Financing of the United Nations Logistics Base in Brindisi, Italy

A/RES/56/289View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 133 Administrative and budgetary aspects of the financing of the United Nations peacekeeping operations, published in 2002.

What subjects does this mandate have?

8 subjects

Budget Performance Costs Inventories National Professional Staff Peacekeeping Operations Report Preparation Staff Assessment Standards

What’s in this document?

12 operative paragraphs

Notes with appreciation the facilities provided by the Government of Italy to the United Nations Logistics Base at Brindisi, Italy;

Takes note of the reports of the Secretary-General on the financing of the United Nations Logistics Base;1

Endorses the observations and recommendations contained in the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions;⁴

⁴A/56/887/Add.10.

Requests the Secretary-General to consider using national professional officers to the extent possible, and to report on such efforts in the context of his next financial performance report;

Reiterates the need to implement, as a matter of priority, an effective inventory management standard, especially in respect of peacekeeping operations involving high inventory value;

Financial performance report for the period from 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the financial performance of the United Nations Logistics Base for the period from 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001;⁵

⁵A/56/760.

Budget estimates for the period from 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003

Approves the cost estimates for the United Nations Logistics Base amounting to 14,293,200 United States dollars for the period from 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003;

Financing of the cost estimates

Decides to apply the unencumbered balance of 1,562,400 dollars and other income of 643,000 dollars in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2001 to the resources required for the period from 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003;

Decides also that the decrease in the staff assessment income of 148,100 dollars shall be set off against the unencumbered balance in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2001 referred to in paragraph 8 above;

Decides further to prorate the balance of 12,087,800 dollars among the individual active peacekeeping operation budgets to meet the financing requirements of the United Nations Logistics Base for the period from 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003;

Decides to set off against the balance referred to in paragraph 10 above the estimated staff assessment income of 1,077,000 dollars for the period from 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003, to be prorated among the individual active peacekeeping operation budgets;

Decides also to consider during its fifty-seventh session the question of the financing of the United Nations Logistics Base.