United Nations A/RES/57/324 General Assembly Fifty-seventh session Agenda item 127 (a) Resolution adopted by the General Assembly [on the report of the Fifth Committee (A/57/837)] 57/324. Financing of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force The General Assembly, Having considered the reports of the Secretary-General on the financing of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force1 and the related reports of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,2 Recalling Security Council resolution 350 (1974) of 31 May 1974 regarding the establishment of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force and the subsequent resolutions by which the Council extended the mandate of the Force, the latest of which was resolution 1451 (2002) of 17 December 2002, Recalling also its resolution 3211 B (XXIX) of 29 November 1974 on the financing of the United Nations Emergency Force and of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force, and its subsequent resolutions thereon, the latest of which was resolution 56/294 of 27 June 2002, Reaffirming the general principles underlying the financing of United Nations peacekeeping operations, as stated in General Assembly resolutions 1874 (S-IV) of 27 June 1963, 3101 (XXVIII) of 11 December 1973 and 55/235 of 23 December 2000, Mindful of the fact that it is essential to provide the Force with the necessary financial resources to enable it to fulfil its responsibilities under the relevant resolutions of the Security Council, 1. Takes note of the status of contributions to the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force as at 31 March 2003, including the contributions outstanding in the amount of 25.7 million United States dollars, representing some 2 per cent of the total assessed contributions, notes with concern that only thirty-three 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; _______________ 1 2 02 56281 A/57/668, A/57/688 and A/57/723. A/57/772 and Add.7. Distr.: General 17 July 2003

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