Financing of the United Nations Operation in Burundi

A/RES/59/15BView PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 153 Financing of the United Nations Operation in Burundi, published in 2005.

What other versions does this mandate have?

9 versions · 2004–2010

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/64/272

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2010	A/RES/64/272	Financing of the United Nations Operation in Burundi	403	20%Compare
2009	A/RES/63/288	Financing of the United Nations Operation in Burundi	362	54%Compare
2008	A/RES/62/253	Financing of the United Nations Operation in Burundi	570	56%Compare
2007	A/RES/61/9B	Financing of the United Nations Operation in Burundi	766	—
2006	A/RES/61/9A	Financing of the United Nations Operation in Burundi	—	—

What subjects does this mandate have?

18 subjects

Administration Appropriations Burundi Burundi Situation Contributions-in-Kind Costs Equipment and Supplies General Service Staff Logistics Peacekeeping Operations Recruitment Reimbursement Resources Mobilization Special Accounts Staff Assessment Staff Security Staffing Troop-Contributing States

What’s in this document?

25 operative paragraphs

B²

²Resolution 59/15, in section VI of the Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-ninth Session, Supplement No. 49 (A/59/49), vol. I, becomes resolution 59/15 A.

Requests the Secretary-General to entrust the Head of Mission with the tasks of formulating future budget proposals in full accordance with the provisions of General Assembly resolution 59/296 of 22 June 2005, as well as other relevant resolutions;

Takes note of the status of contributions to the United Nations Operation in Burundi as at 15 April 2005, including the contributions outstanding in the amount of 88.7 million United States dollars, representing some 25 per cent of the total assessed contributions, notes with concern that only forty-three Member States have paid their assessed contributions in full, and urges all other Member States, in particular those in arrears, to ensure payment of their outstanding assessed contributions;

Expresses its appreciation to those Member States which have paid their assessed contributions in full, and urges all other Member States to make every possible effort to ensure payment of their assessed contributions to the Operation 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;

Also 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 Operation;

Endorses the conclusions and recommendations contained in the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,⁵ and requests the Secretary-General to ensure their full implementation;

⁵A/59/736/Add.12.

Requests the Secretary-General to ensure the full implementation of the relevant provisions of its resolution 59/296;

Notes with concern that the Status of Forces Agreement remains unsigned, and requests that this be finalized as a matter of urgency;

Requests the Secretary-General to take all necessary action to ensure that the Operation 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 Operation against General Service posts, commensurate with the requirements of the Operation;

Expenditure report for the period from 21 April to 30 June 2004

Takes note of the expenditure report for the Operation for the period from 21 April to 30 June 2004;⁶

⁶A/59/748, sect. IV.

Decides to appropriate to the Special Account for the United Nations Operation in Burundi the amount of 49,709,300 dollars previously authorized and apportioned for the establishment of the Operation for the period from 21 April to 30 June 2004 under the terms of its resolution 58/312;

Budget estimates for the period from 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006

Decides also to appropriate to the Special Account for the United Nations Operation in Burundi the amount of 307,693,100 dollars for the period from 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006, inclusive of 292,272,400 dollars for the maintenance of the Operation, 12,609,400 dollars for the support account for peacekeeping operations and 2,811,300 dollars for the United Nations Logistics Base;

Financing of the appropriation

Decides further to apportion among Member States the amount of 307,693,100 dollars at a monthly rate of 25,641,091 dollars, in accordance with the levels updated in General Assembly resolution 58/256 of 23 December 2003 and taking into account the scale of assessments for 2005 and 2006, as set out in its resolution 58/1 B of 23 December 2003, subject to a decision of the Security Council to extend the mandate of the Operation;

Decides 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 17 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of 10,306,800 dollars, comprising the estimated staff assessment income of 8,297,100 dollars approved for the Operation for the period from 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006, the prorated share of 1,782,300 dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the support account and the prorated share of 227,400 dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the United Nations Logistics Base;

Decides also that, for Member States that have fulfilled their financial obligations to the Operation, there shall be set off against their apportionment, as provided for in paragraph 17 above, their respective share of the unencumbered balance and interest income in the amount of 9,470,200 dollars in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2004, in accordance with the levels updated in its resolution 58/256, and taking into account the scale of assessments for 2004, as set out in its resolution 58/1 B;

Decides further that, for Member States that have not fulfilled their financial obligations to the Operation, there shall be set off against their outstanding obligations their respective share of the unencumbered balance and interest income in the amount of 9,470,200 dollars in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2004, in accordance with the scheme set out in paragraph 19 above;

Decides that the decrease of 33,900 dollars in the estimated staff assessment income in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2004 shall be set off against the credits from the amount of 9,470,200 dollars referred to in paragraphs 19 and 20 above;

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 Operation, bearing in mind paragraphs 5 and 6 of Security Council resolution 1502 (2003) of 26 August 2003;

Invites voluntary contributions to the Operation 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 sixtieth session the item entitled “Financing of the United Nations Operation in Burundi”.