FC 104/1

Finance Committee

1. Adoption of the Provisional Agenda and Timetable (docs. FC 104/1; FC 104/1 Add. 1 and FC 104/INF/1)

FINANCIAL AND BUDGET REPORTS

2. Programme and Budgetary Transfers in the 2002-03 Biennium (doc. FC 104/2)

3. Financial Highlights and Status of Current Assessments and Arrears (doc. FC 104/3)

4. Staffing of the Treasury Function (doc. FC 104/4)

5. Report on Support Costs Expenditure and Recoveries (doc. FC 104/5)

6. Audited Accounts

i)  FAO Credit Union 2002 (doc. FC 104/6(i))
ii) FAO Commissary 2002 (doc. FC 104/6(ii))

OVERSIGHT MATTERS

7. Progress Report on Implementation of the External Auditor’s Recommendations
(doc. FC 104/7)

8. Programme of Work of the External Auditor 2004-2005 (doc. FC 104/8)

9. Reports of the United Nations Joint Inspection Unit:

• Extension of Water-related Technical Cooperation Projects to End-beneficiaries: Bridging the Gap between the Normative and the Operational in the United Nations System (Case Studies in Two African Countries) (JIU/REP/2002/4)
  (doc. CL 124/INF/11^1/ and doc. CL 125/INF/17)
• Involvement of Civil Society Organizations other than NGOs and the Private Sector in Technical Cooperation Activities: Experiences and Prospects of the United Nations System (JIU/REP/2002/1) (doc. CL 124/INF/18)^1/
• Reform of the Administration of Justice in the UN System: Options for Higher Recourse Instances (JIU/REP/2002/5) (doc. CL 125/INF/12)
• United Nations System Revenue–producing Activities (JIU/REP/2002/6)
  (doc. CL 125/INF/13)
• Implementation of Multilingualism in the United Nations System (JIU/REP/2002/11) (doc. CL 125/INF/14)
• Annual Report of the Joint Inspection Unit (A/58/34) (doc. CL 125/INF/10)
• Programme of Work of the Joint Inspection Unit for 2003 (A/58/64)
  (doc. CL 125/INF/11)
• Managing Information in the UN System Organizations: Management Information Systems (JIU/REP/2002/9) (doc. CL 125/INF/15)
• Evaluation of United Nations System Response in East Timor: Coordination and Effectiveness (JIU/REP/2002/10) (doc. CL 125/INF/16)

FINANCIAL POLICY MATTERS

10. Liabilities for After Service Medical Costs (doc. FC 104/10)

11. Incentive Scheme to Encourage Prompt Payment of Contributions – Determination of Discount Rate (doc. FC 104/11)

BUDGETARY MATTERS

12. Programme of Work and Budget 2004-2005 (doc. C 2003/3)

13. Split Assessments (doc. FC 104/13)

14. Capital Budgeting (doc. FC 104/14)

HUMAN RESOURCES MATTERS

15. Progress Report on Human Resources Management Issues (including Recommendations of Joint Inspection Unit on Human Resources Management Issues) (doc. FC 104/15)

16. Recommendations and Decisions of the ICSC and UN Joint Staff Pension Board to the General Assembly (including Changes in Salary Scales and Allowances)
(doc. FC 104/16)

ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS

17. Methodology for the Determination of Equitable Geographic Distribution
(doc. CL 124/15-Add.1)^2/

OTHER MATTERS

18. Working Methods of the Finance Committee (no document)

19. Date and Place of the Hundred and fifth Session

20. Any Other Matters

• JIU Report on Review of Management and Administration in FAO: Action Plan
  (doc. PC 90/6b / FC 104/INF/20(a))

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^{1/ Despatched for the 102nd Session of the Finance Committee}

^{2/ document from 124th Session of the Council}