A/RES/59/16 3. Expresses concern at the financial situation with regard to peacekeeping 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 4. 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 5. given equal and non-discriminatory treatment in respect of financial and administrative arrangements; Also emphasizes that all peacekeeping missions shall be provided with 6. adequate resources for the effective and efficient discharge of their respective mandates; Reiterates its request to the Secretary-General to make the fullest 7. possible use of facilities and equipment at the United Nations Logistics Base at Brindisi, Italy, in order to minimize the costs of procurement for the Operation; Endorses the conclusions and recommendations contained in the report 8. of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,2 subject to the provisions of the present resolution; 9. Authorizes the Secretary-General to fill the following posts at appropriate grades until 30 June 2005: Director in the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General; Special Assistant to the Special Representative; Two Protocol Officers (one Professional and one National Officer); Deputy Special Representative for Humanitarian Coordination, Recovery and Reconstruction; Principal Legal Adviser; Chief of the Communications and Public Information Office; Spokesperson; and requests the Secretary-General to re-justify these posts in his next budget with additional information on appropriate grades; 10. Requests the Secretary-General to take all necessary action to ensure that the Operation is administered with a maximum of efficiency and economy; 11. Also requests the Secretary-General, in order to reduce the cost of employing General Service staff, to continue efforts to recruit local staff for the Operation against General Service posts, commensurate with the requirements of the Operation; Budget estimates for the period from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005 12. Decides to appropriate to the Special Account for the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire the amount of 177,826,200 dollars for the maintenance of the Operation for the period from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005, in addition to the amount of 200,646,600 dollars already appropriated for the maintenance of the Operation for the period from 1 July to 31 December 2004 under the terms of General Assembly resolution 58/310; 2