Financing of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force

A/RES/60/277View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 149a United Nations Disengagement Observer Force, published in 2006.

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62 documents · 1980–2026

Newer documents in this group exist (latest: 2026).

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2026	A/RES/80/281	Financing of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force	1,634	–
2025	A/RES/79/307	Financing of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force	1,451	–
2024	A/RES/78/304	Financing of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force	1,397	–
2023	A/RES/77/291 B	Financing of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force	—	–
2023	A/RES/77/291 A	Financing of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force	—	–

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19 subjects

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

What’s in this document?

23 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 resolutions 59/296 of 22 June 2005 and 60/266 of 30 June 2006, as well as other relevant resolutions;

Takes note of the status of contributions to the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force as at 30 April 2006, including the contributions outstanding in the amount of 20.1 million United States dollars, representing some 1 per cent of the total assessed contributions, notes with concern that only forty-nine 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 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 Force 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 Force;

Endorses the conclusions and recommendations contained in the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,2 and requests the Secretary-General to ensure their full implementation;

Requests the Secretary-General to ensure the full implementation of the relevant provisions of its resolutions 59/296 and 60/266;

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

Financial performance report for the period from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the financial performance of the Force for the period from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005;⁴

⁴A/60/628 and Corr.1.

Budget estimates for the period from 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007

Decides to appropriate to the Special Account for the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force the amount of 41,588,400 dollars for the period from 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007, inclusive of 39,865,200 dollars for the maintenance of the Force, 1,423,300 dollars for the support account for peacekeeping operations and 299,900 dollars for the United Nations Logistics Base;

Financing of the appropriation

Decides also to apportion among Member States the amount of 41,588,400 dollars at a monthly rate of 3,465,700 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 2006, as set out in its resolution 58/1 B of 23 December 2003, and the scale of assessments for 2007,⁵ subject to a decision of the Security Council to extend the mandate of the Force;

⁵To be adopted by the General Assembly.

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 1,249,400 dollars, comprising the estimated staff assessment income of 1,066,600 dollars approved for the Force for the period from 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007, the prorated share of 160,100 dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the support account and the prorated share of 22,700 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 Force, 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 1,983,300 dollars in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2005, in accordance with the levels updated in its resolution 58/256 and taking into account the scale of assessments for 2005, as set out in its resolution 58/1 B;

Decides also that, for Member States that have not fulfilled their financial obligations to the Force, there shall be set off against their outstanding obligations their respective share of the unencumbered balance and other income in the amount of 1,983,300 dollars in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2005, in accordance with the scheme set out in paragraph 17 above;

Decides further that the decrease of 101,500 dollars in the estimated staff assessment income in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2005 shall be set off against the credits from the amount of 1,983,300 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 Force, bearing in mind paragraphs 5 and 6 of Security Council resolution 1502 (2003) of 26 August 2003;

Invites voluntary contributions to the Force 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 sixty-first session, under the item entitled “Financing of the United Nations peacekeeping forces in the Middle East”, the sub-item entitled “United Nations Disengagement Observer Force”.