Financing of the United Nations Observer Mission in Sierra Leone

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 163 Financing of the United Nations Observer Mission in Sierra Leone, published in 1998.

What subjects does this mandate have?

7 subjects

Costs Financing General Service Staff Peacekeeping Operations Sierra Leone Special Accounts Staffing

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12 operative paragraphs

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;

Urges all Member States to make every possible effort to ensure payment of their assessed contributions to the United Nations Observer Mission in Sierra Leone 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 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 requirements of the Observer Mission;

Decides to appropriate the amount of 22 million United States dollars gross (21,279,800 dollars net) for the establishment and operation of the Observer Mission for the period from 13 July 1998 to 30 June 1999, inclusive of the cost of deploying military and civilian personnel in the amount of 783,700 dollars gross (768,100 dollars net) for the period from 17 April to 12 July 1998 and of the amount of 10,624,200 dollars gross (10,409,500 dollars net) previously authorized by the Advisory Committee for the period from 13 July to 13 November 1998, and requests the Secretary-General to establish a special account for the Observer Mission;

Decides also, as an ad hoc arrangement, to apportion the amount of 12,926,600 dollars gross (12,610,300 dollars net) among Member States for the period from 13 July 1998 to 13 January 1999 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 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 staff assessment income of 316,300 dollars approved for the Observer Mission for the period from 13 July 1998 to 13 January 1999;

Decides, as an ad hoc arrangement, to apportion the amount of 9,073,400 dollars gross 8,669,500 dollars net) among Member States for the period from 14 January to 30 June 1999 at a monthly rate of 1,620,250 dollars gross (1,548,125 dollars net), in accordance with the scheme set out in the present resolution and taking into account the scale of assessments for the year 1999, as set out in its resolution 52/215 A, subject to the decision of the Security Council to extend the mandate of the Observer Mission beyond 13 January 1999;

Decides also 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 403,900 dollars approved for the Observer Mission for the period from 14 January to 30 June 1999;

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-third session the agenda item entitled "Financing of the United Nations Observer Mission in Sierra Leone".

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