A/RES/55/238 IX First performance report on the programme budget for the biennium 2000–2001 Having considered the first performance report of the Secretary-General on the programme budget for the biennium 2000–200115 and the related report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,16 1. Reaffirms the budgetary process as approved in its resolution 41/213 of 19 December 1986 and as reaffirmed in its subsequent resolutions; 2. Reaffirms also its resolution 54/249 of 23 December 1999; 3. Takes note of the first performance report of the Secretary-General on the programme budget for the biennium 2000–200115 and the related report and recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions;16 4. Notes the higher than budgeted vacancy rate relative to the rate approved by the General Assembly in its resolution 54/249, and requests the Secretary-General to take all appropriate measures to rectify this situation in an expeditious manner; 5. Approves a net decrease of 34,642,200 dollars in the appropriation approved for the biennium 2000–2001 and a net increase of 19,097,000 dollars in the estimates of income for the biennium, to be apportioned among expenditure and income sections, as indicated in the report of the Secretary-General; X Contingency fund Notes that a balance of 224,300 dollars remains in the contingency fund; XI Recosting of outstanding statements of programme budget implications and revised estimates Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on recosting of outstanding statements of programme budget implications and revised estimates,17 and decides that the recosting and the related adjustments should be reflected in the revised appropriation for the biennium 2000–2001. 89th plenary meeting 23 December 2000 15 A/55/645 and Corr.1 and Add.1. A/55/7/Add.5 and Corr.1. For the final text, see Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-fifth Session, Supplement No. 7. 17 A/C.5/55/35. 16 6