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that some 17 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 assessed contributions;
2.
Expresses its appreciation to those Member States which have paid their
assessed contributions in full;
3.
Urges all other Member States to make every possible effort to ensure payment
of their assessed contributions to the Mission in full and on time;
4.
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;
5.
Emphasizes that all future and existing peacekeeping missions shall be given
equal and non-discriminatory treatment in respect of financial and administrative
arrangements;
6.
Also emphasizes that all peacekeeping missions shall be provided with
adequate resources for the effective and efficient discharge of their respective mandates;
7.
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 Mission;
8.
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;
9.
Requests the Secretary-General to take all necessary action to ensure that the
Mission is administered with a maximum of efficiency and economy;
10. 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 Mission against
General Service posts, commensurate with the requirements of the Mission;
11. Decides to appropriate the amount of 144,676,630 dollars gross (135,728,725
dollars net) for the maintenance of the Mission for the period from 1 July 2001 to 30 June
2002, inclusive of the amount of 4,234,303 dollars gross (3,716,018 dollars net) for the
support account for peacekeeping operations and the amount of 442,327 dollars gross
(397,207 dollars net) for the United Nations Logistics Base, to be apportioned among
Member States at a monthly rate of 12,056,385 dollars gross (11,310,727 dollars net) in
accordance with the levels set out in General Assembly resolution 55/235, as adjusted by
the Assembly in its resolution 55/236 of 23 December 2000, and taking into account the
scale of assessments for the years 2001 and 2002, as set out in its resolution 55/5 B of
23 December 2000, subject to the decision of the Security Council to extend the mandate
of the Mission beyond 30 June 2001;
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A/55/874/Add.5.