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2. Reaffirms that the programme of work and mandates approved by Member States must be
financed in the manner determined by the General Assembly, based upon proposals of the SecretaryGeneral;
3. Recognizes that the use of gratis personnel should not be the result of poor personnel planning,
and emphasizes that gratis personnel are not a substitute for staff to be recruited against authorized posts
for the implementation of mandated programmes and activities;
4. Decides that gratis personnel should not be sought for positions kept vacant solely for financial
reasons;
5. Reiterates that it is necessary that fully substantiated and comprehensive proposals on the total
requirements from all sources of funding be presented so as to enable the General Assembly to decide on
the level of resources required to implement fully all mandated programmes and activities, and requests
that the Secretary-General present all future budgets and budget outlines in that manner, in accordance
with Assembly resolution 41/213 of 19 December 1986;
6.
Decides that gratis personnel shall not be considered staff members of the United Nations;
7. Endorses the observation of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary
Questions3 that lack of adequate staff resources should not give rise to the acceptance of type II gratis
personnel and that in the future clearer demonstration and justification should be given that acceptance
of gratis personnel meets the requisite criteria contained in paragraph 4 of resolution 51/243;
8. Also endorses the observation of the Advisory Committee4 that type II gratis personnel should
not be accepted on the grounds of failure by the Secretariat to recruit staff in an expeditious manner;
9. Requests the Secretary-General to complete, as a matter of priority, the process of recruitment
of staff to replace type II gratis personnel in accordance with resolution 51/243 by the end of February
1999, including through the redeployment of staff, recruitment of civilians, civilian police and serving
military officers of Member States, as well as through changes in work distribution and methods, and to
ensure adequate handover arrangements to provide the continuity of expertise and the proper and efficient
functioning of all departments concerned, in accordance with Articles 97, 100 and 101 of the Charter of
the United Nations;
10. Notes the commitment of the Secretary-General5 to phase out gratis personnel and to replace
them with United Nations-funded personnel by the end of February 1999, as presented to the Fifth
Committee at its resumed 68th meeting, on 26 June 1998;6
3
Ibid., para. 4.
4
Ibid., para. 6.
5
See A/C.5/52/54. See also A/C.5/52/54/Rev.1, circulated on 14 July 1998.
6
See Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-second Session, Fifth Committee, 68th meeting
(A/C.5/52/SR.68/Add.1), and corrigendum.
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