United Nations A/RES/58/277 General Assembly Distr.: General 3 March 2004 Fifty-eighth session Agenda item 119 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 23 December 2003 [on the report of the Fifth Committee (A/58/571)] 58/277. Report of the Joint Inspection Unit on the management audit review of outsourcing in the United Nations and the United Nations funds and programmes The General Assembly, Reaffirming its previous resolutions on the Joint Inspection Unit, in particular resolutions 50/233 of 7 June 1996, 54/16 of 29 October 1999, 55/230 of 23 December 2000, 56/245 of 24 December 2001 and 57/284 A and B of 20 December 2002, Also reaffirming its resolutions 54/256 of 7 April 2000 and 55/232 of 23 December 2000 on outsourcing practices, Having considered the report of the Joint Inspection Unit on the management audit review of outsourcing in the United Nations and the United Nations funds and programmes, 1 the comments of the Secretary-General thereon 2 and paragraphs 5 to 7 and 9 of the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, 3 1. Takes note of recommendation 1 of the Joint Inspection Unit;1 2. Also takes note of recommendation 2 of the Unit and the related comments of the Secretary-General;2 3. Endorses recommendation 3 (a) of the Unit; 4. Takes note of recommendations 4 and 5 of the Unit, as well as the related comments of the Secretary-General2 and the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions;3 5. Requests the Secretary-General to ensure that contractors whose staff are present on the United Nations premises on a regular basis are held accountable for conducting individual background checks at their own expense; 6. Endorses recommendations 7 to 9 of the Unit; _______________ 1 See A/58/92. See A/58/92/Add.1. 3 A/58/389. 2 03 51114