Financing of the United Nations Angola Verification Mission and Financing of the United Nations Observer Mission in Angola

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda items 123 Financing of the United Nations Angola Verification Mission and 159 Financing of the United Nations Observer Mission in Angola, published in 1998.

What other versions does this mandate have?

3 versions · 1997–1998

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1998	A/RES/52/8C	Financing of the United Nations Angola Verification Mission and financing of the United Nations Observer Mission in Angola	1,593	60%Compare
1998	A/RES/52/8B	Financing of the United Nations Angola Verification Mission and financing of the United Nations Observer Mission in Angola	1,272	—
1997	A/RES/52/8A	Financing of the United Nations Angola Verification Mission and financing of the United Nations Observer Mission in Angola	—	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

4 subjects

Angola Budget Contributions Financing Peacekeeping Operations

What’s in this document?

14 operative paragraphs

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²Consequently, resolution 52/8, in section VI of the Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-second Session, Supplement No. 49 (A/52/49), vol. I, becomes resolution 52/8 A.

Takes note of the status of contributions to the United Nations Observer Mission in Angola as at 20 March 1998, including the contributions outstanding in the amount of 131,650,352 United States dollars, representing 13 per cent of the total assessed contributions from the inception of the United Nations Angola Verification Mission to the period ending 30 June 1997 and from the inception of the Observer Mission to the period ending 30 April 1998, notes that some 15 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 that have paid their assessed contributions in full;

Urges all Member States to make every possible effort to ensure the payment of their assessed contributions to the Observer 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 Observer Mission 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 Observer Mission against General Service posts, commensurate with the operational requirements of such posts;

Further requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly before the second part of its resumed fifty-second session the report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services on the audit findings on the procurement process in the Verification Mission and the report on efforts to recover losses and corrective measures taken, which were requested in paragraph 9 of Assembly resolution 52/8 A;

Notes the labour relations difficulties at the Observer Mission, and requests the Secretary-General to report on the matter to the General Assembly for its consideration during the second part of its resumed fifty-second session;

Decides to appropriate to the Special Account for the United Nations Observer Mission in Angola a total amount of 175 million dollars gross (170,741,200 dollars net) for the operation of the Observer Mission for the period from 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998, inclusive of the amount of 155 million dollars gross (150,371,600 dollars net) already appropriated under the provisions of General Assembly resolution 52/8 A;

Decides also, as an ad hoc arrangement, to apportion the additional amount of 20 million dollars gross (20,369,600 dollars net) for the period from 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998 among Member States, taking into account the amount of 155 million dollars gross (150,371,600 dollars net) already authorized under the terms of General Assembly resolution 52/8 A, in accordance with the composition of groups set out in paragraphs 3 and 4 of its 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 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 the scale of assessments for the year 1998, as set out in its resolution 52/215 A of 22 December 1997, and subject to the decision of the Security Council to extend the mandate of the Observer Mission beyond 30 April 1998;

Decides further that, in accordance with the provisions of its resolution 973 (X) of 15 December 1955, the apportionment among Member States, as provided for in paragraph 11 above, shall take into consideration the decrease in their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of the estimated staff assessment income of 369,600 dollars approved for the period from 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998;

Invites voluntary contributions to the Observer 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 keep under review during its fifty-second session the agenda items entitled "Financing of the United Nations Angola Verification Mission" and "Financing of the United Nations Observer Mission in Angola".

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