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

A/RES/65/255View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda items 147 Financing of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and 148 Financing of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, published in 2011.

What subjects does this mandate have?

6 subjects

Appropriations Democratic Republic of the Congo Financial Resources Peacekeeping Operations Resources Allocation Staffing

What’s in this document?

21 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, 61/276 of 29 June 2007 and 64/269 of 24 June 2010, as well as other relevant resolutions;

Takes note of the status of contributions to the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as at 3 December 2010, including the contributions outstanding in the amount of 266.4 million United States dollars, representing some 3 per cent of the total assessed contributions, notes with concern that only fifty 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 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;

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 16 of the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions;

Decides to approve the establishment of 39 temporary positions, including 23 United Nations Volunteer positions, to be funded under general temporary assistance, to support the voter registration process in connection with the preparation for the conduct of elections and to support justice-related programmes, and in addition to the civilian staffing establishment approved for the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for the period 2010/11 under the provisions of General Assembly resolution 64/275;

Requests the Secretary-General to ensure the full implementation of the relevant provisions of resolutions 59/296, 60/266, 61/276 and 64/269;

Also requests the Secretary-General to take all action necessary 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;

Financing arrangements for the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for the period from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011

Takes note of the note by the Secretary-General on the financing arrangements for the Mission for the period from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011;Error: Reference source not found

Financing of the appropriation

Decides, taking into account the amount of 682,500,000 dollars already apportioned for the period from 1 July to 31 December 2010 under the terms of resolution 64/275, to apportion among Member States the additional amount of 682,500,000 dollars for the maintenance of the Mission for the period from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011, in accordance with the levels updated in General Assembly resolution 64/249 of 24 December 2009, and taking into account the scale of assessments for 2011, as set out in Assembly resolution 64/248 of 24 December 2009;

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 16 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of the amount of 15,345,950 dollars, representing the estimated additional staff assessment income approved for the Mission for the period from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011;

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 keep under review during its sixty-fifth session the items entitled “Financing of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo” and “Financing of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo”.

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

What subjects does this mandate have?

What’s in this document?

Financing arrangements for the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for the period from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011

Financing of the appropriation

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