UN adopts $5.4 billion budget for 2016-2017
24.12.2015,
11:16
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon applauded Member States on Wednesday night for adopting a budget of $5.4 billion for the United Nations to carry out its vital work during the 2016-2017 biennium, news reports say.
YEREVAN, December 24, /ARKA/ UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon applauded Member States on Wednesday night for adopting a budget of $5.4 billion for the United Nations to carry out its vital work during the 2016-2017 biennium, news reports say.
"Your hard work, unwavering commitment and flexible cooperation have contributed to reaching that agreement," Mr. Ban said, noting that delegates have worked through the night and reached agreement earlier than in past years.
"The budget you have approved reflects the difficult global financial reality we have faced for a number of years," he told the 193-member General Assembly, which wrapped up its work for the main part of its seventieth session by taking action on a number of texts recommended by the Fifth Committee, which focuses on administrative and budgetary issues.
"Funding continues to shrink " while demands on the United Nations grow," he noted.
"Through it all, we are doing everything possible to fulfill the mandates you give us. We are guided by two pressing obligations: First, our duty to respond to the needs of the world’s people. And second: our responsibility to make the most of the resources you entrust to us. Through creativity, hard work and diligence, we are rising to the challenge."
Mr. Ban also applauded the consensus decisions taken on the revised scale of assessments for Member States for sharing the costs of the regular budget and peacekeeping operations, which is reviewed every three years, as well as the approval of a mobility framework for UN staff.
"Today’s consensus action is a strong sign of our ability to work together," he stated. "We need this spirit of global solidarity more than ever." -0-
"Your hard work, unwavering commitment and flexible cooperation have contributed to reaching that agreement," Mr. Ban said, noting that delegates have worked through the night and reached agreement earlier than in past years.
"The budget you have approved reflects the difficult global financial reality we have faced for a number of years," he told the 193-member General Assembly, which wrapped up its work for the main part of its seventieth session by taking action on a number of texts recommended by the Fifth Committee, which focuses on administrative and budgetary issues.
"Funding continues to shrink " while demands on the United Nations grow," he noted.
"Through it all, we are doing everything possible to fulfill the mandates you give us. We are guided by two pressing obligations: First, our duty to respond to the needs of the world’s people. And second: our responsibility to make the most of the resources you entrust to us. Through creativity, hard work and diligence, we are rising to the challenge."
Mr. Ban also applauded the consensus decisions taken on the revised scale of assessments for Member States for sharing the costs of the regular budget and peacekeeping operations, which is reviewed every three years, as well as the approval of a mobility framework for UN staff.
"Today’s consensus action is a strong sign of our ability to work together," he stated. "We need this spirit of global solidarity more than ever." -0-
