A/RES/53/214 Page 7 UNITED NATIONS POLITICAL OFFICE IN BOUGAINVILLE Takes note of the estimate of 1,395,300 dollars under section 3, Peacekeeping operations and special missions, and 148,300 dollars under section 32, Staff assessment, of the programme budget for the biennium 1998–1999, on the understanding that such additional appropriations as may be necessary will be dealt with outside the procedures related to the contingency fund, as provided in annex I, paragraph 11, to General Assembly resolution 41/213; X CONTINGENCY FUND Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General entitled “Contingency fund: consolidated statement of programme budget implications and revised estimates”,19 and notes that a balance of 15,307,800 dollars would remain in the contingency fund; XI RECOSTING OF OUTSTANDING STATEMENTS OF PROGRAMME BUDGET IMPLICATIONS AND REVISED ESTIMATES Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the recosting of outstanding statements of programme budget implications and revised estimates,20 and decides that the recosting and the related adjustments should be reflected in the revised appropriation for the biennium 1998–1999. 93rd plenary meeting 18 December 1998 19 A/C.5/53/48. 20 A/C.5/53/49.