Financing of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 140Financing of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia, published in 2009.

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Administration Appropriations Budget Performance Dissolution Georgia Peacekeeping Operations Special Accounts Staff Assessment Staff Security

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Takes note of the status of contributions to the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia as at 30 April 2009, including the contributions outstanding in the amount of 14.2 million United States dollars, representing some 4 per cent of the total assessed contributions, notes with concern that only seventy-four 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;

Takes note of the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions;2

Requests the Secretary-General to take all action necessary to ensure that the administrative liquidation of the Observer Mission is administered with a maximum of efficiency and economy;

Also requests the Secretary-General to submit the administrative liquidation budget for the Observer Mission to the General Assembly at the main part of its sixty-fourth session for consideration;

Financial performance report for the period from 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the financial performance of the Observer Mission for the period from 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008;

Budget estimates for the period from 1 July to 31 December 2009

Decides to appropriate to the Special Account for the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia the amount of 15 million dollars for the administrative liquidation of the Observer Mission for the period from 1 July to 31 December 2009;

Financing of the appropriation

Also decides to apportion among Member States the amount of 10 million dollars for the period from 1 July to 31 December 2009, in accordance with the levels updated in General Assembly resolution 61/243 of 22 December 2006, and taking into account the scale of assessments for 2009, as set out in Assembly resolution 61/237 of 22 December 2006;

Estimates for the support account for peacekeeping operations and the United Nations Logistics Base at Brindisi, Italy, for the period from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010

Further decides to appropriate to the Special Account the amount of 652,700 dollars for the period from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010, comprising 543,200 dollars for the support account for peacekeeping operations and 109,500 dollars for the United Nations Logistics Base at Brindisi, Italy;

Decides to apportion among Member States the amount of 652,700 dollars for the period from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010, in accordance with the levels updated in resolution 61/243, and taking into account the scale of assessments for 2009, as set out in resolution 61/237, and for 2010;

Also 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 10 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of 67,400 dollars, comprising the prorated share of 56,600 dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the support account and the prorated share of 10,800 dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the United Nations Logistics Base;

Further 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 8 above, their respective share of the unencumbered balance and other income in the amount of 3,560,400 dollars in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2008, in accordance with the levels updated in resolution 61/243, and taking into account the scale of assessments for 2008, as set out in resolution 61/237;

Decides 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 3,560,400 dollars in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2008, in accordance with the scheme set out in paragraph 12 above;

Also decides that the decrease of 164,500 dollars in the estimated staff assessment income in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2008 shall be set off against the credits from the amount of 3,560,400 dollars referred to in paragraphs 12 and 13 above;

Encourages the Secretary-General to continue to take additional measures to ensure the safety and security of all personnel participating in the Observer Mission under the auspices of the United Nations, bearing in mind paragraphs 5 and 6 of Security Council resolution 1502 (2003) of 26 August 2003;

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

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