United Nations A/RES/60/247 A-C Distr.: General 1 February 2006 General Assembly Sixtieth session Agenda item 124 Resolutions adopted by the General Assembly [on the report of the Fifth Committee (A/60/608 and Corr.1)] 60/247. Programme budget for the biennium 2006­2007 A BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE BIENNIUM 2006­2007 The General Assembly Resolves that, for the biennium 2006­2007: 1. Appropriations totalling 3,798,912,500 United States dollars are hereby approved for the following purposes: Amount (United States dollars) Section Part I. Overall policymaking, direction and coordination 1. 2. Overall policymaking, direction and coordination General Assembly and Economic and Social Council affairs and conference management Subtotal Part II. Political affairs 3. 4. 5. 6. Political affairs Disarmament Peacekeeping operations Peaceful uses of outer space Subtotal Part III. International justice and law 7. 8. International Court of Justice Legal affairs Subtotal 34 956 900 42 289 400 77 246 300 432 026 900 20 381 100 94 091 000 5 906 800 552 405 800 74 813 500 586 776 200 661 589 700 05-50242 A/RES/60/247 A-C Section Amount (United States dollars) Part IV. International cooperation for development 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. Economic and social affairs Least developed countries, landlocked developing countries and small island developing States United Nations support for the New Partnership for Africa's Development Trade and development International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO Environment Human settlements International drug control, crime prevention and criminal justice Subtotal Part V. Regional cooperation for development 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. Economic and social development in Africa Economic and social development in Asia and the Pacific Economic development in Europe Economic and social development in Latin America and the Caribbean Economic and social development in Western Asia Regular programme of technical cooperation Subtotal Part VI. Human rights and humanitarian affairs 23. 24. 25. 26. Human rights Protection of and assistance to refugees Palestine refugees Humanitarian assistance Subtotal Part VII. Public information 27. Public information Subtotal Part VIII. Common support services 28. Management and support services Subtotal Part IX. Internal oversight 29. Internal oversight Subtotal Part X. Jointly financed administrative activities and special expenses 30. 31. Jointly financed administrative activities Special expenses Subtotal 11 178 800 92 798 000 103 976 800 31 330 100 31 330 100 511 375 800 511 375 800 177 302 500 177 302 500 83 088 400 64 645 200 35 184 800 26 140 500 209 058 900 106 011 400 71 858 100 54 176 700 94 630 400 53 416 900 45 622 000 425 715 500 157 930 900 5 056 800 10 791 900 111 091 600 25 915 800 11 977 100 17 864 500 31 527 800 372 156 400 2 A/RES/60/247 A-C Section Amount (United States dollars) Part XI. Capital expenditures 32. Construction, alteration, improvement and major maintenance Subtotal Part XII. Safety and security 33. Safety and security Subtotal Part XIII. Development Account 34. Development Account Subtotal Part XIV. Staff assessment 35. Staff assessment Subtotal Total 397 827 900 397 827 900 3 798 912 500 13 954 100 13 954 100 190 131 400 190 131 400 74 841 300 74 841 300 2. The Secretary-General shall be authorized to transfer credits between sections of the budget with the concurrence of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions; 3. The budget for the biennium 2006­2007 amounts to 3,799 million dollars. Expected expenditure in the course of 2006 is 1,899 million dollars. The two-year budget will permit a full assessment on all Member States for 2006, in accordance with Article 17 of the Charter of the United Nations. The Secretary-General, while adhering to the existing procedures regarding the annual assessment on Member States, is authorized to enter into expenditure of a first tranche, limited to 950 million dollars, as an exceptional measure. The General Assembly, in order to ensure the availability of resources for programme delivery, will act in response to a request from the Secretary-General, at an appropriate time, for expenditure of the remaining funds; 4. The total net provision made under the various sections of the budget for contractual printing shall be administered as a unit under the direction of the United Nations Publications Board; 5. In addition to the appropriations approved under paragraph 1 above, an amount of 75,000 dollars is appropriated for each year of the biennium 2006­2007 from the accumulated income of the Library Endowment Fund for the purchase of books, periodicals, maps and library equipment and for such other expenses of the library at the Palais des Nations in Geneva as are in accordance with the objects and provisions of the endowment. 69th plenary meeting 23 December 2005 3 A/RES/60/247 A-C B INCOME ESTIMATES FOR THE BIENNIUM 2006­2007 The General Assembly Resolves that, for the biennium 2006­2007: 1. Estimates of income other than assessments on Member States totalling 427,355,200 United States dollars are approved as follows: Income section Amount (United States dollars) 1. Income from staff assessment 2. General income 3. Services to the public Total 401 734 800 20 867 000 4 753 400 427 355 200 2. The income from staff assessment shall be credited to the Tax Equalization Fund in accordance with the provisions of General Assembly resolution 973 (X) of 15 December 1955; 3. Direct expenses of the United Nations Postal Administration, services to visitors, the sale of statistical products, catering operations and related services, garage operations, television services and the sale of publications not provided for under the budget appropriations shall be charged against the income derived from those activities. 69th plenary meeting 23 December 2005 C FINANCING OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE YEAR 2006 The General Assembly Resolves that, for the year 2006: 1. Budget appropriations consisting of 1,899,456,250 United States dollars, being half of the appropriation of 3,798,912,500 dollars approved for the biennium 2006­2007 by the General Assembly in paragraph 1 of resolution A above, plus 47,626,700 dollars, being the increase in revised appropriations for the biennium 2004­2005 approved by the Assembly in its resolutions 59/282 of 13 April 2005, 59/294 of 22 June 2005 and 60/244 of and 60/245 A of 23 December 2005, shall be financed in accordance with regulations 3.1 and 3.2 of the Financial Regulations of the United Nations,1 as follows: (a) 22,242,700 dollars, consisting of 12,810,200 dollars, being the net of half of the estimated income other than staff assessment approved for the biennium 2006­2007 _______________ 1 ST/SGB/2003/7. 4 A/RES/60/247 A-C under resolution B above, plus 9,432,500 dollars, being the increase in income other than staff assessment for the biennium 2004­2005; (b) 1,924,840,250 dollars, being the assessment on Member States in accordance with its resolution 58/1 B of 23 December 2003; 2. There shall be set off against the assessment on Member States, in accordance with the provisions of General Assembly resolution 973 (X) of 15 December 1955, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund in the total amount of 218,242,100 dollars, consisting of: (a) 200,867,400 dollars, being half of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the biennium 2006­2007 in resolution B above; (b) 17,374,700 dollars, being the increase in income from staff assessment for the biennium 2004­2005 approved by the Assembly in its resolutions 59/282 of 13 April 2005, 59/294 of 22 June 2005 and 60/244 and 60/245 B of 23 December 2005. 69th plenary meeting 23 December 2005 5