Financing of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan

A/RES/66/243BView PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 161 Financing of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, published in 2012.

What other versions does this mandate have?

18 versions · 2012–2026

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/80/283

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2026	A/RES/80/283	Financing of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan	2,173	58%Compare
2025	A/RES/79/309	Financing of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan	1,515	75%Compare
2024	A/RES/78/306	Financing of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan	1,654	—
2023	A/RES/77/292 B	Financing of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan	—	—
2023	A/RES/77/292 A	Financing of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan	—	—

What subjects does this mandate have?

4 subjects

Financial Resources Peacekeeping Operations South Sudan Special Accounts

What’s in this document?

21 operative paragraphs

B²

²Resolution 66/243, in section VI of the Official Records of the General Assembly, Sixty-sixth Session, Supplement No. 49 (A/66/49), vol. I, becomes resolution 66/243 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, 61/276 of 29 June 2007, 64/269 of 24 June 2010, 65/289 of 30 June 2011 and 66/264 of 21 June 2012, as well as other relevant resolutions;

Takes note of the status of contributions to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan as at 30 April 2012, including the contributions outstanding in the amount of 226.1 million United States dollars, representing some 32 per cent of the total assessed contributions, notes with concern that only forty-five 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;

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 reports 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 paragraphs 37 to 40 of the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions;⁵

⁵A/66/718/Add.17.

Requests the Secretary-General to ensure that all planned construction projects are completed on schedule and that Headquarters provides effective oversight of the major construction projects;

Also requests the Secretary-General to ensure the full implementation of the relevant provisions of its resolutions 59/296, 60/266, 61/276, 64/269, 65/289 and 66/264;

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

Budget estimates for the period from 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013

Decides to appropriate to the Special Account for the United Nations Mission in South Sudan the amount of 876,160,800 dollars for the period from 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013, inclusive of 839,490,000 dollars for the maintenance of the Mission, 34,772,300 dollars for the support account for peacekeeping operations and 1,898,500 dollars for the United Nations Logistics Base at Brindisi, Italy;

Financing of the appropriation

Also decides to apportion among Member States the amount of 21,197,439 dollars for the period from 1 to 9 July 2012, in accordance with the levels updated in General Assembly resolution 64/249 of 24 December 2009, taking into account the scale of assessments for 2012, as set out in its resolution 64/248 of 24 December 2009;

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 14 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of 538,287 dollars, comprising the estimated staff assessment income of 436,045 dollars approved for the Mission, the prorated share of 84,387 dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the support account and the prorated share of 17,855 dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the United Nations Logistics Base;

Decides to apportion among Member States the amount of 854,963,361 dollars for the period from 10 July 2012 to 30 June 2013, at a monthly rate of 73,013,400 dollars, in accordance with the levels updated in resolution 64/249, taking into account the scale of assessments for 2012, as set out in resolution 64/248, and for 2013,⁶ 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 16 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of 21,710,913 dollars, comprising the estimated staff assessment income of 17,587,155 dollars approved for the Mission, the prorated share of 3,403,613 dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the support account and the prorated share of 720,145 dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the United Nations Logistics Base;

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-seventh session the item entitled “Financing of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan”.