Financing of the United Nations Mission in the Sudan

A/RES/63/273BView PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 146 Financing of the United Nations Mission in the Sudan, published in 2009.

What other versions does this mandate have?

14 versions · 2005–2015

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/69/303

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2015	A/RES/69/303	Financing of the United Nations Mission in the Sudan	461	19%Compare
2014	A/RES/68/294	Financing of the United Nations Mission in the Sudan	466	46%Compare
2013	A/RES/67/281	Financing of the United Nations Mission in the Sudan	767	29%Compare
2012	A/RES/66/244	Financing of the United Nations Mission in the Sudan	713	23%Compare
2011	A/RES/65/257B	Financing of the United Nations Mission in the Sudan	1,755	—

What subjects does this mandate have?

13 subjects

Appropriations Budget Contributions Costs Financial Resources Logistics Peacekeeping Operations Regional Cooperation Special Accounts Staff Assessment Staff Security Staffing Sudan Troop-Contributing States

What’s in this document?

35 operative paragraphs

B²

²Resolution 63/273 of 7 April 2009 becomes resolution 63/273 A.

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 Mission in the Sudan as at 30 April 2009, including the contributions outstanding in the amount of 65.5 million United States dollars, representing some 2 per cent of the total assessed contributions, notes with concern that only seventy-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 Mission 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 Mission;

Acknowledges with appreciation that the use of the logistics hub at Entebbe, Uganda, has been cost-effective and has resulted in savings for the United Nations, and welcomes the expansion of the logistics hub to provide logistical support to peacekeeping operations in the region and to contribute further to their enhanced efficiency and responsiveness, taking into account the ongoing efforts in this regard;

Requests the Secretary-General to ensure that proposed peacekeeping budgets are based on the relevant legislative mandates;

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;

Takes note of paragraph 35 (b) of the report of the Advisory Committee, and decides to approve the post of Chief Operations Officer at the P-5 level for the Joint Operations Centre;

Also takes note of paragraph 35 (c) of the report of the Advisory Committee, and decides to establish the post of Programme Officer at the P-3 level in the Office of the Force Commander;

Further takes note of paragraph 35 (d) of the report of the Advisory Committee, and decides to establish the post of Senior Security Sector Reform Officer at the P-5 level in the Rule of Law, Judicial System and Prison Advisory Section;

Takes note of paragraph 35 (h) (ii) of the report of the Advisory Committee, and decides to establish the post of Field Service Security Officer (internal audit) and 10 posts of Field Service Security Officer (risk assessment) in the Safety and Security Section;

Also takes note of paragraphs 35 (g) and (k) of the report of the Advisory Committee, and decides to establish the 187 disarmament, demobilization and reintegration-related posts and positions, and to apply a 50 per cent vacancy factor to the new international posts, comprising 20 posts at the P-3 level and 18 Field Service posts, for the period 2009/10;

Further takes note of paragraph 51 of the report of the Advisory Committee;

Reaffirms section XX of resolution 61/276, and encourages the Secretary-General, where feasible, to enhance regional and inter-mission cooperation with a view to achieving greater synergies in the use of the resources of the Organization and the implementation of mandates of the missions, while bearing in mind that individual missions are responsible for the preparation and implementation of their own budgets and for controlling their own assets and logistical operations;

Requests the Secretary-General to ensure that future budget submissions contain sufficient information, explanation and justification of the proposed resource requirements relating to operational costs in order to allow Member States to take well-informed decisions;

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

Further requests the Secretary-General to take all necessary action to ensure that the Mission is administered with a maximum of efficiency and economy;

Requests the Secretary-General, in order to reduce the cost of employing General Service staff, to continue efforts to recruit local staff for the Mission against General Service posts, commensurate with the requirements of the Mission;

Financial performance report for the period from 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the financial performance of the Mission for the period from 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008;⁵

⁵A/63/604.

Budget estimates for the period from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010

Decides to appropriate to the Special Account for the United Nations Mission in the Sudan the amount of 1,000,577,700 dollars for the period from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010, inclusive of 958,350,200 dollars for the maintenance of the Mission, 35,143,600 dollars for the support account for peacekeeping operations and 7,083,900 dollars for the United Nations Logistics Base;

Financing of the appropriation

Also decides to apportion among Member States the amount of 833,814,750 dollars for the period from 1 July 2009 to 30 April 2010, 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 2009, as set out in its resolution 61/237 of 22 December 2006, and for 2010;⁶

⁶To be adopted by the General Assembly.

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 25 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of 22,145,833 dollars, comprising the estimated staff assessment income of 18,514,333 dollars approved for the Mission, the prorated share of 3,048,750 dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the support account and the prorated share of 582,750 dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the United Nations Logistics Base;

Decides to apportion among Member States the amount of 166,762,950 dollars for the period from 1 May to 30 June 2010, at a monthly rate of 83,381,475 dollars, taking into account the scale of assessments for 2010,Error: Reference source not found subject to a decision of the Security Council to extend the mandate of the 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 27 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of 4,429,167 dollars, comprising the estimated staff assessment income of 3,702,867 dollars approved for the Mission, the prorated share of 609,750 dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the support account and the prorated share of 116,550 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 Mission, there shall be set off against their apportionment, as provided for in paragraph 25 above, their respective share of the unencumbered balance and other income in the total amount of 82,199,100 dollars in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2008, in accordance with the levels updated in its resolution 61/243, and taking into account the scale of assessments for 2008, as set out in its resolution 61/237;

Decides that, for Member States that have not fulfilled their financial obligations to the 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 82,199,100 dollars in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2008, in accordance with the scheme set out in paragraph 29 above;

Also decides that the increase of 2,348,600 dollars in the estimated staff assessment income in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2008 shall be added to the credits from the amount of 82,199,100 dollars referred to in paragraphs 29 and 30 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 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 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-fourth session the item entitled “Financing of the United Nations Mission in the Sudan”.