United Nations A/C.5/63/L.27 Distr.: Limited 26 December 2008 Original: English General Assembly Sixty-third session Fifth Committee Agenda item 118 Programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009 Draft decision submitted by the Chairman following informal consultations Programme budget implications relating to the proposed programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009 A. Towards an arms trade treaty: establishing common international standards for the import, export and transfer of conventional arms Programme budget implications of draft resolution A/C.1/63/L.39 The Fifth Committee, having considered the statement of programme budget implications submitted by the Secretary-General 1 and the related report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, 2 decides to inform the General Assembly that, should it adopt draft resolution A/C.1/63/L.39, additional resources in the total amount of $1,225,900 would be required under section 2, General Assembly and Economic and Social Council affairs and conference management ($1,181,000), and section 28D, Office of Central Support Services ($44,000), of the programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009. These additional appropriations for the biennium 2008-2009 would be considered by the Assembly in accordance with the procedures for the use and operations of the contingency fund. B. Situation of human rights in Myanmar Programme budget implications of draft resolution A/C.3/63/L.33 The Fifth Committee, having considered the statement of programme budget implications submitted by the Secretary-General 3 and the related report of the __________________ 1 2 3 A/C.5/63/10. A/63/621. A/C.5/63/12. 08-66985 (E) 070109 *0866985* A/C.5/63/L.27 Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, 4 decides to inform the General Assembly that, should it adopt draft resolution A/C.3/63/L.33, additional requirements in the amount of $753,200 would be required under section 3, Political affairs, of the programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009 for the continued efforts of the good offices of the Secretary-General relating to the situation in Myanmar. Approval for those requirements is being sought in the context of the report of the Secretary-General on estimates in respect of special political missions, good offices and other political initiatives authorized by the Assembly and/or the Security Council in documents A/63/346 and Add.1, and Add.1/Corr.1. C. Committee on the Rights of the Child Programme budget implications of draft resolution A/C.3/63/L.46/Rev.1 (as orally revised) The Fifth Committee, having considered the statement of programme budget implications submitted by the Secretary-General 5 and the related report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, 6 decides to inform the General Assembly that, should it adopt draft resolution A/C.3/63/L.46/Rev.1 (as orally revised), additional requirements amounting to $513,100 would be required under section 2, General Assembly and Economic and Social Council affairs and conference management, of the programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009. This additional appropriation for the biennium 2008-2009 would be considered by the Assembly in accordance with the procedures for the use and operations of the contingency fund. D. International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination Programme budget implications of draft resolution A/C.3/63/L.53/Rev.1 The Fifth Committee, having considered the statement of programme budget implications submitted by the Secretary-General 7 and the related report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, 8 decides to inform the General Assembly that, should it adopt draft resolution A/C.3/63/L.53/Rev.1, additional resources in the amount of $379,900 would be required under section 2, General Assembly and Economic and Social Council affairs and conference management, of the programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009. These additional appropriations for the biennium 2008-2009 would be considered by the Assembly in accordance with the procedures for the use and operations of the contingency fund. __________________ 4 5 6 7 8 A/63/614. A/C.5/63/13. A/63/624. A/C.5/63/14. A/63/617. 2 08-66985 A/C.5/63/L.27 E. Request for an advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on whether the unilateral declaration of independence of Kosovo is in accordance with international law Programme budget implications of General Assembly resolution 63/3 The Fifth Committee, having considered the statement of programme budget implications submitted by the Secretary-General 9 and the related report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, 10 decides to inform the General Assembly that the adoption of resolution 63/3 will entail additional requirements amounting to some $435,000 in respect of the International Court of Justice. Efforts will be made to accommodate the estimated additional requirements of $130,000 in 2009 within the programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009, and actual expenditures will be reported in the context of the second performance report for the same biennium. The remaining requirements of $305,000 for the biennium 2010-2011 will be considered in the context of the proposed programme budget for that biennium. F. Rights of the Child Programme budget implications of General Assembly resolution A/C.3/63/L.16/Rev.1 The Fifth Committee, having considered the statement of programme budget implications submitted by the Secretary-General 11 and the related report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, 12 decides to inform the General Assembly that, should it adopt draft resolution A/C.3/63/L.16/Rev.1, additional resources in the amount of $2,175,700 gross ($1,949,800 net) would arise under section 1, Overall policymaking, direction and coordination ($1,758,600), section 28D, Office of Central Support Services ($191,200), and section 35, Staff assessment ($225,900), to be offset by the same amount under Income section 1, Income from staff assessment, of the programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009. These appropriations for the biennium 2008-2009 would be considered by the Assembly in accordance with the procedures for the use and operation of the contingency fund. __________________ 9 10 11 12 A/C.5/63/15. A/63/619. A/C.5/63/16. A/63/623. 08-66985 3 A/C.5/63/L.27 G. Global efforts for the total elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and the comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action Programme budget implications of draft resolution A/C.3/63/L.51/Rev.1 The Fifth Committee, having considered the statement of programme budget implications submitted by the Secretary-General 13 and the related report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, 14 decides to inform the General Assembly that, should it adopt draft resolution A/C.3/63/L.51/Rev.1, an additional amount of $570,400 would be required under section 2, General Assembly and Economic and Social Council affairs and conference management, of the programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009. This additional appropriation for the biennium 2008-2009 would be considered by the Assembly in accordance with the procedures for the use and operations of the contingency fund. H. Doha Declaration on Financing for Development: outcome document of the Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development to Review the Implementation of the Monterrey Consensus Programme budget implications of draft resolution A/63/L.57 The Fifth Committee, having considered the statement of programme budget implications submitted by the Secretary-General 15 and the related report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, 16 decides to inform the General Assembly that, should it adopt draft resolution A/63/L.57, a detailed statement of programme budget implications would be submitted to the General Assembly for its consideration during its current session as soon as specific information on the format and modalities of the Conference is made available. __________________ 13 14 15 16 A/C.5/63/17. A/63/618. A/C.5/63/19. A/63/625. 4 08-66985