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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 Force in full;
3.
Expresses its deep concern that Israel did not comply with General Assembly
resolutions 51/233, 52/237, 53/227, 54/267, 55/180 A, 55/180 B, 56/214 A and 56/214 B;
4.
Stresses once again that Israel should strictly abide by General Assembly
resolutions 51/233, 52/237, 53/227, 54/267, 55/180 A, 55/180 B, 56/214 A and 56/214 B;
5.
Expresses concern at 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;
6.
Takes note of the fact that indemnities have been paid to staff working on
fixed-term contracts without a clear or detailed legislative basis, and requests the
Secretary-General to ensure that similar cases do not occur in the future without previous
specific authorization by the General Assembly;
7.
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;
8.
Emphasizes that all future and existing peacekeeping missions shall be given
equal and non-discriminatory treatment in respect of financial and administrative
arrangements;
9.
Also emphasizes that all peacekeeping missions shall be provided with
adequate resources for the effective and efficient discharge of their respective mandates;
10. 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 Force;
11. Endorses the conclusions and recommendations contained in the report of the
Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,3 and requests the
Secretary-General to ensure their full implementation without prejudice to a future
discussion and decision on the proposal to create the post of Deputy Force Commander;
12. Requests the Secretary-General to take all necessary action to ensure that the
Force is administered with a maximum of efficiency and economy;
13. 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 Force against General
Service posts, commensurate with the requirements of the Force;
14. Reiterates its request to the Secretary-General to take the measures necessary
to ensure the full implementation of paragraph 8 of its resolution 51/233, paragraph 5 of its
resolution 52/237, paragraph 11 of its resolution 53/227, paragraph 14 of its resolution
54/267, paragraph 14 of its resolution 55/180 A, paragraph 15 of its resolution 55/180 B,
paragraph 13 of its resolution 56/214 A and paragraph 13 of its resolution 56/214 B,
stresses once again that Israel shall pay the amount of 1,117,005 dollars resulting from the
incident at Qana on 18 April 1996, and requests the Secretary-General to report on this
matter to the General Assembly at its resumed fifty-eighth session;
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See A/57/772/Add.6.