Financing for UN Peacekeeping Operations
All Member States share the costs of United Nations peacekeeping operations. The General Assembly apportions these expenses based on a special scale of assessments applicable to peacekeeping. This scale takes into account the relative economic wealth of Member States, with the permanent members of the Security Council required to pay a larger share because of their special responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security.
As of 1 January 2008, the top 10 providers of assessed contributions to United Nations peacekeeping operations were: the United States, Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, China, Canada, Spain and the Republic of Korea.
Many countries have also voluntarily made additional resources available to support United Nations peacekeeping efforts on a non-reimbursable basis in the form of transportation, supplies, personnel and financial contributions above and beyond their assessed share of peacekeeping costs.
Below are some key General Assembly documents regulating the scale of assessments applicable to United Nations peacekeeping.
Documents
| Document Symbol | Title |
|---|---|
| A/64/220* | Implementation of General Assembly resolution 55/235 and 55/236 (23 September 2009) |
| A/62/11(Supp) | Report of the Committee on Contributions (6 July 2007) |
| A/61/139/Add.1 | Implementation of General Assembly resolutions 55/235 and 55/236 (27 December 2006) |
| A/61/139/Corr.1 | Implementation of General Assembly resolutions 55/235 and 55/236 - Corr.1 (6 September 2006) |
| A/61/139 | Implementation of General Assembly resolutions 55/235 and 55/236 (13 July 2006) |
| A/61/11/CORR.1(SUPP) | Report of the Committee on Contributions (27 June 2006) |
| A/58/157/Add.1 | Implementation of General Assembly Resolutions 55/235 and 55/236 - Addendum (17 December 2003) |
| A/58/157 | Implementation of General Assembly Resolutions 55/235 and 55/236 (15 July 2003) |
| A/C.5/55/38 | Information on the implementation of General Assembly resolutions 55/235 and 55/236 (1 March 2001) |
| A/RES/55/235 | Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of United Nations peacekeeping operations (30 January 2001) |
| A/RES/55/236 | Voluntary movements in connection with the apportionment of the expenses of United Nations Peacekeeping Operations (29 January 2001) |
Other selected General Assembly documents relating to peacekeeping financing:
| Document Symbol | Title |
|---|---|
| A/C.5/63/26 | Approved resources for peacekeeping operations for the period from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010 (4 August 2009) |
| A/C.5/63/23 | Approved resources for peacekeeping operations for the period from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009 (1 May 2009) |
| A/C.5/62/23 | Approved resources for peacekeeping operations for the period from 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008 (31 January 2008) |
| A/C.5/61/18 | Approved resources for peacekeeping operations for the period from 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007 (15 January 2007) |