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Rules of Procedure of the General Assembly

XVI. ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUDGETARY QUESTIONS - General Provisions

Regulations for financial administration:

Rule 152 -
The General Assembly shall establish regulations for the financial administration of the United Nations.

 

Financial implications of resolutions:

Rule 153 -
No resolution involving expenditure shall be recommended by a committee for approval by the General Assembly unless it is accompanied by an estimate of expenditures prepared by the Secretary-General. No resolution in respect of which expenditures are anticipated by the Secretary-General shall be voted by the General Assembly until the Administrative and Budgetary Committee (Fifth Committee) has had an opportunity of stating the effect of the proposal upon the budget estimates of the United Nations.

Rule 154 -
The Secretary-General shall keep all committees informed of the detailed estimated cost of all resolutions which have been recommended by the committees for approval by the General Assembly.