Voluntary movements in connection with the apportionment of expenses of the United Nations peacekeeping operations — A/RES/55/236 | UN Mandate Registry
Voluntary Movements in Connection with the Apportionment of Expenses of the United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
Welcomes with appreciation the commitment of certain Member States to undertake voluntarily to contribute to peacekeeping operations at a rate higher than required by their per capita income;
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Welcomes the voluntary decision made by Estonia and Israel to be reclassified for the purpose of the apportionment of the expenses of United Nations peacekeeping operations;
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Decides that, as an ad hoc arrangement until 30 June 2001, in respect of the composition of groups set out in paragraphs 3 and 4 of its resolution 43/232 of 1 March 1989, as adjusted by subsequent relevant resolutions and decisions, for the apportionment of peacekeeping appropriations, from 1 January 2001 Estonia should be included in the group of Member States set out in paragraph 3 (b) of resolution 43/232, and that its contributions to peacekeeping operations should be calculated in accordance with the provisions of the relevant resolutions adopted and to be adopted by the General Assembly regarding the scale of assessments;
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Decides also that, as an ad hoc arrangement until 30 June 2001, in respect of the composition of groups set out in paragraphs 3 and 4 of its resolution 43/232, as adjusted by subsequent relevant resolutions and decisions, for the apportionment of peacekeeping appropriations, from 1 January 2001 Israel should be included in the group of Member States set out in paragraph 3 (b) of resolution 43/232, and that its contributions to peacekeeping operations should be calculated in accordance with the provisions of the relevant resolutions adopted and to be adopted by the General Assembly regarding the scale of assessments;
2Level H means 70 per cent discount for voluntary movement.
Czech Republic: from Level I to Level H;1
Estonia: to move to Level B immediately upon the effective date of the new scale, forgoing its transition time;
Hungary: from Level I to Level B, with a transition time of five years, starting from 1 July 2001 as follows: from Level I to Level H1 from 1 July 2001; from Level H to Level F from 1 July 2002; from Level F to Level E from 1 July 2003; from Level E to Level D from 1 July 2004; and from Level D to Level B from 1 July 2005;
Israel: to move to Level B immediately upon the effective date of the new scale, forgoing its transition time;
Latvia: from Level I to Level H;1
Lithuania: from Level I to Level H;1
Malta: from Level E to Level B;
Philippines: from Level I to Level H;1
Poland: from Level I to Level H;1
Romania: from Level I to Level H;1
Slovakia: from Level I to Level H;1
Slovenia: from Level E to Level B immediately upon the effective date of the new scale, forgoing its transition time;
Turkey: from Level I to Level H1 from the effective date of the new scale until 2002, and from Level H to Level F for the remainder of the scale period;
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Decides that, at any time during the scale period, a Member State may make a voluntary commitment to contribute at a rate higher than its current rate by informing the General Assembly through the Secretary-General, and the Assembly may take note of that decision.
