A/RES/57/328
2.
Expresses its appreciation to those Member States which have paid their
assessed contributions in full, and urges all other Member States to make every possible
effort to ensure payment of their assessed contributions to the Mission in full;
3.
Expresses concern at 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;
4.
Also 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;
Financial performance report for the period from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002
11. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the financial performance
of the Mission for the period from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002;4
Budget estimates for the period from 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004
12. Decides to appropriate to the Special Account for the United Nations Mission
in Ethiopia and Eritrea the amount of 196,890,300 dollars for the period from 1 July 2003
to 30 June 2004, inclusive of 188.4 million dollars for the maintenance of the Mission,
6,501,300 dollars for the support account for peacekeeping operations and 1,989,000
dollars for the United Nations Logistics Base;
Financing of the appropriation
13. Decides also to apportion among Member States the amount of 196,890,300
dollars at a monthly rate of 16,407,525 dollars, in accordance with the levels set out in
resolution 55/235, as adjusted by the General Assembly in its resolutions 55/236 of
23 December 2000 and 57/290 A of 20 December 2002, and taking into account the scale
of assessments for 2003, as set out in its resolutions 55/5 B of 23 December 2000 and
_______________
3
4
2
See A/57/772/Add.8 and Corr.1.
A/57/672.