A/RES/57/4 United Nations Distr.: General 10 October 2002 General Assembly Fifty-seventh session Agenda item 117 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly [on the report of the Fifth Committee (A/57/429)] 57/4. Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of the United Nations The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 54/237 C of 23 December 1999, Having considered the letter dated 27 June 2002 from the Acting President of the General Assembly to the Chairman of the Fifth Committee transmitting a letter dated 21 June 2002 from the Chairman of the Committee on Contributions regarding the recommendations of that Committee on requests for exemption under Article 19 of the Charter of the United Nations,1 Reaffirming the obligation of Member States under Article 17 of the Charter to bear the expenses of the Organization as apportioned by the General Assembly, 1. Reaffirms its role in accordance with the provisions of Article 19 of the Charter of the United Nations and the advisory role of the Committee on Contributions in accordance with rule 160 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly; 2. Agrees that the failure of the Comoros, Georgia, Guinea-Bissau, the Republic of Moldova, Sao Tome and Principe, Somalia and Tajikistan to pay the full minimum amount necessary to avoid the application of Article 19 of the Charter was due to conditions beyond their control; 3. Decides that the Comoros, Georgia, Guinea-Bissau, the Republic of Moldova, Sao Tome and Principe, Somalia and Tajikistan should be permitted to vote in the General Assembly until 30 June 2003; 4. Also decides, while welcoming the undertaking of and assurances provided by the Permanent Representative of Burundi to the United Nations, to permit Burundi to vote in the General Assembly until the next substantive session of the Committee on Contributions, scheduled to be held from 2 June 2003. 20th plenary meeting 27 September 2002 _______________ 1 02 53813 A/C.5/56/46.