A/RES/58/311 2. Also expresses concern at the delay experienced by the Secretary-General in deploying and providing adequate resources to some recent peacekeeping missions, in particular those in Africa; Emphasizes that all future and existing peacekeeping missions shall be 3. given equal and non-discriminatory treatment in respect of financial and administrative arrangements; Also emphasizes that all peacekeeping missions shall be provided with 4. adequate resources for the effective and efficient discharge of their respective mandates; Requests the Secretary-General to make the fullest possible use of 5. facilities and equipment at the United Nations Logistics Base at Brindisi, Italy, in order to minimize the costs of procurement for the Mission; Endorses the conclusions and recommendations contained in the report 6. of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,2 and requests the Secretary-General to ensure their full implementation; 7. Requests the Secretary-General to take all necessary action to ensure that the Mission is administered with a maximum of efficiency and economy; 8. Also requests the Secretary-General, in order to reduce the cost of employing General Service staff, to make efforts to recruit local staff for the Mission against General Service posts, commensurate with the requirements of the Mission; Budget estimates for the period from 1 May to 31 October 2004 9. Authorizes the Secretary-General to establish a special account for the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti for the purpose of accounting for income received and expenditure incurred in respect of the Mission; 10. Also authorizes the Secretary-General to enter into commitments in the amount of 172,480,500 United States dollars for the period from 1 July to 31 October 2004 for the maintenance of the Mission, in addition to the amount of 49,259,800 dollars for the period from 1 May to 30 June 2004 authorized by the Advisory Committee for the establishment of the Mission under the terms of section IV of General Assembly resolution 49/233 A of 23 December 1994; Financing of the commitment authority 11. Decides to apportion among Member States the amount of 221,740,300 dollars, comprising the amount of 49,259,800 dollars for the period from 1 May to 30 June 2004 and the amount of 172,480,500 dollars for the period from 1 July to 31 October 2004, in accordance with the levels set out in General Assembly resolution 55/235, as adjusted by the Assembly in its resolution 55/236 of 23 December 2000 and updated in its resolution 58/256 of 23 December 2003, taking into account the scale of assessments for 2004 as set out in its resolution 58/1 B of 23 December 2003; 12. Decides also that, in accordance with the provisions of its resolution 973 (X) of 15 December 1955, there shall be set off against the apportionment among Member States, as provided for in paragraph 11 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of 2,272,000 dollars, comprising the estimated staff assessment income of 387,000 dollars approved for the Mission for the period from 2