A/RES/57/331 2. Expresses its appreciation to those Member States which have paid their assessed contributions in full; 3. Expresses concern at the financial situation with regard to peacekeeping activities, in particular as regards the reimbursements to troop contributors that bear additional burdens owing to overdue payments by Member States of their assessments; 4. Urges all other Member States to make every possible effort to ensure payment of their assessed contributions to the Mission in full; 5. Expresses concern at the delay experienced by the Secretary-General in deploying and providing adequate resources to some recent peacekeeping missions, in particular those in Africa; 6. Emphasizes that all future and existing peacekeeping missions shall be given equal and non-discriminatory treatment in respect of financial and administrative arrangements; 7. Also emphasizes that all peacekeeping missions shall be provided with adequate resources for the effective and efficient discharge of their respective mandates; 8. Reiterates its request to the Secretary-General to make the fullest possible use of facilities and equipment at the United Nations Logistics Base at Brindisi, Italy, in order to minimize the costs of procurement for the Mission; 9. Endorses the conclusions and recommendations contained in the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,3 and requests the Secretary-General to ensure their full implementation without prejudice to a future discussion and decision on the proposal to create the post of Deputy Force Commander; 10. Requests the Secretary-General to take all necessary action to ensure that the Mission is administered with a maximum of efficiency and economy; 11. Also requests the Secretary-General, in order to reduce the cost of employing General Service staff, to continue efforts to recruit local staff for the Mission against General Service posts, commensurate with the requirements of the Mission; Financial performance report for the period from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002 12. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the financial performance of the Mission for the period from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002;4 Budget estimates for the period from 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004 13. Decides to appropriate to the Special Account for the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara the amount of 43,401,000 dollars for the period from 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004, inclusive of 41,529,500 dollars for the maintenance of the Mission, 1,433,100 dollars for the support account for peacekeeping operations and 438,400 dollars for the United Nations Logistics Base; Financing of the appropriation 14. Decides also to apportion among Member States the amount of 43,401,000 dollars at a monthly rate of 3,616,750 dollars, in accordance with the levels set out in _______________ 3 4 2 See A/57/772/Add.2. A/57/674.