A/RES/49/247 Page 2 from the one applied to meet expenditures of the regular budget of the United Nations, Taking into account the fact that the economically more developed countries are in a position to make relatively larger contributions and that the economically less developed countries have a relatively limited capacity to contribute towards such an operation, Bearing in mind the special responsibilities of the States permanent members of the Security Council, as indicated in General Assembly resolution 1874 (S-IV) of 27 June 1963, in the financing of such operations, 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, 1. Takes note of the status of contributions to the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara as at 7 July 1995, including the contributions outstanding in the amount of 20,270,659 United States dollars, and urges all Member States concerned to make every possible effort to ensure the payment of their outstanding assessed contributions; 2. Expresses concern about the financial situation with regard to peace-keeping activities, particularly in regard to the reimbursement of troop- and equipment-contributing countries, resulting from overdue payments by Member States of their assessments, particularly Member States in arrears; 3. Urges all Member States to make every possible effort to ensure payment of their assessed contributions to the Mission promptly and in full; 4. Endorses the observations and recommendations contained in the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions; 2/ 5. Requests the Secretary-General to take all necessary action to ensure that the Mission is administered with a maximum of efficiency and economy; 6. Decides to appropriate to the Special Account for the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara the amount of 28,839,700 dollars gross (26,556,300 dollars net) for the operation of the Mission for the period from 1 December 1994 to 31 May 1995 authorized under the provisions of General Assembly decision 49/466 B of 6 April 1995; 7. Also decides, as an ad hoc arrangement, to apportion the amount of 28,839,700 dollars gross (26,556,300 dollars net) for the period from 1 December 1994 to 31 May 1995 among Member States in accordance with the composition of groups set out in paragraphs 3 and 4 of General Assembly resolution 43/232 of 1 March 1989, as adjusted by the Assembly in its resolutions 44/192 B of 21 December 1989, 45/269 of 27 August 1991, 46/198 A of 20 December 1991 and 47/218 A of 23 December 1992 and its decision 48/472 A of 23 December 1993, the scale of assessments for the year 1994 3/ to be applied against a portion thereof, that is, 4,912,257 dollars gross (4,523,326 dollars net), which is the amount pertaining on a pro rata basis to the period ending 31 December 1994, and the scale of assessments for the year 1995 4/ to 3/ See resolutions 46/221 A and 48/223 A and decision 47/456. 4/ See resolution 49/19 B. /...