Financing of the United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission

A/RES/56/297View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 139a United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission, published in 2002.

What other versions does this mandate have?

17 versions · 1991–2006

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/60/274

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2006	A/RES/60/274	Financing of the United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission	578	42%Compare
2004	A/RES/58/304	Financing of the United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission	934	54%Compare
2003	A/RES/57/330	Financing of the United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission	908	49%Compare
2002	A/RES/56/297	Financing of the United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission	1,528	61%Compare
2001	A/RES/55/261	Financing of the United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission	1,403	68%Compare

What subjects does this mandate have?

17 subjects

Administration Appropriations Budget Performance Costs Equipment and Supplies General Service Staff Iraq Iraq-Kuwait Situation Kuwait Peacekeeping Operations Recruitment Reimbursement Special Accounts Staff Assessment Staff Security Staffing Troop-Contributing States

What’s in this document?

25 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the status of contributions to the United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission as at 30 April 2002, including the contributions outstanding in the amount of 13 million United States dollars, representing some 4 per cent of the total assessed contributions, notes with concern that only fifty-four Member States have paid their assessed contributions in full, and urges all other Member States, in particular those in arrears, to ensure the payment of their outstanding assessed contributions;

Expresses its continued appreciation of the decision of the Government of Kuwait to defray two thirds of the cost of the Observation Mission, effective 1 November 1993;

Expresses its appreciation to those Member States which have paid their assessed contributions in full;

Expresses concern at the financial situation with regard to peacekeeping activities, in particular as regards the reimbursements to troop contributors that 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 Observation Mission in full and on time;

Expresses concern at the delay experienced by the Secretary-General in deploying and providing adequate resources to some recent peacekeeping missions, in particular those in Africa;

Emphasizes that all future and existing peacekeeping missions shall be given equal and non-discriminatory treatment in respect of financial and administrative arrangements;

Also emphasizes that all peacekeeping missions shall be provided with adequate resources for the effective and efficient discharge of their respective mandates;

Reiterates its request to the Secretary-General to make the fullest possible use of facilities and equipment at the United Nations Logistics Base at Brindisi, Italy, in order to minimize the costs of procurement for the Observation Mission;

Endorses the conclusions and recommendations contained in the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,⁴ and requests the Secretary-General to ensure their full implementation;

⁴A/56/887/Add.5.

Requests the Secretary-General to take all necessary action to ensure that the Observation 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 recruit local staff for the Observation Mission against General Service posts, commensurate with the requirements of the Observation Mission;

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 Observation Mission for the period from 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001;⁵

⁵A/56/794 and Corr.1.

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

Decides to appropriate to the Special Account for the United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission the amount of 52,866,800 dollars for the period from 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003, inclusive of 50,573,200 dollars for the maintenance of the Observation Mission, 2,048,200 dollars for the support account for peacekeeping operations and 245,400 dollars for the United Nations Logistics Base;

Financing of the appropriation⁶

⁶See the note by the Secretary-General, issued under the symbol A/C.5/56/47, regarding paragraphs 15 to 21.

Notes with appreciation that a two-thirds share of the appropriation, equivalent to 35,244,600 dollars, will be funded through voluntary contributions from the Government of Kuwait, this amount to be partially offset by its share of the estimated staff assessment income in the amount of 1,685,900 dollars;

Decides to apportion among Member States the amount of 17,622,200 dollars at a monthly rate of 1,468,516 dollars, in accordance with the levels set out in resolution 55/235, as adjusted by the General Assembly in its resolution 55/236 of 23 December 2000, and taking into account the scale of assessments for the years 2002 and 2003 as set out in its resolution 55/5 B of the same date, and subject to review by the Security Council with regard to the question of termination or continuation of the Observation Mission;

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 16 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of 842,800 dollars for the period from 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003 at a monthly rate of 70,233 dollars, comprising the estimated staff assessment income of 742,600 dollars approved for the Observation Mission for the period from 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003, the prorated share of 92,900 dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the support account for the period from 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003 and the increase in staff assessment income of that account for the period from 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001, and the prorated share of 7,300 dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the United Nations Logistics Base for the period from 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003 and the reduction in staff assessment income of that account for the period from 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001;

Decides further that, taking into account the unencumbered balance of 2,636,200 dollars and other income of 3,949,000 dollars in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2001, for Member States that have fulfilled their financial obligations to the Observation Mission, there shall be set off against their apportionment, as provided for in paragraph 16 above, their respective share of the unencumbered balance of 878,730 dollars and their respective share of other income of 1,316,330 dollars, in accordance with the levels set out in resolution 55/235, as adjusted by the General Assembly in its resolution 55/236, and taking into account the scale of assessments for the year 2001, as set out in its resolution 55/5 B;

Decides that for Member States that have not fulfilled their financial obligations to the Observation Mission, their respective share of the unencumbered balance of 878,730 dollars and other income of 1,316,330 dollars in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2001 shall be set off against their outstanding obligations in accordance with the scheme set out in paragraph 18 above;

Decides also that, taking into account the decrease in the staff assessment income of 218,900 dollars in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2001, there shall be set off among Member States the amount of 72,960 dollars against the credits from the unencumbered balance referred to in paragraphs 18 and 19 above;

Decides further that, taking into account the voluntary contribution of the Government of Kuwait in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2001, two thirds of the unencumbered balance of 1,757,470 dollars and other income of 2,632,670 dollars in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2001 shall be returned to the Government of Kuwait, these amounts to be partially offset by its share in the decrease in staff assessment income in the amount of 145,940 dollars in the Tax Equalization Fund;

Emphasizes that no peacekeeping mission shall be financed by borrowing funds from other active peacekeeping missions;

Encourages the Secretary-General to continue to take additional measures to ensure the safety and security of all personnel under the auspices of the United Nations participating in the Observation Mission;

Invites voluntary contributions to the Observation 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 include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-seventh session, under the item entitled “Financing of the activities arising from Security Council resolution 687 (1991)”, the sub-item entitled “Financing of the United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission”.