A/RES/59/1
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
14 October 2004
Fifty-ninth session
Agenda item 113
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 11 October 2004
[on the report of the Fifth Committee (A/59/421)]
59/1. Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses
of the United Nations: requests under Article 19 of the
Charter
The General Assembly,
Having considered the letter dated 1 July 2004 from the President of the
General Assembly to the Chairman of the Fifth Committee transmitting a letter
dated 28 June 2004 from the Chairman of the Committee on Contributions regarding
the recommendations of the Committee on Contributions on requests for exemption
under Article 19 of the Charter of the United Nations 1 and the statements by the
representatives of Georgia 2 and Liberia, 3
Reaffirming the obligation of Member States under Article 17 of the Charter to
bear the expenses of the Organization as apportioned by the General Assembly,
1.
Reaffirms its role in accordance with the provisions of Article 19 of the
Charter of the United Nations and the advisory role of the Committee on
Contributions in accordance with rule 160 of the rules of procedure of the General
Assembly;
2.
Also reaffirms its resolution 54/237 C of 23 December 1999;
3.
Agrees that the failure of the Central African Republic, the Comoros,
Guinea-Bissau, Iraq, the Niger, the Republic of Moldova, Sao Tome and Principe,
Somalia and Tajikistan to pay the full minimum amount necessary to avoid the
application of Article 19 of the Charter was due to conditions beyond their control;1
4.
Decides that the Central African Republic, the Comoros, Guinea-Bissau,
Iraq, the Niger, the Republic of Moldova, Sao Tome and Principe, Somalia and
Tajikistan should be permitted to vote in the General Assembly until 30 June 2005;
5.
Takes note of the information provided by Georgia2 and Liberia;3
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1
A/C.5/58/40.
See Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-ninth Session, Fifth Committee, 2nd meeting
(A/C.5/59/SR.2), and corrigendum.
3
Ibid., 4th meeting (A/C.5/59/SR.4), and corrigendum.
2
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