Financing of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara

A/RES/49/247View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 119 Financing of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara, published in 1995.

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37 documents · 1991–2026

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Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2026	A/RES/80/284	Financing of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara	1,759	–
2025	A/RES/79/310	Financing of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara	1,472	–
2024	A/RES/78/307	Financing of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara	1,631	–
2023	A/RES/77/314	Financing of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara	1,456	–
2022	A/RES/76/292	Financing of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara	1,519	–

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12 subjects

Administration Budget Contributions Election Verification Equipment and Supplies Financing Funds Peacekeeping Operations Recommendations Reimbursement Special Accounts Troop-Contributing States Western Sahara

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17 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the status of contributions to the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara as at 7 July 1995, including the contributions outstanding in the amount of 20,270,659 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, resulting from 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 Mission promptly and in full;

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

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 for the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara the amount of 28,839,700 dollars gross (26,556,300 dollars net) for the operation of the Mission for the period from 1 December 1994 to 31 May 1995 authorized under the provisions of General Assembly decision 49/466 B of 6 April 1995;

Also decides, as an ad hoc arrangement, to apportion the amount of 28,839,700 dollars gross (26,556,300 dollars net) for the period from 1 December 1994 to 31 May 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, 4,912,257 dollars gross (4,523,326 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 23,927,443 dollars gross (22,032,974 dollars net), for the period from 1 January to 31 May 1995, inclusive;

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

⁵See resolution 49/19 B.

Further decides 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 2,283,400 dollars approved for the period from 1 December 1994 to 31 May 1995, inclusive;

Decides to appropriate to the Special Account the amount of 4,806,600 dollars gross (4,426,000 dollars net) for the operation of the Mission for the period from 1 to 30 June 1995, authorized under the provisions of General Assembly decision 49/466 B;

Also decides, as an ad hoc arrangement, to apportion the amount of 4,806,600 dollars gross (4,426,000 dollars net) among Member States for the period from 1 to 30 June 1995 in accordance with the scheme set out in the present resolution;

Further decides that, in accordance with the provisions of its resolution 973 (X), 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 380,600 dollars approved for the period from 1 to 30 June 1995, inclusive;

Decides to appropriate to the Special Account the amount of 16,777,500 dollars gross (15,288,300 dollars net) for the operation of the Mission for the period from 1 July to 30 September 1995;

Also decides, as an ad hoc arrangement, to apportion the amount of 16,777,500 dollars gross (15,288,300 dollars net) among Member States for the period from 1 July to 30 September 1995 in accordance with the scheme set out in the present resolution;

Further decides that, in accordance with the provisions of its resolution 973 (X), there shall be set off against the apportionment among Member States, as provided for in paragraph 13 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of the estimated staff assessment income of 1,489,200 dollars approved for the period from 1 July to 30 September 1995, inclusive;

Decides to authorize the Secretary-General to enter into commitments for the operation of the Mission for the period after 30 September 1995 at a monthly rate not to exceed 5,592,500 dollars gross (5,096,100 dollars net), this amount to be assessed on Member States in accordance with the scheme set out in the present resolution, subject to extension of the mandate of the Mission by the Security Council beyond 30 September 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 procedures established by the General Assembly in its resolutions 43/230 of 21 December 1988 and 44/192 A of 21 December 1989;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fiftieth session the item entitled "Financing of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara".

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