Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary)

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The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) is the United Nations General Assembly body responsible for overseeing the organization’s budgetary, financial, and administrative matters.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Main Committee of the United Nations General Assembly
United Nations body
alsoKnownAs Administrative and Budgetary Committee
considers United Nations administrative reform proposals
United Nations pension system issues
financing of peacekeeping operations
financing of special political missions
human resources management in the United Nations
scale of assessments for Member States
decisionMakingMethod consensus where possible
establishedBy United Nations General Assembly
hasMembership all Member States of the United Nations
hasParentOrganization United Nations
holds formal meetings during the main part of the General Assembly session
resumed sessions on budgetary and administrative issues
languageOfWork Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
locatedIn New York City
United States of America
mandate to consider administrative and financial implications of draft resolutions
to examine and approve the budget of the United Nations
meetsAt United Nations Headquarters
oversees United Nations administrative policies
United Nations peacekeeping budgets
United Nations regular budget
partOf United Nations General Assembly
policyArea international governance
public administration
public finance
primaryResponsibility administrative matters of the United Nations
budgetary matters of the United Nations
financial matters of the United Nations
recommends budgetary decisions to the United Nations General Assembly
reportsTo United Nations General Assembly plenary
scopeOfWork administrative and budgetary questions of the United Nations system
shortName Fifth Committee
subjectOf United Nations General Assembly resolutions on budgetary process
rules of procedure of the United Nations General Assembly
worksWith Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions
Board of Auditors of the United Nations
Office of Internal Oversight Services


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