General Assembly of the United Nations
Administrative and Budgetary - Fifth Committee
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Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ)
The ACABQ is a subsidiary organ of the General Assembly (GA). Its mandate and functions are established by Assembly resolution 14 (I) of 13 February 1946 . The Committee:
- Examines and reports on the budget submitted by the Secretary-General to the General Assembly
- Advises the General Assembly concerning any administrative and budgetary matters referred to it
- Examines on behalf of the General Assembly the administrative budgets of specialized agencies and proposals for financial arrangements with such agencies
- Considers and reports to the General Assembly on the auditors' reports on the accounts of the United Nations and of the specialized agencies
The Committee for Programme & Coordination (CPC)
The Committee for Programme and Coordination is the main subsidiary organ of the Economic and Social Council and the General Assembly for planning, programming and coordination. The committee reviews the programmes of the United Nations as defined in the strategic framework.
Specifically it reviews:
- The strategic framework in the off-budget years
- The programme budget in budget years
UN System Chief Executives Board for Coordination (CEB)
The Chief Executives Board (CEB) furthers coordination and cooperation on a whole range of substantive and management issues facing United Nations system organizations. CEB brings together on a regular basis the executive heads of the organizations of the United Nations system, under the chairmanship of the Secretary General of the United Nations. CEB is supported by two high-level committees; one responsible for substantive programme areas (HLCP) and the other for the strategic management of the organizations (HLCM).
Department of General Assembly Affairs and Conference Management (DGACM)
DGACM is responsible, among other things, for providing Secretariat meetings support, interpretation, documents or verbatim and summary records to the General Assembly.
System of Organizations
This web site serves as a portal to web sites of the United Nations, its funds and programmes, and specialized agencies. It also includes links to key projects and initiatives and to various joint programmes of the UN System. These web sites are administered by their respective organizational units.
Board of Auditors (BOA)
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.
Office of Internal Oversight Services (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.
Joint Inspection Unit (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.
Ombudsman
The United Nations Ombudsman's Office
provides assistance on work-related problems
to all staff. The Office offers a service that is impartial, objective, neutral,
independent and fully confidential.
Panel of Counsel
The Panels of Counsel (POC) provide information, advice and, where appropriate, representation to staff members in disciplinary, appeal and other internal recourse procedures within the Secretariat. Members of the Panels function independently of both staff representative bodies and the Administration so as to exercise a substantial measure of autonomy and self-regulation. The POCs in New York, Addis Ababa, Geneva and Vienna are composed of serving and retired staff members who, on a voluntary basis, have agreed to assist their colleagues as described above.
Joint Appeals Board (JAB)
The JAB reviews administrative decisions that affect staff members and makes recommendations to the Secretary-General. The JAB has offices in Geneva, Vienna and Nairobi which deal with cases in those locations only. The JAB at Headquarters in New York considers all others.
United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF)
The United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund is a fund that was established in by the United Nations General Assembly in 1949 to provide retirement, death, disability and related benefits for staff of the United Nations and the other organizations admitted to membership in the Fund.
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.