United Nations A/RES/58/310 General Assembly Distr.: General 30 July 2004 Fifty-eighth session Agenda item 167 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 18 June 2004 [on the report of the Fifth Committee (A/58/831)] 58/310. Financing of the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire The General Assembly, Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on the financing of the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire 1 and the related report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, 2 Recalling Security Council resolution 1528 (2004) of 27 February 2004, by which the Council established the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire for an initial period of twelve months as from 4 April 2004, Recognizing that the costs of the Operation are expenses of the Organization to be borne by Member States in accordance with Article 17, paragraph 2, of the Charter of the United Nations, 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 Operation with the necessary financial resources to enable it to fulfil its responsibilities under the relevant resolution of the Security Council, Expresses concern at the financial situation with regard to peacekeeping 1. activities, in particular as regards the reimbursements to troop contributors that bear additional burdens owing to overdue payments by Member States of their assessments; Also expresses concern at the delay experienced by the Secretary-General 2. in deploying and providing adequate resources to some recent peacekeeping missions, in particular those in Africa; Emphasizes that all future and existing peacekeeping missions shall be 3. given equal and non-discriminatory treatment in respect of financial and administrative arrangements; _______________ 1 2 03 51446 A/58/788. A/58/806.