Financing of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

A/RES/63/291View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 136 Financing of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, published in 2009.

What else is in this group?

16 documents · 2000–2009

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2009	A/RES/63/291	Financing of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo	1,745	–
2008	A/RES/62/256	Financing of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo	1,961	–
2007	A/RES/61/281	Financing of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo	1,736	–
2006	A/RES/60/121B	Financing of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo	1,879	–
2006	A/RES/60/121A	Financing of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo	—	–

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What subjects does this mandate have?

18 subjects

Administration Appropriations Budget Performance Contributions-in-Kind Cost Effectiveness Democratic Republic of the Congo Entebbe (Uganda)Equipment and Supplies Financial Resources General Service Staff Logistics Peacekeeping Operations Recruitment Reimbursement Special Accounts Staff Assessment Staff Security Troop-Contributing States

What’s in this document?

29 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 Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as at 30 April 2009, including the contributions outstanding in the amount of 274.0 million United States dollars, representing some 4 per cent of the total assessed contributions, notes with concern that only forty-two 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,2 and the oral statement by the Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,3 subject to the provisions of the present resolution, and requests the Secretary-General to ensure their full implementation;

Takes note of paragraphs 48 and 49 of the report of the Advisory Committee, and decides to approve 16 general temporary assistance positions for the Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region for six months;

Also takes note of paragraph 69 of the report of the Advisory Committee;

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

Also requests the Secretary-General to take all necessary action to ensure that the 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 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/63/563.

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

Decides to appropriate to the Special Account for the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo the amount of 1,405,912,000 dollars for the period from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010, inclusive of 1,346,584,600 dollars for the maintenance of the Mission, 49,374,900 dollars for the support account for peacekeeping operations and 9,952,500 dollars for the United Nations Logistics Base;

Financing of the appropriation

Also decides to apportion among Member States the amount of 702,956,000 dollars for the period from 1 July to 31 December 2009, 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 Assembly 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 19 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of the amount of 16,179,450 dollars, comprising the estimated staff assessment income of 13,118,150 dollars approved for the Mission, the prorated share of 2,570,050 dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the support account and the prorated share of 491,250 dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the United Nations Logistics Base;

Decides to apportion among Member States the amount of 702,956,000 dollars for the period from 1 January to 30 June 2010 at a monthly rate of 117,159,333 dollars, in accordance with the levels updated in resolution 61/243, and taking into account the scale of assessments for 2010,⁶ subject to a decision of the Security Council to extend the mandate of the Mission;

⁶To be adopted by the General Assembly.

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 21 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of the amount of 16,179,450 dollars, comprising the estimated staff assessment income of 13,118,150 dollars approved for the Mission, the prorated share of 2,570,050 dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the support account and the prorated share of 491,250 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 19 above, their respective share of the unencumbered balance and other income in the total amount of 69,974,500 dollars in respect of the financial period ended 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;

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 69,974,500 dollars in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2008, in accordance with the scheme set out in paragraph 23 above;

Also decides that the decrease of 330,100 dollars in the estimated staff assessment income in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2008 shall be set off against the credits from the amount of 69,974,500 dollars referred to in paragraphs 23 and 24 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 Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo”.