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3.
Expresses its appreciation to those Member States which have paid their
assessed contributions in full;
4.
Expresses concern about the financial situation with regard to peacekeeping
activities, in particular as regards the reimbursements to troop contributors that bear
additional burdens owing to overdue payments by Member States of their assessments;
5.
Urges all other Member States to make every possible effort to ensure payment
of their assessed contributions to the Mission in full and on time;
6.
Expresses concern at the delay, in general, experienced by the SecretaryGeneral in deploying and providing adequate resources to some recent peacekeeping
missions, in particular those in Africa, and notes with satisfaction the comments of the
Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions in paragraph 24 of its
report,2 regarding the quick and efficient deployment of the military contingents of the
Mission;
7.
Emphasizes that all future and existing peacekeeping missions shall be given
equal and non-discriminatory treatment in respect of financial and administrative
arrangements;
8.
Also emphasizes that all peacekeeping missions shall be provided with
adequate resources for the effective and efficient discharge of their respective mandates;
9.
Reiterates its request to the Secretary-General to make the fullest possible use
of facilities and equipment at the United Nations Logistics Base at Brindisi, Italy, in order
to minimize the costs of procurement for the Mission;
10. Endorses the recommendation contained in paragraph 10 (b) of the report of
the Advisory Committee;1
11. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at the
earliest possible time on how the concept of operations affects and can justify the proposed
structure of the Mission, including its senior staff component;
12. Also requests the Secretary-General to take all necessary action to ensure that
the Mission is administered with a maximum of efficiency and economy;
13. Further 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;
14. Authorizes the Secretary-General to enter into commitments in the amount of
90 million dollars gross (88,933,450 dollars net) for the maintenance of the Mission for the
period from 1 July to 31 December 2001, and decides to appropriate the amount of
5,444,104 dollars gross (4,777,737 dollars net) for the support account for peacekeeping
operations and the amount of 568,706 dollars gross (510,695 dollars net) for the United
Nations Logistics Base, representing the prorated share of the Mission in the support
account and Logistics Base requirements for the period from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002;
15. Decides to apportion among Member States the amount of 37.5 million dollars
gross (37,055,604 dollars net) for the period from 1 July to 15 September 2001, in
accordance with the levels set out in General Assembly resolution 55/235 and adjusted by
the Assembly in its resolution 55/236 of 23 December 2000, and taking into account the
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A/55/688/Add.1.