A/RES/51/215 Page 2 1. Endorses the observations and recommendations of the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,2 subject to the provisions of the present resolution; 2. Decides to appropriate to the Special Account for the International Criminal Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan Citizens Responsible for Genocide and Other Such Violations Committed in the Territory of Neighbouring States between 1 January and 31 December 1994 a total amount of 23,114,950 United States dollars gross (20,871,100 dollars net) for the period from 1 January to 30 June 1997; 3. Decides also that the appropriation for the period from 1 January to 30 June 1997 under the Special Account referred to in paragraph 2 above shall be financed according to the methodology established by the General Assembly in its resolution 49/251 of 20 July 1995, after taking into account the anticipated availability of an unencumbered balance of 12 million dollars for 1996, as detailed in the annex to the present resolution; 4. Decides further that Member States shall waive their respective shares in the remaining credits arising from previous budgets of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda in the total amount of 5,557,475 dollars gross (4,435,550 dollars net), to be transferred to the Special Account for the International Tribunal for Rwanda from the Special Account for the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda; 5. Decides to apportion the amount of 5,557,475 dollars gross (4,435,550 dollars net) among Member States in accordance with the scale of assessments for the year 1997; 6. Decides also that, in accordance with the provisions of its resolution 973 (X) of 15 December 1955, there shall be set off against the apportionment among Member States, as provided for in paragraph 5 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of the estimated staff assessment income of 1,121,925 dollars approved for the International Tribunal for Rwanda for the period from 1 January to 30 June 1997; 7. Decides further to revert to the consideration of the financing of the International Tribunal for Rwanda for the year 1997 at the first part of its resumed fifty-first session on the basis of the revised budgetary estimates to be proposed by the Secretary-General and the report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services to be submitted to the General Assembly, which was requested with a view to identifying problems and recommending measures to enhance the efficient utilization of resources. 89th plenary meeting 18 December 1996 /...