Congress: 109 · Status: active · Israel/Palestine classification: neutral
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Sponsor: Coleman, Norm (R-MN)
United Nations Management, Personnel, and Policy Reform Act of 2005 - Expresses the sense of Congress and sets forth congressional findings concerning the United Nations' need to: (1) institute effective management techniques and procurement procedures; (2) develop a uniformly professional international civil service; (3) improve budgeting procedures; (4) improve peacekeeping forces; (5) reorient and streamline human rights mechanisms; and (6) strengthen the independence of the Office of Internal Oversight Services, protect whistleblowers, and create a mechanism to oversee auditing and to track management and personnel reforms. Requires the President to report annually to the appropriate congressional committees on U.N. reforms. Authorizes the President to withhold 50% of U.S. annual contributions if the United Nations is not making sufficient progress in implementing such reforms.
This bill expresses Congress's view that the UN needs better management, hiring practices, budgeting, and oversight. It requires the President to report annually on UN reform progress and allows the President to withhold up to 50% of US funding to the UN if reform is deemed insufficient.
The bill has no direct language on Israel, Palestine, or Gaza. Its classification as neutral reflects its focus on UN administrative structure rather than the Israeli-Palestinian conflict or US-Israel relations.