Financing of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo

A/RES/69/300View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 158 Financing of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo, published in 2015.

What other versions does this mandate have?

30 versions · 1999–2026

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/80/279

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2026	A/RES/80/279	Financing of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo	1,473	75%Compare
2025	A/RES/79/305	Financing of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo	1,255	81%Compare
2024	A/RES/78/302	Financing of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo	1,363	82%Compare
2023	A/RES/77/311	Financing of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo	1,190	90%Compare
2022	A/RES/76/287	Financing of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo	1,254	40%Compare

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 subjects

Appropriations Financial Resources Kosovo (Serbia)Peacekeeping Operations Serbia

What’s in this document?

23 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 its 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, 66/264 of 21 June 2012 and 69/307 of 25 June 2015, as well as other relevant resolutions;

Takes note of the status of contributions to the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo as at 30 April 2015, including the contributions outstanding in the amount of 31.2 million United States dollars, representing some 1 per cent of the total assessed contributions, notes with concern that only 104 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 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;

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, 66/264 and 69/307;

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

Budget performance report for the period from 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the budget performance of the Mission for the period from 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014;⁴

⁴A/69/591.

Budget estimates for the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016

Decides to appropriate to the Special Account for the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo the amount of 42,012,700 dollars for the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016, inclusive of 40,031,000 dollars for the maintenance of the Mission, 1,649,400 dollars for the support account for peacekeeping operations and 332,300 dollars for the United Nations Logistics Base at Brindisi, Italy;

Financing of the appropriation

Decides to apportion among Member States the amount of 21,006,350 dollars for the period from 1 July to 31 December 2015, in accordance with the levels updated in its resolution 67/239 of 24 December 2012, taking into account the scale of assessments for 2015, as set out in its resolution 67/238 of 24 December 2012;

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 13 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of 1,961,650 dollars, comprising the estimated staff assessment income of 1,880,400 dollars approved for the Mission, the prorated share of 64,400 dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the support account and the prorated share of 16,850 dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the United Nations Logistics Base;

Further decides to apportion among Member States the amount of 21,006,350 dollars for the period from 1 January to 30 June 2016, in accordance with the scale of assessments for 2016 and the updated levels;⁵

⁵To be adopted by the General Assembly.

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 15 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of 1,961,650 dollars, comprising the estimated staff assessment income of 1,880,400 dollars approved for the Mission, the prorated share of 64,400 dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the support account and the prorated share of 16,850 dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the United Nations Logistics Base;

Also decides that, for Member States that have fulfilled their financial obligations to the Mission, there shall be set off against the apportionment, as provided for in paragraphs 13 and 15 above, their respective share of the unencumbered balance and other income in the amount of 5,200,700 dollars in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2014, in accordance with the levels updated in its resolution 67/239, taking into account the scale of assessments for 2014, as set out in its resolution 67/238;

Further 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 amount of 5,200,700 dollars in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2014, in accordance with the scheme set out in paragraph 17 above;

Decides that the decrease of 400,000 dollars in the estimated staff assessment income in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2014 shall be set off against the credits in the amount of 5,200,700 dollars referred to in paragraphs 17 and 18 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 seventieth session the item entitled “Financing of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo”.