A/RES/56/214 B
10. Endorses the conclusions and recommendations contained in the report
of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, 4 and
requests the Secretary-General to ensure their full implementation;
11. Requests the Secretary-General to take all necessary action to ensure that
the Force is administered with a maximum of efficiency and economy;
12. 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
Force against General Service posts, commensurate with the requirements of the
Force;
13. Reiterates its request to the Secretary-General to take the measures
necessary to ensure the full implementation of paragraph 8 of its resolution 51/233,
paragraph 5 of its resolution 52/237, paragraph 11 of its resolution 53/227,
paragraph 14 of its resolution 54/267, paragraph 14 of its resolution 55/180 A,
paragraph 15 of its resolution 55/180 B and paragraph 13 of its resolution 56/214A,
stresses once again that Israel shall pay the amount of 1,284,633 dollars resulting
from the incident at Qana on 18 April 1996, and requests the Secretary-General to
report on this matter to the Assembly at its resumed fifty-seventh session;
Financial performance report for the period from 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001
14. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the financial
performance of the Force for the period from 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001; 5
Budget estimates for the period from 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003
15. Decides to appropriate to the Special Account for the United Nations
Interim Force in Lebanon the amount of 117,123,800 dollars for the period from
1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003, inclusive of 112,042,500 dollars for the maintenance
of the Force, 4,537,700 dollars for the support account for peacekeeping operations
and 543,600 dollars for the United Nations Logistics Base;
Financing of the appropriation
16. Decides also to apportion among Member States the amount of
117,123,800 dollars at a monthly rate of 9,760,317 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, subject to a decision of the Security Council to extend the mandate of the
Force;
17. Decides further 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 16 above, their respective share
in the Tax Equalization Fund of 4,307,600 dollars for the period from 1 July 2002 to
30 June 2003, at a monthly rate of 358,967 dollars, comprising the estimated staff
assessment income of 3,641,300 dollars approved for the Force for the period from
1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003, the prorated share of 617,900 dollars of the estimated
staff assessment income approved for the support account for the period from 1 July
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A/56/887/Add.7.
A/56/822.
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