1. 62 nd SESSION BUDGET ITEMS Warren Sach, Controller United Nations 08 October 2007

2. 2 Assessed operations for 5 th Committee action The Regular Budget covers the cost of the U.N. Secretariat in New York, Geneva, Vienna, Nairobi, the Regional Economic Commissions, approximately 30 Special Political Missions (Iraq, Afghanistan, etc.) and various small information centres. 14 Peacekeeping Missions plus a logistics base in Brindisi. The 2 War Crimes Tribunals cover the Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia in The Hague and the Tribunal for Rwanda in Arusha, Tanzania. The Capital Master Plan provides for activities for N.Y. H.Q. refurbishment.

3. 3 Budget cycles Regular budget – 2 year calendar budget, normally adjusted for currency, inflation and other at end of each year Tribunal budget – follow same pattern as the regular budget Peacekeeping budgets – Annual budget from July of one year to June of next year

4. 4 Budgets to be approved Regular budget –Proposed programme budget for 2008-2009 –Add-ons for 2008-2009 –Second performance report for 2006-2007 –Other reports Peacekeeping budgets (UNAMID,etc) Tribunals budgets 2008-2009

5. 5 ACABQ Recommendations Fifth Committee will receive recommendations from the ACABQ on all budget reports

6. 6 RB - Proposed programme budget for 2008-2009 US$M Revised appropriation for 2006-20074,173.9 Real Growth21.3 Proposed programme budget (before recosting)4,195.2 Inflation200.4 Proposed programme budget (after recosting)4,395.6 Reform decisions51.3 PBIs28.1 Revised Estimates82.7 Recosting70.0 Potential cumulative level4,627.7

7. 7 RB - Add-ons to the proposed programme budget for 2008-2009 (tentative) US$M Proposed programme budget (after recosting)4,395.6 + Administration of Justice+25.0 + Independent Audit Advisory Committee (already approved)+1.3 + ERP System+25.0 + Department of Political Affairs+20.0 + Human Rights Council+11.9 + CEDA W+15.5 + UNJS Pension Fund+0.7 + Pandemic Influenza Preparedness+8.5 + Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery+52.3 + ECA Construction+1.9 + Other PBIs??? 7

8. 8 2008-2009 Regular Budget Level

9. 9 RB - Proposed programme budget for 2008-2009 by part (before recosting and add-ons)

10. 10 RB – Proposed staffing changes for 2008-2009 (expenditure sections) Number of Posts Approved for 2006-20079,676 Proposed for 2008-20099,896 Change220 Abolitions(35) New Posts248 Conversions7

11. 11 RB – Special political missions Already provided for in 2 year lump sum provision in the proposed programme budget ($604.1m) –Financial implications related to the harmonization of contracts would impact Special Political Mission provisions under the regular budget. The related requirements are estimated at $5.7m, and would be charged within the lump sum provision already contained in the proposed budget. Separate report presenting revised estimates Approximately 30 missions

12. 12 Capital Master Plan Total cost approved at $1.9bn is maintained Assessment pattern unchanged Rephasing of work expected to leave total cost unchanged

13. 13 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System The report presents proposals and plans for the phased implementation and deployment of a new generation of systems to replace the Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) and other ancillary systems. The core of the new system will be based on a commercially available enterprise resources planning (ERP) software. Start-up project team to be funded under the regular budget for 2008- 2009 will amount to approximately $25 Million. Main ERP costs will relate to implementation – these will be detailed and requested in a separate later report on the full scope and technical requirements of the project and the results of tender processes.

14. 14 Business Continuity Planning (BCP) Disaster recover and business continuity capabilities would be reinforced by a proposed secondary active site for use by peacekeeping, Headquarters and Offices away from Headquarters. The current UNHQ complex data centres would be moved from DC2 and the Secretariat building to Long Island City and a site in the new North Lawn facility. The regular budget share for 2008-2009 is estimated at $52.3m.

15. 15 Tribunals 2008-2009 Budgets ICTY Before recosting $339.4m gross (3.9 % increase) After recosting $356.3m gross 258 posts proposed to be gradually abolished during 2008-2009 Proposed budgets also contains provisions for post Tribunal’s administrative legacies: –Archives and records management - $3.8m; –Pensions of retired judges and surviving spouses - $17.1m; and –ASHI - $16.6m. ICTR Before recosting $286.7m gross (3.4 % increase) After recosting $302.6m gross 349 posts proposed to be gradually abolished during 2008-2009 Proposed budgets also contains provisions for post Tribunal’s administrative legacies: –Archives and records management - $7.6m; –Pensions of retired judges and surviving spouses - $13.0 m; and –ASHI - $28.5m.

16. 16 Tribunals Completion strategy & legal legacy The Security Council working group remains seized of the legal legacy issues. Trial activity will begin to wind down in 2009. Updated information on the progress toward the goals of the completion strategy will be provided by the Tribunal to the Security Council in November 2007. Some fugitives remain at large. Relevant requirements will be addressed in the context of revised estimates as and when these fugitives are apprehended.

17. 17 Other reports Administration of Justice (A/62/294) ERP CMP (A/62/364) BCP Development Account Review of the Contingency Fund (A/62/229)

18. 18 Actions to be taken before 31 December 2007 RB final appropriations for 2006-2007 RB initial appropriations for 2008-2009 Appropriations for UNAMID Appropriations for tribunals Appropriations for CMP

19. 19 CONCLUDING REMARKS Busy agenda Secretariat stands ready to provide assistance.