A/RES/49/227 Page 2 Taking into account the fact that the economically more developed countries are in a position to make relatively larger contributions and that the economically less developed countries have a relatively limited capacity to contribute towards such operations, Bearing in mind the special responsibilities of the States permanent members of the Security Council, as indicated in General Assembly resolution 1874 (S-IV) of 27 June 1963, in the financing of such operations, Mindful of the fact that it is essential to provide the Verification Mission with the necessary financial resources to enable it to fulfil its responsibilities under the relevant resolutions of the Security Council, 1. Takes note of the status of contributions to the United Nations Angola Verification Mission II as at 21 December 1994, including the contributions outstanding in the amount of 13,458,533 United States dollars, and urges all Member States concerned to ensure the payment of their outstanding assessed contributions; 2. Expresses concern about the financial situation with regard to peace-keeping activities, due to overdue payments by Member States of their assessments, particularly Member States in arrears; 3. Urges all Member States to make every possible effort to ensure payment of their assessed contributions to the Verification Mission promptly and in full; 4. Endorses the observations and recommendations contained in the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, 2/ subject to the provisions of the present resolution; 5. Approves, on an exceptional basis, the special arrangements for the Verification Mission with regard to the application of article IV of the Financial Regulations of the United Nations, whereby appropriations required in respect of obligations owed to Governments providing contingents and/or logistic support to the Mission shall be retained beyond the period stipulated under financial regulations 4.3 and 4.4, as set out in the annex to the present resolution; 6. Decides to appropriate to the Special Account for the United Nations Angola Verification Mission II the amount of 8,986,700 dollars gross (8,591,200 dollars net), inclusive of the amount of 8,394,800 dollars gross (7,988,000 dollars net) already authorized and apportioned under the terms of General Assembly resolution 48/241, for the maintenance of the Verification Mission for the period from 1 June to 30 September 1994; 7. Decides also, as an ad hoc arrangement, and taking into account the amount of 8,394,800 dollars gross (7,988,000 dollars net) already apportioned in accordance with General Assembly resolution 48/241, to apportion the additional amount of 591,900 dollars gross (603,200 dollars net) for the period from 1 July to 30 September 1994 among Member States in accordance with the composition of groups set out by the Assembly in paragraphs 3 and 4 of its resolution 43/232 of 1 March 1989, as adjusted by the Assembly in its resolutions 44/192 B of 21 December 1989, 45/269 of 27 August 1991, 46/198 A of 20 December 1991 and 47/218 A of 23 December 1992 and its decision 48/472 A of 23 December 1993, and taking into account the scale of assessments for the years 1992, 1993 and 1994 as set out in Assembly resolutions 46/221 A of 20 December 1991 and 48/223 A of 23 December 1993 and Assembly decision 47/456 of 23 December 1992; 8. Decides further that, in accordance with the provisions of its resolution 973 (X) of 15 December 1955, the apportionment among Member States, as provided for in paragraph 7 above, shall take into consideration the /...