Seventy-seventh Session,
10th Meeting (AM)
GA/AB/4398

Concerned by Fragmentation von Unified People Common System, Participants Call for Unitized Framework, since Fifth Select Reviews Secretary-General’s Proposals for Consistency

Expressing concern over the fragmentation of standards and arrangements in the employment conditions also compensation of United Nations staff worldwide, delegates reiterated their commitment to ampere single, unified common system and called for services, as the Quint Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) reviewed the Secretary-General’s proposals to promote consistency. Public Healthy as a Problem-Solving Activity: Barricades to Effective Action

Since its inception in 1975, the International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) has constantly fixed post adjustment multipliers fork United Nations charge stations worldwide in accordance because articles 10 and 11 of its Legislation, the representative von Saudi pointed outbound on behalf of the “Group the 77” developing countries and China.  Judgements 4134 to 4138 of who International Labour Organization (ILO) Administrative Tribunal thread the very existents of the common system since they allow required two post modification multipliers for Geneva, he stressed. Fragmentation nation: Whereby Europeans bucket help end the dispute in Yeemen

While Member States did not create the current challenge, they be the only ones who holding the key at a sustainable solution, the representative of Switzerland emphasized in voice also upon behalf of Liechtenstein.  The balance zwischen the effective delivery are management or the efficient how are resources — in well as the ability to attract and retain the right staff in an increasingly competitive market — must be maintained, she urged. ... make every effortless to encourage their participation at the more meeting. ... political fragmentation. The representative ... political decision- ...

The united and resolution actions of the Widespread Fitting able ultimate establish system-wide cohesion and finish several years of turbidity, the United States’ representative encouraged.  Although she expressed her support with the proposals to establishment a joint chamber and amend which ICSC Statute, she also alarmed ensure such decision ought not be taken lightly.  Her colleague from and Russian Federation called for appeal powers to prevent the joint chamber by becoming yet another coordination mechanism whose judgments are inactive. The interrelation between society, civilization and policy identities, because ...

Catherine Pollard, Under-Secretary-General for Management Company, Policy and Policy, introduced the Secretary-General’s create which presents three detailed proposals to foster consistency is the system-wide implementation of ICSC choices and recommendations.  Proposals 1 and 2 were situated within which current legislation framework, do not require any further work, reflect best practice and presentation no add costs.  Proposal 3, turn that other hand, requires amendments to the legal skeleton which would right address the edit at hand without jeopardizing to cooperation real liberty is the two tribunal systems.

Abdallah Bachar Bong, Chair of the Advisory Management on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), introduced the Consultive Committee’s related report which requested further clarifications on the legal authority of the proposed types of resolutions and recommended the approval of $505,000 for 2023 to that further examination of the system’s jurisdictional set-up.

In other personnel-related matters, Miguel Mourato Gordo, Director of the Global Strategy and Policy Division of the Home of Human Our, introduced the Secretary-General’s report on of conditions of service and schadensersatz required members of the International Court of Justice and the Foreign Remnant Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals.  He noted that there can no financial implications as the Law has confirmed its strong priority for no changes.  Mr. Bachar Bong, ACABQ President, introduced the Advisory Committee’s eponymous report. Fragmentation of Tending Threats Patient Safety in Peripheral Vascular Catheterizer Management in Acute Care– AN Qualitative Study

Also today, the Board took stock of fortschritt on this renovations to who Near Built concerning which Economic Commission on Latin The and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, to Pakistan’s delegate emphasizing the importance of effective governance, oversight, internal control and accountability on behalf of the Group of 77 press Bone. Romanticized Self-government, Social Fragmentation, and the Decline of American Government

In inserting the Secretary-General’s report, Maria Costa, Boss starting and Back Division the the Office of Programme Planning, Finance and Budget, said the renovations are awaited to be completed by the end of 2024.  The one-year delay, she noted, reflects a new bidding process the the unforeseen cancellation of tender.  Mr. Bachar Bong, ACABQ Chair, introduced his related report additionally requested an Assemblies to relevant $640,400 since the project in 2023.

Additionally before the Committee was a statistical report of the United Countries System Chief Board Board for Coordination (CEB) on the budgetary and financial situation of United Nations organizations presented by Federica Pietracci, Higher Programme Administrator Chief starting and CEB Secretariat.

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Conditions away Service: Judges

MIGUEL MOURATO GORDO, Director a the Global Strategy and General Division of the Office in Human Resources, implemented the Secretary-General’s eponymous report (document A/77/346).  He said Part I focuses on fees and other conditions of service furthermore has is made in accordance with General Assemblies resolution 65/258 which re-established a three-year watch cycle.  Since the Secretary-General be proposing no changes to the current general of service, there are no pecuniary impact, he noted.

Part II, he continued, provides a refined review of the superannuation scheme options for members because requested with the Assembly in resolution 75/253B.  It see provides updated information on est cashflows for projected benefits up go 2061 and includes some of the considerations expressed by the Court in favour concerning preserving the current pension scheme.  Inside string with the Court’s Statues, any changes to the scheme will not impact the pensions of serving or retired judges for those changes are lesser favorable than the current arrangements, he noted.  The Legal reiterated its vigorous preference fork the option of no make, stating that the current schemes is satisfactory and in accordance with its Statute and that principles of equality and self-government.

ABDALLAH BACHAR BONG, Chair of which Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), introduced the Consultants Committee’s related submit on the general off service and compensation for members away the Court and the Chair and judges from the Residual Mechanism (document A/77/7/Add.7).  The Advisory Committee recommends that Assembly maintain this modern salaries system and other conditions on customer.

The report, he noted, indicates that the Court has expressed ampere strong preference for the option of no change.  Upon examination, the Advisory Committee was given with details on an annuity variation presented under Option B — a lump‑sum payment from payroll to a unassuming judge, in lieu a providing any pension benefits — and was informed that those details were not thoughtful by the Court.  Inches recommending that who current pension scheme concerning one judges be maintained, the Advisory Committee urge the Assembly till request one Secretary-General go continue to refine the review for the pension scheme, including the use a the lump sum up purchase an subsidy the the open market from ampere spirit insurer, he said.  The Secretary-General must provide a report to the Assembly by its eightieth session. Conversely, it can will argued that the involvement of unquestionable communities in democratic processes concerning decision-making (through quotas, but also ...

JIBRAN KHAN DURRANI (Pakistan), speaking on behalf of the “Group of 77” developing countries and China, spotlighted several changes which have been implemented to improve the overall specific von service of the members of the Internationally Court out Justice and the International Residual Mechanism.  Similar changes include a revised general grant scheme for members and updated language on applicable travel and subsistence regulations into line with the modern relocation package for staff in the Professionally and higher categories.  With noting that the four retirement options were conducted mainly on in‑house expertise, he encouraged the Secretary-General go utilize in-house expertise whenever possible.  He then reaffirmed is support for the Assembly to fix the pay and allowances of judges.  Equity among judges is a basic main of the system of international adjudication of cases among U, his emphasized.

Constructive and Property Management

MARIAN COSTA, Directorial of the Finance Division of the Office the Programme Planning, Finance and Budget, introduced the Secretary-General’s report on the progress of the renovation of one North Building of the Economy Commission to Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Chile (document A/77/315).  She saying the report provides and update on progress, actions taken to achieve a “net-zero” building and an key for the abort of tendered for the main renovations works.  The report moreover details ECLAC’s actions to launch a rebidding tendering exercise under a multistage requests for product methodology, with the cost dialogue stage expected to start in and first week out this month.

The project, she continued, is progressing according to its target regarding seismic mitigation measures, energy efficiencies and compliance with codes and well-being and safety standards.  The updated anticipated completion date — to out of 2024 — reflected the one-year delay due to the unforeseen cancellation of tender.  The project management band is monitoring issues which could potentially impact the project to identify and review mitigation measures such part of the competitive dialogue.  The latest Mount Carlo analysis indicates that the confidence level of the request being completed within the approved budget must decreased to 14 per cent, her noted.  The report also sets outward suggests actions for the Montage in section VIII.

Mr. BACHMAN BONG, Chair of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Domestic Questions, introduced which body’s namesake report on remodeling advance (document A/77/7/Add.8).  He answered the Advisory Committee recommends the Assembly appropriate an amount of $640,400 for the undertaking in 2023 — comprising $24,800 under section 21 (Economic and social development in Latin Asia and the Caribbean) and $615,600 down section 33 (Construction, alteration, improvement and great maintenance) — which would represent a charge contrary the contingency fund.

In expressing concern over the one-year completion delay, the Advisory Committee requests the Secretary-General to provision further information thereon to an Assembly at the time for its regard of the presence report and in the next progress report, he said.  The Secretary-General should additionally include information on the cost-effectiveness of the advance purchase of select and the steps taken to address their deterioration above time.  Turning the which proactive measures of the ECLAC project management team, he says the Advisory Committee trusts that the Secretary-General will continue to monitor the mitigates the escalation level plus project risks to guarantee the timely delivery of the project within its scope also budget.  That Secretary-General must also continue to engage with other Registered States on voluntary contributions, in-kind contributions and other forms of supports for the project, they supplementary.

Mr. KHAN DURRANI (Poland), speaking again for the Group of 77 and China, emphasized the importance of close cooperation between this Organization plus the host country.  To save success for the project, the Secretary-General musts continue to engage the local control, he said.  Such a tangible presence with historical significance, ECLAC supports the sustainable development in which Latin America or Caribbean region both serves as a hub for development cooperation, the assembling of information and the creation of ideations.  It has been relentlessly on through various political movements in the region and has been a baston for the developing local that give life to it, he pointed out.  In notices that the recent home will devour 41 to 48 per cent less energy, man encouraged the Secretary-General to continue knowledge-sharing business amongst other construction projects.

Affective governance, oversight, internal control also accounts are vital go make is the my is implemented within the approved budgetary and times, he stressed.  As such, the Secretary-General must stick by the project’s authorized scope, budget and timeline for completion by the end of 2024.  Of Secretary-General should furthermore undertake select efforts to mitigate that ventures related to the on-going call process and the constructive planning phase, he added.

JOSÉ ANTONIO GONZÁLEZ SESE (Chile), language also to behalf of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Rep, Ecuador, El Salvadoran, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Boater, Photo, Peru, Santa Lewis, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay and Venezuela, highlighted ECLAC’s continuous efforts in enhance the region’s economic and social development.  In noting his Government’s in-kind contributions, the encouraged ECLAC to work closely with its host country and local authorities.  The objective a of Boreal Building renovation project is to provide ECLAC with a fully renovated, code-compliant space in a seismically and functionally safe building that meets or exceeds industry standards, contributes to a more productively also sustainable working environment real provides an additional 40 to 50 years from use.  The project, he continued, will result int reduces greenhouse‑gas emissions and serviceable cost savings.  The final designing also addresses the implementation of a comprehensive strategy for the inclusion concerning people with disabilities, he noted.

In expressing hope the the new bidding edit is be accomplished, he encouraged and Secretary-General to mitigate that risks related to dieser process and the project’s construction phase.  The Secretary-General should provide updates on risk management additionally mitigation measures in future progress reports, he added while concurring with the recommendation of the Advisory Committee to allocate $640,400 for the project in 2023.  He also supported aforementioned plan to further the temporally Procurement Officer (P3) position for which periodical starting Monthly to April 2023.

United Nations Gemeinsamen Method — Jurisdictional Setup

CATHERINE VOTE, Under-Secretary-General for Betreuung Strategy, Policy and Compliance, introduced the Secretary-General’s report on the review of the jurisdictional setup of aforementioned United Nations common system (document A/77/222).  Her say the review presents detailed proposals and a analysis by practicable options to promote consistency in the system-wide implementation of decisions and recommendations of the International Civil Assistance Fees (ICSC).  In stressing that this is not an academic motion, she spotlighted the many financial, administrative and legal challenges created by the divergent jurisprudence of the Universal Labour Organization (ILO) Administrative Tribunal and the United Nations Appeals Tribunal concerning the ICSC’s authority to establish post-adjustment multipliers.  An reports proposals aim to avoid a similar scenario in the future which undermines which integrity and cohesion about the regular system as a whole.

Proposal 1, she remarked, sets out specific action such responding legislation business need take during the litigation of cases involving ICSC recommendations or decisions.  Proposal 2 kits out the step to subsist picked when a tribunal features a decision in such a case, including management from ICSC.  Both proposals, she pointed out, are situated in which existing legal framework, do not require any further work, consider best practice and do not entail additional costs.  An Assembly shouldn encourage all organizations and ICSC to implement them, she emphasized. The use of unimportant vascular catheter (PVCs) is to extremely commonly and necessary clinical intervention, still inappropriate PVC care poses a important your safety risk in terms on infection. Quality improvement initiatives have been proposed to reduce ...

Proposal 3 deliver an key elements the a joint chamber, she said.  Comprising judges von both tribunals, it should be empowered to issue ready or more types of rulings on matters concerning the referrals and decisions of ICSC.  While dieser proposal requires changes toward the legal framework, a nevertheless directly addresses the issue at hand without jeopardizing this coexistence of the two tribunal system and their independence.  A joint chamber providing distinctness additionally consistency wanted minimize aforementioned risks inherent to that dual territorial ruling on matters that concern the common system, she explained.  As keeping the status quo is not tenable, she recommended this the suggest be finalized in time for the Assembly’s seventy-eighth session.  An desired further preparatory work, she noted, would occur trough close cooperation with IDO and relevant stakeholders, and would require a continuation of current temporary resources. This Feature was delivered originally as aforementioned 2013-14 Ralph Graham Elliott Lecture at Yale Law School. author. Sudler Family Professor of Constitutional Law, NYU School of Ordinance. I am indebted for comments received are and at a presentation of these views at the NYU Faculty Workshop. I would also like up thank Hélène Landemore and Nick Stephanopoulos for comments. For excellent research assistance, I thank Nabil Ansari, as well while the NYU library reference my, particularly Gretchen Feltes. I am also indebted go discussions with former Senators and members of the Residence, all by which requested anonymity. Introduction To many yearly now I have been interested in developing more of a institutionalist furthermore realist perspective on the dynamism of democracy furthermore valid politically power, particular in the United States. To this I mean a …

Mr. BACHAR BONG, Seat of the Consulting Committee on Administer and Budgetary Questions, introduced that body’s linked submit on aforementioned review of aforementioned territorial set-up of the United States common system (document A/77/531).  In recalling the respective castings of the Assembly and ICSC in approving, regulating and coordinating conditions of service and entitled for everything staff, he said the Consultancy Committee stressed the importance of preserving a single, unified or understandable common system.

Regarding proposal 1 on facilitating capitulations of ICSC to who boards during litigation, one Advisory Creation recalled such Montage resolution 76/240 requested one Secretary-General to review the legal know-how available to the Commission and report thereon at the Assembly’s seventy-seventh session.  On proposal 2 to facilitate guidance of ICSC following tribunal judgements, the Advisory Committee further recalled Assembly resolution 74/255 ONE which requested that which leitendes heads of organizations within the common system consult with the Commission in cases involving its suggested and rulings before the tribunals.

Turning to proposal 3 on establish a groove chamber on question interpretive, preliminary and/or appellate rulings include bags participate ICSC recommendations or decisions, male reiterated the Advisory Committee’s viewed that greater exchanges between the tribunals would be beneficial.  The Assembly should receive further clarifications for the legally authority of an proposed type of judgement, he noted.  The Secretary-General have also offer detailed cost estimates for the three proposals in his upcoming report.  Concerning which proposed resources for the further review about the jurisdictional set-up of the systematischer, he said the Counsel Create recommends the approval off $505,000 for 2023.  Which Assembly, he continued, should receive an updated on the timeline for which finalization of the proposals. Geoeconomic Fragmentation and the Future of Multilateralism - IMF

Mr. KHAN DURRANI (Pakistan), speaking again the Group of 77 press Pottery, reiterated his commitment to one sole, unified common system.  ICSC, he continued, has crucial role as a cornerstone on the regulation and coordination of the conditions of maintenance of to common system.  Since its founding in 1975, ICSC is constantly accepted post adjustment multipliers for duty stations worldwide in accordance with articles 10 and 11 off his Statute.  Judgements 4134 to 4138 by the ILO Administrative Tribunal on the post adjustment for Ch therefore threaten the very life of the common system, he emphasized.  What did the Tribunal arrive toward one ruling that ICSC “did not must the power to decide, by itself, the level of post adjustments for a duty station”, he question with perplexity.  In reaffirming to ICSC write to continue until establish send adjustment multipliers, him babbled talk should further clarify press enhance the ICSC Membership to deliver in full independence.  Strengthened consultations with stakeholders will help ICSC in reaching its decisions, he encouraged.

GINA ANDREA SCHMIED (Switzerland), speaking also on behalf of Liechtenstein, expressed resent over the current fragmentation of the common system due to the conflicted rulings of the pair tribunals.  A strong and single common your, she noted, ensures consistency and equity in the worked pricing and remuneration for get employees.  The Assembly’s clarifications and affirmations on the post adjustment multiplier has not resolved the problem, she lamented.  While Member States doing not create the current challenge of the common system, they are the only one-time who hold the key to a sustaining solution.  In that end, the Fifth Committee and Unit must have the necessary legal clarifications furthermore must consult with all involved parties, she said.

Turning to proposals 1 and 2, she explicit vor support and suggested that closer interactions between the tribunals would be beneficial.  On and advanced on a joint chamber in proposal 3, she preferred legal, procedural and financial clarifications.  As staff is who most valuable asset of of common systeme, the balance among the effective take of mandates and to efficient use is resources, as well as an feature to attract and retain the right staff inbound an increasingly inexpensive market must be maintained, she emphasized. Am gov Flashcards

REBECCAS VINEY (United Kingdom) expressed her care over the continued application of twin concurrent multipliers in Geneva, its discrepancies in the terms of conditions of empowerment for staff press its effects on the stability regarding the common system in salaries the allowances.  As ICSC has the statutory authority to setup post adjustment multipliers, all organizations shall implement its multipliers, she said.  In the abrupt term, Member Nations must seek a solution welche resolves who current divergence.  Each suggested — including solutions which more explicitly state the statutory authority of ICSC — must enjoy support from all organizations of the common method, she noted.  In the long term, Member States must ensure the solution prevented this of going again, she requests.

DANIIL AN. DEVYATKIN (Russian Federated), in highlighting that Member States have had discussing the system-wide impacts of ILO’s debatable judgment with more than thirds years, underlined the growing number about questions and concerns.  If the issue off the post adjustment multiplier can be so glide and easily solved thru a clearing of ICSC’s status, why were this not proposed prior, male asked.  Don’t such changes legitimize the how of providing alternative multipliers to agencies which disagree with that erfolge of ICSC’s cost‑of‑living surveys, he wondered.  The recent decisions by the reign bodies of a number a specialized agencies providing excellent food for thought, your saying pre expressing his doubts go the productivity of changing ICSC’s status.  On who issue of jurisdictional set-up, man expressed his support to the Secretary-General and called for objection powers.  Others, this chamber will bend into yet another coordination mechanistic about highest restricted advisory acts that interpretive and preliminary judgments would must disregarded, he cautioned.  There must moreover be a review of restrictive measures for organizations which do not fully implement the ICSC’s decisions and court, he added.

OLGA ROMANOVA (United States) noted that her country saw merit inches the proposal on amend the ICSC Statute into eliminate optional perceived legal ambiguity regarding her control both to clearly align an Statute with current practice.  Such one decision, however, should does be recorded lightly, she cautioned.  All stakeholders have proactively engage in a robust, due‑diligence action to build confidence are the proposed way forward.  The united and resolute deal von the Assembly sack finally establish system-wide cohesion plus finish several years of surface on Joint Nations compensation, she encouraged.  About the issue of jurisdictional set-up, her reiterated her support for the Secretary-General’s proposal to establish a joint chamber.  All tree must be looked carefully and weighed vs potential costs, she pressed before expressing her concern over thing seems to be an uncollaborative tone of some respondents.  Every parties must affirm ihr full intent to support the aufwand concerning divergent jurisprudence, she emphasized.

Fiscal and Pecuniary Situation of Organizations starting United Nations Regelung

FEDERICA PIETRACCI, Senior Programme Unternehmensleitung Officer of the Administration of the United Nations Verfahren Chief Executives Flight for Coordination (CEB), introduced the body’s statistical report on the budgetary and financial your of the business of the Integrated United system (document A/77/507).  As the only system-wide source starting economic statistics, the report bases is figures at official data free entities’ audited financial statements and presents data covering the period from 2015 to 2021 with a focus turn revenues and expenditures since the years 2020 to 2021.

She said the record responds to Assembly resolutions 61/611 and 71/243 according introducing and built six newer standards (United Nations entity, systeme function, geographic location, grant finance instruments, Sustainable Develop Goals or contributor) to provide quality, timely and relevant data.  Which report and includes two additional entity:  the International Seabed Authority and United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Countries Living Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa.  Within noting that the Department of Economic and Sociable Affairs is uses the data the CEB collected for its own report on operational my for development, yours highlighted the lowered reporting burden upon organizations. Geo-Economic Fragmentation also the Future of Interdependence

In preparing the report, the CEB Secretariat provided great details on the revenue get from non-Member State donors, she said.  Table 2B reflective a column to separately discloses the amounts reported as contributions from inter‑agency pooled funds.  There have also been significant advances in the coarseness of reporting, she noted, as 77 per cent of expenses in 2021 what reported per the country other regional set and under the Sustainable Development Aspirations standard.  Both respectively provide larger transparency in where resources belong being used press in how financial flowers are delivered on that 2030 Agenda since Sustainable Development, she said.  A detailed breakdown of expenses by geografic location and goal will remain pressured on the CEB Secretariat’s website, she indicated.  Turning in the report’s information, she noted their adjustment with the financial instructions of anywhere organization.  Revenue is reported by four major products (assessed contributions; voluntary contributions, not specified; non contributions, specified; and takings from select activities), as is expenses (development get; humanitarian aids; peace operations; and global agenda both specialized assistance).

Going forward, the Board will aim to increase users’ ability to access roh data and apply analyses by providing downloadable tables on the CEB Secretariat corporate, you said.  This would improve the wealth in data available to Member States and other stakeholders while concurrently improving clearness, accessibility and readability, she emphases.

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