A UNITED NATIONS General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/RES/48/239 18 April 1994 Forty-eighth session Agenda item 137 RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY [on the report of the Fifth Committee (A/48/820/Add.2)] 48/239. Financing of the United Nations Operation in Somalia II The General Assembly, Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on the financing of the United Nations Operation in Somalia II 1/ and the related report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, 2/ Bearing in mind Security Council resolution 751 (1992) of 24 April 1992, by which the Council established the United Nations Operation in Somalia, and Council resolution 886 (1993) of 18 November 1993, by which the Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Operation in Somalia II until 31 May 1994, Bearing in mind also Security Council resolution 897 (1994) of 4 February 1994, by which the Council authorized the gradual reduction of the Operation in Somalia II to a force level of up to 22,000, and necessary support elements, such force level to be reviewed at the next renewal of the mandate, Recalling its decision 48/471 A of 23 December 1993 on the financing of the Operation in Somalia II, Reaffirming that the costs of the Operation in Somalia II 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, __________ 1/ A/48/850 and Corr.1. 2/ A/48/899. /...