A/RES/51/12 Page 3 Noting with appreciation that voluntary contributions have been made to the combined Forces by certain Governments, Mindful of the fact that it is essential to provide the combined Forces with the necessary financial resources to enable them to fulfil their responsibilities under the relevant resolutions of the Security Council, 1. Takes note of the status of contributions to the combined Forces as at 23 October 1996, including the contributions outstanding in the amount of 731.8 million United States dollars, representing 16 per cent of the total assessed contributions from the inception of the United Nations Protection Force to the period ending 31 March 1996, notes that some 32 per cent of the Member States have paid their assessed contributions in full, and urges all other Member States concerned, in particular those in arrears, to ensure the payment of their outstanding assessed contributions; 2. Expresses concern about the financial situation with regard to peacekeeping activities, in particular as regards the reimbursement of troop contributors, which bear burdens owing to overdue payments by Member States of their assessments; 3. Expresses its appreciation to those Member States which have paid their assessed contributions in full; 4. Urges all other Member States to make every possible effort to ensure payment of their assessed contributions to the combined Forces in full and on time; 5. Endorses the observations and recommendations contained in the reports of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,2 subject to the provisions of the present resolution; 6. Endorses also the recommendations made by the Office of Internal Oversight Services in its report on the review of the management structure in the civilian staff component of the United Nations Peace Forces,3 and requests the Secretary-General to ensure that those recommendations are fully taken into account in the future planning of United Nations peacekeeping missions; 7. Requests the Secretary-General to issue no later than 8 December 1996 the performance report for the period from 1 January to 30 June 1996; 8. Also requests the Secretary-General to include in his next report on the financing of the combined Forces updated information on the status of liquidation of the United Nations Protection Force and the United Nations Confidence Restoration Operation in Croatia, including costs, staffing levels, a description of difficulties that have been encountered, the SecretaryGeneral’s assessment of the progress of liquidation and projections regarding its completion; 9. Expresses its concern about the payment by the combined Forces of charges for items that should have been provided without cost under the status-of-forces agreements; /...