United Nations A/RES/59/274 General Assembly Distr.: General 7 March 2005 Fifty-ninth session Agenda item 122 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 23 December 2004 [on the report of the Fifth Committee (A/59/604)] 59/274. Financing of the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991 The General Assembly, Having considered the reports of the Secretary-General, namely the first performance report for the biennium 2004–2005 on the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991 1 and the report on biennial budgeting at the Tribunals, 2 Having also considered the report of the Board of Auditors and the recommendations contained therein, 3 Having further considered the related report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, 4 Recalling its resolution 47/235 of 14 September 1993 on the financing of the Tribunal and its subsequent resolutions thereon, the most recent of which were resolutions 58/254 and 58/255 of 23 December 2003, Takes note of the first performance report of the Secretary-General for 1. the biennium 2004–2005 on the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 19911 and his report on biennial budgeting at the Tribunals;2 Endorses the conclusions and recommendations contained in the report 2. of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions;4 3. Notes with concern the precarious financial situation of the Tribunal; _______________ 1 A/59/547. A/59/139. 3 Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-ninth Session, Supplement No. 5L (A/59/5/Add.12). 4 See A/59/561. 2 04-49270