Financing of the United Nations Operation in Côte D'ivoire

A/RES/59/16BView PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 154 Financing of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire, published in 2005.

What other versions does this mandate have?

23 versions · 2004–2024

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/78/299

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2024	A/RES/78/299	Financing of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire	489	21%Compare
2019	A/RES/73/313	Financing of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire	601	59%Compare
2018	A/RES/72/291	Financing of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire	727	—
2017	A/RES/71/271 B	Financing of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire	—	—
2017	A/RES/71/271 A	Financing of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire	—	—

What subjects does this mandate have?

16 subjects

Administration Appropriations Contributions-in-Kind Cost Effectiveness Costs Côte D'ivoire Equipment and Supplies Funds General Service Staff Peacekeeping Operations Reimbursement Special Accounts Staff Assessment Staff Security Staffing Troop-Contributing States

What’s in this document?

23 operative paragraphs

B²

²Resolution 59/16, in section VI of the Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-ninth Session, Supplement No. 49 (A/59/49), vol. I, becomes resolution 59/16 A.

Requests the Secretary-General to entrust the Head of Mission with the task 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 Côte d’Ivoire as at 15 April 2005, including the contributions outstanding in the amount of 43.8 million United States dollars, representing some 11 per cent of the total assessed contributions, notes with concern that only fifty-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.15.

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

Also requests the Secretary-General to take all necessary action to ensure that the Operation is administered with a maximum of efficiency and economy;

Further 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 4 April to 30 June 2004

Takes note of the expenditure report for the Operation for the period from 4 April to 30 June 2004;⁶

⁶A/59/750, sect. IV.

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

Decides to appropriate to the Special Account for the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire the amount of 386,892,500 dollars for the period from 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006, inclusive of 367,501,000 dollars for the maintenance of the Operation, 15,856,300 dollars for the support account for peacekeeping operations and 3,535,200 dollars for the United Nations Logistics Base;

Financing of the appropriation

Decides also to apportion among Member States the amount of 386,892,500 dollars at a monthly rate of 32,241,041 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 Assembly resolution 58/1 B of 23 December 2003, subject to a decision of the Security Council to extend the mandate of the Operation;

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 15 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of 10,150,900 dollars, comprising the estimated staff assessment income of 7,623,600 dollars approved for the Operation for the period from 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006, the prorated share of 2,241,300 dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the support account and the prorated share of 286,000 dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the United Nations Logistics Base;

Decides 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 15 above, their respective share of the unencumbered balance and other income in the amount of 13,328,900 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 also 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 other income in the amount of 13,328,900 dollars in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2004, in accordance with the scheme set out in paragraph 17 above;

Decides further that the decrease of 219,600 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 13,328,900 dollars referred to in paragraphs 17 and 18 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 Côte d’Ivoire”.