Financing of the United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan

A/RES/52/229BView PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 136 Financing of the United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan, published in 1998.

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9 documents · 1995–2001

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Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2001	A/RES/55/263	Financing of the United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan	940	–
2000	A/RES/54/272	Financing of the United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan	800	–
1999	A/RES/53/19B	Financing of the United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan	1,138	–
1998	A/RES/53/19A	Financing of the United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan	1,098	–
1998	A/RES/52/229B	Financing of the United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan	1,369	–

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4 subjects

Financing Peacekeeping Operations Special Accounts Tajikistan

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14 operative paragraphs

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²Consequently, resolution 52/229 of 31 March 1998 becomes resolution 52/229 A.

Takes note of the status of contributions to the United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan as at 15 May 1998, including the contributions outstanding in the amount of 6.9 million United States dollars, representing some 22 per cent of the total assessed contributions from the inception of the Mission of Observers to the period ending 15 May 1998, notes that some 5 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 additional 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 Mission of Observers in full and on time;

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

Approves, on an exceptional basis, the special arrangements for the Mission of Observers with regard to the application of article IV of the financial regulations of the United Nations, whereby appropriations required in respect of obligations owed to Governments providing contingents and/or logistic support to the Mission of Observers shall be retained beyond the period stipulated under financial regulations 4.3 and 4.4, as set out in the annex to the present resolution;

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

Also requests the Secretary-General, in order to reduce the cost of employing General Service staff, to continue efforts to employ locally recruited staff for the Mission of Observers against General Service posts, commensurate with its requirements ;

Decides to appropriate to the Special Account for the United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan the initial amount of 8,015,120 United States dollars gross (7,587,120 dollars net) for the maintenance of the Mission of Observers for the period from 1 July to 31 October 1998, inclusive of an amount of 415,120 dollars for the support account for peacekeeping operations for the period from 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999, to be apportioned, as an ad hoc arrangement, 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, 51/218 A to C of 18 December 1996 and 52/230 of 31 March 1998 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 1998 and 1999, as set out in its resolution 52/215 A of 22 December 1997;

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 9 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of the estimated staff assessment income of 428,000 dollars approved for the period from 1 July to 31 October 1998;

Decides further that, for Member States that have fulfilled their financial obligations to the Mission of Observers, there shall be set off against the apportionment, as provided for in paragraph 9 above, their respective share of the unencumbered balance of 1,507,900 dollars gross (1,304,300 dollars net) in respect of the period from 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997;

Decides that, for Member States that have not fulfilled their financial obligations to the Mission of Observers, their share of the unencumbered balance of 1,507,900 dollars gross (1,304,300 dollars net) for the period from 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997 shall be set off against their outstanding obligations;

Invites voluntary contributions to the Mission of Observers 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-third session the item entitled "Financing of the United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan".

Special arrangements with regard to the application of article IV

of the financial regulations of the United Nations

At the end of the twelve-month period provided for in financial regulation 4.3, any unliquidated obligations of the financial period in question relating to goods supplied and services rendered by Governments for which claims have been received or which are covered by established reimbursement rates shall be transferred to accounts payable; such accounts payable shall remain recorded in the Special Account for the United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan until payment is effected.

(a) Any other unliquidated obligations of the financial period in question owed to Governments for goods supplied and services rendered, as well as other obligations owed to Governments, for which required claims have not yet been received shall remain valid for an additional period of four years following the end of the twelve-month period provided for in regulation 4.3;

Claims received during this four-year period shall be treated as provided for under paragraph 1 of the present annex, if appropriate;

At the end of the additional four-year period, any unliquidated obligations shall be cancelled and the then remaining balance of any appropriations retained therefor shall be surrendered.

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