United Nations
A/RES/55/226
General Assembly
Distr.: General
16 January 2001
Fifty-fifth session
Agenda item 128
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
[on the report of the Fifth Committee (A/55/692)]
55/226. Financing of 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
The General Assembly,
Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on the financing of 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, 1 the related report of the Advisory
Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions 2 and the oral statement
made by the Chairman of the Advisory Committee to the Fifth Committee on
6 December 2000, 3
Recalling its resolution 49/251 of 20 July 1995 on the financing of the
International Tribunal for Rwanda and its subsequent resolutions thereon, the latest
of which were resolutions 54/240 A of 23 December 1999 and 54/240 B of 15 June
2000,
Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on the budget performance
of the International Tribunal for Rwanda for 1999 4 and the comments of the
Advisory Committee thereon in its report,2
Taking note also of Security Council resolution 1329 (2000) of 30 November
2000 concerning the election of two judges of the International Tribunal for Rwanda
and the assignment of two of the judges elected or appointed in accordance with
1
A/55/512 and Corr.1 and Add.1.
A/55/643.
3
See Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-fifth Session, Fifth Committee, 35th meeting
(A/C.5/55/SR.35), and corrigendum.
4
A/55/622.
2
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