Financing Arrangements for the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti for the Period From 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010

A/RES/64/264View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 155 Financing of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti, published in 2010.

What subjects does this mandate have?

12 subjects

Contributions-in-Kind Equipment and Supplies Financial Management General Service Staff Haiti Logistics Peacekeeping Operations Recruitment Reimbursement Resources Allocation Staff Security Troop-Contributing States

What’s in this document?

19 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, 60/266 of 30 June 2006 and 61/276 of 29 June 2007, as well as other relevant resolutions;

Takes note of the status of contributions to the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti as at 31 March 2010, including the contributions outstanding in the amount of 105.2 million United States dollars, representing some 4 per cent of the total assessed contributions, notes with concern that only thirty-eight 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;

Requests the Secretary-General to ensure that proposed peacekeeping budgets are based on the relevant legislative mandates;

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, 60/266 and 61/276;

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

Further 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;

Financing arrangements for the period from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010

Authorizes the Secretary-General to enter into commitments for the period from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010 in a total amount not exceeding 120,641,800 dollars for the operation of the Mission;

Financing of the commitment authority

Decides to apportion among Member States the amount of 120,641,800 dollars for the period from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010, in accordance with the levels updated in General Assembly resolution 64/249 of 24 December 2009 and taking into account the scale of assessments for 2010, as set out in Assembly resolution 64/248 of 24 December 2009;

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 participating in the 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;

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-fourth session the item entitled “Financing of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti”.

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

What subjects does this mandate have?

What’s in this document?

Financing arrangements for the period from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010

Financing of the commitment authority

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