United Nations A/RES/59/297 General Assembly Distr.: General 19 August 2005 Fifty-ninth session Agenda item 123 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 22 June 2005 [on the report of the Fifth Committee (A/59/532/Add.1)] 59/297. Peacekeeping Reserve Fund The General Assembly, Having considered the reports of the Secretary-General on the Peacekeeping Reserve Fund 1 and the related reports of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, 2 Recalling its resolution 47/217 of 23 December 1992 on the establishment of the Peacekeeping Reserve Fund and its resolutions 49/233 A of 23 December 1994 and 51/218 E of 17 June 1997, 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, Takes note of the status of contributions to the Peacekeeping Reserve 1. Fund as at 31 December 2004; 3 2. Also takes note of the reports of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions;2 3. Decides that the excess balance of 13,790,000 United States dollars in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2004 shall be applied to meet the financing of the support account for peacekeeping operations for the period from 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006. 104th plenary meeting 22 June 2005 _______________ 1 A/58/724 and A/59/787. A/58/732 and A/59/791. 3 See ST/ADM/SER.B/642, annex XLII. 2 04-49495