United Nations A/RES/56/247 General Assembly Distr.: General 29 January 2002 Fifty-sixth session Agenda item 131 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly [on the report of the Fifth Committee (A/56/730 and Corr.1)] 56/247. 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, Taking note of the reports of the Secretary-General on the 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 19911 and the related reports of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,2 Recalling its resolution 47/235 of 14 September 1993 on the financing of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and its subsequent resolutions thereon, the latest of which were resolutions 55/225 A of 23 December 2000 and 55/225 B of 12 April 2001, Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on the budget performance of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia for the period from 1 January to 31 December 20003 and the comments of the Advisory Committee thereon in its report,4 Taking note also of Security Council resolution 1329 (2000) of 30 November 2000 concerning the establishment of a pool of ad litem judges in the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, 1. Endorses the conclusions and recommendations contained in the reports of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,2 subject to the provisions of the present resolution; 2. Deeply regrets the delay in the submission of the reports of the SecretaryGeneral on the financing of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia; _______________ 1 A/56/495 and Corr.1 and Add.1; and A/C.5/56/30. A/56/665 and A/56/717. 3 A/56/501. 4 A/56/665. 2 01 49670