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By its resolution 1545 (2004) of 21 May 2004, the Security Council authorized, for an initial period of six months as from 1 June 2004, with the intention to renew it for further periods, the deployment of a peacekeeping operation in Burundi entitled the United Nations Operation in Burundi (ONUB). In its most recent resolution 1602 (2005) of 31 May 2005, the Council extended the mandate of the Operation until 1 December 2005.
At its fifty-ninth session, in October 2004, the General Assembly decided to appropriate to the Special Account for ONUB the amount of $329,714,400 for the maintenance of the Operation for the period from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005, inclusive of the amount of $106,334,600 previously authorized by the Assembly under the terms of its resolution 58/312 for the period from 1 July to 31 October 2004, and to apportion among Member States the additional amount of $31,046,400 for the period from 1 July to 30 November 2004; also decided that there should be set off against the apportionment among Member States their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of $1,076,225, representing the estimated additional staff assessment income approved for the Operation for the period from 1 July to 30 November 2004; further decided to apportion among Member States the amount of $192,333,400 at a monthly rate of $27,476,200 for the maintenance of the Operation for the period from 1 December 2004 to 30 June 2005; decided that there should be set off against the apportionment among Member States their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of $3,169,775, representing the estimated staff assessment income approved for the Operation for the period from 1 December 2004 to 30 June 2005 (resolution 59/15 A).
At its resumed fifty-ninth session, in June 2005, the General Assembly decided to appropriate to the Special Account for ONUB the amount of $49,709,300 previously authorized and apportioned for the establishment of the Operation for the period from 21 April to 30 June 2004 under the terms of its resolution 58/312; also decided to appropriate to the Special Account the amount of $307,693,100, inclusive of $292,272,400 for the maintenance of the Operation, $12,609,400 for the support account for peacekeeping operations and $2,811,300 for the United Nations Logistics Base and to apportion among Member States the amount of $307,693,100 at a monthly rate of $25,641,091; further decided that there should be set off against the apportionment among Member States their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of $10,306,800 for the period from 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006, comprising the estimated staff assessment income of $8,297,100 approved for the Operation, the prorated share of $1,782,300 of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the support account and the prorated share of $227,400 of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the Logistics Base; decided that for Member States that had fulfilled their financial obligations to ONUB, there should be set off against their apportionment their respective share of the unencumbered balance and other income in the amount of $9,470,200 in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2004; also decided that for Member States that had not fulfilled their financial obligations to ONUB, their respective share of the unencumbered balance and other income of $9,470,200 in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2004 should be set off against their outstanding obligations; and further decided that the decrease of $33,900 in the estimated staff assessment income in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2004 should be set off against the credits from the amount of $9,470,200 (resolution 59/15 B). |
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