10 December 1981

Report of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board A

The General Assembly,

Having considered the report of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board to the General Assembly and to the member organizations of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund for 1981, chapter III of the report of the International Civil Service Commission and the related report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,

I Supplementary measures Decides, with effect from 1 January 1982, to revise the pension adjustment system contained in General Assembly resolution 35/215 of 17 December 1980, in accordance with the recommendations of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board contained in section III.H of its report to the Assembly for 1981;

II Emergency Fund Authorizes the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board to supplement the voluntary contributions to the Emergency Fund for a further period of one year by an amount not exceeding $100,000;

III Administrative expenses Approves expenses, chargeable directly to the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund, totalling $5,456,900 (net) for 1982 and supplementary expenses of $147,000 (net) for 1981 for the administration of the Fund.

B

The General Assembly,

Recognizing the actuarial situation of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund,

Welcoming the intention of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board to undertake a comprehensive analysis of all possible measures to improve the actuarial balance of the Fund,

1. Requests the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board, in co-operation with the International Civil Service Commission, where necessary, to consider alternative courses of action that might be taken;

2. Further requests that the analysis to be undertaken take into account all the views expressed during the discussion in the Fifth Committee and that it be submitted to the General Assembly at its thirty-seventh session.

C

The General Assembly,

Noting that no provision exists under the Regulations and Rules of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund with respect to the financial obligations of a pensioner to his or her spouse or former spouse,

Concerned that this may give rise to serious injustice and hardship,

Requests the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board, at its thirtieth session, to study the desirability and feasibility of measures to deal with such situations and to make recommendations thereon to the General Assembly at its thirty-seventh session.