A/RES/59/12 United Nations Distr.: General 16 February 2005 General Assembly Fifty-ninth session Agenda item 108 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 29 October 2004 [on the report of the Fifth Committee (A/59/448)] 59/12. Estimates in respect of special political missions, good offices and other political initiatives authorized by the General Assembly and/or the Security Council: United Nations support to the Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 58/294 of 18 June 2004, in which it authorized a commitment authority in the amount of 6 million United States dollars for the United Nations support to the Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission, Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on the estimates in respect of special political missions, good offices and other political initiatives authorized by the General Assembly and/or the Security Council 1 and the related report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, 2 1. Takes note of the revised requirements for the United Nations support to the Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission for the period from 1 June to 31 December 2004, which amount to 5,419,300 dollars; Endorses the observations and recommendations of the Advisory 2. Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,2 and approves the charging of 5,419,300 dollars against the unallocated balance of funds appropriated under section 3, Political affairs, of the programme budget for the biennium 2004–2005, for special political missions; Requests the Secretary-General to ensure that budget presentations for 3. special political missions, to the extent possible, utilize the format of peacekeeping operations and contain information and justification for proposals for post and nonpost requirements, subject to the considerations of timeliness and the need for expeditious financing action. 46th plenary meeting 29 October 2004 _______________ 1 2 04-47692 A/58/886. A/59/411 and Corr.1.