United Nations
A/RES/60/122
General Assembly
Distr.: General
8 February 2006
Sixtieth session
Agenda item 151
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 8 December 2005
[on the report of the Fifth Committee (A/60/562)]
60/122. Financing of the United Nations Mission in the Sudan
The General Assembly,
Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on the financing of the
United Nations Mission in the Sudan 1 and the related report of the Advisory
Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, 2
Recalling Security Council resolution 1590 (2005) of 24 March 2005, by which
the Council established the United Nations Mission in the Sudan for an initial period
of six months as from 24 March 2005, and the subsequent resolution 1627 (2005) of
23 September 2005 by which the Council extended the mandate of the Mission until
24 March 2006,
Recalling also its resolution 59/292 of 21 April 2005 on the financing of the
Mission,
Reaffirming the general principles underlying the financing of United Nations
peacekeeping operations, as stated in its 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 Mission with the necessary
financial resources to enable it to fulfil its responsibilities under the relevant
resolutions of the Security Council,
1.
Requests the Secretary-General to entrust the Head of Mission with the task
of formulating future budget proposals in full accordance with the provisions of
General Assembly resolution 59/296 of 22 June 2005, as well as other relevant
resolutions;
2.
Takes note of the status of contributions to the United Nations Mission in
the Sudan as at 30 September 2005, including the contributions outstanding in the
amount of 127.9 million United States dollars, representing some 26 per cent of the
total assessed contributions, notes with concern that only sixty-six Member States
have paid their assessed contributions in full, and urges all other Member States, in
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05-49492
A/60/190.
A/60/428.