Scale of Assessments for the Apportionment of the Expenses of the United Nations

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1958.

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Budget Contributions

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In principle, the maximum contribution of any Member State,

one 1fember State to the ordinary expenses of the

Noting that, when the maximum contribution of United Nations shall not exceed 30 per cent of the any ~ne Member State was fixed at 33.33 per cent total; effective 1 January 1954, the United Nations consisted

The percentage contributions fixed by the Comof sixty Member States,

mittee on Contributions for Japan, Morocco, Sudan

Noting further that, since 1 J annary 1954, twentyand Tunisia for 1956 and 1957, and for Ghana and two States have been admitted to membership in the Malaya (Federation of) for 1957, shall constitute mis- United Nations,

cellaneous income of the United Nations;

Recalling its resolution 1087 (XI) of 21 December

The Committee on Contributions shall take the 1956, whereby the percentage contributions of the first following steps in preparing scales of assessment for sixteen new Member States admitted since 1 January 1958 and subsequent years; 1954 were incorporated into the regular scale of assess- (a)

The percentage contributions fixed by 'the ments for 1956 and 1957 and were applied to reduce Committee on Contributions for Ghana, Japan, Malaya the percentage contributions of all Member States ex- ( Federation of), l\forocco, Sudan and Tunisia for 1958

shall be incorporated into the 100 per cent scale for 1958; this incorporation shall be accomplished by applying the total amount of the percentage contributions of the six Member States named above to a pro rata reduction of the percentage contributions of all Members except those assessed at the minimum rate, taking into account the per capita ceiling principle and any reductions which may be required as a result of a review by the Committee on Contributions, at its session commencing 15 October 1957, of appeals from recommendations made previously by that Committee;

( b) During the three-year period of the next scale of assessments (1959-1961), further steps to reduce the share of the largest contributor shall be recommended by the Committee on Contributions when new Member States are admitted ;

( c) The Committee on Contributions shall thereafter recommend such additional steps as may be necessary and appropriate to complete the reduction;

The percentage contribution of Member States shall not in any case be increased as a consequence of the present resolution.

14 October 1957.

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