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contributions from 16 June 1993 to the period ending 15 June 2001, notes that some
15.3 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 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;
3.
Expresses its appreciation to those Member States which have paid their
assessed contributions in full;
4.
Urges all other Member States to make every possible effort to ensure payment
of their assessed contributions to the Force in full and on time;
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 non-discriminatory 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;
8.
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;
9.
Endorses the conclusions and recommendations contained in the report of the
Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,4 and requests the
Secretary-General to ensure their full implementation;
10. Requests the Secretary-General to take all necessary action to ensure that the
Force is administered with a maximum of efficiency and economy;
11. 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;
12. Decides to appropriate to the Special Account for the United Nations
Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus the amount of 42,389,220 dollars gross (40,697,146 dollars
net) for the maintenance of the Force for the period from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002,
inclusive of the amount of 1,240,621 dollars gross (1,088,767 dollars net) for the support
account for peacekeeping operations and the amount of 129,599 dollars gross (116,379
dollars net) for the United Nations Logistics Base, a one-third share of this amount,
equivalent to 13,565,715 dollars, to be funded through voluntary contributions from the
Government of Cyprus, and an amount of 6.5 million dollars from the Government of
Greece, subject to the review by the Security Council with regard to the question of
termination or continuation of the Force;
13. Decides also, taking into consideration the funding through voluntary
contributions from the Government of Cyprus of a one-third share of the cost of the Force,
equivalent to 13,565,715 dollars, and of 6.5 million dollars from the Government of
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