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14. Requests the Secretary-General to take all necessary action to ensure that
the Mission is administered with a maximum of efficiency and economy,
particularly with regard to air transport;
15. Also requests the Secretary-General, in order to reduce the cost of
employing General Service staff, to continue efforts to recruit local staff for the
Mission against General Service posts, commensurate with the requirements of the
Mission;
16. Approves, on an exceptional basis, the special arrangements for the
Mission with regard to the application of article IV of the Financial Regulations of
the United Nations, whereby appropriations required in respect of obligations owed
to Governments providing contingents and/or logistical support to the Mission shall
be retained beyond the period stipulated under financial regulations 4.3 and 4.4, as
set out in the annex to the present resolution;
Financial performance report for the period from 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001
17. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the financial
performance report of the Mission for the period from 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001; 6
18. Decides to appropriate to the Special Account for the United Nations
Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo the amount of
41 million dollars, as previously authorized and apportioned under the terms of its
resolution 55/275 of 14 June 2001;
Budget estimates for the period from 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003
19. Decides also to appropriate to the Special Account the amount of
608,325,264 dollars for the period 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003, inclusive of
581,933,464 dollars for the maintenance of the Mission, 23,568,200 dollars for the
support account for peacekeeping operations and 2,823,600 dollars for the United
Nations Logistics Base;
Financing of the appropriation
20. Decides further to apportion among Member States the amount of
608,325,264 dollars at a monthly rate of 50,693,772 dollars, in accordance with the
levels set out in resolution 55/235, as adjusted by the General Assembly in its
resolution 55/236 of 23 December 2000, and taking into account the scale of
assessments for the years 2002 and 2003 as set out in its resolution 55/5 B of the
same date;
21. Decides that, in accordance with the provisions of its resolution 973 (X)
of 15 December 1955, there shall be set off against the apportionment among
Member States, as provided for in paragraph 20 above, their respective share in the
Tax Equalization Fund of 13,105,200 dollars approved for the Mission for the
period from 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003 at a monthly rate of 1,092,100 dollars,
comprising the estimated staff assessment income of 9,644,200 dollars approved for
the Mission for the period from 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003, the prorated share of
3,209,400 dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the support
account for the period from 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003 and the increase in staff
assessment income of that account for the period from 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001,
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