Financing of the United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 135 Financing of the United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia, published in 1997.

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9 documents · 1994–1997

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1997	A/RES/51/3C	Financing of the United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia	893	–
1997	A/RES/51/3B	Financing of the United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia	1,403	–
1996	A/RES/51/3A	Financing of the United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia	1,053	–
1996	A/RES/50/210	Financing of the United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia	1,358	–
1995	A/RES/49/232B	Financing of the United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia	904	–

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What subjects does this mandate have?

5 subjects

Budget Contributions Financing Liberia Peacekeeping Operations Special Accounts

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9 operative paragraphs

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Takes note of the status of contributions to the United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia as at 15 May 1997, including the contributions outstanding in the amount of 17,879,409 United States dollars, representing 16 per cent of the total assessed contributions from the inception of the Observer Mission to the period ending 30 June 1997, notes that some 16 per cent of the Member States have paid their assessed contributions in full, and urges all other Member States concerned, in particular those in arrears, to ensure the payment of their outstanding assessed contributions;

Expresses concern about the financial situation with regard to peacekeeping activities, in particular as regards the reimbursement of troop contributors, which bear burdens owing to overdue payments by Member States of their assessments;

Expresses its appreciation to those Member States which have paid their assessed contributions in full;

Urges all other Member States to make every possible effort to ensure payment of their assessed contributions to the Observer Mission in full and on time;

Endorses the observations and recommendations contained in the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions2 and the report of the Board of Auditors;3

Requests the Secretary-General to take all necessary action to ensure that the Observer Mission is administered with a maximum of efficiency and economy;

Decides to appropriate to the Special Account for the United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia the amount of 20,447,100 dollars gross (18,918,300 dollars net) for the maintenance of the Observer Mission for the period from 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998, inclusive of the amount of 758,700 dollars for the support account for peacekeeping operations, to be assessed on Member States at a monthly rate of 1,703,925 dollars gross (1,576,525 dollars net) in accordance with the composition of groups set out in paragraphs 3 and 4 of General Assembly resolution 43/232 of 1 March 1989, as adjusted by the Assembly in its resolutions 44/192 B of 21 December 1989, 45/269 of 27 August 1991, 46/198 A of 20 December 1991, 47/218 A of 23 December 1992, 49/249 A of 20 July 1995, 49/249 B of 14 September 1995, 50/224 of 11 April 1996 and 51/218 A and B of 18 December 1996 and its decisions 48/472 A of 23 December 1993 and 50/451 B of 23 December 1995, and taking into account the scale of assessments for the year 1997, as set out in its resolution 49/19 B of 23 December 1994 and its decision 50/471 A of 23 December 1995, and for the year 1998,⁵ subject to the decision of the Security Council to extend the mandate of the Observer Mission beyond 30 June 1997;

⁵To be adopted by the General Assembly.

Decides also that, in accordance with the provisions of its resolution 973 (X) of 15 December 1955, there shall be set off against the apportionment among Member States, as provided for in paragraph 7 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of the estimated staff assessment income of 1,528,800 dollars approved for the Observer Mission for the period from 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998;

Invites voluntary contributions to the Observer Mission in cash and in the form of services and supplies acceptable to the Secretary-General, to be administered, as appropriate, in accordance with the procedure and practices established by the General Assembly.

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