| Date | 31 March 2009 |
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| Started | 15:00 |
| Ended | 15:50 |
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Agenda item 122 (continued)
Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of the United Nations (A/63/725/Add.1 and Add.2)
The President
I would like, in keeping with established practice, to draw the attention of the General Assembly to documents A/63/725/Add.1 and Add.2, in which the Secretary-General informs the President of the General Assembly that, since the issuance of his communication contained in document A/63/725, the Dominican Republic, the Marshall Islands and Paraguay have made the necessary payments to reduce their arrears below the amount specified in Article 19 of the Charter. May I take it that the General Assembly duly takes note of the information contained in those documents?
Agenda item 105 (continued)
Appointments to fill vacancies in subsidiary organs and other appointments
(i) Confirmation of the appointment of the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme
Note by the Secretary-General (A/63/109)
The President
I would now like to draw the General Assembly's attention to the note by the Secretary-General contained in document A/63/109, which pertains to the confirmation of the appointment of the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme.
In paragraph 22, part B, of resolution 1240 (XIII) of 14 October 1958 on the establishment of the Special Fund, the General Assembly provided that the Secretary-General, after having consulted the Governing Council of the Special Fund, would appoint the Managing Director, subject to confirmation by the Assembly. That procedure has been construed as applying also to the appointment of the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme.
By its decision 59/417 of 5 May 2005, the General Assembly confirmed the appointment by the Secretary-General of Mr. Kemal Dervi as Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme for a four-year term of office beginning on 15 August 2005 and ending on 14 August 2009. In an announcement on 8 January 2009, the Secretary-General informed that he had accepted with regret the resignation of Mr. Dervi, effective 1 March 2009.
Following consultations with members of the Executive Board of the United Nations Development Programme, the Secretary-General now requests the General Assembly to confirm the appointment of Ms. Helen Clark as Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme for a four-year term of office beginning on 20 April 2009. May I take it that the General Assembly approves that proposal?
The President
I now give the floor to the representative of the Sudan.
Mr. Mohamad (Sudan)
On behalf of the Group of 77 and China, I would like to express our sincere congratulations to Ms. Helen Clark of New Zealand on her nomination by the Secretary-General as Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). We take this opportunity to extend to her our best wishes for a successful term of office and to assure her of our support and cooperation.
The Group of 77 and China believe that the development agenda is a major and basic pillar of the Organization, and one where considerable effort is still needed. Indeed, sustainable development should remain the centrepiece of deliberations at the United Nations. The achievement of the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals, should continue to be the overarching framework for the activities of the United Nations. UNDP is one of the main institutions whose goals are directly related to the development agenda and are linked to the lives of millions in developing countries. We therefore believe that UNDP can play a crucial role in supporting our development objectives. For this reason, it is imperative that the Administrator act in the interests of developing countries within the framework of their national development policies and priorities.
Today, UNDP continues to be relevant as a forum for the implementation of our common development goals by translating them into operational activities and concrete actions in the field. Our objective in this period should be the implementation of what we have agreed on in the major United Nations conferences and summits to help the poor in their struggle against poverty, especially in these times of economic crisis. In that regard, the Group of 77 is convinced that the implementation of the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals, is of the utmost priority.
This constitutes the framework in which the Group of 77 and China hope to work with Ms. Helen Clark. That is a challenge we have to face hand in hand with the new Administrator. We are hopeful that, under her leadership, UNDP will respond to these challenges in a transparent and effective manner. I wish to assure Ms. Clark that the Group of 77 and China will support her efforts as Administrator of UNDP in strengthening our much-needed global partnership for development based on recognition of national leadership and ownership of national strategies.
The President
The Assembly has thus concluded its consideration of sub-item (i) of agenda item 105.
(k) Appointment of the judges of the United Nations Dispute Tribunal
Memorandum by the Secretary-General (A/63/700/Add.1)
Report of the Internal Justice Council (A/63/489/Add.1)
The President
Members will recall that, at its 76th plenary meeting, on 2 March 2009, the General Assembly appointed, by way of an election, three full-time and two half-time judges of the United Nations Dispute Tribunal.
By its resolution 63/253 of 24 December 2008, the General Assembly decided, inter alia, that, as an interim measure, three ad litem judges would be appointed by the General Assembly to the Dispute Tribunal and that the judges would have all the powers conferred on the permanent judges of the Dispute Tribunal and would be appointed only for a period of one year as from 1 July 2009.
The General Assembly will now proceed to the appointment, by way of an election, of three ad litem judges of the United Nations Dispute Tribunal for a one-year term of office commencing on 1 July 2009.
In connection with the appointment today of the three ad litem judges, I should like to bring the following matters to the attention of the General Assembly. First, as indicated in document A/63/700/Add.1, the appointment of the ad litem judges to the Dispute Tribunal is not addressed in the statute of the Tribunal. Accordingly, the appointment of ad litem judges will be made in accordance with: General Assembly resolution 63/253 of 24 December 2008; General Assembly decision 34/401; the rules of procedure of the General Assembly; and the recommendations of the Internal Justice Council, as set out in its report to the General Assembly (A/63/489/Add.1).
Secondly, also as indicated in document A/63/700/Add.1, it is proposed that the General Assembly proceed to appoint the ad litem judges of the Dispute Tribunal, bearing in mind operative paragraph 58 of General Assembly resolution 63/253, in which the Assembly invited Member States, when electing judges to the United Nations Dispute Tribunal and the United Nations Appeals Tribunal, to take due consideration of geographical distribution and gender balance. If there is no objection, may I take it that the General Assembly agrees to those procedures?
The President
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