Financing of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon

A/RES/61/250CView PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 144b United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, published in 2007.

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Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2026	A/RES/80/282	Financing of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon	2,414	–
2025	A/RES/79/308	Financing of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon	2,082	–
2024	A/RES/78/305	Financing of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon	2,188	–
2023	A/RES/77/313	Financing of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon	2,027	–
2022	A/RES/76/290	Financing of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon	2,069	–

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33 operative paragraphs

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Requests the Secretary-General to entrust the Head of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon with the task of formulating future budget proposals in full accordance with the provisions of General Assembly resolutions 59/296 of 22 June 2005, 60/266 of 30 June 2006 and 61/276 of 29 June 2007, as well as other relevant resolutions;

Takes note of the status of contributions to the Force as of 31 March 2007, including the contributions outstanding in the amount of 141.6 million United States dollars, representing some 4 per cent of the total assessed contributions, notes with concern that only thirty-one 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 that 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 deep concern that Israel did not comply with General Assembly resolutions 51/233, 52/237, 53/227, 54/267, 55/180 A, 55/180 B, 56/214 A, 56/214 B, 57/325, 58/307, 59/307, 60/278, 61/250 A and 61/250 B;

Stresses once again that Israel should strictly abide by General Assembly resolutions 51/233, 52/237, 53/227, 54/267, 55/180 A, 55/180 B, 56/214 A, 56/214 B, 57/325, 58/307, 59/307, 60/278, 61/250 A and 61/250 B;

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,Error: Reference source not found and requests the Secretary-General to ensure their full implementation;

Recalls Security Council resolution 1701 (2006), reaffirms paragraph 12 of General Assembly resolution 61/250 B, and requests the Secretary-General to continue to measure the expected accomplishments of the Force fully in accordance with the mandate of the Council;

Takes note of the preliminary report of the Secretary-General on the Strategic Military Cell,⁴ and notes that the creation of the Cell reflects an approach that is different from the established structure and practices of the Secretariat and from the usual role of the Military Adviser;

⁴A/61/883.

Recalls paragraph 14 of its resolution 61/250 B, and requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at the second part of its resumed sixty-second session on the results of the comprehensive review of the Strategic Military Cell, including its recommended life cycle, a rationale for its current staffing level, its relationship and modalities of coordination with the Military Division of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations of the Secretariat, its impact on the efforts to achieve unity of command and integration in the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, the cost-effectiveness of its functioning, its interaction with other parts of the Secretariat and the possibility of applying the approach to other missions, in particular the large-scale and complex ones;

Emphasizes the importance of close coordination and cooperation between the Director of the Strategic Military Cell and other senior managers of the Secretariat, in particular the Military Adviser;

Requests the Secretary-General to ensure the full implementation of the relevant provisions of its resolutions 59/296, 60/266 and 61/276;

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;

Approves the proposed resources for the Strategic Military Cell, as an interim measure, pending its further review, as outlined in paragraph 14 above;

Reiterates its request to the Secretary-General to take the necessary measures to ensure the full implementation of paragraph 8 of its resolution 51/233, paragraph 5 of its resolution 52/237, paragraph 11 of its resolution 53/227, paragraph 14 of its resolution 54/267, paragraph 14 of its resolution 55/180 A, paragraph 15 of its resolution 55/180 B, paragraph 13 of its resolution 56/214 A, paragraph 13 of its resolution 56/214 B, paragraph 14 of its resolution 57/325, paragraph 13 of its resolution 58/307, paragraph 13 of its resolution 59/307, paragraph 17 of its resolution 60/278, paragraph 21 of its resolution 61/250 A and paragraph 20 of its resolution 61/250 B, stresses once again that Israel shall pay the amount of 1,117,005 dollars resulting from the incident at Qana on 18 April 1996, and requests the Secretary-General to report on this matter to the General Assembly at its sixty-second session;

Financial performance report for the period from 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the financial performance of the Force for the period from 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006;⁵

⁵A/61/829.

Budget estimates for the period from 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008

Decides to appropriate to the Special Account for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon the amount of 748,204,600 dollars for the period from 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008, inclusive of 713,586,800 dollars for the maintenance of the Force, 29,773,200 dollars for the support account for peacekeeping operations and 4,844,600 dollars for the United Nations Logistics Base;

Financing of the appropriation

Also decides to apportion among Member States the amount of 124,700,700 dollars for the period from 1 July to 31 August 2007, in accordance with the levels updated in General Assembly resolution 61/243 of 22 December 2006, and taking into account the scale of assessments for 2007, as set out in its resolution 61/237 of 22 December 2006;

Further 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 23 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of the amount of 2,538,500 dollars, comprising the estimated staff assessment income of 1,978,600 dollars approved for the Force, the prorated share of 505,100 dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the support account and the prorated share of 54,800 dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the United Nations Logistics Base;

Decides to apportion among Member States the amount of 623,503,900 dollars for the period from 1 September 2007 to 30 June 2008 at a monthly rate of 62,350,383 dollars, in accordance with the levels updated in General Assembly resolution 61/243, and taking into account the scale of assessments for 2007 and 2008, as set out in its resolution 61/237, subject to a decision of the Security Council to extend the mandate of the Force;

Also decides 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 25 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of 12,692,300 dollars, comprising the estimated staff assessment income of 9,892,900 dollars approved for the Force, the prorated share of 2,525,500 dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the support account and the prorated share of 273,900 dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the United Nations Logistics Base;

Further 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 23 above, their respective share of the unencumbered balance and other income in the total amount of 18,027,100 dollars in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2006, 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;

Decides 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 total amount of 18,027,100 dollars in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2006, in accordance with the scheme set out in paragraph 27 above;

Also decides that the decrease of 637,200 dollars in the estimated staff assessment income in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2006 shall be set off against the credits from the amount of 18,027,100 dollars referred to in paragraphs 27 and 28 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-second session, under the item entitled “Financing of the United Nations peacekeeping forces in the Middle East”, the sub-item entitled “United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon”.