Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Librarycontrol syst.ems gubprogr~l3! (5.Fina.ncial servicelil relating topeace-keeping nUiltt.ers 42.15Priority will b~given1toactivities u.ndersubprogrammes 5(ProgralT'.1ne planning, budget andmonitoring) and6(Financial services relating topeace-keeping fM1ttI'H'fl) • B.Subprogra:mmes 42.17 The legi~lative authority forthesubprogramme derives fromGeneral Assembly r~solution3 3043(XXVII), 33/10and36/116 E,article XoftheFinancial Regulations andRule.oftheUnited Nations andarticle VIoftheStaffRegulations. 42.18 Thaprecarious financial situation oftheOrganization islikely toremain a majorproblem tobeaddressed duringtheperiod covered bytheplan. Inthis cont.xt, effective financial management andcontrol areessential andnecessitate conliltant monitoring andevaluation ofestablished financial policies andsystems. Th@teilllanongoing needfortheprovision ofadvice onsuchmatters, including the revimion offinancial policies ascircumstances warrant. Policyrevisions needto hecownunicated quickly andclearly toallunitsoftheOrganization. Measures to track/lndforecast thecashflowoftheOrganization andtodevelop strategies to dealwithanticipated problems inthisregardwillcontinue torequire close attention. 42.19 The6peclfic objectives ofthesubprogramme arethefollowing: toimprove andstrengthen financial control systems inordertoprotect theassetsofthe Organisation, toencourage thedevelopment ofcomputerized systems insupport ofall organizational unitlljunderthesubprogrammer toprovide moretimelyfinancial reporUng carHibilitieo through theintroduction oftheintegrated management inforl1l&tion l1lytiltem/ toimprove thl!:lmanagement ofextrabudgetary fundsandthe respon(jjiv~ne6(jj toeueit recomn~ndation5) andtoensure themostcomprehensive and co~t-erfective in5urance protection fortheUnited Nations andforitsstaff. -6- Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library.2t'li the ~dit.l.'11l-t:.~~ pl,lU'1JattJamtion willbe tol\\ and 1!M\'XS·&S$i:P~nt of lallcles ~ndco:ut:rol systoiflu3" ofassl:5tanc&imi:)f m,gwpolicies ~'l1dsystems ~a att,dtot.h~co-ordlniatlO'l1l)l[t allUfllt,&d Nl'lt:iolis offic'i'llt. Co-operation w!thother11;lat!tlo:s oftn~United Nation~ 51st,MY!in cu~n financcial\\l'ill cOintinUI1l. Liaison with t}:l'~8.oardef ~nditors villbemalntalr:.tH! andaudit O!tH;I~l:"""l1t.ion8 and. latt~rs willba roviewed vithavlewtoco-ordintiti!:ig' r~s'ponlil(H!! and followin9~1l:p O:t1r'()lIMdial action. Control andreporting ontrav@l ent.H:J:a~i~l\t,s of{hlit(\ld. N~ticlllS officillls viIIcont.inuc.e. Co-mrdlnation rma 3'llpervi~lm:l ofallh~alth# H.f~.pl'Oplillrty and l1abil insuranc.e llctiviti~UI ofth'l1!Unit~~d Nstlons villb(\l'ca:rrlt'itd outand alternative insurance 8t:ructur~s willb@stuai".HL St1cr~t8riatservio~s forth()l United Nations Claims BoardandtheAdvisory EiotltrdonC04!\\PtH'HNlltion. Cleil!ll$ willbe provided andsupervision ofthe ill!!lPl~mentetion of3w<u"dswillM1:!xtln::JltHH'l. (a)Q.bjecti.ves 42.21 ThelegislativE! authority forthe13ubprogra.'t'.:ma i!flarticl~ VIoftheFinancial Regulations andRulesoftheUnited Nations. 42.22 Continued delays inpayments ofassessed contributions byM@mb~r States hav~ affected theability oftheOrganization tomeetitsfinancial obligations. 41.23 Thespecific objectives ofthesubprogrl3J1lm8 arethlilrafore tocontinue tosetlk timely payment ofassessed andvoluntary contributions byMemb@r Statesinorderto meetthefinancial commitments oftheUnited Nations, tomaintain soundstandards of financial accountability andmanagement inordertoprovide accurate andtimely information onthestatus ofcontributions, andtofacilitate theworkofthe Committee onContributions. (b)Course ofaction oftheSecretariat