Financing of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force

A/RES/50/20BView PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 122a United Nations Disengagement Observer Force, published in 1996.

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62 documents · 1980–2026

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Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2026	A/RES/80/281	Financing of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force	1,634	–
2025	A/RES/79/307	Financing of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force	1,451	–
2024	A/RES/78/304	Financing of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force	1,397	–
2023	A/RES/77/291 B	Financing of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force	—	–
2023	A/RES/77/291 A	Financing of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force	—	–

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Budget Contributions Financing Middle East Peacekeeping Operations Reimbursement Special Accounts Troop-Contributing States

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Takes note of the status of contributions to the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force as at 21 May 1996, including the contributions unpaid in the amount of 60,700,000 United States dollars, representing 5 per cent of the total assessed contributions from the inception of the Force to the period ending 31 May 1996, notes that some 29 per cent of the Member States have paid their assessed contributions in full, and urges all other Member States concerned, in particular those in arrears, to ensure the payment of their outstanding assessed contributions;

Expresses concern about the financial situation with regard to peace-keeping activities, in particular as regards the reimbursement of troop contributors, which bear burdens owing to overdue payments by Member States of their assessments;

Expresses its appreciation to those Member States which have paid their assessed contributions in full;

Urges all other Member States to make every possible effort to ensure the payment of their assessed contributions to the Force in full and on time;

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;

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

Decides to appropriate to the Special Account for the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force the amount of 16,074,000 dollars gross (15,610,284 dollars net), authorized and apportioned by the General Assembly in paragraph 7 of its resolution 50/20 A for the maintenance of the Force for the period from 1 December 1995 to 31 May 1996;

Decides also to appropriate the amount of 2,679,000 dollars gross (2,601,714 dollars net), authorized by the General Assembly in paragraph 7 of its resolution 50/20 A for the period from 1 to 30 June 1996, the said amount to be apportioned among Member States in accordance with paragraphs 8 to 10 of the same resolution, subject to the decision of the Security Council to extend the mandate of the Force beyond 31 May 1996;

Decides further to appropriate the amount of 32,254,900 dollars gross (31,342,900 dollars net) for the maintenance of the Force for the period from 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997, inclusive of the amount of 760,900 dollars for the support account for peace-keeping operations, to be assessed on Member States at the monthly rate of 2,687,908 dollars gross (2,611,908 dollars net) for the period from 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997, 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, 47/218 A of 23 December 1992, 49/249 A of 20 July 1995, 49/249 B of 14 September 1995 and 50/224 of 11 April 1996, and its decisions 48/472 A of 23 December 1993 and 50/451 B of 23 December 1995, and taking into account the scale of assessments for the years 1996 and 1997, as set out in its resolution 49/19 B of 23 December 1994 and its decision 50/471 A of 23 December 1995, subject to the decision of the Security Council to extend the mandate of the Force beyond 31 May 1996;

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 9 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of the estimated staff assessment income of 897,000 dollars approved for the period from 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997;

Decides also that there shall be set off against the apportionment among Member States, as provided for in paragraph 9 above, their respective share in the estimated other income of 15,000 dollars for the period from 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997;

Invites voluntary contributions to the Force 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 keep the sub-item entitled "United Nations Disengagement Observer Force", under the agenda item entitled "Financing of the United Nations peace-keeping forces in the Middle East", under review during its fiftieth session.

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