A/RES/51/233 Page 2 Bearing in mind the special responsibilities of the States permanent members of the Security Council, as indicated in General Assembly resolution 1874 (S-IV) of 27 June 1963, in the financing of such operations, Noting with appreciation that voluntary contributions have been made to the Force, Mindful of the fact that it is essential to provide the Force with the necessary financial resources to enable it to fulfil its responsibilities under the relevant resolutions of the Security Council, Concerned that the Secretary-General continues to face difficulties in meeting the obligations of the Force on a current basis, including reimbursement to current and former troop-contributing States, Concerned also that the surplus balances in the Special Account for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon have been used to meet expenses of the Force in order to compensate for the lack of income resulting from non-payment and late payment by Member States of their contributions, Recalling its resolution 50/89 B, in which it requested the SecretaryGeneral to include in his next report on the financing of the Force a full evaluation of damages resulting from the incident that occurred at the headquarters of the Force at Qana on 18 April 1996 and the costs thereof, 1. Takes note of the status of contributions to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon as at 30 April 1997, including the contributions outstanding in the amount of 176.8 million United States dollars, representing 6.6 per cent of the total assessed contributions from the inception of the Force to the period ending on 30 June 1997, notes that some 16 per cent of the Member States have paid their assessed contributions in full, and urges all other Member States concerned, in particular those in arrears, to ensure the payment of their outstanding assessed contributions; 2. Expresses concern about the financial situation with regard to peacekeeping activities, in particular as regards the reimbursement of troop contributors, which bear burdens owing to overdue payments by Member States of their assessments; 3. Expresses its appreciation to those Member States which have paid their assessed contributions in full; 4. Urges all other Member States to make every possible effort to ensure payment of their assessed contributions to the Force in full and on time; 5. Endorses the observations and recommendations contained in the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,2 subject to the provisions of the present resolution; 6. Requests the Secretary-General to take all necessary action to ensure that the Force is administered with a maximum of efficiency and economy; 7. Authorizes the Secretary-General to enter into commitments for the Force in the amount of 1,773,618 dollars to cover the costs resulting from the incident at the headquarters of the Force at Qana on 18 April 1996; 8. Decides that the total amount mentioned in paragraph 7 above, namely 1,773,618 dollars, shall be borne by Israel; /...