United Nations A/RES/60/246 General Assembly Distr.: General 1 February 2006 Sixtieth session Agenda item 124 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 23 December 2005 [on the report of the Fifth Committee (A/60/608 and Corr.1)] 60/246. Questions relating to the proposed programme budget for the biennium 2006–2007 The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 41/213 of 19 December 1986, 42/211 of 21 December 1987, 45/248 B, section VI, of 21 December 1990, 56/253 of 24 December 2001, 58/269 and 58/270 of 23 December 2003 and 59/275, 59/276 and 59/278 of 23 December 2004, and paragraphs 161 to 167 of its resolution 60/1 of 16 September 2005, Reaffirming the respective mandates of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions and the Committee for Programme and Coordination in the consideration of the proposed programme budget, Having considered the proposed programme budget for the biennium 2006– 2007, 1 as well as other reports 2 and statements of programme budget implications 3 submitted by the Secretary-General and the relevant reports of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions 4 and the Committee for Programme and Coordination 5 thereon, Reaffirms that the Fifth Committee is the appropriate Main Committee of 1. the General Assembly entrusted with responsibilities for administrative and budgetary matters; 2. Also reaffirms rule 153 of its rules of procedure; Endorses the conclusions and recommendations of the Committee for 3. Programme and Coordination as contained in paragraphs 61, 67 and 106 to 122 of its report;5 _______________ 1 A/60/6 (Introduction), (Sects. 1–35), (Sect. 13)/Add.1, (Income sects. 1–3) and A/60/6/Corr.1–3. A/59/397, A/60/303, A/60/363 and A/60/537. 3 A/60/360, A/60/396, A/60/532, A/C.5/60/12, A/C.5/60/14, A/C.5/60/15, A/C.5/60/16, A/C.5/60/17, A/C.5/60/20, A/C.5/60/21, A/C.5/60/23, A/C.5/60/24 and A/C.5/60/SR.35. 4 Official Records of the General Assembly, Sixtieth Session, Supplement No. 7 and corrigendum (A/60/7 and Corr.1); A/60/7/Add.1–5, 13 and Corr.1 and 2, Add.14, 15, 16 and Corr.1, Add.17–21, 22 and Corr.1 and Add.26–30; and A/C.5/60/SR.35. 5 Official Records of the General Assembly, Sixtieth Session, Supplement No. 16 and corrigendum (A/60/16 and Corr.1). 2 05-50236