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By its resolution 1279 (1999) of 30 November 1999, the Security Council decided that the personnel authorized under its resolutions 1258 (1999) and 1273 (1999), including a multidisciplinary staff of personnel, should constitute the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) until 1 March 2000. Subsequently, by its resolutions 1291 (2000) of 24 February 2000, 1493 (2003) of 28 July 2003 and 1565 (2004) of 1 October 2004, the Council authorized the expansion of MONUC. The latest extension of the mandate of MONUC, until 1 October 2005, with the intention to renew it for further periods, was approved by the Council in its resolution 1592 (2005) of 30 March 2005.
At its resumed fifty-ninth session, in April 2005, the General Assembly decided to appropriate the Special Account for MONUC the additional amount of $245,642,900 for the maintenance of the Mission for the period from 1 October 2004 to 30 June 2005 (resolution 59/285 A).
At its resumed fifty-ninth session, in June 2005, the General Assembly authorized the Secretary-General to enter into commitments in an amount not exceeding $383,187,800 for the maintenance of MONUC for the period from 1 July to 31 October 2005; decided to apportion among Member States the amount of $265,322,580 for the period from 1 July to 1 October 2005; also decided that there should be set off against the apportionment among Member States their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of $4,235,325, representing the estimated staff assessment income approved for the Mission for the period from 1 July to 1 October 2005; further decided to apportion among Member States the amount of $84,677,420 for the period from 2 to 31 October 2005, subject to a decision of the Security Council to extend the mandate of MONUC; decided that there should be set off against the apportionment among Member States their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of $1,351,700 representing the estimated staff assessment income approved for the Mission for the period from 2 to 31 October 2005; also decided to appropriate to the Special Account for MONUC the amount of $20,220,700 for the period from 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006, comprising $16,534,400 for the support account for peacekeeping operations and $3,686,300 for the Logistics Base and to apportion among Member States the amount of $20,220,700; and further decided that there should be set off against the apportionment among Member States their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of $2,635,300, comprising the prorated share of $2,337,100 of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the support account and the prorated share of $298,200 of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the Logistics Base (resolution 59/285 B).
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