Agenda Item 155

The Security Council, by its resolution 1542 (2004) of 30 April 2004, established the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) for an initial period of six months.

At its resumed fifty-eighth session, in June 2004, the General Assembly authorized the Secretary-General to establish a Special Account for MINUSTAH; also authorized the Secretary-General to enter into commitments in the amount of $172,480,500 for the period from 1 July to 31 October 2004 for the maintenance of the Mission, in addition to the amount of $49,259,800 for the period from 1 May to 30 June 2004 authorized by the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions for the establishment of the Mission under the terms of section IV of General Assembly resolution 49/233 A of 23 December 1994; decided to apportion among Member States the amount of $221,740,300, comprising the amount of $49,259,800 for the period from 1 May to 30 June 2004 and the amount of $172,480,500 for the period from 1 July to 31 October 2004; and also decided that there should be set off against the apportionment among Member States their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of $2,272,000, comprising the estimated staff assessment income of $387,000 approved for the Mission for the period from 1 May to 30 June 2004 and the estimated staff assessment income of $1,885,000 approved for the Mission for the period from 1 July to 31 October 2004 (resolution 58/311).

Documents:

(a) Reports of the Secretary-General:

Budget for MINUSTAH for the period from 1 May 2004 to 30 June 2005 (resolution 58/311), A/59/288;

Budget for MINUSTAH for the period from 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006;

(b) Reports of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions.

References for the fifty-eighth session (agenda item 168)

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