Approves a revised appropriation of US$2,467,458,200 for the biennium 1992-1993 as a result of the restructuring and the proposals for transfers of resources among sections, and concurs with the recommendations and observations of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions; approves the proposals with regard to high-level posts, subject to the following modifications: (a) decides to defer action to abolish the 4 high-level posts in the Department of Administration and Management; (b) requests the Secretary-General to pursue as a matter of urgency his efforts to agree with the Director-General of GATT on a prompt appointment to the post of Executive Director of ITC UNCTAD/GATT at its present level; decides to defer action on the proposal to abolish the post of Under-Secretary-General of the UNCHS and requests him to reconsider his proposal and to report on future secretariat support arrangements for UNEP and HABITAT; stresses the importance of effective coordination of the activities of the departments and units responsible for economic and social issues; requests the Secretary-General, in the context of the current overall restructuring process to review the role of the UN Headquarters, centres, the regional commissions and entities in the field, in particular the centres at Vienna and Nairobi, with a view to improving the distribution of responsibilities among them, on the basis of their relative advantages.

Adopted without vote, 102nd meeting

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Adopted at the 102nd plenary meeting, 6 May 1993.