United Nations

A/C.5/70/L.38
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General Assembly

Seventieth session

Fifth Committee
Agenda item 161 (b) Financing of the United Nations peacekeeping forces in the Middle East: United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon Thailand:* draft resolution

Financing of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
The General Assembly, Having considered the reports of the Secretary-General on the financing of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon 1 and the related report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, 2 Recalling Security Council resolution 425 (1978) of 19 March 1978 regarding the establishment of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon and the subsequent resolutions by which the Council extended the mandate of the Force, the latest of which was resolution 2236 (2015) of 21 August 2015, by which the Council extended the mandate of the Force until 31 August 2016, Recalling also its resolution S-8/2 of 21 April 1978 on the financing of the Force and its subsequent resolutions thereon, the latest of which was resolution 69/302 of 25 June 2015, Reaffirming its resolutions 51/233 of 13 June 1997, 52/237 of 26 June 1998, 53/227 of 8 June 1999, 54/267 of 15 June 2000, 55/180 A of 19 December 2000, 55/180 B of 14 June 2001, 56/214 A of 21 December 2001, 56/214 B of 27 June 2002, 57/325 of 18 June 2003, 58/307 of 18 June 2004, 59/307 of 22 June 2005, 60/278 of 30 June 2006, 61/250 A of 22 December 2006, 61/250 B of 2 April 2007, 61/250 C of 29 June 2007, 62/265 of 20 June 2008, 63/298 of 30 June 2009, 64/282 of 24 June 2010, 65/303 of 30 June 2011, 66/277 of 21 June 2 012, 67/279 of 28 June 2013, 68/292 of 30 June 2014 and 69/302, Reaffirming also the general principles underlying the financing of United Nations peacekeeping operations, as stated in its resolutions 1874 (S -IV) of 27 June 1963, 3101 (XXVIII) of 11 December 1973 and 55/235 of 23 December 2000,
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* On behalf of the States that are members of the Group of 77 and China, taking into account also the provisions of General Assembly resolution 52/250 of 7 July 1998 . 1 A/70/571 and A/70/699. 2 A/70/742/Add.8.

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Noting with appreciation that voluntary contributions have been made to the Force, Mindful of the fact that it is essential to provide the Force with the financial resources necessary to enable it to fulfil its responsibilities under the relevant resolutions of the Security Council, 1. Requests the Secretary-General to entrust the Head of Mission with the task of formulating future budget proposals in full accordance with the provisions of its resolutions 59/296 of 22 June 2005, 60/266 of 30 June 2006, 61/276 of 29 June 2007, 64/269 of 24 June 2010, 65/289 of 30 June 2011, 66/264 of 21 June 2012, 69/307 of 25 June 2015 and 70/___ of __ 2016, as well as other relevant resolutions; 2. Takes note of the status of contributions to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon as at 30 April 2016, including the contributions outstanding in the amount of 118.8 million United States dollars, representing some 2 per cent of the total assessed contributions, notes with concern that only 56 Member States have paid their assessed contributions in full, and urges all other Member States, in particular those in arrears, to ensure payment of their outstanding assessed contributions; 3. Expresses its appreciation to those Member States which have paid their assessed contributions in full, and urges all other Member States to make every possible effort to ensure payment of their assessed contributions to the Force in full; 4. Expresses deep concern that Israel did not comply with resolutions 51/233, 52/237, 53/227, 54/267, 55/180 A, 55/180 B, 56/214 A, 56/214 B, 57/325, 58/307, 59/307, 60/278, 61/250 A, 61/250 B, 61/250 C, 62/265, 63/298, 64/282, 65/303, 66/277, 67/279, 68/292 and 69/302; 5. Stresses once again that Israel should strictly abide by resolutions 51/233, 52/237, 53/227, 54/267, 55/180 A, 55/180 B, 56/214 A, 56/214 B, 57/325, 58/307, 59/307, 60/278, 61/250 A, 61/250 B, 61/250 C, 62/265, 63/298, 64/282, 65/303, 66/277, 67/279 , 68/292 and 69/302; 6. Expresses concern at 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; 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. Requests the Secretary-General to ensure that proposed peacekeeping budgets are based on the relevant legislative mandates; 10. Endorses the conclusions and recommendations contained in the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, 2 and requests the Secretary-General to ensure their full implementation;

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11. Requests the Secretary-General to ensure the full implementation of the relevant provisions of its resolutions 59/296, 60/266, 61/276, 64/269, 65/289, 66/264, 69/307 and 70/___; 12. Also requests the Secretary-General to take all action necessary to ensure that the Force is administered with a maximum of efficiency and economy; 13. Reiterates its request to the Secretary-General to take the measures necessary to ensure the full implementation of paragraph 8 of resolution 51/233, paragraph 5 of resolution 52/237, paragraph 11 of resolution 53/227, paragraph 14 of resolution 54/267, paragraph 14 of resolution 55/1 80 A, paragraph 15 of resolution 55/180 B, paragraph 13 of resolution 56/214 A, paragraph 13 of resolution 56/214 B, paragraph 14 of resolution 57/325, paragraph 13 of resolution 58/307, paragraph 13 of resolution 59/307, paragraph 17 of resolution 60/278, paragraph 21 of resolution 61/250 A, paragraph 20 of resolution 61/250 B, paragraph 20 of resolution 61/250 C, paragraph 21 of resolution 62/265, paragraph 19 of resolution 63/298, paragraph 18 of resolution 64/282, paragraph 15 of resolution 65/303, paragraph 13 of resolution 66/277, paragraph 13 of resolution 67/279, paragraph 13 of resolution 68/292 and paragraph 14 of resolution 69/302, stresses once again that Israel shall pay the amount of 1,117,005 dollars resulting from the incident at Qana on 18 April 1996, and requests the Secretary-General to report on this matter to the General Assembly at its seventy-first session; Budget performance report for the period from 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015 14. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the budget performance of the Force for the period from 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015; 3 Budget estimates for the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017 15. Decides to appropriate to the Special Account for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon the amount of _____________ dollars for the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017, inclusive of __________ dollars for the maintenance of the Force, __________ dollars for the support account for peacekeeping operations and __________ dollars for the United Nations Logistics Base at Brindisi, Italy; Financing of the appropriation 16. Decides to apportion among Member States the amount of __________ dollars for the period from 1 July to 31 August 2016, in accordance with the levels updated in its resolution 70/246 of 23 December 2015, taking into account the scale of assessments for 2016, as set out in its resolution 70/245 of 23 December 2015; 17. Also 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 16 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of __________ dollars, comprising the estimated staff assessment income of __________ dollars approved for the Force, the prorated share of __________ dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the support account and the prorated share of __________ dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the United Nations Logistics Base;
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18. Further decides to apportion among Member States the amount of __________ dollars for the period from 1 September 2016 to 30 June 2017, at a monthly rate of _____ dollars, in accordance with the levels updated in its resolution 70/246, taking into account the scale of assessments for 2016 and 2017, as set out in its resolution 70/245, subject to a decision of the Security Council to extend the mandate of the Force; 19. Decides that, in accordance with the provisions of its resolution 973 (X), there shall be set off against the apportionment among Member States, as provided for in paragraph 18 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of __________ dollars, comprising the estimated staff assessment income of __________ dollars approved for the Force, the prorated share of __________ dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the support account and the prorated share of __________ dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the United Nations Logistics Base; 20. Also decides that, for Member States that have fulfilled their financ ial obligations to the Force, there shall be set off against the apportionment, as provided for in paragraphs 16 and 18 above, their respective share of the unencumbered balance and other income in the amount 23,826,900 dollars in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2015, in accordance with the levels updated in its resolution 70/246, taking into account the scale of assessments for 2015, as set out in its resolution 70/245; 21. Further decides that, for Member States that have not fulfilled their financial obligations to the Force, there shall be set off against their outstanding obligations their respective share of the unencumbered balance and other income in the total amount of 23,826,900 dollars in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2015, in accordance with the scheme set out in paragraph 20 above; 22. Decides that the increase of 948,300 dollars in the estimated staff assessment income in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2015 shall be added to the credits from the amount of 23,826,900 dollars referred to in paragraphs 20 and 21 above; 23. Emphasizes that no peacekeeping mission shall be financed by borrowing funds from other active peacekeeping missions; 24. Encourages the Secretary-General to continue to take additional measures to ensure the safety and security of all personnel participating in the Force under the auspices of the United Nations, bearing in mind paragraphs 5 and 6 of Security Council resolution 1502 (2003) of 26 August 2003; 25. Invites voluntary contributions to the Force in cash and in the form of services and supplies acceptable to the Secretary-General, to be administered, as appropriate, in accordance with the procedure and practices established by the General Assembly; 26. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its seventy-first session, under the item entitled "Financing of the United Nations peacekeeping forces in the Middle East", the sub-item entitled "United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon".

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