Financing of the United Nations Operation in Somalia

A/RES/47/41AView PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 145 Financing of the United Nations Operation in Somalia, published in 1993.

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3 documents · 1993

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1993	A/RES/47/41C	Financing of the United Nations Operation in Somalia	—	–
1993	A/RES/47/41B	Financing of the United Nations Operation in Somalia	—	–
1993	A/RES/47/41A	Financing of the United Nations Operation in Somalia	1,916	–

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18 subjects

Armenia Azerbaijan Bosnia and Herzegovina Budget Contributions Croatia Financing Georgia Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Peacekeeping Operations Recommendations Republic of Moldova San Marino Slovenia Somalia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan

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26 operative paragraphs

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Recalling its resolution 76 (I) of 7 December 1946, in which it approved the granting of the privileges and immunities referred to in articles V and VII of the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations to all members of the staff of the United Nations, with the exception of those who are recruited locally and are assigned to hourly rates,

Also recalling its resolution 43/173 of 9 December I 988, to which is annexed the Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment, including the principle that all persons under arrest or detention shall be provided whenever necessary with medical care and treatment,

Reiterating the obligation of all officials of the Organization in the conduct of their duties to observe fully both the laws and regulations of Member States and their duties and responsibilities to the Organization,

Mindful of the responsibilities of the Secretary-General to safeguard the functional immunity of all United Nations officials,

Mindful also of the importance in this respect of the provision by Member States of adequate and immediate information concerning the arrest and detention of staff members and, more particularly, their granting of access to them,

Bearing in mind the considerations of the Secretary- General to guarantee appropriate standards of justice and due process to United Nations officials,

Takes note with grave concern of the report submitted by the Secretary-General4 on behalf of the members of the Administrative Committee on Coordination, and of the developments indicated therein;

Strongly deplores the unprecedented and still increasing number of fatalities which have occurred among United Nations personnel, including those engaged in peace-keeping operations;

Deplores the continuing existence of cases where the functioning, safety and well-being of officials have been placed in jeopardy;

Condemns and deplores the disregard for Article 105 of the Charter of the United Nations displayed by some Member States;

Reaffirms in its entirety its resolution 4S/240 of 21 December I 990;

Reiterates the importance of providing access of United Nations medical teams to detained staff, and requests Member States to facilitate medical care deemed necessary by such teams;

Requests the Secretary-General to take all necessary measures to ensure the safety of United Nations personnel, as well as those engaged in peace-keeping and humanitarian operations;

Reminds host countries of their responsibility for the safety of peace-keeping and all United Nations personnel on their territory;

Strongly affirms that disregard for the privileges and immunities of officials has always constituted one of the main obstacles to the implementation of the missions and programmes assigned to the organizations of the United Nations system by Member States;

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Requests the Secretary-General and Member States to continue their efforts to ensure respect for the privileges and immunities of officials, and requests the Secretary- General to continue to submit, on behalf of the Administrative Committee on Coordination, reports thereon to the General Assembly.

Requests the Secretary-General to establish firm internal control on all financial transactions, including

detailed and up-to-date recording and close monitoring by certifying officers and supervisoty staff in accordance with the recommendation contained in paragraph 38 of the report of the Advisory Committee;

Urges all Member States to make every possible effort to ensure payment of their assessed contributions to the United Nations Operation in Somalia in full and on time;

Affirms that it is important that the question of the duration of the mandate of the Operation in Somalia should be resolved as soon as possible;

Notes, in this context, the intention of the Secretary- General to submit a report to the Security Council on the situation in Somalia within the next six months;

Decides, at this stage, to appropriate, in accordance with the recommendation contained in paragraph 42 of the report of the Advisory Committee, a total amount of 109,652,000 United States dollars gross (107,912,800 dollars net), inclusive of the amount of 17,410,000 dollars authorized with the prior concurrence of the Advisory Committee, for the period from 1 May 1992 to 30 April 1993, and requests the Secretary-General to establish a Special Account for the United Nations Operation in Somalia in accordance with paragraph 23 of his report;~ 7.

Decides also, as an ad hoe arrangement, to apportion the amount of 6,953,100 dollars gross (6,741,600 dollars net) for the period from l May to 31 October I 992 and the amount of 102,698,900 dollars gross (101,171,200 dollars net) for the period from I November 1992 to 30 April 1993 among Member States in accordance with the composition of groups set out in paragraphs 3 and 4 of General Assembly resolution 43/232 of 1 March 1989, as adjusted by the Assembly in its resolutions 44/192 B of 21 December 1989, 45/269 of 27 August 1991 and 46/198 A of 20 December 1991, and taking into account the scale of assessments for the years 1992, 1993 and 1994;7

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 7 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of the estimated staff assessment income of 211,500 dollars for the period from 1 May to 31 October 1992 and 1,527,700 dollars for the period from I November 1992 to 30 April 1993 approved for the Operation in Somalia;

Authorizes the Secretary-General to enter into commitments for the operation of the Operation in Somalia, if necessary and pending the appropriation by the General Assembly, at a rate not to exceed 14 million dollars gross (13.7 million dollars net) per month for the initial months beginning 1 May 1993, should the Security Council decide to continue the operation beyond 30 April 1993, subject to obtaining the prior concurrence of the Advisory Committee for the actual level of commitments to be entered into for the period beyond 30 April I 993, the said amount to be apportioned among Member States in accordance with the scheme set out in the present resolution;

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Decides to consider the contributions of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Republic of Moldova, San Marino, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan to the Operation in Somalia in accordance with the rates of assessment to be adopted by the General Assembly for these Member States at its forty-seventh scssion; 8

Invites the new Member States listed in paragraph I O above to make advance payments against their assessed contributions, to be determined;

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Invites voluntary contributions to the Operation in Somalia 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 established by the General Assembly in its resolutions 43/230 of 21 December I 988, 44/192 A of 21 December 1989 and 45/258 of 3 May 1991;

Requests the Secretary-General to take all necessary action to ensure that all United Nations activities related to the Operation in Somalia arc administered under the authority of his Special Representative in a coordinated fashion with a maximum of efficiency and economy and in accordance with the relevant mandates, and to include in his report on the financial performance of the Operation in Somalia information on the arrangement made in this regard;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its forty-eighth session the item entitled "Financing of the United Nations Operation in Somalia".

47/201. Joint Inspection Unit

Takes note of the reports of the Joint Inspection Unit for the periods 1990-1991 and 1991-1992, its work programmes for the same periods and the reports of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the recommendations of the Unit;

Takes note also of the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions on the Joint Inspection Unit;

Invites the Joint Inspection Unit, in drawing up its work programme for 1993 and its preliminary work programme for 1994-1995, to make proposals to reflect the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions and to submit the work programme to the General Assembly as soon as possible;

Decides, in accordance with its resolution 46/220 of 20 December 1991, to resume consideration of the reports of the Joint Inspection Unit and that of the Advisory Com-

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47/201. Joint Inspection Unit

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