{"id":27366,"date":"2015-11-03T10:15:11","date_gmt":"2015-11-03T15:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/71development\/?page_id=27366"},"modified":"2017-09-06T12:09:56","modified_gmt":"2017-09-06T16:09:56","slug":"commitment-to-ethics-and-transparency","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/71\/commitment-to-ethics-and-transparency\/","title":{"rendered":"Commitment to Ethics and Transparency"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"woo-sc-divider\"><\/div>\n<p>Since his election in June 2016, President\u00a0Thomson\u00a0has committed to running his Presidency in the most open and transparent manner possible.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Member States worked in close contact with the Presidency of the General Assembly in order to strengthen the accountability, transparency and institutional memory of the Office.\u00a0Resolution 70\/305\u00a0on the\u00a0Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly and its annexes, adopted on 13 September 2016, have been welcomed as a milestone and breakthrough on this process.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">For the first time in history, on\u00a013 September\u00a02016, Ambassador Thomson became the\u00a0first president to take an\u00a0oath of office\u00a0in which\u00a0he\u00a0solemnly declared\u00a0to\u00a0truthfully perform the duties and exercise the functions entrusted to him\u00a0as President of the General Assembly of the United Nations in all loyalty, discretion\u00a0and conscience, and to\u00a0discharge these\u00a0functions and regulate his\u00a0conduct with the interest of the United Nations only in view and in accordance with the United Nations Charter and the Code of Ethic for the Presidency of the General Assembly, without seeking or accepting any instruction in\u00a0regard to the performance of his\u00a0duties from any Government or other source external to the Organization.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u00a0<div class=\"twocol-one\">\n<div id=\"attachment_70240\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/71\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2015\/11\/690915.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70240\" class=\"wp-image-70240\" src=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/71\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2015\/11\/690915-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"General Assembly Seventieth session 118th plenary meeting President of the 71st session of the General Assembly, H.E. Mr. Peter Thomson takes oath of office Minute of silent prayer or meditation Closing Plenary Meeting of the 70th Session of the General Assembly\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2015\/11\/690915-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2015\/11\/690915-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2015\/11\/690915-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2015\/11\/690915-1024x681.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-70240\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9UN Photo: Oath of Office<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div><div class=\"twocol-one last\">\n<div id=\"attachment_70212\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/71\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2015\/11\/690913.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70212\" class=\"wp-image-70212\" src=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/71\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2015\/11\/690913-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"General Assembly Seventieth session 118th plenary meeting President of the 71st session of the General Assembly, H.E. Mr. Peter Thomson, with grand daughters Grace Thomson, aged 7 and Mirabelle Thomson, aged 5 Minute of silent prayer or meditation Closing Plenary Meeting of the 70th Session of the General Assembly\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2015\/11\/690913-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2015\/11\/690913-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2015\/11\/690913-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2015\/11\/690913-1024x681.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-70212\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9UN Photo: Oath of Office<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><div id=\"tabs-12\" class=\"shortcode-tabs default\"><ul class=\"tab_titles\">\n<li class=\"nav-tab\"><a href=\"#tab-1\">Code of Ethics<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"nav-tab\"><a href=\"#tab-2\">Finances<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"nav-tab\"><a href=\"#tab-3\">Travel<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"nav-tab\"><a href=\"#tab-4\">Staff Profile<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"nav-tab\"><a href=\"#tab-5\">Previous Sessions: Trust Fund<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"tab tab-code-of-ethics\"><\/p>\n<h2>Code of Ethics\u00a0for the President of the General Assembly<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In the understanding that a Code of Ethics for the President of the General Assembly is an important part of the revitalization of the work of the General Assembly, and that such\u00a0a Code of ethics will strengthen the capacity of the President of the General Assembly to exercise his or her duties and responsibilities whilst enhancing his or her moral authority, integrity and credibility,\u00a0Annex 2 of\u00a0Resolution 70\/305\u00a0on the\u00a0Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly contains the\u00a0Code of Ethics for the President of the General Assembly.\u00a0The President has requested the members of his office to abide by the same principles and obligations and to bear its content in mind during the discharging of their mandate in the service of the General Assembly.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<div class=\"wc-shortcodes-box wc-shortcodes-item wc-shortcodes-content wc-shortcodes-clearfix wc-shortcodes-box-inverse \" style=\"text-align:left;\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Code of Ethics for the President of the General Assembly<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>1. The President of the General Assembly (hereinafter referred to as \u201cthe President\u201d) in performing his or her duties and responsibilities as an elected official, fully in line with the United Nations Charter and the General Assembly Rules of Procedure, shall at all times from the date of election observe the highest standards of ethical conduct.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>2. The President shall perform his or her duties and responsibilities in an impartial and equitable manner and in full honesty and good faith.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>3. The President shall avoid any action which might result in or create the appearance of:<\/em><br \/>\n<em> a)\u00a0The use of the office of the Presidency or resources attached thereto for private gain;<\/em><br \/>\n<em> b)\u00a0Giving unwarranted preferential treatment to any state, organization or person;<\/em><br \/>\n<em> c)\u00a0Impeding the work of the Organization, or taking a preferential, biased or prejudged approach;<\/em><br \/>\n<em> d)\u00a0Affecting adversely the confidence of Member States in the integrity of the work of the Organization.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>4. The President shall engage with Member States in a consultative and cooperative manner, while at the same time refraining from receiving or accepting instructions from any individual, governmental or non-governmental organization or group whatsoever.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>5. The President shall avoid any situation involving a conflict between his or her own personal or private interest and the interests of the Presidency or the United Nations.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>6. The President shall ensure the greatest possible transparency in the utilization of property, premises, services, and resources made available for the discharge of the functions of the office, and ensure that they are used only for the official business of the Presidency, and not for other purposes.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>7. The President shall ensure the greatest possible transparency in any external activities, or any commercial dealings, to protect against conflict of interest. Holding of any commercial office during his or her term in office is not compatible with the post of the President.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>8. In the event that the President considers that a conflict of interest may arise, he or she shall recuse himself or herself from handling the matter and, in accordance with the Rules of Procedure of the General Assembly, appoint an Acting President in relation to that matter or meeting.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>9. In the fulfilment of his or her mandate the President is accountable to the General Assembly.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>10. Any reference to the President in this Code shall also include members of his or her office while in the exercise of their functions as members of the Office of the President of the General Assembly.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>11. Nothing in this Code shall preclude the President or members of his or her office from being seconded from their government or from retaining the privileges, immunities and diplomatic status granted by a Member State.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div><!--\/.tab--><div class=\"tab tab-finances\"><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\">Information on finances<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The PGA is committed to openness relating to the financing of his office which comes from two sources. President Thomson is the first PGA who will finance his office solely through resources provided for in UN regular budget and the OPGA Trust Fund thus increasing transparency and reducing risk:<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">UN Regular Budget<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In the UN Regular Budget, member states have allocated 326,400 USD annually to OPGA to cover hospitality, official travel and other expenditures relating to the PGA\u2019s official responsibilities. Expenditures from the regular budget are managed on behalf of the OPGA by the Executive Office of DGACM in accordance with the Financial Regulations and Rules of the United Nations.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Donations in support of OPGA<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Donors can directly support the work of the PGA through contributions channelled through the UN system, including to the dedicated PGA Trust fund, which is regulated by UN rules and procedure. PGA 71 will report publicly on contributions made to the fund.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">It should also be noted that General Assembly Resolution 70\/305: <em>\u201cStresses the importance of the contributions of Member States to the Trust Fund in support of the Office of the President of the General Assembly, and in this regard notes with appreciation contributions that have been made to the Fund, encourages Member States to continue to contribute to the Fund, and to allow for unspent contributions from previous sessions to be made available for succeeding terms&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Contributions to the OPGA Trust Fund for the 71st session:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<table style=\"height: 320px\" width=\"700\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"145\"><strong>Date<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"171\"><strong>Contributor<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\"><strong>\u00a0Project<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"128\"><strong>Commitment<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"145\">August 2016<\/td>\n<td width=\"171\">Government of the Republic India<\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">General administrative, logistical and management support<\/td>\n<td width=\"128\">USD 250,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"145\">September 2016<\/td>\n<td width=\"171\">Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan<\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">General administrative, logistical and management support<\/td>\n<td width=\"128\">USD 25,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"145\">September 2016<\/td>\n<td width=\"171\">Government of the Democratic Republic of\u00a0Timor Leste<\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">Support for SDGs, Oceans, Climate Change<\/td>\n<td width=\"128\">USD 200,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"145\">September 2016<\/td>\n<td width=\"171\">Government of People\u2019s Republic of China<\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">General administrative, logistical and management support<\/td>\n<td width=\"128\">USD 300,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"145\">September 2016<\/td>\n<td width=\"171\">Government of\u00a0United Arab Emirates<\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">General administrative, logistical and management support<\/td>\n<td width=\"128\">USD 100,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"145\">September 2016<\/td>\n<td width=\"171\">Government of State of Qatar<\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">General administrative, logistical and management support<\/td>\n<td width=\"128\">USD 250,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"145\">November\u00a02016<\/td>\n<td width=\"171\">Government of the State of Kuwait<\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">General administrative, logistical and management support<\/td>\n<td width=\"128\">USD 150,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"145\">December\u00a02016<\/td>\n<td width=\"171\">Government of the Republic of Turkey<\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">General administrative, logistical and management support<\/td>\n<td width=\"128\">USD 100,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"145\">November\u00a02016<\/td>\n<td width=\"171\">Government of the Slovak Republic<\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">General administrative, logistical and management support<\/td>\n<td width=\"128\">USD 10,423<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>T<\/em><em>his section will continue to be updated periodically.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Roll over of contribution balances in the fund from previous sessions:<\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"245\"><strong>Session<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"245\"><strong>Contributor<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"245\"><strong>Roll over contribution<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"4\" width=\"245\"><strong>70<sup>th<\/sup>session<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(Sep 2015 \u2013 Sep 2016)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"245\">Government of the Republic of\u00a0Turkey<\/td>\n<td width=\"245\">USD 29,639<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"245\">Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan<\/td>\n<td width=\"245\">USD 15,207<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"245\">Government of People\u2019s Republic of China<\/td>\n<td width=\"245\">USD 59,664<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"245\">Government of Denmark<\/td>\n<td width=\"245\">USD 212,759<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"10\" width=\"245\"><strong>Previous GA sessions<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"245\">Government of the People&#8217;s Democratic Republic of Algeria and the Arab Republic of Egypt<\/td>\n<td width=\"245\">USD 3,056<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"245\">Government of the the Grand Duchy of \u00a0Luxembourg<\/td>\n<td width=\"245\">USD 1,175<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"245\">Government of the Republic of South Africa<\/td>\n<td width=\"245\">USD 1,737<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"245\">Government of the Republic of\u00a0Turkey<\/td>\n<td width=\"245\">USD 2,112<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"245\">Government of the Swiss Confederation<\/td>\n<td width=\"245\">USD 23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"245\">Government of Republic of Korea<\/td>\n<td width=\"245\">USD 1,564<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"245\">Government of the Republic of Slovenia<\/td>\n<td width=\"245\">USD 2,540<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"245\">Government of United Arab Emirates<\/td>\n<td width=\"245\">USD 6,368<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"245\">Government of\u00a0the Italian Republic<\/td>\n<td width=\"245\">USD 36,728<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"245\">Government of the State of Qatar<\/td>\n<td width=\"245\">USD 9,297<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div><!--\/.tab--> <div class=\"tab tab-travel\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Information on Travel<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The PGA discloses information about any official visits he undertakes overseas.<\/p>\n<p>To date, the PGA has travelled on official visits to:<\/p>\n<h3><strong>From 13 June 2016 (election) to 13 September 2016<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/71\/2016\/08\/24\/press-release-president-elect-of-the-un-general-assembly-to-visit-china-and-india\/\">China and India<\/a>, 24 &#8211; 29 August 2016, (supported by\u00a0Governments of China and India)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>From 13 September\u00a02016 (assumption of office)\u00a0onwards<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/71\/2016\/09\/25\/press-release-president-of-the-un-general-assembly-to-attend-official-signing-ceremony-of-the-final-peace-agreement-in-colombia\/\">Cartagena (Colombia)<\/a>, 25 &#8211; 27 September 2016, (supported by\u00a0Office of the President of the UN General Assembly in cooperation with Government of Colombia)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/71\/2016\/10\/15\/press-release-president-of-the-un-general-assembly-to-ecuador-for-habitat-iii-conference\/\">Quito (Ecuador)<\/a>, 17 &#8211; 20 October 2016 (supported by the Secretariat of Habitat III)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/71\/2016\/11\/14\/press-release-president-of-the-un-general-assembly-travels-to-marrakech-for-cop22\/\">Marrakech (Morocco)<\/a>, 14 &#8211; 17 November 2016 (supported by\u00a0OPGA Trust Fund and the Kingdom of Morocco)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/71\/2016\/11\/17\/press-release-president-of-the-un-general-assembly-travels-to-european-capitals-to-push-for-implementation-of-the-sdgs\/\">France, Monaco, Austria, Italy, Hungary<\/a>, 18 &#8211; 28 November 2016 (supported by OPGA Trust Fund, the Governments of Monaco and Hungary and UN Agencies based in Rome and Vienna)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/71\/2017\/01\/12\/press-release-president-of-the-un-general-assembly-to-visit-qatar-united-arab-emirates-switzerland-and-the-world-economic-forum\/\">Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Switzerland<\/a>, 13 &#8211; 20 January 2017 (supported by OPGA Trust Fund, Governments of Qatar and the United Arab Emirates and the World Economic Forum)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/71\/2017\/02\/01\/press-release-president-of-the-un-general-assembly-to-visit-california\/\">San Francisco (USA)<\/a>, 2 &#8211; 4 February 2017 (supported by OPGA Trust Fund)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/71\/2017\/02\/21\/press-release-president-of-the-un-general-assembly-to-visit-indonesia-singapore-and-switzerland\/\">Indonesia, Singapore, Switzerland<\/a>, 20 &#8211; 27 February 2017 (supported by OPGA Trust Fund,\u00a0\u00a0the Government of Singapore and The Economist)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/71\/2017\/03\/15\/press-release-president-of-the-un-general-assembly-to-visit-fiji\/\">Los Angeles (USA), Fiji<\/a>, 14 &#8211; 20 March 2017 (supported by OPGA Trust Fund, the Government of Fiji and personal funds)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/71\/2017\/03\/24\/press-release\/\">Senegal, Ethiopia, Egypt,<\/a> 26 March &#8211; 1 April 2017\u00a0(supported by OPGA Trust Fund)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/71\/2017\/04\/20\/press-release-president-of-the-un-general-assembly-to-visit-washington-d-c\/\">Washington D.C. (USA),<\/a>\u00a020 &#8211; 22 April 2017 (supported by OPGA Trust Fund)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/71\/2017\/05\/02\/press-release-president-of-the-un-general-assembly-to-visit-belgium-and-italy\/\">Belgium, Italy,<\/a>\u00a03 &#8211; 5 May 2017\u00a0(supported by OPGA Trust Fund)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/71\/2017\/05\/06\/press-release-president-of-the-un-general-assembly-to-visit-kenya-central-african-republic-and-uganda\/\">Kenya, Central African Republic, Uganda<\/a>, 7 &#8211; 11 May 2017 (supported by OPGA Trust Fund,\u00a0UN Flight from Bangui, Central African Republic to Entebbe, Uganda)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/71\/2017\/06\/17\/press-release-president-of-the-un-general-assembly-to-visit-paris-france\/\">Washington D.C. (USA<\/a>), 12 June 2017 (supported by OPGA Trust Fund)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/71\/2017\/06\/15\/president-of-the-un-general-assembly-to-visit-hawaii\/\">Hawaii (USA)<\/a>, 16 -18 June 2017 (supported by OPGA Trust Fund)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/71\/2017\/06\/17\/press-release-president-of-the-un-general-assembly-to-visit-paris-france\/\">Paris (France),<\/a> 29 June 2017 (supported by OPGA Trust Fund)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/71\/2017\/07\/04\/visit-of-the-president-of-the-general-assembly-to-rome\/\">Rome (Italy)<\/a>, 4-5 July 2017 (supported by OPGA Trust Fund)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/71\/2017\/08\/11\/press-release-president-of-the-un-general-assembly-to-visit-hong-kong\/\">Hong Kong (China)<\/a>, 15 &#8211; 16 August 2017 (supported by United Nations Department for Economic and Social Affairs)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/71\/2017\/08\/25\/draft-press-release-president-of-the-un-general-assembly-to-speak-at-siwi-world-water-week-stockholm\/\">Sweden<\/a>, 28 August 2017 (supported by OPGA Trust Fund)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div><!--\/.tab--> <div class=\"tab tab-staff-profile\"><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\">Information on the staff of the\u00a0Office of the President of the UN General Assembly<\/h2>\n<p>The staff of the Office of the President of the UN General Assembly are identifiable through their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/71\/president\/pga-team\/\">biographies on the website<\/a>. The overall composition of the Office is as follows:<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode-unorderedlist bullet\">\n<ul>\n<li>OPGA 71 currently has 37 team members, of which 17 are female and 20\u00a0male\n<ul>\n<li>17 staff are seconded from member states<\/li>\n<li>8 staff are provided for by regular UN budget (3 administrative assistants, 3 from the senior executive team and 1 senior advisor and 1 spokesperson)<\/li>\n<li>4 staff are recruited through voluntary contributions to the OPGA Trust Fund<\/li>\n<li>4 secondments from the UN system &#8211; UNICEF, World Bank, UNFPA, and UNDP<\/li>\n<li>1 staff\u00a0\u00a0is provided through the\u00a0Junior Professional Officer (JPO) Programme<\/li>\n<li>1 consultant<\/li>\n<li>2 UN interns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Respect for balanced gender and geographical representation<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Another aspect of President Thomson&#8217;s pledge to strengthening openness and transparency during his tenure is the commitment to ensure full respect for a balanced gender and geographical representation in the Office of the President of the General Assembly, with the aim of securing equal opportunities for women and men from all regional groups and bearing in mind the need to secure the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div><!--\/.tab--><div class=\"tab tab-previous-sessions-trust-fund\"><\/p>\n<h3>Information on the Trust Fund of previous sessions of the General Assembly<\/h3>\n<table width=\"700\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>GA Session<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Contributor<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>\u00a0Project<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Commitment<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\"><strong>64<sup>th<\/sup>session<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(Sep 2009 \u2013 Sep 2010)<\/td>\n<td>Government of Norway<\/td>\n<td>Thematic Debate on Disarmament<\/td>\n<td>USD 50,134<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Government of Algeria<\/td>\n<td>Thematic Debate on Disarmament<\/td>\n<td>USD 10,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Government of Egypt<\/td>\n<td>Thematic Debate on Disarmament<\/td>\n<td>USD 10,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"5\"><strong>65<sup>th<\/sup>session<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(Sep 2010 \u2013 Sep 2011)<\/td>\n<td>Government of the Republic of Korea<\/td>\n<td>Staffing<\/td>\n<td>USD 126,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Government of Italy<\/td>\n<td>Staffing<\/td>\n<td>USD 265,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Government of Slovenia<\/td>\n<td>Thematic Debates during 65<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0session, including on Least Developed Countries<\/td>\n<td>USD 7,060<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation<\/td>\n<td>Thematic Debates for the preparation of 4<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Least Developed Countries Conference (including other thematic debates during the 65<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0session)<\/td>\n<td>USD 59,700<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MacArthur Foundation<\/td>\n<td>Thematic Debate on International Migration and Development<\/td>\n<td>USD 37,178<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"5\"><strong>67<sup>th<\/sup>session<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(Sep 2012 \u2013 Sep 2013)<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0Government of Qatar<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0USD 100,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Government of Luxembourg<\/td>\n<td>For initiatives in the area of the reform and revitalization of the UN<\/td>\n<td>USD 12,872<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Government of People\u2019s Republic of China<\/td>\n<td>General administrative, logistical and management support<\/td>\n<td>USD 300,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Government of Turkey<\/td>\n<td>General administrative, logistical and management support<\/td>\n<td>USD 60,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Government of Japan<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>USD 6,471<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><strong>68<sup>th<\/sup>session<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(Sep 2013 \u2013 Sep 2014)<\/td>\n<td>Government of Italy<\/td>\n<td>To support Post-2015 Development Agenda<\/td>\n<td>USD 50,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Government of Antigua and Barbuda<\/td>\n<td>Concert<\/td>\n<td>USD 47,164<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><strong>69<sup>th<\/sup>session<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(Sep 2014 \u2013 Sep 2015)<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0Government of United Arab Emirates<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0General administrative, logistical and management support<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0USD 50,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Government of South Africa<\/td>\n<td>General administrative, logistical and management support<\/td>\n<td>USD 50,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"6\"><strong><sup><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">70<\/span>th<\/sup>session<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(Sep 2015 \u2013 Sep 2016)<\/td>\n<td>Government of Turkey<\/td>\n<td>High-Level Thematic Debates<\/td>\n<td>USD 50,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Government of People\u2019s Republic of China<\/td>\n<td>General administrative, logistical and management support<\/td>\n<td>USD 300,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Government of 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