Financing of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 143Financing of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia, published in 2003.

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Administration Appropriations Budget Performance Costs Equipment and Supplies General Service Staff Georgia Peacekeeping Operations Recruitment Reimbursement Special Accounts Staff Assessment Staff Security Staffing Support Accounts Troop-Contributing States

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Takes note of the status of contributions to the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia as at 31 March 2003, including the contributions outstanding in the amount of 16.4 million United States dollars, representing some 9 per cent of the total assessed contributions, notes with concern that only twenty-two 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 Observer Mission in full;

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 Observer Mission;

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

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

Also requests the Secretary-General, in order to reduce the cost of employing General Service staff, to continue efforts to recruit local staff for the Observer Mission against General Service posts, commensurate with the requirements of the Mission;

Financial performance report for the period from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the financial performance of the Observer Mission for the period from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002;

Budget estimates for the period from 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004

Decides to appropriate to the Special Account for the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia the amount of 32,092,900 dollars for the period from 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004, inclusive of 30,709,000 dollars for the maintenance of the Observer Mission, 1,059,700 dollars for the support account for peacekeeping operations and 324,200 dollars for the United Nations Logistics Base;

Financing of the appropriation

Decides also to apportion among Member States the amount of 32,092,900 dollars at a monthly rate of 2,674,408 dollars, in accordance with the levels set out in resolution 55/235, as adjusted by the General Assembly in its resolutions 55/236 of 23 December 2000 and 57/290 A of 20 December 2002, and taking into account the scale of assessments for 2003, as set out in its resolutions 55/5 B of 23 December 2000 and 57/4 B of 20 December 2002, and for 2004, subject to the decision of the Security Council to extend the mandate of the Mission;

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 12 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of 2,218,100 dollars at a monthly rate of 184,841 dollars, comprising the estimated staff assessment income of 1,960,200 dollars approved for the Mission, the prorated share of 238,700 dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the support account, and the prorated share of 19,200 dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the United Nations Logistics Base;

Decides that for Member States that have fulfilled their financial obligations to the Observer Mission, there shall be set off against their apportionment, as provided for in paragraph 12 above, their respective share of the unencumbered balance and other income in the total amount of 2,687,000 dollars in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2002, in accordance with the levels set out in resolution 55/235, as adjusted by the General Assembly in its resolutions 55/236 and 57/290 A, and taking into account the scale of assessments for 2002, as set out in its resolutions 55/5 B and 57/4 B;

Decides also that for Member States that have not fulfilled their financial obligations to the Observer Mission, there shall be set off against their outstanding obligations their respective share of the unencumbered balance and other income in the total amount of 2,687,000 dollars in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2002, in accordance with the scheme set out in paragraph 14 above;

Decides further that the increase of 137,200 dollars in the estimated staff assessment income in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2002 shall be added to the credits from the amount referred to in paragraphs 14 and 15 above, and that the respective shares of Member States therein shall be applied in accordance with the provisions of those paragraphs, as appropriate;

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 Observer Mission;

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;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-eighth session the item entitled “Financing of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia”.

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