A UNITED NATIONS General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/RES/50/217 29 February 1996 Fiftieth session Agenda item 116 RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY [on the report of the Fifth Committee (A/50/842)] 50/217. Unforeseen and extraordinary expenses for the biennium 1996-1997 The General Assembly 1. Authorizes the Secretary-General, with the prior concurrence of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions and subject to the Financial Regulations of the United Nations and the provisions of paragraph 3 below, to enter into commitments in the biennium 1996-1997 to meet unforeseen and extraordinary expenses arising either during or subsequent to the biennium, provided that the concurrence of the Advisory Committee shall not be necessary for: Such commitments, not exceeding a total of 5 million United States (a) dollars in any one year of the biennium 1996-1997, as the Secretary-General certifies relate to the maintenance of peace and security; (b) Such commitments as the President of the International Court of Justice certifies relate to expenses occasioned by: (i) The designation of ad hoc judges (Statute of the International Court of Justice, Article 31), not exceeding a total of 300,000 dollars; (ii) The calling of witnesses and the appointment of experts (Statute, Article 50) and the appointment of assessors (Statute, Article 30), not exceeding a total of 50,000 dollars; (iii) The maintenance in office for the completion of cases of judges who have not been re-elected (Statute, Article 13, paragraph 3), not exceeding a total of 40,000 dollars; (iv) 96-77005 The payment of pensions and travel and removal expenses of retiring judges and travel and removal expenses and installation /...