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The Security Council, by its resolution 1270 (1999) of 22 October 1999, established the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) for an initial period of six months. By the same resolution the Council decided that UNAMSIL would take over the substantive civilian and military components and functions as well as the assets of the United Nations Observer Mission in Sierra Leone (UNOMSIL), which had been terminated by Council resolution 1181 (1998) of 13 July 1998 and that the mandate of UNOMSIL should terminate immediately upon the establishment of UNAMSIL.
The mandate entrusted to UNAMSIL under the terms of Security Council resolution 1270 (1999) was to cooperate with the Government of Sierra Leone and other parties in the implementation of the peace agreement, to assist the Government in the implementation of the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration plan, to establish a presence at key locations, to ensure security and freedom of movement of United Nations personnel, to monitor adherence to the ceasefire agreement, to encourage and support the creation of confidence-building mechanisms, to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian assistance, to support the operation of United Nations civilian officials and to provide support, as requested, for the constitutional elections.
Subsequently, by its resolution 1289 (2000) of 7 February 2000, the Security Council revised the mandate of the Mission to include the following additional tasks: to provide security at key locations and Government buildings; to facilitate the free flow of people, goods and humanitarian assistance along specified thoroughfares; to provide security in and at all sites of the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programme; to coordinate with and assist the law enforcement authorities in common areas of deployment; and to guard weapons, ammunition and other military equipment collected from ex-combatants and assist in their disposal or destruction. The mandate of UNAMSIL has been extended by subsequent Council resolutions, the latest of which was resolution 1610 (2005) of 30 June 2005, by which the mandate was extended until 31 December 2005.
At its fifty-ninth session, the General Assembly decided to appropriate to the Special Account for UNAMSIL the amount of $94,621,400 for the maintenance of the Mission for the period from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005, in addition to the amount of $207,246,100 already appropriated for the same period under the terms of its resolution 58/308; also decided, taking into account the amount of $207,246,100 previously apportioned under the terms of its resolution 58/308, to apportion among Member States the additional amount of $94,621,400 at a monthly rate of $7,885,117; and further decided that there should be set off against the apportionment among Member States their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of the amount of $2,096,500, at a monthly rate of $174,708, representing the additional estimated staff assessment income approved for the Mission (resolution 59/14 A).
At its resumed fifty-ninth session, in June 2005, the General Assembly decided to reduce the appropriation authorized for the Mission for the period from 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004 under the terms of its resolution 57/291 B of 18 June 2003 from $543,489,900 to $509,436,300, the amount apportioned among Member States in respect of the period from 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004; also decided to appropriate to the Special Account for UNAMSIL the amount of $113,216,400 for the period from 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006, inclusive of $89,606,400 for the maintenance of the Mission for the period from 1 July to 31 December 2005, $17,932,900 for the liquidation of the Mission for the period from 1 January to 30 June 2006, $4,642,100 for the support account for peacekeeping operations and $1,035,000 for the United Nations Logistics Base; and to apportion among Member States the amount of $113,216,400 at a monthly rate of $9,434,700; further decided that there should be set off against the apportionment among Member States their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of $4,047,700, comprising the estimated staff assessment income of $3,307,800 approved for the Mission for the period from 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006, the prorated share of $656,100 of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the support account and the prorated share of $83,800 of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the Logistics Base; 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 and other income in the total amount of $54,054,600 in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2004; also 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 and other income in the total amount of $54,054,600 in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2004; further decided that the increase of $239,200 in the estimated staff assessment income in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2004 should be added to the credits from the amount of $54,054,600; and approved the donation of the assets of the Mission, with a total inventory value of $8,406,072 and corresponding residual value of $3,829,178, to the Government of Sierra Leone (resolution 59/14 B). |
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