United Nations A/RES/56/249 General Assembly Distr.: General 24 January 2002 Fifty-sixth session Agenda item 136 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly [on the report of the Fifth Committee (A/56/715)] 56/249. Financing of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor The General Assembly, Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on the financing of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor1 and the related report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,2 Bearing in mind Security Council resolution 1272 (1999) of 25 October 1999 regarding the establishment of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor and Council resolution 1338 (2001) of 31 January 2001, by which the Council extended the mandate of the Transitional Administration, Recalling its resolution 54/246 A of 23 December 1999 on the financing of the Transitional Administration and its subsequent resolutions thereon, the latest of which was resolution 55/228 B of 14 June 2001, 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, Noting with appreciation that voluntary contributions have been made to the trust fund for the multinational force, Also noting with appreciation that voluntary contributions have been made to the Trust Fund for the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor, and inviting further such contributions to the Trust Fund, Mindful of the fact that it is essential to provide the Transitional Administration 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 Transitional Administration in East Timor as at 15 November 2001, including the contributions outstanding in the amount of 239.9 million United States dollars, representing some _______________ 1 2 01 49682 A/56/624. A/56/685.