Reaffirms that the proposed programme budget outline, being a part of the new budget process, is in a developmental period, that its methodology requires greater improvements, transparency and accuracy and that the whole exercise should be applied with flexibility, in accordance with resolution 41/213 and resolution 43/211 of 21 Dec. 1987; endorses the conclusions and recommendations of the Committee for Programme and Coordination and the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, and notes the intention of the Advisory Committee to study further the methodology of the outline; invites the Secretary-General to prepare the proposed programme budget for the biennium 1992-1993 on the basis of the total preliminary estimate provided by the Advisory Committee of US$2,006,200,000 at the initial 1990-1991 rates indicated in the report of the Secretary-General, to be adjusted at 1992-1993 rates.

Adopted without vote, 72nd meeting

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Adopted at the 72nd plenary meeting, 21 Dec. 1990.
In: Resolutions and decisions adopted by the General Assembly during its 45th session, Volume 1, 18 September-21 December 1990. - A/45/49. - 1991. - p. 356-357. - (GAOR, 45th sess., Suppl. no. 49).