Financing of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor and the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor

A/RES/56/296View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 136 Financing of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor, published in 2002.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 2002–2003

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/57/327

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2003	A/RES/57/327	Financing of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor and the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor	1,370	56%Compare
2002	A/RES/56/296	Financing of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor and the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor	1,808	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

15 subjects

Appropriations Budget Performance Contributions-in-Kind Costs Dissolution Equipment and Supplies Inventories Peacekeeping Operations Reimbursement Special Accounts Staff Assessment Staff Security Staffing Timor-Leste Troop-Contributing States

What’s in this document?

25 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the status of contributions to the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor as at 30 April 2002, including the contributions outstanding in the amount of 101 million United States dollars, representing some 8 per cent of the total assessed contributions, notes with concern that only twenty-five Member States have paid their assessed contributions in full, and urges all other Member States, in particular those in arrears, to ensure payment of their outstanding assessed contributions;

Expresses its appreciation to those Member States which have paid their assessed contributions in full, and urges all other Member States to make every possible effort to ensure payment of their assessed contributions to the Transitional Administration in full and on time;

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

Also expresses concern at the delay experienced by the Secretary-General in deploying and providing adequate resources to some recent peacekeeping missions, in particular those in Africa;

Emphasizes that all future and existing peacekeeping missions shall be given equal and non-discriminatory treatment in respect of financial and administrative arrangements;

Also emphasizes that all peacekeeping missions shall be provided with adequate resources for the effective and efficient discharge of their respective mandates;

Reiterates its request to the Secretary-General to make the fullest possible use of facilities and equipment at the United Nations Logistics Base at Brindisi, Italy, in order to minimize the costs of procurement for the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor;

Endorses the conclusions and recommendations contained in the reports of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,⁵ and requests the Secretary-General to ensure their full implementation;

⁵A/56/945. See also Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-sixth Session, Fifth Committee, 58th meeting (A/C.5/56/SR.58), and corrigendum.

Financial performance report for the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor for the period from 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the financial performance of the United Nations Transitional Administration for the period from 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001;⁶

⁶A/56/922.

Final disposition of assets for the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor

Also takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the final disposition of the assets of the Transitional Administration;⁷

⁷A/56/890.

Approves the donation of assets to the Government of East Timor;

Financing for the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor for the period from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002

Decides that the expenditure for the period from 21 May to 30 June 2002 for the transitional financing of the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor will be met from the appropriation of 455 million dollars for the Transitional Administration for the period from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002 provided for in its resolution 56/249;

Decides also to apportion among Member States the amount of 80,096,775 dollars for the period from 1 January to 30 June 2002, representing the balance of the appropriation for the period from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002 that has not been apportioned (53 million dollars) and the balance of the amount previously apportioned under its resolution 56/249 that was subject to the extension of the mandate of the Transitional Administration (27,096,775 dollars), in accordance with the levels set out in resolution 55/235, as adjusted by the General Assembly in its resolution 55/236 of 23 December 2000, and taking into account the scale of assessments for the year 2002 as set out in its resolution 55/5 B of the same date;

Decides further 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 13 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of the estimated staff assessment income of 1,037,502 dollars for the Transitional Administration for the period from 1 January to 30 June 2002, representing the estimated staff assessment income that has not yet been set off in respect of the amount previously apportioned;

Budget estimates for the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor for the period from 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003

Decides to continue to use the Special Account established in accordance with resolution 54/246 A for the Transitional Administration for the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor, beginning on 1 July 2002;

Decides also to appropriate to the Special Account for the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor the amount of 305,242,700 dollars for the period from 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003, inclusive of 292 million dollars for the establishment and maintenance of the Mission, 11,825,900 dollars for the support account for peacekeeping operations, and 1,416,800 dollars for the United Nations Logistics Base;

Financing of the appropriation

Decides further to apportion among Member States the amount of 305,242,700 dollars at a monthly rate of 25,436,891 dollars, in accordance with the levels set out in resolution 55/235, as adjusted by the General Assembly in its resolution 55/236, and taking into account the scale of assessments for the year 2002 and 2003, as set out in its resolution 55/5 B, subject to the decision of the Security Council to extend the mandate of the Mission;

Decides 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 17 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of 10,150,700 dollars for the period from 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003, at a monthly rate of 845,891 dollars, comprising the estimated staff assessment income of 8,414,200 dollars approved for the Mission for the period from 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003, the prorated share of 1,610,300 dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the support account for the period from 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003 and the increase in staff assessment income of that account for the period from 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001, and the prorated share of 126,200 dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the United Nations Logistics Base for the period from 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003 and the reduction in staff assessment income of that account for the period from 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001;

Decides also that, for Member States that have fulfilled their financial obligations to the Transitional Administration, there shall be set off against their apportionment, as provided for in paragraph 17 above, their respective share of the unencumbered balance of 35,412,100 dollars and their respective share of other income of 29,140,000 dollars in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2001, in accordance with the levels set out in resolution 55/235, as adjusted by the General Assembly in its resolution 55/236, and taking into account the scale of assessments for the year 2001 as set out in its resolution 55/5 B;

Decides further that, for Member States that have not fulfilled their financial obligations to the Transitional Administration, their respective share of the unencumbered balance of 35,412,100 dollars and other income of 29,140,000 dollars in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2001 shall be set off against their outstanding obligations in accordance with the scheme set out in paragraph 19 above;

Decides that the decrease in the staff assessment income of 2,504,400 dollars in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2001 shall be set off against the credits from the unencumbered balance referred to in paragraphs 19 and 20 above;

Emphasizes that no peacekeeping mission shall be financed by borrowing funds from other active peacekeeping missions;

Encourages the Secretary-General to continue to take additional measures to ensure the safety and security of all personnel under the auspices of the United Nations participating in the Mission;

Invites voluntary contributions to the 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;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-seventh session an item entitled “Financing of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor and the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor”.