Financing of the United Nations Operation in Mozambique

A/RES/49/235View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 124 Financing of the United Nations Operation in Mozambique, published in 1995.

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7 documents · 1993–1998

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Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1998	A/RES/52/240	Financing of the United Nations Operation in Mozambique	1,068	–
1995	A/RES/49/235	Financing of the United Nations Operation in Mozambique	1,475	–
1994	A/RES/48/240B	Financing of the United Nations Operation in Mozambique	1,414	–
1993	A/RES/47/224C	Financing of the United Nations Operation in Mozambique	—	–
1993	A/RES/47/224B	Financing of the United Nations Operation in Mozambique resolutions	—	–

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18 subjects

Administration Budget Contributions Budget Performance Cost Effectiveness Costs Dissolution Equipment and Supplies Financing Mine Clearance Mozambique Peacekeeping Operations Principles Recommendations Reimbursement Reporting Procedures Special Accounts Special Missions Troop-Contributing States

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23 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the status of contributions to the United Nations Operation in Mozambique as at 28 February 1995, including the contributions outstanding in the amount of 62,831,938 United States dollars, and urges all Member States concerned to make every possible effort to ensure the payment of their outstanding assessed contributions;

Expresses concern about the financial situation with regard to peace-keeping activities, particularly in regard to the reimbursement of troop- and equipment-contributing countries, due to overdue payments by Member States of their assessments, particularly Member States in arrears;

Urges all Member States to make every possible effort to ensure payment of their assessed contributions to the Operation promptly and in full;

Expresses deep concern at the late submission of documentation, in particular the financial performance report for the period from 1 May to 15 November 1994;

Expresses concern at delays in the processing and settlement of claims for the reimbursement of the cost of the contingent-owned equipment provided by troop-contributing countries;

Endorses the observations and recommendations contained in the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions; 2/

Expresses deep concern that the failure of Member States to pay their assessed contributions promptly and in full threatens to leave the Special Account for the United Nations Operation in Mozambique with insufficient liquid funds to meet its liabilities, in particular, to the troop-contributing countries;

Requests the Secretary-General to explore all possibilities in order to ensure prompt reimbursement to troop- and equipment-contributing countries;

Decides to appropriate to the Special Account for the United Nations Operation in Mozambique a total amount of 40 million dollars gross (39,053,300 dollars net) for the liquidation of the Operation for the period from 16 November 1994 to 31 March 1995, inclusive of the commitment authority of 25 million dollars authorized under the provisions of General Assembly resolution 48/240 B, with the prior concurrence of the Advisory Committee;

Decides also, as an ad hoc arrangement, to apportion the amount of 40 million dollars gross (39,053,300 dollars net) for the period from 16 November 1994 to 31 March 1995 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, 46/198 A of 20 December 1991 and 47/218 A of 23 December 1992 and its decision 48/472 A of 23 December 1993, the scale of assessments for the year 1994⁴ to be applied against a portion thereof, that is, 13,529,400 dollars gross (13,209,200 dollars net), which is the amount pertaining on a pro rata basis to the period ending 31 December 1994, and the scale of assessments for the year 1995⁵ to be applied against the balance, that is, 26,470,600 dollars gross (25,844,100 dollars net), for the period from 1 January to 31 March 1995;

⁴See resolutions 46/221 A and 48/223 A and decision 47/456.

⁵See resolution 49/19 B.

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 10 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of the estimated staff assessment income of 946,700 dollars approved for the period from 16 November 1994 to 31 March 1995; 320,200 dollars being the amount pertaining on a pro rata basis to the period ending 31 December 1994, and the balance, that is, 626,500 dollars, for the period from 1 January to 31 March 1995;

Decides that there shall be set off against the apportionment among Member States, as provided for in paragraph 10 above, their respective share in the unencumbered balance of 4,458,900 dollars gross (4,258,900 dollars net) in respect of the Operation for the period from 1 November 1993 to 30 April 1994;

Decides also that the disposition of the assets of the Operation shall proceed on the basis of the following principles and policies, listed in order of priority, and requests the Secretary-General to proceed with the disposition accordingly:

All equipment that meets the requirements of other United Nations operations and that it is cost-effective to move shall be redeployed to such operations or held in reserve for use by future operations;

Other equipment shall be transferred to United Nations organizations, as well as to national and international non-governmental organizations already operating in Mozambique or in the process of establishing a presence there, upon request and against appropriate credit to the Special Account for the United Nations Operation in Mozambique;

Any remaining material that cannot be moved shall be sold commercially on an "as is, where is" basis in accordance with standard United Nations procedures;

Assets or installations that cannot be dismantled, including airfield installations, shall be donated to the Government of Mozambique;

Decides further to accept the proposal of the Secretary-General to donate certain assets to the mine-clearance programme on the understanding that it is not cost-effective to move them and that they cannot be financed through the voluntary contributions;

Takes note of the comments of the Advisory Committee in paragraph 26 of its report, 2/ and of the fact that the feasibility of procedures for valuation and transfer of costs for the assets of the Operation will be reconsidered during the discussion of the report of the Secretary-General requested by the General Assembly in its resolution 49/233 of 23 December 1994, to be submitted no later than 31 March 1995, and affirms that any decision on the methodology of the transfer of such costs of the Operation will be taken accordingly;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly by 31 July 1995, in the context of the performance report related to the liquidation of the Operation, a further report on the disposal of the assets and liabilities of the Operation;

Invites voluntary contributions to the Operation 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 1988, 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 are 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 mandate, and to include information on the arrangements made in this regard in his report on the financing of the Operation;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fiftieth session an item entitled "Financing of the liquidation of the United Nations Operation in Mozambique".

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