A/RES/61/9 2. 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 Operation in full; Expresses concern at the financial situation with regard to peacekeeping 3. activities, in particular as regards the reimbursements to troop contributors that bear additional burdens owing to overdue payments by Member States of their assessments; Also expresses concern at the delay experienced by the Secretary-General in 4. deploying and providing adequate resources to some recent peacekeeping missions, in particular those in Africa; Emphasizes that all future and existing peacekeeping missions shall be given 5. equal and non-discriminatory treatment in respect of financial and administrative arrangements; Also emphasizes that all peacekeeping missions shall be provided with 6. adequate resources for the effective and efficient discharge of their respective mandates; 7. Reiterates its request to the Secretary-General to make the fullest possible use of facilities and equipment at the United Nations Logistics Base at Brindisi, Italy, in order to minimize the costs of procurement for the Operation; Welcomes the use of the installation at Entebbe, Uganda, to enhance the 8. efficiency and responsiveness of its logistical support operations for peacekeeping missions in the region; Endorses the conclusions and recommendations contained in the report of 9. the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,2 and requests the Secretary-General to ensure their full implementation, subject to the provisions of the present resolution; 10. Takes note of the recommendations contained in paragraphs 21, 25 and 27 of the report of the Advisory Committee; 11. Decides to establish two National Officer posts for the Human Rights Office and one National Officer post for the Office of the Chief of Administrative Services through redeployment of posts; 12. Also decides to establish four general temporary assistance positions (one P-4, one P-2 and two national staff, including one National Officer) for the Conduct and Discipline Team; 13. Re-emphasizes the need to refine budgetary assumptions through closer scrutiny of expenditure patterns of the Operation; 14. Reaffirms its resolution 59/296 of 22 June 2005, and requests the SecretaryGeneral to ensure the full implementation of its relevant provisions and the relevant provisions of its resolution 60/266 of 30 June 2006; 15. Requests the Secretary-General to take all necessary action to ensure that the Operation is administered with a maximum of efficiency and economy; 16. Also requests the Secretary-General, in order to reduce the cost of employing General Service staff, to continue efforts to recruit local staff for the Operation against General Service posts, commensurate with the requirements of the Operation; 17. Welcomes the efforts of the Operation and its personnel, and looks forward to the successful completion of the mandate of the Operation; 2