A/RES/74/255 A–B
United Nations common system
1.
Reaffirms the authority of the International Civil Service Commission to
continue to establish post adjustment multipliers for duty stations in the United
Nations common system, under article 11 (c) of the statute of the Commission; 1
2.
Recalls that, in its resolutions 44/198 and 45/259, it abolished the post
adjustment scales mentioned in article 10 (b) of the statute of the Commission, and
reaffirms the authority of the Commission to continue to take decisions on the number
of post adjustment multiplier points per duty station, under article 11 (c) of its statute;
3.
Urges the member organizations of the United Nations common system to
cooperate fully with the Commission in line with its statute to restore consistency and
unity of the post adjustment system as a matter of priority and as early as practicable;
4.
Recalls its resolution 41/207 of 11 December 1986, and reaffirms the
importance of ensuring that the governing organs of the specialized agencies do not
take, on matters of concern to the common system, positions conflicting with those
taken by the General Assembly;
5.
Also recalls its resolution 48/224, reiterates its request that the executive
heads of organizations of the common system consult with the Commission in cases
involving recommendations and decisions of the Commission before the tribunals in
the United Nations system, and once again urges the governing bodies of the
organizations to ensure that the executive heads comply with that request.
52nd (resumed) plenary meeting
27 December 2019
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The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolutions 44/198 of 21 December 1989, 51/216 of 18 December
1996, 52/216 of 22 December 1997, 53/209 of 18 December 1998, 54/238 of
23 December 1999, 55/223 of 23 December 2000, 56/244 of 24 December 2001,
57/285 of 20 December 2002, 58/251 of 23 December 2003, 59/268 of 23 December
2004, 60/248 of 23 December 2005, 61/239 of 22 December 2006, 62/227 of
22 December 2007, 63/251 of 24 December 2008, 64/231 of 22 December 2009,
65/248 of 24 December 2010, 66/235 A of 24 December 2011, 66/235 B of 21 June
2012, 67/257 of 12 April 2013, 68/253 of 27 December 2013, 69/251 of 29 December
2014, 70/244 of 23 December 2015, 71/264 of 23 December 2016, 72/255 of
24 December 2017 and 73/273 of 22 December 2018 and its decision 67/551 of
24 December 2012,
Having considered the report of the International Civil Service Commission
for 2019, 2
Reaffirming its commitment to a single, unified United Nations common system
as the cornerstone for the regulation and coordination of the c onditions of service of
the United Nations common system,
1.
Takes note with appreciation of the work of the International Civil Service
Commission;
2.
Welcomes the report of the Commission for 2019; 2
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