A/RES/57/323
United Nations Observer Mission in Angola; the United Nations Observer Mission
Uganda-Rwanda and the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda; the United
Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan; the United Nations Transition Assistance
Group; and the United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia in the light of the overall
financial situation of the Organization and the fact that assessed contributions to
peacekeeping in the amount of 1.4 billion dollars remain unpaid as at 31 March 2003;
4.
Also decides that the provisions of financial regulation 5.5 of the Financial
Regulations and Rules of the United Nations should be suspended in respect of the
liabilities and fund balance of the Military Observer Group of the United Nations
Verification Mission in Guatemala; the United Nations Operation in Mozambique; the
United Nations Operation in Somalia II; the United Nations Support Mission in Haiti, the
United Nations Transition Mission in Haiti and the United Nations Civilian Police Mission
in Haiti; the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia; and the United Nations
Mission in the Central African Republic in the light of the cash shortage of these missions;
5.
Requests the Secretary-General to provide an updated report and make
proposals for consideration at its resumed fifty-eighth session on how to address the issue
of outstanding dues owed to Member States from closed peacekeeping missions that are in
net cash deficit;
6.
Takes note of the reports of the Secretary-General on the disposition of assets
of the United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan,9 the United Nations Assistance
Mission for Rwanda10 and the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic;11
7.
Approves the donation of assets of the United Nations Assistance Mission for
Rwanda with a total inventory value of 12,581,000 dollars and corresponding residual
value of 2,401,300 dollars to the Government of Rwanda;
8.
Also approves the donation of assets of the United Nations Assistance Mission
for Rwanda with a total inventory value of 79,200 dollars and corresponding residual value
of 53,400 dollars to the medical unit of a Member State;
9.
Decides to consider at its fifty-eighth session the updated report on the position
of closed peacekeeping missions requested in paragraph 5 above under the agenda item
entitled “Administrative and budgetary aspects of the financing of the United Nations
peacekeeping operations”.
90th plenary meeting
18 June 2003
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9
A/57/89.
A/57/753.
11
A/57/631.
10
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