United Nations A/RES/59/303 General Assembly Distr.: General 25 August 2005 Fifty-ninth session Agenda item 130 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 22 June 2005 [on the report of the Fifth Committee (A/59/833)] 59/303. Financing of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea The General Assembly, Having considered the reports of the Secretary-General on the financing of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea 1 and the related reports of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, 2 Bearing in mind Security Council resolution 1312 (2000) of 31 July 2000, by which the Council established the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea, and the subsequent resolutions by which the Council extended the mandate of the Mission, the latest of which was resolution 1586 (2005) of 14 March 2005, Recalling its resolution 55/237 of 23 December 2000 on the financing of the Mission and its subsequent resolutions thereon, the latest of which was resolution 58/302 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 Mission, Mindful of the fact that it is essential to provide the Mission with the necessary financial resources to enable it to fulfil its responsibilities under the relevant resolutions of the Security Council, Requests the Secretary-General to entrust the Head of Mission with the 1. task of formulating future budget proposals in full accordance with the provisions of General Assembly resolution 59/296 of 22 June 2005, as well as other relevant resolutions; _______________ 1 2 04-49531 A/59/616 and A/59/636 and Corr.1. A/59/736 and Add.10.