Item 148: Administrative and budgetary aspects of

the financing of the United Nations peacekeeping

23 June 2015
Facilitators working text
CLEAN

Cross-cutting issues
Draft resolution

The General Assembly,

Recalling its resolutions 49/233 A of 23 December 1994, 49/233 B of 31 March 1995,

A/69/751/Rev1.
A/68/731.
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A/69/651.
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A/68/637 and Corr.1.
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A/69/779.
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A/68/756.
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A/C.5/69/18.
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A/69/308 (Part II).
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A/68/337 (Part II).
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A/68/787.
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A/69/839, A/69/874, A/68/782.
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Appreciates the efforts of all peacekeeping personnel in the field and at
Headquarters;
3.
Takes note of the reports of the Secretary-General on the overview of the
financing of United Nations peacekeeping operations: budget performance for the period 1 July
2013 to 30 June 2014 and budget for the period 1 July 2015 to 30 June 20161 and budget
performance for the period 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013 and budget for the period 1 July 2014 to
30 June 2015,2 on the fifth and fourth annual progress reports on the implementation of the global
field support strategy,3,4 on special measures for protection from sexual exploitation and sexual
abuse5,6 and the letter dated 28 February 2014 from the Chair of the 2014 Working Group on
Contingent-Owned Equipment to the Chair of the Fifth Committee;7
4.
Also takes note of the report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services on
activities of the Office on peace operations for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2014 8
and on peace operations for the period 1 January to 31 December 2013;9
5.
Endorses the conclusions and recommendations contained in the reports of the
Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions12, subject to the provisions of
the present resolution, and requests the Secretary-General to ensure their full implementation;
6.
Takes note of paragraph 5 of the report of Advisory Committee on
Administrative and Budgetary Questions;13
7.
Reaffirms that the Fifth Committee is the appropriate Main Committee of the
General Assembly entrusted with responsibility for administrative and budgetary matters;
8.
countries;

Stresses the importance of ensuring timely reimbursement to troop-contributing

9.
Notes the establishment by the Secretary-General of the High Level Independent
Panel on Peace Operations, which presented its report to the Secretary-General on 16 June 2015,
and looks forward to considering the subsequent report of the Secretary-General during its
seventieth session, recalling paragraph seven of the present resolution and the responsibilities of
the other relevant Main Committees of the General Assembly;

I
Budget presentation and financial management
10.
Reiterates that the delegation of authority on the part of the Secretary-General
should be in order to facilitate the better management of the Organization, but stresses that the
overall responsibility for management of the Organization rests with the Secretary-General as the
Chief Administrative Officer;
11.
Reaffirms the need for the Secretary-General to ensure that the delegation of
authority to the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, the Department of Field Support and
field missions is in strict compliance with relevant resolutions and decisions, as well as relevant
rules and procedures of the General Assembly on this matter;
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A/69/839, A/69/874.
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General;

Stresses that heads of departments report to and are accountable to the Secretary-

13.
Reiterates the importance of strengthened accountability in the Organization and
of ensuring greater accountability of the Secretary-General to Member States, inter alia, for the
effective and efficient implementation of legislative mandates and the use of human and financial
resources;
14.
Emphasizes that all field missions shall be provided with adequate resources for
the effective and efficient discharge of their respective mandates, and stresses that the current
level of peacekeeping activity should have scalable implications on resource requirements, taking
into consideration the number, size and complexity of peacekeeping operations;
15.
Stresses that, in formulating budget proposals, the Secretary-General must
strictly abide by legislative mandates;
16.
Notes the importance of the Standard Cost and Ratio Manual as an effective
standardized consolidated reference tool to ensure credibility, consistency and transparency and
urges the Secretary-General to continue his effort to align the holding of assets with the Standard
Cost and Ratio Manual, while duly taking into account the situation on the ground, and bearing in
mind the mandate, complexities and size of individual peacekeeping missions;
17.
Urges the Secretary-General to continue his efforts to regularly update the
Standard Cost and Ratio Manual and to inlcude information in this regard in the next overview
report of the financing of United Nations peacekeeping operaitons;
18.
Recalls paragraph 69 of the report of the ACABQ13 and decides, on an
exceptional basis and without setting a precedent, to apply fuel prices for the financial year 20152016 based on the average rates from November 2014 to April 2015 and requests the SecretaryGeneral to report thereon in the context of the next performance reports of the individual
Missions;
19.
Recalls paragraph 71 of the report of the ACABQ13 and also decides, on an
exceptional basis and without setting a precedent, to apply exchange rates for the financial year
2015-2016 at the rate as of 1 May 2015 and requests the Secretary-General to report thereon in
the context of the next performance reports of the individual Missions;

II

Personnel issues

20.
Pays tribute to all United Nations peacekeepers who have been wounded in the
line of duty or who have made the ultimate sacrifice while working in the pursuit of peace;
21.
Expresses its appreciation to all United Nations personnel performing functions
related to peacekeeping, in particular those serving in hardship duty stations under some of the
most difficult conditions;

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Notes the importance of ensuring that the civilian staffing structure of
peacekeeping operations is commensurate with effective delivery of mandated activity and in this
regard encourages the Secretary-General to regularly review the civilian staffing needs of
peacekeeping operations, as appropriate;

23.
Urges the Secretary-General to make every effort to reduce the recruitment lead
time for staff in field missions, taking into account the relevant provisions governing recruitment
of United Nations staff, to enhance the transparency of the staffing process at all stages and to
report on the steps taken and results achieved in the context of his next overview report on the
financing of the United Nations peacekeeping operations;
24.
Recalls section I, paragraph 6, of resolution 55/238, paragraph 11 of resolution
56/241, paragraph 19 of resolution 61/279, paragraph 22 of resolution 62/250, paragraph 29 of
resolution 63/287, paragraph 8 of resolution 64/271, paragraph 7 of resolution 65/290, paragraph
17 of resolution 66/265 and paragraph 17 of resolution 67/287, and requests the Secretary-General to
intensify his efforts to ensure proper representation of troop-contributing countries in the
Department of Peacekeeping Operations and the Department of Field Support, taking into
account their contribution to United Nations peacekeeping, and to report thereon in the context of
his next overview report;
25.
Recalls paragraph 65 and 66 of the report of the Advisory committee on
Administrative and Budgetary questions and decides to defer consideration of the issue to the
seventieth session of the General Assembly;
26.
Recalls para 65 of resolution 67/255, looks forward to the issuance of guidelines
for the recruitment of government-provided personnel and requests the Secretary-General to
report thereon in the context of the next overview report at the seventieth session;
27.
Emphasizes the importance of the timely review of the rate of death and
disability compensation;

III
Operational requirements
28.
Requests the Secretary-General to continue his efforts to reduce the overall
environmental footprint of each peacekeeping mission, including by implementing
environmentally-friendly waste management and power generation systems, in full compliance
with the relevant rules and regulations, including but not limited to the United Nations
environmental and waste management policy and procedures;
29.
Emphasizes the importance of implementation of all demining activities, where
specified in relevant peacekeeping operation mandates, and in this regard, requests the SecretaryGeneral to report thereon in the context of the next overview report;
30.
Requests the Secretary-General to continue his efforts to ensure that
accommodations provided by the United Nations for uniformed and civilian personnel serving in
peacekeeping operations meet the relevant United Nations standards and to report thereon in the
context of the second resumed part of its seventieth session;
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31.
Encourages the Secretary-General to utilize local materials, capacity, and
knowledge in the implementation of construction projects for peacekeeping operations, in
compliance with the United Nations Procurement Manual;
32.
Welcomes the successful implementation of the International Public Sector
Accounting Standards in the Missions and requests the Secretary-General to continue his efforts
to address underlying challenges related to its implementation, while taking into account lessons
learned and best practices;
33.
Requests the Secretary-General to strengthen oversight and internal controls in
the areas of procurement and asset management across peacekeeping missions, including by
holding mission management accountable for checking stock levels before undertaking any
acquisition activity in order to ensure compliance with established asset management policies,
taking into account the current and future needs of the mission and the importance of the full
implementation of the International Public Sector Accounting Standards;
34.
Recalls the request to the Secretary-General in paragraph 18 of its resolution
69/273 to encourage interested local vendors to apply for registration on the United Nations
Secretariat vendor roster, with a view to broadening its geographical base;
35.
Also requests the Secretary-General to make full use of the Regional
Procurement Office in Entebbe for procurement in the field;
36.
Further requests the Secretary-General to present in his budget proposals a clear
vision of the construction requirements for each mission including, as appropriate, multi-year
plans, and to continue his efforts to improve all aspects of project planning, including the
assumptions underlying the formulation of such budgets with due consideration of operational
circumstances on the ground, and to closely monitor the execution of works to ensure their timely
completion;
37.
Recalls paragraphs 137 and 143 of the report of the Advisory Committee on
Administrative and Budgetary Questions13, welcomes the ongoing roll-out of the aviation
information management system across all peacekeeping operations with aviation assets, and
looks forward to further reporting on the improvements realized in air operations;
38.
Notes the often dangerous and hostile environment in which air crews working
under contracts with the United Nations operate, requests the Secretary-General to consider
measures could to be implemented to strengthen the security of such crews, including confirming
the appropriate lines of responsibility for the handling of related security aspects are in place, and
to report thereon in the context of his next overview of the financing of the United Nations
peacekeeping operations;
39.
Recalls paragraph 147 of the report of the Advisory Committee, requests the
Secretary-General to ensure consistency and transparency and cost efficiency in the budgeting for
unmanned aerial systems in individual peacekeeping operation budget proposals in this regard,
including by presenting expected accomplishments and indicators of achievement as well as
information on outputs, as appropriate, in the context of the results-based budget framework, and
also requests him to include comprehensive information including on lessons learned from the
utilization of unmanned aerial systems in United Nations peacekeeping operations in his next
overview report;

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Requests the Secretary-General to ensure that the procurement of unmanned
aerial systems from commercial providers complies with the United Nations procurement manual
and that reimbursement of unmanned aerial systems provided by troop-contributing countries is
consistent with the framework set out in the CoE manual, and also requests the Secretary-General
to submit an issue paper to clarify the current reimbursement arrangements for TCC-provided
unmanned aerial systems to the next CoE Working Group;
41.
Acknowledges the Secretary-General's initiative to review and optimize the
composition of missions' vehicle fleet to ensure they are adapted to the conditions and operational
circumstances on the ground;

IV
Special measures for protection from sexual exploitation and sexual abuse
42.
Recalls section IV of its resolution 66/264 and reaffirms the collective and
unanimous position that one substantiated case of sexual exploitation and sexual abuse is one case
too many;
43.
Reaffirms the need for full implementation of the United Nations policy of zerotolerance of sexual exploitation and sexual abuse in peacekeeping operations;
44.
Welcomes the Secretary-Generals determination to strengthen measures for
protection from sexual exploitation and sexual abuse in the areas of prevention, enforcement and
remedial action;
45.
Notes the declining number of reported allegations of sexual exploitation and
sexual abuse cases during this reporting period, and reiterates its concern at the number of cases,
particularly those involving the most egregious forms of sexual exploitation and sexual abuse;
46.
Expresses concern about the response of the United Nations to the recent
allegations of sexual exploitation and sexual abuse in the Central African Republic;
47.
Welcomes the establishment of an External Independent Review by the
Secretary-General to review and assess the response of the United Nations to recent allegations of
sexual exploitation and sexual abuse, including in the Central African Republic, as well as a
broad range of systemic issues related to how the United Nations responds to serious information
of this kind, and encourages the Review to give due consideration to decision-making processes
in all involved departments and offices and at all levels of the Organisation, including senior
management;
48.
Requests the Secretary-General to report expeditiously to the General Assembly
on the findings of the Review, and further requests him to report on the lessons learned and
measures for improvement no later than the main part of its seventieth session;
49.
Recalls the Secretary-Generals Bulletin ST/SGB/2005/21 on protection against
retaliation for reporting misconduct and for cooperating with duly authorized audits or
investigations, and welcomes the prompt reporting in good faith of any misconduct, including
sexual exploitation and sexual abuse in peacekeeping operations;
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50.
Recalls paragraph 21 of its resolution 69/272, encourages the Secretary-General
to continue his efforts to strengthen accountability in all sectors of field missions, and, to this end,
urges the Secretary-General and Member States to undertake all relevant actions within their
respective areas of competence, including holding perpetrators accountable;
51.
Requests the Secretary-General to ensure the availability of easily accessible
reporting mechanisms for victims of sexual exploitation and sexual abuse;
52.
Also requests the Secretary-General to improve the timeliness and quality of
investigations;
53.
Stresses the importance of responsibility and accountability of the most senior
managers in HQ and missions in determining organisational behaviour and leading by example
for the conduct of both uniformed personnel and civilian staff in peacekeeping operations;
54.
Requests the Secretary-General to make further efforts to ensure that all
personnel are made fully aware of, and remain compliant with, their personal responsibilities
regarding the zero-tolerance policy of the Organisation, upon their arrival in the mission and
throughout their deployment;
55.
Stresses the importance of training all personnel for the prevention of sexual
exploitation and sexual abuse, and requests the Secretary-General to expedite the development of
the e-learning programme and deploy it as soon as possible;
56.
Recognizes the commitment of the troop-contributing countries to the United
Nations zero tolerance policy against sexual exploitation and abuse;
57.
Recalls paragraph 55 of the report of the Secretary-General (A/69/779) and
requests the Secretary-General to engage in consultations with MS, in particular TCCS, on the
reporting methodology on SEA cases, and to update the relevant Committees on the results of his
efforts in this regard in his future reports;
58.
Reiterates the importance of improving the collaboration between the SG and the
T and PCCs with regard to allegations of SEA, emphasizing the need to maintain a frequent
exchange of information on the ongoing processes;

V
Global Field Support Strategy
59.
Welcomes the progress achieved and the benefits realized, including those related
to shared services, in the implementation of the global field support strategy, and emphasizes the
need for timely completion of any remaining activities;
60.
Requests the Secretary-General to provide, in his next overview report on
peacekeeping operations, detailed information on the final evaluation of the global field support
strategy, including cost-cost benefit analyses, lessons learned, best practices, and benchmarks for
reporting on progress and assessing achievements, as well as information on planned activities for
post-GFSS and on their mainstreaming into the ongoing work of the Secretariat;
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61.
Recalls para 46 and 47 of the report of the ACABQ and requests the SecretaryGeneral to ensure that any initiatives related to field support and service delivery improvements
take into account lessons learned and best practices from other Secretariat initiatives so as to
maximize benefits, and avoid possible duplication and overlap;
62.
Recalls paragraph 51 of the report of the Advisory Committee and decides to
give the RSCE operational and managerial independence, and requests the Secretary-General to
submit a budget proposal for the Regional Service Centre at Entebbe for the period 2016-2017 to
be charged against the Missions which the Centre supports;
63.
Also requests the Secretary-General to develop scalability models to inform the
resource requirements for the Support Account, United Nations Logistics Base and the Regional
Service Centre at Entebbe and to report thereon at the second resumed part of its seventieth
session;
64.
Welcomes the Secretary-General's continuing efforts to improve the performance
of the RSCE to meet client needs, further welcomes his proposal to rebalance the staffing
component in the RSCE, and requests him to continue the nationalization plan in a phased
manner over a two year period;

65.
Endorses the Secretary General's initiative that the Regional Service
Centre at Entebbe report directly to the Department of Field Support, as outlined in para
27 of the report (A/69/651);
VI
Other issues
66. Requests the Secretary-General to promote ensure effective coordination and
collaboration in the Office for International Oversight Services bearing in mind its operational
independence;
67.
Invites the Independent Audit Advisory Committee to examine the operational
independence of the Office, in particular in the area of investigation functions;
68.
Welcomes the ongoing review of the Organisations protection against retaliation
policy and looks forward to its timely completion.

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