United Nations A/RES/59/306 General Assembly Distr.: General 25 August 2005 Fifty-ninth session Agenda item 135 (a) Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 22 June 2005 [on the report of the Fifth Committee (A/59/837)] 59/306. Financing of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force The General Assembly, Having considered the reports of the Secretary-General on the financing of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force 1 and the related reports of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, 2 Recalling Security Council resolution 350 (1974) of 31 May 1974 regarding the establishment of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force and the subsequent resolutions by which the Council extended the mandate of the Force, the latest of which was resolution 1578 (2004) of 15 December 2004, Recalling also its resolution 3211 B (XXIX) of 29 November 1974 on the financing of the United Nations Emergency Force and of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force and its subsequent resolutions thereon, the latest of which was resolution 58/306 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, Mindful of the fact that it is essential to provide the Force 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; Takes note of the status of contributions to the United Nations 2. Disengagement Observer Force as at 15 April 2005, including the contributions outstanding in the amount of 16.2 million United States dollars, representing some _______________ 1 2 04-49549 A/59/625 and A/59/653 and Corr.1 and 2. A/59/736 and Add.4.