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

A/RES/37/125[B]View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 110 Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of the United Nations, published in 1983.

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21 operative paragraphs

A/RES/37/125 [B]

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1
The scale of assessments for the contributions of Member States to the United Nations budget for the financial years 1983, 1984 and 1985 shall be as follows:
Afghanistan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... .
0.01 Albania ..................... ............... .
0.01 Algeria . .. . .. .. .. . .. . . . . .. . .. .. . . . ........ ..
0.13 Angola ...................................... .
0.01 Antigua and Barbuda ........................ .
0.01 Argentina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. .......... .
0.71 Australia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. ........... .
1.57 Austria .................................... . .
0.75 Bahamas ........................ .
0.01 Bahrain ..................................... .
0.01 Bangladesh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. .......... .
0.03 Barbados .................................... .
0.01 Belgium ..................................... .
1.28 Belize ................................ ...... .
0.01 Benin ....................................... .
0.01 Bhutan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. ........... .
0.01 Bolivia ............................ ......... .
0.01 Botswana ................................... .
0.01 Brazil ....................................... .
1.39 Bulgaria ..................................... .
0.18 Burma ................................ .
0.01 Burundi .................................... .
0.0 I Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic 0.3(1 Canada ................................. .
3.08 Cape Verde ............................ .
0.0 I Central African Republic ................ .
0.01 Chad .............. ............. ....... ..
0.01 Chile ................................... .
0.07 China ................................... .
0.88 Colombia .............................. .
0.1 I Comoros ............................... .
0.01 Congo ............. ................ .
0.01 Costa Rica .............................. .
0.02 Cuba ................................ .
0.09 Cyprus ............. ........ ..
0.01 Czechoslovakia ................... .
0.76 Democratic Kampuchea ............. .
0.01 Democratic Yemen .............. .
0.01 Denmark .................................. .
0.75 (l.01
g : a· • : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : •• 0.01 Dominican Republic ............... .
0.03 Ecuador .......................... ..
0.02 Egypt ................................ . .
0.07 El Salvador .......................... .
0.01 Equatorial Guinea ..................... ..
0.0 I EĿŀiopia .......................... .......... . FtJl ......................................... .
0.01 Finland ...................................... .
0.48 France ....................................... .
6.51 Gabon ........................... .
0.02 Gambia ......................... .
0.01 German Democratic Republic ... .
1.39 Germany, Federal Republic of ..
8.54 Ghana ....................... ..
0.02 Greece ............................ .
0.40 Grenada .......................... .
0.01 Guatemala ............................... . .
0.02 Guinea .......................... .
0.01 Guinea-Bissau ................... .
0.01
:rrrn -::: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : ........ .
0.01 0.01 Honduras .................................... .
0.01 Hungary ..................................... .
0.23 Iceland ............... .................... .
0.03 India ........................................ .
0.36 Indonesia ............................... .
0.13 Iran (Islamic Republic of) ........... .
0.58 Iraq ..................................... ..
0. 12 Ireland ............................. .
0.18 Israel .................................. .
0.23 Italy ............................. .
.'.74 Ivory Coast .............................. .
0.03 Jamaica ............................... .
0.02 Japan ....................................... .
10.32 Jordan ....................................... .
0.01 Kenya ....................................... .
0.01 Kuwait ...................................... .
0.25 Lao People's Democratic Republic ......... ..
0.01 Lebanon ..................................... .
0.02 Lesotho .. .. . ..... .. .. . .. . ..
.. ............ .
0.01 Liberia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
0.01 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
0.26 Luxembourg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0.06 Madagascar . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0.01 Malawi . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0.01 Malaysia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0.09 Maldives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0.01
Mali ......................................... .
0.01 Malta ........................................ .
0.01 Mauritania .................................. .
0.0 1 Mauritius .................................... .
0.01 Mexico ...................................... .
0.88 0.0 1 Mongolia .................................... . Morocco .................................... .
0.05 Mozambique ................................ .
0.01 Nepal ....................................... .
0.01 Netherlands ................................. .
1.78 New Zealand ................................ .
0.26 Nicaragua ................................... .
: :. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :
0.01 0.01 0.19 Norway ..................................... .
0.51 Oman ....................................... .
0.01 Pakistan ..................................... .
0.06 Panama ..................................... .
0.02 Papua New Guinea .......................... .
0.01 Paraguay .................................... .
0.01 Peru ......................................... .
0.07 0.09 Philippines .................................. . Poland ...................................... .
0.72 Portugal ..................................... .
0.18 Qatar ........................................ .
0.03 Romania .................................... .
0.19 Rwanda ..................................... .
0.01 Saint Lucia .................................. .
0.01 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ........... .
0.01 Samoa ....................................... .
0.01 Sao Tome and Principe ..................... .
0.01 Saudi Arabia ................................ .
0.86 Senegal ..................................... .
0.01 Seychelles ................................... .
0.01 Sierra Leone ................................ .
0.01 Singapore ................................... .
0.09 Solomon Islands ............................ .
0.01 Somalia ..................................... .
0.01 South Africa ................................ .
0.41 Spain ........................................ .
1.93 Sri Lanka ................................... .
0.01 Sudan ....................................... .
0.01 Suriname .................................... .
0.01 Swaziland ................................... .
0.01 Sweden ..................................... .
1.32 Syrian Arab Republic ....................... .
0.03 Thailand .................................... .
0.08 Togo ........................................ .
0.01 Trin.iŁad and Tobago ........................ .
0.03 Tun1s1a ...................................... .
0.03 Turkey ...................................... .
0.32 Uganda ...................................... .
0.01 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ......... .
1.32 Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ......... .
10.54 United Arab Emirates ....................... .
0.16 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland .................................... .
4.67 United Republic of Cameroon ............... .
0.01 United Republic of Tanzania ................ .
0.01 United States of America ................... .
25.00 Upper Volta ................................. .
0.01 Uruguay ..................................... .
0.04 Vanuatu ..................................... .
0.01 Venezuela ................................... .
0.55 Viet Nam ................................... .
0.02 Yemen ...................................... .
0.01 Yugoslavia .................................. .
0.46 Zaire ..................................... .. .
0.01 Zambia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0.01 Zimbabwe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0.02 100.00

2
In accordance with rule 160 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly, the scale of assessments given in paragraph l above shall be reviewed by the Committee on Contributions in 1985, when a report shall be submitted to the Assembly for consideration at its fortieth session;
3
Notwithstanding the terms of regulation 5.5 of the Financial Regulations of the United Nations, the Secretary­ General shall be empowered to accept, at his discretion and after consultation with the Chairman of the Committee on Contributions, a portion of the contributions of Member States for the calendar years 1983, 1984 and 1985 in cur­ rencies other than United States dollars;
4
For the year 198 1 , Vanuatu, Belize and Antigua and Barbuda, which became Members of the United Nations on 15 September, 25 September and 11 November 1981, re­ spectively, shall contribute amounts equal to one ninth of 0.01 per cent;
5
For the year 1982, Vanuatu, Belize and Antigua and Barbuda shall contribute amounts equal to 0.01 per cent;
6
The contributions of the three new Member States for 1981 and 1982 shall be applied to the same basis of assessment as for other Member States, except that, in the case of appropriations approved under General Assembly resolutions 35/45 A of I December 1980 and 36/66 A of 30 November 1981 for the financing of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force and Assembly resolutions 35/115 A of JO December 1980 and 36/138 A of 16 De­ cember 1981 for the financing of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, the contributions of those States, in ac­ cordance with the group of contributors to which they may be assigned by the Assembly, shall be calculated in pro­ portion to the calendar year;
7
In accordance with rule 160 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly, States which are not Members of the United Nations but which participate in certain of its activities shall be called upon to contribute towards the 1983, 1984 and 1985 expenses of such activities on the basis of the following rates:
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.05 Holy Sec .................................... .
0.0 1 Liechtenstein ................................ .
0.01 Monaco ...................................... .
0.0 1 Nauru ........................................ .
0.01 Republic of Korea ........................... .
0.18 San Marino .................................. .
0.01 Switzerland .................................. .
1.10 Tonga ....................................... .
0.01 the following countries being called upon to contribute:
a
To the International Court of Justice:
Liechtenstein.

San Marino,

Switzerland;

To international drug control:

b
Holy See,
Liechtenstein.

Monaco,

Republic of Korea,

Switzerland.

Tonga;

c
To the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific:

Republic of Korea;

d
To the Economic Commission for Europe:

Switzerland;

e
To the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development:

Democratic People's Republic of Korea,

Holy See,

Liechtenstein,

Monaco,

Republic of Korea,

San Marino,

Switzerland,

Tonga;

To the United Nations Industrial Development (f)

Organization:

Holy See,

Liechtenstein,

Monaco,

Republic of Korea,

Switzerland;

g
To the United Nations Environment Programme:
Switzerland.

B

2
Decides that the Committee on Contributions may extend its sessions, as necessary, in order to:
a
Submit to the General Assembly at its thirty-ninth session the study called for in paragraph 3 of Assembly resolution 36/231 A, together with its proposals for methods which it should use in determining future scales of assessments;
b
Submit to the General Assembly not later than at its thirty-ninth session a set of guidelines for the collection and presentation of data as requested in paragraph 2 of resolution 36/231 A, taking into account the views expressed by a number of delegations concerning in particular the com­ parability of national income data;
3
Invites the Secretary-General to provide the Com­ mittee on Contributions with the facilities it requires to carry out its work and, if requested by the Committee, necessary supplementary assistance;
4
Requests the Committee on Contributions, in car­ rying out its mandate pursuant to resolution 36/231 A, to pay attention, inter alia, to the following:
a
The need to ensure that the Statistical Office of the Secretariat receives or obtains standardized data and statis­ tics in respect of methodology and technical bases, including those on exchange rates and national income expressed in current prices;
b
The need to study ways and means of avoiding excessive variations by utilizing objectiv-: criteria when finalizing the scale of assessments;
5
Requests the Committee on Contributions to report to the General Assembly at its thirty-eighth session on the progress made in carrying out the work called for in the present resolution.
!'er cem ().()I Member State Per cent 26 See also sect. X.8.7, decision 37/429. 27 Official Records of the General Assemhll'. Thirt_v-seve111h Session. Supplement No. 34 (N37!34). 2• N37/103, an11Lx 20 NC.5/37/28. "' See also sect. X.8.7, decision 17/408
Per cent Per ant
Non-member Stare Per cent
3• 1 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-seventh Session,
Supplement No. 30 (A/37/30). 31 Official Records of the General An·emhlv. Thirty-seventh Session,
34 lbid., Supplement No. 9 (A/37/9 and Corr.1-4), annex X. Supplement No. 1/ (A/37/1 I).
"Ibid., Supplement No. 30 (N37/30), para. 42. 32 A/37/11/Add. I and Add. I/Corr. I '" Ibid., Supplement No. 9 (A/1719 and Corr.1-4). annex X. ,ect. B.

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