United Nations A/RES/58/312 General Assembly Distr.: General 30 July 2004 Fifty-eighth session Agenda item 170 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 18 June 2004 [on the report of the Fifth Committee (A/58/833)] 58/312. Financing of the United Nations Operation in Burundi The General Assembly, Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on the financing of the United Nations Operation in Burundi 1 and the related report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, 2 Recalling Security Council resolution 1545 (2004) of 21 May 2004, by which the Council authorized, for an initial period of six months as from 1 June 2004, with the intention of renewing it for further periods, the deployment of a peacekeeping operation called the United Nations Operation in Burundi, Recognizing that the costs of the Operation 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, Reaffirming the general principles underlying the financing of United Nations peacekeeping operations, as stated in its resolutions 1874 (S-IV) of 27 June 1963, 3101 (XXVIII) of 11 December 1973 and 55/235 of 23 December 2000, Mindful of the fact that it is essential to provide the Operation with the necessary financial resources to enable it to fulfil its responsibilities under the relevant resolution of the Security Council, Expresses concern about the financial situation with regard to 1. 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; Also expresses concern at the delay experienced by the Secretary-General 2. in 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 3. given equal and non-discriminatory treatment in respect of financial and administrative arrangements; _______________ 1 2 03 51458 A/58/802. A/58/811.