United Nations A/RES/58/309 General Assembly Distr.: General 30 July 2004 Fifty-eighth session Agenda item 147 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 18 June 2004 [on the report of the Fifth Committee (A/58/830)] 58/309. Financing of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara The General Assembly, Having considered the reports of the Secretary-General on the financing of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara 1 and the related reports of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, 2 Recalling Security Council resolution 690 (1991) of 29 April 1991, by which the Council established the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara, and the subsequent resolutions by which the Council extended the mandate of the Mission, the latest of which was resolution 1541 (2004) of 29 April 2004, Recalling also its resolution 45/266 of 17 May 1991 on the financing of the Mission and its subsequent resolutions and decisions thereon, the latest of which was resolution 57/331 of 18 June 2003, 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, Noting with appreciation that voluntary contributions have been made to the Mission, Mindful of the fact that it is essential to provide the Mission with the necessary financial resources to enable it to fulfil its responsibilities under the relevant resolutions of the Security Council, Takes note of the status of contributions to the United Nations Mission 1. for the Referendum in Western Sahara as at 15 April 2004, including the contributions outstanding in the amount of 44.9 million United States dollars, representing some 8 per cent of the total assessed contributions, notes with concern that only thirty-three Member States have paid their assessed contributions in full, _______________ 1 2 03 51440 A/58/642 and Corr.1, A/58/657 and A/58/705. A/58/759 and Add.2.