Financing of the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 151Financing of the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste, published in 2007.

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13 documents · 2007–2016

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2016A/RES/70/275Financing of the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-LesteCompare with earlier document
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22 operative paragraphs

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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 Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste as at 27 March 2007, including the contributions outstanding in the amount of 66.5 million United States dollars, representing some 47 per cent of the total assessed contributions, notes with concern that only thirty-six 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;

Recalls its resolution 60/266, section VI, paragraph 1, and re-emphasizes the importance of ensuring coordination and collaboration of efforts with the United Nations agencies, funds and programmes and the implementation of a unified workplan, and requests the Secretary-General to take action to avoid duplicating functions and structures and to reflect the results of that action in planning for the staffing and the proposed budget for the Mission for the period from 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008;

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;

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

Decides to approve the establishment of a D-2 post for the Chief of Staff, a D-1 post for the Chief Political Affairs Officer and a D-1 post for the Deputy Police Commissioner responsible for administration and development;

Urges the Secretary-General, in the context of the proposed budget for the Mission for the period from 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008, to review the staffing requirements of the Mission, including the posts of the Chief of Staff, the Chief Political Affairs Officer and the Deputy Police Commissioner responsible for administration and development;

Reaffirms its resolution 59/296, and requests the Secretary-General to ensure the full implementation of its relevant provisions and the relevant provisions of its resolution 60/266;

Requests the Secretary-General to take all necessary action to ensure that the Mission 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 Mission against General Service posts, commensurate with the requirements of the Mission;

Budget estimates for the period from 25 August 2006 to 30 June 2007

Decides to appropriate to the Special Account for the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste the amount of 184,819,900 dollars for the establishment and maintenance of the Mission for the period from 25 August 2006 to 30 June 2007, inclusive of the amount of 170,221,100 dollars previously authorized by the General Assembly for the Mission for the period from 25 August 2006 to 31 March 2007 under the terms of its resolution 61/249 A;

Financing of the appropriation for the period from 25 August 2006 to 30 June 2007

Also decides, taking into account the amount of 170,221,100 dollars already apportioned for the Mission for the period from 25 August 2006 to 31 March 2007 under the terms of its resolution 61/249 A, to apportion among Member States the additional amount of 14,598,800 dollars for the period from 25 August 2006 to 30 June 2007, in accordance with the levels updated in its resolutions 58/256 of 23 December 2003 and 61/243 of 22 December 2006, and taking into account the scale of assessments for 2006, as set out in its resolution 58/1 B of 23 December 2003, and the scale of assessments for 2007, as set out in its resolution 61/237 of 22 December 2006;

Further 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 17 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of the amount of 1,402,600 dollars, representing the estimated additional staff assessment income approved for the Mission for the period from 25 August 2006 to 30 June 2007;

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 keep under review during its sixty-first session the item entitled “Financing of the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste”.

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