Financing of the United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission

A/RES/50/234View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 124a United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission, published in 1996.

What other versions does this mandate have?

17 versions · 1991–2006

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/60/274

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2006	A/RES/60/274	Financing of the United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission	578	42%Compare
2004	A/RES/58/304	Financing of the United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission	934	54%Compare
2003	A/RES/57/330	Financing of the United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission	908	49%Compare
2002	A/RES/56/297	Financing of the United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission	1,528	61%Compare
2001	A/RES/55/261	Financing of the United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission	1,403	68%Compare

What subjects does this mandate have?

8 subjects

Budget Contributions Financing Iraq Kuwait Peacekeeping Operations Reimbursement Special Accounts Troop-Contributing States

What’s in this document?

15 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the status of contributions to the United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission as at 21 May 1996, including the contributions outstanding in the amount of 22,761,490 United States dollars, representing 11 per cent of the total assessed contributions from the inception of the Observation Mission to the period ending 30 April 1996, notes that some 34 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 its continued appreciation for the decision of the Government of Kuwait to defray two thirds of the cost of the Observation Mission, effective 1 November 1993;

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 payment of their assessed contributions to the Observation Mission in full and on time;

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 Observation Mission is administered with a maximum of efficiency and economy;

Decides to appropriate to the Special Account for the United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission the amount of 21,742,800 dollars gross (19,129,200 dollars net) authorized and apportioned by the General Assembly in paragraph 16 of its resolution 49/245 for the period from 1 July 1995 to 30 June 1996;

Decides also to appropriate the amount of 52,141,900 dollars gross (50,071,000 dollars net) for the maintenance of the Observation Mission for the period from 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997, inclusive of the amount of 1,396,500 dollars for the support account for peace-keeping operations, two-thirds share of this amount, equivalent to 33,380,667 dollars, to be funded through voluntary contributions from the Government of Kuwait, subject to the review by the Security Council with regard to the question of termination or continuation of the Mission;

Decides further, as an ad hoc arrangement, taking into consideration the funding through voluntary contributions from the Government of Kuwait of the two-thirds share of the cost of the Observation Mission, equivalent to 33,380,667 dollars, to apportion the amount of 18,761,233 dollars gross (16,690,333 dollars net), representing one third of the cost of the maintenance of the Observation Mission for the period from 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997, to be assessed on Member States at the monthly rate of 1,563,436 dollars gross (1,390,861 dollars net), 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 review by the Security Council with regard to the question of termination or continuation of the Observation Mission;

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 10 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of the estimated staff assessment income of 2,070,900 dollars approved for the period from 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997;

Decides also that, for Member States that have fulfilled their financial obligations to the Observation Mission, there shall be set off against the apportionment, as provided for in paragraph 10 above, their respective share in the unencumbered balance of 6,917,700 dollars gross (7,816,700 dollars net) for the period ending 31 October 1993;

Decides further that, for Member States that have not fulfilled their financial obligations to the Observation Mission, their share of the unencumbered balance of 6,917,700 dollars gross (7,816,700 dollars net) for the period ending 31 October 1993 shall be set off against their outstanding obligations;

Invites voluntary contributions to the Observation 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 keep the sub-item entitled "United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission", under the agenda item entitled "Financing of the activities arising from Security Council resolution 687 (1991)", under review during its fiftieth session.

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