United Nations
A/RES/60/280
General Assembly
Distr.: General
15 August 2006
Sixtieth session
Agenda item 152
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 30 June 2006
[on the report of the Fifth Committee (A/60/927)]
60/280. Financing of the United Nations Mission for the
Referendum in Western Sahara
The General Assembly,
Having considered the reports of the Secretary-General on the financing of the
United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara 1 and the related
report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, 2
Recalling Security Council resolution 690 (1991) of 29 April 1991, by which
the Council established the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western
Sahara, and the subsequent resolutions by which the Council extended the mandate
of the Mission, the latest of which was resolution 1675 (2006) of 28 April 2006,
Recalling also its resolution 45/266 of 17 May 1991 on the financing of the
Mission and its subsequent resolutions and decisions thereon, the latest of which
was resolution 59/308 of 22 June 2005,
Reaffirming the general principles underlying the financing of United Nations
peacekeeping operations, as stated in General Assembly resolutions 1874 (S-IV) of
27 June 1963, 3101 (XXVIII) of 11 December 1973 and 55/235 of 23 December
2000,
Noting with appreciation that voluntary contributions have been made to the
Mission,
Mindful of the fact that it is essential to provide the Mission with the necessary
financial resources to enable it to fulfil its responsibilities under the relevant
resolutions of the Security Council,
Requests the Secretary-General to entrust the Head of Mission with the
1.
task of formulating future budget proposals in full accordance with the provisions of
General Assembly resolutions 59/296 of 22 June 2005 and 60/266 of 30 June 2006,
as well as other relevant resolutions;
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2
05-50440
A/60/634 and A/60/724.
A/60/897.