Financing of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force

A/RES/73/321View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 162a United Nations Disengagement Observer Force, published in 2019.

What else is in this group?

62 documents · 1980–2026

Newer documents in this group exist (latest: 2026).

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2026	A/RES/80/281	Financing of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force	1,634	–
2025	A/RES/79/307	Financing of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force	1,451	–
2024	A/RES/78/304	Financing of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force	1,397	–
2023	A/RES/77/291 B	Financing of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force	—	–
2023	A/RES/77/291 A	Financing of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force	—	–

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What subjects does this mandate have?

4 subjects

Financial Resources Middle East Peacekeeping Operations Programme Budgeting

What’s in this document?

25 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 Disengagement Observer Force as at 30 April 2019, including the contributions outstanding in the amount of 15.2 million United States dollars, representing some 1 per cent of the total assessed contributions, notes with concern that only 81 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;

Emphasizes the importance of overall budgetary performance in peacekeeping operations, and requests the Secretary-General to continue to implement the recommendations of the relevant oversight bodies and to report thereon in the context of the performance reports;

Also emphasizes the importance of the accountability system of the Secretariat, and requests the Secretary-General to continue to strengthen risk management and internal controls in the management of peacekeeping budgets and to report thereon in the context of his next report;

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, 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 2017 to 30 June 2018

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the budget performance of the Force for the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018;³

³A/73/614.

Decides to appropriate to the Special Account for the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force the amount of 2,762,400 dollars for the maintenance of the Force, previously authorized by the Advisory Committee for the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018 under the terms of section VI of its resolution 64/269, in addition to the amount of 57,653,700 dollars previously approved for the same period under the terms of its resolution 71/306 of 30 June 2017;

Financing of the additional appropriation for the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018

Decides, taking into account the amount of 57,653,700 dollars previously apportioned under the terms of its resolution 71/306 for the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018, to apportion among Member States the additional amount of 2,762,400 dollars for the maintenance of the Force for the same period, in accordance with the levels updated in its resolution 70/246 of 23 December 2015, taking into account the scale of assessments for 2017 and 2018, as set out in its resolution 70/245 of 23 December 2015;

Also decides that there shall be set off against the apportionment among Member States, as provided for in paragraph 15 above, the amount of 364,400 dollars, representing other revenue in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2018;

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 15 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of 60,900 dollars, representing the additional staff assessment income for the Force in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2018;

Budget estimates for the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020

Decides to appropriate to the Special Account the amount of 74,041,400 dollars for the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020, inclusive of 69,409,400 dollars for the maintenance of the Force, 3,931,500 dollars for the support account for peacekeeping operations and 700,500 dollars for the United Nations Logistics Base at Brindisi, Italy;

Financing of the appropriation for the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020

Decides to apportion among Member States the amount of 37,020,700 dollars for the period from 1 July to 31 December 2019, in accordance with the levels updated in its resolution 73/272 of 22 December 2018, taking into account the scale of assessments for 2019, as set out in its resolution 73/271 of 22 December 2018;

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 19 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of 965,400 dollars, comprising the estimated staff assessment income of 788,450 dollars approved for the Force, the prorated share of 139,950 dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the support account and the prorated share of 37,000 dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the United Nations Logistics Base;

Further decides to apportion among Member States the amount of 37,020,700 dollars for the period from 1 January to 30 June 2020, at a monthly rate of 6,170,117 dollars, in accordance with the levels updated in its resolution 73/272, taking into account the scale of assessments for 2020, as set out in its resolution 73/271, 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 21 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of 965,400 dollars, comprising the estimated staff assessment income of 788,450 dollars approved for the Force, the prorated share of 139,950 dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the support account and the prorated share of 37,000 dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the United Nations Logistics Base;

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-fourth session, under the item entitled “Financing of the United Nations peacekeeping forces in the Middle East”, the sub-item entitled “United Nations Disengagement Observer Force”.