Financing of the United Nations Observer Mission in El Salvador

A/RES/50/246View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 126 Financing of the United Nations Observer Mission in El Salvador, published in 1996.

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6 versions · 1991–1996

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1996	A/RES/50/246	Financing of the United Nations Observer Mission in El Salvador	1,156	43%Compare
1995	A/RES/49/246	Financing of the United Nations Observer Mission in El Salvador	1,374	37%Compare
1994	A/RES/48/243	Financing of the United Nations Observer Mission in El Salvador	1,258	—
1993	A/RES/47/234	Financing of the United Nations Observer Mission in El Salvador	—	—
1992	A/RES/46/240	Financing of the United Nations Observer Mission in El Salvador	—	—

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2 subjects

El Salvador Peacekeeping Operations

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14 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the status of contributions to the United Nations Observer Mission in El Salvador as at 31 August 1996, including the contributions unpaid in the amount of 7,804,394 United States dollars, representing 4 per cent of the total assessed contributions from the inception of the Observer Mission to the period ending 31 May 1995, notes that some 45 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 payment of their assessed contributions to the Observer Mission in full;

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

Decides to appropriate to the Special Account for the United Nations Observer Mission in El Salvador the additional amount of 826,000 dollars gross (745,300 dollars net) already authorized by the General Assembly in its decision 50/447 for the period from 1 December 1994 to 30 April 1995;

Decides also, as an ad hoc arrangement, to apportion an additional amount of 826,000 dollars gross (745,300 dollars net) for the period from 1 December 1994 to 30 April 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, 169,580 dollars gross (153,010 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, 656,420 dollars gross (592,290 dollars net) for the period from 1 January to 30 April 1995, inclusive;

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 7 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of the estimated additional staff assessment income of 80,700 dollars approved for the Observer Mission for the period from 1 December 1994 to 30 April 1995, inclusive, 16,570 dollars being the amount pertaining on a pro rata basis to the period ending 31 December 1994, and the balance, that is, 64,130 dollars, approved for the period from 1 January to 30 April 1995, inclusive;

Decides to appropriate the additional amount of 16,300 dollars gross (17,700 dollars net) for the period from 1 to 31 May 1995, already authorized by the General Assembly in its decision 50/447, to be apportioned among Member States in accordance with the scheme set out in the present resolution;

Decides also that, in accordance with the provisions of its resolution 973 (X), the apportionment among Member States, as provided for in paragraph 9 above, shall take into consideration the decrease in their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of the estimated staff assessment income of 1,400 dollars approved for the Observer Mission for the period from 1 to 31 May 1995;

Decides further that, for Member States that have fulfilled their financial obligations to the Observer Mission, there shall be set off against the apportionments, as provided for in paragraphs 7 and 9 above, their respective share in the amount of 842,300 dollars gross (763,000 dollars net) from the unencumbered balance of 15,712,958 dollars gross (14,221,605 dollars net) for the period ending 30 November 1994;

Decides that, for Member States that have not fulfilled their financial obligations to the Observer Mission, their share in the amount of 842,300 dollars gross (763,000 dollars net) from the unencumbered balance of 15,712,958 dollars gross (14,221,605 dollars net) for the period ending 30 November 1994 shall be set off against their outstanding obligations;

Decides also that the remaining unencumbered balance of 14,870,658 dollars gross (13,458,605 dollars net) in the Special Account for the Observer Mission shall be credited to Member States;

Decides further to transfer the remaining interest and miscellaneous income totalling 256,674 dollars and any surplus arising from the eventual liquidation of the remaining obligations in the Special Account for the Observer Mission to the Peace-keeping Reserve Fund.

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