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3.
Also reaffirms that the budget outline should provide a greater level of
predictability of resources required for the following biennium, promote greater
involvement of Member States in the budgetary process and thereby facilitate the
broadest possible agreement on the programme budget;
4.
Notes that the budget outline is a preliminary estimate of resources;
5.
Endorses the recommendation of the Advisory Committee contained in
paragraph 8 of its report,3 that provision should be made in the budget outline for
expenditures for special political missions related to peace and security expected to be
extended or approved in the course of the biennium;
6.
Decides that the preliminary estimate of resources for the proposed
programme budget for the biennium 2002-2003 should therefore include a provision for
special political missions, in the amount of 93.7 million United States dollars at revised
2000-2001 rates, which should be reflected in the proposed programme budget for the
biennium 2002-2003, and that additional requirements shall continue to be treated in
accordance with the provisions of General Assembly resolution 41/213;
7.
Notes that the preliminary estimates of the Secretary-General for the
proposed programme budget did not include provision for the requirements for the
biennium 2002-2003 for the implementation of the report of the Panel on United Nations
Peace Operations,5 that those requirements remain under discussion by the General
Assembly and that the requirements pertinent to the regular budget should be reflected
in the programme budget for the biennium 2002-2003, subject to approval by the
Assembly;
8.
Notes also that the preliminary estimates of the Secretary-General for the
proposed programme budget did not include provision for the requirements for the
biennium 2002-2003 for safety and security of personnel, that those requirements
remain under discussion by the General Assembly, and that the requirements pertinent to
the regular budget should be reflected in the programme budget for the biennium
2002-2003, subject to approval by the Assembly;
9.
Invites the Secretary-General to prepare his proposed programme budget for
the biennium 2002-2003 on the basis of a total preliminary estimate of 2,515.3 million
dollars at revised 2000-2001 rates;
10. Decides that the proposed programme budget for the biennium 2002-2003
shall contain provisions for recosting on the basis of the existing methodology;
11. Decides also that the priorities for the biennium 2002-2003 are the
following:
(a)
Maintenance of international peace and security;
(b) Promotion of sustained economic growth and sustainable development, in
accordance with the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly and recent United
Nations conferences;
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(c)
Development of Africa;
(d)
Promotion of human rights;
(e)
Effective coordination of humanitarian assistance efforts;
See A/55/305-S/2000/809.