Financing of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan Citizens Responsible for Genocide and Other Such Violations Committed in the Territory of Neighbouring States Between 1 January and 31 December 1994

A/RES/58/253View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 131 Financing of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan Citizens Responsible for Genocide and Other Such Violations Committed in the Territory of Neighbouring States between 1 January and 31 December 1994, published in 2004.

What other versions does this mandate have?

21 versions · 1996–2017

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/71/267

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2017	A/RES/71/267	Financing of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan Citizens Responsible for Genocide and Other Such Violations Committed in the Territory of Neighbouring States between 1 January and 31 December 1994	513	25%Compare
2016	A/RES/70/241	Financing of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan Citizens Responsible for Genocide and Other Such Violations Committed in the Territory of Neighbouring States between 1 January and 31 December 1994	1,115	42%Compare
2015	A/RES/69/254	Financing of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan Citizens Responsible for Genocide and Other Such Violations Committed in the Territory of Neighbouring States between 1 January and 31 December 1994	740	42%Compare
2014	A/RES/68/255	Financing of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan Citizens Responsible for Genocide and Other Such Violations Committed in the Territory of Neighbouring States between 1 January and 31 December 1994	1,114	42%Compare
2013	A/RES/67/242	Financing of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan Citizens Responsible for Genocide and Other Such Violations Committed in the Territory of Neighbouring States between 1 January and 31 December 1994	983	42%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

13 reports · 2002–2013

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2013	A/68/579	Second performance report on the budget of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda for the biennium 2012-2013 report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/67/242
2012	A/67/594	First performance report on the budget of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda for the biennium 2012-2013 report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/66/238
2011	A/66/557	Second performance report on the budget of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda for the biennium 2010-2011 report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/65/252
2009	A/64/538	Second performance report of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda for the biennium 2008-2009 report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/63/254
2007	A/62/557	Second performance report on the budget of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda for the biennium 2006-2007 report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/61/241

What’s in this document?

36 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the documents submitted by the Secretary-General on the financing for the biennium 2004–2005 of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan Citizens Responsible for Genocide and Other Such Violations Committed in the Territory of Neighbouring States between 1 January and 31 December 19941 and the related report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions;2

Endorses the conclusions and recommendations contained in the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, subject to the provisions of the present resolution;

Notes with concern the levels of unpaid assessed contributions, and urges Member States to pay their assessed contributions on time, in full and without conditions;

Welcomes the efforts of the Secretary-General to present the proposed budget for the biennium 2004–2005 in a results-based format, and encourages him to make further progress in this regard;

Requests the Secretary-General to ensure that the report requested in paragraph 2 of General Assembly resolution 55/226 of 23 December 2000, as well as the views of the Board of Auditors thereon, is submitted to the Assembly during the main part of its fifty-ninth session;

Welcomes the appointment of a Prosecutor and the authorization for the use of up to nine ad litem judges, as approved by the Security Council in its resolutions 1503 (2003) and 1512 (2003), and stresses the importance of ensuring that the Tribunal receives adequate financial and human resources to support its strengthened judicial capacity and to enable it to meet the targets set out in its completion strategy;

Welcomes also the efforts made by the Tribunal to enhance coordination between the Chambers, the Office of the Prosecutor and the relevant sections of the Registry, through the establishment of the various management committees;

Requests the Tribunal to continue to enhance its engagement with the defence counsel establishment in the facilitation of trial work;

Welcomes the development of the completion strategy, and invites the Tribunal to revise the strategy, where appropriate, to take into account the provisions of Security Council resolutions 1503 (2003) and 1512 (2003) and the resultant increased judicial capacity of the Tribunal;

Requests the Secretary-General to develop further the link between the Tribunal’s completion strategy and objectives and the resources requested in future budget proposals;

Concurs with the view of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions that continued close collaboration between the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and the International Tribunal for Rwanda is essential, and urges the Secretary-General to take all necessary measures to ensure such collaboration;

Notes with concern that the vacancy rate at the International Tribunal for Rwanda remains high, while acknowledging that the level has been reduced during the biennium 2002–2003, and requests the Secretary-General to take the necessary measures, as a matter of priority, to reduce the vacancy rate during the biennium 2004–2005, including, if appropriate, through delegating authority to the Registrar for recruitment in the Professional category and considering extending the contracts of core staff for longer periods, consistent with the staff regulations and rules, and bearing in mind the targets set in the completion strategy;

Requests the Secretary-General to continue, where appropriate, to prioritize and deploy resources in support of the completion strategy and to report thereon in his first and second performance reports;

Also requests the Secretary-General to undertake efficiency measures to streamline the work of the Tribunal and to provide an assessment of the financial impact of those measures in future budget proposals;

Invites the Security Council to continue to monitor closely the progress made by the Tribunal towards completing its mandate, in accordance with the completion strategy;

Also invites the Security Council to request the Secretary-General to make initial preparations, including establishing the rules of procedure, for the transfer of cases to national jurisdictions;

Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session on proposals for the resources necessary to aid in the transfer of cases to national jurisdictions;

Decides to maintain the current level of funding for consultants and experts;

Also decides to approve the proposed post and non-post resources for the Investigations Division for 2004 and to defer consideration of the resource requirements for the Investigations Division for 2005 until the fifty-ninth session of the General Assembly;

Requests the Secretary-General to resubmit, in his first performance report for the biennium 2004–2005, proposals for the resource requirements for the Investigations Division for 2005 and to ensure that the proposals are adequate for the effective implementation of the completion strategy;

Also requests the Secretary-General to review the outreach programme of the Tribunal and to report to the General Assembly during the main part of its fifty-ninth session on optimal media for the dissemination of information on the work of the Tribunal and on the resources allocated to this function, and on how future outreach initiatives and coordination with other parts of the United Nations system support the completion strategy and contribute to the reconciliation process in Rwanda;

Further requests the Secretary-General to report on oversight functions in the Tribunal in his first performance report for the biennium 2004–2005, with specific reference to oversight of resources allocated for the upgrading of prison facilities to international standards;

Requests the Secretary-General to pursue the possibility of assistance to the Tribunal from the United Nations Office at Nairobi and other offices of the United Nations system to increase remote translation capabilities and to report on cost comparisons in his first performance report;

Welcomes the comprehensive report of the Secretary-General on the progress made by the Tribunal in reforming its legal aid system;⁴

⁴A/58/366.

Requests the Secretary-General to continue to reform the legal aid system, taking into account the recommendations contained in the comprehensive report or other reforms deemed more appropriate by the Tribunal, as a top priority, and to report on the implementation and consequent savings in defence costs in his performance report for the biennium 2004–2005;

Decides that a vacancy rate of 18.2 per cent for Professional staff and 9.7 per cent for General Service staff shall be used as a basis for the calculation of the budget for the biennium 2004–2005;

Recalls paragraph 3 of its resolution 57/289, in which it urged the Secretary-General to request the Office of Internal Oversight Services to conduct a management review of the Office of the former Prosecutor, and requests the Secretary-General to submit the report on the matter to the General Assembly no later than at its resumed fifty-eighth session;

Decides to appropriate to the Special Account for the International Criminal Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan Citizens Responsible for Genocide and Other Such Violations Committed in the Territory of Neighbouring States between 1 January and 31 December 1994 the total amount of 235,324,200 United States dollars for the biennium 2004–2005, as detailed in the annex to the present resolution;

Decides also that the total assessment for 2004 under the Special Account, amounting to 122,179,200 dollars, shall consist of:

117,662,100 dollars, being half of the estimated appropriation approved for the biennium 2004–2005;

4,517,100 dollars, being the increase in the final appropriation for the biennium 2002–2003 approved by the General Assembly in its resolution 58/252 of 23 December 2003;

Decides further to apportion the amount of 61,089,600 dollars, being half of the total assessment for 2004, among Member States in accordance with the rates of assessment applicable to the regular budget of the United Nations for 2004, as set out in its resolution 58/1 B of 23 December 2003;

Decides to apportion the amount of 61,089,600 dollars, being half of the total assessment for 2004, among Member States in accordance with the rates of assessment applicable to peacekeeping operations for 2004;

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 paragraphs 30 and 31 above, the amount of 11,149,250 dollars, consisting of:

11,024,350 dollars, being half of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the Tribunal for the biennium 2004–2005;

124,900 dollars, being the increase in staff assessment income for the biennium 2002–2003 approved by the General Assembly in its resolution 58/252 of 23 December 2003.

Annex I

Financing for the biennium 2004–2005 of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan Citizens Responsible for Genocide and Other Such Violations Committed in the Territory of Neighbouring States between 1 January and 31 December 1994

(United States dollars)

Gross | Net | 1. Estimated appropriation for the biennium 2004–2005 | 251 388 400 | 227 469 200 | 2. Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions | – | – | 3. Recommendations of the Fifth Committee | (16 064 200) | (14 193 700) | 4. Revised estimated appropriation for the biennium 2004–2005 | 235 324 200 | 213 275 500 | 5. Estimated income for the biennium 2004–2005 | – | – | 6. Total assessment for 2004,a comprising: | 122 179 200 | 111 029 950 | (a) Requirements representing half of the estimated appropriation for the biennium 2004–2005 | 117 662 100 | 106 637 750 | (b) Requirements arising from the final appropriation for the biennium 2002–2003 | 4 517 100 | 4 392 200 | Including: | Contributions assessed on Member States in accordance with the rates of assessment applicable to the regular budget of the United Nations for 2004 | 61 089 600 | 55 514 975 | Contributions assessed on Member States in accordance with the rates of assessment applicable to peacekeeping operations for 2004 | 61 089 600 | 55 514 975

a For 2005, the relevant amount will be assessed by the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session.

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