A/RES/56/507 Taking into account the fact that the economically more developed countries are in a position to make relatively larger contributions and that the economically less developed countries have a relatively limited capacity to contribute towards such operations, Bearing in mind the special responsibilities of the States permanent members of the Security Council, as indicated in General Assembly resolution 1874 (S-IV) of 27 June 1963, in the financing of such operations, Noting with appreciation that voluntary contributions have been made to the Missions by certain Governments, Mindful of the fact that it is essential to provide the Missions with the necessary financial resources to enable them to meet their outstanding liabilities, 1. Takes note of the status of contributions to the United Nations Support Mission in Haiti, the United Nations Transition Mission in Haiti and the United Nations Civilian Police Mission in Haiti as at 30 April 2002, including the contributions outstanding in the amount of 19.8 million United States dollars, representing some 17 per cent of the total assessed contributions, notes with concern that only one hundred and thirty-two Member States have paid their assessed contributions in full, and urges all other Member States, in particular those in arrears, to ensure payment of their outstanding assessed contributions; 2. Expresses its appreciation to those Member States which have paid their assessed contributions in full; 3. Expresses concern at the financial situation with regard to peacekeeping activities, in particular as regards the reimbursement of 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. Endorses the recommendations contained in paragraph 82 of the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions;2 8. Decides to suspend for the immediate future the provisions of regulations 4.3, 4.4 and 5.2 (d) of the Financial Regulations of the United Nations in respect of the surplus of 4,000,200 dollars in the light of the cash shortage of the Missions, and requests the Secretary-General to provide an updated report in one year; 9. Decides also to defer consideration of the treatment of the decrease in staff assessment income of 21,300 dollars in respect of the surplus referred to in paragraph 8 above; 2