A/RES/59/278 involvement of Member States in the budgetary process, thereby facilitating the broadest possible agreement on the programme budget; 4. Further reaffirms that the budget proposals of the Secretary-General should reflect resource levels commensurate with mandates for their full, efficient and effective implementation; 5. Notes that the budget outline is a preliminary estimate of resources; 6. Invites the Secretary-General to prepare his proposed programme budget for the biennium 2006–2007 on the basis of a preliminary estimate of 3,621,900,000 United States dollars at revised 2004–2005 rates; Decides that the proposed programme budget for the biennium 7. 2006–2007 shall contain provisions for recosting on the basis of the existing methodology; Decides also that the priorities for the biennium 2006–2007 shall be the 8. following: (a) Maintenance of international peace and security; (b) Promotion of sustained economic growth and sustainable development, in accordance with the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly and recent United Nations conferences; (c) Development of Africa; (d) Promotion of human rights; (e) Effective coordination of humanitarian assistance efforts; (f) Promotion of justice and international law; (g) Disarmament; (h) Drug control, crime prevention and combating international terrorism in all its forms and manifestations; 9. Requests the Secretary-General, in view of his preliminary indicative estimates contained in the proposed budget outline, to reflect the priorities outlined in paragraph 8 above when presenting the proposed programme budget for the biennium 2006–2007; 10. Decides that the contingency fund shall be set at the level of 0.75 per cent of the preliminary estimate, namely, at 27.2 million dollars, that this amount shall be in addition to the overall level of the preliminary estimate and that it shall be used in accordance with the procedures for the use and operation of the contingency fund. 76th plenary meeting 23 December 2004 2