Financing of the United Nations Mission in Haiti

A/RES/49/239View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 128 Financing of the United Nations Mission in Haiti, published in 1995.

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7 documents · 1994–2002

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Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2002	A/RES/56/504	Financing of the United Nations Mission in Haiti	607	–
1997	A/RES/51/14B	Financing of the United Nations Mission in Haiti	736	–
1996	A/RES/51/14A	Financing of the United Nations Mission in Haiti	850	–
1996	A/RES/50/90B	Financing of the United Nations Mission in Haiti	1,352	–
1996	A/RES/50/90A	Financing of the United Nations Mission in Haiti	1,750	–

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Administration Aid Programmes Budget Contributions Cooperation Between Organizations Equipment and Supplies Financing Haiti Peacekeeping Operations Recommendations Reimbursement Rules and Regulations Special Accounts Troop-Contributing States

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Expresses concern about the financial situation with regard to peace-keeping activities, particularly as regards the reimbursement of troop-contributors, because of 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 United Nations Mission in Haiti promptly and in full, which will contribute to the operational effectiveness of the Mission;

Endorses the observations and recommendations contained in the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, 2/ subject to the provisions of the present resolution;

Takes note with concern of the relevant issues raised in the report of the Advisory Committee and requests the Secretariat:

To facilitate the work of the General Assembly and the Advisory Committee by providing adequate reports in a timely fashion, in all the official languages of the Organization, as well as by supplying expeditiously requested supporting information or clarification;

To adhere strictly to the procurement rules and regulations;

To seek prior concurrence of the Advisory Committee before entering into commitments under the provisions of section IV of General Assembly resolution 49/233 A of 23 December 1994;

Reaffirms its resolution 49/233 A, in particular its section II thereof regarding contingent-owned equipment, and takes note of the fact that the procedures used for budgeting for the reimbursement of contingent-owned equipment in the Mission do not prejudge the decision to be taken by the General Assembly on this matter in accordance with its resolution 49/233 A;

Stresses the importance of the coordination between the United Nations Mission in Haiti, the International Civilian Mission in Haiti and all organizations and bodies involved in the implementation of the aid programme in Haiti, with a view to rationalizing the use of funds provided from voluntary and assessed contributions and avoiding duplication of activities and waste of resources;

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

Decides to appropriate to the Special Account referred to in its decision 48/477 an amount of 44,200 United States dollars gross (42,500 dollars net), authorized and apportioned for the period from 1 to 31 July 1994 under the provisions of its resolution 48/246;

Decides also to appropriate to the Special Account a total amount of 5,902,500 dollars gross (5,707,100 dollars net) for the operation of the Mission for the period from 1 August 1994 to 31 January 1995, inclusive of the amount of 221,000 dollars gross (212,500 dollars net) authorized and apportioned for the period from 1 August to 31 December 1994 under the provisions of its resolution 48/246, the amount of 1,347,000 dollars gross (1,217,900 dollars net) authorized by the Advisory Committee for the period from 19 September to 18 December 1994 under the terms of Assembly resolution 48/229 of 23 December 1993 and the reduced amount of 4,334,500 dollars gross (4,276,700 dollars net) authorized by the Advisory Committee for the period from 1 December 1994 to 31 January 1995 under the terms of Assembly resolution 48/229;

Decides further to appropriate to the Special Account a total amount of 151,545,100 dollars gross (149,579,700 dollars net) for the operation of the Mission for the period from 1 February to 31 July 1995, inclusive of the amount of 3,720,700 dollars gross (3,409,600 dollars net) authorized by the Advisory Committee for the period from 1 to 28 February 1995 under the terms of Assembly resolution 48/229;

Decides, as an ad hoc arrangement, to apportion the amount of 151,545,100 dollars gross (149,579,700 dollars net), for the period from 1 February to 31 July 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, and taking into account the scale of assessments for the years 1995, 1996 and 1997 as set out in Assembly resolution 49/19 B of 23 December 1994;

Decides also 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 11 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of the estimated staff assessment income of 1,965,400 dollars approved for the Mission for the period from 1 February to 31 July 1995;

Decides further that there shall be set off against the apportionment among Member States, as provided for in paragraph 11 above, their respective share in the unencumbered balance of 37,000 dollars gross (26,700 dollars net) in respect of the period from 23 September 1993 to 31 July 1994;

Decides, with regard to the period beyond 31 July 1995, to authorize the Secretary-General, on a provisional basis, to enter into commitments at a monthly rate not to exceed 21,202,240 dollars gross (20,840,040 dollars net) for the three-month period from 1 August to 31 October 1995 in connection with the maintenance of the Mission, the amount of 21,202,240 dollars gross (20,840,040 dollars net) to be apportioned, in accordance with the scheme set out in the present resolution, subject to the decision of the Security Council to extend the mandate of the Mission beyond 31 July 1995;

Requests the Secretary-General, to enable it to take a decision on the definite amount of expenditure for the period beyond 31 July 1995, to submit revised budget proposals by the end of August 1995;

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 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;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fiftieth session the item entitled "Financing of the United Nations Mission in Haiti".

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