Day 1: Key Players of the United Nations Budget
Session: Key Players of the United Nations Budget
Panelist: Mr. Lionelito Berridge, Secretary Administrative and Budgetary Committee
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Session: Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ)
Panelist: Ms. Felista Ondari, Executive Secretary of the ACABQ
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The UN system is mainly financed through assessed and voluntary contributions from member states. The UN Specialized Agencies are funded partly through assessments and voluntary contributions. The course went through a multitude of topics concerning UN Budgetary Matters including the Regular Budget, the Peacekeeping Budget, and key players of the United Nations budget to name a few. Financing UN Programmes and its Funds are financed through voluntary contributions from member countries. The participation of UN officials and elected chairs of the ACABQ and JIU, as well as the role of those institutions in the budget delivering process is of paramount importance to new delegates. The Fifth Committee as a General Assembly specialized policy making process is a critical part of understanding the UN Budget System.
The session is designed to be implemented in an online format. Delegates and colleagues residing in Geneva and other parts of the world are welcome to attend the session. The final format is subject to change given the changes of future situations.
Day 2: The UN Budget Process
Session:The UN Budget Process
Panelist: Mr. Johannes Huisman, Director, Office of Program Planning, Finance and Budget, Department of Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance (DMSPC)
Session Breakdown:
• Legislative Framework
• Financial regulations and rules
• The budgetary cycle, sequencing and budget plan
• Concepts and terminology
• Overall Budget Level
• Monitoring and Reporting
• Facilitation of intergovernmental deliberations and financial and budgetary
• Decision-making by the General Assembly
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Mr Johannes Huisman.pdf1.46 MB
Day 2: Geneva Based Delegates
Session: UN System Overview: Composition, Governance, Funding and Staff
Panelist: Mr. Remo Lalli, Secretary, High-Level Committee on Management (HLCM) / Chief, Geneva Office
Session Breakdown:
• The Chief Executive Board for Coordination
• Composition of the funding envelope
• Regular vs. voluntary resources: system-wide and organizational trends
• Staff: geographical, category, grade and gender distributions
• The budgetary process for Jointly-Funded Activities.
Day 2: Geneva Based Delegates
Session: Specialised Agency – WHO
Panelist: Mr. Imre Hollo, Director of Planning Resource Coordination and Performance Monitoring
Session Breakdown:
• How the budget is derived and approved
• How the budget is financed
• How expenditure is reported
• Budget cycles and longer-term financing
• Challenges
Day 2: Geneva Based Delegates
Session: Specialised Agency – ILO
Panelist: Mr. Greg Vines, Deputy Director-General for Management & Reform
Session Breakdown:
• How the budget is derived and approved
• How budget is financed
• How expenditure is reported
• Budget cycles and longer-term financing
• Challenges
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Day 3: Oversight Mechanisms, Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS)
Session: Oversight Mechanisms, Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS)
Panelist: Mr. Ben Swanson, Assistant Secretary General, Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS)
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Mr Ben Swanson.pptx_.pdf2.73 MB
Day 3: Board of Auditors (BoA)
Session: Board of Auditors (BoA)
Panelist: Ms. Anjana Das, Executive Secretary, Board of Auditors (BoA)
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Day 2: Resolution Process (Drafting exercise), Rules and Procedures and Drafting Budgetary Resolutions Exercise for Fifth Committee
Session: Resolution Process (Drafting exercise), Rules and Procedures and Drafting Budgetary Resolutions Exercise for Fifth Committee
Panelist: Ms. Unis Valencia Williams-Baker, Chief of Service, Deputy Director for Budgets of Development Pillar and Human Rights, Department of Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance (DMSPC)
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Day 3: Oversight Mechanisms, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU)
Session: Oversight Mechanisms, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU)
Panelist: Mr. Gopinathan Achamkulangare, Chair at JIU
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Day 3: Overview of UN International Civil Service Commission (ICSC)
Session: Overview of UN International Civil Service Commission (ICSC)
Panelist: Ms. Regina Pawlik, Executive Secretary, United Nations International Civil Service (ICSC)
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Ms Regina Pawlik.pptx_.pdf2.66 MB
Day 4: Implementation of the Reforms
Session: Implementation of the Reforms
Panelists: Mr. Christian Saunders, ASG, for Supply Chain Management, Department of Operational Support (DOS) and Ms. Olga De La Piedra, Director, OUSG/DMSPC
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Day 4: Ethics Office
Session: Ethics Office
Panelist: Ms. Thi Kim Xuan Nguyen, Senior Ethics Officer and lead of Advice/Financial Disclosure Programme Unit and Mr. Rick Sanchez, Senior Ethics Officer and lead of Protection Against Retaliation and Outreach Unit
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Day 4: Implementation of the Reforms
Session: Implementation of the Reforms
Panelist: Mr. Christian Saunders, ASG, for Supply Chain Management, Department of Operational Support (DOS)
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