Financing of the United Nations Transitional Administration for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium and the Civilian Police Support Group

A/RES/52/244View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 139 Financing of the United Nations Transitional Administration for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium, published in 1998.

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3 versions · 1998–2002

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/56/506

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2002	A/RES/56/506	Financing of the United Nations Transitional Administration for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium and the Civilian Police Support Group	698	47%Compare
1999	A/RES/53/234	Financing of the United Nations Transitional Administration for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium and the Civilian Police Support Group	1,102	42%Compare
1998	A/RES/52/244	Financing of the United Nations Transitional Administration for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium and the Civilian Police Support Group	1,476	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

9 subjects

Baranja (Croatia)Budget Contributions Croatia Eastern Slavonia (Croatia)Financing Peacekeeping Operations Police Special Accounts Western Srem (Croatia)

What’s in this document?

19 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the status of contributions to the United Nations Transitional Administration for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium as at 15 May 1998, including the contributions outstanding in the amount of 37.9 million United States dollars, representing 8 per cent of the total assessed contributions from the inception of the Transitional Administration to the period ending 15 January 1998, notes that some 24 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 additional 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 Transitional Administration and the Civilian Police Support Group in full and on time;

Takes note of the observations and recommendations contained in the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions;2

Decides to examine the recommendation of the Advisory Committee for 5 per cent across-the-board reductions of the budget proposals of the Secretary-General in the light of the next series of relevant financial performance reports;

Requests the Secretary-General to take all necessary action to ensure that the Transitional Administration and the Support Group are administered with a maximum of efficiency and economy;

Also requests the Secretary-General, in order to reduce the cost of employing General Service staff, to continue efforts to employ locally recruited staff for the Support Group against General Service posts, commensurate with the requirements of the Support Group;

Decides to continue to use the Special Account for the United Nations Transitional Administration for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium, established in accordance with General Assembly resolution 50/242 of 7 June 1996, for the Support Group beginning on 16 January 1998;

Decides also to reduce the appropriation provided by the General Assembly in its resolution 51/153 B in the amount of 275,344,900 dollars gross (266,226,000 dollars net), inclusive of the amount of 10,276,000 dollars for the support account for peacekeeping operations, for the maintenance of the Transitional Administration for the period from 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998, to the amount of 134,824,800 dollars gross (129,235,900 dollars net), inclusive of the amount of 10,276,000 dollars for the support account;

Decides further to reduce the apportionment provided by the General Assembly in its resolution 51/153 B at a monthly rate of 22,945,408 dollars gross (22,185,500 dollars net), subject to the decision of the Security Council to extend the mandate of the Transitional Administration, to the amount of 111,824,800 dollars gross (107,572,100 dollars net) for the maintenance of the Transitional Administration for the period from 1 July 1997 to the end of its mandate on 15 January 1998;

Decides, as an ad hoc arrangement, to apportion the amount of 23 million dollars gross (21,663,800 dollars net) for the liquidation of the Transitional Administration and the maintenance of the Support Group for the period from 16 January to 30 June 1998 among Member States in accordance with the composition of groups set out in paragraphs 3 and 4 of its 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, 51/218 A to C of 18 December 1996 and 52/230 of 31 March 1998 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 1998, as set out in its resolution 52/215 A of 22 December 1997;

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 12 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of the estimated staff assessment income of 1,336,200 dollars approved for the period from 16 January to 30 June 1998;

Decides further that, for Member States that have fulfilled their financial obligations to the Transitional Administration, there shall be set off against the apportionment, as provided for in paragraph 12 above, their respective share of the unencumbered balance of 15,899,400 dollars gross (13,162,800 dollars net) in respect of the period ending 30 June 1997;

Decides that, for Member States that have not fulfilled their financial obligations to the Transitional Administration, their share of the unencumbered balance of 15,899,400 dollars gross (13,162,800 dollars net) for the period ending 30 June 1997 shall be set off against their outstanding obligations;

Decides also to appropriate the amount of 7,483,160 dollars gross (6,994,260 dollars net) for the maintenance and liquidation of the Support Group for the period from 1 July to 30 November 1998, inclusive of the amount of 383,160 dollars for the support account for peacekeeping operations, to be apportioned, as an ad hoc arrangement, among Member States in accordance with the scheme set out in the present resolution, and taking into account the scale of assessments for the year 1998, as set out in its resolution 52/215 A;

Decides further that, in accordance with the provisions of its resolution 973 (X), there shall be set off against the apportionment among Member States, as provided for in paragraph 16 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of the estimated staff assessment income of 488,900 dollars approved for the period from 1 July to 30 November 1998;

Invites voluntary contributions to the Transitional Administration and the Support Group 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;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-third session an item entitled "Financing of the United Nations Transitional Administration for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium and the Civilian Police Support Group".

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