Endorses the conclusions and recommendations of the Committee for Programme and Coordination on the proposed programme budget for the biennium 1994-1995 contained in the report on the work of the 2nd part of its 33rd session; endorses the recommendations and observations regarding the vacancy management system and "vacancy pool" contained in paragraphs 17 to 20 of the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, and in this regard reiterates the obligation of the Secretary-General to comply with financial regulation 4.5 and rule 104.4 relative to transfers of resources between appropriation sections; decides that, until such time as posts have been reclassified according to prescribed internal procedures and approved by the General Assembly, no staff member encumbering a post under reclassification review shall be paid at the higher grade level; decides also that the total allocation for consultants and ad hoc experts will be maintained at its total revised appropriation amount for 1992-1993, and requests the Secretary-General to take action to make the best use of those resources; decides further to set the vacancy factor in respect of General Service staff at 0.8 per cent; decides to review, at its 50th session, the impact of the merger of the Field Operations Division into the Department of Peace-keeping Operations on the overall effectiveness of the Headquarters support system for peace-keeping operations and other field activities, on the basis of a report to be submitted on this matter.

Adopted without vote, 87th meeting

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Symbol on document: A/RES/48/228.
Adopted at the 87th plenary meeting, 23 Dec. 1993.