A/RES/58/298 4. Endorses the conclusions and recommendations contained in the relevant report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions; 3 5. Decides to maintain, for the period from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005, the funding mechanism for the support account used in the current period, from 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004, as approved in paragraph 3 of its resolution 50/221 B of 7 June 1996; Reaffirms the need for the Secretary-General to ensure that delegation of 6. authority to the Department of Peacekeeping Operations of the Secretariat and field missions is in strict compliance with relevant resolutions and decisions and the relevant rules and procedures of the General Assembly on this matter; Also reaffirms paragraph 15 of its resolution 56/293, regrets that the 7. report requested in paragraph 10 of its resolution 57/318 was not submitted at its fifty-eighth session, and decides to consider it at its fifty-ninth session; Decides to continue its consideration of the implementation of the 8. restructuring of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, in the context of the review requested in paragraph 14 of resolution 57/318, at the second part of its resumed fifty-ninth session; Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its 9. fifty-ninth session on the status of the civilian rapid deployment roster, including measures to improve its utility, taking into account recent experiences with its use; 10. Also requests the Secretary-General to review the level of the support account, including the need for existing posts, in future budget submissions, taking into consideration the number, size and complexity of peacekeeping operations; 11. Notes with concern, as observed by the Advisory Committee in paragraph 21 of its report,3 that the implementation of paragraph 18 of resolution 57/318 is not consistent with the requirement of the resolution; 12. Reiterates paragraph 18 of resolution 57/318, and requests the SecretaryGeneral to submit, during future considerations of the support account budget, information as outlined in paragraph 22 of the report of the Advisory Committee3 with respect to posts that will have been vacant for at least 12 months by 30 June of a given year on the understanding that, in the interim, until such consideration by the General Assembly, the recruitment process will not be affected; Financial performance report for the period from 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003 13. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the financial performance of the support account for peacekeeping operations for the period from 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003; 4 Budget estimates for the period from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005 14. Approves the support account requirements in the amount of 121,610,300 United States dollars for the period from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005, including 743 continuing and 18 new temporary posts and their related post and non-post requirements; _______________ 3 4 2 A/58/760. A/58/703 and Add.1.