Financing of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus

A/RES/62/255View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 143 Financing of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus, published in 2008.

What other versions does this mandate have?

34 versions · 1993–2026

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/80/277

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2026	A/RES/80/277	Financing of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus	1,961	77%Compare
2025	A/RES/79/303	Financing of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus	1,650	85%Compare
2024	A/RES/78/300	Financing of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus	1,765	86%Compare
2023	A/RES/77/308	Financing of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus	1,644	90%Compare
2022	A/RES/76/283	Financing of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus	1,704	45%Compare

What’s in this document?

39 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, 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 United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus as at 31 March 2008, including the contributions outstanding in the amount of 19.1 million United States dollars, representing some 6 per cent of the total assessed contributions, notes with concern that only forty-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 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,Error: Reference source not found subject to the provisions of the present resolution, and requests the Secretary-General to ensure their full implementation;

Decides to reclassify the posts of Associate Public Information Officer, Chief Security Officer and Chief of Integrated Support Services to the P-3, P-4 and P-5 levels, respectively;

Welcomes the steps taken so far by the host Government and the Force regarding the renovation of the accommodation of military contingent personnel and of other personnel of the Force, and requests the Secretary-General to continue making every effort, in coordination with the host Government, to ensure that the renovations are completed as scheduled and to report thereon in the context of his next budget submission;

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;

Financial performance report for the period from 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the financial performance of the Force for the period from 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007;⁶

⁶A/62/649.

Decides to appropriate to the Special Account for the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus the amount of 2,516,500 dollars for the maintenance of the Force for the period from 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007, in addition to the amount of 46,770,000 dollars already appropriated for the Force for the same period under the terms of its resolution 60/270 of 30 June 2006;

Financing of the additional appropriation for the period from 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007

Notes with appreciation that a one-third share of the net additional appropriation, equivalent to 741,433 dollars, will be funded through voluntary contributions from the Government of Cyprus;

Decides, taking into account the amount of 25,354,700 dollars already apportioned under the terms of its resolution 60/270, to apportion among Member States the additional amount of 1,775,067 dollars for the maintenance of the Force for the period from 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007, in accordance with the levels updated in its resolutions 58/256 of 23 December 2003 and 61/243 of 22 December 2006, 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, as set out in its resolution 61/237 of 22 December 2006;

Also 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 18 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of the amount of 292,200 dollars, representing the additional staff assessment income for the Force for the period from 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007;

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 18 above, their respective share of other income in the amount of 641,518 dollars in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2007, in accordance with the scheme set out in paragraph 18 above;

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 other income in the amount of 641,518 dollars in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2007, in accordance with the scheme set out in paragraph 18 above;

Also decides, taking into account its voluntary contribution for the financial period ended 30 June 2007, that one third of other income in the amount of 403,829 dollars in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2007 shall be returned to the Government of Cyprus;

Further decides, taking into account its voluntary contribution for the financial period ended 30 June 2007, that the prorated share of other income in the amount of 167,353 dollars in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2007 shall be returned to the Government of Greece;

Financing arrangements for the period from 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008

Takes note of the note by the Secretary-General on the financing arrangements for the Force for the period from 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008;Error: Reference source not found

Decides to appropriate to the Special Account for the Force the amount of 3,646,500 dollars for the maintenance of the Force for the period from 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008, in addition to the amount of 48,847,500 dollars already appropriated for the Force for the same period under the terms of its resolution 61/280;

Financing of the additional appropriation for the period from 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008

Notes with appreciation that a one-third share of the net additional appropriation, equivalent to 1,166,700 dollars, will be funded through voluntary contributions from the Government of Cyprus;

Decides, taking into account the amount of 26,804,234 dollars already apportioned under the terms of its resolution 61/280, to apportion among Member States the additional amount of 2,376,475 dollars for the maintenance of the Force for the period from 1 July 2007 to 15 June 2008, in accordance with the levels updated in resolution 61/243, and taking into account the scale of assessments for 2007 and 2008, as set out in resolution 61/237;

Further decides to apportion among Member States the additional amount of 103,325 dollars for the maintenance of the Force for the period from 16 to 30 June 2008, in accordance with the levels updated in resolution 61/243, and taking into account the scale of assessments for 2008, as set out in resolution 61/237, subject to a decision by the Security Council to extend the mandate of the Force;

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 29 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of the amount of 6,096 dollars, representing the additional estimated staff assessment income approved for the Force for the period from 16 to 30 June 2008;

Budget estimates for the period from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009

Also decides to appropriate to the Special Account for the Force the amount of 57,392,000 dollars for the period from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009, inclusive of 54,851,100 dollars for the maintenance of the Force, 2,215,000 dollars for the support account for peacekeeping operations and 325,900 dollars for the United Nations Logistics Base;

Financing of the appropriation for the period from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009

Notes with appreciation that a one-third share of the net appropriation, equivalent to 18,264,450 dollars, will be funded through voluntary contributions from the Government of Cyprus and the amount of 6.5 million dollars from the Government of Greece;

Decides to apportion among Member States the amount of 32,627,550 dollars at a monthly rate of 2,718,962 dollars, in accordance with the levels updated in resolution 61/243, and taking into account the scale of assessments for 2008 and 2009, as set out in 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 33 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of 2,543,800 dollars, comprising the estimated staff assessment income of 2,305,200 dollars approved for the Force, the prorated share of 212,900 dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the support account and the prorated share of 25,700 dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the United Nations Logistics Base;

Further decides to continue to maintain as separate the account established for the Force for the period prior to 16 June 1993, invites Member States to make voluntary contributions to that account, and requests the Secretary-General to continue his efforts in appealing for voluntary contributions to the account;

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 participating in the Force under the auspices of the United Nations, 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-third session the item entitled “Financing of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus”.