§ Sir Nicholas FairbairnTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the total size of the staff of the United Nations; and what is its cost.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggAccording to the United Nation's proposed programme budget for the biennium 1992–93, staff costs funded from the regular budget of the United Nation's for the calendar year 1992 amounted to $893 million, representing 75.6 per cent. of the total budget. This represents a provision for 10,129 posts.
In addition, according to the Secretary-General in his report "Composition of the Secretariat" dated 7 October 1992, there are approximately 21,000 staff occupying posts funded from voluntary contributions. The report states that the total staff employed in the United Nations and its subsidiary organs is 31,127.