Current Financial Crisis and Financial Emergency of the United Nations Resolutions

A/RES/44/195View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda items 40 Current financial crisis of the United Nations and 125 Financial emergency of the United Nations, published in 1990.

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6 documents · 1990–1991

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Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1991	A/RES/45/236	Current financial crisis and financial emergency of the United Nations resolutions	354	–
1991	A/RES/45/236[B]	Current financial crisis and financial emergency of the United Nations resolutions	—	–
1991	A/RES/45/236[A]	Current financial crisis and financial emergency of the United Nations resolutions	—	–
1990	A/RES/44/195	Current financial crisis and financial emergency of the United Nations resolutions	962	–
1990	A/RES/44/195B	Current financial crisis and financial emergency of the United Nations resolutions	—	–

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4 subjects

Budget Contributions Financial Crisis Financing Peacekeeping Operations

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9 operative paragraphs

Recalling the purposes and principles of the Charter of the llnited Nations and, in particular, Article 17,

Recalling also its resolutions 41/213 of 19 December 1986, 42/211 and 42/212 of 21 December 1987 and 43/215 of 21 December 1988,

Deeply concerned that the current financial crisis threat ens the financial solvency, stability and work of the Organ ization,

Reaffirming the need for a durable, reliable and lasting financial foundation for the Organization, in accordance with the Charter,

Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on the current financial crisis of the United Nations77 and of the related report of the Advisory Committee on Adminis trative and Budgetary Questions,78

Taking note also of the views expressed by Member States in the Fifth Committee on the financial situation, especially the current financial crisis of the United Na tions 1.

Reaffirms the legal obligation of all Member States, under the Charter of the United Nations, to finance the ex penses of the Organization as apportioned by the General Assemhly;

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Urges all Member States to pay their assessed con tributions in full and in a timely manner in accordance with regulation 5.4 of the Financial Regulations of the United Nations:

Requests those Member States which are in arrears to make every effort to pay their outstanding contribu tionċ 4.

Requests the Secretary-General to continue to mom tor the financial situation of the United Nations and to keep the President of the General Assembly and the chairmen of the regional groups informed so as to facili tate l·onsiderat1on by Member States if the situation so re qutres:

Also requests the Secretary-General to communicate to all Member States the latest information on the current financial crisis facing the Organization and to submit a re port thereon in a timely and comprehensive manner to the General Assembly at its forty-fifth session.

B ]'he General Assembly,

R ccalling its resolution 43/220 of 21 December 1988 and all previous relevant resolutions,

Noting the increased importance of the role of the Or ganization in peace-keeping and other related activities,

Mindful of the report of the Negotiating Committee on the Financial Emergency of the United Nations79 and of the, iews expressed h\ Member States thereon in the Fifth

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Committee at the thirty-second session of the General As sembly, 80

Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on the analysis of the financial situation of the United Na tions, 81 and the related report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,78

Noting with concern that the short-term deficit of the Or ganization, although marginally reduced during the year, is expected to reach approximately 315 million United States dollars as at 31 December 1989,

Concerned at the precarious financial situation of all peace-keeping operations and

noting that troop contributing Member States, including the developing country troop contributors of past and present peace

keeping operations, have borne most of the burden of the deficit,

Noting with concern long delays in and partial payments and non-payment of assessed contributions to past and current peace-keeping operations,

Reiterating earlier appeals to Member States, without prejudice to their position of principle, to make voluntary contributions to the Special Account referred to in annex VI to the report of the Secretary-General on the analysis of the financial situation of the United Nations,

Taking note of the proposal of the Secretary-General in paragraph 29 of his report on the analysis of the financial situation of the United Nations to increase the level of the Working Capital Fund,

Taking into account the views expressed by Member States in the Fifth Committee during the forty-fourth ses sion,

Reaffirms its commitment to seek a comprehensive and generally acceptable solution to the financial prob lems of the United Nations, based on the principle of the collective financial responsibility of Member States and in strict compliance with the Charter of the United Nations;

Urges all Member States to meet their financial obli gations under the Charter by paying promptly and in full all assessed contributions and advances to the Working Capital Fund;

Requests the Secretary-General, in addition to send ing his official communications to the permanent repre sentatives of Member States, to approach, as and when ap propriate, the Governments of Member States for the purpose of encouraging expeditious payment in full of all outstanding assessed contributions to all peace-keeping operations, as well as seeking further voluntary contribu tions for peace-keeping operations;

Expresses its appreciation to all Member States that 4. pay their assessed contributions in full within thirty days of the receipt of the Secretary-General's communication, in accordance with regulation 5.4 of the Financial Regula tions of the United Nations;

Requests the Negotiating Committee on the Finan cial Emergency of the United Nations to keep the financial situation of the Organization under review and to report, as and when appropriate, to the General Assembly;

Concurs with the recommendation of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions in paragraph 12 of its report;78

37th, 39th and 60th meetings; and ibid., Fifth Committee. Sessional Fascicle, corrigendum.

81 A/C.5/44/27.

Requests the Secretary-General to submit a report on the financial emergency of the United Nations to the 1990, including therein a comprehensive analysis of the fi nancial situation of the United Nations and results of his efforts in implementation of paragraph 3 of the present resolution.

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80 Ibid., Thirty-second Session, Fifth Committee, 32nd, 33rd. 35th,

Xl Official Record., of the General Assembly, Forty-fourth Ses.\1011.

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