Financing of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 140Financing of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, published in 2006.

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34 operative paragraphs

Requests the Secretary-General to entrust the Head of Mission with the task of formulating future budget proposals in full accordance with the provisions of General Assembly resolutions 59/296 of 22 June 2005 and 60/266 of 30 June 2006, as well as other relevant resolutions;

Takes note of the status of contributions to the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as at 30 April 2006, including the contributions outstanding in the amount of 172.1 million United States dollars, representing some 5 per cent of the total assessed contributions, notes with concern that only fifty-seven 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 Mission in full;

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 Mission;

Welcomes the establishment and development of the logistics base for the Mission at Entebbe, Uganda, as a regional hub for common use by missions in the region to enhance the efficiency and responsiveness of logistical support operations, and requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly in the context of his overview report, to be submitted during the second part of its resumed sixty-first session, on economies and efficiencies realized through its utilization and on the increased effectiveness of regional support for peacekeeping operations;

Notes with concern the late submission to the General Assembly of the reports related to the financing of the Mission;

Endorses the conclusions and recommendations contained in the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,Error: Reference source not found and requests the Secretary-General to ensure their full implementation;

Requests the Secretary-General to ensure the full implementation of the relevant provisions of its resolutions 59/296 and 60/266;

Emphasizes the importance of ensuring coordination and collaboration of efforts with the United Nations agencies and programmes, and requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly on measures taken, including on the progress made in the development of an integrated work plan and the coordination network referred to in paragraph 54 of the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions;Error: Reference source not found

Requests the Secretary-General to ensure that the recommendations in the consultants’ report on the comprehensive review of staffing and structure of the Mission are fully analysed by the Mission and that the results of the analysis are reflected in the budget for the Mission for the period from 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008;

Looks forward to the consideration of the comprehensive report requested in section VIII, paragraph 3, of its resolution 60/266;

Requests the Secretary-General to ensure that quick-impact projects are implemented in compliance with the original intent of such projects and relevant General Assembly resolutions;

Decides to approve the resources requested for quick-impact projects in the proposed budget for the Mission for the period from 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007, in the interim;

Requests the Secretary-General to ensure full implementation of the quick-impact projects in the financial period from 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007;

Also requests the Secretary-General to review the administrative support structure of quick-impact projects with a view to minimizing overhead costs for their implementation;

Further requests the Secretary-General to take all necessary action to ensure that the Mission is administered with a maximum of efficiency and economy;

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

Financial performance report for the period from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the financial performance of the Mission for the period from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005;

Budget estimates for the period from 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007

Decides to appropriate to the Special Account for the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo the amount of 1,138,533,000 dollars for the period from 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007, inclusive of 1,091,242,800 dollars for the maintenance of the Mission, 39,060,000 dollars for the support account for peacekeeping operations and 8,230,200 dollars for the United Nations Logistics Base;

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Decides also to apportion among Member States the amount of 284,633,250 dollars for the period from 1 July to 30 September 2006, in accordance with the levels updated in General Assembly resolution 58/256 of 23 December 2003, and taking into account the scale of assessments for 2006, as set out in its resolution 58/1 B of 23 December 2003;

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 24 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of the amount of 5,944,125 dollars, comprising the estimated staff assessment income of 4,690,000 dollars approved for the Mission, the prorated share of 1,098,375 dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the support account and the prorated share of 155,750 dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the Untied Nations Logistics Base;

Decides to apportion among Member States the amount of 853,899,750 dollars for the period from 1 October 2006 to 30 June 2007 at a monthly rate of 94,877,750 dollars, in accordance with the levels updated in General Assembly resolution 58/256, and taking into account the scale of assessments for 2006, as set out in its resolution 58/1 B, and the scale of assessments for 2007, subject to a decision of the Security Council to extend the mandate of the Mission;

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 26 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of the amount of 17,832,375 dollars, comprising the estimated staff assessment income of 14,070,000 dollars approved for the Mission, the prorated share of 3,295,125 dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the support account and the prorated share of 467,250 dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the United Nations Logistics Base;

Decides further that, for Member States that have fulfilled their financial obligations to the Mission, there shall be set off against their apportionment, as provided for in paragraph 24 above, their respective share of the unencumbered balance and other income in the total amount of 68,769,500 dollars in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2005, in accordance with the levels updated in its resolution 58/256, and taking into account the scale of assessments for 2005, as set out in its resolution 58/1 B;

Decides that, for Member States that have not fulfilled their financial obligations to the 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 68,769,500 dollars in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2005, in accordance with the scheme set out in paragraph 28 above;

Decides also that the decrease of 2,640,600 dollars in the estimated staff assessment income in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2005 shall be set off against the credits from the amount of 68,769,500 dollars referred to in paragraphs 28 and 29 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, bearing in mind paragraphs 5 and 6 of Security Council resolution 1502 (2003) of 26 August 2003;

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 sixty-first session the item entitled “Financing of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo”.

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