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UNITED
NATIONS
General Assembly
Distr.
GENERAL
A/RES/51/235
9 July 1997
Fifty-first session
Agenda item 132
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[on the report of the Fifth Committee (A/51/921)]
51/235.
Financing of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force
in Cyprus
The General Assembly,
Having considered the reports of the Secretary-General on the financing
of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus1 and the related report of
the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,2
Recalling Security Council resolution 186 (1964) of 4 March 1964, by
which the Council established the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus,
and the subsequent resolutions by which the Council extended the mandate of
the Force, the latest of which was resolution 1092 (1996) of 23 December 1996,
Recalling also its resolution 50/236 of 7 June 1996 on the financing of
the Force,
Reaffirming that the costs of the Force that are not covered by
voluntary contributions are expenses of the Organization to be borne by Member
States in accordance with Article 17, paragraph 2, of the Charter of the
United Nations,
Noting with appreciation that voluntary contributions have been made to
the Force by certain Governments,
Noting the agreement of the Government of Greece that, for the period
under consideration, a proportion of its annual voluntary contribution will
serve to cover, in part, the United Nations obligations regarding termination
benefits payable to locally employed civilian staff,
1
A/51/755 and Corr.1 and Add.1.
2
A/51/851 and Corr.1.
97-77347
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