A/RES/58/256 United Nations Distr.: General 11 February 2004 General Assembly Fifty-eighth session Agenda item 133 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 23 December 2003 [on the report of the Fifth Committee (A/58/581)] 58/256. Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of United Nations peacekeeping operations The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 55/235 and 55/236 of 23 December 2000, Recalling also its request to the Secretary-General in its resolution 55/235 to update the composition of the levels of contribution of Member States for peacekeeping operations described therein on a triennial basis, in conjunction with the regular budget scale of assessment reviews, in accordance with the criteria established in the resolution, and to report thereon to the General Assembly, Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of its resolutions 55/235 and 55/236, 1 1. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General1 and of the updated composition of levels of contribution for peacekeeping operations for the period 2004 to 2006 contained therein; Endorses the updated composition of levels of contribution for 2. peacekeeping operations for the period 2004 to 2006 contained in the addendum to the report of the Secretary-General; 2 3. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its sixty-first session on the updating of the composition of levels of contribution for peacekeeping operations for the period 2007 to 2009, in accordance with the provisions of resolution 55/235. 79th plenary meeting 23 December 2003 _______________ 1 2 03 50988 A/58/157 and Add.1. A/58/157/Add.1, annex.