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<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cI am very satisfied that the negotiations on the budget and other administrative items were concluded in such good spirit,\u201d Mr Lykketoft said. \u201cI congratulate all the delegates for their hard work in the past months and in the last very intensive days and want to thank the Chair , the Permanent Representative of Nepal, Mr. Durga Prasad Bhattarai for his excellent conduct of the negotiations.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWith the adoption of the UN budget and the conclusion of the work of the 5th Committee we come to the end of what has been a remarkable year for multilateralism,\u201d Mr Lykketoft added.<\/p>\n
The General Assembly also decided on the Scales of Assessment that determine the contribution of each Member State to the Regular and Peace keeping Operations Budget, which is reviewed every three years.<\/p>\n
While the methodology for the Regular Budget Scale of Assessment remains unchanged, in the Scale for Peace-keeping Operations, the GA agreed to some transitional measures for one Member State that will graduate from one category to another. A resolution giving the green light for the renovation project of the UN Office at Geneva \u2013 the Palais des Nations \u2013 was also adopted.<\/p>\n
A number of additional decisions were taken, including on some reform projects such as further implementation of the UN\u2019s transition to the new enterprise resource planning system (UMOJA), and streamlining the UN\u2019s delivery of services (Global Service Delivery Model).<\/p>\n
Member Sates also agreed to undertake a major reform of the UN Common System Compensation package, the first reform of this kind in 25 years.<\/p>\n
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