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Statute approved at the 39th session of the United
Nations General Assembly, 102nd Plenary Meeting, 17 December 1984,
and came into effect on 1 January 1985. The Institute started work
on 1 October 1980.
Article I. Purposes
The United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research
(hereinafter referred to as 'the Institute') is an autonomous institution
within the framework of the United Nations, established by the General
Assembly for the purpose of undertaking independent research on
disarmament and related problems, particularly international security
issues, and working in close relationship with the Department for
Disarmament Affairs of the Secretariat.
Article II. Functions
1. The Institute shall work on the basis of the provisions
of the Final Document of the Tenth Special Session of the General
Assembly, the first special session devoted to disarmament.
2. The work of the Institute shall aim at:
(a) Providing the international community with more
diversified and complete data on problems relating to international
security, the armaments race and disarmament in all fields, particularly
in the nuclear field, so as to facilitate progress, through negotiations,
towards greater security for all States and towards the economic
and social development of all peoples;
(b) Promoting informed participation by all States in disarmament
efforts;
(c) Assisting ongoing negotiations on disarmament and continuing
efforts to ensure greater international security at a progressively
lower level of armaments, particularly nuclear armaments, by means
of objective and factual studies and analyses;
(d) Carrying out more in-depth, forward-looking and long-term research
on disarmament, so as to provide a general insight into the problems
involved, and stimulating new initiatives for new negotiations.
3. The Institute shall take into account the relevant
recommendations of the General Assembly and shall be organized in
such a manner as to ensure participation on an equitable political
and geographical basis.
Article III. Board of Trustees
1. The Institute and its work shall be governed by
a Board of Trustees (hereinafter referred to as 'the Board'). The
Advisory Board on Disarmament Studies, referred to in General Assembly
resolution 37/99 K, section III, with the Director of the Institute
(hereinafter referred to as 'the Director') as an ex officio
member, shall function as the Board.
2. The Board shall:
(a) Establish principles and directives to govern
the activities and operation of the Institute;
(b) Consider and adopt the annual work programme and the proposed
annual budget estimates;
(c) Recommend, if it considers necessary, a subvention from the
regular budget of the United Nations in accordance with articles
VII and VIII of this statute;
(d) Review the financial situation of the Institute and make appropriate
recommendations with a view to ensuring the effectiveness of its
operations and their continuity;
(e) Take such other decisions as are deemed necessary for the effective
functioning of the Institute;
(f) Undertake the other functions specified in this statute.
3. The Board shall meet at least once a year.
4. Organs of the United Nations, specialized agencies
and the International Atomic Energy Agency may be represented as
appropriate at meetings of the Board upon invitation.
Article IV. The Director and the staff
1. The Director shall be appointed by the Secretary-General
of the United Nations, after consultations with the Board.
2. The Director shall have overall responsibility
for the organization, direction and administration of the Institute,
in accordance with general directives formulated by the Board and
shall, inter alia:
(a) Prepare and submit the draft work programme of
the Institute to the Board;
(b) Prepare and submit a proposed annual budget to the Board in
accordance with articles VII and VIII of this statute;
(c) Execute the work programme and make the expenditure authorized
in the approved budget;
(d) Appoint and direct the staff of the Institute;
(e) Set up ad hoc consultative bodies as may be necessary;
(f) Negotiate arrangements with Governments and international as
well as national, public and private agencies with a view to offering
and receiving services related to the activities of the Institute;
(g) Accept, subject to the provisions of article VII, paragraph
4, below, voluntary contributions to the Institute;
(h) Co-ordinate the work of the Institute with that of other international
and national programmes in similar fields;
(i) Report to the Board, as appropriate, on the Institute's activities
and the execution of its work programmes;
(j) Submit to the General Assembly reports approved by the Board.
3. The staff of the Institute shall be appointed by
the Director under letters of appointment signed by him in the name
of the Secretary-General and limited to service with the Institute.
The staff shall be responsible to the Director in the exercise of
their functions.
4. The terms and conditions of service of the Director
and the staff shall be those provided in the Staff Regulations and
Rules of the United Nations, subject to such arrangements for special
rules or terms of appointment as may be proposed by the Director
and approved by the Secretary-General.
5. The Director and the staff of the Institute shall
not seek or receive instructions from any Government or from any
authority external to the United Nations. They shall refrain from
any action which might reflect on their position as international
officials responsible only to the Organization.
6. The Director and the staff of the Institute are
officials of the United Nations and are therefore covered by Article
105 of the Charter of the United Nations and by other international
agreements and United Nations resolutions defining the status of
such officials.
Article V. Senior fellows, consultants and correspondents
1. The Director may designate each year, with the
approval of the Board and for a period not longer than one year
at a time, qualified persons to serve as senior fellows of the Institute.
Such persons, who may be invited to participate as lecturers or
research scholars, shall be selected on the basis of outstanding
contributions they have made in fields germane to the work of the
Institute. They may receive honorariums and be paid travel expenses.
2. The Director may also arrange for the services
of consultants for the purpose of contributing to the analysis and
planning of the activities of the Institute or for special assignments
in connection with the Institute's programmes. Such consultants
shall be engaged in accordance with policies established by the
Secretary-General.
3. The Director may appoint correspondents in countries
or regions to assist in maintaining contacts with national or regional
institutions and in carrying out or advising on studies and research.
Article VI. Co-operation with other bodies
1. In addition to the close co-operation with the
Department for Disarmament Affairs required by article I of this
statute, the Institute shall develop arrangements for active co-operation
with the specialized agencies and other organizations, programmes
and institutions of the United Nations system.
2. The Institute may also develop arrangements for
co-operation with other organizations and institutions active in
the field of disarmament research which may be of assistance in
the performance of the Institute's functions.
Article VII. Finance
1. Voluntary contributions from States and public
and private organizations shall form the principal source of financing
of the Institute.
2. A subvention towards meeting the costs of the Director
and the staff of the Institute may be provided from the regular
budget of the United Nations. The actual amount of any subvention
shall be determined in accordance with article VIII of this statute;
it may be less than, but shall not exceed, an amount equivalent
to one half of the assured income of the Institute from voluntary
sources in respect of the year for which a subvention is being requested.
The assured income shall be that which has already been received
or which has been pledged in writing by the time the level of any
subvention is being considered.
3. Specific activities which the General Assembly
may request the Institute to add to its regular work programme shall
be paid for from the regular budget of the United Nations in amounts
to be determined at the time the activities are requested.
4. The Director may accept voluntary contributions
to the Institute that are unrestricted or that are designated for
the implementation of an activity approved by the Board. Other voluntary
contributions may be accepted only with the approval of the Board,
which shall take into account the comments of the Secretary-General
of the United Nations.
5. Voluntary contributions to the Institute shall
be kept in a special account to be established by the Secretary-General
in accordance with the Financial Regulations and Rules of the United
Nations.
6. The special account of the Institute shall be held
and administered solely for the purposes of the Institute. The Controller
of the United Nations shall perform all necessary financial and
accounting functions for the Institute, including the custody of
its funds, and shall prepare and certify the annual accounts of
the Institute.
7. The Financial Regulations and Rules of the United
Nations and the financial policies established by the Secretary-General
shall apply to the financial operations of the Institute. Funds
of the Institute shall be subject to audit by the United Nations
Board of Auditors.
Article VIII. Budget
1. The proposed annual budget of the Institute shall
be based on the proposed draft work programme of the Institute.
It shall be prepared by the Director in consultation with the Department
for Disarmament Affairs and the Office of Financial Services of
the Secretariat.
2. The proposed annual budget, together with the comments
and recommendations thereon of the Advisory Committee on Administrative
and Budgetary Questions, shall be submitted to the Board for action
in accordance with article III, paragraphs 2 (b) and (c) of this
statute.
3. A recommendation by the Board, under article III,
paragraph 2 (c), for a subvention from the regular budget of the
United Nations shall be transmitted by the Secretary-General to
the General Assembly for approval.
Article IX. Administrative and other support
The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall
provide the Institute with appropriate administrative and other
support in accordance with the Financial Regulations and Rules of
the United Nations. The Institute shall reimburse the United Nations
for the costs of such support, as determined by the Controller of
the United Nations after consultation with the Director.
Article X. Location
The Institute shall have its seat in Geneva.
Article XI. Status
The Institute, being part of the United Nations, enjoys
the status, privileges and immunities provided in Articles 104 and
105 of the Charter of the United Nations and other relevant international
agreements and United Nations resolutions relating to the status,
privileges and immunities of the Organization.
Article XII. Amendments
Amendments to this statute may be made by the General
Assembly.
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