A/RES/54/276
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Reaffirming that the costs of the Missions 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,
Recalling its previous decisions regarding the fact that, in order to meet the expenditures caused by the
Missions, a different procedure is required from that 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,
Noting with appreciation that voluntary contributions have been made to the United Nations Civilian
Police Mission in Haiti by certain Governments,
Mindful of the fact that it is essential to continue to provide the account of the Missions with the
necessary financial resources to enable them to meet their outstanding liabilities,
1. Takes note of the status of contributions to the United Nations Support Mission in Haiti, the United
Nations Transition Mission in Haiti and the United Nations Civilian Police Mission in Haiti as at 30 April
2000, including the contributions outstanding in the amount of 23 million United States dollars, representing
24 per cent of the total assessed contributions from the inception of the Support Mission to the period ending
30 June 2000, notes that some 29 per cent of the Member States have paid their assessed contributions in full,
and urges all other Member States concerned, in particular those in arrears, to ensure payment of their
outstanding contributions;
2.
in full;
Expresses its appreciation to those Member States which have paid their assessed contributions
3. Expresses concern about 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;
4. Urges all other Member States to make every possible effort to ensure payment of their assessed
contributions to the United Nations Civilian Police Mission in Haiti in full;
5. Expresses concern at the delay experienced by the Secretary-General in deploying and providing
adequate resources to some recent peacekeeping missions, in particular those in Africa;
6. Emphasizes that all future and existing peacekeeping missions shall be given equal and nondiscriminatory treatment in respect of financial and administrative arrangements;
7. Also emphasizes that all peacekeeping missions shall be provided with adequate resources for the
effective and efficient discharge of their respective mandates;
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