Reformed Procedures for Determining Reimbursement to Member States for Contingent-Owned Equipment

A/RES/54/19AView PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 151a Financing of the United Nations peacekeeping operations, published in 1999.

What other versions does this mandate have?

5 versions · 1999–2011

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/65/292

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2011	A/RES/65/292	Reformed procedures for determining reimbursement to Member States for contingent-owned equipment	139	52%Compare
2008	A/RES/62/252	Reformed procedures for determining reimbursement to Member States for contingent-owned equipment	249	25%Compare
2005	A/RES/59/298	Reformed procedures for determining reimbursement to Member States for contingent-owned equipment	590	16%Compare
2000	A/RES/54/19B	Reformed procedures for determining reimbursement to Member States for contingent-owned equipment	617	22%Compare
1999	A/RES/54/19A	Reformed procedures for determining reimbursement to Member States for contingent-owned equipment	519	–

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

2 reports · 2006–2009

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2009	A/63/697	Updated report on the review of the methodology for rates of reimbursement to troop-contributing countries report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/62/252
2006	A/60/725	Review of the methodology for rates of reimbursement to troop-contributing countries report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/59/298

What subjects does this mandate have?

6 subjects

Equipment and Supplies Peacekeeping Operations Reimbursement Special Accounts Staff Security Troop-Contributing States

What’s in this document?

14 operative paragraphs

Reaffirms that the Fifth Committee is the appropriate Main Committee of the General Assembly entrusted with responsibilities for administrative and budgetary matters;

Requests the Secretary-General, while implementing the approved reformed procedures for determining reimbursement to Member States for contingent-owned equipment, to avoid any double payment;

Approves a general policy whereby the United Nations should only assume financial responsibilities in accordance with the decisions of the General Assembly;

Emphasizes that the intent of the new procedures on reimbursement of contingent-owned equipment is to ensure equitable reimbursement to the troop-contributing countries while ensuring the interests of Member States and the United Nations;

Endorses the recommendations of the Phase IV Working Group on Reimbursement of Contingent-owned Equipment,1 subject to the provisions of the present resolution;

Also endorses the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions in its report,3 with the exception of the following proposals, relating to:

The levels of reimbursement for loss or damage to contingent-owned equipment in cases of hostile action or forced abandonment, as contained in paragraph 15;

The review regarding United Nations responsibility for loss or damage during transportation, as contained in paragraph 16;

Tentage and accommodation, as contained in paragraph 27;

The use of independent outside expertise in the review and assessment of the generic fair market value of equipment, as contained in paragraph 31;

Reaffirms that, with regard to all new missions activated since 1 July 1996, only the reformed procedures for reimbursement to Member States for contingent-owned equipment are applicable;

Requests the Secretary-General to take all necessary measures to ensure the full participation of delegations in the work of the Phase V Working Group;

Emphasizes that the revision of the contingent-owned equipment manual should be a continuous process, and requests the Secretary-General to revise the manual only after the completion of the work of the Phase V Working Group, in order to incorporate recommendations made by the Phase II, III, IV and V Working Groups, as approved by the General Assembly;

Requests the Board of Auditors to continue to audit the implementation of the reformed procedures for determining reimbursement to Member States for contingent-owned equipment and to report thereon in the context of its annual report to the General Assembly.

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