• Introductory remarks ASG Controller
• Introductory remarks Chair ACABQ
• Observer State of Palestine (on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)
• Botswana (on behalf of the African Group)
• Kenya

Proposed programme budget for 2020: Construction and property management: Seismic mitigation retrofit and life-cycle replacements project at the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific premises in Bangkok

• Introductory remarks ASG Controller
• Introductory remarks Chair ACABQ
• Observer State of Palestine (on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)
• Singapore (on behalf of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN))
• Thailand

Proposed programme budget for 2020: Enterprise resource planning project – Umoja

• Introductory remarks USG DMSPC
• Introductory remarks Director of External Audit (Germany) and Chair of the Audit Operations Committee, Board of Auditors
• Introductory remarks Chair ACABQ
• Observer State of Palestine (on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)
• United States
• Singapore
• Russian Federation

Proposed programme budget for 2020: Programme budget implications (PBIs): Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes; Contingency fund: consolidated statement of programme budget implications and revised estimates; Revised estimates: effect of changes in rates of exchange and inflation for the regular budget and for the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals

• Introductory remarks ASG Controller
• Introductory remarks Chair ACABQ
• Japan

Proposed programme budget for 2020: Request for a subvention to the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia

• Introductory remarks ASG Controller
• Introductory remarks USG OIOS
• Introductory remarks Chair ACABQ
• Observer State of Palestine (on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)
• Cambodia

Proposed programme budget for 2020: Request for a subvention to the Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone

• Introductory remarks ASG Controller
• Introductory remarks Vice-Chair ACABQ
• Observer State of Palestine (on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)
• Botswana (on behalf of the African Group)
• Sierra Leone

Proposed programme budget for 2020: Request for a subvention to the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research

• Introductory remarks Director PPBD OPPFB DMSPC
• Introductory remarks Chair ACABQ
• Observer State of Palestine (on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)

Proposed programme budget for 2020: Revised estimates resulting from resolutions and decisions adopted by the Economic and Social Council at its 2019 session

• Introductory remarks ASG Controller
• Introductory remarks Vice-Chair ACABQ
• Observer State of Palestine (on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)

Proposed programme budget for 2020: Revised estimates resulting from resolutions and decisions adopted by the Human Rights Council; The conference services facilities at the United Nations Office at Nairobi; Programme budget implications (PBIs): Situation of human rights of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar

• Introductory remarks ASG Controller
• Introductory remarks Vice-Chair ACABQ
• Observer State of Palestine (on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)
• Botswana (on behalf of the African Group)
• Philippines
• Kenya

Proposed programme budget for 2020: Special political missions, good offices and other political initiatives authorized by the General Assembly and/or the Security Council: Chapeau

• Introductory remarks ASG Controller
• Introductory remarks Chair ACABQ

Proposed programme budget for 2020: Special political missions, good offices and other political initiatives authorized by the General Assembly and/or the Security Council: Thematic clusters I and II and the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan

• Introductory remarks ASG Controller
• Introductory remarks Chair ACABQ
• Botswana (on behalf of the African Group)
• Cuba
• Mexico
• Iraq

Proposed programme budget for 2020: Special political missions, good offices and other political initiatives authorized by the General Assembly and/or the Security Council: Thematic cluster III and the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq

• Introductory remarks ASG Controller
• Introductory remarks Chair ACABQ
• Botswana (on behalf of the African Group)
• Iraq
• Libya
• Colombia
• Uruguay

Proposed programme budget for 2020: Special political missions, good offices and other political initiatives authorized by the General Assembly and/or the Security Council: Thematic cluster III: United Nations Mission to Support the Hudaydah Agreement and the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti; Revised estimates for the Office of the United Nations Emergency Ebola Response Coordinator; Programme budget implications (PBIs): Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes

• Introductory remarks ASG Controller
• Introductory remarks Chair ACABQ
• Mexico (also on behalf of Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Chile, Ecuador, Guatemala, Panama, Paraguay, Dominican Republic and Uruguay) )
• Jamaica (on behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM))
• Haiti

Proposed programme budget for 2020: Sixth annual progress report on the strategic heritage plan of the United Nations Office at Geneva

• Introductory remarks Director FD OPPFB DMSPC
• Introductory remarks Chair ACABQ
• Observer State of Palestine (on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)
• Representative of the European Union
• United States
• Mexico
• Switzerland

Improving the financial situation of the United Nations

3rd Meeting, 11 October 2019

• Presentation of the USG DMSPC (11 October 2019) on the Financial Situation of the UN

5th Meeting, 18 October 2019

• Introductory remarks USG DMSPC
• Observer State of Palestine (on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)
• Canada (also on behalf of Australia and New Zealand (CANZ))
• Representative of the European Union
• Singapore (on behalf of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN))
• Switzerland (also on behalf of Liechtenstein)
• Cuba
• Mongolia
• Zambia
• India
• Sri Lanka
• China
• Malaysia
• United States
• Morocco
• Kuwait
• Japan
• Russian Federation
• Norway
• Islamic Republic of Iran

Pattern of conferences; Joint Inspection Unit report: “Enhancing accessibility for persons with disabilities to conferences and meetings of the United Nations system”

• Introductory remarks Chair COC
• Introductory remarks USG DGACM
• Introductory remarks Vice-Chair ACABQ
• Introductory remarks Inspector JIU
• Introductory remarks Director CEB
• Observer State of Palestine (on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)
• New Zealand (also on behalf of Canada and Australia (CANZ))
• Representative of the European Union
• Qatar
• United States
• China
• Republic of Korea
• Sri Lanka
• Ecuador
• Monaco
• Kenya
• Antigua and Barbuda

Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of the United Nations

• Introductory remarks Chair Committee on Contributions
• Introductory remarks ASG Controller
• Observer State of Palestine (on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)
• Representative of the European Union
• Japan
• United States
• Sri Lanka

Human resources management

10th Meeting, 13 November 2019 (Ethics Office)

• Introductory remarks Director Ethics Office
• Introductory remarks Vice-Chair ACABQ
• Observer State of Palestine (on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)
• Representative of the European Union
• Switzerland (also on behalf of Liechtenstein)
• Japan
• United States

12th Meeting, 25 November 2019 (Disciplinary matters)

• Introductory remarks ASG OHR DMSPC
• Introductory remarks Chair ACABQ
• Observer State of Palestine (on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)

17th Meeting, 16 December 2019 (Seconded active-duty military and police personnel)

• Introductory remarks Chief SPDS OHR
• Introductory remarks Chair ACABQ

United Nations Common System

• Introductory remarks Chair ICSC
• Introductory remarks Director PPBD OPPFB DMSPC
• Introductory remarks Vice-Chair ACABQ
• Statement of the Vice-President of CCISUA
• Statement of the President of FICSA
• Observer State of Palestine (on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)
• Botswana (on behalf of the African Group)
• Australia (also on behalf of Canada and New Zealand (CANZ))
• Representative of the European Union
• Switzerland (also on behalf of Liechtenstein)
• United States
• Mexico
• China
• Japan
• Russian Federation
• Republic of Korea

Report on the activities of the Office of Internal Oversight Services; Review of the efficiency of the administrative and financial functioning of the United Nations

• Introductory remarks ASG OIOS
• Introductory remarks Chair IAAC
• Observer State of Palestine (on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)
• Switzerland (also on behalf of Liechtenstein)
• United States
• Philippines

Administration of justice at the United Nations

• Introductory remarks Executive Director, Office of Administration of Justice
• Introductory remarks United Nations Ombudsman
• Introductory remarks Chair ACABQ
• Observer State of Palestine (on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)
• Switzerland (also on behalf of Liechtenstein)

Financing of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals

• Introductory remarks ASG Controller
• Introductory remarks Chair ACABQ
• Observer State of Palestine (on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)
• Botswana (on behalf of the African Group)
• United Republic of Tanzania

Financing peacekeeping operations

MINUJUSTH

• Introductory remarks ASG Controller
• Introductory remarks Chair ACABQ

UNAMID

• Introductory remarks ASG Controller
• Introductory remarks Chair ACABQ
• Ghana (on behalf of the African Group)
• Sudan

Closing of the main part of the seventy-fourth session

• Observer State of Palestine (on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)
• Botswana (on behalf of the African Group)
• Representative of the European Union
• United States
• China
• India