Background Resources
The following resources provide useful background information about the work of the Committee and the issues that it considers.
General
Article 17 of the United Nations Charter
Rules of Procedure of the General Assembly
Financial Rules & Regulations of the United Nations
Historical and analytical note on main committees
A conference room paper produced for the 58 th Session of the General Assembly providing an overview of the working methods and functions of the main Committees.The process of informals at the Fifth Committee
An article from the UN Chronicle written in March 2002, shedding some light on the processes that lead to consensus in the Fifth Committee.United Nations Documentation: Research Guide
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Programme budget
- Overview
Media Presentations:
6th Annual Progress Report on the Capital Master Plan presentation & Statement by Mr. Michael Adlerstein, Executive Director CMP/Assistant-Secretary-General to the Fifth Committee - 4 March 2009
Financial situation of the United Nations presentation by Ms. Angela Kane, Under-Secretary-General for Management - 16 October 2009
Financial situation of the United Nations presentation by Ms. Angela Kane, Under-Secretary-General for Management - 15 May 2009 & statement on Improving the Financial Situation of the United Nations by Mr. Jun Yamazaki, Assistant-Secretary-General | Controller - 22 May 2009
Financial situation of the United Nations presentation by Ms. Angela Kane, Under-Secretary-General for Management - 28 October 2008
United Nations Cash Position
Presented by Mr. Warren Sach, Assistant-Secretary-General / Controller
- 9 May 2008Budgeting in the United Nations
Office of Programme Planning and Budget Affairs - 18 September 2008Budgeting at the United Nations
Presented by Mr. Warren Sach, Assistant-Secretary-General / Controller
- 8 October 2007Enterprise resource planning and information and communications technology presentation by Mr. Choi Soon-hong, Assistant-Secretary-General/Chief Information Technology Officer to the Fifth Committee - 7 October 2008
Enterprise Resource Planning and Information and Communications Technology
Presentation by Mr. Choi Soon-hong, Chief Information Technology Officer / Assistant-Secretary-General - 9 October 2007
Capital Master Plan presenation by Mr. Michael Adlerstein, Executive Director CMP/Assistant-Secretary-General to the Fifth Committee - 7 October 2008
- UN Documents
Proposed Programme Budget for 2010-2011 of the Secretary-General
Proposed Programme Budget for 2008-2009 of the Secretary-General
Proposed Programme Budget Outline for 2008-2009 (A/61/576)
Biennial programme plan and priorities for the period 2010-2011
Prposed Strategic Framework for 2010-11
Regulations and Rules Governing Programme Planning (ST/SGB/2000/8)
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Financing the UN
Briefing on Methodology the Scale of Assessment 2007-2009
A PowerPoint Presentation (.pps) prepared by the Secretariat in advance of the negotiations on the Scale of Assessment in the 61 st Session. It provides an overview of the methods and data that are used to come up with proposals for the scale.2007 Assessment of Member States
Rates of assessment for the financing of Peacekeeping Operations (direct link) - A/61/139 & Corr.1 (UN documents)
Report of the Committee on Contributions (2007)
Rules of Procedure: Committee on Contributions
Finance and Budget Glossary
A searchable index from the Finance and Budget Network of the Chief Executives Board for Coordination defining essential finance and budgeting terms used in the UN systemAccounting Standards
All United Nations System organizations plan to adopt International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) by 2010. This website provides links to resources about IPSAS adoption and what it means.
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Peacekeeping Finance:
Peacekeeping budgets
An overview of the process of establishing peacekeeping missions.Financing of United Nations Peacekeeping
Background information on peacekeeping finance including the scale of assessments for peacekeeping and links to key General Assembly resolutions.Frequently asked questions
Prepared by DPKO, this pdf document addresses many common questions about UN peacekeeping.UN Peacekeeping fact sheet
A concise summary of key facts related to UN peacekeeping operations with information about troop contributing countries and number of missions.Glossary
A brief compilation of terms used in missions around the world.Contingent owned equipment (COE)
The COE system was adopted by the United Nations in 1996 to simplify the means by which countries are reimbursed for providing equipment and personnel to peacekeeping missions more information is available on the UN DPKO website.TOP
Human Resources
Human resources management presentation by Ms. Catherine Pollard, Assistant-Secretary-General, Human Resource Management, to the Fifth Committee on 6 October 2008
Handbook
The HR Handbook is designed to provide managers, administrators and staff at the UN with streamlined access to up-to-date information on personnel-related regulations rules and policies.Staff Regulations (ST/SGB/2009/6)
Staff Rules (ST/SGB/2009/7)
Staff Regulations of the United Nations and provisional Staff RulesSalaries & Benefits
A useful website providing detailed information about job classifications, salaries, benefits and allowances work within the UN.International Civil Service Commission (ICSC)
The International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) is an independent expert body established by the United Nations General Assembly. Its mandate is to regulate and coordinate the conditions of service of staff in the United Nations common system while promoting and maintaining high standards in the international civil service.
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Oversight
OIOS
The Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) is an independent office reporting to the Secretary-General and the General Assembly. It was established in 1994, by General Assembly resolution 48/218 B of 29 July 1994.Statute of the JIU
The Joint Inspection Unit is an independent external oversight body of the United Nations system mandated to conduct evaluations, inspections and investigations system-wide, the Unit aims.Board of Auditors
The United Nations Board of Auditors was established by the General Assembly in December 1946 (Resolution 74 (I)) to carry out external audit of the accounts of the United Nations organization and its funds and programmes and to report findings and recommendations to the General Assembly through the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions.