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

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 126 Financing of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara, published in 1997.

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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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What subjects does this mandate have?

7 subjects

Budget Contributions Election Verification Financing Peacekeeping Operations Plebiscites Special Accounts Western Sahara

What’s in this document?

14 operative paragraphs

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²Consequently, resolution 51/2, in section VI of the Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-first Session, Supplement No. 49 (A/51/49), vol. I, becomes resolution 51/2 A.

Takes note of the status of contributions to the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara as at 13 May 1997, including the contributions outstanding in the amount of 40,805,574 United States dollars, representing 16 per cent of the total assessed contributions from the inception of the Mission to the period ending 30 November 1996, notes that some 30 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 peacekeeping 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 Mission in full and on time;

Endorses the observations and recommendations contained in the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions;3

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 7,557,450 dollars gross (7,107,600 dollars net) for the maintenance of the Mission for the period from 1 July to 30 September 1997, inclusive of the amount of 280,500 dollars for the support account for peacekeeping operations, to be apportioned 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, 47/218 A of 23 December 1992, 49/249 A of 20 July 1995, 49/249 B of 14 September 1995, 50/224 of 11 April 1996 and 51/218 A and B of 18 December 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 year 1997, as set out in its resolution 49/19 B of 23 December 1994 and its decision 50/471 A of 23 December 1995, and for the year 1998;⁵

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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 7 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of the estimated staff assessment income of 449,850 dollars approved for the period from 1 July to 30 September 1997;

Decides further to appropriate the amount of 22,672,350 dollars gross (21,322,800 dollars net) for the maintenance of the Mission for the period from 1 October 1997 to 30 June 1998, inclusive of the amount of 841,500 dollars for the support account for peacekeeping operations, to be assessed on Member States at a monthly rate of 2,519,150 dollars gross (2,369,200 dollars net) 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 30 September 1997;

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 9 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of the estimated staff assessment income of 1,349,550 dollars approved for the Mission for the period from 1 October 1997 to 30 June 1998;

Decides also that, for Member States that have fulfilled their financial obligations to the Mission for the period ending 30 November 1996, there shall be set off against the assessment for the period beyond 30 November 1996 their respective share in the unencumbered balance of 19,392,900 dollars gross (16,687,100 dollars net) in respect of the period ending 30 June 1996;

Decides further that, for Member States that have not fulfilled their financial obligations to the Mission, their share of the unencumbered balance of 19,392,900 dollars gross (16,687,100 dollars net) for the period ending 30 June 1996 shall be set off against their outstanding obligations;

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 and practices established by the General Assembly;

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

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