FINANCING OF THE ±¬ÁÏÍøITED NATIONS PEACE-KEEPING FORCES
IN THE MIDDLE EAST
United Nations Disengagement Observer Force
Report of the Secretary-General
CONTENTS
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I. II. III. IV. |
INTRODUCTION STATUS OF ASSESSED CONTRIBUTIONS VOL±¬ÁÏÍøTARY CONTRIBUTIONS EXPENDITURE AND REVISED APPORTIONMENT FOR PERIODS FROM 1 DECEMBER 1987 TO 30 NOVEMBER 1989 |
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COST ESTIMATE BEYOND 30 NOVEMBER 1989 |
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ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AT ITS FORTY-FOURTH SESSION |
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Annexes |
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I. II. |
Expenditure and revised apportionment for periods from 1 December 1987 to 30 November 1989 and cost estimate for the period from 1 December 1989 to 30 November 1990 |
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Cost estimate for the period from 1 December 1989 to 30 November 1990: supplementary information |
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I. INTRODUCTION
1. At its forty-third session, the General Assembly adopted of 21 December 1988 on the financing of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (±¬ÁÏÍøDOF) for the period from 1 December 1988 to 30 November 1989. At that time, the mandate of ±¬ÁÏÍøDOF had been renewed by the Security Council until 31 May 1989 (Security Council resolution of 30 November 1988).
2. By paragraph 2 of its resolution 43/228, the General Assembly appropriated the amount of $18,114,000 for ±¬ÁÏÍøDOF for the period from 1 December 1988 to 31 May 1989. By paragraph 6 of the resolution, the Assembly authorized the Secretary-General to enter into commitments for ±¬ÁÏÍøDOF at a rate not to exceed $3,019,000 gross ($2,963,000 net) per month for the period from 1 June to 30 November 1989, should the Security Council decide to continue ±¬ÁÏÍøDOF beyond 31 May 1989, and to apportion that amount among Member States in accordance with the scheme set out in operative paragraph 3 of resolution 43/228.
3. By its resolution of 30 May 1989, the Security Council renewed the mandate of ±¬ÁÏÍøDOF for another period of six months, until 30 November 1989.
II. STATUS OF ASSESSED CONTRIBUTIONS
4. As at 30 September 1989, assessments totalling $897.2 million had been apportioned among Member States in respect of ±¬ÁÏÍøDOF and the United Nations Emergency Force (±¬ÁÏÍøEF) for the period from inception to 30 November 1989. Contributions received for the same period amounted to $801.0 million. Of the unpaid assessed balance due ($78.2 million), only $10.0 million may be considered collectible at this time, which leaves a shortfall of $68.2 million, including $36.0 million transferred to a special account in accordance with General Assembly resolution 36/116 A of 10 December 1981.
5. The table below gives the status of contributions for ±¬ÁÏÍøDOF for the periods from its inception to 30 November 1989 as at 30 September 1989. As indicated therein, approximately $7.7 million of the shortfall is in respect of the periods from 25 October 1979 to 30 November 1989, while some $60.5 million is attributable to the previous periods of ±¬ÁÏÍøDOF up to 24 October 1979 together with ±¬ÁÏÍøEF until its liquidation in 1980. In the circumstances, troop contributors have not been reimbursed on time.
Status of contributions as at 30 September 1989
(Millions of dollars)
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±¬ÁÏÍøDOF and ±¬ÁÏÍøEF 1974-1980 a/ |
±¬ÁÏÍøDOF 25 October 1979 to 30 November 1989 |
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Amounts appropriated Additional commitment authority |
554.2 – |
319.0 18.1 |
873.2 18.1 |
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Less: |
Applied credits |
(8.7) |
(3.4) |
(12.1) |
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Amounts apportioned Payments received |
545.5 (485.0) |
333.7 (316.0) |
879.2 (801.0) |
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Balance due |
60.5 |
17.7 |
78.2 |
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Estimated collectible |
( – ) |
(10.0) |
(10.0) |
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Estimated shortfall |
60.5 |
7.7 |
68.2 |
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a/ ±¬ÁÏÍøEF from inception to liquidation in 1980, ±¬ÁÏÍøDOF from inception to 24 October 1979.
III. VOL±¬ÁÏÍøTARY CONTRIBUTIONS
6. The General Assembly, in paragraph 8 of its resolution 43/228, stressed the need for voluntary contributions to ±¬ÁÏÍøDOF both in cash and in the form of services and supplies acceptable to the Secretary-General. No voluntary contributions have been received in response to that resolution.
IV. EXPENDITURES AND REVISED APPORTIONMENT FOR PERIODS FROM
1 DECEMBER 1987 TO 30 NOVEMBER 1989
7. The disbursements made and obligations incurred by ±¬ÁÏÍøDOF for the two twelve-month periods from 1 December 1987 to 30 November 1989 are set forth in annex I below.
V. COST ESTIMATE BEYOND 30 NOVEMBER 1989
8. The present mandate of ±¬ÁÏÍøDOF expires on 30 November 1989. Should the Security Council renew the mandate beyond that date, and assuming continuance of its existing responsibilities, the Secretary-General estimates the costs of ±¬ÁÏÍøDOF to be $3,368,000 gross ($3,283,000 net) per month from 1 December 1989 onwards. Appropriation and/or authorization to enter into commitments and apportionment for ±¬ÁÏÍøDOF would then, in turn, be required beyond 30 November 1989. Accordingly, in the event that the Security Council decides to renew the mandate, the Secretary-General requests that the General Assembly, at the present session, make appropriate provision for ±¬ÁÏÍøDOF expenses for the period from 1 December 1989 to 30 November 1990.
9. A summary of the cost estimate for ±¬ÁÏÍøDOF for the period from 1 December 1989 to 30 November 1990 will be found in annex I and supplementary information thereon is provided in annex II.
VI. ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AT
ITS FORTY-FOURTH SESSION
9. The actions that would appear to be required in connection with the past and future financing of ±¬ÁÏÍøDOF are as follows:
(a) The appropriation of the amount of $18,114,000 gross ($17,778,000 net) authorized and apportioned in paragraph 6 of General Assembly resolution 43/228 for the period from 1 June to 30 November 1989;
(b) With regard to the period after 30 November 1989, provision, by means of appropriation and/or commitment authorization, as appropriate, for the maintenance of the Force and for the apportionment of such amounts, should the Security Council decide to renew the mandate of ±¬ÁÏÍøDOF beyond that date.
Notes
1/ Official Records of the General Assembly, Forty-fourth Session, Supplement No. 6 (A/44/6/Rev.1), sect. 28 A.
Document Type: Report
Document Sources: General Assembly, United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (±¬ÁÏÍøDOF)
Subject: Agenda Item, Peacekeeping
Publication Date: 18/10/1989