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By its resolution 1542 (2004) of 30 April 2004, the Security Council established the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) for an initial period of six months. By its resolution 1576 (2004) of 29 November 2004, the Council decided to extend the mandate of MINUSTAH until 1 June 2005. By its resolution 1601 (2005) of 31 May 2005, the Council decided to extend the mandate of MINUSTAH until 24 June 2005, and by its resolution 1608 (2005) of 22 June 2005, the Council decided to extend the mandate of MINUSTAH until 15 February 2006.
At its fifty-ninth session, the General Assembly decided to appropriate to the Special Account for MINUSTAH the amount of $49,259,800 for the period from 1 May to 30 June 2004 previously 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; also decided to appropriate to the Special Account for MINUSTAH the amount of $379,046,800 for the period from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005, inclusive of the amount of $172,480,500 previously authorized by the Assembly in its resolution 58/311 for the period from 1 July to 31 October 2004 and to apportion among Member States the amount of $206,566,300 at a monthly rate of $25,820,787 for the maintenance of the Mission for the period from 1 November 2004 to 30 June 2005, taking into account the amount of $172,480,500 already apportioned by the General Assembly for the period from 1 July to 31 October 2004 in its resolution 58/311, subject to a decision of the Security Council to extend the mandate of the Mission; and also decided that there should be set off against the apportionment among Member States their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of $4,371,700 approved for the Mission for the period from 1 November 2004 to 30 June 2005 (resolution 59/17 A).
At its resumed fifty-ninth session, in June 2005, the General Assembly decided to appropriate to the Special Account for MINUSTAH the amount of $494,887,000 for the period from 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006, inclusive of $470,073,600 for the maintenance of the Mission, $20,289,800 for the support account for peacekeeping operations and $4,523,600 for the United Nations Logistics Base and to apportion among Member States the amount of $494,887,000 at a monthly rate of $41,240,583, subject to a decision of the Security Council to extend the mandate of the Mission; also decided that there should be set off against the apportionment among Member States their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of $13,303,300, comprising the estimated staff assessment income of $10,069,500 approved for the Mission, the prorated share of $2,867,900 of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the support account and the prorated share of $365,900 of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the United Nations Logistics Base; further decided that, for Member States that had fulfilled their financial obligations to the Mission, there should be set off against their apportionment their respective share of the unencumbered balance of $14,703,700 in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2004; decided that, for Member States that had not fulfilled their financial obligations to the Mission there should be set off against their outstanding obligations their respective share of the unencumbered balance of $14,703,700; and also decided that the decrease of $326,300 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 $14,703,700 (resolution 59/17 B).
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