Financing of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia

A/RES/62/260View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 149 Financing of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia, published in 2008.

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?

14 subjects

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

What’s in this document?

25 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 Observer Mission in Georgia as at 31 March 2008, including the contributions outstanding in the amount of 9.3 million United States dollars, representing some 3 per cent of the total assessed contributions, notes with concern that only sixty-nine 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,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 maintain the staffing for the General Services Office for the Observer Mission at the level currently funded under the provisions of its resolution 61/283;

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 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 2006 to 30 June 2007

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the financial performance of the Observer Mission for the period from 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007;⁴

⁴A/62/633.

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

Decides to appropriate to the Special Account for the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia the amount of 36,084,000 dollars for the period from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009, inclusive of 34,484,200 dollars for the maintenance of the Observer Mission, 1,394,600 dollars for the support account for peacekeeping operations and 205,200 dollars for the United Nations Logistics Base;

Financing of the appropriation

Also decides to apportion among Member States the amount of 10,524,500 dollars for the period from 1 July to 15 October 2008, 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 2008, 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 15 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of 747,804 dollars, comprising the estimated staff assessment income of 703,996 dollars approved for the Observer Mission, the prorated share of 39,083 dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the support account and the prorated share of 4,725 dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the United Nations Logistics Base;

Decides to apportion among Member States the amount of 25,559,500 dollars for the period from 16 October 2008 to 30 June 2009 at a monthly rate of 3,007,000 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 Observer Mission;

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 17 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of 1,816,096 dollars, comprising the estimated staff assessment income of 1,709,704 dollars approved for the Observer Mission, the prorated share of 94,917 dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the support account and the prorated share of 11,475 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 Observer Mission, 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 1,906,700 dollars in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2007, in accordance with the levels updated in resolution 61/243, and taking into account the scale of assessments for 2007, as set out in resolution 61/237;

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 1,906,700 dollars in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2007, in accordance with the scheme set out in paragraph 19 above;

Also decides that the decrease of 85,100 dollars in the estimated staff assessment income in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2007 shall be set off against the credits from the amount of 1,906,700 dollars referred to in paragraphs 19 and 20 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 participating in the Observer Mission 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 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 sixty-third session the item entitled “Financing of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia”.