Financing of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia

A/RES/59/304View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 131 Financing of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia, published in 2005.

What other versions does this mandate have?

21 versions · 1994–2013

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/67/274

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2013	A/RES/67/274	Financing of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia	482	21%Compare
2012	A/RES/66/272	Financing of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia	431	62%Compare
2011	A/RES/65/299	Financing of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia	659	40%Compare
2010	A/RES/64/234	Financing of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia	1,236	52%Compare
2009	A/RES/63/293	Financing of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia	1,090	61%Compare

What subjects does this mandate have?

18 subjects

Administration Appropriations Budget Performance Contributions-in-Kind Costs Equipment and Supplies General Service Staff Georgia Georgia Situation Logistics Peacekeeping Operations Purchasing Recruitment Special Accounts Staff Assessment Staff Security Staffing Troop-Contributing States

What’s in this document?

24 operative paragraphs

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 Observer Mission in Georgia as at 15 April 2005, including the contributions outstanding in the amount of 11 million United States dollars, representing some 4 per cent of the total assessed contributions, notes with concern that only thirty-four 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 Observer Mission in full;

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 Observer 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/59/736/Add.7.

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 action necessary to ensure that the Observer Mission 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 Observer Mission against General Service posts, commensurate with the requirements of the Mission;

Financial performance report for the period from 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the financial performance of the Observer Mission for the period from 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004;⁵

⁵A/59/622.

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

Decides to appropriate to the Special Account for the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia the amount of 36,380,000 dollars for the period from 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006, inclusive of 34,562,100 dollars for the maintenance of the Observer Mission, 1,486,500 dollars for the support account for peacekeeping operations and 331,400 dollars for the United Nations Logistics Base;

Financing of the appropriation

Decides also to apportion among Member States the amount of 3,031,667 dollars for the period from 1 to 31 July 2005, 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, as set out in its resolution 58/1 B of 23 December 2003;

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 14 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of 207,575 dollars, comprising the estimated staff assessment income of 187,833 dollars approved for the Observer Mission, the prorated share of 17,508 dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the support account and the prorated share of 2,234 dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the United Nations Logistics Base;

Decides to apportion among Member States the amount of 33,348,333 dollars for the period from 1 August 2005 to 30 June 2006 at a monthly rate of 3,031,666 dollars, in accordance with the levels updated in General Assembly resolution 58/256, and taking into account the scale of assessments for 2005 and 2006, as set out in its resolution 58/1 B, subject to a decision of the Security Council to extend the mandate of the Observer Mission;

Decides also that, in accordance with the provisions of its resolution 973 (X), 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 2,283,325 dollars, comprising the estimated staff assessment income of 2,066,167 dollars approved for the Observer Mission, the prorated share of 192,592 dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the support account and the prorated share of 24,566 dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the United Nations Logistics Base;

Decides further that, for Member States that have fulfilled their financial obligations to the Observer Mission, there shall be set off against their apportionment, as provided for in paragraphs 14 and 16 above, their respective share of the unencumbered balance and other income in the amount of 1,104,100 dollars in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2004, in accordance with the levels updated in General Assembly resolution 58/256, and taking into account the scale of assessments for 2004, as set out in its resolution 58/1 B;

Decides that, for Member States that have not fulfilled their financial obligations to the Observer Mission, there shall be set off against their outstanding obligations their respective share of the unencumbered balance and other income in the total amount of 1,104,100 dollars in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2004, in accordance with the scheme set out in paragraph 18 above;

Decides also that the increase of 179,600 dollars in the estimated staff assessment income in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2004 shall be added to the credits from the amount of 1,104,100 dollars referred to in paragraphs 18 and 19 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 Observer Mission, bearing in mind paragraphs 5 and 6 of Security Council resolution 1502 (2003) of 26 August 2003;

Invites voluntary contributions to the Observer 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 sixtieth session the item entitled “Financing of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia”.