Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions

Question 1

What is the context?

Answer 1

Indian diplomat Vidisha Maitra elected to U.N. ACABQ

Question 2

What is it?

Answer 2

Expert Committee of sixteen Members elected by the General Assembly for a period of three years, on the basis of a broad geographical representation.Members serve in a personal capacity and not as representatives of Member States.

Question 3

How many sessions?What is the process of election of chairmen & Vice chairmen?

Answer 3

• three sessions a year with total meeting time between nine and ten months
• Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Committee are elected by the Members of the Advisory Committee.

Question 4

What are the functions?

Answer 4

1. To examine and report on the budget submitted by the Secretary-General to the General Assembly.
2. To advise the General Assembly concerning any administrative and budgetary matters referred to it.
3. Examines, on behalf of the General Assembly, the administrative budgets of the specialised agencies and proposals for financial arrangements with such agencies.
4. To consider and report to the General Assembly on the auditors’ reports on the accounts of the United Nations and of the specialised agencies.

Question 5

How the members to this comittee are elected?

Answer 5

Members are elected by the General Assembly, consisting of 193 member states, on the basis of broad geographical representation, personal qualifications and experience and serve for a period of three calendar years