Financing of the United Nations Operation in Côte D'ivoire

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 167Financing of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire, published in 2004.

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23 versions · 2004–2024

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Administration Appropriations Costs Côte D'ivoire Equipment and Supplies General Service Staff Peacekeeping Operations Purchasing Reimbursement Special Accounts Staff Assessment Staff Security Staffing Troop-Contributing States

What does this mandate say?

23 operative paragraphs

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 Operation;

Endorses the conclusions and recommendations contained in the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,2 and requests the Secretary-General to ensure their full implementation, subject to the provisions of the present resolution;

Requests the Secretary-General to review the organizational and management structures of the Operation and, in this regard, to pay particular attention to the level and functions of the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General posts and provide detailed information thereon in the next budget submission;

Takes note of paragraphs 26 to 28 of the report of the Advisory Committee,2 and requests the Secretary-General to ensure that the functions assigned to the Deputy Special Representatives of the Secretary-General are performed consistent with the mandate of the Operation, until such time as the General Assembly is able to take a decision on the revised organizational structure;

Requests the Secretary-General to take all necessary action to ensure that the Operation is 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 recruit local staff for the Operation against General Service posts, commensurate with the requirements of the Operation;

Budget estimates for the period from 4 April to 31 December 2004

Authorizes the Secretary-General to establish a special account for the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire for the purpose of accounting for the income received and expenditure incurred in respect of the Operation;

Decides to appropriate to the Special Account for the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire the amount of 96,368,100 United States dollars for the period from 4 April to 30 June 2004 for the establishment of the Operation, inclusive of the amount of 49,943,300 dollars previously authorized by the Advisory Committee under the terms of section IV of General Assembly resolution 49/233 A of 23 December 1994;

Decides also to appropriate to the Special Account for the Operation the amount of 211,101,400 dollars, inclusive of 200,646,600 dollars for the maintenance of the Operation for the period from 1 July to 31 December 2004, 8,547,300 dollars for the support account for peacekeeping operations and 1,907,500 dollars for the United Nations Logistics Base for the period from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005;

Financing of the appropriation

Decides further to apportion among Member States the amount of 96,368,100 dollars for the Operation for the period from 4 April to 30 June 2004, in accordance with the levels set out in General Assembly resolution 55/235, as adjusted by the Assembly in its resolution 55/236 of 23 December 2000 and updated in its resolution 58/256 of 23 December 2003, taking into account the scale of assessments for 2004, as set out in its resolution 58/1 B of 23 December 2003;

Decides 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 14 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of 766,900 dollars, representing the estimated staff assessment income approved for the Operation for the period from 4 April to 30 June 2004;

Decides also to apportion among Member States the amount of 200,646,600 dollars for the Operation for the period from 1 July to 31 December 2004, in accordance with the scheme set out in paragraph 14 above;

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 3,588,000 dollars, representing the estimated staff assessment income approved for the Operation for the period from 1 July to 31 December 2004;

Decides to apportion among Member States the amount of 8,547,300 dollars for the support account and the amount of 1,907,500 dollars for the United Nations Logistics Base for the period from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005, in accordance with the scheme set out in paragraph 14 above and taking into account the scale of assessments for 2004 and 2005, as set out in its resolution 58/1 B;

Decides also 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 18 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of 1,354,700 dollars for the period from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005, comprising the prorated share of 1,247,300 dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the support account and the prorated share of 107,400 dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the United Nations Logistics Base;

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 Operation;

Invites voluntary contributions to the Operation 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-ninth session the item entitled “Financing of the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire”.