Financing of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus

A/RES/70/273View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 153 Financing of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus, published in 2016.

What other versions does this mandate have?

34 versions · 1993–2026

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/80/277

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2026	A/RES/80/277	Financing of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus	1,961	77%Compare
2025	A/RES/79/303	Financing of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus	1,650	85%Compare
2024	A/RES/78/300	Financing of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus	1,765	86%Compare
2023	A/RES/77/308	Financing of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus	1,644	90%Compare
2022	A/RES/76/283	Financing of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus	1,704	45%Compare

What subjects does this mandate have?

6 subjects

Appropriations Budget Performance Cyprus Financial Resources Peacekeeping Operations Special Accounts

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 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, 69/307 of 25 June 2015 and 70/286 of 17 June 2016, as well as other relevant resolutions;

Takes note of the status of contributions to the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus as at 30 April 2016, including the contributions outstanding in the amount of 17.3 million United States dollars, representing some 3 per cent of the total assessed contributions, notes with concern that only 61 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 Force 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,2 subject to the provisions of the present resolution, and requests the Secretary-General to ensure their full implementation;

Recalls paragraph 20 (b) of the report of the Advisory Committee, and decides not to establish one post at the P-3 level;

Also recalls paragraph 30 of the report of the Advisory Committee, and requests the Secretary-General to provide in his next budget submission an updated cost-benefit analysis, including a timetable for a plan for phased acquisition of vehicles;

Requests the Secretary-General to ensure the full implementation of the relevant provisions of resolutions 59/296, 60/266, 61/276, 64/269, 65/289, 66/264, 69/307 and 70/286;

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

Budget performance report for the period from 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the budget performance of the Force for the period from 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015;⁴

⁴A/70/580.

Budget estimates for the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017

Decides to appropriate to the Special Account for the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus the amount of 57,810,300 dollars for the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017, inclusive of 54,849,900 dollars for the maintenance of the Force, 2,382,000 dollars for the support account for peacekeeping operations and 578,400 dollars for the United Nations Logistics Base at Brindisi, Italy;

Financing of the appropriation

Notes with appreciation that a one-third share of the net appropriation, equivalent to 18,440,733 dollars, will be funded through voluntary contributions from the Government of Cyprus and the amount of 6.5 million dollars from the Government of Greece;

Decides to apportion among Member States the amount of 2,739,131 dollars for the period from 1 to 31 July 2016, in accordance with the levels updated in its resolution 70/246 of 23 December 2015, taking into account the scale of assessments for 2016, as set out in its resolution 70/245 of 23 December 2015;

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 207,341 dollars, comprising the estimated staff assessment income of 186,858 dollars approved for the Force, the prorated share of 16,983 dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the support account and the prorated share of 3,500 dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the United Nations Logistics Base;

Further decides to apportion among Member States the amount of 30,130,436 dollars for the period from 1 August 2016 to 30 June 2017, at a monthly rate of 2,739,131 dollars, in accordance with the levels updated in its resolution 70/246, taking into account the scale of assessments for 2016 and 2017, as set out in its resolution 70/245, subject to a decision of the Security Council to extend the mandate of the Force;

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 18 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of 2,280,759 dollars, comprising the estimated staff assessment income of 2,055,442 dollars approved for the Force, the prorated share of 186,817 dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the support account and the prorated share of 38,500 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 Force, there shall be set off against the apportionment, as provided for in paragraphs 16 and 18 above, their respective share of the unencumbered balance and other income in the amount of 3,096,272 dollars in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 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;

Further decides that, for Member States that have not fulfilled their financial obligations to the Force, there shall be set off against their outstanding obligations their respective share of the unencumbered balance and other income in the amount of 3,096,272 dollars in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2015, in accordance with the scheme set out in paragraph 20 above;

Decides that the decrease of 140,400 dollars in the estimated staff assessment income in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2015 shall be set off against the credits in the amount of 3,096,272 dollars referred to in paragraphs 20 and 21 above;

Also decides, taking into account its voluntary contribution for the financial period ended 30 June 2015, that one third of the net unencumbered balance and other income in the amount of 1,849,433 dollars in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2015 shall be returned to the Government of Cyprus;

Further decides, taking into account its voluntary contribution for the financial period ended 30 June 2015, that the prorated share of the net unencumbered balance and other income in the amount of 602,595 dollars in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2015 shall be returned to the Government of Greece;

Decides to continue to maintain as separate the account established for the Force for the period prior to 16 June 1993, invites Member States to make voluntary contributions to that account, and requests the Secretary-General to continue his efforts in appealing for voluntary contributions to the account;

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 Force 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 Force 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 seventy-first session the item entitled “Financing of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus”.