Scale of Assessments for the Apportionment of the Expenses of the United Nations: Report of the Committee on Contributions

A/RES/665(VII)View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1953.

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2 versions · 1952–1953

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1953	A/RES/665(VII)	Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of the United Nations: report of the Committee on Contributions	682	20%Compare
1952	A/RES/582(VI)	Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of the United Nations: report of the Committee on Contributions	674	–

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4 subjects

Budget Contributions International Courts Liechtenstein Switzerland

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6 operative paragraphs

Notes with satisfaction the action taken by the Committee on Contributions to implement the recommendations of General Assembly resolution 582 (VI) of 21 December 1951 by giving additional recognition to countries with low per capita income, and urges the Committee to continue to do so in the future ;

Instructs the Committee on Contributions to deter further action on the per capita ceiling until new Members are admitted or substantial improvement in tqe economic capacity of existing Members permits the adjustments to be gradually absorbed in the scale;

Decides that from 1 January 1954 the assessment of the largest contributor shall not exceed onethird of total ass..;ssments against Members ;

Resolves:

That the scale of assessments for the 1953 budget shall be as follows : Member State Per c,nt Afghanistan . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0.08 Argentina • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . .

1.45 Australia . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . • . . • . . • . • . . . . .

1.75 Belgium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • • . . . . . . . . . . .

1.37 Bolivia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . • • . . . . 0.06 Brazil . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 1.45 Burma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0.13 Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic . . . • . . .

0.43 Canada . . . . • . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . .

3.30 Chile • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0.33 China . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5.62 Colombia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0.35 Costa Rica • . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.04

Cuba ................................... 0.34 Czechoslovakia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1.05 Denmark . • . • • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0.78 Dominican Republic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0.05 Ecuador . . • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0.04 Egypt •...•... ·. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0.50 El Salvador ...... -: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0.05 Ethiopia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0.10 France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5.75 Greece . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0.19 Guatemala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . .

0.06 Haiti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . .

0.04 Hpnduras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0.04 Iceland ... , . . • • • • . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . .

0.04 India ........•......... ; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.45

Indonesia ......................... , . . . . .

0.60 Iran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . .

0.33 Iraq . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0.12 Israel . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0.17 Lebanon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.05 Liberia . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.04 11 See Official Records of the G,neral Ass,mbly, Srventh Senion,· S11nletW11t No. lO. General ANembly-Seventh Seuion Member State

Luxembourg ........................... .

0.05

Mexico ................................ .

0.70

Nether lands ............................ .

1.25

New Zealand ........................... .

0.48

Nicaragua ............................ •. • 0.04

Norway ................................ .

0.50

Pakistan ............................... .

0.79

Panama ................................ .

0.05

Paraguay .............................. .

0.04

Peru ................................... .

0.18

Philippines ............................. .

0.39

Poland ................................. .

1.58

Saudi Arabia ........................... .

0.07

Sweden ................................ .

1.65

Syria ................................. .

0.08

Thailand ............................... .

0.18

Turkey ................................ .

0.65 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ........ .

1.63 Union of South Africa ................... .

0.83 Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ........ .

12.28 United Kingdom of Great Britain and North-

ern Ireland ........................... .

10.30 United States of America ................ .

35.12 0.18

Uruguay ..................•.•.•......... Venezuela ...........................•...

0.35 0.04

Yemen ......................•......••... Yugoslavia ............•..........••.....

0.44 100.00 ( b)

That, nothwithstanding the provisions of rule 159 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly, the scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of the United Nations shall be reviewed by the Committee on Contributions in 1953 and a report submitted for the consideration of the General Assembly at its next regular session ;

( c) That, notwithstanding the terms of financial regulation 5.5, the Secretary-General shall be empowered to accept, at his discretion, and after consultation with the Chairman of the Committee on Contributions, a portion of the contributions of Member States for the financial year 1953 in currencies other than United States dollars ;

That Switzerland shall contribute 1.50 per cent and the Principality of Liechtenstein 0.04 per cent of the expenses of the International Court of Justice for the year 1953, these assessments having been established after consultation with the respective Governments, in accordance with the terms of General Assembly resolutions 91 (I) of 11 December 1946 and 363 (IV) of 1 December 1949;

( e) That non-member States which are signatories of international instruments relating to narcotic drugs shall be called upon to make contributions towards the annual expenses, commencing with the year 1952, resulting from obligations placed on the United Nations by those instruments, in accordance with the following rates: Albania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.04

Austria .................................. 0.31 Bulgaria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.19 Cambodia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.04

Cou"try Per ce"t

Ceylon ................................... 0.13 Finland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.42 Federal Republic of Germany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.22 Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.04

Hungary ................................. O.~ Ireland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.34

Italy ..................................... 2.20 Japan .................................... 1.90 Laos ..................................... 0.04 Liechtenstein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.04 Monaco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.04 Portugal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.30 Romania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . 0.50 San Marino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.04 Switzerland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.26 Vietnam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.17

5 December 1952.

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