TENTATIVE & PROVISIONAL
PROGRAMME OF WORK • WEEK OF 2 TO 6 OCT 2023 • FIFTH
COMMITTEE •
SEVENTY-EIGHTH SESSION • MAIN PART
| 2 OCT | 10AM – 1PM | TUES | 3 OCT | 10AM – 1PM | WED | 4 OCT | 10AM – 1PM | THURS | 5 OCT | 10AM – 1PM | FRI | 6 OCT | 10AM – 1PM | |
| 1st Formal Meeting 1] Election of officers 2] Organization of work 3]
  138. Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of the UN A/78/11, A/78/68 Followed by informal
  consultations | 2nd Formal Meeting 1] 138. Scale of assessments for the
  apportionment of the expenses of the UN Article 19 2] 143. Report on OIOS activities A/78/301(Part
  I), Add.1  4] 140. Report on
  Ethics Office activities A/78/91 5] 134. Proposed programme budget 2024 | 3rd Formal Meeting 1] 134.
  Proposed programme budget 2024 Followed by informal
  consultations | Informal consultations 134.
  Proposed programme budget 2024 | Informal consultations  134. Proposed programme
  budget 2024 Followed
  by Briefing (Closed Meeting) Management of the
  liquidity situation | ||||||||||
| 3PM – 6PM | 3PM – 6PM | 3PM – 6PM | 3PM – 6PM | 3PM – 6PM | ||||||||||
| Informal
  consultations  138. Scale of assessments for the
  apportionment of the expenses of the UN A/78/11, A/78/68  | Informal
  consultations  143.
  Report on OIOS activities A/78/301(Part
  I), Add.1 140.
  Report on Ethics Office activities A/78/91 | TO BE
  DETERMINED | Informal
  consultations  134.
  Proposed programme budget 2024 | Briefings
  (Closed Meeting) 1] TCC / PCC reimbursements 2] UNON conference facilities  | ||||||||||
All Formal Meetings take place in Conference
Room 3. | Informal consultations take place in Conference Room 3.
| Informal-informals take place in Conference
Room 3 unless indicated otherwise.
TENTATIVE & PROVISIONAL
PROGRAMME OF WORK • WEEK OF 9 TO 13 OCT 2023 • FIFTH
COMMITTEE •
SEVENTY-EIGHTH SESSION • MAIN PART
| MON | 9 OCT | 10AM – 1PM | TUES | 10
  OCT | 10AM – 1PM | WED | 11
  OCT | 10AM – 1PM | THURS | 12
  OCT | 10AM – 1PM | FRI | 13
  OCT | 10AM – 1PM | 
| 4th Formal
  Meeting 1] Address
  by the President of the UNGA 78th session  2] 136.
  Improving the financial situation of the UN  134. Proposed programme budget 2024 4] Conditions of service: judges 5] 133.
  Programme budget 2023 Followed
  by informal consultations 133. Programme budget 2023 | 5th Formal
  Meeting 1] 135.
  Programme planning  | Informal consultations  135/134. Programme
  planning /
  Proposed programme budget 2024  For the complete list of documents see C.5 website page  | Informal consultations  134. Proposed programme budget 2024 | Informal consultations  134. Proposed programme budget 2024 | ||||||||||
| 3PM – 6PM | 3PM – 6PM | 3PM – 6PM | 3PM – 6PM | 3PM – 6PM | ||||||||||
| Informal consultations  132. Review of Efficiency – TBD | Informal consultations  135. Programme planning  | TO BE
  DETERMINED | Informal consultations  135/134. Programme
  planning /
  Proposed programme budget 2024  For the complete list of documents see C.5 website page  | Informal consultations  135/134. Programme
  planning /
  Proposed programme budget 2024  For the complete list of documents see C.5 website page  * * * CLOSING DATE FOR NOMINATION OF
  APPOINTMENTS | ||||||||||
All Formal Meetings take place in Conference
Room 3. | Informal consultations take place in Conference Room 3.
| Informal-informals take place in Conference
Room 3 unless indicated otherwise. 
TENTATIVE & PROVISIONAL
PROGRAMME OF WORK • WEEK OF 16 TO 20 OCT 2023 • FIFTH
COMMITTEE •
SEVENTY EIGHTH SESSION • MAIN PART
| MON | 16
  OCT | 10AM – 1PM | TUES | 17
  OCT | 10AM – 1PM | WED | 18
  OCT | 10AM – 1PM | THURS | 19
  OCT | 10AM – 1PM | FRI | 20
  OCT | 10AM – 1PM | 
| Informal consultations  135/134. Programme
  planning /
  Proposed programme budget 2024  For the complete list of documents see C.5 website page  | 6th Formal
  Meeting 1]136. Improving the financial
  situation of the UN  Followed by informal consultations
   134. Proposed programme budget 2024 | Informal consultations  135/134. Programme
  planning /
  Proposed programme budget 2024  For the complete list of documents see C.5 website page  | Informal consultations  143. Report on OIOS activities A/78/301(Part I), Add.1 – TBD | Informal consultations  135/134. Programme
  planning /
  Proposed programme budget 2024  For the complete list of documents see C.5 website page  | ||||||||||
| 3PM – 6PM | 3PM – 6PM | 3PM – 6PM | 3PM – 6PM | 3PM – 6PM | ||||||||||
| Informal consultations  143. Report on OIOS activities A/78/301(Part I), Add.1 140. Report on Ethics Office activities
  A/78/91 | Informal consultations  135/134. Programme
  planning /
  Proposed programme budget 2024  For the complete list of documents see C.5 website page  | TO BE
  DETERMINED | Informal consultations  135/134. Programme
  planning /
  Proposed programme budget 2024  For the complete list of documents see C.5 website page  | Briefings (Closed Meeting) 1] Cost
  recovery Followed
  by informal consultations 133. Programme budget 2023 | ||||||||||
All Formal Meetings take place in Conference
Room 3. | Informal consultations take place in Conference Room 3.
| Informal-informals take place in Conference
Room 3 unless indicated otherwise. 
TENTATIVE & PROVISIONAL
PROGRAMME OF WORK • WEEK OF 23 TO 27 OCT 2023 • FIFTH
COMMITTEE •
SEVENTY EIGHTH SESSION • MAIN PART
| MON | 23
  OCT | 10AM – 1PM | TUES | 24
  OCT | 10AM – 1PM | WED | 25
  OCT | 10AM – 1PM | THURS | 26
  OCT | 10AM – 1PM | FRI | 27
  OCT | 10AM – 1PM | 
| Informal consultations  135/134. Programme
  planning /
  Proposed programme budget 2024  For the complete list of documents see C.5 website page  | Informal consultations  135/134. Programme
  planning /
  Proposed programme budget 2024  For the complete list of documents see C.5 website page  | Informal consultations  135/134. Programme
  planning /
  Proposed programme budget 2024  For the complete list of documents see C.5 website page  | Informal consultations  135/134. Programme
  planning /
  Proposed programme budget 2024  For the complete list of documents see C.5 website page  | 7th Formal
  Meeting 1] 137. Pattern of conferences A/78/32, A/78/96, A/78/544 Followed by informal consultations
   | ||||||||||
| 3PM – 6PM | 3PM – 6PM | 3PM – 6PM | 3PM – 6PM | 3PM – 6PM | ||||||||||
| Informal consultations  133. Programme budget 2023 – TBD | Informal consultations  – TBD | TO BE
  DETERMINED | Informal consultations  – TBD | Informal consultations  – TBD | ||||||||||
All Formal Meetings take place in Conference
Room 3. | Informal consultations take place in Conference Room 3.
| Informal-informals take place in Conference
Room 3 unless indicated otherwise. 
TENTATIVE & PROVISIONAL
PROGRAMME OF WORK • WEEK OF 30 OCT TO 3 NOV 2023 • FIFTH
COMMITTEE •
SEVENTY EIGHTH SESSION • MAIN PART
| MON | 30
  OCT | 10AM – 1PM | TUES | 31
  OCT | 10AM – 1PM | WED | 1 NOV | 10AM – 1PM | THURS | 2 NOV | 10AM – 1PM | FRI | 3 NOV | 10AM – 1PM | 
| Informal consultations  135/134. Programme
  planning /
  Proposed programme budget 2024  For the complete list of documents see C.5 website page  | Informal consultations  135/134. Programme
  planning /
  Proposed programme budget 2024  For the complete list of documents see C.5 website page  | Informal consultations  135/134. Programme
  planning /
  Proposed programme budget 2024  For the complete list of documents see C.5 website page  | Informal consultations  135/134. Programme planning /
  Proposed programme budget 2024  For the complete list of documents see
  C.5 website page  | 8th Formal
  Meeting 1] 115.
  Appointments to fill vacancies in subsidiary organs & other appointments  | ||||||||||
| 3PM – 6PM | 3PM – 6PM | 3PM – 6PM | 3PM – 6PM | 3PM – 6PM | ||||||||||
| Informal consultations  134. Proposed programme budget 2024 – Performance
  report 2022 A/78/89,
  A/78/330 – TBD | Informal consultations  – TBD | TO BE
  DETERMINED | Informal consultations  – TBD | Informal consultations  – TBD | ||||||||||
All Formal Meetings take place in Conference
Room 3. | Informal consultations take place in Conference Room 3.
| Informal-informals take place in Conference
Room 3 unless indicated otherwise. 
TENTATIVE & PROVISIONAL
PROGRAMME OF WORK • WEEK OF 6 TO 10 NOV 2023 • FIFTH
COMMITTEE •
SEVENTY EIGHTH SESSION • MAIN PART
| MON | 6 NOV | 10AM – 1PM | TUES | 7 NOV | 10AM – 1PM | WED | 8 NOV | 10AM – 1PM | THURS | 9 NOV | 10AM – 1PM | FRI | 10
  NOV | 10AM – 1PM | 
| 9th Formal
  Meeting 1] 133.
  Programme budget 2023 134. Proposed programme budget 2024 2]Admin. Expenses
  UNJSPF A/78/329, A/C.5/78/4 3] Rev.
  estimates ECOSOC A/78/334, A/78/7/Add.8 Followed by informal consultations
   134. Proposed programme budget 2024 | Informal consultations  134. Proposed programme budget 2024 | 10th Formal
  Meeting 1] 142. UN common system A/78/30, A/C.5/78/5, A/78/7/Add.9 Followed by Informal consultations
   142. UN common system A/78/30, A/C.5/78/5, A/78/7/Add.9 | 11th Formal
  Meeting 134. Proposed programme budget 2024 1] Subvention
  RSCSL  2] Construction
  and property mgmt.  3] Workplace
  assessment A/78/325, A/78/7/Add.15, A/78/225 Followed by informal consultations
   134. Proposed programme budget 2024 | Informal consultations  134. Proposed programme budget 2024 –  Workplace
  assessment A/78/325, A/78/7/Add.15, A/78/225 | ||||||||||
| 3PM – 6PM | 3PM – 6PM | 3PM – 6PM | 3PM – 6PM | 3PM – 6PM | ||||||||||
| Informal consultations  133. Programme budget 2023 – TBD | Informal consultations  – TBD | TO BE
  DETERMINED | Informal consultations  142. UN common system A/78/30, A/C.5/78/5, A/78/7/Add.9 | Informal consultations  137. Pattern of conferences A/78/32, A/78/96, A/78/544 – TBD | ||||||||||
All Formal Meetings take place in Conference
Room 3. | Informal consultations take place in Conference Room 3.
| Informal-informals take place in Conference
Room 3 unless indicated otherwise. 
TENTATIVE & PROVISIONAL
PROGRAMME OF WORK • WEEK OF 13 TO 17 NOV 2023 • FIFTH
COMMITTEE •
SEVENTY EIGHTH SESSION • MAIN PART
| MON | 13
  NOV | 10AM – 1PM | TUES | 14
  NOV | 10AM – 1PM | WED | 15
  NOV | 10AM – 1PM | THURS | 16
  NOV | 10AM – 1PM | FRI | 17
  NOV | 10AM – 1PM | 
| * FLOATING HOLIDAY Informal consultations  – TBD | 12th Formal
  Meeting 1] 134.
  Proposed programme budget 2024 Followed by informal consultations
   134. Proposed programme budget 2024 | Informal consultations  134. Proposed programme budget 2024 – TBD | 13th Formal
  Meeting 1] 134. Proposed programme budget
  2024 Followed by informal consultations
   134. Proposed programme budget 2024 | Informal consultations  134. Proposed programme budget 2024 132. Review of Efficiency | ||||||||||
| 3PM – 6PM | 3PM – 6PM | 3PM – 6PM | 3PM – 6PM | 3PM – 6PM | ||||||||||
| Informal consultations  – TBD | Informal consultations  134. Proposed programme budget 2024 135. Programme planning  | TO BE
  DETERMINED | Informal consultations  134. Proposed programme budget 2024  – TBD | Informal consultations  – TBD | ||||||||||
All Formal Meetings take place in Conference
Room 3. | Informal consultations take place in Conference Room 3.
| Informal-informals take place in Conference
Room 3 unless indicated otherwise.
TENTATIVE & PROVISIONAL
PROGRAMME OF WORK • WEEK OF 20 TO 24 NOV 2023 • FIFTH COMMITTEE • SEVENTY EIGHTH SESSION • MAIN PART
| MON | 20
  NOV | 10AM – 1PM | TUES | 21
  NOV | 10AM – 1PM | WED | 22
  NOV | 10AM – 1PM | THURS | 23
  NOV | 10AM – 1PM | FRI | 24
  NOV | 10AM – 1PM | 
| 14th Formal
  Meeting 1] 131.
  Financial reports & reports of the Board of Auditors  2] 134. Proposed programme budget
  2024 Followed by informal consultations
   134. Proposed programme budget 2024 | 15th Formal
  Meeting 1] 144. Administration of justice Followed by informal consultations
   144. Administration of justice | Informal consultations  131. Financial reports & reports of
  the Board of Auditors  | UN HOLIDAY | Informal consultations  – TBD | ||||||||||
| 3PM – 6PM | 3PM – 6PM | 3PM – 6PM | 3PM – 6PM | |||||||||||
| Informal consultations  133. Programme budget 2023 – TBD | Informal consultations – TBD | TO BE
  DETERMINED | Informal consultations  – TBD | |||||||||||
All Formal Meetings take place in Conference
Room 3. | Informal consultations take place in Conference Room 3.
| Informal-informals take place in Conference
Room 3 unless indicated otherwise.
TENTATIVE & PROVISIONAL
PROGRAMME OF WORK • WEEK OF 27 NOV TO 1 DEC 2023 • FIFTH
COMMITTEE •
SEVENTY EIGHTH SESSION • MAIN PART
| MON | 27
  NOV | 10AM – 1PM | TUES | 28
  NOV | 10AM – 1PM | WED | 29
  NOV | 10AM – 1PM | THURS | 30
  NOV | 10AM – 1PM | FRI | 1 DEC | 10AM – 1PM | 
| 9 – 10
  AM | 9 – 10
  AM | 9 – 10
  AM | 9 – 10
  AM | 9 – 10
  AM | ||||||||||
| * FLOATING HOLIDAY Informal consultations  134. Proposed programme budget 2024 – TBD | 16th Formal
  Meeting 134. Proposed programme budget 2024 2] Subvention ECCC A/78/515, A/78/7/Add.21 Followed by informal consultations
   134. Proposed programme budget 2024 | 17th Formal
  Meeting 1] 134. Proposed programme budget
  2024 Followed by informal consultations
   134. Proposed programme budget 2024 | Informal consultations  134. Proposed programme budget 2024 – UNON blocks A to J A/78/510 and Corr.1, A/78/7/Add.11 – ECLAC A/78/337, A/78/7/Add.14 | Informal consultations  134. Proposed programme budget 2024 –  Workplace
  assessment A/78/325, A/78/7/Add.15, A/78/225 – Rev. estimates Addressing
  Racism and Promoting Dignity for all A/78/384, A/78/7/Add.16 | ||||||||||
| 1.15 – 2.45 PM | 1.15 – 2.45 PM | 1.15 – 2.45 PM 135.
  Programme planning | 1.15 – 2.45 PM | 1.15 – 2.45 PM | ||||||||||
| 3PM – 6PM | 3PM – 6PM | 3PM – 6PM | 3PM – 6PM | 3PM – 6PM | ||||||||||
| Informal consultations  134. Proposed programme budget 2024 Admin. Expenses UNJSPF A/78/329, A/C.5/78/4 | Informal consultations  134. Proposed programme budget 2024 142. UN common system A/78/30, A/C.5/78/5, A/78/7/Add.9 | Informal consultations  134.
  Proposed programme budget 2024 | Informal consultations  134.
  Proposed programme budget 2024 | Informal consultations  134.
  Proposed programme budget 2024 | ||||||||||
| 6 PM - __ | 6 PM - __ | 6 PM - __ | 6 PM - __ | 6 PM - __ | ||||||||||
All Formal Meetings take place in Conference
Room 3. | Informal consultations take place in Conference Room 3.
| Informal-informals take place in Conference
Room 3 unless indicated otherwise. 
TENTATIVE & PROVISIONAL
PROGRAMME OF WORK • WEEK OF 4 TO 8 DEC 2023 • FIFTH
COMMITTEE •
SEVENTY EIGHTH SESSION • MAIN PART
| MON | 4 DEC | 10AM – 1PM | TUES | 5 DEC | 10AM – 1PM | WED | 6 DEC | 10AM – 1PM | THURS | 7 DEC | 10AM – 1PM | FRI | 8 DEC | 10AM – 1PM | 
| 9 – 10
  AM | 9 – 10
  AM | 9 – 10
  AM | 9 – 10
  AM | 9 – 10
  AM | ||||||||||
| Informal consultations  134. Proposed programme budget 2024 – ECA A/78/350, A/78/7/Add.19 | 19th Formal
  Meeting 1]
  134.
  Proposed programme budget 2024 – ERP/Umoja A/78/505,
  A/78/7/Add.25 Followed by informal consultations
   134. Proposed programme budget 2024 – ERP/Umoja A/78/505, A/78/7/Add.25 144. Administration of justice | 20th Formal
  Meeting 1] 145.
  IRMCT A/78/390, A/78/534, A/78/621 2] Financing
  of PKO Followed by informal consultations
   Financing of PKO
   145. IRMCT A/78/390, A/78/534, A/78/5/Add.15, A/78/621 | 21st Formal
  Meeting 134. Proposed programme budget 2024 
 | Informal consultations  134. Proposed programme budget 2024 – Rev.
  estimates Safety and Security A/78/530, A/78/7/Add.22 | ||||||||||
| 1.15 –
  2.45 PM | 1.15 –
  2.45 PM | 1.15 –
  2.45 PM | 1.15 –
  2.45 PM | 1.15 –
  2.45 PM | ||||||||||
| 3PM – 6PM | 3PM – 6PM | 3PM – 6PM | 3PM – 6PM | 3PM – 6PM | ||||||||||
| 18th Formal
  Meeting 134.
  Proposed programme budget 2024 1] Special political missions (SPMs) Rev.
  estimates UNOWAS/Colombia/BINUH A/78/6(Sect.3)/Add.7,
  A/78/7/Add.23 Introduction & general discussion 2] Rev. estimates UNGA77 A/78/550, A/78/7/Add.24 3] 135. Programme planning Followed by informal consultations
   134.
  Proposed programme budget 2024 | Informal consultations  131. Financial reports & reports of the Board
  of Auditors  134.
  Proposed programme budget 2024 | TO BE
  DETERMINED | Informal consultations  132.
  Review of Efficiency 134. Proposed programme budget 2024 135. Programme planning  | Informal consultations  134.
  Proposed programme budget 2024 – Special political missions (SPMs) | ||||||||||
| 6 PM - __ | 6 PM - __ | 6 PM - __ | 6 PM - __ | 6 PM - __ | ||||||||||
All Formal Meetings take place in Conference
Room 3. | Informal consultations take place in Conference Room 3.
| Informal-informals take place in Conference
Room 3 unless indicated otherwise. 
TENTATIVE & PROVISIONAL
PROGRAMME OF WORK • WEEK OF 11 TO 15 DEC 2023 • FIFTH
COMMITTEE •
SEVENTY EIGHTH SESSION • MAIN PART
| MON | 11 DEC | 10AM – 1PM | TUES | 12 DEC | 10AM – 1PM | WED | 13
  DEC | 10AM – 1PM | THURS | 14 DEC | 10AM – 1PM | FRI | 15
  DEC | 10AM – 1PM | 
| 9 – 10
  AM | 9 – 10
  AM | 9 – 10
  AM | 9 – 10
  AM | 9 – 10 AM | ||||||||||
| 22nd Formal
  Meeting 134. Proposed programme budget 2024 Followed by informal consultations
   134. Proposed programme budget 2024 A/C.5/78/22, A/78/7/Add.34 | Informal consultations  134. Proposed programme budget 2024 – TBD | 23rd Formal
  Meeting 1] 134.
  Proposed programme budget 2024 Followed by informal consultations
   134. Proposed programme
  budget 2024 | 24th Formal
  Meeting 1]
  134.
  Proposed programme budget 2024 2] 135. Programme planning Followed by informal consultations
   134. Proposed programme
  budget 2024 | 25th Formal
  Meeting 3] 139. Human Resources Mgmt. Followed by informal consultations
   134. Proposed programme budget 2024 – All outstanding
  issues | ||||||||||
| 1.15 –
  2.45 PM | 1.15 –
  2.45 PM | 1.15 –
  2.45 PM | 1.15 –
  2.45 PM | 1.15 –
  2.45 PM | ||||||||||
| 3PM – 6PM | 3PM – 6PM | 3PM – 6PM | 3PM – 6PM | 3PM – 6PM | ||||||||||
| Informal consultations [Trusteeship Council
  Chamber] 134.
  Proposed programme budget 2024 – ERP/Umoja A/78/505, A/78/7/Add.25 – TBD | Informal consultations  134. Proposed programme budget 2024 | TO BE
  DETERMINED | Informal consultations [CR.5] 145. IRMCT A/78/390, A/78/534, A/78/5/Add.15, A/78/621 | 3 - 5PM  – All outstanding issues 5 - 6PM | ||||||||||
| 6 PM - __ | 6 PM - __ | 6 PM - __ | 6 PM - __ | 6 PM - __ | ||||||||||
All Formal Meetings take place in Conference
Room 3. | Informal consultations take place in Conference Room 3.
| Informal-informals take place in Conference
Room 3 unless indicated otherwise. 
TENTATIVE & PROVISIONAL
PROGRAMME OF WORK • WEEK OF 18 DEC 2023 • FIFTH
COMMITTEE •
SEVENTY EIGHTH SESSION • MAIN PART
| MON | 18
  DEC | 10AM – 1PM | TUE | 19
  DEC | 10AM – 1PM | WED | 20
  DEC | 10AM – 1PM | THURS | 21
  DEC |  | FRI | 22
  DEC |  | 
| 9 – 10
  AM | 9 – 10
  AM | 9 – 10
  AM | Informal-informal
  consultations - All
  outstanding issues | 9AM 26th Formal
  Meeting (resumed) 1) 131. Board of Auditors 2) 133. Programme budget for 2023  3) 137. Pattern of conferences  4) 140. Report on Ethics Office activities 5) 143. Report on the activities of the OIOS 6) 144. Administration of justice  7) 145. Financing IRMCT  8) 155. MINUSMA  9) 134. Proposed programme budget for 2024 - Action on draft
  resolution A/C.5/78/L.7 (Section 8) - Action on draft resolutions as contained in
  draft report A/C.5/78/L.24:  10) 132. Review of efficiency  | ||||||||||
| Informal consultations  – TBD 12PM 134. Proposed programme
  budget 2024 | Informal consultations  – TBD | Informal consultations  – TBD | ||||||||||||
| 1.15 –
  2.45 PM | 1.15 –
  2.45 PM | 1.15 –
  2.45 PM | ||||||||||||
| 3PM – 6PM | 3PM – ___ | 3PM – 6PM | ||||||||||||
| Informal consultations  – TBD | Informal consultations  – TBD Midnight - Address by the Chair of the Fifth
  Committee | Informal consultations  – TBD | ||||||||||||
| 6 PM - __ | 6 PM - __ | |||||||||||||
All Formal Meetings take place in Conference
Room 3. | Informal consultations take place in Conference Room 3.
| Informal-informals take place in Conference
Room 3 unless indicated otherwise.