Proposed programme budget outline for the biennium 1998-1999 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly.

Invites the Secretary-General to prepare his proposed programme budget for the biennium 1998-1999 on the basis of a total preliminary estimate of US$2,512 million gross at initial 1996-1997 rates, recosted to $2,480 million at revised 1996-1997 rates; decides that the contengency fund shall be set at $19 million; also decides that the proposed programm budget for the biennium 1998-1999 shall contain provisions for recosting on the basis of the existing methodology; further decides that the preliminary estimate of resources for the proposed programme budget does not include a provision for special missions for which there are no legislative mandates; decides that the priorities for the biennium 1998-1999 are the following: (a) maintenance of international peace and security; (b) promotion of sustained economic growth and sustainable development; (c) development of Africa; (d) promotion of human rights; (e) effective coordination of humanitarian assistance efforts; (f) promotion of justice and international law; (g) disarmament; (h) drug control, crime prevention and combating international terrorism; requests the Secretary-General to submit, in the context of his proposed programme budget for the biennium 1998-1999, the following information: (a) outputs deferred, postponed or curtailed in 1996-1997 and their disposition in the proposed programme budget for the biennium 1998-1999; (b) number of posts for the biennium by section and by category; (c) proposed vacancy rate for the Professional and the General Service categories for budgetary purposes.

Adopted without vote, 89th meeting

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Adopted at the 89th plenary meeting, 18 Dec. 1996.