United Nations A/RES/59/284 General Assembly Distr.: General 27 May 2005 Fifty-ninth session Agenda item 126 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 13 April 2005 [on the report of the Fifth Committee (A/59/770)] 59/284. Financing of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus The General Assembly, Having considered the note by the Secretary-General on the financing arrangements for the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus 1 and the related report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, 2 Recalling Security Council resolution 186 (1964) of 4 March 1964, regarding the establishment of the Force, and the subsequent resolutions by which the Council extended the mandate of the Force, the latest of which is resolution 1568 (2004) of 22 October 2004, Recalling also its resolution 47/236 of 14 September 1993 on the financing of the Force for the period beginning 16 June 1993 and its subsequent resolutions and decisions thereon, the latest of which is resolution 58/301 of 18 June 2004, 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 Force by certain Governments, Noting that voluntary contributions were insufficient to cover all the costs of the Force, including those incurred by troop-contributing Governments prior to 16 June 1993, and regretting the absence of an adequate response to appeals for voluntary contributions, including that contained in the letter dated 17 May 1994 from the Secretary-General to all Member States, 3 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 A/59/718. A/59/734. 3 S/1994/647. 2 04-49330